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Ashkenaz Festival and Magen Boys Entertainment are teaming up this summer for “Summer Jam,” a first-of-its-kind concert series bringing downtown music festival vibes to North Toronto.
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SUMMER JAM CONCERT SERIES, July 17 to August 14
Ashkenaz Festival and Magen Boys Entertainment are teaming up this summer for “Summer Jam,” a first-of-its-kind concert series bringing downtown music festival vibes to North Toronto. The three-show series of FREE concerts at Earl Bales Park, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary July 1973 “Summer Jam” at Watkins Glen Raceway in upstate NY, a massive one-day festival that drew a record crowd of over 600,000 (more than Woodstock!).
As stalwarts of music and event production within Toronto’s Jewish community, Ashkenaz and Magen Boys are highlighting both Jewish music and Jewish musicians in these open-air community concerts. Middle Eastern Fusion, Jewish bluegrass and Yiddish funk will mingle with psychedelia, southern rock, and Americana, as each of these epic double bills pairs a Jewish roots artist with an act paying tribute to one of the three iconic “jambands” that were featured in the original 1973 festival: The Band, Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers Band. These eclectic and unexpected musical pairings will be unified by their celebration of community, creativity and the power of music. Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and get your jam on!
Shows take place on alternating Monday evenings in Area 5 at Earl Bales Park (4169 Bathurst St.)
(In case of inclement please check our website and social media channels for updates on concert status and possible use of alternate indoor venue)
Series Lineup:
July 17, 7pm
LA BANDA MORISCA (Andalusian Soul)
THE OTHER ONES (Grateful Dead Tribute)
July 31, 7pm
JACOB’S LADDER (Jewish Bluegrass)
CHEST FEVER (Tribute to The Band)
August 14, 7pm
GEPHILTE (Yiddish funk and soul)
EAT A PEACH (Allman Brothers Tribute)
Presented in association with Front Row Centre Marketing and Main Event Music, with the generous support of Kultura Collective, Ontario Creates & Canada Council for the Arts
Presented by:
A Kultura Collective Member
In Partnership with:
Magen Boys Entertainment
Start Date: July 17, 2023
Closing Date: August 14, 2023
7:00 PM
Midtown Toronto
Earl Bales Park
4169 Bathurst St, North York
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Free
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