Jazz Festival
24th Annual July 20-29, 2012
Beaches International Jazz Festival SPONSORS
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Event Links Woodbine Park StreetFest KEW Gardens Workshops Visitor Info

STREETFEST Queen St. E. 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Thursday July 26 - Saturday July 28, 2012

StreetFest is a Beaches International Jazz Festival signature event showcasing the finest in Big Band, Swing, Dixieland, Smooth, Post-Bop, Afro-Cuban, Fusion, Funk, R&B and Soul sounds that Toronto has to offer.  Upwards of 50 Canadian bands entertain you along a 2 km stretch of Queen Street East, closed for this occasion.  It's an annual pilgrimage for close to a million folks who come out on the Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday to groove to the music, swing to the sounds and soak in the street scene and ambience.  Admission is FREE to all!

Memories… 2011 StreetFest Line-up:

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. (The Red Moose Bar & Grill) Quincy Bullen
1919 Queen St. E. (Kew Beachside Living) Rob Christian
1930 Queen St. E. (Ends) Jake Wilkinson
1938 Queen St. E. (Pizza Nova) Dr. Nick & The Roller Coasters
1944 Queen St. E. (Envy Eyewear / The Smokin Cigar) Sambacana
1943 Queen St. E. (The Gull & The Firkin) Erin McCallum
1958 Queen St. E. (Lion on the Beach) David Rotundo
1963 Queen St. E. (Louis Bar & Grill) Yiannis Kapoulas
1970 Queen St. E. (Bow Thai) Puente del Diablo
1972 Queen St. E. (Seagulls) Seagull All-Stars
1982 Queen St. E. (Starbucks Coffee) Dana Jean Phoenix with De La Funk
God Made Me Funky
King Sunshine
2000 Queen St. E. (Reserve Festival of Jazz on Queen) Mississauga Big Band
2000 Queen St. E. (Reserve Festival of Jazz Main Entrance) Suzana da Camara
KEW Gardens (West Entrance) Brian Rose Little Big Band
2018 Queen St. E. (Bagel World) Shrimp Daddy & The Sharpshooters
Beach Public Library Gardens (East Entrance) Raymond Gomez
2169 Queen St. E. (Coles) Downtown Dixieland Band
2175 Queen St. E. (RBC) Fathead
2185 Queen St. E. (LCBO) KC Roberts
2066 Queen St. E. (Noel Trumpour at My Place) Tanika Charles & The Wonderfuls
2076 Queen St. E. (Gabby’s / Scotia Bank) Johnny Max Band
2090 Queen St. E. (Hair Dynamix) Cache
2215 Queen St. E. (Beach Hardware) Phusion
2233 Queen St. E. (Queen Compact Cars) Kay Sharp
2114 Queen St. E. (First Choice Hair Cutters) The Metro Big Band
Corner of Queen St. E. & Hammersmith Ave. Paul Reddick
2253 Queen St. E. (Starbucks Coffee) Chris Antonik
2259 Queen St. E. (Expedia Cruiseship Centres) Ninja Funk Orchestra
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
2305 Queen St. E. (Home Hardware) Midnite Blue
2152 Queen St. E. (Prudential) Tokyo Giants
2162 Queen St. E. (Beacher Cafe) Truth
2186 Queen St. E. (Lens Factory) La-Nai Gabriel and the Free People
2196 Queen St. E. (BeachMac) Sultans of String
2198 Queen St. E. (Arts on Queen) Robin Banks
2206 Queen St. E. (Healthy Earth School) Jeanine Mackie
2210 Queen St. E. (Pet Valu) Not Affiliated Big Band
2216 Queen St. E. (Beach Chiropractic Centre) Michael Pickett
2232 Queen St. E. (Honey’s Bistro) Neil Chapman
2375 Queen St. E. (Suzuki Shiatsu) Imbayakunas
Balmy Beach Club (foot of Beach Ave.) Go Freddie Go

Download PDF of Official Beaches International Jazz Festival Program Easy to print PDF of Beaches Internation Jazz Festival schedule suitable for B&W printers.

During Beaches Jazz Festival StreetFest, on the nights of Thursday July 26th, Friday July 27th, and Saturday July 28th, 2012, 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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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Funding provided by the Government of Ontario
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Mill St. Brewery
Dan Aykroyd Wines
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
CTV
Toronto East General Hospital Foundation
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