WinterTide 2024
The 3rd annual WinterTide 2024 will be held at Rock Garden of Royal Botanical Gardens from Feb 8 to Mar 16. Every Thursday through Saturday, 18 live shows with some of the finest emerging artists and JUNO Award-winning artists will warm up your body and heart. The outdoor garden at Rock Garden will have thousands of lights, many firepits, igloo and many more!
Live Jazz on Yonge 2023
1. TUJF LMOY Team
1) Program Directors
David M.J. Lee - Artistic Director of LMOY
Dave Holla - Marketing Director
2) Operation Team
Lenver DSilva - Stage Manager Team Lead
Adam Kaleta: Stage Manager at 5409 Yonge Street
Keshave Jately: Stage Manager at North American Centre
Karel Gondor: Stage Manager at Yonge Sheppard Centre
TJ Park: Stage Manager at Mel Lastman Square (back up team)
2. Event Mission
To make Willowdale BIA district a hub/centre of live music, food and shopping.
To enhance take-out and dining opportunities with live performances.
To attract foot traffic to the Willowdale BIA business district.
To increase awareness of the BIA and its membership.
To create developmental and continuing opportunities for emerging artists
To help recognize and promote the works of professional musicians in local and broader communities
3. LMOY Program Description
With the vision of animating Yonge Street in Willowdale, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from September 7th to 23rd, Willowdale BIA partners with T.U. Jazz Fest to present “Live Music on Yonge Street” (LMOY). LMOY2023 features 36 live performances featuring 12 of the finest musical groups in the GTA and benefits Willowdale visitors and residents with not only great dining and shopping experience but also live music. LMOY2023 takes place at 4 different locations on Yonge Street: North America Centre, 5409 Yonge Street, Mel Lastman Square and Yonge Sheppard Centre. The 12 bands are selected from the top 30 of the 2023 TUJF Musician Submissions.
4. Venues (From South to North)
Yonge & Sheppard Centre (in front of FLOCK)
Mel Lastman Square (Thursday), 5000 Yonge Street (Fri & Sat)
5409 Yonge Street (in front of the bubble sculpture)
North America Centre (Sidewalk by the Starbucks)
T.U. Jazz Fest 2023
The biggest jazz festival for emerging musicians in Canada, T.U. Jazz Fest is holding its 9th annual festival at Mel Lastman Square on Labor Day weekend. With over 150 equity-deserving musicians across Canada featuring some of the JUNO Award musicians will serve the music lovers in the GTA with Jazz In the Now.
Summer Live Music Festival
Summer Live Music Festival
- Bringing a new innovative event to the Willowdale area: From July 13th to 30th and the entire Labor Day weekend in 2023, every Thursday through Sunday in the half of July, North York residents and Willowdale visitors will experience the power of culture from a wide range of genres, styles and musicians
- Equity-deserving groups of artists: Including Indigenous, women, people of colour, people with disabilities, LGBTQ++ and emerging artists, over 150 equity-deserving artists will get a chance to develop their fan base and network as all musicians will perform to the in-person audience as well as online streaming audiences over the world. Most live concerts will be archived to be watched and used as their portfolio.
- Cultural Workers: Over 100 cultural workers will be hired for the SLMF throughout the 3 weeks. All the cultural workers will get all necessary endorsements and certifications for reference to the ongoing gigs.
- Business opportunities for local businesses:
Willowdale Businesses: Through SLMF, Willowdale East expects to get up to a 100% increase in its revenue compared to the regular days in 2021 and 2022. Also, local food vendors will be invited to sell their products at Mel Lastman Square to the MLS visitors
WinterTide 2023
2nd annual WinterTide at Rock Garden of RBG
WinterTide 2023 General Poster
WinterTide 2023 Musician Schedule
Live Music on Yonge
2nd annual Live Music on Yonge was presented every Thursday through Saturday from September 8th to October 1st, 2022 on the four busking stages between Sheppard and Finch avenue on Yonge Street.
Presenter: Willowdale BIA
Program Curated by T.U. Jazz Fest
Ontario Place Summer Live Music Festival 2021
Summer Live Music Festival
From July 29th to September 6th, 2021 every Thursday through Sunday we present,
1) Live Jazz at Ontario Place
Presenter: TUJF Inc.
Dates: Every Thursday at 6:30 and Sunday 3 pm
Performance: Emerging Musicians who made to the top 30 selections from 2021 adjudicated Musician Submissions
Project Summary: Live Jazz at Ontario Place (LJOP) was created to give opportunities for emerging artists to showcase their talent and music online and in person, and to help them to develop their fan base with marketing and production support from TUJF.
