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Swing Shift Big Band needs your help to fund our 9^th album...

We are really excited about this new recording and can’t wait to get in the studio. It’s going to be a dynamic album featuring all new original arrangements and a full string section with French Horns. While this project is partially funded by a number of our band members, recording is expensive and Swing Shift has suffered the same fate as all live music acts over the last two years.

Now, we need our friends and fans to get involved - your support will help make this album a reality.
With your donation, we will give back to you - we have great rewards for all sponsors, ranging from invitations to our CD launch to attending our Studio sessions as Executive Producer on this CD!

To donate - please follow this link...

TD Niagara Jazz Festival

The TD Niagara Jazz Festival is a new and exciting jazz festival dedicated to celebrating the art form of jazz in the Niagara Region. The festival inspires, educates and develops future jazz audiences for generations to come while combining live jazz with a Niagara experience – food, wine, culture and natural wonders. The not-for-profit three day festival takes place throughout the Niagara Region and for 2018 kicked off at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre with... guess-who? The SwingShift Big Band!

On this occasion we featured vocalist Christopher Alan Graves.

Artsfest Waterdown - with Matt Dusk

Welcome to ArtsFest 2018 – a celebration of the arts in all its forms, in historic Waterdown, Ontario. Nestled between Burlington and Hamilton on top of the Niagara Escarpment, Waterdown is one of the fastest growing communities in Ontario, and in its historic downtown core are some of the oldest buildings in the province, with great restaurants, cafes, and shops – the perfect place to hold an upscale, family-friendly festival featuring jazz, classical, folk & world music, fine art exhibits, dozens of artisan vendors, and all kinds of arts activities. There is something for everyone who appreciates arts & culture. For 2018, it was an exciting appearance at the Gallery Stage for us with dynamic vocalist Matt Dusk - on Saturday, August 18^th. It was our second appearance at the Artsfest - more to come!

West End Jazz

Our good friend Oliver Vadas has developed a brilliant concert series at the Bronte Harbour Banquet Centre - Compass Restaurant in Oakville, Ontario. We opened the 2018 series on March 17^th - with our "Blue Eyes meets Basie" show featuring Cal Dodd. We hope you enjoyed it! If you missed it, watch for more West End Shows coming up.