What started in 1989 as a small two-day community affair by president and producer Lido Chilelli, has now evolved into an all-encompassing festival for Toronto and beyond. Beaches Jazz is one of Toronto's most successful events of the summer and a significant tourist attraction. Beaches Jazz continues to be one of the few remaining free jazz festivals and the leading festival for promoting Canadian musical talent.

Divers/Cité: Eighteen and going strong. All together different!

Divers/Cité is an event whose mission is to present an arts and music festival that illustrates and celebrates the value of diversity in a spirit of sharing, solidarity and openness with the world. Eighteen years of constant growth and expansion has established Divers/Cité as an internationally recognized festival.

On Friday December 11th the Tim Posgate Hornband and the Creaking Tree String Quartet will come together for a special night of instrumental roots music.

In 2009 the Creaking Tree String Quartet were nominated for a Juno Award in the instrumental music category for "The Soundtrack" as well as winning two Canadian Folk Music Awards. The Tim Posgate Hornband has a new release entitled Banjo Hockey that is also receiving critical acclaim and recently completed a successful tour in British Columbia

Body and Soul is a series of interdisciplinary workshops is led by Dr. Norman Cornett, and features renowned jazz musicians and visual artists ranging from Branford Marsalis to Sue Adams. The series encourages creative thinking through an experiential approach to the arts. This alternative method includes listening to music and viewing art with unconventional techniques, writing reflections, and going on cultural excursions. Participants will also be given the opportunity to engage in discussions and sit down one-on-one with guest artists for a "dialogic" session about their creative vision. No background or previous knowledge in the arts is required.

Jenn & Guy's Rockin' Benefit for Cancer

For those who like to help as much as they love GREAT music!!!

Everyone is touched by cancer. We all have a story. We want to make a difference!

Awesome concert at an awesome venue!!!