StreetFest is a Beaches International Jazz Festival signature event showcasing the finest in Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B, Ska and Soul sounds that Toronto has to offer. Over forty Canadian bands entertain you along a closed to traffic 2.5 km stretch of Queen Street East located between Woodbine Avenue to the west and Beech Avenue to the east. It’s an annual pilgrimage for tens of thousands of music enthusiasts who flock to the street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday during this final Festival week, to groove to the music, swing to the sounds and soak in the street scene and ambience. Each Band plays 4 half-hour sets from 7:00 to 11:00 pm nightly. Performance times are staggered between adjoining bands to maximize listening pleasure!
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OLG MAIN STAGE & BIG BAND STAGE AT WOODBINE PARK JULY 22, 23 & 24, 2016
MAIN STAGE
Friday July 22
5:00 PM Billy Bishop Airport Series – Discovery Through the Arts Combos
7:30 PM House Of David Gang
9:30 PM Tortured Soul
Saturday July 23
12:00 PM Billy Bishop Airport Series – Discovery Through the Arts Combos
3:30 PM Mark Kelso & The Jazz Exiles
5:00 PM Dione Taylor
7:00 PM Blackburn
9:00 PM Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
Sunday July 24
11:00 AM Billy Bishop Airport Series – Discovery Through the Arts Combos
1:00 PM OKA
2:30 PM The Rhythm Express
4:30 PM Melanie Durrant
6:30 PM Ghost Town Blues Band
BIG BAND STAGE
Friday July 22nd
3:00 PM: The Jazz Connection Big Band
Saturday July 23rd
12:00 PM: Hogtown Swing Dance demo
12:30 PM: George Lake Big Band
3:00 PM: Swing Shift Big Band
5:45 PM: Bob Cary Orchestra
Sunday July 24th
12:00 PM: Hogtown Swing Dance demo
12:30 PM: Composers Collective Big Band
3:00 PM: The Jazz Mechanics
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