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Media & PressLatest Media Release Headlines…September 21/09 - JazzReview e-Magazine puts a spotlight on the festival
August 25/09 - Festival wraps up with a stunning show
Wow! What a Jazz Festival Six days of potent, high-energy jazz came to a close on Sunday evening at the Regent Theatre in Picton. The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival’s final event, billed as “3 Pianos, 6 Hands”, brought the house down July 13/09 - Phil Dwyer guest performer at the Friday night Regent Theatre concert
June 6/09 - Winner of the 2009 Rising Young Star announced!
“It is with the greatest pleasure that the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival has chosen Lucian Gray to receive the 2009 Rising Young Star Award,” said Barlow. “We had some extremely talented applicants this year and while it wasn't easy to pare them down to a final four, it was even more difficult to make the final decision and choose the winner. But a winner was chosen, and we congratulate Lucian on his success.” May 13/09 - Robi Botos Trio to perform with the Centennial Secondary School Jazz Orchestra Tickets are $15 adults or $12 for students/seniors and are available at Centennial S.S. (613)962-9233 ex3163 or at Pinnacle Music downtown Belleville. April 14/09 - Main Stage artists announced for Regent Theatre shows  On Friday, April 3rd the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival will present The Brian Barlow Orchestra as one of the highlights of this year’s Spring Jazz Series. Showcasing some of the best music from the “Swing era” of the 1930s and 40s, the band will be performing compositions by such legends as Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey and of course ‘the Duke’ (Duke Ellington). As bandleader of the 16-piece orchestra, Barlow has arranged a number of classic tunes to highlight the solo expertise of some of Canada’s top jazz musicians, which are part of his band, such as pianist Robi Botos, trumpeter Chase Sanborn, saxophonist Alex Dean, and trombonist Russ Little. “We’ve chosen the Swing era because some of the best big band jazz music was composed during those years, said Barlow, it’s timeless and still extremely popular.” The evening performance will also include appearances by four high school jazz ensembles, which Barlow has invited to perform with his orchestra as the finale to a full day of music workshops and student tuition organized by the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival. Tickets are $35. Call the Regent Theatre box office at 613-476-8416 ext 28 January 27/09 - Spring Jazz Series brings Cuba to the County
The remaining shows are equally exciting. On March 22nd Portabella will be hosting top Canadian guitarists Lorne Lofsky, and Rob Piltch. Lorne Lofsky has performed with many jazz greats and was part of the Oscar Peterson Quartet during the 1990s. Rob Piltch spent a number of years with Blood, Sweat & Tears and has recorded with Rita Coolidge, Hagood Hardy and Kathryn Moses, among others. On April 19th Joe Sealy (piano) and George Koller (bass) will be appearing at the Waring House performing selections from their latest recording The Nearness of You: the Songs of Hoagy Carmichael. As part of this year’s spring series, on April 3rd, stage bands from four local secondary schools will have the opportunity to spend a day in the County working with some of Canada’s greatest jazz artists, practicing and refining their ensemble playing and improvisational skills. They’ll finish the day with a concert at the historic Regent Theatre alongside the Brian Barlow Orchestra. The jazz series shows are a hot ticket so festival organizers are advising people to call ahead and make a reservation at each venue. Further details on the Spring Jazz Series events can be obtained by contacting info@pecjazz.org Sunday, Feb. 22/09 - Currah's Restaurant Sunday, March 22/09 - Portabella Restaurant Friday, April 3/09 - Regent Theatre Sunday, April 19/09 - Waring House January 13/09 - Planning for the 2009 Spring Jazz Series already underway "Plans for the 2009 Spring Jazz Series are close to being finalized", said Brian Barlow, Creative Director for the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival, at a recent press briefing in Picton. "We expect to put on four events between February and April, showcasing some of Canada's best jazz performers. We are just finalizing contract details and will make an official announcement within the next week as to who will be performing and at which venues here in the County." Media News for 2008 August 21/08 - The 2008 Jazz Festival a fabulous success, thank you to all our friends... The 2008 Prince Edward County Jazz Festival wrapped up on August 17th after five days of sensational sounds from some of Canada's top jazz artists. The Festival's organizing committee extends its sincere thanks to all the fans, sponsors, businesses and supporters who helped to make this year’s event such a wonderful success – Thank You !!! 
