Apr 8, 2025 1:23 PM
Blue Note Jazz Festival New York Posts 2025 Lineup
Blue Note Entertainment Group has unveiled the lineup for the 14th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York, featuring…
The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival has announced its lineup for this summer’s festival, which will be held June 22-July 1.
Mainstage acts for this year’s festival include Chris Botti, Jean-Luc Ponty, Trio Beyond, Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood, the Roy Hargrove Quintet, Joshua Redman, Mavis Staples, the Derek Trucks Band, and more.
This year’s Grandmasters series at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts will feature the Laila Biali Trio with the Dave Brubeck Quartet on June 25, Oscar Peterson on June 26 and Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette on June 29.
Tickets for Mainstage concerts are $30-$40 and Grandmasters series tickets are $40-$95.
For more information and complete festival lineup, visit: www.torontojazz.com
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