Grammy Award winner Joss Stone, Indie Folk sensation Beirut among featured performers at TD's
Canada-wide Jazz Festivals
- @TDNews_Canada announces summer #TDMusic festival lineup across
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TORONTO, May 20, 2015 /CNW/ - For the 12th
year in a row, TD Bank Group continues to show its support of music
as the title sponsor of nationwide festivals taking place at some
of Canada's largest urban centers.
This summer's music festival lineups include a wide-range of
world-class musicians including Joss
Stone, Beirut, Booker T. Jones and Jamie Cullum.
TD's long-standing commitment to Canada's music scene starts the season off on
the right note with nine exciting festivals in Victoria, Vancouver, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Calgary. In total, TD supports more than 60
festivals across the country that provide unique musical
experiences to customers and communities.
"Our customers love music and so do we. We understand how it brings
people together, so we're happy to support a wide range of music
initiatives across the country," said Chris
Stamper, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, TD Bank
Group. "And after a great kick-off with JUNO Awards in March, we're
excited to help bring more great music to fans this summer."
TD has a number of outreach projects in each market that provide
access to music and creative arts to youth in each community.
Programs like Groove & Graffiti, the outreach project for the
TD Toronto Jazz Festival, create multiple day workshops to inspire
students through music and art, and to give them a platform to
express their creativity.
TD is proud to be Canada's bank of
music. Through sponsorship of MusiCounts, Canada's music education charity, TD is able
to provide access to music and the arts to underserved groups on a
national scale.
This summer's festivals include:
- TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival (June 11 - 21, 2015)
- TD Ottawa Jazz Festival (June 20
– July 1, 2015)
- TD Toronto Jazz Festival (June 18-27,
2015)
- TD Victoria Jazz Festival (June
19 – 28, 2015)
- TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival (June 19 - July 1, 2015)
- SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (June
25 – July 5, 2015)
- Montréal International Jazz Festival (June 26 - July 5, 2015)
- TD Halifax Jazz Festival (July 8 - 12,
2015)
- Calgary Folk Music Festival (July
23 – July 26)
Music fans can keep up-to-date on all TD Music initiatives by
visiting www.TDMusic.com and following #TDMusic on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram.
About TD Music
Since 2003, TD has helped customers and
communities experience the love of music by sponsoring major music
festivals across Canada. Every
year TD supports many music-based community and educational
programs. Continuing with its commitment to support music programs
throughout Canada, TD is proud to
be a National Sponsor of the 2015 JUNO Awards and Live Nation's
year-long concert series.
SOURCE TD Bank Group