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Dorothy Cringan
Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25, 2010
Thornbury and Clarksburg
The Georgian Sound Festival is held annually in the communities of Thornbury and Clarksburg in The Blue Mountains, Ontario during the last weekend of April.
First produced in 1992 by the Georgian Sound Big Band, the Festival arose from the band's mandate, framed by its late founder Bob Cringan "to provide opportunities for musicians to share interests and talents, to develop projects to benefit members and their communities with an emphasis on supporting and encouraging youthful musicians."
The festival is now a three day musical extravaganza showcasing every genre of jazz. You will find every style from traditional Dixieland, big band swing, gospel, modern and Latino flavoured jazz among many others during this weekend.
The Festival is currently a production of the Thornbury-Clarksburg Rotary Club in partnership with the Georgian Sound Big Band and the support of the Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce and many community volunteers.
The Georgian Sound Festival encompasses four different events:
Jazzmania, the lead off event held on Friday night featuring up to ten live jazz bands performing at restaurants and other venues around town;
Big Band Saturday, the heart of the Festival, featuring multiple big dance bands and lots of dancing at matinee and evening performances;
Jazz Brunch, featuring great food accompanied by live jazz music Sunday morning;
Gospelfest, featuring a range of gospel music styles on Sunday afternoon.
The Georgian Sound Festival has been fortunate to have many of Canada's best musicians appear on its stages.
Bands listed are subject to change.
