Volume 6 Issue 10 - July/August 2001

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by Jim Gallorvay
The parade of jazz festivals in
our area continues through the
, height of the summer -- a little
less grand in scale, perhaps, than
June's' behemoths, but offering ·
nonetheless an array of music to
suit most tastes. Events in
Oakville, The Beaches and
OPPOSITE BEACHES: seen together in this October 1977 photo, it'll be
Markham.take us up to mid- . close but no cigar this summer for BJ masters
August. Add to that the · Joey DeFrancesco (Beaches )-and Jimmy Smith (Oakville)
Jazz.FM91 Summer of Jazz series, Dave Restivo with his Ou°intet . some. that caught my eye:
and there is certainly no shortage will be on hand, as will Bill KID.g's July 4 and ·5 the Rob Mc;Connell
ofinusic to tan by. :Saturday Nite Fish Fry, the Susan Tentet will be atthe Rex, while
First out of the starting block in · Arioli Swing Band, vocalist/ · · Monday, July 16 The Ron Collier
July is the Oakville Jazz Festival d.rummer Big Joe and the Big Band will make a rare
·July 6 - 8 - wi~ 3 outdoor stages, Dynaflows, and perhaps the most appearc;ince at the Montreal Bistro.
and other venues throughout interesting booking of the event, July 15 8plil at Artword Theatre
downtown Oakville. The festival J0ey Defrancesco, who has taken 40 Firigers Saxophone Quartet .
)leadliner is B3 master, Jimmy Jazz B3 Organ playing to a whole with guest Lee Piu-Ming, piano
Smith and other artists scheduled · new level. · · ·· present a concert of new music (7S
to appear at the Towne Square Mid August brings us this year's Portland St. 416-408'-2783). On
Stage inchide Steve Koven Trio; edition of the Markham Jazz Thurs July 26 at 8pm the Fern
Greg Bush Quintet; Tyler Festival. The opening night . Lindzon Trio will give a concert at
Y;;rrema, Sandra Margolese & the concert in the Markham Theatre the Leah Posluns 'Fheatre. (George
Oakville Jazz Ensemble, Rob Reed on Friday 17th. will feattire a Kozub on b~ss, and Tom Jestadt
Quartet, Joe Sealy and Jane , double-bill evening "of traditional/ · on~ wil~ a~ompany F~rn ,·
Bunnett & the 'Spirits of Havana. swing.milsic with Alex Pangman · playmg c;ind _smgmg m~s~y .
The Lakeshore Road Stage and her "Alleycats" and-the standards with a few onginals.)
will feature the Excelsior Jazz . Michael Kaeshammer Trio. . . A,nd one of the regular haunts
Band, Amarosa with Michael If you're aroJlild at' 11 :30 on for fa;;' of traditional jazz is C'est
Massaro, Canadian Jazz Quartet Sa_turday morning you can enjoy What_. at 67 Fro~t Street East,
and Melissa Stylianou. And Nikki the traditional parade led by the where 'f?e Hot Five Jazzmakers
Loney & Justin Abedin, Frank Trillium Jazz Band. Then there is hold therr Satur~y afternoon
·Difelice Jaz2: Quartet, Laura a full afternoon '.of jazz at Too good matinees, now in ~eir 10th year,
Hubert Band, Mark Eiserufian Pond Park in Unionville with the fi:om 4 to 7 pm. lt s the place to
with John Sumner & Pat Collins, Don Thompson Project, Tracw ~ i! tou 1~; Y?m;)