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24 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 21, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Oakville Jazz Festival opens Aug. 9 The line-up for the 2006 Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival is set. The Festival runs Aug. 9 ­ 13 and the kickoff event, at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, features legendary musicians, Larry Coryell and Brain Auger. For tickets, call 905 815-2021 or visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. Some of the artists scheduled to perform this year include Michael Kaeshammer, Tony Monaco, Swing Rosie and Red Peppers Dixieland Jazz Band. Admission to the festival on the weekend is free. Many other performers will be in restaurants, pubs and businesses in downtown Oakville. For more information on the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival, visit www.oakvillejazz.com Artist's labour of love Continued from page 23 MOONLIGHT MADNESS ONE DAY ONLY! FRIDAY, JULY 21ST 10AM - 11PM 1/2 PRICE IN THE STORE 1477 Lakeshore Road, Burlington EVERYTHING (at Brant in Downtown Burlington) 905-633-8569 Fax: 905-633-7353 · Email: mitchelalan@bellnet.ca LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER DETAILED ARTIST: Artist Antonio Mirizio with his painting Veiled Moroccan Beauty, 1975. aration of men and women, was addressed. "I want it as exact as possible," he said. "There will be no errors at all. I didn't want to make a mistake. I would be ashamed." All this work was followed by a full year doing the initial pencil sketch before any paint was applied to the huge and intimidating blank canvas. The word "sketch," though, is a grossly inadequate way to describe the magnificent image, drawn with mathematical precision, in which all lines converge at one point: architecture meets painting head-on. The viewer is simply immersed in the spectacle, as though standing before the sultan himself in the flesh. "It is perfect perspective," said Mirizio, an admitted "fanatic" for accuracy who works seven to eight hours a day on the painting. After A Thousand and One Nights II is finished, Mirizio is uncertain exactly where it will be displayed since the painting is not a commission, but simply a labour of love. "It will be left for a museum somewhere," he said. Those interested in the artist's career and work are encouraged to visit www.antoniomirizio.com. Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival presents BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EXPRESS With special guest LARRY CORYELL The legendary Brian Auger's Oblivion Express featuring the famed B3 and keyboard player, has created a distinct voice that combines jazz, rock, soul and funk. Brian has accumulated a Grammy nomination, 10 albums charting in the top 100, a #1 single and the title of "The Godfather of Acid Jazz". Add in legendary guitar player, Larry Coryell who has recorded on more then 70 albums, hailed by his legion of fans as one of "the guitar gods" and dubbed "The Godfather of Fusion", these special nights will see sparks fly as two masters perform individually and together for the first time in thirty years! For tickets call 905-815-2021 or order on-line at www.oakvillecentre.ca. For more information, please visit www.oakvillejazz.com TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Wednesday, August 9th & Thursday, August 10th at 8:00 pm at The Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts · 905-815-2021