The Beaches Jazz Festival Streetfest and Mainstage @ Woodbine, Toronto, ON - On Now until Sun July 29th!

The Beaches Jazz Festival StreetFest Queen St. E. – July 26, 27, 28, 2018 – Queen St. E. (Woodbine to Beech)

Performance Hours:
Thurs. July 26, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Fri. July 27, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Sat. July 28, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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. This season over 45 bands will 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 between 6:00 and 11:00 pm each night. 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! 
2018 Schedule and Locations


SE Corner Queen & Woodbine – Samba Squad

Fire Hall NW Driveway – Blackboard Blues Band

1910 Queen St. E. – Breakwall BBQ – Clint Ryan and the Burgess Brothers

1920 Queen St. E. – Incurable Collector – Sol de Cuba

1921 Queen St. E.- Yum Croissant – Imbayakunas

1930 Queen St. E. – The Free Label

1928 Queen St. E.- Pizza Nova – Trio Blaze

1943 Queen St. E.- The Richards Group – Jane’s Party

1953 Queen St. E.- The Beach House Bar & Grill – Johannes Linstead

1958 Queen St. E.- The Stone Lion – The Dirty B-Sides

1963 Queen St. E.- Yiannis Kapoulas

1970 Queen St. E.- BAM Bistro – Jenie Thai Band

1974 Queen St. E. – Seagull Classics Ltd. – The Seagull All-Stars

1980 Queen St. E. – The Salty Dog – Stacey Renee

2000 Queen St. E. Kew Gardens West Entrance – Old Man Flanagan’s Ghost

1985 Queen St. E. – Casa Mia – RainDogs

2018 Queen St. E. – Hero Certified Burgers – Sean Turner Band

Beach Public Library Gardens East Entrance – The Achromatics

2169 Queen St. E. – Coles – Downtown Dixieland Band

2175 Queen St. E. – RBC – KC Roberts & The Live Revolution

2187 Queen St. E. – Meridian Showcase – T.Dot Batu

2193 Queen St. E. – Beauty Supply Outlet – GRACE

2076 Queen St. E. – Gabby’s – Johnny Max Band

2084 Queen St. E. – Hair Dynamix – MOKA

2205 Queen St. E.- Toronto Beach Dental – Kim & Company

2215 Queen St. E. – Beach Hardware – Turbo Street Funk

2233 Queen St. E. – Queen Compact Cars – Neil Chapman

2114 Queen St. E. – First Choice Hair Cutters – The Metro Big Band

2257 Queen St. E. – Sleep Country Canada – Quincy Bullen

2130A Queen St. E. – Beaches Wellness Centre – The Sidewalk Crusaders

2271 Queen St. E. – Beach Kids Dentistry – Funny Funk Band

2301 Queen St. E. – Royal LePage Estate Realty – Project Phoenix

2148 Queen St. E. – Swiss Chalet / Edward Jones – Toronto All-Star Big Band

2152 Queen St. E. – Real Estate Homeward – Blue Room

2162 Queen St. E. – Beacher Café – Patrick Tevlin’s New Orleans Rhythm

2180 Queen St. E. – Essentia-Natural Memory Foam Mattresses – The Rockin Mojos

2186 Queen St. E. – No Bones About It – Duane Forrest

2198 Queen St. E. – Arts on Queen – The Jerome Tucker Band

2343 Queen St. E. –  Veloute Bistro – Joy 4 Soul

2208 Queen St E. – Winexpert – Glendale One

2212 Queen St. E. – Beaches Health Group – United Soul Nations

2232 Queen St. E. – Outrigger – The Salida Project

2375 Queen St. E. – James Valdez

Balmy Beach Club (foot of Beech Ave.) – Thurs. + Fri.:  The Paul James Band,
Saturday: The Collective All – Star Band

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Beaches Jazz Festival OLG Main Stage Hours:

Fri. July 27 7:00 pm – 11 pm
6:00 pm – DJ Quesquecest and DJ Farbsie Funk
7:00 pm – Groovin’ in the Park Showcase
8:30 pm – Soul Motivators
9:15 pm – DJ Yogi (Groove Institute, United Soul)
9:30 pm – DJ Spinna’s WONDER-FULL – Tribute to The Genius of Stevie Wonder


Sat. July 28 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm
1:00 pm – Discovery Through the Arts
2:30 pm – Ryan Langdon
4:00 pm – The Heavyweights Brass Band
5:30 pm – Rice & Mango
7:00 pm – Corey Henry and The Treme Funktet
9:00 pm – Jully Black


Sun. July 29 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
12:00 pm – Discovery Through the Arts
1:30 pm – Bill King’s Uprising
3:30 pm – Timeless
5:00 pm – Crack of Dawn
6:30 pm – KC Roberts and the Live Revolution


BIG BAND STAGE

Beaches Jazz Festival Big Band Stage Hours:

Fri. July 27
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – The Jazz Connection Big Band


Sat. July 28: 12:00pm – 7:00 pm
12:00 PM – Swing Toronto Dance demo
12:30 PM – The Wintergarten Orchestra
3:00 PM – Swing Shift Big Band
5:45 PM – Bob Cary Orchestra


Sun. July 29: 12:00pm – 6:00 pm
12:00 PM – Swing Toronto Dance demo
12:30 PM – Composers Collective Big Band
3:00 PM – The Jazz Mechanics


FREE

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