4 days.10 flavours of jazz to groove to!
Over 30 bands & DJs including: Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio, Hendrik Meurkens & New York Samba Jazz Quartet, Four80East, Mr. A.L.I., M-1, Wise Intelligent, Hilario Duran, Telmary, Jason Wilson & Tabarruk, Tasa, Kollage, Luis Simao Sextet feat. Luanda Jones, Sundar Viswanathan & Avataar Collective, Kush, Grvoria, and more
The Nu Jazz Society welcomes you to Jazz by Genre Summerfest August 9-12 @ The Docks (11 Polson St.) Toronto, Canada
Saturday, August 4 in the Caribana Parade (9am assembly in CNE grounds)
Caribbean/ Latin/ Brazilian Jazz - Mas Band: “Colour Me Jazz"
Featuring: CaneFire, Brazilian Samba Drummers, DJ Alvaro C.
Presented in association with EYE WEEKLY & TorontoHispano.com
Thursday, August 9 starting @ 6 pm
Contemporary Jazz/ Jazz-House
Featuring: Four80East, Mr. A.L.I., Grvoria, Kush, Quintessential Boys, Al St. Louis (spoken word), DJs Christian Newhook & Alister Johnson
Presented in association with The Wave 94.7 FM
Friday, August 10 starting @ 6 pm
Latin/ Brazilian Jazz
Featuring: Hendrik Meurkens & the New York Samba Jazz Quartet, Hilario Duran Quartet, Louis Simao Sextet feat. Luanda Jones, Spin (spoken word), Barrio Lab Latin Jazz Orchestra, Batucada Carioca, DJs Alvaro C. & Billy Bryans
Presented in association with TorontoHispano.com
Saturday, August 11 starting @ 1 pm
Indo/ African/ Caribbean Jazz
Featuring: Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio, CaneFire, Jason Wilson & Tabarruk, Chris Bottomley's Brainfudge, Waleed Kush, Kalabash, Karen Richardson & DJ Goldfinger
Presented in association with CBC Radio One 99.1 FM
Sunday, August 12 starting @ 1 pm
Blues/ Hard Bop/ Hip Hop Jazz
Featuring: M-1 (Dead Prez), Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers), Professor D. (Dope Poet Society), Phatt Al, DJ S-Luv (PocketDwellers), Ken Yoshioka Blues Band, Kollage, Julian Fauth, Telmary, Amani & 'Em & DJ Taktiks
Presented in association with EYE WEEKLY
Thursday-Sunday August 9-12 (55 Mill St. - Distillery District)
Nightly Jazz Jams @ Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant
Featuring: local and international musicians and djs (free + ticketed events)
Ticket Information:
All-Day Summerfest Passes:
Nu Jazz Society members: $25 / $35 seated
Non-members: $35 / $45 seated
Jazz by Genre Mas Band - “Colour Me Jazz"
Members: $65 (includes themed band attire)
Non-members: $75 (includes themed band attire)
Tickets: Ticketmaster.ca | 416-870-8000
About Jazz by Genre
Since its inception in September 2005 and five hugely successful quarterly concerts, Jazz by Genre has redefined how jazz as a cultural experience is presented here in Toronto. Now, we are thrilled to announce Jazz by Genre Summerfest--four days at The Docks featuring over 30 bands and DJs who present jazz through a staggeringly global array of genres and influences.
Jazz by Genre Summerfest's incomparably diverse lineup of local and international jazz artistry will feature: one of the true pioneering African jazzmen, the great pianist Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Trio; samba-jazz harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens & New York Samba Jazz Quartet, Canadian contemporary jazz innovators Four80East; M-1 of the incendiary hip hop group Dead Prez and Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers alongside an A-list of Toronto live hip hop jazzers; Canada's pre-eminent Cuban jazz musician - the virtuoso pianist Hilario Duran, Cuban jazz poetess sensation Telmary, the sublime South Asian-inspired sound of Tasa; Indo-jazz pioneer Sundar Viswanathan leading Avataar Collective, Amani and 'Em featuring multidisciplinary spoken-word visionary Anne-Marie Woods; and so much more.
“Jazz by Genre stemmed from a desire to create a truly accessible, representative and inclusive platform for the masses," explains Nu Jazz Society executive director and Jazz by Genre founder Graham Reid. “Now, we're taking it to another level with a lineup that we feel is much more reflective of the kind of festival Toronto's globally-conscious jazz fans want to see; one that will help bring new audiences, particularly younger generations, into the mix. It's the biggest manifestation yet of our mission to revitalize the art form, which now also includes links to tourism, cross-cultural organizations such as Caribana where you'll find our mas band in the parade with CaneFire & DJ Alvaro C., a huge cross-section of media, charitable initiatives and other community partners and sponsors. It's a range of alliances unique to Jazz by Genre on the festival landscape."
