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14 economist suntribune saturday aug 10 2002 larkham august 15th 16th 17th 18th 2002 honouring the past celebrating the present and embracing the future the markham international jazz festival 2002 is cele brating its 5th sensational year of presenting exception al canadian and international jazz artists right here in markham and unionville the festival will open the evening of thursday august 15th with the first of two concerts at the markham theatre the jim galloway wee big band with special guest warren vache jim galloway is a multisaxophonist who is acknowledged as one of the key international proponents of tradition al and protobop jazz he will be joined onstage with his exciting 17piece wee big band as well as his special guest cornet legend warren vache on friday august 16th renowned newyork based jazz pianist fred hersch will perform with the toronto sinfonietta in an orchestrated tribute to the late iconoclastic and seminal modern jazz pianist and composer bill evans at the core of this stunning programme will be the fred hersch trio featuring don thompson on bass and terry clarke on drums these concerts will be the only tick eted markham jazz festival events tickets for the theatre gala evenings are now on sale at the markham theatre box office tickets are still available please call 9053057469 the festival continues on the third day with a series of free concerts saturday august 17th as well as a festival tradition a rousing parade that will be led by a traditional dixie land band the cameo jazz band the parade begins at 1130 am and will originate at the old unionville go station next to the living water restaurant and proceed up main street to the main stage outdoor location at toogood pond park where the cameo jazz band will kick off the das events there will be six scheduled headliners on this day who will represent many forms of jazz from bop to bigband and beyond literally something for everyone for a list of artists please see the schedule following the day of exciting main stage events at toogood pond park there will be an entire evening of jazz along main street unionville arid other locations in markham numerous festival hot spots will feature jazz performances by a variety of local and national artists in a gorgeous and festive setting where a festi valgoer will be able to stroll from one club to another soaking up not only the incredible musical sounds but the historic charm of unionville village for a complete list of festival hot spots and performers please see the schedule on the closing day of the festival sunday august 18th there will be the bell canada jazz stars of the future concert which is now in its fourth year and will take place at 1200 noon on the main stage at toogood pond park four outstanding jazz groups will be pre- sented participants from past festivals pianist jon roriey josh grossman and his toronto jazz brchestra arid last years highlight vibes player dan mccarthy and his quartet have utilized their festival exposure tpv develop and enhanjce theirmusicai capers jon roriey has- released his first recording this one goes out v j hg the markham international jazz festival 2002 is once again the happy recipient of a substantial grant from- the ontario trillium foundation and is also supported in part by mercedes benz of markham bell canada the ontario arts council and many other wonderful spon sors dont miss this years markham international jazz festival thursday august 15th 800 pm alex barris mc markham theatre for the performing arts jim galloway wee big band with special guest warren vache friday august 16th 800 pm ted oreilly mc markham theatre for the performing arts ii i iinhrifm 1i tissipnfmr the fred hersch trio don thompson and terry clarke plus the toronto sinfonietta conducted by rick wilkins for tickets call the markham theatre for the performing arts at 9053057469 for additional information call the jazz hotline at 905-471- 5299 or visit the website at wwwjazzfestmarkhamonca saturday august 17th 1130 am parade main street unionville free concerts all day at toogood pond park unionville cameo jazz band alex barris mc saturday night fish fry rob fogle mc toronto jazz orchestra lloyd robertson mc mireilleproulx and eric harding lloyd robertson mc the fred hersch trio larry green mc nick ali and cruzao rob fogle mc saturday night august 17th pubs restaurant schedule la reserve 8432 leslie st thornhill 905 881 0477 matthew- aaron dusk 730 pm kelseys restaurant 3131 highway 7 unionville 905 470 6700 brian blain blues band 800 pm bluestone bistro 4261 highway 7 unionville 905 4756999 melissa stylianou with the sean bray trio 800 pm we have all your back4oscjiool needs del pens fisher space pens sensa pens in vital ions briefcases jvsk notebooks journals desk sets 1- ho fax organizers m m on srlrrltf summer iitpkins nul boxes 205 main street yroioriivsllein 905944 9066