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Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: ijerred@haltonseardi.com ARTSCENE The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A ugust 13, 2003 - B1 1 Downtown O akville's annual Jazz Festival lived up to its billing of "sm all town charm ...big tim e jazz" by delighting audiences of all ages. T he p o pular festival, which ran over three days, drew a variety of talented m usicians. Pictured clockwise from top left are Saigon C lub guitarist Tting Le who played at the Lakeshore E ast Stage; Shane Phillips from the Shane Phillips & Soul City Function Band th a t entertained a t the B ourbon Street C ellar; 18-month old Andrew Scott danced to the music of Rita di G hent a t Towne S quare Stage; composer, m usician and guitarist Pavlo perform ed M editerranean-influenced music a t the Centennial S q u are Stage; M arieve H erington from M arieve and H er M idnight Blues band played at the Bronze Frog/Oakville Inn Stage; a very intense violinist, Vasyl Popadiuk. perform ed with Pavlo at the C entennial S quare Stage; Ranee Lee played at the Towne S quare Stage: Ken C lark from the New Excelsior Jazz Band also entertained at the Bronze Frog/Oakville Inn Stage and M ed iterran ean d an ce r Leila perform ed w ith Pavlo at the C entennial S quare Stage. T he Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival, now in its 11th year, incorporated 30 bands on Five outdoor stages along Lakeshore Road and six indoor venues. Photos by Barrie Erskine O a k v ille B e a v e r V