The City of Ottawa announced on April 7th that it is extending “its closures of City facilities, services, and public gatherings until June 30th.” – CTV.ca. The ordinance forbids gatherings in groups until further notice. Given this new...
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic and following the measures imposed by government authorities, which include cancelling non-essential activities and restricting entry of non-residents to the territory, L’Équipe Spectra announces that the 2020 editions of Les Francos de Montréal (scheduled for June 12)...
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CALGARY- This year’s edition of the JazzYYC Summer Jazz Festival will be postponed to June 17 to 20, 2021 in a variety of locations throughout Calgary. JazzYYC will announce their lineup in late 2020 and early 2021 and will look forward to...
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How does the art of jazz balance with new technologies while still connecting with the human experience? From Jan 30 – Feb 1, 45 musicians, 14 panelists and 16 delegates from Europe, across Canada and the United States...
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SUDBURY, ON – Next year’s installment of Jazz Sudbury Festival is set to be moved a month earlier in August. Since its inception in 2009, Jazz Sudbury Festival has occurred annually outdoors at the beginning of September. Despite...
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On May 31, the Ottawa Jazz Festival received notice from the Ford Government that a Celebrate Ontario grant in the amount of $290,000 would not be available any longer. This grant had been awarded to the Ottawa Jazz...
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In 2019, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto, will celebrate its 40th birthday with a grand gesture for the benefit of Montréalers, Montréal and its neighbourhoods.
In the early hours of August 10th, 2018 co-founder of the Vancouver International Jazz festival, and long-time artistic director of Coastal Jazz and Blues Society Ken Pickering peacefully departed this life in the loving presence of his wife...
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The Guelph Jazz Festival Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that Scott Thomson has been hired as the Festival’s new Artistic Director. “The quality and richness of the candidates from Canada and beyond who expressed their interest...
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Jazz Festivals Canada (JFC) is pleased to welcome two new members to the national festival network: The TD Markham Jazz Festival and Jazz YYC. TD Markham Jazz Festival is an exciting and vibrant four-day event featuring well known...
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