The 23nd annual Beaches Jazz Festival StreetFest is here, starting tonight,Thursday July 21, and running till Saturday July 23, 2011.

And for the 23rd year, the The Downtown Jazz Band will be bringing it’s spectacular and ever-popular brand of Dixieland to Queen Street.

The core of this group was the first on stage at the inaugural Beaches Jazz Festival in 1989 and has been part of streetfest ever since at its familiar location in front of the Coles Bookstore at 2169 Queen St. E.

Fore more information on The Downtown Jazz Band and the Jazz Festival please visit The Beaches Jazz Festival site or contact Nick Van Weerdenburg, band leader, at 416-261-9397 or by email at nick@torontojazz.net

The Downtown Jazz Band has joined Facebook! Visit our Fan page on Facebook (also accessible in the left column of this blog) to see what’s new and keep track of the band.

We will be posting videos, photos and music to that page, and we encourage our fans to share any photos or videos they might have.

So now you have two places to visit us on the web- here or on Facebook.

The 22nd annual Beaches Jazz Festival is coming July 16-25, 2010.

Once again, The Downtown Jazz Band will be bringing it’s spectacular and ever-popular brand of Dixieland to Queen Street.

The core of this group was the first on stage at the inaugural Beaches Jazz Festival in 1989 and has been part of streetfest ever since at its familiar location in front of the Coles Bookstore at 2169 Queen St. E.

Fore more information on The Downtown Jazz Band and the Jazz Festival please visit The Beaches Jazz Festival site or contact Nick Van Weerdenburg, band leader, at 416-261-9397 or by email at nick@torontojazz.net

Welcome to TorontoJazz.net – a portal into some of the finest live classic Jazz being played in Toronto by Nick Van Weerdenburg and his bands. Music services by band members are also highlighted, including piano tuning and other activities.

Whether a trio, quintet, full seven-piece band, or a vocalist, you can find a fit for your classic Jazz needs here.

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