BRANTFORD JAZZ - PART 2

One last look at the Brantford Int'l Jazz Festival before I move on. It was a great event and I hope to get back next year. The main stage acts were introduced by Walter Venafro and Jaymz Bee of JAZZ.FM91, a great all-jazz radio station based in Toronto. Have a listen.

The Shuffle Demons

Buckwheat Zydeco

Jacob Sinclair Trio

C.C. and the Boys

JAZZY BRANTFORD

The Ross Wooldridge Band with guest vocalist Alex Pangman

 The 5th TD Brantford International Jazz Festival is off and running. It's something the city should be very proud of. Brantford isn't the first place you think of when international jazz is mentioned, but that is changing. It's well run, relaxing, filled with great musical acts.

The Legendary Live Band - Local legends at that

Swing Shift Big Band with Larisa Renee on vocal.

How often do you get to see a real live Big Band, these days?

Some of the large, enthusiastic crowd of jazz lovers.

Federal Building

And the architecture in Brantford still blows me away. It has a European look in some parts. A few examples, above and below.

 

Then there are funky areas also...

Going back for more on Sunday. The Shuffle Demons and Buckwheat Zydeco. Jazzy!