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Prince Edward County Jazz Festival
2019-08-13 - 2019-08-19 | Ontario
Every summer, the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival brings together top jazz talent, from local heroes to international stars in our beautiful wine-country setting. With the generous help of local sponsors, the PEC Jazz Festival has gained a reputation as the true jazz-lover’s festival. From classic to cutting edge modern and everything in between, the PEC Jazz Festival has something for every jazz fan.
This year’s PEC Jazz Festival lineup includes Colleen Allen, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Jodi Proznick, Robi Botos, Mike Murley, the Brian Barlow Big Band and many more.
More details at pecjazz.org.

Steven Taetz Ensemble - Jazz for the Soul (Princ Marg Hospital)
2019-08-09 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | princess margaret hospital, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Steven Taetz Ensemble
Free noon-time concert at Princess Margaret Hospital for Jazz for the Soul series.
16th floor patio

Live to Air concert with the Berklee Indian Ensemble
2019-08-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Long & McQuade Performance Hall, 4 Pardee Avenue, Toronto, Canada
UPDATE: This event is now AT CAPACITY. Thank you to everyone who made donations. See you there!
Catch the spirit of India’s rich musical mosaic.
jazz.fm91 is proud to welcome global music sensation the Berklee Indian Ensemble with a very special guest, Grammy-winning vocalist Vijay Prakash, to the Long & McQuade Performance Hall for an intimate and interactive Live to Air concert on Thursday, Aug. 8.
What started out as an academic class at Berklee College of Music in 2011 has quickly become one of the coolest new global acts to emerge from Boston. The Berklee Indian Ensemble boasts musicians and performers from around the world, blending classical, folk, Sufi and contemporary Indian music with influences from hip hop, jazz, Middle Eastern and African music to produce a whole new Indian sound. With high-profile collaborations featuring artists like A.R. Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal and Vijay Prakash, the ensemble is in high demand, playing sold-out shows at premier venues, including the Boston Symphony Hall, and international festivals like the Bengaluru Ganesh Utsav in India.

Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington
2019-08-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, ON, M5J 2H5, Canada
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 14 Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, he continues to amaze audiences across the globe.
There are few artists in the music industry who have had more influence on acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B than Herbie Hancock. As the immortal Miles Davis said in his autobiography, “Herbie was the step after Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and I haven’t heard anybody yet who has come after him.” Now in the fifth decade of his professional life, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: in the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music. Though one can’t track exactly where he will go next, he is sure to leave his inimitable imprint wherever he lands.
Kamasi Washington
When Kamasi Washington released his tour de force LP, The Epic, in 2015, it instantly set him on a path as our generation’s torchbearer for progressive, improvisational music that would open the door for young audiences to experience music unlike anything they had heard before, and exceeded any notions of what “jazz” music is.
Washington followed that work with collaborations with other influential artists such as Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, Run the Jewels, Ibeyi and the creation of “Harmony of Difference,” a standalone multimedia installation during the prestigious 2017 Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. In June 2018, Washington released Heaven and Earth to wide praise. The album garnered “best of” awards from Pitchfork, NPR, Variety, GQ, MOJO, and Complex among others.

Eli Pasic's False Claims at Alumnae Theatre
2019-08-02 - 2019-08-12 | Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley St., Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2W6, Canada
From the gut-busting pen of Eli Pasic and the producing/acting talents of Isaiah Kolundzic, comes this fast-paced, knockabout, zany comedic bauble!
False Claims traces the despicable schemes of Dennis—a devious, layabout nephew who poses as his late aunt’s husband in order to collect her life insurance money!

Click here to get tickets

DATES:

Thursday August 1st, 8pm – Preview (PWYC at the door)
Friday August 2nd, 8pm – Opening Night!
Saturday August 3rd, 8pm
Sunday August 4th, 2pm
Tuesday August 6th, 8pm – Charity Fundraiser
Wednesday August 7th, 8pm
Thursday August 8th, 8pm
Friday August 9th, 8pm
Saturday August 10th, 8pm
Sunday August 11th, 2pm – Closing

