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Oakville Jazz Festival News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, August 13, 2007
Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival a huge success!
The weather was hot and the music hotter with record crowds
Oakville, ON…The 15th year of the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival proved
to be the best one yet! On Wednesday opening night Grammy legend Chuck
Mangione took to the stage at the Oakville Centre for the Performing
Arts with a sold out show. Performing songs he arranged for The Olympics
at Lake Placid, his mother and many other hits, audiences were not
missing a note. Celebrating their 25 anniversary, the Yellowjackets
performed the following night and wowed the audience. The festival had
record crowds on Saturday filling Towne Square and Centennial Stage. The
scene was buzzing and the weather hot and sunny. Aromas of the outdoor
patio cuisine enticed festival goers and there was even some dancing in
the streets.
"This year's festival was a combination of amazing weather, sounds and
vibes of music and togetherness"-Ronnie Brown, Jazz Festival Committee
Bell Youth in the Spotlight proved once again to be a crowd favourite.
The show started with 10 year old Isaiah tearing the roof off with his
powerful drums performance. Many genres were showcased within ages 5-18
and audiences were dazzled at the level of music skills and showmanship
the young artists had. Kids also enjoyed the festival with face
painting, glo sticks and cotton candy. In the evening, Canadian singing
sensation, Molly Johnson drew a record crowd at the Centennial stage and
the audience was the first to hear the exciting news; Molly Johnson was
given the distinct honour, the Order of Canada as crowds applauded.
"The Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival was a great audience! We thoroughly
enjoyed ourselves and appreciated the audience response to our music,
Oakville is hip!"-David MacDougall-Dementia 4
The 2007 Downtown Oakville BIA Jazz Festival Committee wish to thank and
acknowledge the generous support from the Downtown Oakville Business
Community and its' corporate sponsors; Northwest Mutual Funds, Bell
Canada, Canadian Sound, Lockwood Chrysler, Budds' Saturn Saab, Oakville
Centre for the Performing Arts, AM 740, CH, Country Inn Oakville-by
Carlson, Holiday Inn-Oakville Centre, FM Systems, Paradiso Restaurant,
The Invidiata Team Remax Aboutowne-Realty Corp. Brokerage, Green Light
Graphics, Peter Tulloch Real Estate Brokerage, 24-7 Webs Inc., Starline
Production Rentals Inc., Robert Lowrey's Piano Experts, Pat's Party
Rentals, Many Faces, The Town of Oakville and L'Atelier Grigorian. Check
out www.oakvillejazz.com for our photo gallery with all the sights of
the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival 2007. See everyone next year!
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Contact:
Mylene Farion
Marketing Coordinator
Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area
146 Lakeshore Rd East
Oakville, ON L6J 1H4
905-844-4520
Experience the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival...
Small Town Charm, Big Time Jazz!
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