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The
Festival is honoured to be able to welcome back Central Ontario's
local television broadcaster in a "presents" status this
year.
'A' Barrie-Toronto serves the news and entertainment interests
of an audience of over three million viewers. Watch for the
creative and exciting televison commercials promoting
Festival XVI beginning in early June.
YAMAHA PIANO CONCERTS SERIES
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nine-foot CFIIIS Yamaha Concert Grand Piano will grace the Rotunda
at Barrie City Hall for the seventh year, and will be the focal point
for an abundance of recitals, concerts and shows
for Twelve Days in June.
For another year, in its continuing commitment to providing the finest
of musical instruments to worthy exhibitions, Yamaha Music Canada
is making its première piano available
to The Barrie Jazz And Blues Festival XVI. The completely free concerts
will include the ever-popular Jazz and Blues "OUT TO LUNCH CONCERTS"
weekdays from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. from June 10 to 20, not including
Saturdays or Sundays. Great Jazz concert pianists will perform on
the evenings of June 10 and 11 and June 16, 17 and 18. Piano Teachers
and Students Recitals will be presented every day except Sundays during
the afternoon and early evening.
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SPONSORS
BLUETOOTH - WIFI CONNECTIVITY NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM FOR FIRST
FESTIVAL IN CANADA. The
KOOL FM Barrie Jazz And Blues Festival attendees will be able to use Bluetooth
or Wifi on their mobile phones to connect to the MobiiZone and receive fun
and useful multimedia, which is always free. A Bluetooth message sent by
this break-through technology will alert cellular device owners to accept
free content, just ensure your Bluetooth is on and the discoverable option
is selected. Smartphone users can utilize WIFI to connect to the MobiiZone
network and browse and save all the same content. The Festival is honoured
to be on the cutting edge of this leading information distribution system.
Mobiizone will be available at many of the festival venues, including the
Centre Stage in Heritage Park.
TITLE
SPONSOR OF "GREAT CANADIAN GUITARISTS CONCERT SERIES". North
America's première investment banking institution joins the Festival
family of sponsors and takes on the role of Title Sponsor of the Father's
Day finale on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Centre Stage in Heritage Park.
These exciting concerts - which include a guitar give-away - are a tremendous
climax to all the Festival Fun, and provide SCOTIABANK GROUP with the opportunity
to enrich our community and region with extraordinary music performed by
outstanding Canadian Artists.
"LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, START YOUR BARBECUES." Backyard
barbecuers, counter- top grillers and outdoor smokers are abundant in the
Greater Barrie Area. Now, our resident chefs can test their skills and culinary
prowess in a BBQ Challenge open exclusively for the public. Think you've
got the juiciest Pulled Pork, the tastiest BBQ Sauce, the tenderest Side
Ribs, the most succulent Beef Brisket, perfect Chicken BarBee ..... then
sign up for a unique new addition to this year's festival. And children
twelve and under
have their own category, too....
Hamburgers!!!
Information on Rules and Regulations will be available shortly. The Registration
Fee is only $10.00 and the proceeds will be directed to the support of the
Family Resource Centre at Canadian Forces Base Borden, the Barrie Police
Services "Kids And Cops" Charity Golf Tournament for Paediatric
Care, and the Canadian Cancer Society for Prostate Cancer Research. The
BBQ Challenge will take place in Barrie's Heritage Park on Saturday, June
18 and Father's Day, June 19, 2011. The Barrie Cares BBQ Challenge will
be adjudicated by knowledgeable, community judges, will present trophies
to the winners, and entrants will have a chance to win some great prizes!!!
GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ PIANO A FEATURE OF YAMAHA PIANO CONCERT SERIES. COUNT
BASIE - DUKE ELLINGTON, MARY LOU WILLIAMS, EARL "FATHA" HINES,
MILES DAVIS and GEORGE GERSHWIN will
all be present in spirit during this year's piano concert series. Reflection,
performance and analysis on the life and work of the Jazz piano giants and
a Jazz trumpet giant will be presented by a stellar group of great Jazz
pianists. Matt Herskowitz will present George Gershwin; D.D. Jackson - Miles
Davis; Scott Boyer and the Skyliners - Count Basie-Duke Ellington; The Mark
Eisenman Trio - Earl " Fatha" Hines; The Fern Lindzon Trio - Mary
Lou Williams. All concerts will be held in the Rotunda, Barrie City Hall
and will start at 8:00 p.m. This free concert series is sponsored by STOLLAR
CONSTRUCTION.
SPONSORS
"HIGH NOON" JAZZ CONCERT SERIES FOR WEEK OF JUNE 13. The
beauty of Jazz music performed by talented Artists from near and far will
waft throughout the Barrie Public Library for
four days during the lunch-time. Jazz
ensembles will perform in the Moore Packaging Reading Garden situated on
the roof of the library and over-looking Barrie's downtown. The music can
be enjoyed throughout the neighbourhood surrounding the library as well.
The "Family Jazz Time" on June 11 is sponsored by Graham Partners
LLP and begins at 10:30 in the morning.
CONTINUES TRADITION OF PROVIDING
GREAT GUITAR FOR GREAT CANADIAN GUITARISTS CONCERT SERIES. Barrie's
most comprehensive musical instrument sales and service store, Music Pro
Ltd., is donating another Epiphone "Les Paul" electric guitar
- valued
at over $700.00 - to be won by some
lucky Festival guest. The draw for this beautifully finished solid-body
instrument - almost identical to the legendary Gibson work horse - will
take place at The Centre Stage in Heritage Park on Sunday June 19, 2011.
Entry forms will be available at Music Pro Ltd. at 56 Barrie View Drive
and must be deposited at the store no later than 5:00 p.m. on Saturday June
18, 2010. Entrants must be present at the time of the draw in order to win.
"THE SKYLINERS" TO HOST BACKSTAGE VIEW OF BIG BAND REHEARSAL. Participants in School Music Programmes throughout Simcoe County are invited to attend a rehearsal of "The Skyliners" community Big Band in The Rotunda of Barrie City Hall on Saturday, June 11. In keeping with the objectives of STOLLAR CONSTRUCTION LTD., an educational opportunity for aspiring music Artists has been programmed into the YAMAHA Piano Concert Series. It is hoped that this "behind the scenes" look at the management of a Big Band will encourage music students to pursue their Art with a new understanding of the the complexities inherent in the world of music.
MUSIC
LOVERS GET FESTIVAL COVERAGE BY NUMBER ONE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER. The
BARRIE ADVANCE and its partner newspapers in Simcoe County will continue
to provide Festival audiences with Programme information, articles on the
Artists and more in the weeks leading up to the twelve-day musical exhibition.
For immediate up-dates and more stories, everyone is encouraged to go to
the newspaper's "www.simcoe.com" web-site.
BARRIE'S PREMIER DANCE AND SWING BAND "THE SKYLINERS" TO PERFORM IN YAMAHA PIANO CONCERT SERIES. The "Make Believe Ballroom" takes a break on Thursday, June 17 to join in Festival XVI and present a concert dedicated to the greatest Swing Band of the 1930s and 40s. Band leader and pianist, Scott Boyer, will lead the popular,18-piece community Big Band, "The Skyliners", through all the favourite music created by The Benny Goodman Band and more. A concert itinerary will be available soon. The Concert is free and a donation to BARRIE CARES would be appreciated.
SUPPORTS
PUBLIC EVENTS AND FESTIVALS ON WATER-FRONT. In
a continuing commitment to provide the residents and visitors to the region
of Huronia with exciting arts
and culture, sports
and fund-raising activities in the parks along Kempenfelt Bay's beautiful
shores, the City Of Barrie is working closely with event producers and organizations
in order to accommodate their enterprises. Safe and successful exhibitions
which enrich our community is the policy in the corridors of city hall,
and organizers are being encouraged in their efforts to produce high-quality
events which are attractive to our community and which act as a stimulus
for the hospitality and tourism industry.
Current to MARCH 13, 2011