ELI PASIC is a playwright, screenwriter, and bookwriter/composer-lyricist of musical comedies. He studied piano and composition at Berklee College Of Music and was mentored by Broadway orchestrator Larry Blank as well as Broadway conductor Eric Stern. He’s been involved in countless productions as a rehearsal pianist and pit musician, and he’s a ubiquitous performer on the Toronto jazz scene. He recently wrote the book and lyrics to a new musical comedy with composer Henry Krieger (co-author of “Dreamgirls” and “Side Show”), which has been published by Broadway Licensing. If show business fails, he will move to Greece and become a dairy farmer.
ISAIAH KOLUNDZIC is a theatre producer and actor. Select theatre credits: Rear Window (Bygone Theatre), Venus in Fur, The Boys in the Band (The Edge Productions), Six Stories, Told at Night (Gangway! Theatre Co.), Mary of Shanty Bay (Theatre by the Bay). Film: Matches, Well Spent (Stompin’ Ground Films), WW1: The Road to Victory (Discovery), Titanic: The New Evidence (Channel 4/History). Training: University of Windsor B.F.A. Isaiah has produced international theatre tours, most recently a production of The Pillowman, touring to Orlando, Florida.

BILL MAYS AND LORNE LOFSKY Live at Jazz Bistro
2019-07-30 20:00 - 22:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
A fine pianist, Bill Mays has often worked behind the scenes, leading to him being a somewhat overlooked jazz improviser. Mays worked in Los Angeles as a studio musician from the late ’60s on, accompanying Sarah Vaughan (1972-1973) and Al Jarreau (1975), but mostly doing session work. In the early ’80s, he began to record jazz as a sideman with Howard Roberts, Bud Shank, Bobby Shew, Road Work Ahead, and Mark Murphy. He recorded a duet date with Red Mitchell for ITI (1982) and led a quintet album for Trend (1983). In 1984, Mays moved to New York and since then he has worked with Murphy, Gerry Mulligan, Ron Carter, James Moody, Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, and the Mel Lewis Orchestra, among others. In the late 80’s Mays recorded for DMP (duet records with Ray Drummond) and in 1992 released several discs on Concord. These dates found Mays in a variety of settings, beginning with the unaccompanied Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 26 (Bill Mays at Maybeck), followed by a trio date An Ellington Affair, a duet with guitarist Ed Bickett Concord Duo, Vol. 7: Bill Mays and Ed Bickert and finallly backed by a full band on Mays in Manhattan. In 2001 the pianist recorded his 11th album as a leader and his first for the Palmetto label, Summer Sketches, followed two years later by Going Home.
Lorne Lofsky is an internationally recognized jazz guitarist. Born and raised in Toronto, he has been playing professionally for the last 42 years. He has played/toured or recorded with a who’s who of the jazz world, including Oscar Peterson, Ed Bickert, Rob McConnell, Chet Baker, Joey DeFrancesco, Pepper Adams, Ray Brown, Neils Henning Orsted Pederson, Rosemary Clooney, Kirk MacDonald, Dave Holland, and many other respected members of the international jazz community.
In addition, he has been a faculty member at York University’s Fine Arts/Music Program since 1978 and also teaches at the Humber College Community Music Program. Lorne is a mainstay of the Toronto jazz scene and performs extensively in the Greater Toronto Area. He has also given clinics/concerts at St. FX University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and McGill University in Montreal.

