Prince Edward County Jazz Festival
August 11-16, 2026
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The 2026 PEC Jazz Festival kicked off Tuesday August 11 at Huff Estates Winery with a sold-out show with the legendary Shuffle Demons.
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Wednesday August 12 at the Picton Town Hall we held a hands-on, sold-out workshop: Introduction to Brazilian Samba Percussion. The enthusiastic crowd learned to play basic parts for the most commonly used percussion instruments in Brazilian samba Many thanks to the excellent presenter Gordon Sheard.
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Wednesday August 12 was the sold-out return of Doghouse Orchestra at Huff Estates Winery. The band kept the audience cheering, laughing and singing along. And the rain let up just in time.
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Thursday morning, August 13 a group of enthusiastic musicians came together at the Picton Town Hall in a sold-out Introduction to Jazz Ukulele workshop to dig into jazz standards on the ukulele.
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Thursday afternoon, August 13 showcased Ale Nuñez and her jazz and soul vocals in a sold-out show in the Barrel Room at Sandbanks Winery.
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Friday morning, August 14, at the Picton Town Hall we experienced an up-close Workshop with Anh Phung exploring her musical roots, her performance gear, her approach to performance and improvisation on the flute plus live performance. Amazing.
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Friday night, August 14, at The Regent Theatre featuerd JUNO Award winner Jeremy Ledbetter with his Trio, including Rich Brown on bass and Larnell Lewis on drums. Opening the evening was the amazing Anh Phung, extraordinary flautist and music creator.
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Friday evening, after the show at The Regent Theatre, a full house came for After Hours at The Waring House with the Steve Holt Trio with Duncan Hopkins and Curtis Cronkwright.
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Saturday night, August 15, The Regent Theatre and the PEC Jazz Festival celebrated the return of festival favourite Emilie-Claire Barlow. The sold-out audience heard music from across Emilie-Claire's career including her latest album, La plus belle saison.
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Following the Emilie-Claire Barlow show on Saturday evening the Gord Sheard Trio with Paco Luviano and Richard Bannard delighted a sold-out After Hours crowd along with sit-in guest Brian Legere in the Regent Theatre Loft.
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Still To Come - one last day
The PEC Jazz Festival draws to a close Sunday evening with singer Irene Torres, August 16, at Waring Hall with an evening of Latin jazz. She will be joined by PEC Jazz Festival-favourite Eric St-Laurent and her band. - SOLD OUT
The July 15 edition of the Picton Gazette includes a great article about our headliners, and a 2-page spread with all of the PEC Jazz Festival details.
Along with the main stage shows, the PEC Jazz Festival features great performances throughout the County at smaller venues including: Claramount Club, Closson Chase Winery, Exultet Estate Winery, The Grange Winery, Huff Estates Winery, The Royal Hotel, Stanners Vineyard, Vic Social and The Waring House. Glenwood Cemetery hosts their annual live jazz on Saturday morning at the cemetery.
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Become a Friend of the PEC Jazz Festival
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The Paul Pandos Bursary
The Paul Pandos Bursary of $1,000 will be offered annually to a student enrolling in an accredited post-secondary or post-graduate music program. Application submissions are now closed for 2026. The 2026 Paul Pandos Bursary winners are Rhys Thornton and Sarah Monaghan. Learn more at pecjazz.org/bursary. We're on Spotify
We put together a fresh playlist featuring our 2026 Main Stage artists. Check it out: PEC Jazz Festival 2026 Main Stage Artists (new) Honouring Black History Month 2026 Winter Won't Last Forever PEC Jazz Festival Celebrates Snow and Holidays PEC Jazz Festival 2025 Main Stage Artists |
Let the Good Times Roll
May 20, 2026
"The Waring House was jumping and jiving last Friday when Dan Douglas brought his swinging sextet, The Crap Shooters, to launch the PEC Jazz Festival 2026 lineup...." Our good friends at the Picton Gazette have published a review of our Swing Into Spring party and launch.
Read the entire piece at The Gazette Online.
May 20, 2026
"The Waring House was jumping and jiving last Friday when Dan Douglas brought his swinging sextet, The Crap Shooters, to launch the PEC Jazz Festival 2026 lineup...." Our good friends at the Picton Gazette have published a review of our Swing Into Spring party and launch.
Read the entire piece at The Gazette Online.
We're Recruiting
The PEC Jazz Festival is looking for a volunteer Legal Adviser to provide advice from time to time, and help us with contracts and policies.
Sound like you or someone you know? Contact us at [email protected].
The PEC Jazz Festival is looking for a volunteer Legal Adviser to provide advice from time to time, and help us with contracts and policies.
Sound like you or someone you know? Contact us at [email protected].
Thank You to our Amazing Sponsors for their Generous Support!