July 29/08 - Jim Galloway's "Wee Big Band" headline Sunday's show at the Regent Theatre
Jim has toured extensively on the international circuit, carving a niche for himself through his extremely personal tone on saxophone and his warm, lyrical approach to playing. Over the years Jim Galloway has become quite the Canadian celebrity. He was the subject of a half-hour CBC television profile about his life and music, and in addition, the CBC Radio network series, “Travellin’ Light”, a journey through the story of jazz, was both written and hosted by him. June 26/08 - Don Thompson to perform as featured guest artist
May 26/08 - Rising Young Star award winner announced
May 9/08 - Tickets for Main Stage events go on sale May 15th
Tickets can be purchased directly at the box office or by calling the Regent Theatre at 613-476-8416 ext 28.
May 5/08 - Jim Hall forced to cancel appearance...Jackie Richardson steps up  American jazz guitarist Jim Hall has been forced to cancel his appearance at this year’s Prince Edward County Jazz Festival for medical reasons. According to his agent, post operative rehabilitation is expected to take several months and PEC Jazz Festival organizers have been quick to offer Mr. Hall their best wishes for a speedy recovery. Commenting on the announcement Jazz Festival Chair, Jim Vince said, “Jim Hall is a great musician and if all goes well we may indeed have him appear at the festival in ’09. This week however has been a very busy one for us in scheduling a replacement, and we are extremely pleased to be able to bring Jackie Richardson to this year’s event.” The Saturday show, August 16th, at the Regent Theatre will showcase the talents of the Canadian jazz diva, whose vocal skills have garnered much attention in jazz circles across North America. Jackie Richardson has performed with artists such as the late Ray Charles, Anne Murray, Dr. John and Celine Dion. In addition to her musical expertise, Jackie is an incredible performer, who, for more than 35 years, has been heavily involved in Canada’s jazz, blues and theatre scenes, having completed a multitude of work on stage, screen and in the studio. Her recording A Woman’s View…Through Child Eyes, is a fabulous compilation which highlights her extraordinarily diverse musical prowess. FFWD, Calgary's News And Entertainment Weekly said this about one of Canada’s most exciting entertainers. “The first thing about Jackie Richardson that will astound you is the sound of her voice. It's soft yet strong, sultry yet soulful and, most importantly, it's got power.” In reviewing her CD, Wilder Penfield III, The Launch Pad, stated, “The CD debut from Jackie Richardson is an experience of soul, a profoundly personal synthesis of the remarkable gospel, jazz and blues woman she has embodied on stage and screen.” Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jackie moved to Toronto as a child and began a singing career at age seven with her local church choir…and has never looked back. She has won a number of awards including a Canadian Black Achievement Award, and has been nominated for JUNO, Gemini, and AMPAC awards. April 11/08 - Nancy Walker Wraps Up Spring Jazz Series
The arrangements of Hoagy Carmichael’s The Nearness of You and Thelonious Monk’s quirky Bya were stunning, allowing the focus to easily shift between piano and bass. Midway through the set they changed the mood and tempo with a couple of original compositions from Nancy’s When She Dreams album. One number in particular, June, was a stunner, opening with a moody lounge feel and transitioning into a fast-paced and harmonically powerful piece of music. They followed this with a recent composition called Positive Spin, a funky little number with some sharp punctuation that has been earmarked for Nancy’s next disc. They wrapped up the evening with two tunes by Gene De Paul and Don Raye, the jazz/bop music and lyricist combo which wrote a lot of great compositions during the early 1940s. I’ll Remember April is one of their best and was recorded by Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Bing Crosby and the Nat “King” Cole Trio, among others. In typical De Paul fashion, this number has that wandering drawn out feel which Nancy captured beautifully. She brought a melodic energy and playfulness to the arrangement, highlighting her spot-on interpretation of 40s era jazz, with a true creative sensitivity. Jim Vince, Prince Edward County Jazz Festival Chair, commented after the show, “This has been a fabulous evening and a great way to wind-up the Spring Jazz Series. We have had tremendous support from the community in organizing our four spring shows and we are now looking forward to the summer event coming up in August.” March 25/08 - Nancy Walker Trio to appear at the Waring House The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival's Spring Jazz Series wraps up on April 6th with an appearance by the Nancy Walker Trio at the Waring House.
