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- Sangam on Saturday; Nuit Blanche enters Council Chambers
- ECM Artists' Summit
- Nuit Blanche: One Sleepless Night
- Early bird pass, Become a member, New Artistic Director's Circle Festival Pass
- Announcing the 2010 Guelph Jazz Festival
- Festival wins Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts
- Guelph Jazz Festival & Colloquium nominated for Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
- Guelph Jazz Festival art auction a major success
Current News
Festival wins Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts
After being shortlisted a the third time, the Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium has won the prestigious Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts for 2010. The organization was presented with the $50,000 prize last Thursday at a ceremony at the Liberty Grand in Toronto. One organization is selected annually from a shortlist of six.
In a passionate speech commending artists and arts professionals in attendance for their tireless and sometimes unrecognized efforts improving the lives of others with art, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty quoted John Updike, saying, "what art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit."
The festival is recognized across the country for its contribution to arts in Ontario, as well as internationally for its long history producing and presenting diverse and innovative programming. "As I've said before, the festival is about the music, yes, but it's also about reinvigorating public life with the spirit of dialogue and community," says Artistic Director Ajay Heble, who accepted the award from Premier McGuinty.
"I see the work we do as arts organizations as being more than just about programming. It's about trying to build alternative visions of community and social cooperation, and offering a kind of testing ground for new ways to establish visions of how we can live together, new ways to see and hear the world."
Marilyn Lerner, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi (ON/USA)
Lerner exhibits a beautiful touch that few pianists can rival and a deep sensitivity to her materials and collaborators. She brings this sensitivity to bear in this trio with veteran American musicians, bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Lou Grassi.
