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2013 Toronto Jazz Festival Trombone Shorty & Planet Earth

Trombone Shorty

Midway through the jazz festival and one of the bands I’ve been waiting to see again is on the Main Stage at Nathan Philips Square, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue! An amazing band with an amazing frontman! Truly entertaining and worth putting on your calender the next time they come around if you missed it.

Mike Ballard

Joey Peebles

Trombone Shorty

Opening things up was local funksters Planet Earth. They got the night rolling with their blend of funk,R&B & soul. They have been a local favorite playing numerous shows in and around town since 1998. I checked a web link for them to find more shows but it was all in Japanese, so something is amiss there, but they have a Facebook page to check out.

Planet Earth

Planet Earth

Planet Earth

Planet Earth

 

Toronto Jazz Festival Pix from Day 3

Monday at the Jazz Fest, June 24th had on the schedule Pino Daniele with Rita Chiarelli opening at the Main Stage at Nathan Philips Square. An enthusiastic crowd on hand for this show.

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Rita Chiarelli

Rita Chiarelli

After this show, I headed over to the Horseshoe Tavern to see Dr Lonnie Smith. This was a treat! I probably would never have heard of this guy, if it wasn’t for this years festival. Exceptional!

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Dr. Lonnie Smith