February 29/08 - Mainstage Artists Announced for This Year's Summer Event Thursday, August 14 - ‘Two + Two’ Joe Sealy is a national treasure. As a pianist, he has performed with many top international artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Joe Williams and Milt Jackson. Joe is the host of the popular weekly radio program ‘Duets’ on Jazz.FM. He and bassist Paul Novotny have performed together for many years and are co-founders of Triplet Records. Mike Murley is considered to be one of Canada’s finest tenor saxophonists. He was named ‘Saxophonist of the Year’ at the 2007 National Jazz Awards and that same year his group, co-lead with pianist David Braid, was awarded ‘Acoustic Jazz Group of the Year’. Murley and guitarist David Occhipinti have been performing together for almost a decade. Their recording ‘Duologue’ was nominated for a JUNO Award in 2002. Born in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary in 1978, Robi Botos moved to Toronto in 1998. Since that time he has been the featured pianist with many of Canada’s foremost jazz artists including: Pat LaBarbera, Dave Young, Don Thompson, Archie Alleyne, and Russ Little. Robi comes from a musical family and recently released “The Botos Brothers” with brothers Frank (drums) and Louis (bass) featuring all original compositions. In 2004 he won first prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival solo piano competition. The jury members included Quincy Jones, Michel Camilo and Gary Burton. Saturday, August 16 Since attracting the attention of the jazz world in the mid 50’s, Jim Hall has gone on to become one of the most highly respected guitarists in that genre. In addition he has earned critical acclaim for his skills as a composer and arranger, and in 1997 was given the New York Jazz Critics Circle Award for best jazz composer-arranger. It would be impossible to list all the major artists with whom he has performed but it would certainly include: Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter and Art Farmer. Sunday, August 17 The 17-piece Wee Big Band was formed by Jim Galloway in 1979 and specializes in the music of the ‘Swing’ era. Jim was born in Scotland and moved to Toronto in 1974. He soon found himself playing alongside many of the top US jazz artists when they were appearing at Toronto's jazz clubs and concert halls. Jim went on to tour the world and has shared the stage with the best international jazz performers including: Buddy Tate, Jay McShann, Dick Welstood and Wild Bill Davidson. Jim is the founding Artistic Director of the Toronto Jazz Festival. January 15/08 - Prince Edward County Jazz Festival "Swings into Spring" with New Jazz Series Thursday, Feb. 28/08 - Currah's Restaurant - 252 Main St., Picton - 613-476-6374 Thursday, Mar. 20/08 - Regent Theatre - 224 Main St., Picton - 613-476-8416 (1-877-411-4761) - Brian Barlow Orchestra "Swing into Spring" 8:00pm concert - tickets $35 at the Regent Theatre box ofice Sunday, April 6/08 - Waring House - 613-476-7492 (1-800-621-4956) - Nancy Walker Trio - music begins at 7:30 pm - $15 cover charge - reservations recommended Helping to take Festival organizers have planned four events, with the first show scheduled for February 10th at Portabella Restaurant in Picton. Billed as a dinner/jazz show, the event will feature one of Canada’s most innovative jazz duos, Bill McBirnie on flute and Bernie Senensky on piano. Both musicians are enjoying very successful jazz careers playing nationally and internationally. Bill McBirnie is a much sought-after jazz and Latin flutist with a remarkable technique on the complete flute family, from bass flute to piccolo. He was chosen Miscellaneous Instrumentalist of the Year at the Natio Bernie Senensky was part of the Moe Koffman Quintet for many years and has worked with Peter Appleyard, Buddy DeFranco and the late Herbie Mann on