TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival: June 25 - July 4, 2004

Ten days, thirteen nights....over 1,500 musicians will entertain more than 500,000 music lovers during the 18th annual festival. Confirmed guests for this year include Oscar Peterson, George Benson, Wynton Marsalis, the Canadian debut of Stacey Kent, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bela Fleck and the Fleck Tones, Beady Belle, Blind Boys of Alabama, Thom Gossage & Other Voices, Phat Hed, and more artists to come. Toronto's City Hall once again plays host to the free daytime concerts and the ticketed evening Mainstage Concerts, scheduled daily during the festival at Nathan Phillips Square. Additional concerts and a club series are programmed in over 40 downtown venues.

Oscar Peterson - Pre-Festival concert
Wednesday, June 23, Hummingbird Centre, 1 Front Street West.
A rare concert appearance by the legendary Oscar Peterson kicks off the festival.
Tickets through TicketMaster, 416 870-8000 www.ticketmaster.ca

Nathan Phillips Square, Queen & Bay Streets
Mainstage Concerts on the Toronto Star stage daily at 8:00pm, Tickets onsite or at Ticketmaster
Lunchtime, After Work series - Free Admission
Venues, dates, times and prices for all additional performances to be announced on April 27, 2004