2010 Season
Festival Archive
2009: Experience Guelph Jazz
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The Geggie Project • The World Saxophone Quartet • The Woodchoppers Association • Marilyn Crispell, Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake • Milford Graves and David Murray • Tanya Tagaq, Jesse Zubot, Jean Martin • Rodéoscopique • The Stone Quartet • Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms • The Ex with Getatchew Mekuria • Jane Bunnett • Michael Occhipinti’s Sicilian Jazz Project • Joelle Léandre • Shuffle Demons • Rebel Rhythm • Jean Derome Évidence Trio • Odessa / Havana • Mr. Something Something • Tallboys |
2008: 15th Anniversary
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John Zorn • Jane Bunnett • Tortoise • Satoko Fujii • ICP Orchestra • DJ Spooky & Vijay Iyer • Matana Roberts • Rouge Ciel • René Lussier & Kevin Breit • Kidd Jordan Quartet • John Kameel Farah • Kid Koala • SAFA • Joane Hétu • Fond of Tigers • François Houle • Burrows • Friendly Rich and the Lollipop People • Sangha • Barry Guy, Maya Homburger & Jeff Reilly • Bernardo Padron Group • Burnt Sugar • L’Orkestre des pas perdus • Tallboys • Tin |
2007: The Future of Jazz is Now
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Charlie Haden • Carla Bley • Anthony Braxton • William Parker Ensemble • Jesse Stewart and Kevin Breit • Isaiah Ceccarelli • Exploding Star Orchestra • Do Make Say Think • Marianne Trudel • Loka • Catherine Potter • Jah Youssouf • Damian Nisenson • Myra Melford • Jayme Stone Quartet • Inhabitants • Lubo Alexandrov • Nels Cline • G.E. Stinson • Diamond Wall Curtain Trio • Eccodek with Kiran Ahluwalia |
2006: Exploring New Frontiers in Creative Music
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The Association of Improvising Musicans Toronto • autorickshaw with Kevin Breit and Trichy Sankaran • Bell Orchestre • Bik Bent Bram • Black Ox Orkestar • Steve Coleman and Five Elements • Bill Dixon and Joëlle Léandre • FAB Trio • Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier • Xu Fengxia and Joe Fonda • Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band • Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Oliver Schroer and Ravi Naimpally • Jerry Granelli's Sandhills Reunion • Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble • Lori Freedman • Hard Rubber Orchestra • The Hylozoists • Le Quan Ninh • Robert Marcel Lepage Pee Wee et Moi • Marilyn Lerner • Manouche • Larry Ochs • Peggy Lee • Miya Masaoka • Bob Ostertag and Pierre Hébert • Evelyn Petrova • Paul Plimley, Tommy Babin and Hamid Drake • Gyorgy Szabados and Vladimir Tarasov • Sao Paulo Underground • Torngat |
2005: Improvising Matters
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Gordon Allen’s Powerbuch • Marshall Allen, John Oswald, Scott Thomson and Doug Tielli • The Art Ensemble of Chicago • Pierre Cartier’s Chansons de la belle espérance • Burn Rome in a Dream • Rob Clutton • Cosmologic • Paul Cram Sextet • André Duchesne, Jean René and Pierre Tanguay • Douglas Ewart, Wadada Leo Smith, Joseph Jarman and Hamid Drake • Évidence Trio • Fanfare Pourpour • Fire Into Music • Rainer Wiens Follow Follow • Lori Freedman • Satoko Fujii Four • L’Ensemble Pierre Labbé • LaConnor • René Lussier and Eugene Chadbourne • Joel Miller’s Mandala • Miriodor with Cabina Obscura • Nicole Mitchell and Black Earth Ensemble • Gordon Monahan and Jesse Stewart • Pauline Oliveros and Roscoe Mitchell • Luluk Purwanto and the Helsdingen Trio • Sticks and Stones featuring Matana Roberts, Josh Abrams and Chad Taylor • Supersilent • Yitzhak Yedid Trio • Veryan Weston • Tony Wilson Sextet • Installation by Gordon Monahan |
2004: Jazz Voices Talking Back
