Sunday August 18 Millennium Bandstand Stage 1:00 pm Ever hear of Arabic jazz? Well, meet Ahmed Moneka. In 2015, the singer, composer, percussionist and actor was forced to seek asylum in Toronto after his life was ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 McKay Wine & Beer Garden Stage 2:00 pm “I tell people about Ukraine through music,” Natasia Y says. She is a Ukrainian-born global fusion artist inspired by the multicultural city of Toronto, which ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 Varley Art Gallery Patio Stage 1:30 pm Nicky Schrire lives in Toronto but she was born in London, England, raised in South Africa and is a former resident of New York. She thinks ... [Continue reading →]

Friday August 16 Millenium Bandstand Stage 9:15 pm She is acclaimed as a singer/pianist and as a composer, arranger and bandleader. Backed by Canadian musicians, Nicole Zuraitis comes to Unionville from New York, where she has ... [Continue reading →]

Sunday August 18 Varley Art Gallery Patio Stage 12:00 pm Jazz with French horns? Jazz with a bassoon? Here’s something you may not have heard before. Oná Ensemble is a Canadian-Brazilian chamber jazz ensemble inspired by ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 Varley Art Gallery Patio Stage 4:30 pm Peripheral Vision is a Toronto-based quartet that’s still pushing boundaries after 15 years together. Their music takes shape as a collective process. The creative leaders, guitarist ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 Varley Art Gallery Patio Stage 6:00 pm Queen Kong’s aim is to push the boundaries of what can be considered Jewish/klezmer music by combining traditional sounds with funk, improv and jazz sensibilities. Their ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 Varley Art Gallery Patio Stage 3:00 pm To the worldwide range of cultures represented at the Markham Jazz Festival, Robert Lee adds Korean. The Robert Lee Group, based in Toronto, presents original compositions ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 Main Street Unionville Saturday afternoon Main Street Unionville becomes a place of joyful energy Saturday afternoon. It happens wherever Samba Squad plays. Since 1999, this groove machine has lifted the spirits of people ... [Continue reading →]

Sunday August 18 Millennium Bandstand Stage 2:30 pm This unique concert could be labelled as orchestral jazz. Magpie is a suite of compositions by Sarah Jerrom, inspired while she was a resident at the Banff Centre ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 McKay Wine & Beer Garden Stage 6:30 pm Suzie Vinnick’s engagingly candid performance style is ideally suited to the intimate McKay Wine & Beer Garden Stage. She can belt out the blues or ... [Continue reading →]

Saturday August 17 Millenium Bandstand Stage 8:45 pm It’s soul time! U.N. Jefferson’s dynamic performance, led by singer-songwriter Ajay Massey, delivers a high degree of energy and showmanship at the climax of Saturday’s program at the ... [Continue reading →]