Year after year, Toronto's very own Beaches International Jazz Festival makes a major contribution to promoting Canadian jazz excellence for our great city and on the world stage.
The Festival is a successful collaboration between corporate and government sponsors, jazz enthusiasts, professional artists, local businesses, charities and the general public.
Going into its twenty-fourth year of operation, the BIJF has grown tremendously in scope and size, but still maintains a flavour of grass roots inclusivity and ambience.
We offer daytime and evening opportunities to attract your product or services. Our crowd density per square kilometer easily exceeds those of other events hosted in Toronto. We offer more entertainment and excitement than anywhere else. Our entrance fee is also unbeatable! It's FREE!
High Visibility & Profile… BIJF has become an internationally prominent showcase of live jazz music performances featuring over 70 bands & 600 artists from across Canada and beyond and attracting close to a million visitors.
Accessibility & Prime Timing… BIJF provides a free event in an accessible dynamic urban community - includes a vibrant Main Street and several waterfront parks set up to showcase live outdoor jazz performance - at the height of Toronto's summer festivals, recreation and tourism season.
Longevity… 24 uninterrupted years of music and entertainment making.
High Quality & Dynamic Programming… BIJF supports emerging & established jazz talent & showcases a wide genre of jazz music, including big crowd draws.
Diversity & Breadth of Markets Reached… BIJF generates over 44 million print media impressions, has a TV audience reach of over 35 million, a total Print Media value of $1.8 million, a web traffic count for our website of an astounding 25 million hits and injects over $30 million into Toronto’s economy.
The success of our long-running festival is a direct result of our stable organization and tradition of excellence.
This fully produced publication is distributed as a supplement insert of the HOToronto Magazine summer issue, www.hotoronto.com and as an independent publication throughout southern Ontario and upstate New York, including more than 100 major hotels and tourist information centres (including all three Pearson International Airport terminals). Additional copies are distributed to select nightclubs, restaurants, retail outlets and LCBO outlets throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
Readership
200,000+
Publishing Date
June 25, 2012
Distribution Date
July 3-25, 2012
Camera Ready Art
May 30, 2012
Advertising Deadline
June 1, 2012
ADVERTISING RATES (Black & White)
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The 24th Annual Beaches International Jazz Festival Program is a publication of JCO COMMUNICATIONS INC.
It is distributed annually as a supplement to the summer edition of HOToronto Magazine.
Managing Editor: Joey Cee
Editor: Lido Chilelli
For further information or details regarding the advantages of advertising in this great summer publication, please contact Lido Chilelli:
Telephone: 416-698-2152
Fax: 416-698-2064
email: infobeachesjazz@rogers.com
