Bruce Peninsula
Tanya Tagaq (Co-Presented by the Kingston Jazz Festival)
Kobo Town
What Cheer? Brigade
Saturday, June 23rd Festival After Party at The Sleepless Goat Cafe
Charlotte Cornfield
Friday, June 22nd 10pm at The Grand Theatre
(Co-Presented by The Kingston Jazz Festival)
Jerry Granelli Trio
Thursday, June 21st 8pm at The Kingston Yacht Club
Old Man Luedecke
OPENING NIGHT AT THE SLEEPLESS GOAT CAFE:
Propelled by a steamroller of drums and energized by jazz horns, DRUMHAND draws inspiration from the circuitous rhythms of hot climates to enforce a high-energy, interactive performance guaranteed to encourage dancing. The group has introduced audiences of all ages to instruments and sounds from around the globe through performances at festivals, schools and community events.
FRIDAY JUNE 17 AT THE KINGSTON MEMORIAL CENTRE
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE KINGSTON DERBY GIRLS:
The pink and black are back! The Kingston Derby Girls, Kingston’s first flat-track roller derby league, is hitting the track again this season starting with an exciting event in partnership with the Skeleton Park Music Festival. This first bout of the season will take place Friday, June 17, 2011, at the Kingston Memorial Centre with featured bands from the music festival. Doors open at 5:30, the music starts at 6:00, and the whistle blows at 6:30, with an opening game featuring the Sinderollas, KDG’s house league team. At 7:30, the Disloyalists take on Peterborough Roller Derby. The night’s musical entertainment includes performances by Sheezer, Slick Whippet, Rueben deGroot, and The Gertrudes. Tickets are $15 in advance and are available online at www.brownpapertickets.com and at Get Funky Boutique, The Mansion, Novel Idea, and UPS. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for $18. For more information visit www.kingstonderbygirls.ca.
SATURDAY JUNE 18TH IN MCBURNEY PARK:
Since their creation in Ottawa, Canada, back in 2002, the Souljazz Orchestra have become one of the most potent bands in their field. Drawing on the rough, raw grooves of the ’60s and ’70s and effortlessly fusing soul, jazz, afro and latin rhythms within their music, the group have moved forward the blueprint of Fela, Fania and the funk in entirely new ways, while keeping the vital analogue grit intact. As a live unit, years of relentless touring have formed the band into an in-demand fixture at venues and festivals worldwide.
Having turned heads with two fine records on the Toronto-based Do Right! label, Freedom No Go Die (2006, featuring their breakthrough single “Mista President”) and Manifesto (2008), the Souljazz Orchestra have recently released the hotly anticipated Rising Sun album on London-based Strut Records. Drawing on a wider canvas of styles than ever before, touching on spiritual jazz, deep African rhythms, and cinematic soundscapes, the Orchestra take their sound to new heights with stunning musicianship and virtuoso arrangements throughout. Long-time fan Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio One) has already declared this album to be their best yet.
LINE-UP
Pierre Chrétien – vintage keyboards, percussion, vocals
Marielle Rivard – percussion, vocals
Steve Patterson – tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
Ray Murray – baritone saxophone, percussion, vocals
Zakari Frantz – alto saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
Philippe Lafrenière – drums, percussion, vocals
Website: http://www.souljazzorchestra.com/home.html
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/souljazzorchestra
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/souljazzorchestra
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