2020 Niagara’s ONLINE Summer MARDI GRAS

Livestreamed from St. Catharines

Join the TD Niagara Jazz Festival's Juliet Dunn and Peter Shea, plus our guest Emcee Ronnie Littlejohn as they begin this day-long event by acknowledging the land on which we're gathering as the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples.

The land acknowledgement will be followed by a performance by Philip Davis (Mohawk) and Franklyn McNaughton.

Livestreamed from Port Dalhousie

Big Smoke Brass was formed in the summer of 2017 by a group of friends from the University of Toronto's Jazz Performance program. The band cut its teeth playing on the streets of the Toronto and quickly garnered a following thanks to its ear-catching sound and strong group dynamic. Busking on the streets led to several performances on Toronto's club circuit, as well as numerous private and corporate events around the GTA and central Ontario.

For more about Big Smoke Brass, CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE for parade route

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Enjoy a taste of summer with this fruity cocktail! Follow along with Christopher Smith as he shows viewers how to mix this colourful cocktail using Baron Samedi spirits.

Ingredients:

• • 1.25oz Baron Samedi Rum
  • 4oz Orange Juice
  • 2oz Pineapple Juice
  • 0.5oz grenedine

• Combine ingredients together in a cocktail shaker. Garnish with orange, lemon, and lime

Livestreamed from New Orleans

In 1997 Panorama began playing Mardi Gras parades, a project which eventually grew into a separate marching outfit, the Panorama Brass Band. That group has been active primarily during Carnival time in New Orleans as the official brass band of the Krewe du Jieux and the St. Anthony Ramblers as well as marching in such parades as Krewe of Muses, Knights of Babylon, Krewe of Tucks, Krewe of Morpheus and Box of Wine. The brass band does also perform in New Orleans nightclubs as well as for weddings, funerals, private parties and other events.

For more about Panorama, CLICK HERE

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Greetings from Juliet Dunn and our special guests, including:

• Karen Thorne-Stone (President & Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Creates / Ontario Music Investment Fund)
• Naki Osutei (TD Bank Group)
• Mayor Walter Sendzik (Mayor of St. Catharines)
• Niagara Community Foundation
• Kristian Sonnier (New Orleans Tourism)

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Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Big Smoke Brass was formed in the summer of 2017 by a group of friends from the University of Toronto's Jazz Performance program. The band cut its teeth playing on the streets of the Toronto and quickly garnered a following thanks to its ear-catching sound and strong group dynamic. Busking on the streets led to several performances on Toronto's club circuit, as well as numerous private and corporate events around the GTA and central Ontario.

For more about Big Smoke Brass, CLICK HERE

Livestreamed from Nova Scotia

The roaring tunes from the 1920's band, The Vaudevillian make you get off your doggone caboose & do the lindy hop! The old fashioned gentleman, Jitterbug James, the mouthy Norah Spades & the Southerner Piedmont Johnson bring you dancing numbers from the prohibition period! Thank goodness PROHIBITION IS OVER! Get ready to shine your shoes to do the skoodle um skoo!

For more about The Vaudevillian, CLICK HERE

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

When life gives you lemons, make a cocktail with them! Follow along with Christopher Smith as he shows viewers how to mix this herb-infused cocktail using Forty Creek spirits.

Ingredients:

• 1.25oz Forty Creek Rye Whisky
• 6oz house made lemonade (fresh squeezed lemon with cane sugar)
• 1 sprig of fresh rosemary

• Muddle the rosemary with the whisky. Add lemonade, garnish with additional sprig of rosemary

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Greetings from our special guests, including:

• Minken Employment Lawyers
• More TBA

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

The Dragon Ritual Drummers are an award-winning drum troupe that hail from the Niagara Region.

Their music celebrates the rhythms and culture of New Orleans voodoo, Creole swamp magic and the mysticism of the Underground Railroad.

The Dragon Ritual Drummers are not only entertainers and educators about the drum culture they represent at events across North America, but immersed among the traditions known as voodoo, santeria and Ifa.

