The Toronto Jazz Festival kicks off virtually this week

The TD Toronto Jazz Festival begins virtually this Friday, July 3.

The festival will be bringing you a weekly concert series that will broadcast live from the Jazz.FM91 studios, this summer.

It will run from July 3 to August 28. Weekly performances will air every Friday from 5 pm to 6 pm.

The festival will feature “some of the most outstanding and sought-after musicians in the city – local legends and leading lights of Toronto’s jazz scene.”

The mandate of the festival has always been to provide opportunities to local musicians.

The festival has recognized how difficult it has been for musicians to earn a living with the cancellation of live music events.

They have said that they will be offering ways to support musicians, from now until the spring of next year.

“Over the nine weeks, you’ll hear multiple generations of musicians, from internationally acclaimed veterans to emerging artists – outstanding instrumentalists and vocalists whose music includes bebop, Cuban, Caribbean, blues and soul traditions,” said Artistic Director, Josh Grossman.

Starting on Friday w. @JAZZFM91!

7/3 @TedQuinlan Quartet
7/10 Don Thompson Trio
7/17 @JenieThai
7/24 @itsjoannamajoko Quartet
7/31 @okanmusica
8/7 Alexander Brown Quartet
8/14 @JoyLappsMusic Project
8/21 Kirk MacDonald Generations Quartet w. Virginia MacDonald
8/28 Donnybrook pic.twitter.com/Knf5aUAweS

— Toronto Jazz Fest (@TorontoJazzFest) June 29, 2020

Here is the official line up for the TD Toronto Jazz Festival Summer Concert Series:

• July 3 – Ted Quinlan Quartet
  

  Ted Quinlan/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• July 10 – The Don Thompson Trio
  

  Don Thompson/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• July 17 – Jenie Thai
  

  Jenie Thai/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• July 24 – Joanna Majoko Quartet
  

  Joanna Majoko/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• July 31 – OKAN
  

  OKAN/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• August 7 – Alexander Brown Quartet
  

  Alexander Brown/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• August 14 – Joy Lapps Project
  

  Joy Lapps Project/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• August 21 – Kirk MacDonald Generations Quartet feat. Virginia MacDonald
  

  Kirk MacDonald “Generations Quartet” feat. Virginia MacDonald/TD Toronto Jazz Festival

• August 28 – Donnybrook
  

  Donnybrook/TD Toronto Jazz Festival