various projects. He was the only Canadian guest on "Oscar Peterson Presents", a CTV National TV series and was twice voted "Best Acoustic Pianist" in the Jazz Report Awards. “We are featuring some tremendous jazz talent for these shows, said Vince.” Currah’s will be hosting bassist George Koller and vocalist Julie Michels on February 28th, and the Waring House will feature the Nancy Walker Trio on April 6th. We have also included as part of this year’s series a full concert at the Regent Theatre on March 20th, showcasing the Brian Barlow Orchestra and his ‘Swing into Spring’ show.” As Artistic Director with the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival, Brian Barlow has been instrumental in bringing first-class musicians to the County. His orchestra is reminiscent of the big bands of the 1930s and 40s, when swing was king. He is one of Canada’s most recorded musicians, playing on over 450 albums with a very diverse group of artists, including Ringo Starr, Anne Murray, Holly Cole, and Randy Bachman. For 15 years Brian was the percussionist with Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass. “This year we are offering jazz fans the opportunity to experience the small intimate setting of the dinner/jazz venue, which can create a real jazz club ambiance, as well as the big band, big sound concert atmosphere, which is very exciting,” said Vince. “Given the popularity of last year’s shows, we are suggesting people make their reservations early to see some of the best jazz in town.” <<<<<<>>>>>> Media News for 2007 September 20/07 - Peter Appleyard Quintet to appear at The Regent Theatre
August 23/07 - What a jazz festival...kudos all round
Opening at the Regent Theatre on Thursday night was JUNO Award-winning clarinetist Bob DeAngelis, with vocalist Carol McCartney. The evening’s performance showcased the musical wizardry of Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman, ripping into Putting on the Ritz as the set opened. Shaw’s Summit Ridge Drive switched the emphasis to the “antique titillation” of the harpsichord, which was a feature of Artie Shaw’s Gramercy Five small band recordings. The virtuosity and flexibility of both Shaw and Goodman was seen throughout the evening with Carol McCartney’s beautiful interpretation of East of the Sun, West of the Moon and the high-tempo signatures such as Special Delivery Stomp from the DeAngelis band.
Returning for a second year was the immensely popular Oliver Jones Trio. Oliver has a remarkable talent for interacting with the audience and Saturday’s show was no exception. He had fans shouting out requests for favourite tunes from which he would play a medley of Gershwin classics, or hits such as Summertime, or tracks from his latest recording One More Time. His emotional rendition of Oscar Peterson’s Hymn to Freedom was fabulous and caught the mood of the audience beautifully. The festival wrapped up with the final show at the Regent Theatre on Sunday. The Brian Barlow Orchestra playing Barlow’s own arrangements of the music of Duke Ellington which was just fabulous. Opening the show with Do Nothing ‘till You Hear from Me, produced some fast-paced alto sax solos from the frontline horn section. Guest vocalist Heather Bambrick sang two great Ellington classics before being joined on stage by famed Ellington bassist John Lamb who was with the Duke for over a decade during the late 50s and 60’s. Using just bass and vocals the pair swung through a cheeky rendition of Squeeze Me, much to the delight of the audience who were hanging on every note. Barlow’s arrangement of Caravan was absolutely stunning. Pianist Robbi Botos used an extraordinary technique to produce the exotic string sounds from the piano to accompany Barlow’s moody tom tom-like hand drumming, building in rhythmic complexity until the complete orchestra burst in. Fabulous…just fabulous.