COLIN HUNTER AND THE JOE SEALY QUARTET Live at Jazz Bistro
2019-07-27 20:30 - 23:00, 2019-07-26 20:30 - 23:00 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
While some people spend their whole lives dreaming of becoming a star, others make it happen in addition to enjoying meaningful careers. This is Colin Hunter‘s story: a singer who soared to extraordinary heights in his business career and now shines brightly in the entertainment industry.
Colin Hunter is the Chairman and founder of Sunwing Travel Group. In 2005, to commemorate the launch of Sunwing Airlines, he recorded his first Big Band CD “Come Fly with me”. Since then he has recorded 12 CD’s: Six with Big Band leaders Anthony Terpstra in Ontario and Roland Martel in Quebec City, and six with the Joe Sealy Quartet in Toronto. Colin performs regularly in Ontario and Quebec and at Jazz Festivals in Montreal, Quebec City, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Dubai. In addition his schedule includes regular gigs at his own Jazz Bistro, in Toronto.
An Officer of the Order of Canada, JUNO-award winning artist Joe Sealy has enjoyed a highly successful career as a musician, composer, recording artist and radio broadcaster. His 1997 Juno Award winning Africville Suite inspired Ron Foley MacDonald of The Halifax Daily News to write; “This may be the most important jazz album released in Canada this year”. Joe has presented “The Africville Suite” in concert venues and at music festivals across Canada as well as Denmark, Norway and the USA. As a pianist, he has toured with “Blood Sweat and Tears” and performed with such artists as Joe Williams, Milt Jackson, Veronica Tennant, and Timothy Findlay.
Paul Novotny knows how to make the bass talk. Singers like Jackie Richardson, Holly Cole, Carol Welsman and Molly Johnson would all agree. They have called upon Paul for his melodic and rhythmic style. Paul’s production of Joe Sealy’s Juno Award-winning (1997) “Africville Suite” helped to establish him as one Canada’s best record producers. Paul is also an established Film/ TV composer and has written and produced music for many national radio and TV commercials. As a jazz bass player Paul has performed with Cedar Walton, Geoff Keezer, Junior Mance, Don Thompson, Tommy Banks, and others. Paul is also a professor at Humber College, School of Creative and Performing Arts in Toronto.
Drummer, composer, producer and singer Daniel Barnes was born into an artistic family in the central hub of downtown Toronto, Canada in 1965. His recordings are available through major retail outlets, at itunes.com and through www.danielbarnes.net. Daniel was nominated “Drummer of the Year” at both the 2003 and 2007 National Jazz Awards while his work with others has thrice been nominated for Juno awards with a win in 1996 for Joe Sealy’s “Africville Suite”.
A relatively new force to reckon with in the Toronto music scene, Alison Young is from Ottawa where she honed her craft playing in local blues and R&B bands. After studying at the University of Toronto with Canadian sax greats Mike Murley and Kirk MacDonald, Alison has emerged as one of the Toronto music scene’s hottest and most sought after reed players. Alison plays all kinds of music and has toured Canada with pop group Kelly and the Kellygirls and with the one and only Big Rude Jake.
https://youtu.be/iZ90feriNaM

Beaches Jazz Festival: Weekend Series
2019-07-26 - 2019-07-29 | Woodbine Park, 1695 Queen St. E, Toronto, Ontario, M4L 1G7, Canada
The Beaches International Jazz Festival is a month-long, mid-summer event that attracts thousands of fans and makes a major contribution to promoting Canadian jazz excellence locally and on the world stage.
Weekend Series: July 26-28
Friday, July 26

Mike Gibbs
Farbsie Funk & DJ Quesquecest
DJ Jason Palma
The Advocats Big Band
& more

Saturday, July 27

Legends of Motown
Lazo
The Wintergarten Orchestra
Swing Shift Big Band
Pepper
Sam Polley and the Old Tomorrows
& more

Sunday, July 28

Larnell Lewis
Miss Emily
The Jazz Mechanics
Ryan Langdon
The Rhythm Express
& more

For details, go to beachesjazz.com.

TD Niagara Jazz Festival
2019-07-26 - 2019-07-29, 2019-07-19 - 2019-07-22 | Ontario
The TD Niagara Jazz Festival is an exciting not-for-profit jazz festival dedicated to celebrating the art form of jazz throughout the year in the Niagara Region with a focus on the summer festival the last two weekends of July. We inspire, educate and develop jazz audiences for generations to come, combining live jazz with an immersive Niagara experience – food, wine, culture and natural wonders.
This year’s festival takes place over two weekends: July 19-21 and July 26-28.
Go to www.niagarajazzfestival.com for more details on events and performances.

