The 27th International Beaches Jazz Festival @ Woodbine Park, Toronto, ON - Fri Jul 17th - Sun Jul 19th! (Week 2 of 3)

LOCATION: WOODBINE PARK, TORONTO, ON

Stage 1 – The TD Main Stage is our global “listening post”. Bands that headline this stage come with a story to share. It’s a unique opportunity to witness up close and personal, Canadian and non-Canadian based jazz musicians who’ve contributed in a recognizable way to the global music scene.

FRIDAY JULY 17
7:00 PM Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo & Son Cuba
9:00 PM God Made Me Funky

SATURDAY JULY 18
1:30 PM Justin Bacchus
3:00 PM Parc X Trio
4:30 PM Michael Schatte
6:00 PM Alysha Brilla
7:30 PM Blackburn
9:00 PM Chris Thomas King

SUNDAY JULY 19
1:00 PM Chloe Charles
2:30 PM Jayme Stone &The Other Side of the Air
4:00 PM Mark McLean
5:30 PM Kirby Sewell
7:00 PM Ogguere

Stage 2 – Our Ports Toronto Youth Stage is located behind the OLG Main Stage. It features ensembles from the Discovery Through the Arts music school. This Beach neighbourhood music school provides private and ensemble training for young people in jazz, pop, classical, songwriting and vocal music. Don’t miss the chance to witness the future of jazz music now!

FRIDAY JULY 17
4-7PMDiscovery Through the Arts Combos
5-7PMRumberos Drums performing groups, featuring St. Michael’s College Rumba Squad and Natalie Castro

SATURDAY JULY 18

11AM-5PM Discovery Through the Arts Combos

SUNDAY JULY 19
1PM-5PM Discovery Through the Arts Combos


Stage 3 – The Party Island Stage fuses a kaleidoscope of jazz and soul with Afro-Caribbean sounds for your listening and dancing pleasure.


FRIDAY, JULY 17
5:30 PM Mark Mosca Band

SATURDAY, JULY 18
12:00 PM Just Friends
1:30 PM Just Friends
3:00 PM Eddie Bullen Band
5:00 PM Eddie Bullen Band

SUNDAY, JULY 19
12:00 PMOssie Gurley & the Truth
1:30 PMOssie Gurley & the Truth
3:00 PM Eddie Bullen Band
5:00 PM Eddie Bullen Band

Stage 4 – It’s our new SING! A Cappella Stage brought to you by SING! the Toronto Vocal Arts Festival group who intend to celebrate some of Canada’s finest and most innovative acapella groups with engaging and pitch perfect performances. From emerging artists to internationally celebrated ensembles, from quartets to choirs, the SING! Acappella Stage will present many styles of singing – all without instruments.

FRIDAY, JULY 17

3:30 PM Pretty Sharp

4:30 PM Waterfront Singing Ambassadors

5:00 PM The Yonge Guns

5:30 PM The Willows

6:20 PM 4Skör

SATURDAY, JULY 18

12:00 PM  FreePlay Duo

1:15 PM  Countermeasure

2:20 PM Retrocity

3:40 PM The Watch

4:50 PM Hampton Avenue 4

SUNDAY, JULY 19

1:00 PM O’Pears

2:00 PM Cadence

3:15 PM Onoscatopoei

For Map and full schedule click here

The Beaches 26th Annual International Jazz Festival @ Woodbine Park, Toronto, ON - Fri Jul 18th - Sun Jul 20th!

So what’s new for 2014? A whole lot actually. First and foremost, we’ve scooped up all of our wonderful stage offerings and landed them in Woodbine Park – except for Streetfest of course– we ain’t touching that one! 

Why have we done this? Well, there’s a bunch of reasons, but from an audience perspective, we wanted to give everyone more concentrated access to all off our main and specialty stages and the programming that we’ve put into place over the years – be it the Youth Stage, the Party Island Stage, the Latin Square Stage, the Big Band Stage, or our Main Stages, still within our two week July time frame. We want you to experience more jazz with less effort. Plus, we’ve now become “big band central”. You’ll note that in addition to our Big Band Stage – we have an incredible number of big bands performing this season on each of our other stages.

Join us lakeside at Woodbine Park, the Festival's "Jazz Central" on a go forward basis. Expect to experience all the same great stages and more - including the TD and OLG Main Stages, Toronto Port Authority Youth Stage, Party Island Stage, Latin Square & Big Band Stages. 

Admission is FREE

Location:  Woodbine Park, Queen and Woodbine, Toronto, ON

Schedule (subject to change)

DATE SHOW TIME ARTIST/EVENT STAGE

FRI. JULY 18 7:00 PM KC ROBERTS Main Stage

FRI. JULY 18 9:00 PM JAY DOUGLAS Main Stage

FRI. JULY 18 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM DISCOVERY THROUGH THE ARTS COMBOS YOUTH STAGE

FRI. JULY 18 5:30 PM COLDJACK PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SAT. JULY 19 1:30 PM AULT SISTERS Main Stage

SAT. JULY 19 3:00 PM ANDRIA SIMONE Main Stage

SAT. JULY 19 4:30 PM AMOY LEVY Main Stage

SAT. JULY 19 6:00 PM THE MICHAEL SCHATTE BAND Main Stage

SAT. JULY 19 7:30 PM PAUL JAMES Main Stage

SAT. JULY 19 9:30 PM DUMPSTAPHUNK  Main Stage

SAT. JULY 19 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM DISCOVERY THROUGH THE ARTS COMBOS YOUTH STAGE

SAT. JULY 19 12:00 PM JUST FRIENDS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SAT. JULY 19 1:30 PM JUST FRIENDS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SAT. JULY 19 3:30 PM EDDIE BULLEN BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SAT. JULY 19 5:00 PM EDDIE BULLEN BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SUN. JULY 20 1:00 PM JOHANNES LINSTEAD Main Stage

SUN. JULY 20 3:00 PM SOUL STEW Main Stage

SUN. JULY 20 4:30 PM JORDAN PATTERSON Main Stage

SUN. JULY 20 6:30 PM LONG SHEN DAO Main Stage

SUN. JULY 20 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM DISCOVERY THROUGH THE ARTS COMBOS YOUTH STAGE

SUN. JULY 20 12:00 PM JUST FRIENDS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SUN. JULY 20 1:30 PM JUST FRIENDS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SUN. JULY 20 3:30 PM EDDIE BULLEN BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

SUN. JULY 20 5:00 PM EDDIE BULLEN BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PARTY ISLAND STAGE

TUES. JULY 22 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM TASTE OF JAZZ W/ IRENE TORRES AND THE SUGAR DEVILS + TORONTO ALL-STAR BIG BAND WOODBINE PARK

WED. JULY 23 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM TASTE OF JAZZ W/ IRENE TORRES AND THE SUGAR DEVILS + TORONTO ALL-STAR BIG BAND WOODBINE PARK

Note:  The Festival continues with StreetFest and more concerts at Woodbine Park, July 24 - 27.  

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