This time of year is like Christmas for all of you jazz fans. Jazz festival season is upon us, and venues across the country are filling their stages with some of your favourite jazz acts, as well as new discoveries.
But what if you can’t make it to any of these festival concerts? CBC Music is looking out for you. We put together a playlist of performances by artists you can expect to see at Canadian jazz festivals this summer.
Pour yourself a cold drink, hit play, and enjoy!
Listen to CBC Music's jazz festivals playlist.
Track listing:
1. Emilie-Claire Barlow live at the 2011 Montreal International Jazz Festival: "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head."
2. Kellylee Evans live at the 2011 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: "See-line Woman."
3. Laura Fernandez live at Lula Lounge: "Red Red Bird."
4. Locarno live at CBC Vancouver: "Candela."
5. Kellylee Evans live at the 2011 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: "Tomorrow is my Turn."
6. The Phil Dwyer Septet performs A Canadian Songbook for Jazz: "Undun."
7. Trombone Shorty live at the 2011 Winnipeg Jazz Festival: "Let's Get It On."
8. Emilie-Claire Barlow live at the 2011 Montreal International Jazz Festival: "Breaking Up is Hard to Do."
9. Oliver Jones at the 2011 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: "Tenderly."
10. Sophie Milman live in Ottawa: "I'm On Fire."
11. The Phil Dwyer Septet performs A Canadian Songbook for Jazz: "Free Man in Paris" (feat. Laila Biali).
12. Julie Lamontagne live in Montreal: "Sonrisa."
13. Sophie Milman live in Ottawa: "Speak Low."
14. The Nightcrawlers live at the 2011 Vancouver Jazz Festival: "Goin' Down."
15. Alex Pangman live at the 2011 Halifax Jazz Festival: "Shine."
16. Oliver Jones at the 2011 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: "Blues pour Helene."
Related:
SPF '12: Summer preview of jazz and world music festivals
Winnipeg Jazz Festival 2012: Paul Nolin’s guide
Saskatchewan Jazz Festival 2012: Kevin Tobin's guide