Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Presented by The International Jazz Day Committee

Opening Act: Rob Phillips & Carling Stephen

Five-time Juno Award winner, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada, the US, and Cuba. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, received The Order of Canada, The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and, most recently, The Premier’s Award for Excellence.

With Maqueque, Bunnett has created something new and phenomenal in the world of jazz. What started out ten years ago as a project to record and mentor young brilliant Cuban female musicians, has become one of the top groups on the North American jazz scene. Since 2015, they have played in major jazz festivals like Newport and Monterey, been featured on NPR’s program Jazz Night in America, won a Juno Award for their first album, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, were nominated for a Grammy Award for their second release, Oddara and were nominated for a Juno Award for their latest release, On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme. Most recently, were voted as one the top ten jazz groups by the prestigious DownBeat magazine’s critics poll.

In 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30th as International Jazz Day to highlight jazz and its role in uniting people and communities across the globe. The goal of International Jazz Day Peterborough is to bring together our community, local businesses and jazz enthusiasts so that people can enjoy the diversity of the genre today! Our local celebration (in its seventh year) is one of hundreds of celebrations around the world: https://jazzday.com/events/