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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, Ju ne 21 ,2 01 8 | 20 As a third-generation Restaurant Owner, it isn't surprising that Chris spent his childhood inside a Tim Hortons. There, his family taught him the ins and outs of business operations, and that the business is about more than serving cups of coffee. It's about care. Now, Chris wakes up eachmorning excited to create a better community for his team and his guests. He also involves his children whenever he can, hoping they'll continue in his legacy of giving back. Thank you, Chris. And thanks to all our Owners whomake our community stronger. "I want to turn a family legacy into a community legacy." Chris, Restaurant Owner fromHamilton, ON © Tim Hortons, 2018 The Grand River Jazz Soci- ety wraps up a very successful seventh season with a series of seven concerts which in- cludes a mini-jazz festival be- tween June 22 and 30. The series features every- thing from African influenced jazz to duos to quintets to jazz violin. The series starts on June 22 with guitarist William Muku- na. Fusing elements of world music, Afro-beat, Latin rhythms, hip-hop and jazz im- provisation - his trio takes you through a musical journey that brings music from the world together. Saturday features the great bassist Dave Young with an all star quartet which includes Reg Schwager on guitar, Kevin Turcotte on trumpet and Terry Clarke on drums. Young, is, without a doubt, one of Canada's most valuable and beloved musical exports. The mini-jazz festival kicks off on June 26 with the piano/ voice duo of Amanda Tossof and Sienna Dahlen. Dahlen sounds a bit like a swooping Jeff Buckley and Tossof is an award-winning pianist, recipient of the Ga- laxie Rise Star Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Don't miss this one. Jerzy Kaplanek of the Pen- derecki String Quartet, and a fine jazz fiddler, brings his Jazz Violin Tribute to the Jazz Room June 27. Thursday's show is a don't miss event. New York pianist Geoffrey Keezer brings his trio, along with the wonderful singer Gillian Margot to the Jazz Room for a show that will be an absolute stunner. Friday, June 29 features the violinist Jaron Freeman-Fox and his band the Opposite of Everything. This is his third visit to the Jazz Room and he is a fasci- nating musician. The has been a big hit with the Jazz Room audience with their mix of jazz, bluegrass and just plain strange stuff. The entire seventh season and jazz festival wraps up on June 30 with the great trum- pet/flugel player - Steve McDade. He has been a member of Manteca and the Boss Brass since the 1980s, touring the world with both bands and playing on their Grammy and Juno Award-winning record- ings. He has performed in major jazz festivals all over the world with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass and as a member of the Rob McConnell Tentet. In addition to McDade, the band features Mark Eisenman on piano, Pat Collins on bass, Terry Clarke on drums and Leo Sullivan on tenor saxo- phone and flute. The Grand River Jazz Soci- ety is an all volunteer organi- zation. Volunteers are always welcome to help greet patrons at the door and generally as- sist in managing the events. Friday and Saturday con- certs start at 8:30 p.m. Week- night concerts start at 8 p.m. For more information visit kwjazzroom.com. MUSIC Jazz Room wraps up 7th season with mini jazz festival Steven McDade is one of the artists helping to close down the seventh season at the Jazz Room at the historic Huether Hotel. Photo courtesy of the Jazz Room BOB VRBANAC bvrbanac@waterloochronicle.ca l MORE ONLINE Check out our range of social media channels serving up content from waterloochronicle.ca