COLIN HUNTER AND THE ANTHONY TERPSTRA SEVENTET – “MOSTLY FRANK” Live at Jazz Bistro
2019-07-25 20:30 - 23:00 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
While some people spend their whole lives dreaming of becoming a star, others make it happen in addition to enjoying meaningful careers. This is Colin Hunter’s story: a singer who soared to extraordinary heights in his business career and now shines brightly in the entertainment industry.
Colin Hunter is the Chairman and founder of Sunwing Travel Group. In 2005, to commemorate the launch of Sunwing Airlines, he recorded his first Big Band CD “Come Fly with me”. Since then he has recorded 12 CD’s. Six with Big Band leaders Anthony Terpstra in Ontario and Roland Martel in Quebec City, and six with the Joe Sealy Quartet in Toronto. Colin performs regularly in Ontario and Quebec and at Jazz Festivals in Montreal, Quebec City, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Dubai. In addition his schedule includes regular gigs at his own Jazz Bistro, in Toronto.
Known for his smooth voice and relaxed rhythmic interpretations, Colin Hunter takes pleasure in being on stage and entertaining his audience. He is proof that an entrepreneur/crooner can follow his passions and fly as high as he wants.
His music is features on iTunes, Spotify, and CD Baby, and is mostly drawn from the great American Songbook.
Multi-instrumentalist and bandleader ANTHONY TERPSTRA’s Starlight Orchestra is made up of sixteen pieces including five sax, four trumpets, three trombones, piano, bass, drums and vocalist. His Seventet is a unique ensemble put together, not to replace the big band, but as an added feature. Influenced by the small band writing of Marty Paitch and Gerry Mulligan, the Seventet has a rich sound with clean lines, contrapuntal writing and soloing in and out of ensemble.

Beaches Jazz Festival: Streetfest
2019-07-25 - 2019-07-28 | Ontario
The Beaches International Jazz Festival is a month-long, mid-summer event that attracts thousands of fans and makes a major contribution to promoting Canadian jazz excellence locally and on the world stage.
From July 25 to 27, Queen Street East closes at 6 pm nightly between Woodbine Ave. and Beech Ave. for three evenings of street concerts featuring dozens of bands during Streetfest.
For details, go to beachesjazz.com.

Beaches Jazz Festival: Free Workshop Series
2019-07-22 - 2019-07-25 | Mennonite New Life Centre, 1774 Queen St. East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Beaches International Jazz Festival is a month-long, mid-summer event that attracts thousands of fans and makes a major contribution to promoting Canadian jazz excellence locally and on the world stage.
The Beaches International Jazz Festival is happy to present our all-free workshops again this year, thanks to TD. We will be hosting “Listen and Learn” sessions with some amazing artists.
Location: Mennonite New Life Centre (1774 Queen St. East)
Time: 7 to 9 pm nightly
Register now as space can be limited.
Our workshops are suitable for all ages.
For details, go to beachesjazz.com.

Olcott Beach Jazz Trail's 3rd Annual Jazz Festival
2019-07-21 12:00 - 22:00 | Ontario
An Olcott Tradition Honoring an American Tradition!
Free Parking | Free Admission
What could be better than a free day of jazz, wine-tasting and lake views?
Nothing.
Don’t miss the opportunity to spend the entire day on the Olcott Beach Jazz Trail — following the live music on FIVE stages throughout the town! Featuring an all-star lineup including Heather Bambrick, Chase Sanborn, Bobby Militello and Juno Award-winner Pat LaBarbera.
Olcott Beach is on the shores of Lake Ontario, directly south of Toronto and just 30 kilometres from the border. On the way along the trail, make sure to stop at the wine tasting locations featuring the Niagara Wine Trail wineries!
The food truck rodeo will also be in town!

Steven Taetz Ensemble at Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival
2019-07-20 21:00 - 22:30 | Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, 100 Regina St. S, Waterloo, Canada
https://www.waterloojazzfest.com/2019
Free to public.
Performance 9:00pm

“As sophisticated as Cole Porter, as sly as Blossom Dearie.” – JazzTimes

Vintage pop, swing, and jazz singer and composer/lyricist Steven Taetz is based in Toronto. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall (NY), The Rogers Centre (Toronto), Blue Room (Korea), Capital Pride (Wash DC), Hotel Café (LA), World Pride, House of Jazz (Montreal), Ironwood (Calgary), and Toronto landmark venues including Jazz Bistro, The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, Hugh’s Room, Koerner Hall Galleria for Sinatra’s 100th, and leading music festivals.
As a lyricist and composer, Steven Taetz has written for many internationally renowned artists, attracting the attention of Big Management NYC, and resulted in a co-publishing deal through Universal (Europe) and Shapiro Bernstein (US). Leading a cross-Canadian collaborative project, he co-wrote a concept album with JUNO-award-winners from each province of Canada. Taetz’s material has charted for radio play and sales.
Since 2014, Steven returned to his training and early performance roots, focusing on the American Songbook and jazz standards, writing and recording traditional-pop, and swing originals. He has collaborated with leaders in Canadian jazz, including Barbra Lica, Michael Occhipinti, Drew Jurecka, Dawn Tyler Watson, George Koller, Ernesto Cervini, Wendy Lands, Taurey Butler, Dave Restivo, Ross MacIntyre, June Garber, Sonia Johnson, Micah Barnes, Tia Brazda, Nathan Hiltz, Melissa Lauren, Marc Rogers, Whitney Ross-Barris, and many more.

