Scarborough Town Jazz Festival @ Various Locations, Scarborough, ON - Fri Aug 8th - Sun Aug 10th!

The Scarborough Town Jazz Festival springs from a desire to bring family, friends and the business community together in celebration of cultures and music in the District of Scarborough. An international music festival surrounded by legendary performers, good food and exciting activities for everyone to enjoy!

This year will be the fourth year that Latin Music Productions is producing the Scarborough Town Jazz Festival.

The four-day day festival will take place until August 10th, 2014.

Performers include:

Caribbean Jazz Conection (CJC): This project presents a respected and professional spectacle bringing back some of the tradition of the Cuban music with Latin Jazz. This quintet includes Eddie Bullen, Joaquin Nuñez Hidalgo  Andrew Stewart, Neil and Garret.

Hilario Duran Trio

Michael Shand

Jorge Luis “Papiosco” & Iroko Project:

Jerome Tucker

Kalabash

Luna Manzanares y Alejandro Falcon:

Rumberos Drums Production

Liberty Silver

Yoser Rodríguez

Waleed Kush African Jazz Ensemble

Colleen Allen Quartet

aQwa

Lazaro & Lazarito Valdés Project (De tal palo tal Valdés)

Quincy Bullen & The Mickeys

Coldjack


For info on all of  the performers click here

The Scarborough Town Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that the popular Queen Victoria Pub is the place where jazz fans can come to see, hear and enjoy many of this year’s festival performers each night during the event.

Queen Victoria Pub is at 2240 Midland Ave., south of Highway 401. It’s just a five minute drive west of the Scarborough Town Centre and Albert Campbell Square, one of the venues for this year’s Scarborough Town Jazz Festival.

Jazz festival musicians will be performing at the Queen Victoria Pub from about 9 to 11 pm each of the other nights of the festival.

It’s a unique opportunity to enjoy some of the best in jazz and world music right here in Scarborough, one of the world’s most multicultural neighbourhoods.

In addition to the evening events at the Queen Victoria Pub, free outdoor jazz performances take place from 11:30 am to 8 pm during the festival – from Friday to Sunday at Albert Campbell Square (150 Borough Dr.)


Special Presentation of Quincy Bullen and Guest at the
Theater of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Friday, August 8 at 7:30pm (5183 Sheppard Ave E).

Latin Nights at Queen Victoria Pub from 5 pm to 8 pm
2240 Midland Ave., south of Highway 401

Thursday, August 7 to Saturday, August 9: Son de Cuba
Sunday, August 10: Pablo Terry and Sol de Cuba

Admission is FREE

Performers and schedule subject to change.

For full weekend schedule at Albert Campbell Square, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive, click here

More info click here