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autorickshaw • Amiri Baraka • Barnyard Drama with Justin Haynes and Bernard Falaise • Anne Bourne, Ravi Naimpally and Justin Haynes • Kevin Breit and Sisters Euclid • Andrew Cyrille’s Pieces of Time featuring Famoudou Don Moye, Obo Addy & Okyerema Asante • Jean Derome and Joane Hétu • 4inObjects featuring Yoon Sun Choi • Do Make Say Think • Thom Gossage’s Other Voices • John Hollenbeck and Theo Bleckmann • Susie Ibarra Trio • In Place of Wishes • Oliver Lake Quartet featuring Mary Redhouse • Michel Lambert, Barre Phillips and Lionel Garcin • Joëlle Léandre and India Cooke • Maroon • Sainkho Namtchylak, William Parker and Hamid Drake • Tom Walsh and NOMA • Bob Ostertag, Pierre Hébert and Theo Bleckmann • Les Projectionnistes • Ron Samworth and Kate Hammett-Vaughan • Ursel Schlicht’s Ex Tempore Project • Archie Shepp – Roswell Rudd Quartet with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille • The Shuffle Demons • Installations by: Laura Kavanaugh and Ian Birse, Michael Waterman, Matt Rogalsky, David LaRiviere, Ryan Suter, and Julie Fiala |
2003: Activating Jazz
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Willem Breuker Kollektief • Julie Lebel and Scott Thomson • DaZoque! • DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid • Mark Dresser Trio • Great Uncles of the Revolution • Paul Haines: A Tribute featuring Evan Parker, David Mott, Michael Snow, Jesse Stewart and Stuart Broomer • Iron Sky • Kalaparush and the Light • Steve Lacy Beat Suite Quintet with George Lewis • Peggy Lee Band • Myra Melford and Tanya Kalmanovitch • Evan Parker • Sarah Peebles and Nilan Perera • Primal Orbit • Québécité: a jazz opera • Raw Materials: Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa • Brent Rowan Quartet • Jesse Stewart and Martin Tétrault • Damo Suzuki and The Excalceolators • Mark Taylor, Myra Melford and Bourque Simmons • Videos by: Marie Boti and Celene Rumulean • Installations by: Michael Waterman and Jesse Stewart |
2002: Jazz Out of Bounds
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Ken Aldcroft • Lotte Anker, Marilyn Crispell and Gerald Cleaver • Barmitzvah Brothers • Arthur Bull and Daniel Heïkalo • Jane Bunnett, Dewey Redman, Stanley Cowell, Dean Bowman, Larry Cramer. Kieran Overs and Mark McLean • François Carrier Trio with Jason Moran • Detention • Hamid Drake • Fanfare Pourpour • 40 Fingers and Dennis Lee • Hasidic New Wave & Yakar Rhythms • Hundun • Kidd Jordan, Fred Anderson, William Parker and Hamid Drake • Tanya Kalmanovitch's Hut Five • Peggy Lee & Marilyn Lerner • George Lewis • René Lussier Ensemble • Maybe Monday Trio: Larry Ochs, Miya Masaoka, Fred Frith • David Mott Quintet • L'Orchestre de danse • Music and the Shadow People • Rake-star • SHARK_T • Tasa • Tradition Trio • Tricycle • David Virelles • Tim Kramer • Adam Zantinge • Cuong Vu Trio • Trevor Watts Moire Music |
2001: Jazz and Civic Discourse
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Nick Ali and CRUZAO • Marshall Allen and Lou Grassi • Ray Anderson • Ian Birse • Don Byron • Chicago Underground Duo • Paul Cram Orchestra • Marilyn Crispell and Gerry Hemingway • Bill Frisell and Kevin Breit • Georg Graewe / Frank Gratkowski / Kent Kessler / Hamid Drake • Sonny Greenwich and Marilyn Lerner • Carl Grubbs Quintet • Glen Hall / Lee Ranaldo / Ray Anderson / Gerry Hemingway • John Heward • Andrew Hill • Joe McPhee's Bluette • Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra • Michael Occhipinti's Creation Dream • Tim Posgate Horn Band + Folk Choir • The Sun Ra Arkestra • Supergenerous: Cyro Baptista and Kevin Breit • Gebhard Ullmann's Conference Call Quartet • Stich Wynston's Modern Surfaces with Marilyn Crispell |
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Lamentations of Jeremiah by Peter Togni, with Jeff Reilly and Elmer Iseler Singers
Peter Togni has composed a haunting concerto for bass clarinet virtuoso Jeff Reilly with the renowned Elmer Iseler Singers; it represents the most significant Made in Canada work to be released by the legendary ECM record label.
