Niagara's Summer Mardi Gras
2019-07-20 16:00 - 23:00 | The Henley Grandstand, 63 Main St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
The TD Niagara Jazz Festival presents…
Niagara’s Summer Mardi Gras
Join us as we celebrate the beautiful Niagara Region with this unique event with concerts taking place on a floating stage. This new fun-filled event will transform Port Dalhousie and Main Street (St. Catharines) into ‘New Orleans of the North’! Enjoy a parade, live music, Creole food, (food trucks and VIP Dinner*) and lots of fun activities!
Featuring the Shuffle Demons, Heavyweights Brass Band, Turbo Street Funk, The Vaudevillians and more
Tickets:

$15 for Local Niagara Residents *ID required at door
$35 for regular price tickets

Includes access to VIP Seating

$149 for VIP dinner tickets

Includes VIP seating and Cajun-style dinner prepared by local chef Eric Peacock with front row seating to floating stage!

Toronto East Rotary Blues Festival
2019-07-20 11:00 - 21:00 | East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4C 5R1, Canada
Danny Marks and the BLUZ.FM Allstars will headline a great day of music and fun when the Toronto East Rotary Club presents “Blues Fest,” its first-ever music festival. Admission is free on Saturday, July 20, at the East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave., from 11 am to 9 pm. Bring the entire family for music, food, drinks and entertainment, including a children’s area and community market. Enjoy the BBQ and beverage terrace all day while listening to featured performers including Easy Rolling, The Blues Miners and The Tone Dogs.
Toronto East Rotary Club will donate all proceeds from the event to local charities. Since 1965, they’ve been raising money to help those in need and around the world, donating nearly $1.5 million to support groups like Meals on Wheels, Out of the Cold, Emily’s House and Blake Boultbee Youth Services.
“Blues Fest” runs rain or shine; bring your lawn chairs and sun screen; admission is free!
For more information go to TorontoEastRotary.com

Beaches Jazz Festival: Weekend Series
2019-07-19 - 2019-07-22 | Woodbine Park, 1695 Queen St. E, Toronto, Ontario, M4L 1G7, Canada
The Beaches International Jazz Festival is a month-long, mid-summer event that attracts thousands of fans and makes a major contribution to promoting Canadian jazz excellence locally and on the world stage.
Weekend Series: July 19-21
Friday, July 19

Jordana Talsky
Planting Pearl
Tribute to Studio One: Reggae Got Soul
The Funk Frequency

Saturday, July 20

DA CRUZ
Stephen Lewis and the Big Band of Fun
Altin Gün
Crack of Dawn
Long Range Hustle
Pressgang Mutiny
& more

Sunday, July 21

After Funk
Angelique Francis
FreePlay
Rob Tardik
& more

For details, go to beachesjazz.com.

LAURA FERNANDEZ / DON NADURIAK QUINTET Live at Jazz Bistro
2019-07-18 20:00 - 22:30, 2019-07-17 20:00 - 22:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Born in Madrid, Laura Fernandez’s transition to a career as a recording artist and performer was a natural extension of her work as a visual artist, who sees her musical compositions as paintings, but expressed in a different medium. Laura says: “Painting, and especially illustrating for 25 years, had become limiting for me and wasn’t answering all my creative questions. Music has become a voyage of self-discovery for me. There are no rules here, and this is exciting and liberating to me. I love the social aspects of making music, and the fact that it is a more direct route to the heart than painting.”

