Artistic Director's Guide to the Festival - LIVE!

Submitted by Josh Grossman on Mon Jun 7 6:31pm

Bebop, Acid Jazz, Hard Bop, Dixieland, Fusion, Swing, Straight-Ahead, Post Bop, Cool...HUH?

Learn the 1-2-3's and do-re-mi's of jazz with our in-house expert and get prepped for this summer's TD Toronto Jazz Festival.

Join TD Toronto Jazz Festival Artistic Director Josh Grossman for the The Artistic Director's Guide to the Festival - Live! At each session, Josh chats with a special guest about a different series of concerts at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival. You'll hear interesting perspectives on why these artists are important, hear sound clips, and get the inside scoop - go "beyond the bio" and learn what you can expect this summer from some of the 1,500+ participating musicians, 350+ concerts and over 40 locations.

Each session runs 5:30 to 6:30 pm, with time set aside at the end for questions; admission is free.

Thursday, June 10, Dominion on Queen

500 Queen Street East at Sumach
Josh chats with Juno-nominated saxophonist Tara Davidson about the Jazz by the Lake series, which features Miguel Zenon/The Hliario Duran Big Band, Dave Douglas & Keystone, and the James Farm Project.

Thursday, June 17, The Rex Hotel

194 Queen Street West at St. Patrick
Josh chats with vocalist and University of Toronto faculty member Christine Duncan about the Next Wave series, which features the Eric Boeren Quartet, Random Access Unplugged, the Element Choir, Fred Frith, and Doran-Stucky-Studer & Tacuma playing the music of Jimi Hendrix. Learn about the more "avant-garde" side of jazz!

Thursday, June 24, Trane Studio

964 Bathurst Street at Follis
Josh chats with JAZZ.FM91 personality Walter Venafro about the Trane Studio series, which features the Andre Leroux Quartet, the Grace Kelly Quintet, the Terry Clarke Trio, Andy Milne & Dapp Theory, and the Sandro Dominelli Trio.

Brush shoulders with the experts and increase your jazz knowledge. Whether a novice or seasoned festival-goer, this is one series that will leave you just as knowledgeable as the Artistic Director himself. Or pretty darn close! These free, intimate and interactive talks are a sure fire way to maximize your Festival experience.