Well I hope you’ve all been taking advantage of the festival this week, I have. Hightlight for me so far was Trio Beyond on Tuesday… Wow! Anyways, still more to see and hear.
Tonigh at The Rex, catch the Chris Hunt Tentet +2, and Friday it’s Emilie-Claire Barlow. Saturday holding down the fort is the Mike Murley Septet and I think the best way to wrap up the festival is with the 1am – 5am Late Night Jam Sunday.
The Shelley Hamilton Quartet is in tonigh at Opal Jazz Lounge, and friday it’s saxophonist Harry Allen.
Saturday catch the Bob Brough Quartet from 3:30 – 6:30PM at The Pilot, and then come back Sunday for Kollage.
Tonight at the Dominion on Queen you can catch the Uptown Swing Band, Friday it’s The Lestersplaying 40’s jazz.
Tonight at Live@Courthouse you check out the Rob McConnell Tentet followed by Robi Botos. Friday it’s Brubeck and Braid and again followed by Robi Botos. Saturday you can catch the Vijay Iyer Quartet and Sunday Chris Jagger’s Atcha!.
Cheers!
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This one comes out of the community forum:
Classic jazz finally finds a Downtown Jazz Festival home at the Palais Royale
Climax Jazz Band, Hogtown Syncopators and American guests join Healey’s
Jazz Wizards for gala concert Wed. June 27
The ghosts of Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman — all of whom played at Toronto’s historic Palais Royale lakeshore dance hall — will be smiling Wednesday June 27, when the totally renovated and rebuilt venue plays host to Jeff Healey’s Jazz Band Ball.
Healey’s band, The Jazz Wizards, hosts the only major classic jazz event during the annual TD Canada Trust Downtown Jazz Festival. Three special guests — banjo wizard Marty Grosz, clarinetist Dan Levinson and bass saxist Vince Giordano, who have all guested on Healey’s albums — will join the band.
The Climax Jazz Band, Toronto’s longest-running traditional jazz band, will be on the bill, as will the Hogtown Syncopators, an energetic skiffle band fronted by Terra Hazleton, who frequently joins the Wizards as the band’s featured vocalist.
“This is a dream come true,†said Healey, who plays both trumpet and guitar with the Wizards. “I’ve never played a major gig during the Downtown Jazz Festival, and to play one at this venue on a summer evening, with a whole group of friends, is a very special occasion.
“As my blues and rock fans know, this is my kind of jazz. And to even stand on the stage where my heroes once played is a unbelievable thrill.â€
Gala tickets for the Jazz Band Ball are priced at $70.00, and include table seating and a New Orleans-styled buffet meal; regular show & dance tickets are $35.00 in advance, and $40.00 at the door. Tickets are available from Ticketpro or by phone at 416 645-9090 or 1-866-908-9090.
Well it’s that time of year again… Toronto Jazz Festival time! The city is swimming with great jazz for you to choose from so make sure you get out and take advantage. Below is just a simple sampling of what’s going on over the next couple of days at the regular haunts, but be sure to check out Toronto Jazz Festival for a complete list of what going on.
Pianist Cedar Walton and trio is in for the two nights starting Friday at Opal Jazz Lounge.
Saturday catch the Steve McDade Quintett from 3:30 – 6:30PM at The Pilot, and then come back Sunday for the Del Dako.
Tonight at the Dominion on Queen you can catch some Jazz Brazil style with Que Isso?, Friday catch the Uptown
Swing Band, and Sunday don’t miss the San Murata Trio.
Tonight at Live@Courthouse you check out the Nikki Yanofsky / Steve Koven Trio, and Friday catch Freddy Cole followed by Elizabeth Shepherd. Saturday you can catch Freddy Cole again, but this time followed by Adrean Farrugia. Sunday you’ll want to makes sure you don’t miss Mike Stern, and Monday it’s the one and only Mr. Don Byron.
Cheers!
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Saxman and composer Ornette Coleman, 77, was taken to hospital after he collapsed while performing at Tennessee’s Bonnaroo festival on Sunday. Coleman, considered one of the architects of free jazz, was given a Lifetime Achievement Grammy award, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in music.
Get the full story at cbc.ca
… and there goes the rest of your month.
jazzfusion.tv
Vintage recordings feature live performances from some of the most influential artists of the day, whose work defined the Jazz Fusion genre in its formative stages.
“These live recordings were captured mostly from FM radio broadcasts in Europe and Japan. I’d acquired copies of these and other shows on analog cassette tape in 1996-1997 when I was active in the tape trading world. I’ve converted about 75 hours of audio tape to digital format.”
Wow!!
the Toronto Jazz Festival has releasedt its list of “Hot 30 Under Thirty” give or take a few years. It’s a great list of singers and players you’ll want to keep an eye out for.
jazz.fm