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1585 Dundas St. W.    Phone: 416 588-0307     This is just a sampling of the many nightly acts performing at this venue. For a complete line-up of events, please click here

194 Queen St. W.   Phone: 416 598-2475
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TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

::  The city's biggest music festival celebrates it's 22^nd anniversary as the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival welcomes some of jazz's biggest names to  the annual music love-fest entertains more than 500,000 people over it's ten day span.
 This year's Festival promises more with the addition of 10 venues in the Festival circuit, including the Diesel Playhouse, which will host two concerts.
  Off the heels of two sold out performances this past February, 14 year old dynamo Nikki Yanofsky returns with another solo concert,  and other notable concerts guaranteed to keep you movin' and include the funk maestro himself, Maceo Parker, Local songstress / trumpeter Ivana Santilli takes to the stage at Revival performing tracks off her highly anticipated third release, underground hip hop producer and sample based instrument wizard RJD2 brings his trademark beats on four turntables, one of the finest jazz / R&B bass players in the business, Marcus Miller plays the Opera House, Travis Sullivan's 18 piece, genre-bending orchestra, Bjorkestra  successfully fuses the music of Bjork with the improvisational and innovative concepts of modern jazz, and much more.
  From bop to swing, cool to fusion and all musical points in between, Toronto will play host to a musical celebration like no other. Soak up the cool sounds of jazz as more than 350 concerts across 40 locations take over the city!

June 20 – June 29  Various venues    |   For ticket and full schedule information, please click here

Return To Forever

:: After a touring absence of more than 25 years, the potent jazz-rock flagship quartet edition of Return to Forever returns in 2008. This highly anticipated reunion will see the group's classic lineup—Corea on keyboards, Al Di Meola on guitar, Stanley Clarke on bass and Lenny White on drums.

June 25 @ 8:00 PM   Sony Centre For The Performing Arts,  1 Front St. E.   |   Tcikets:  $42 - $128   Available in person at the box office or online through Ticketmaster by clicking here

Van Morrison

::  Born in Belfast, Van Morrison's father was an avid collector of American blues and jazz records. Morrison grew up listening to American music like Leadbelly, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, John Lee Hooker, Mahalia Jackson, and Lightnin' Hopkins. He grew up surrounded by every kind of American musical influence. From the age of 13, he was adept at playing guitar, sax and harmonica and played with a series of local showbands along with Skiffle and Rock 'n' Roll groups, and Brian Rossi at the Plaza Ballroom. His early love of music, for the music, has certainly paid off.
  Morrison's music continues to have that authentic American Blues, Jazz and melodic Folk sound that he loved and listened to in his childhood. In recognition of his unique position as one of the most important songwriters of the past century, Van Morrison was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame by the late great Ray Charles at an awards ceremony in New York City in June 2003.

July 7 @ 7:00 PM  Massey Hall,  178 Victoria St.   |   Tickets: $95 - $195   Phone: 416 872-4255 or order online by clicking here

SummerWorld Music Series

::  Small World Music proudly presents the Summerworld music series from J. Continuing the tradition of discovery, Summerworld Music Series blazes a trail once again with five red hot shows in July, featuring debut performances of some of world music's cutting edge artists. Concerts will take place in four of Toronto's most popular music venues.
  The lineup for this year's festival includes France's Rachid Taha, Africa's Black Umfolosi, the Pan-Pacific collaboration of Javanese Shadows,  Algeria's Master Musician's of Jajouka, and Canada's PsycoTropical Orchestra.
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July 8 - July 18    The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Hugh's Room, Enwave Theatre, and Lula Lounge   |   Tickets: $15 - $30   To order tickets online, Please Click Here

Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Voctor Wooten

::  Three of the most electrifying bass guitar players of our time strike Toronto with the Thunder Tour for one night only at the Sound Academy.
  Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten, the perfect formula of creativity, genius and sheer talent share one stage for a show-stopping performance of jazz and funk this summer. The Thunder Tour is in support of the trio's upcoming release, Thunder.
  "We have presented all three of these artists individually in the past. Bringing the Thunder Tour to Toronto was an easy decision for us," states Patrick Taylor, Executive Producer of Toronto Downtown Jazz. "This is the only Canadian stop on the tour, making it a performance not to be missed."
  Together, Stanley, Marcus and Victor pack the most powerful one-two-three punch: Grammy Award-winner Stanley Clarke has influenced the role of the bass in music today, and is known as the father of the 1970s "bass revolution." Marcus Miller has appeared on more than 400 records and has played with a variety of artists, from Miles Davis and Aretha Franklin to Jay Z and LL Cool J. Member of the Grammy Award-winning super group Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten is considered to be the most influential bassist since the late Jaco Pastorius.

