Jazz Festival
24th Annual July 20-29, 2012
Beaches International Jazz Festival SPONSORS
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Event Links Woodbine Park StreetFest KEW Gardens Workshops Visitor Info

STREETFEST Queen St. E. 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Thursday July 26 - Saturday July 28, 2012

StreetFest is a Beaches International Jazz Festival signature event showcasing the finest in Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Post-Bop, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B and Soul sounds that Toronto has to offer.  Upwards of 50 Canadian bands entertain you along a 2 km stretch of Queen Street East, closed for this occasion.  It's an annual pilgrimage for close to a million folks who come out on the Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday to groove to the music, swing to the sounds and soak in the street scene and ambience.  Admission is FREE to all!

2012 StreetFest Line-up

LOCATION (Bands play at the same location every night) ARTIST (Bands plays 3 sets from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm nightly)
SE Corner Queen & Woodbine Samba Squad
1899 Queen St. E. (Brigitta's Hair) Dr. Draw
Fire Hall-Northwest Driveway Blackboard Blues Band
1910 Queen St. E. The Joyful Sinners
1921 Queen St. E. Midnite Riders
1930 Queen St. E. (Ends) Who Stole The Cookies
1938 Queen St. E. (Pizza Nova) Erin McCallum
1944 Queen St. E. (Envy Eyewear) Johannes Linstead
1943 Queen St. E. (The Gull & The Firkin) Jason Wilson
1958 Queen St. E. (Lion on the Beach) David Rotundo
1963 Queen St. E. (St. Louis Bar & Grill) Yiannis Kapoulas
1970 Queen St. E. (Bow Thai) Puente del Diablo
1972 Queen St. E. (Seagulls) Seagull All-Stars
1982 Queen St. E. (Starbucks Coffee) God Made Me Funky
KEW Gardens (West Entrance) Brian Rose Little Big Band
2018 Queen St. E. (Bagel World) Shrimp Daddy
Beach Public Library Gardens (East Entrance) Beaches Jazz All-Stars
2169 Queen St. E. (Coles) Downtown Dixieland Band
2175 Queen St. E. (RBC) Scott McCord & The BonafideTruth
2185 Queen St. E. (LCBO) KC Roberts
2010 Queen St. E. (David's Tea) Bernadette Connors
2066 Queen St. E. (My Place in The Beach) Suzana d'Amour
2076 Queen St. E. (Gabby’s / Scotia Bank) Neil Chapman
2090 Queen St. E. (Hair Dynamix) Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo
2215 Queen St. E. (Beach Hardware) Phusion
2233 Queen St. E. (Queen Compact Cars) Kay Sharp
2114 Queen St. E. (First Choice Hair Cutters) The Metro Big Band
2237 Queen St. E. The Al Sinclair Team (Remax) Gone Phission
2253 Queen St. E. (Starbucks Coffee) Rob Christian
2259 Queen St. E. (Expedia Cruiseship Centres) Quincy Bullen
2271 Queen St. E. (Totto Salon & Spa) Soul Motivators
2148 Queen St. E. (Swiss Chalet) Toronto All-Star Big Band
2301 Queen St. E. (Royal LePage) Project Phoenix
2152 Queen St. E. (Homeward) Blue Room
2162 Queen St. E. (Beacher Cafe) Patrick Tevin's New Orleans Rhythm
2180 Queen St. E. (Essentia at The Beach) Juice
2196 Queen St. E. (BeachMac) Sultans Of String
2198 Queen St. E. (Arts on Queen) Terry Gillespie
2206 Queen St. E. (Healthy Earth School) Jeanine Mackie
2210 Queen St. E. (Pet Valu) Not Affiliated Big Band
2216 Queen St. E. (Beach Chiropractic Centre) Mae Cromwell
2232 Queen St. E. The Dream Catchers
2375 Queen St. E. (Suzuki Shiatsu) Imbayakunas
Balmy Beach Club (foot of Beach Ave.) Paul James Band

During Beaches Jazz Festival StreetFest, on the nights of Thursday July 26th, Friday July 27th, and Saturday July 28th, 2012, 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.

Project partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Funding provided by the Government of Ontario
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Mill St. Brewery
Dan Aykroyd Wines
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Naked Grape Wine Spritzer
CTV
Toronto East General Hospital Foundation
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