In a brand-new initiative to make the GJF accessible to Toronto music fans who cannot (or simply do not want to) drive, a same-day round-trip Charter Bus Program will be available to attendees on Saturday 16 September. This service is available for the minuscule price of $15 and is offered in conjunction with the Saturday Pass,…

Artistic Director Scott Thomson has produced the third in a series of ten podcasts in which he discusses and plays the music of the superb artists and groups that are part of this year’s program. Check out this episode featuring the artists on the Thursday 14 September 8pm mixed program at Cooperators Hall, River Run Centre:…

The 2017 Guelph Jazz Festival Podcasts, produced by Artistic Director Scott Thomson, will be aired weekly on CFRU 93.3fm at the University of Guelph, Thursdays at 2pm, and on CIUT 89.5fm at the University of Toronto, Thursdays at 3pm. The GJF thanks these media sponsors for their support. The podcasts are also available from Soundcloud,…

Artistic Director Scott Thomson has produced the second in a series of ten podcasts in which he discusses and plays the music of the superb artists and groups that are part of this year’s program. Check out this episode featuring the groups sharing the Friday 15 September 8pm double-bill at Cooperators Hall, River Run Centre: The…

Our sibling festival, Hillside, is this weekend, and the GJF is pleased to be co-presenting Kevin Breit & the Upper York Mandolin Quartet, 2:05pm, Sunday, 16 July, at the Lake Stage. Kevin is a long-time friend of the GJF and we are glad that he’s sharing his incredible talents during the event. We will be…

Artistic Director Scott Thomson has produced the first in a series of ten podcasts in which he discusses and plays the music of the superb artists and groups that are part of this year’s program. Check out this first podcast featuring the groups sharing the Saturday 16 September 8pm double-bill at Cooperators Hall, River Run Centre:…

Tickets for the 2017 Festival are now on sale: 3 July for online orders and 4 July to do so by telephone or in person. Click here for box office information. Buy many tickets; the program is great and your attendance will make it even better.

Long-time friends of the Guelph Jazz Festival, William Parker and Patricia Nicholson, make music, dance, poetry in order to uplift, encourage and inspire listeners to enter their higher self. Thus they in turn may, in their own lives and work, act as a force for good. The ultimate goal of the art is for all…

With much of the 2017 Guelph Jazz Festival programming now public, we are working to determine the ticketing and pricing structure for the event. With this in mind, we are seeking feedback from Toronto supporters of the Festival around a potential initiative. Typically, the Festival sells passes for the entire program, plus single tickets for single concerts (including…

On Sunday, 18 June, 8pm, at Silence, Ellwood Epps’s Montreal quintet Togetherness! will play brilliant, joyful pieces by South African composers like Abdullah Ibrahim, Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, and Sean Bergin, plus those – like Don Cherry, William Parker, Misha Mengelberg, and Ellwood Epps – inspired by them. The music is steeped in the alchemical blend of gospel, swing, and…