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Join us lakeside at Woodbine Park (Lake Shore and Coxwell) for the kick-off to the Festival's 20th year celebrations.
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50 jazz bands entertain you along a 2 km stretch of Queen St. E. It's a 3 day event attracting upwards of a million people.
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Free concerts featuring notable jazz headliners on the main stage in the heart of Toronto's Beach community.
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The Beaches International Jazz Festival has grown steadily since that first year of an afternoon of Jazz in the park into a prominent cultural event that annually hires around 700 artists and attracts an audience of over 1 million fans. Now, in celebration of our 20th anniversary, Beaches Jazz has enhanced its musical offerings to include an additional weekend at Woodbine Park which complements the well established Main Stage concerts at Kew Gardens, StreetFest, our Jazz related workshops and special community based events. Woodbine Park pays homage on two of its three stages, to the next generation of jazz artistry, showcasing New Generation and Youth Artists who'll undoubtedly be keeping the Festival "hep" and in business for decades to come.
There are numerous great music festivals held locally and worldwide, but what makes the Beaches International Jazz Festival so unique, is the fact that it continues to be community based and free (thanks to the support of our corporate and government partners), while offering world class entertainment and a vibrant festival atmosphere.
So as always, we're pleased to announce an exciting line-up featuring over 100 bands, emerging and established, local and non-local, each introducing us to their particular style of jazz, to their cross-cultural influences and to the energizing unpredictability of creating musical expression - live and improvised! Check our website for bios, photos, and show times for outstanding acts including:
Artistic Director Bill King, Producer Lido Chilelli, and the rest of the Beaches Jazz Festival Team would like to extend a warm welcome to join us and raise a toast to the 20th anniversary of the 2008 Beaches International Jazz Festival!
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TAB BENOIT
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Kew Gardens Sunday July 27
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Grammy nominated guitarist, Louisiana Wetlands activist, and multi Blues Music Awards winner
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TAD ROBINSON BAND featuring Alex Schultz
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Kew Gardens Saturday July 26
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Multi Blues Music Awards nominated Soul/Blues vocalist with special guest, guitarist Alex Schultz
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KELLEY HUNT
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Woodbine Park Sat. July 19
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Roots R&B / Americana singer / songwriter / piano player / guitarist with an identity steeped in Blues / Roots / Gospel but reaching out towards unexpected horizons
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During Beaches Jazz Festival StreetFest, on the nights of Thursday July 24th, Friday July 25th, and Saturday July 26th, Queen Street E. will be closed from Woodbine Ave. to Beech Ave. from 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm nightly. The north / south streets of Waverley Ave., Wineva Ave., and Lee Ave. will remain open throughout the evening. For complete details on road closures, click here. |
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