 The inimitable style and sound of Duke Ellington will not only be featured at this year’s Prince Edward County Jazz Festival, with the Brian Barlow Orchestra’s tribute to the Duke, but jazz enthusiasts will be given the opportunity to look a little deeper at the man himself, as seen through the experiences of virtuoso bassist John Lamb, who played with Ellington for over a decade. John spent more than 10 years as part of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, touring and performing with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Pops and the Toronto, London, and San Francisco symphony orchestras, among many others. John Lamb will be hosting “Tea with Ellington” at the Waring House, Waring Hall on Sunday afternoon, August 19th, presenting his experiences with the Duke through music, imagery and interesting discussion. “Tea with Ellington” is just one of the showcase events the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is presenting as part of its Satellite Venue series. John will also be appearing as a guest with the Brian Barlow Orchestra on Sunday evening at the Regent Theatre.
May 17/07 - Fans line-up as Main Stage tickets go on sale...
Doug MacPherson, Jazz Festival Chair, was ecstatic at the level of response on day one. "We have a tremendous fan-base here in the County, and it is fabulous to see so many people really looking forward to this year's event. Word is out on just how lucky we are in being able to put on a jazz event that attracts such great musical talent, such as Oliver Jones, Bob DeAngelis, Pat LaBarbera and many, many others. Our audience now extends far and wide with afficionados coming from Montreal, Toronto and the States." MacPherson advised people to book early to ensure they would not be disappointed and miss out on some great music. He also stated that with this year's increase in satellite venues, there was still a lot of jazz see and hear around the County, if you were unable to get in at the Regent. May 13/07 - WholeNote Magazine CD Review - One Hot Summer Night
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The annual "Meet the Artists" brunch held on the last day of the festival was once again sold out and a great success. Seen here at Portabella's in Picton are Lorraine Desmarais, Mark Eisenman, Robi Botos and Oliver Jones. 
and was a stunning example of carefully crafted compositions intertwined with true jazz innovation and improvisation. 
Eisenman, the show was a virtual sellout and ran for close to three hours. Each artist performed an individual set, switching moods and tempos with the remarkable duo of percussionist Brian Barlow and bassist Steve Wallace, a rhythm section that knows no bounds. 
Sax sensation Phil Dwyer will be the guest performer with the Hilario Duran Trio on Friday, August 21st at the Regent Theatre. The evening of Latin jazz will be spiked with the musical genius of Juno Award winner Phil Dwyer. 
In a press announcement today, Brian Barlow, Creative Director of the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival, revealed the winner of this year’s Rising Young Star Award, which includes a generous grant made possible by the Ken Page Memorial Trust, and the opportunity to perform with the main stage artists appearing at the Regent Theatre.
The Centennial Secondary School Jazz Orchestra is thrilled to announce the eighth annual Jazz Showcase featuring special guests the Robi Botos Trio on Friday, May 29th at 7:30pm. Over the past eight years the CSS Jazz Orchestra has shared the stage with many of Canada's greatest jazz musicians including Guido Basso, Phil Nimmons, Barry Elmes, Russ Little, Alex Dean, Tara Davidson, and Chase Sanborn.
“Bringing some of the hottest jazz to the County, during the coldest part of the year, is what it’s all about,” explained Brian Barlow, Artistic Director for the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival. He was talking about the first of the Spring Jazz Series events which organizers have planned around several dinner/jazz evenings at select restaurants in the County. “Our first show is on February 22nd at Currah’s in Picton, and it’s going to be hot, hot, hot...we’re bringing Cuba to the County,” said Barlow.
The spring series shows act as a great introduction to jazz in the County and this year will be no exception. “Jazz is a great art form in its own right and it has become an important part of the arts and entertainment scene here in Prince Edward County,” said Barlow. “This will be our ninth year presenting jazz and we feel very fortunate to have the support of the local community.”