Over 30 bands & DJs including: Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio, Hendrik Meurkens & New York Samba Jazz Quartet, Four80East, Mr. A.L.I., M-1, Wise Intelligent, Hilario Duran, Telmary, Jason Wilson & Tabarruk, Tasa, Kollage, Luis Simao Sextet feat. Luanda Jones, Sundar Viswanathan & Avataar Collective, Kush, Grvoria, and more
The Nu Jazz Society welcomes you to Jazz by Genre Summerfest August 9-12 @ The Docks (11 Polson St.) Toronto, Canada
Saturday, August 4 in the Caribana Parade (9am assembly in CNE grounds)
Caribbean/ Latin/ Brazilian Jazz - Mas Band: “Colour Me Jazz"
Featuring: CaneFire, Brazilian Samba Drummers, DJ Alvaro C.
Presented in association with EYE WEEKLY & TorontoHispano.com
Thursday, August 9 starting @ 6 pm
Contemporary Jazz/ Jazz-House
Featuring: Four80East, Mr. A.L.I., Grvoria, Kush, Quintessential Boys, Al St. Louis (spoken word), DJs Christian Newhook & Alister Johnson
Presented in association with The Wave 94.7 FM
Friday, August 10 starting @ 6 pm
Latin/ Brazilian Jazz
Featuring: Hendrik Meurkens & the New York Samba Jazz Quartet, Hilario Duran Quartet, Louis Simao Sextet feat. Luanda Jones, Spin (spoken word), Barrio Lab Latin Jazz Orchestra, Batucada Carioca, DJs Alvaro C. & Billy Bryans
Presented in association with TorontoHispano.com
Saturday, August 11 starting @ 1 pm
Indo/ African/ Caribbean Jazz
Featuring: Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio, CaneFire, Jason Wilson & Tabarruk, Chris Bottomley's Brainfudge, Waleed Kush, Kalabash, Karen Richardson & DJ Goldfinger
Presented in association with CBC Radio One 99.1 FM
Sunday, August 12 starting @ 1 pm
Blues/ Hard Bop/ Hip Hop Jazz
Featuring: M-1 (Dead Prez), Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers), Professor D. (Dope Poet Society), Phatt Al, DJ S-Luv (PocketDwellers), Ken Yoshioka Blues Band, Kollage, Julian Fauth, Telmary, Amani & 'Em & DJ Taktiks
Presented in association with EYE WEEKLY
Thursday-Sunday August 9-12 (55 Mill St. - Distillery District)
Nightly Jazz Jams @ Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant
Featuring: local and international musicians and djs (free + ticketed events)
Ticket Information:
All-Day Summerfest Passes:
Nu Jazz Society members: $25 / $35 seated
Non-members: $35 / $45 seated
Jazz by Genre Mas Band - “Colour Me Jazz"
Members: $65 (includes themed band attire)
Non-members: $75 (includes themed band attire)
Tickets: Ticketmaster.ca | 416-870-8000
About Jazz by Genre
Since its inception in September 2005 and five hugely successful quarterly concerts, Jazz by Genre has redefined how jazz as a cultural experience is presented here in Toronto. Now, we are thrilled to announce Jazz by Genre Summerfest--four days at The Docks featuring over 30 bands and DJs who present jazz through a staggeringly global array of genres and influences.
Jazz by Genre Summerfest's incomparably diverse lineup of local and international jazz artistry will feature: one of the true pioneering African jazzmen, the great pianist Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Trio; samba-jazz harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens & New York Samba Jazz Quartet, Canadian contemporary jazz innovators Four80East; M-1 of the incendiary hip hop group Dead Prez and Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers alongside an A-list of Toronto live hip hop jazzers; Canada's pre-eminent Cuban jazz musician - the virtuoso pianist Hilario Duran, Cuban jazz poetess sensation Telmary, the sublime South Asian-inspired sound of Tasa; Indo-jazz pioneer Sundar Viswanathan leading Avataar Collective, Amani and 'Em featuring multidisciplinary spoken-word visionary Anne-Marie Woods; and so much more.
“Jazz by Genre stemmed from a desire to create a truly accessible, representative and inclusive platform for the masses," explains Nu Jazz Society executive director and Jazz by Genre founder Graham Reid. “Now, we're taking it to another level with a lineup that we feel is much more reflective of the kind of festival Toronto's globally-conscious jazz fans want to see; one that will help bring new audiences, particularly younger generations, into the mix. It's the biggest manifestation yet of our mission to revitalize the art form, which now also includes links to tourism, cross-cultural organizations such as Caribana where you'll find our mas band in the parade with CaneFire & DJ Alvaro C., a huge cross-section of media, charitable initiatives and other community partners and sponsors. It's a range of alliances unique to Jazz by Genre on the festival landscape."
For more information contact All About Jazz.
