Toronto Jazz

Gregory Porter / Kandace Springs
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 28
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016
One of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the Toronto Jazz Festival, Gregory Porter drew a capacity crowd to the big tent. The audienc...
Allen Stone / Lee Fields & the Expressions
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 26
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2016
This Toronto Jazz Festival show featured the intriguing pairing of soul veteran Lee Fields and comparative newcomer Allen Stone. Though ter...
Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and Eric Harland
Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto ON, June 25
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015
At a time when so many so-called blues and jazz festivals rarely feature artists in those genres, it's been refreshing to see the Toronto J...
Booker T. Jones / Shakura S'Aida
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 24
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2015
The tag most commonly attached to Shakura S'Aida is "powerhouse," an apt description of the Toronto blues singer's formidable pipes. It als...
Christian McBride Big Band / Barbra Lica
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 23
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2015
The choice of a vivacious and sweet-voiced young jazz-pop singer to open up a big band show may have been unorthodox, but local songstress...
Lettuce / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 25
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2014
At first glance, the billing order for this Toronto Jazz Festival main stage show seemed dubious. Why would revered veterans the Dirty Doze...
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
The Music Gallery, Toronto ON, June 22
PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2014
Darcy James Argue has notched JUNO (and Grammy) nominations for the two albums he has recorded with innovative big band Secret Society, but...
Chaka Khan
Kool Haus, Toronto ON, June 19
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014
Sandwiched between the end of Luminato and NXNE already in full swing, the Toronto Jazz Festival is just one of many events competing for t...