For close to 30 years, Jim Galloway has been the leader of numerous jazz groups including his renowned 17-piece “Wee Big Band”, which will be headlining on Sunday August 17th at the Regent Theatre in Picton. Each year Jim appears at numerous festivals, concerts, clubs and jazz parties across Canada, the U.S. and Europe, and his appearance at this year’s Prince Edward County Jazz Festival has been much anticipated.
Don Thompson will be appearing at the 2008 Prince Edward County Jazz Festival as the featured guest artist and will be performing at the Friday and Sunday main stage shows at the Regent Theatre as well as the “After Hours” jam session on Saturday night. In addition, Don will be appearing at the “Meet the Artists” event at Portabella Restaurant in Picton on Sunday lunch-time. This is a popular venue so organizers are advising jazz fans to call ahead for reservations at 613-476-7057.
Twenty-one year old Daniel Jamieson has been chosen as this year’s Rising Young Star and will receive a cash award of $1000. In addition, he will be given the opportunity to perform at each of the four evenings with the main stage artists appearing at the historic Regent Theatre in Picton, as well as sit-in at the popular afterhours jam sessions. 
The Regent Theatre box office opens at 10am on Thursday May 15th as tickets for the main stage events go on sale. Ticket prices are $35 for all shows and there will be a limited number of early-bird specials, a three-ticket pak for $90. 
It was cheers all round on Sunday evening, May 6th as pianist Nancy Walker and bassist Kieran Overs brought the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival’s Spring Jazz Series to a fabulous close, with an evening of sophisticated mainstream jazz. The festival’s Creative Director and seasoned jazz drummer, Brian Barlow, was scheduled to appear with the duo but was forced to withdraw at the last moment due to illness. With out missing a beat (no pun intended) the pair elected to continue and delivered some of the most tasteful jazz of the series. The duo opened with a fabulous rendition of the Cole Porter classic I Get a Kick Out of You, and for those of us comfortably sipping our coffee we realized right away we were in for a great evening’s entertainment. Nancy was playing the new Baby Grand piano recently installed at Waring Hall and it was “real smoooooth!!!” as she remarked after the show. Both she and Kieran Overs are completely comfortable with each other’s musical expertise, and it shone through in their beautifully constructed and compelling piano solos, and rhythmic bass lines.
Montreal-born Nancy Walker is an outstanding pianist and composer, and winner of the Montreal International Jazz Festival’s prestigious Grand Prix de Jazz. In 2005 she was nominated in four categories at Canada’s National Jazz Awards and her Rainy Days and Mondays recording was nominated for a JUNO in 2006 as Instrumentalist Album of the Year. The Globe & Mail's Mark Miller says Nancy Walker is an "engaging writer" and has called her compositions "finely wrought". 
the edge off the winter blues, the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is launching its second annual Spring Jazz Series beginning in February and running through until April. Jim Vince, Jazz Festival Chair, was quick to point out that “technically, Spring doesn’t begin until March, but we thought we’d get a jump on winter and start early with a really outstanding series of shows. With the success of last year’s spring series, we realized that jazz is now an important feature in Prince Edward County and there is support for it year-round.” 
nal Jazz Awards. 
The Peter Appleyard Quintet has been booked to play the Regent Theatre on Saturday October 6th as part of the this year's TASTE! event in Prince Edward County. Jeff Healey and the Jazz Wizards had been originally scheduled to perform but due to illness he has been forced to cancel his show. “Jeff is a great performer and a firm favourite with jazz fans across the country”, said Brian Barlow, Creative Director with the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival, “and we wish him a speedy recovery. Peter Appleyard is acknowledged to be one of the world’s five top vibraphonists and over the past 25 years has appeared at all the major international jazz festivals”, said Barlow. “We are extremely pleased to be able to bring the Peter Appleyard Quintet onboard for the TASTE! event at such short notice, and are looking forward to a really great performance.” 
