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10th Anniversary of South Coast Jazz in Brantford and Port Dover!

Two locations, including Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, an 1,100-seat theatre in Brantford for our main event concerts. Buy tickets for Saturday, August 12 here. Multiple venues, a diverse line-up, and accessible for everyone with affordable prices!

"10 Years, 10 Decades of Music" - take a musical journey from the 1930's with Canada’s sweetheart of swing Alex Pangman, through from the 50's to 70's with Le Trio Parisien, featuring Juliet Dunn into the 80's with 12x platinum-selling artist Mark Holmes of Platinum Blonde, into today with Mark Kelso Jazz Exiles and international award-winning songwriter Charu Suri.

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Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues takes over Wasaga Beach the third weekend in September every year. It began in 2011 with a tent and has grown to what it is today, with two stages, a Vendor's Village and Liquid Lounge, providing continuous music over three days. While the festival is primarily a Blues festival, it prides itself on the diversity of the bands that grace the stages. Featuring the music of Luke & the Apostles; Shuffle Demons; KC Roberts & the Live Revolution; Dylan Wickens Band; The Tonewheels; Boomerang; Jim Dan Dee; David Gogo; Loco Zydeco; Angelique Francis; Durham County Poets; James Anthony Band, featuring Danny B; ZED HEAD featuring Neil Chapman; Rosie's Smokehouse Deluxe; Lazo; Soulstack with Roly Platt; Ben Racine Band and Jordan John. There will be something for every taste.

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Stratford Summer Music, an annual multi-week music festival that presents multiple events featuring 100+ artists, is set in indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Stratford, Ontario. With an artistic vision to produce, to the highest standards possible, an annual program of diverse and exciting musical performances by local, provincial, national and international artists and to provide the widest possible range of musical genres on our stages, Stratford Summer Music exposes audiences to a standard of musical excellence difficult to find outside large urban centres.

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Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, fondly known as SOLT, will be the focal point for opera lovers seeking stimulating and enjoyable operas featuring the stars of tomorrow. The program for SOLT is built around creating a vivid and honest operatic character while performing the music at the highest standard. Over 30 emerging artists will combine musical coaching, staging rehearsals, and Masterclasses over an eight-week period that will culminate in fully staged performances. Performances in Don Giovanni by Mozart, Dialogues of the Carmelites by Poulenc, and Julius Caesar by Handel - all performances in English - will take place at the charmingly restored Alumnae Theatre. Guided by General Director Guillermo Silva-Marin, the music directors are: Suzy Smith, Jo Greenaway and Helen Becqué.

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This year marks 30 years of bringing world-class music to the Waterloo Region by Sun Life UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival. Special program highlights include Canadian guitar virtuoso and JUNO winner Jesse Cook, the Latin-infused music of GRAMMY and JUNO winning Alex Cuba and a swinging group from Cleveland, the 3DJazz Trio. Along with these fantastic performers, we will feature Indigenous actor and jazz singer Cheri Maracle, So Long Seven (a group that blends folk and jazz with influences from India), local soul and R&B group Freshwater Funk, Toronto singer-songwriter Barbra Lica, the music of guitarist Eric Divito direct from NYC and many others. There will be family activities, food vendors and your favourite beverages. Best of all, admission is absolutely free! Please join us - it's worth the trip!

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SweetWater 2023 once again will offer up internationally-acclaimed Canadian and global artists performing classical, jazz, and contemporary music on the shores of Georgian Bay. Artistic director Edwin Huizinga has assembled a talented group of musicians to celebrate our 20th anniversary festival including Mark Fewer and more! Along with four featured, four mainstage concerts, four community concerts,and other musical experiences. Our special 20th anniversary Festival Passes are very limited and on sale from May to June, and single tickets go on sale in July.

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The TD Markham Jazz Festival features more than 25 free jazz, blues, soul and related acts on three stages, as well as along Main St. and in area restaurants. The 2023 festival takes place Friday to Sunday, August 18 to 20. Experience award-winning music (Grammy and Juno winners) in Unionville's charming heritage village setting. Free, continuous shuttle from Markham Pan Am Centre (16 Main St. Unionvillle, near Unionville GO). Free Parking. Accessible.

This year's headliners include Grammy winners Matt Stevens and vocalist Catherine Russell on Friday evening. Saturday includes Brian Barlow and Laila Biali in a tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell, plus the amazing group Okan. Sunday closes the show with the Nimmons Tribute!

Come and have a ball!

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From its home in Downtown London’s beautiful Victoria Park, TD Sunfest ’23 (July 6 to 9) will feature 40+ top global music and jazz acts performing on two mainstages and five satellite stages. 2023 international headliners range from Ukrainian folk-punk phenomenon DakhaBrakha, to Colombia’s all-female salsa jazz sextet Las Guaracheras. These eclectic sounds will be complemented by 200+ equally diverse food, craft and visual art exhibitors lining the footpaths in the Park. Best of all, this jewel of summer remains affordable (free admission) and accessible to everyone.

Whatever your passions, whatever your background – wherever your spirit takes you – TD Sunfest is yours to enjoy: a thrilling, one-of-a-kind celebration of life and community. “More than a festival, it’s a vibe!” (Songlines Magazine, UK).

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Westben is where music and nature spring to life! Nestled amongst the hills of Northumberland County, two hours east of Toronto, 40 minutes from Peterborough, Belleville and Cobourg near Campbellford, Westben is a year-round Centre for Connection & Creativity Through Music and Nature. Westben presents a myriad of concerts and outdoor experiences in and around its three venues during its summer and fall festivals. Westben’s 24th five-week Summer Festival opens July 2, featuring over 70 artists in 26 concerts, such as Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, Ben Heppner and the Elmer Iseler Singers, Janina Fialkowska, Brian Finley, Dan Hill and many more. Enjoy gourmet picnics on the meadow, Dare to Pair culinary experiences, guided nature walks with live music on a neighbouring Nature Reserve. Join us for music in nature at Westben!