jazz.fm91 & CAA International Jazz Safari to Portugal
2019-07-18 - 2019-07-27 | Ontario
UPDATE: Registration is now closed. Thank you to everyone who is joining. Stay tuned for more International Jazz Safaris!
jazz.fm91 presents the International Jazz Safari to Portugal—in partnership with CAA, Our Official Travel Insurance Provider!
Join us along with our own Jaymz Bee as your host in Cascais, a beautiful coastal resort town just west of Lisbon. We’ll be there for the 16th edition of the EDP Cool Jazz Festival, and if you love jazz and love to travel, you won’t want to miss out on this adventure.
From July 18 to 26, in partnership with CAA, our official travel insurance provider, join the jazz.fm91 International Jazz Safari to Portugal. Your trip will include round-trip airfare, hotel and more.
Donation Levels:
$9,995 double ($2,100 tax receipt)
$6,775 single ($1,425 tax receipt)
Your trip includes:

Round-trip direct flight airfare
7 nights at the beautiful 5-star Hotel Pestana Citadela Cascais;
daily breakfast;
a group dinner;
and tickets to see the amazing Jamie Cullum, Tom Jones and Diana Krall.

Known for its scenic coastline and relaxed beach vibe, Cascais’ picturesque lighthouses and churches will make you feel like you’ve just stepped into a painting.
Great ready for a great adventure. In the scenic surrounds of the Hipódromo Manuel Possolo, we’ll enjoy summer nights entertained by some of the biggest names in music, including performances from Jamie Cullum, Tom Jones and Diana Krall.
With the hotel just steps from the beach, you’ll also have plenty of free time on the Safari to walk the seawall, shop at local markets, hop on a train for a day trip to explore Lisbon, or just relax by the pool!
The jazz.fm91 International Jazz Safari to Portugal, in partnership with CAA – making bad days good, and good days better.
If you have any questions or would like to more about this, or any of our, International Jazz Safaris please contact jazz.fm91 Operations Director Michael Booth at mbooth@jazz.fm.

Stratford Summer Music Festival
2019-07-15 - 2019-08-26 | Ontario
Stratford Summer Music, an annual multi-week music festival that presents 100 events featuring 350+ artists, is set in indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Stratford, Ontario.
With an artistic vision to produce, to the highest standards possible, an annual program of diverse and exciting musical performances by local, provincial, national and international artists and to provide the widest possible range of musical genres on our stages, Stratford Summer Music exposes audiences to a standard of musical excellence difficult to find outside large urban centres.
Artists featured include: The Phil Dwyer Trio, Laila Biali, John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra, and many more…
For info/tickets: StratfordSummerMusic.ca

KALABASH Live at Jazz Bistro
2019-07-13 21:00 - 23:30, 2019-07-12 21:00 - 23:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
While there have been individual soloists who use the steel drum as a lead instrument in different jazz contexts, Kalabash is distinctive as a jazz sextet that is built around the sound of this unique instrument, and that is focused on performing original material. The combination of reeds and flute with the steel drums gives the group a special sound that has made the band a hit with festival audiences. Formed in Toronto in 1993, the group has established a great performance record in that city and beyond.
Live performance highlights include: the Molson Stage, Harbourfront’s contribution to the du Maurier Downtown Jazz Festival, Toronto (1994); the Super Dome, Essence Magazine’s 25th Anniversary Music Festival, New Orleans (1995); the Beaches Jazz Festival, Toronto (1995 and 1996); a concert with Marjorie Whylie, famed Jamaican folklorist and jazz pianist at The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music (2000); CD launch concerts at the Pelican Inn and Naparima Bowl in Trinidad and Tobago (2001); and a CD launch performance at the Berlin Club, Toronto (2001); the opening performance for the Barbados Jazz Festival (2002) at Sunbury House; an appearance at the Island Club, Ontario Place in the JazzFM 91 Summer of Jazz series (2002); and more recently, appearances at the Distillery Jazz Festival, Toronto (2003) and the CIBC stage at Harbourfront, Toronto (2003) in the Island Soul programme.
Kalabash has been featured in a one hour TV show on BRAVO! TV’s “Jazzman” series (1995) that was syndicated and aired extensively on Black Entertainment Television’s “BET on Jazz.” The band has also been featured in two BRAVO! TV videos of original music, taped in 1998, and a video of its performance in Trinidad and Tobago at “Jazz Artists On The Greens 2010″ where Kalabash headlined.