Wed. Aug. 20   @ 8:00 PM   Sound Academy (formerly The Docks) Polson Pier   |   Tickets: $30 - $35   Phone: Ticketmaster 416 870-8000 or online by clicking here

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TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
Announces 2008 Lineup

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GRANDMASTERS Series
6/28 – MICHEL LEGRAND TRIO w. PHIL WOODS (Quartetto Guido Basso opens)
8pm - Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, $30 - $120
7/02 – DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET & TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
8pm - Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, $40 - $130
6/23 – OLIVER JONES TRIO / AHMAD JAMAL
8pm - Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, $40


Mainstage Concerts
8pm, Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square

6/20 – DR. JOHN (opening w/ The Wild Magnolias) $40
6/21 – SUSAN TEDESCHI (opening w/ The John Hammond Quartet) $30
6/22 – ALTO SUMMIT feat. Donald Harrison, Red Holloway, Greg Osby & Bobby Watson (opening w/ Geri Allen Trio) $30
6/23 – OLIVER JONES TRIO / AHMAD JAMAL $40
6/24 – BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY (opening w/ James Hunter) $25
6/25 – BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA (opening w/ Cyrus Chestnut Trio) $30
6/26 – SALUTE TO JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC feat. ROY HARGROVE $35
6/27 – JOHN ABERCROMBIE ORGAN TRIO / MIKE STERN TRIO / JOHN SCOFIELD TRIO $30
6/28 – ARTURO SANDOVAL (opening w/ Hilario Duran Trio) $30
6/29 – SALIF KEITA (opening w/ Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa) $30


Enwave Theatre
8pm, Harbourfront Centre

6/22 – RENAUD GARCIA-FONS $25
6/23 – BILL CHARLAP & RENEE ROSNES $30
6/24 – MICHEL DONATO TRIO feat. MARIN NASTURICA & JON GEAREY $25
6/25 – CHARLES LLOYD NEW QUARTET $40
6/26 – ERNESTINE ANDERSON & HOUSTON PERSON $30
6/27 – e.s.t. $25


Special Presentations
6/20 – MACEO PARKER - Sound Academy, $25 adv / $30 door
6/20 – IVANA SANTILLI w/ John Kong - Revival $15
6/21 – THE BILLY'S BAND - El Mocambo $15 adv / $20 door
6/22 – NIKKI YANOFSKY - Diesel Playhouse, $40
6/22 – THE BILLY'S BAND - Healey's Roadhouse $15 adv / $20 door
6/25 – RJD2 - MOD Club, $21 adv
6/26 – MARCUS MILLER - Opera House, $27.50 adv / $32.50 door
6/29 – LIZZ WRIGHT - Diesel Playhouse, $40
6/29 – TRAVIS SULLIVAN'S BJORKESTRA – MOD Club $20


Cabaret Series
8pm, The Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Road

6/23 – MARCUS NANCE $30
6/24 – BILL CHARLAP & SANDY STEWART $40
6/25 – JUDITH LANDER & PHILIPPE NOIREAUT $30
6/26 – JUDITH LANDER & PHILIPPE NOIREAUT $30
6/27 – PATTI LOACH & PATTY ZENTILLI $30
6/28 – LOUISE PITRE & JOHN ALCORN $40


Supermarket Jazz Series
9:30pm, Supermarket, 268 Augusta Avenue

6/20 – THE NATIONAL PARCS w/ special guest Grand Analog10pm $10 adv
6/21 – Do Right! Saturdays w/ John Kong, DJ Fase & Circle Research
6/22 – Freefall Sundays, Open Mic
6/23 – TONY MONACO TRIO $17.50 adv / $22.50 door
6/24 – JAKE LANGLEY TRIO $15 adv / $20 door
6/25 – RYAN SHAW $17.50 adv / $22.50 door
6/26 – AMANDA MABRO $10 adv / $12 door
6/27 – JOSÉ JAMES QUARTET $10 adv / $15 door
6/28 – ALICE RUSSELL 9:30pm & 11:30pm, $17.50 adv / $22.50 door
6/29 – MEAGHAN SMITH 7pm, $10 adv / $12.50 door


The Pilot Tavern
22 Cumberland Street

6/20 – JULIE MICHELS- PARLEY $12
6/21 – ADAM SMALE TRIO $12
6/22 – ANDREW SCOTT QUINTET $12
6/23 – LUIS MARIO OCHOA $12
6/24 – CHRIS TARRY GROUP $15
6/25 – LESTERDAYS $12
6/26 – GENE BERTONCINI $20
6/27 – RITMO FLAMENCO $15
6/28 – DON THOMPSON REG SCHWAGER QUARTET $15
6/29 – ROXANNE POTVIN $15


Lunchtime Concert Series
12 Noon, FREE, Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square

6/20 – GARY MORGAN & PANAMERICANA!
6/21 – CLASSIC JAZZ PARTY (1pm)
6/22 – EFFENDI JAZZ LAB (1pm)
6/23 – ART TATUM, PIANO STARTS HERE, BERNIE SENENSKY TRIO
6/24 – SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DAY FEAT. MICHEL BERUBE, CHANTAL CHAMBERLAND & GEORGE EVANS
6/25 – LAILA BIALI TRIO
6/26 – QUINTETTO DENNER
6/27 – GALLOWAY'S SURPRISE SWING SESSION
6/28 – RICHARD WHITEMAN QUARTET (1pm)
6/29 – DAVIDSON MURLEY BRAID QUINTET (1pm)


Afterwork Concert Series
5pm, FREE, Primus Stage, Nathan Phillips Square

6/20 – FELIX STUSSI & GIVE ME FIVE
6/21 – STEVE KOVEN'S PROJECT REX (4pm)
6/22 – SLIDING HAMMERS (4pm)
6/23 – OUT OF ORBIT
6/24 – L'ORKESTRE DES PAS PERDUS
6/25 – CARLOS BICA & AZUL
6/26 – ALEXIS BARO SEXTET
6/27 – BILL KING'S SATURDAY NITE FISH FRY
6/28 – SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA (4pm)
6/29 – NATURALLY 7 (4pm)
 

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