While circumstances are not making us feel great these April days, we remain hopeful that we can mount a 2021 Guelph Jazz Festival, 15-19 September. It will likely take a very different shape than have our festivals in recent years, but we’re excited to be able to present live music in Guelph however we can. […]

We are thrilled to announce a radical response to our general inability to present and enjoy live music during this period. On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March, 2021, we will present eight different musicians, each playing two 30-minute solo concerts, each for a different single audience member: The Guelph Jazz Festival One-on-One Concert Series, Silence,

Typically, by mid-February, the GJF Artistic Direction is well underway assembling the lineup for the following September’s festival. 2021 is, of course, not your typical year, so we’re still in a process of wait-and-see what will be possible and desirable for our autumn programming. From here, however, we still hope to be able to present

The Guelph Jazz Festival’s Annual General Meeting will be Tuesday 9 March, 6:30pm. In order to attend, you must be a GJF member; sign up for membership ($30 annual fee) here. The meeting will be conducted remotely, over Zoom. For more information, please write to [email protected].

During this period when we cannot safely do what we do best – present live music – we have conceived of an uncommon way to (re-)experience our 2019 Festival programming. Echoes.xyz is a mobile app platform on which users create geolocated soundwalks. The GJF will be launching its first Echoes soundwalk on 30 October, after which it will

Click here to read the Summary Report of the 2019 Guelph Jazz Festival. Layout by Lily Ramsey. Artwork by Laurie Skatzos. Photography by Lily Ramsey & Steph Yates.

Given the uncertain and evolving state of the pandemic, we at the Guelph Jazz Festival have determined not to present our annual event as we’d planned for 16-20 September 2020, a measure we make with your safety foremost in mind. As we plan ahead with hope to our next festival in September 2021, we will

Long-time GJF patrons have come to expect announcement of highlights of the festival’s programming by mid-May. Due to this year’s unique circumstances, which of course engender uncertainty in all sectors, we will be delaying our announcement until mid-June. Please check this space along with our social media feeds for an update at the beginning of

Our 2020 Annual General Meeting (previously scheduled for this Tuesday) has been postponed to Tuesday 21 April, 6:30pm, in the Ashlar Gallery, Boarding House Arts Building, 2nd Floor, 6 Dublin Street South, Guelph. 2019 members will be invited to renew their memberships on site, and new members are encouraged to join as well. Membership costs $30 annually. Attendees

All members of the Guelph Jazz Festival are invited to attend the 2020 Annual General Meeting, Tuesday 24 March, 6:30pm, in the Ashlar Gallery, Boarding House Arts Building, 2nd Floor, 6 Dublin Street South, Guelph. 2019 members will be invited to renew their memberships on site, and new members are encouraged to join as well.