Beaches Jazz Festival: Latin Carnival
2019-07-12 - 2019-07-15 | Woodbine Park, 1695 Queen St. E, Toronto, Ontario, M4L 1G7, Canada
The Beaches International Jazz Festival is a month-long, mid-summer event that attracts thousands of fans and makes a major contribution to promoting Canadian jazz excellence locally and on the world stage. Admission is free for all events.
Latin Carnival
Friday, July 12
6:00 PM DJ Rhymes
7:30 PM Bachata Swing
9:30 PM Salsotika Orquesta
Saturday, July 13
1:00 PM DJ Explosivo
2:00 PM Salsa Class
3:00 PM Clave Y Son Org
5:00 PM Rojitas Orquestra
7:00 PM Los Hijos De Tuta
9:00 PM International Show TRIBUTE TO CELIA CRUZ with CLAUDIA LA GITANA
Sunday, July 14
1:00 PM DJ Rhymes
1:30 PM Evaristo Machado & Banda
3:00 PM ZUMBA HAPPY FEET TEAM with Tathiana, Pilar, Zuleidi & German
4:30 PM Grupo Borolo
6:30 PM International Show TRIBUTE TO CELIA CRUZ with CLAUDIA LA GITANA
Visit beachesjazz.com for more info

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2019-07-12 - 2019-07-15 | Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor art fair has been happening every second weekend in July since 1961, rain or shine, in the heart of downtown Toronto at Nathan Phillips Square.
Over 360 emerging and established contemporary visual artists and makers, working in an array of disciplines, come together to showcase and sell their work directly to the public. The artist is always present at Toronto Outdoor Art Fair.
115,000 art lovers and collectors flock to Toronto every year to discover new works and new talents for free in a vibrant and welcoming environment. Collectively our visitors spend over 2 million dollars on buying art, contributing to the economic prosperity of our participating artists and the cultural vibrancy of our city.
We are known for hosting many nationally and internationally acclaimed Canadian artists under our iconic white tents at the early years of their careers including, Barbara Astman, David Blackwood, Edward Burtynsky, Ken Danby, Rob Gonsalves, Harlan House, Joanne Tod, and Jennifer Stead to name a few.
Together with our committed and generous community of donors, we celebrate artistic excellence and our artists’ entrepreneurial spirit by presenting $40,000 cash and in-kind awards, an unprecedented and unique awards program in North American art fairs.

Harbourfront Centre presents BRAVE 2019
2019-07-11 - 2019-07-22 | Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2G8, Canada
Harbourfront Centre’s daring festival, BRAVE, returns for another spin on what it means to lead a meaningful, multi-faceted life. This year’s iteration of the festival zooms in on “Secret Lives, Second Chances.”
For 11 days in July, we uncover the hidden and concealed parts of ourselves through experiential theatre, immersive art, music, food and objects. BRAVE looks into the boxes we place ourselves in, the ones we try to break out of and the unexpected paths we take.
For details, go to www.harbourfrontcentre.com/brave.

JACLYN WHITTAL Live at Jazz Bistro
2019-07-06 21:00 - 23:30 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Hamilton based jazz songstress, Jaclyn Whittal has been wowing audiences with her diverse vocal prowess for nearly 22 years! A student of musical theatre at the University Of Windsor, Jaclyn has a lengthy CV of stage credits including the lead role of Sandy in an exclusive concert scale European Tour of the musical ‘Grease’. Jaclyn has also released two independent rock albums and was a resident principle singer at Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka where Canada’s very own Shania Twain got her start.
A unique twist to Jaclyn’s career is that she is also a meteorologist and a national television host with The Weather Network. You can catch her on the international hit show STORMHUNTERS where she is featured chasing tornadoes and hurricanes. When Jaclyn sings the song Stormy Monday it can take on a whole new meaning for her! With Jaclyn’s background in theatre, impressive collection of songs and stellar musicians, a night with Ms. Whittal is a guaranteed whirlwind of an evening!

BLUE STANDARD: RED, WHITE AND BLUES – THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK Live at Jazz Bistro
2019-07-04 20:30 - 23:00 | Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada
Blue Standard features the vocal stylings of Maple Blues Award winner and acclaimed actor Raoul Bhaneja, joined by the youngest member of the first family of Canadian roots music, Jesse Whiteley on piano.
Their new album “A Good Thing” was released world wide January 18th 2019. Recorded live off the floor. A Good Thing features classic songs that inspired both performers, originally interpreted by the likes of Nat King Cole, Joe Williams and Chet Baker.
