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Photo Hi-lites from day 4 of the 2013 Toronto Jazz festival

I return again to the Main Stage at Nathan Philips on a hot & humid Tuesday night for Bob James & David Sanborn ft. Steve Gadd with Robi Boto Trio opening.

Despite a dropped tray of glasses during his opening number Robi just smiled and kept on playin, some serious stuff, a band I hope to see again sometime soon.

Robi Botos Trio

Robi Botos Trio

Robi Botos Trio

Bob James

Steve Gadd

David Sanborn

Later, over at the Horseshoe, the most inexpensive pint of beer during the entire festival that I found, The Robert Glasper Experiment was about to hit the stage. The place was packed! And I was left wondering how am I going to get any shots without peoples heads in the way. Well I found a way, and since I’ve been doing club photography there quite a bit in the past, I was allowed thru the secret subterranean passages of the Horseshoe to access the back stage stairwell, which takes you right up side-stage ( well they’re not really secret or anything), and here are a couple from that show.

Robert Glasper Experiment

Robert Glasper Experiment

Robert Glasper Experiment

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