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CONCERTS
HOST
CONCERTS
SOUND ENGINEER_________________________________________
MONDAY,
JUNE 12
6:30
p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
THE
HARRY AND BETTE MUNRO
MEMORIAL CONCERTS
A
"GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT
 NORMA
DELORIS EGSTROM "PEGGY LEE" MAY 26, 1920 - JANUARY 21, 2002
A
RETROSPECTIVE ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF "A PROLIFIC COMPOSER-SINGER, REMEMBERED
AS ONE OF THE GREATEST POP SONG STYLISTS ALONGSIDE ELLA FITZGERALD, BILLIE HOLIDAY,
AND SARAH VAUGHAN. "
PEGGY LEE WAS NOMINATED FOR TWELVE GRAMMY AWARDS,
WINNING BEST CONTEMPORARY VOCAL PERFORMANCE FOR HER 1969 HIT "IS THAT ALL
THERE IS?" IN 1995 SHE WAS GIVEN THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. SHE
RECEIVED THE ROUGH RIDER AWARD FROM THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE PIED PIPER
AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP),
THE PRESIDENTS AWARD FROM THE SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, THE ELLA AWARD FOR
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT FROM THE SOCIETY OF SINGERS, AND THE LIVING LEGACY AWARD
FROM THE WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CENTER. IN 1999 SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE SONGWRITERS
HALL OF FAME.
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PRESENTED
BY

Featuring CHRIS
ADRIAANSE - MIKE FREEDMAN JIM GELCER
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"HER
TALENT, STYLE AND ATTITUDE ARE ALL BEFITTING OF STARDOM." - METRO
NEWS
"TALENT WITH INGENUITY - SHE IS TRULY AN ORIGINAL."
- NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE
"A TECHNICOLOUR SWING THAT'S JUST
THE THING." - THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"HER SMOOTH VOCALS
INVOKE NEAT GLASSES OF BOURBON AND SMOKY PARISIAN SPEAKEASIES."
- CBC RADIO
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8:30
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
A
"GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT


ANTHONY DOMINICK BENEDETTO "TONY
BENNETT" AUGUST 3, 1926 - RETIRED
WITH
MILLIONS OF RECORDS SOLD WORLD-WIDE AND PLATINUM AND GOLD ALBUMS TO HIS CREDIT,
TONY BENNETT HAS RECEIVED NINETEEN GRAMMY AWARDS - INCLUDING A 1995 GRAMMY FOR
RECORD OF THE YEAR AND THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
BENNETT
IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF ARTISTS TO HAVE NEW ALBUMS CHARTING IN THE '50S, '60S,
'70S, '80S, '90S, AND NOW IN THE FIRST TWO DECADES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. HE HAS
INTRODUCED A MULTITUDE OF SONGS INTO THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK THAT HAVE SINCE
BECOME POPULAR STANDARDS. IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM, BENNETT'S ARTISTRY AND POPULARITY
HAS BEEN HIGHER THAN EVER. IN 2006, THE YEAR OF HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY, HIS DUETS:
AN AMERICAN CLASSIC WAS RELEASED. THE ALBUM WON THREE GRAMMY AWARDS AND WENT
ON TO BE ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING CDS OF THE YEAR. IN CELEBRATION OF HIS 85TH BIRTHDAY
IN 2011, THE RELEASE OF BENNETT'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED, DUETS II, FEATURED
TONY PERFORMING WITH A NEW ROSTER OF CELEBRATED ARTISTS. DUETS II DEBUTED
AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHARTS, MAKING TONY THE ONLY ARTIST AT THE
AGE OF 85 TO ACHIEVE THIS IN THE HISTORY OF RECORDED MUSIC. BENNETT WON TWO GRAMMYS
FOR DUETS II IN THE 2012 GRAMMY CEREMONY AND THAT YEAR MARKED THE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE RECORDING AND RELEASE OF HIS SIGNATURE SONG, "I LEFT MY
HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO."
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PRESENTED
BY

