Diana Downtown proudly presents their annual Jazz Around Town show - their fifth (an anniversary!) with popular local jazz vocalist Brenda Lewis www.brendalewis.ca , joined by gifted Toronto jazz guitarist Margaret Stowe www.margaretstowe.com , and, Guelph's own Cowboy Junkie, Jeff Bird www.jeffbird.com on upright bass & harmonica!
This is the trio from Brenda's acclaimed latest CD (Nov 2015) " FAR & NEAR", which has been receiving rave reviews:
“Her adept jazz sensibility is beautifully displayed; her consummate vocal skill shines throughout “
(LESLEY MITCHELL-CLARKE, THE WHOLENOTE)
“Between Lewis' always strong singing, expert choice of material, and a small group that delivers big, the thrill in this case comes entirely from the music." (MARK RHEAUME, CBC RADIO)
For over two decades, Lewis has been captivating audiences - in Toronto most recently in concert series at The Jazz Bistro, 120 Diner, Musideum and Flying Beaver Pubaret - as well as across Ontario in the McMichael Gallery's Jazz Series, Merrickville's Jazz Fest, Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, 1000 Islands Jazz Festival, and the Midland Cultural Centre, to name a few.
This October, she will sing in The Home Smith Bar's Jazz Series at Old Mill Toronto. Next year, she will be featured in the acclaimed Jazz Room's (Waterloo) winter concert season and in June, she is a guest vocalist in two concerts celebrating the music of the Breithaupt Brothers - a songwriting tour de force often referred to as the Canadian Gershwins.
Sat, Sept 17, 7 to 9pm
Diana Downtown
International menu specializing in delicious East Indian cuisine!
141 Wyndham St N, Guelph
Dinner reservations highly recommended.
Please call: (519) 836-3460
No cover charge.
See the excellent line-up of GJF's Jazz Around Town performers, dates and venues, here:
http://www.guelphjazzfestival.com/2016/jazz_around_town
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