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JAZZ SUDBURY ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL CONCERT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE Jazz Sudbury is excited to announce the first concert in their virtual series Internet Jazz Cafe. In partnership with the National Arts Centre’s #RoadtoCanadaDay and #CanadaPerforms, Jazz Sudbury is proud to present local funk band Jellycap. Broadcasting live and 6’ apart from the […]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Jazz Sudbury regretfully announces the cancellation of the 2020 festival. The 12th instalment of the festival, which was set to take place 5-9 AUG, will be replaced this year with alternative programming that will be announced in the upcoming months. Jazz Sudbury’s priority is the health and wellbeing of

2018 was a truly spectacular year for Jazz Sudbury and the Jazz Sudbury Festival. The year marked a decade of jazz being placed at the forefront of Sudbury’s arts sector. Jazz Sudbury was originally formed in 2009 by the Sudbury Community Foundation due to a lack of jazz music and jazz-influenced styles being presented on

We sat down with the group to speak about the worldly sounds they bring to traditional holiday standards. The show will feature a silent auction with proceeds going to NLFB and Jazz Sudbury. JS: Christmas Caravan is a special holiday-themed Sultans of String spectacle. It isn’t a typical holiday album! What inspired you to put

Photo Roberto Polillo The tenth edition of the Jazz Sudbury Festival came along with many exciting new enhancements. The expansion of Jazz Sudbury’s emerging artist program was one of them. The first of the programs many new initiatives was a masterclass with a jazz great aimed at educating young artists on developing careers in the music industry. 

Photo Riad Hamidi, Motion Midi Photography Jazz is thriving in Sudbury as the tenth anniversary Jazz Sudbury Festival reaches record ticket sales. The 2018 event marks a bright future for jazz in Sudbury as the organization continues to see growth in attendance, funding, and interest. As everyone was gearing up for the start of the school year,

In addition to featuring world-class international artists, the 1oth edition of Jazz Sudbury Festival will highlight our superb local musicians. Saturday, 8 SEP will feature an array of local artists in their element. The free community event, Jazz in the Park, will showcase Sarah Craig’s Island Jams. Sarah will be presenting a Carribean-inspired set that will get

The 1oth anniversary of Jazz Sudbury Festiva kicks off tonight (5 SEP). Through many cool September evenings, the festival has brought the warmth of live jazz to the ears and hearts of festival goers. From humble beginnings on the grounds of Science North to the international acts now presented at the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre, the festival

We recently sat down for a Q&A with Congolese-influenced and Montreal-based group, Jazzamboka. JSF: You are a group formed of five Quebec residents, two of Congolese origin you certainly do not limit yourselves to conventional jazz. How did Jazzamboka come together? JB: Elli and Noel have been playing together since they were 14 and decided to come

On 7 SEP, the opening concert of the Vale Living with Lakes Lunches with a Lake Concert Series features Jazz Sudbury Festival artists Mark Scherzinger and Jacob Starling. Both graduates of Laurentian University where they studied jazz in the Department of Music, Mark and Jacob were leading members of the LU Jazz Combo. The guitar duo