IT IS WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION
AND A DEEP SENSE OF GRATITUDE TO

OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS, PARTNERS AND PATRONS
OUR EXCITING VENUES AND SPECIAL EVENTS PARTNERS
OUR CHEERFUL, ATTENTIVE AND TIRELESS VOLUNTEERS
OUR CREATIVE SPECIAL PROGRAMMES CO-ORDINATORS
OUR ENTHUSIASTIC AND APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCES
OUR EXTRAORDINARILY ACCOMPLISHED AND GIFTED CREATIVE ARTISTS
OUR DEDICATED MUSIC TEACHERS AND INSPIRED MUSIC STUDENTS

THAT WE SAY "AU REVOIR" IN 2009.

 

THE BRILLIANCE OF THE ARTS IN CANADA WAS DIMINISHED
WITH THE RECENT PASSING OF A MUSIC PHENOMENOM.
IT IS INCUMBENT ON MUSIC LOVERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
TO STOP AND REFLECT ON THE GREAT BEAUTY THIS GENIUS
CREATED, REVEALED AND THEN SELFLESSLY BESTOWED UPON US ALL.

THE BARRIE JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL
IS DEDICATED TO A CANADIAN PIANIST
WHOSE LIKENESS MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN

OSCAR EMMANUEL PETERSON