THE
GEORGE LAKE BIG BAND
STEVE
PETTAFOR -
MUSIC DIRECTOR
 Featuring VINCENT
WOLFE - VOCALIST SHARON
SMITH - VOCALIST |
JAZZ-CABARET
CROONER VINCENT WOLFE, WHOSE VELVETY VOICE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY MANHATTAN TRANSFER
FOUNDING MEMBER LAUREL MASSÉ AS "SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CHET BAKER AND
MEL TORMÉ
" HAS BEEN A FAVOURITE ON THE CANADIAN JAZZ SCENE FOR
THE PAST FEW DEADES. BASED IN TORONTO, VINCENT HAS TOURED THE CLUB AND FESTIVAL
CIRCUIT IN CANADA, AND IN THE U.S. AND EUROPEAN CITIES. HIS 2008 CABARET DEBUT
IN NEW YORK GARNERED HIM A PRESTIGIOUS MAC (MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARETS
AND CLUBS) AWARD NOMINATION, AND HE CONTINUES TO PERFORM THERE REGULARLY.
VINCENT'S WARM STAGE PRESENCE AND LOVE OF AUDIENCES IS EVER-PRESENT, AND NOTED
CANADIAN ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST JOHN KENNEDY HAS DUBBED WOLFE "CANADA'S
NEXT JAZZ STAR-IN-WAITING." HIS RECENTLY RELEASED (THIRD) CD, ENTITLED
"WEAVER OF DREAMS", IS GARNERING RAVE REVIEWS FROM FANS AND CRITICS
ALIKE AND HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY WELL-RECEIVED IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE.
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FREE
ADMISSION!
TUESDAY,
JUNE 13
ARTISTES CANADA CONCERTS
CONCERTS
HOST
CONCERTS
SOUND ENGINEER6:30
p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
"REMEMBERING
LIGHTFOOT" 
THE
HEART AND SOUL OF A NATION
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PRESENTED
BY

Featuring
NORM MARSHALL - NEIL NUMMINEN |
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8:30
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
"A GIANTS OF JAZZ"
CONCERT

"THE
SWINGING SHEPHERD"
 MORRIS
"MOE" KOFFMAN DECEMBER
28, 1928 - MARCH 28, 2001
A
CELEBRATION OF THE MUSICAL LIFE OF A CANADIAN MUSIC LEGEND
MORRIS "MOE"
KOFFMAN, OC (ORDER OF CANADA) WAS A CANADIAN JAZZ SAXOPHONIST AND FLAUTIST, AS
WELL AS COMPOSER AND ARRANGER. DURING A CAREER SPANNING FROM THE 1950S TO THE
2000S, KOFFMAN WAS ONE OF CANADA'S MOST PROLIFIC MUSICIANS, WORKING VARIOUSLY
IN CLUBS AND SESSIONS AND RELEASING 30 ALBUMS. WITH HIS 1957 RECORD "COOL
AND HOT SAX" ON THE NEW YORK-BASED JUBILEE LABEL, KOFFMAN BECAME ONE OF THE
FIRST CANADIAN JAZZ MUSICIANS TO RECORD A FULL-LENGTH ALBUM. KOFFMAN WAS ALSO
A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF ROB McCONNELL'S "BOSS BRASS".
HE GAINED WORLD-WIDE RECOGNITION FOR HIS HIT INSTRUMENTAL, "SWINGING SHEPHERD
BLUES".
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PRESENTED
BY

Featuring
ETHAN
ARDELLI - LUIZ DENIZ BILL
McBIRNIE - KIERAN OVERS BERNIE
SENENSKY WAS TWICE VOTED "BEST ACOUSTIC PIANIST" - THE JAZZ REPORT
AWARDS
HE WAS THE WINNER OF THE SOCAN AWARD FOR BEST JAZZ COMPOSITION
- "BLUES FOR CLIFFORD"
BUDDY DEFRANCO DESCRIBED BERNIE SENENSKY
AS "THE BEST OF THE BEST"
BILL EVANS ONCE SAID: "I
COULD JUST SIT AND LISTEN TO HIM PLAY ALL DAY!" FACULTY
MEMBER  |
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FREE
ADMISSION!
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 14
GREAT CANADIAN GUITARISTS
CONCERTS
CONCERTS
HOST
CONCERTS
SOUND ENGINEER6:30
p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
A
"GIANTS OF THE BLUES" CONCERT


IT'S
ERIC CLAPTON WITH STEVE GADD AND NATHAN EAST ..... WHAT MORE NEEDS TO
BE SAID? |
PERFORMED
BY

Featuring
DAVID DEVINE - RAY FARQUHAR MARK MULRENIN |
TOP 10
ALBUMS, TOP 10 GUITARISTS, BEST ORIGINAL SONG -
REAL BLUES MAGAZINE
ONE
OF THE BEST DISCOVERIES ON THE PRERVATION BLUES REVIEW
" - LES AMIS
DE BLUES "
'SAID THE WRONG THING' IS MY SIGNATURE SONG - CBC RADIO "CLIFF
YOU ARE JUST AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE CLAPTON BUT YOU GUYS ARE JUST AS
GOOD
" "BLOODY
HELL!!! FANTASTIC TRIBUTE. JUST LIKE ERIC IS RIGHT THERE ..... WELL DONE. MR.
STEVENS AND BAND!!." |
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8:30
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

