Jazz Festival Up And Running
By John Swartz
The Orillia Jazz Festival kicked off with a concert by the Danny McErlain Trio in the Studio Theatre at the Opera House Thursday evening. S small but appreciative audience enjoyed different takers of tunes like Georgia, Concierto de Aranjuez and by composers Count Basie, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Michel Legrand.
Friday night the music continues with a concert by stage and jazz bands from the three Orillia high schools at the Geneva Event Centre. Elsewhere, Paul Brooks with Mike Milner are at Eclectic Café – The Jazz Byrds are at Sanafir – Andy Earle and the Bandits are at Brewery Bay – Alex Rabbitson is at the Hog N’ Penny – Linda Carone is at Fionn MacCool’s and Lake Country Grill has Suds Sutherland, Randy Hoover, Will Davis Ian Thurston and Mike Smit playing.
Visit the festival website for a complete rundown of all weekend events.
(Photos by Swartz – SUNonline/Orillia) The Danny McErlain Trio, with Peter Telford (bass) and Chris Robinson (sax). at the Orillia Jazz Festival opening show at the Orillia Opera House.
