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21st Annual July 17-26, 2009
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STREETFEST Queen St. E. 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Thursday July 23 - Saturday July 25, 2009

StreetFest is a Beaches International Jazz Festival original event showcasing the finest in Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Post-Bop, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B and Soul sounds that Canada has to offer. Upwards of 50 bands entertain you along a closed 2 km stretch of Queen Street East! It's an annual 3-afternoon into evening pilgrammage for close to a million folks who come out to groove to the music and soak in the ambience. Admission is FREE to all!

LOCATION (Bands play at the same location every night) ARTIST (Bands plays 3 sets from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm nightly)
1897 Queen St. E. (Beach Dental) Dr. Draw
Fire Hall-Northwest Driveway Blackboard Blues Band
1910 Queen St. E. (Ci Vediamo) Mint with Maya Chilton
1921 Queen St. E. (Syllogy) Sultans of String
1930 Queen St. E. (Ends) Weekend Warriors
1938 Queen St. E. (Pizza Nova) Ninja Funk Orchestra
1945 Queen St. E. (Incurable Collector) Dylan Wickens & The 9's
1943 Queen St. E. (The Gull & The Firkin) Steve Strongman
1958 Queen St. E. (Lion on the Beach) David Rotundo
1961 Queen St. E. (Whitlock's) Yiannis Kapoulas
1970 Queen St. E. (Bow Thai) Puente del Diablo
1972 Queen St. E. (Seagulls) Seagull All-Stars
1982 Queen St. E. (Starbuck's) The Nu-Funk Corner
Thursday & Friday - God Made Me Funky
Saturday - King Sunshine
Beach United Church (Main Entrance) Tokyo Giants (Friday & Saturday night)
Beach United Church (Queen St. Entrance) Mississauga Big Band (Friday & Saturday night)
Advocats (Thursday night)
KEW Gardens (West Entrance) Brian Rose Little Big Band
2018 Queen St. E. (Bagel World) Scott McCord & The Bonafide Truth
Beach Public Library Gardens (East Entrance) The Midnight Riders
2169 Queen St. E. (Coles) Downtown Dixieland Band
2175 Queen St. E. (RBC) Fathead
2185 Queen St. E. (LCBO) KC Roberts
2193 Queen St. E. (The Beauty Supply Outlet) Mae Cromwell
2076 Queen St. E. (Gabby's / Scotia Bank) Johnny Max Band
2090 Queen St. E. (Hair Dynamix / Scotia Bank) Steve Grisbrook
2233 Queen St. E. (Fine Car Lot) Neil Chapman
2114 Queen St. E. (First Choice Hair Cutters) Phillips Westin Orchestra
Corner of Queen St. E. & Hammersmith Ave. Gone Fission
2253 Queen St. E. (Starbucks Coffee) Rob Christian
2259 Queen St. E. (Sleep Country) Quincy Bullen
2271 Queen St. E. (Totto Salon & Spa) Johannes Linstead
2148 Queen St. E. (Swiss Chalet) Toronto All Star Big Band
2301 Queen St. E. (Royal LePage) Project Phoenix
2156 Queen St. E. (Jane Hall) Dubmatix
2186 Queen St. E. (Carribean Foods) High Plains Drifter (featuring Jay Cleary)
2152 Queen St. E. (Prudential) Blue Room
2196 Queen St. E. (Computer Shop) Not Affiliated Big Band
with guest June Garber (Saturday night)
2198 Queen St. E. (Arts on Queen) Erin McCallum
2206 Queen St. E. (Healthy Earth School) Jeanine Mackie
2210 Queen St. E. (Pet Valu) Dr. Payne & The Disease
2216 Queen St. E. (Intelligent Creatures) Anderson / Sloski
2232 Queen St. E. (Quigley's) Best of Quigley's
2373 Queen St. E. (Suzuki Shiatsu) Imbayakunas
Balmy Beach Club (foot of Beach Ave.) Cobra Kings

Printable PDF of Complete Schedule


During Beaches Jazz Festival StreetFest, on the nights of Thursday July 23rd, Friday July 24th, and Saturday July 25th, 2009, Queen Street E. will be closed from Woodbine Ave. to Beech Ave. from 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm nightly. The north / south streets of Waverley Ave., Wineva Ave., and Lee Ave. will remain open throughout the evening. For complete details on road closures, click here.

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