100 Queen St. W.
Toronto, Ontario

10 days, 350 concerts, 1,500 musicians, 40 locations, 500,000 people

Toronto – The TD Toronto Jazz Festival, celebrating its 24th anniversary this year, runs from June 25 – July 4, 2010. Get ready to kick off summer as the city’s largest music festival presents free concerts and workshops, late night jam sessions and some of the biggest names in jazz. It is a musical celebration like no other!

Confirmed artists for 2010 include:
• Piano master Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette & Gary Peacock
• Dave Brubeck, one of the last living legends and a giant of American jazz
• Multi-platinum artist, Harry Connick Jr.
• Roy Hargrove Big Band, who redefines the sound of the modern jazz big band
• Jam-band guitar hero John Scofield & The Piety Street Band
• David Sanborn with the Joey DeFrancesco Trio
• Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples
• Nikki Yanofsky, one of Canada’s fastest rising young vocalist
• The incomparable Alain Toussaint
• Emir Kusturica’s and his gypsy jazz No Smoking Orchestra
• Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal, who is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music
• An all-star line up feat. Herbie Hancock with. Chris Potter and Dave Holland
• Bettye LaVette, The Great Lady of Soul
• Synonymous with funky, Maceo Parker & the tightest little funk orchestra on earth
• James Hunter, one of the best kept secrets in British R’n’B and soul
• Turntablist, MC and hip-hop artist Buck 65
• Legendary hip-hop group, The Roots

JUST ANNOUNCED FREE, LIVE STREET PARTY FEATURING MACY GRAY AND CHAKA KHAN! YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE, JULY 3RD, 6:00PM.

Late June signals the start of jazz week all across the country and Toronto is no exception. Become immersed in the music and experience what jazz really is and not what some think it is. Featuring local, national and international artists playing a diverse range of genres, this is the festival to discover music at its best – intimate, live and accessible. Catch tomorrow’s rising star, the young lions and the giants of jazz, all at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival.

www.torontojazz.com

Added by TDtorontojazz on May 21, 2010

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