What can I say…this year’s jazz festival was tremendous, sensational, fabulous? It was one of contrast and complement, balancing the mainstream with the nouveau genre, the jazz master with the young prodigy, and the Grand Dame of venues with the relaxed joie de vivre of the park. This festival is one of the very few that has maintained its true jazz roots and once again this was evident in the performers booked to appear. The opening night saw the Canadian Jazz Quartet at the Crystal Palace performing a laid back dinner/jazz set of wonderful tunes from the likes of Cole Porter, Gary Benson and Duke Ellington, who incidentally was one of the featured jazz names heard throughout the four days of the festival. 
The Guido Basso / Pat LaBarbera evening was equally thrilling, bringing together a 12-piece string section with the jazz sounds of flugelhorn, saxophone, guitar and bass, under the baton of Brian Barlow, who was making his conducting debut. The string arrangements were nothing less than haunting as the compositions wove through the interplay between the horns, showcasing the talents of the young sax sensation Tara Davidson. A tribute to Stan Getz and the Latin rhythms so evident in his compositions was remarkable, with Guido using shakers to carry the percussion, while LaBarbera and Davidson swapped sax solos. 
This year’s Rising Young Star Award, one of the festival’s core commitments to help foster an appreciation of jazz music in young people, went to Norbert Botos, a 13 year old drummer from Toronto with an exceptional talent for percussion instrumentation. Young Norbert was a guest performer on all four nights at the Regent as well as appearing at the after-hours jam sessions at Currah’s, where he took the stage with many of the musicians that had been appearing at other venues. For such a young musician, Norbert is quite amazing. He has already been awarded a scholarship to the Humber College music program and begins part-time study this fall.
Of course, the jazz festival is not just about the main stage shows at the Regent, there were numerous other events taking place at various restaurants, wineries and galleries throughout the County. Just some of the many highlights included an outdoor concert on Main Street with the Lenny Soloman Trio, and a jazz service at the St. Mary Magdalene Church in Picton, with the Brian Barlow Quartet and the Dixie Demons, the featured performers with the traveling jazz van. With out a doubt, this year’s festival was a tremendous success, no only with the high-caliber musicianship but with the participation of local business and the community. The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is well and truly on the map. 
With her impassioned and impeccable singing style, Carol McCartney will be the guest vocalist with the Bob DeAngelis “Kings of Swing” on opening night at the Regent Theatre, August 16th, a must see show and a great launch for the festival. Carol has been enjoying a diverse career playing jazz clubs, sold out concert performances, and recording sessions, gaining a strong following among audiences and musicians alike. She is often the featured vocalist for one of Canada’s premier big bands, the Rex Hotel Orchestra. No stranger to the music of Benny Goodman and the swing era, Carol has performed with JUNO award winning clarinetist Bob DeAngelis on numerous occasions and the pair have developed an on-stage panache evocative of the great swing bands of the 1930s and 40s. Carol is currently recording a new album with some of Canada’s jazz greats such as Guido Basso, Peter Appleyard and Dave Young. To listen to some of Carol McCartney's recordings click 
Toronto-born saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Tara Davidson is earning a reputation for herself as one of the leading lights in the next generation of Canadian jazz musicians. Tara will be performing with Guido Basso and Pat LaBarbera at this year’s festival, playing the Regent Theatre on Friday, August 17. In May 2005, Toronto’s Distillery Jazz Festival honored Tara with the “Emerging Artist Award”. Her most significant musical influence has been saxophonist Mike Murley with whom she studied for five years. She is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto Jazz Performance Program where she studied with other prominent Canadian musicians such as Phil Nimmons, Paul Read, Alex Dean, and Kirk MacDonald. Tara is currently perfroming with her own group, the Mike Murley Septet, the Paul Read Orchestra (PRO), the Chris Hunt Tentet, and the laila Biali Trio. 
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