One Tank Trips: Toronto Jazz Festival picks for June 27: Ziggy Marley, Trombone Shorty, Phil Dwyer

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

TD TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL PICKS

Wednesday, June 27

FEATURED PERFORMANCES

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (with special guest Saidah Baba Talibah)

A mash-up of jazz, funk, and soul, laced with hard-rock power chords and hip-hop beats

8pm, Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square

Phil Dwyer: A Canadian Songbook Featuring Laila Biali

Fresh arrangements of music by Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, and many more

7pm, Church of the Holy Trinity (10 Trinity Square)

Ziggy Marley – Wild and Free Tour (with special guest Jay Douglas & The All Stars)

Ziggy carries on the torch of his iconic father, spreading the message of reggae, love, and peace.

9pm doors, Phoenix Concert Theatre

Spectrum Road feat. Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid, John Medeski & Cindy Blackman Santana (with special guest KC Roberts & The Live Revolution)

A sensational jazz-fusion supergroup guided by the musical spirit of Tony Williams

9pm doors, Sound Academy

Canadian Jazz Quartet with Special Guest Ken Peplowski

The all-star Canadian Jazz Quartet is joined by renowned clarinetist Ken Peplowski

5pm, Quotes Bar & Grill (200 King Street West)

FREE

John Medeski

An intimate chat with jazz-rock keyboardist John Medeski

12:30pm, Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillips Square (The Inside Track hosted by Jim Galloway)

Don Thompson’s George Shearing Tribute Quintet

A tribute to one of the most beloved and influential jazz pianists of all time

5pm, Outdoor Stage, Nathan Phillips Square

Margaret Stowe Trio

Internationally renowned guitarist with a jazz style that incorporates folk to blues to world beats

6pm, Distillery Historic District, Pure Spirits Patio (55 Mill Street)

Club Django Sextet

A sextet playing gypsy swing tunes that promise to please

7pm, Shops at Don Mills

For more detailed Festival and club listings, visit www.torontojazz.com

One Tank Trips