The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is in its 26th year, kicking off its 10- day run on June 22 and wrapping up on Canada Day, July 1, 2012. This year, the city’s largest music festival welcomes music lovers to enjoy free concerts and workshops, late night jam sessions and some of the biggest names in jazz. Stages around the city will also welcome rising stars to Canada’s rich musical tapestry, expanding and enriching the country’s jazz scene at home and internationally.
The Festival is a celebration of straight-ahead jazz, jazz-influenced music, and jazz off-shoots and experimental projects, offering a taste of something for enthusiasts of all genres. With its main stage at Nathan Phillips Square, sounds of the Festival will reverberate throughout the city as more than 1,500 musicians perform close to 400 concerts at churches, bars, outdoor stages, the Distillery District, and many other venues.
Tickets are available online via Ticketmaster or by calling 1.855.985.5000. Tickets for Koerner Hall performances are available by calling 416.408.0208.
Friday, June 22:
Janelle Monae – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $62.50
Kurt Rosenwinkel – Church of the Holy Trinity 7pm $28.50
Saturday, June 23:
Bettye LaVette – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $25
Destroyer – Opera House 9pm $22.50
Sunday, June 24:
Hiromi: The Trio Project/The Bad Plus – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $50
Karrin Allyson – Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre 7pm $42.50
Ig Henneman Sextet – Music Gallery 8pm $25
Mike Stern Band – Horseshoe Tavern 9pm $20
Monday, June 25:
Natalie Cole– Sony Centre 8pm $45 - $95
Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $45
Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Bilal – Enwave Theatre 7pm $42.50
François Houle Benoît Delbecq Duo/François Houle 5 – Music Gallery 8pm $15
Los Amigos Invisibles – Horseshoe Tavern 10pm $20
Tuesday, June 26:
George Benson – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $72.50
Bill Frisell Plays Lennon – Enwave Theatre 7pm $45
Peter Appleyard & The Sophisticated Ladies – Koerner Hall 8pm $40.50- $45.50
Soul Rebels – Opera House 9pm $22.50
Wednesday, June 27:
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $42.50
Phil Dwyer: Canadian Songbook feat. Laila Biali – Church of the Holy Trinity 7pm $22.50
Ziggy Marley – Phoenix Concert Theatre 9pm $45
Spectrum Road – Sound Academy 9pm $45
Thursday, June 28:
Esperanza Spalding – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $42.50
Benny Green – Church of the Holy Trinity 7pm $17.50
Angelika Niescier – Music Gallery 8pm $15
Chris Tarry – Rivoli 9:30pm $20
Friday, June 29:
Tedeschi Trucks Band– Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $72.50
Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli Quartet feat. Jessica Molaskey & Emilie-Claire Barlow – Koerner Hall 8pm $50.50 & $55.50
Karl Jannuska featuring Sienna Dahlen – Music Gallery 8pm $15 Kneebody – Rivoli 9pm $25
Saturday, June 30:
Joan Osborne Duo/Matt Andersen – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $42.50
Hobson’s Choice – Music Gallery 8pm $15
Becca Stevens Band/Nellie McKay – Horseshoe Tavern 10pm $20
Sunday, July 1:
Tower of Power– Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $45
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival has presented some of the biggest names in jazz. When the Festival kicks off this summer from June 22 – July 1, 2012, more than 500,000 music lovers will be entertained as 1,500 musicians take over the city, performing 350+ concerts in just 10 days. From the young lions to the legends to undiscovered gems, the Festival is yours to discover. Let the music be your playground this summer.
The Festival is a celebration of straight-ahead jazz, jazz-influenced music, and jazz off-shoots and experimental projects, offering a taste of something for enthusiasts of all genres. With its main stage at Nathan Phillips Square, sounds of the Festival will reverberate throughout the city as more than 1,500 musicians perform close to 400 concerts at churches, bars, outdoor stages, the Distillery District, and many other venues.
Tickets are available online via Ticketmaster or by calling 1.855.985.5000. Tickets for Koerner Hall performances are available by calling 416.408.0208.
Friday, June 22:
Janelle Monae – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $62.50
Kurt Rosenwinkel – Church of the Holy Trinity 7pm $28.50
Saturday, June 23:
Bettye LaVette – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $25
Destroyer – Opera House 9pm $22.50
Sunday, June 24:
Hiromi: The Trio Project/The Bad Plus – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $50
Karrin Allyson – Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre 7pm $42.50
Ig Henneman Sextet – Music Gallery 8pm $25
Mike Stern Band – Horseshoe Tavern 9pm $20
Monday, June 25:
Natalie Cole– Sony Centre 8pm $45 - $95
Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $45
Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Bilal – Enwave Theatre 7pm $42.50
François Houle Benoît Delbecq Duo/François Houle 5 – Music Gallery 8pm $15
Los Amigos Invisibles – Horseshoe Tavern 10pm $20
Tuesday, June 26:
George Benson – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $72.50
Bill Frisell Plays Lennon – Enwave Theatre 7pm $45
Peter Appleyard & The Sophisticated Ladies – Koerner Hall 8pm $40.50- $45.50
Soul Rebels – Opera House 9pm $22.50
Wednesday, June 27:
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $42.50
Phil Dwyer: Canadian Songbook feat. Laila Biali – Church of the Holy Trinity 7pm $22.50
Ziggy Marley – Phoenix Concert Theatre 9pm $45
Spectrum Road – Sound Academy 9pm $45
Thursday, June 28:
Esperanza Spalding – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $42.50
Benny Green – Church of the Holy Trinity 7pm $17.50
Angelika Niescier – Music Gallery 8pm $15
Chris Tarry – Rivoli 9:30pm $20
Friday, June 29:
Tedeschi Trucks Band– Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $72.50
Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli Quartet feat. Jessica Molaskey & Emilie-Claire Barlow – Koerner Hall 8pm $50.50 & $55.50
Karl Jannuska featuring Sienna Dahlen – Music Gallery 8pm $15 Kneebody – Rivoli 9pm $25
Saturday, June 30:
Joan Osborne Duo/Matt Andersen – Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $42.50
Hobson’s Choice – Music Gallery 8pm $15
Becca Stevens Band/Nellie McKay – Horseshoe Tavern 10pm $20
Sunday, July 1:
Tower of Power– Nathan Phillips Square 8pm $45
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival has presented some of the biggest names in jazz. When the Festival kicks off this summer from June 22 – July 1, 2012, more than 500,000 music lovers will be entertained as 1,500 musicians take over the city, performing 350+ concerts in just 10 days. From the young lions to the legends to undiscovered gems, the Festival is yours to discover. Let the music be your playground this summer.
