Festival dates are 13-17 September, 2017. Listen to podcasts by Artistic Director, Scott Thomson, featuring music by and discussion about the artists featured at this year's Festival. A new podcast will be made public weekly during the ten weeks leading up to the event.
by Artistic Director Scott Thomson
The tenth in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features the brand-new programming initiative designed to help celebrate the GJF's 25th Anniversary, the Friday Night Street Music Party in Market Square, featuring the Shuffle Demons, Samba Squad, Heavyweights Brass Band, and the Surefire Street Band.
The ninth in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features the special opening-night concert on Wednesday 12 September: SUNG RA: The Rakestar Arkestra and a massed choir under the direction of Christine Duncan.
The eighth in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two acts playing at the free outdoor stage at Market Square, Saturday 15 September: Avaatar and Thanya Iyer
The seventh in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two acts playing at the free outdoor stage at Market Square, Saturday 15 September: James Brandon Lewis Trio & DJ Shub
The sixth in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two acts playing at noon, Sunday 16 September, as a double-bill: Hübsch Martel Zoubek & Marilyn Lerner and Nicole Rampersaud: Brass Knuckle Sandwich
The fifth in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two acts playing at 1:30pm, Friday 14 September, as a double-bill: Bernard Falaise (solo guitar) & Konk Pack (Tim Hodgkinson, Thomas Lehn & Roger Turner)
The fourth in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two groups playing at 2pm, Saturday 15 September, as a double-bill: Satoko Fujii's This is It! & Marielle Groven, Aaron Lumley & Jasper Stadhouders.
The third in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two groups playing on Thursday 13 September as a double-bill: Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones and the Nick Fraser Quartet with Tony Malaby
The second in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two groups playing on Friday 14 September as a double-bill: Steve Swell's Soul Travelers and the duo of pianist Agustí Fernández and alto saxophonist Yves Charuest.
The first in a series of ten podcasts made public in the lead up to the 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival, 12-16 September. This episode features two groups playing on Saturday 15 September as a double-bill: Darius Jones's Le bébé de Brigitte (Lost in Translation) with singer Emilie Lesbros, and Jean Derome's Somebody Special: Music of Steve Lacy with singer Karen Young.