From Mardi Gras parade rhythms to honouring the spirits of nature, their music transports you to another time and place where we can all dance together in a celebration of life.

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Enjoy this creamy Crescent City classic! Follow along with Christopher Smith as he shows viewers how to mix this milky cocktail using Forty Creek spirits.

Ingredients:

• 2oz brandy
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
• 3 ice cubes
• cracked ice
• freshly grated nutmeg

• In a cocktail shaker, combine the brandy, milk, and sugar with 3 ice cubes and shake until frothy, about one minute.
• Strain into a double old-fashioned glass with cracked ice. Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve.

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Big Smoke Brass was formed in the summer of 2017 by a group of friends from the University of Toronto's Jazz Performance program. The band cut its teeth playing on the streets of the Toronto and quickly garnered a following thanks to its ear-catching sound and strong group dynamic. Busking on the streets led to several performances on Toronto's club circuit, as well as numerous private and corporate events around the GTA and central Ontario.

For more about Big Smoke Brass, CLICK HERE

Livestreamed from New Orleans

“Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie is a jazz-a-phonic kaleidoscope of musical energy that inspires dancing in an atmosphere of celebration.”

Louis Armstrong popularized the sounds of New Orleans traditional jazz throughout the world, and 100 years later, that distinctive music remains popular. Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie takes those songs, and the relaxed vibe of traditional jazz and updates the music with an urgency and hipness of today, making it both fun and relevant. And according to their monthly sold-out performances on popular Frenchmen Street, audiences love the new sounds of New Orleans that Twisted Dixie offers. Corporate clients have too commented on how Twisted Dixie provides a perfect blend of authenticity and modernity. No boring sleepy time down south kinda vibe here, no, Twisted Dixie is the FUNKiest and most danceable jazz in New Orleans––and probably America!

For more about Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie, CLICK HERE

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Red Hot Ramble reflects the New Orleans music that inspires the ensemble, each performer adds their own flavour to the musical gumbo they create together. Roberta Hunt’s sultry, saucy vocals and romping piano stir the pot, Alison Young’s energetic saxophones engulf you in a jazz hurricane, while Glenn Anderson lays down the essence of a NOLA parade beat with his infectious drums, and Jack Zorawski’s ‘mean-streets’ bass grooves can’t help but conjure a stroll in the French Quarter. “Second Line Sundays” at their monthly show at The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar in Toronto, Ontario to the stage at the All Canadian Jazz Festival in Port Hope Ontario.

For more about Red Hot Ramble, CLICK HERE

Livestreamed from New Orleans

Led by award winning trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, UJO are New Orleans’ finest musical ambassadors. Founded in 2008, the sixteen piece multi-generational ensemble can be heard regularly on Wednesdays at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans, and on their debut recording, Make America Great Again. As it strives to preserve and present the essence of big band and jazz traditions through live performance and youth programming, UJO hopes to inspire excellence on a global level and further the appreciation for jazz and it’s rich history.

For more about Delfeayo Marsalis, CLICK HERE

For more about the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, CLICK HERE

Livestreamed from Shady Acres Studio in St. Catharines

Juliet Dunn and Peter Shea will wrap up the festivities and thank everyone for their attendance

Livestreamed from New Orleans

“Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie is a jazz-a-phonic kaleidoscope of musical energy that inspires dancing in an atmosphere of celebration.”

Louis Armstrong popularized the sounds of New Orleans traditional jazz throughout the world, and 100 years later, that distinctive music remains popular. Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie takes those songs, and the relaxed vibe of traditional jazz and updates the music with an urgency and hipness of today, making it both fun and relevant. And according to their monthly sold-out performances on popular Frenchmen Street, audiences love the new sounds of New Orleans that Twisted Dixie offers. Corporate clients have too commented on how Twisted Dixie provides a perfect blend of authenticity and modernity. No boring sleepy time down south kinda vibe here, no, Twisted Dixie is the FUNKiest and most danceable jazz in New Orleans––and probably America!

For more about Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie, CLICK HERE