THE
WHO - WHAT - WHERE - WHEN - WHY - HOW OF THE LEGENDARY JIMI HENDRIX AND HIS
PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON THE ART OF PERFORMANCE ON THE ELECTRIC GUITAR. THE
ENIGMA THAT IS JIMI HENDRIX WILL BE REVEALED BY THE CANADIAN HEIR TO THE HENDRIX
EXPERIENCE, TONEY (WILD "T") SPRINGER.
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PRESENTED
BY
WILD
"T" & THE SPIRIT 
Featuring
TIM GITTENS - ENZO LAPADULA |
Undeniably
one of the most exciting and technically extraordinary guitar-slingers in Canada,
the inimitable Toney "Wild 'T'" Springer has also been an actor as Jimi
Hendrix in the movie "Daydream Believer". In addition to his performances
with recording stars like David Bowie and Carol Pope, Toney has many recordings
of his own compositions with his band "Wild 'T' & The Spirit". Toney,
Canada's foremost Jimi Hendrix entertainer, presents a show based on the legendary
creations of the iconic rock-blues guitarist. |

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GREAT CANADIAN GUITARISTS
CONCERTS
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DEDICATED
TO THE MUSICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF

EDWARD
ISAAC BICKERT
NOVEMBER 29, 1932 - FEBRUARY 28, 2019
AWARD
RECIPIENT
MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF CANADA
CONCERTS
HOST
CONCERTS
SOUND ENGINEER ______________________________________
FREE
ADMISSION!
FRIDAY,
JUNE 16
6:30
p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
"A GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT

"REFLECTIONS
ON ED BICKERT" 
Featuring
BARRY ELMES - KIERAN OVERS A
GIANT OF JAZZ IN CANADA IN HIS OWN RIGHT, LORNE LOFSKY PROVIDES ANECDOTES AND
INSIGHTS INTO THE LIFE AND ARTISTRY OF ONE OF HIS PEERS IN CANADIAN MUSIC. |
AWARD
RECIPIENTS
- ONE OF THE GREATEST JAZZ GUITARISTS TO EMERGE IN CANADA - LORNE
LOFSKY HAS RECORDED AND TOURED WITH THE OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET, CHET
BAKER, BOB BROOKMEYER, PEPPER ADAMS AND MANY OTHER TOP JAZZ ARTISTS.
ADDITIONALLY, HE HAS PERFORMED ON COUNTLESS JAZZ RECORDINGS, AND MANY OF THESE
ALBUMS HAVE GONE ON TO WIN JUNO AWARDS. LOFSKY'S BEAUTIFUL, INSPIRED IMPROVISATIONS
ARE JAZZ IMPRESSIONISM AT ITS FINEST. |
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"A
GIANTS OF THE BLUES" CONCERT

FREDDIE

B.
B.
 | ALBERT

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A RETROSPECTIVE
ON AN ERA IN RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC WHEN THE KINGS RULED THE WORLD OF ELECTRIC
BLUES. |
PRESENTED
BY

Featuring
RICK DONALDSON - NICK FUCCI ERIC LAMBLIER - RICHARD THORNTON |
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MULTI-AWARD
RECIPIENT
"A
COVETED SUPER-HERO IN CANADA... BLENDS BLUES WITH ELEMENTS OF JAZZ, SOUL, R&B
AND EARLY ROCK'N'ROLL." - BLUES
REVUE
"ALL'S RIGHT IN THE WORLD AS LONG AS JACK DE KEYZER KEEPS
ON MAKING RECORDS. HIS LATEST, IS SIMPLY SUPERB." - HAMILTON SPECTATOR
"A
POWERHOUSE RECORD FUELLED BY DE KEYZER'S IMPECCABLE VIRTUOSITY" - SCENE
MAGAZINE
"BLUES BANDS WOULD KILL TO SOUND AS GOOD AS THIS CREW"
- EDMONTON JOURNAL
"POSSIBLY
THE GREATEST GUITARIST CANADA HAS SPAWNED IN THE GENRES OF BLUES AND ROCK 'N'
ROLL." - ANDY GRIGG, REAL BLUES "JACK DE KEYZER
PLAYS GUITAR LIKE A MAN WITH HIS PANTS ON FIRE!" - LIAM LACEY, THE
GLOBE & MAIL "THE FINEST BLUES GUITAR PLAYER IN CANADA."
- JEFF HEALY "IF JACK DE KEYZER WAS FROM CHICAGO, NEW
YORK OR L.A., HE'D BE FAMOUS." - BOB DYLAN |
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"SHERATON
II " GUITAR GIVE-AWAY

SPONSORED
BY
| CELEBRATING
51 YEARS OF UNCOMPROMISING SERVICE AND SELECTION TO MUSICIANS IN BARRIE
AND THROUGHOUT SIMCOE COUNTY. ONE
BALLOT PER PARTICIPANT
MUST BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE DRAW TO WIN MUST
PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION |
Lucky Guitar Winner in 2015,
David Whyne,
with Jack De Keyzer and Festival
Managers
Bob Garrett, Ray Martinelli and
Sharon Winchester.
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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Current
to MAY 22, 2023
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