The 10th South Coast Jazz Music Festival is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a star-studded lineup spanning three days and two cities! Millards Chartered Professional Accountants is a proud sponsor of the festival that has shows in both Port Dover and Brantford.
Juliannn Kuchocki is the Festival Director and driving force behind the South Coast Jazz Music Festival.
“South Coast Jazz 10th Anniversary Music Festival “10 Years, 10 Decades of Music” will take you on a musical journey from the 1930’s with Canada’s sweetheart of swing Alex Pangman, through to the 50’s -70’s with Le Trio Parisien featuring Juliet Dunn into the 80’s with 12X platinum selling artist Mark Holmes of Platinum Blonde, into today with 2X Juno nominated Mark Kelso and the Jazz Exiles and award winning, internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Charu Suri.”
The festival kicks off in Port Dover on Aug. 11th with performances from Route 6 and the Feds.
The second night of the festival is at the Sanderson Centre in Brantford on August 12th and includes Mark Holmes, Mark Kelso & the Jazz Exiles and the first Indian born jazz composer to premier work at Carnegie Hall, Charu Suri.
The last day of the concert series is a free performance in Harmony Square on Aug. 13th with Le Trio Parisien featuring Juliet Dunn, Gail Obediah, Alex Pangman Band and Kontirennonoron.
Juliannn Kuchocki
Festival Director
“This ten year adventure of creating, developing and producing the festival has been a journey like no other in my life. I am deeply grateful for the participation of all of our partners and sponsors and our local, provincial and federal governments for supporting the arts so fearlessly in this country that I am proud to call home. I’ve been blessed with having the opportunity of living and working world wide as a singer, dancer, choreographer and producer so, to come full circle quite literally around the globe and be back in Brantford where I was born and Norfolk County where South Coast Cultural Society all began, is truly special.”
The Brantford show on August 12th includes Mark Holmes, a British born singer. Homes and his band Platinum Blonde, achieved international success selling a total of 10 times platinum and playing arenas and stadiums throughout the 80’s, 90’s until today. They made their debut in North America in 1984 with the release of the double platinum selling record “Standing In the Dark”.
Holmes has been nominated for numerous awards and was inducted into the broadcast hall of fame in 2008. He will have his star on the Walk of Fame this September 2023 with a show to follow at Massey Hall.
For more information or tickets to the Port Dover or Brantford shows, visit the South Coast Jazz Music Festival website.
Mark Holmes
Mark Holmes, a British born singer made his debut in north America in 1984 with the release of the double platinum selling record “Standing In the Dark”. Homes and his band Platinum Blonde, achieved international success selling a total of 10 times platinum and playing arenas and stadiums throughout the 80’s, 90’s until today.
Charu Suri
The first Indian born jazz composer to premier work at Carnegie Hall, Charu Suri was born in Madurai in South India and has been playing the piano since the age of five and performing since the age of nine. She won an international piano competition at the age of 15.
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