June 20 – 29, 2025
Various Location
Serving the Jazz Community Since 1987
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival has become known as one of North America’s premier jazz festivals produced annually by Toronto Downtown Jazz, a Canadian registered charity (No. 12969 0269 RR0001). What began in 1987 as an eight-day showcase of jazz now attracts over 500,000 loyal patrons annually over 10 days as more than 1,500 musicians entertain all across the city.
The Festival has become a destination event, not just for music lovers but for some of the greatest jazz celebrities in the world, reinforcing its reputation as a leader in artistic excellence and outstanding production standards. Its continued success and growth is a testament to its strong relationships with its stakeholders including patrons, Toronto City Council, Members of Parliament, corporate sponsors, volunteers, private donors, and all levels of government. The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is endorsed by the Toronto City Council, and international artists, and has been designated as an event of municipal significance that enhances Canada’s international reputation.
Over 10 weeks, the Summer Series will feature 10 local acts who each bring their own unique perspective to the performance of jazz, and reflect a variety of the elements which have been part of the Festival over the past 34 years: from emerging artists and young lions to the best of the best; from traditional jazz to new sounds; from mentorship to community connections.
Ticketed Performances for the TD Toronto Jazz Festival
The Ostara Project / Eliana Cuevas
May 2, 2025 | 8:00 pm
Meridian Arts Centre, George Weston Recital Hall
A nights of outstanding Canadian jazz with surpergroup The Ostar Project, plus Eliana Cuevas with the Angel Falls Orchestra.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
June 20, 2025 | 8:00 pm
Massey Hall
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988.
Broken Social Scene
June 21, 2025 | 8:00 pm
History
Broken Social Scene personifies the unyielding, incomparable power of IRL human connection – a conglomerate that continues to defy all logistical convention and musical expectations.
Mavis Staples
June 23, 2025 | 8:00 pm
Elgin Theatre
Hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace,” Mavis Staples is the kind of once-in-a-generation artist whose impact on music and culture would be difficult to overstate.
Arooj Aftab
June 24, 2025 | 8:00 pm
Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Declared “the coolest rock star in the world right now,” by UNCUT magazine, Arooj Aftab has earned her position at the vanguard of creative music for her embrace of risk and nonconformity.
Makaya McCraven
June 25, 2025 | 8:00 pm
The Axis Club
Makaya McCraven is a prolific drummer, composer and producer with a unique gift for collapsing space, destroying borders and blending past, present, and future.
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
June 28, 2025 | 8:00 pm
Massey Hall
Jeff Goldblum’s storied career now spans 6 decades of award-winning work as a starring actor in film, television and theatre.