Since 2019, Live Jazz at OP creates the opportunity for Ontario Place's visitors to benefit from the beautiful waterfront scenery and Ontario Place's facilities with free live jazz concerts. Featuring 18 Ontario-based emerging artists and some JUNO award-winning bands, Live Jazz 2021 at OP will take place at the Vista Patio Stage every Thursday 6:30 pm and Sunday 3 pm (July 29th to August 29th).
TUJF discovers emerging talents and gives them the opportunity to showcase, network and develop a fan base. Live Jazz 2021 will provide a series of live jazz concerts to all Ontario Place visitors throughout the summer and will be an example of how live concerts can take place safely during the pandemic, as was accomplished by Live Jazz 2020.
2) Francophone Live Concert
Presenter: TUJF
Dates: Friday, July 30th (6:30 - 8:30 pm)
Performance: Offenbach
3) Indigenous Live Concert Series
Presenter: TUJF
Dates: Every Saturday evening (6:30 - 8:30 pm)
Performance: Indigenous Artists/Bands playing various genres of music (1 concert per day)
4) SING! IN THE SUMMER
Presenter: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival
Dates: Every Friday 6:30 pm and Saturday 3 pm in August
Performance: Total of 8 performances - live looping, world, jazz, pop, folk, barbershop, and more
Program Summary: Partnering with the Toronto Undergraduate Jazz Festival, which will present programming from July 29th to August 29th, 2021 every Thursday through Sunday, SING! would provide some of the best in Toronto a cappella (singing without instruments) throughout the month of August 2021 at Ontario Place.
SING! in the Summer runs every Friday at 6:30 pm and Saturday at 3 pm in August, SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, Canada's premier a cappella festival, will present music a cappella performances in a wide variety of styles including live looping, world, jazz, pop, folk, barbershop, and more.
**Times, stage location and details subject to change pending COVID-19 restrictions
T.U. Jazz Fest 2020
"T.U. Jazz Fest" kicks off its 6th annual event at Ontario Place this year.
Free admission with limited tables. By following the Covid-19 protocols, TUJF will provide a safe outdoor patio to our audience. As the tables are limited as for the pandemic protocols, please reserve a table for up to 4 people in advance here by pressing the "Ticket" button and purchasing a free ticket at the Eventbrite site.
Live Jazz at Ontario Place 2020
Finally, live music is happening.
"Live Jazz at OP" happens every Wednesday at 7 pm and Sunday at 3 pm at Vista Eatery. Come out tonight and enjoy long-time-waited live music with food and drinks!
TU Jazz Fest 2019
5th annual T.U. Jazz Fest!
September 7th, 2019: 5th annual “T.U. Jazz Fest 2019” presented Donny McCaslin at Mel Lastman Square
Friday Night Jazz Concert
4:30PM Vivamus Magna Quintet
6:00PM Olivia Khoury Quartet
8:30PM Pat LaBarbera Quartet
TUJF2019 OPENING NIGHT
5th annual T.U. Jazz Fest Opening Night at Hugh’s Room Live
7:00 PM Precious Cargo
8:30 PM Robi Botos Trio
TU Jazz Fest 2018
4th annual T.U. Jazz Fest!
2018
From September 4th to 8th, 2018, the 4th annual “T.U. Jazz Fest” was presented at Mel Lastman Square.
Venues with 46 showcases in 3 different concert series and three additional programs, TUJF has attracted over 6,000 audiences.
TU Jazz Fest 2017
2017
On September 7th-9th, 2017, the 3rd annual "T.U. Jazz Fest 2017" was held at The Rex Hotel (Opening Night), North York Civic Centre (Masterclass) and Mel Lastman Square with over 40 performances by 29 bands at more five stages.
On October 20th, 2017: 3rd annual Board Meeting-decided to open the performance opportunities to the New Generation between 15 to 30, students and/or recent graduates within 5 years.
TU Jazz Fest 2016
2016
On September 9th to 10th, 2016, the 2nd annual “Toronto Undergraduate Jazz Festival" was successfully held at Mel Lastman Square, The North York Civic Centre and The Rex Hotel.
With support of TD Bank, Humber College and many more community sponsors, 21 emerging bands have performed and over 2,000 audiences have joined our festival.
TU Jazz Fest 2015
2015
On January 30th, 2015: The inaugural Toronto Undergraduate Jazz Festival is open up its vision being a bridge of emerging musicians at the Distillery District.
TUJF Inc. is federally incorporated as a nonprofit organization.
With 26 emerging jazz bands performing, TUJF has brought up over 5,000 audience attended to celebrate its first initiative and to support live music.