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20 '"'lt's something I've wanted to see in Oakville for many many years," says Pangman who dropped the original idea into the hands of the town. "..1 think it's something Oakville will support. Oakville's a great place and we're not diluting anything else that's been offered.." Just over seven months ago, On the strength of its volunteers who have been working diligently since late last year, and the perform ers, sponsorship chairman Don Pangman is certain Oakville has a major coup on its hands. Galleries, restaurants, arts organi zations, not to mention the Town plus a myriad of sponsors led by the Downtown BIA and the C IBC have thrown their support behind the mammoth project which has been co-chaired by none other than jazz great Jim Galloway, artistic director of the DuMaurier Ltd. Toronto Jazz Festival. As the l7th annual Midnight Madness gets underway early Friday evening, so does the first annual Oakville Jazz Festival, an event that is expected to draw up to 60,000 people to the downtown core from all around the Golden Horseshoe First Oakville Jazz Festival starts Friday" t began as an Idea. a dream for I an Oakville mum lover, and this weekend it becomes con- crete when a new Oakville tradition is born. Entertainment Editor By KATHY YA NCHl IS 7" ti'. I L ’ ‘\\ r tgi. " r, >‘ 1j'cs DI :OAKVILLE TOWN CENTRE 11 . Reservations Accepted 842-7333 . : Featuring: ' 0 Thurs. & F ti. -1umch, Dinner q : Lounge & Patio : . Sat. & Sun, -)i,t:,rti,t, Patio from 4:30 p.111. . . Dinner _ m 4:30 pm. q ooooooooooooooooooooooo Northeast corner of Q.E.W. at Dorval Bourbon Street, look out. The itinerary of jazz soloists, trios and quartets our little town has nabbed for its first venture into the lively world of the jazz festival is impres- sive, thanks in great part to the influ ence of Galloway - "probably the most connected man in jazz," says Pangman. task next year. The first jazz notes will be sound- ed Friday at 4 pm. when the renowned Loren Lofsky Quartet takes to the stage at the Oakville Towne Square and will continue on street comers. in Lakeside Park, Centennial Plaza, restaurants and the Oakville Club, until the wee hours of Sunday morning. There will even be a 'moving' venue as the Hot Five Jazzmakers cruise along the edge of Lake Ontario entertaining sunbathers and picnickers on the banks. That initial meeting, and subse- quently the festival. got off to a late start but despite this drawback and the recession,"we've done very well," says Pangman. time, r task ne Pangman. Judith Muncaster and Alex Fuller from the Town and Bart Coggin-Wade of the BIA sat patient ly awaiting the arrival ofGalloway who was overdue for the first Festival meeting because of traffic snarl-ups. Organizers didn't raise the . $30,000 to $40,000 needed to oper ate at full speed, but Pangman is ct min with the enthusiasm generated from this year's event and more let time. raising funds will be an easie NomSuvuRd OEW (li/ll Making appearances are such bands as the Swing Pigs, with a repertoire ranging from Muddy Waters to Wes Montgomery; Ingrid Stitt/Rosemary Galloway Trio, Ingrid recently performed at the Roy Thomson Hall gala for Oscar Peterson and Rosemary just finished a cross country tour with her band, Velvet Glove; one of Canada's best jazz guitarists Loren Lofsky. and the Jim Galloway, artistic director of the DuMaurier Ltd. Toronto Jazz Festival was instrumental in getting the" First Oakville Jazz Festival off the ground. 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Park beginning at 2 pm, a very spt cial Jazz Hazz workshop featuring Jim Galloway's Jazzmobile Jam wt take place. The program is designe to explain the development of jazz, and the basic forms of music with participating musicians including Galloway on sax, lan Bargh, piano, Rosemary Galloway, bass and Don Along with restaurants, which ar each sponsoring a band, Oakville's many fine galleries will treat visito to everything from African jazz 1 recordings at Out of Africa to Jazz on the Wall at Abbozzo Gallery. All involved are hoping that, l, weather permitting, Oakville will be swept off its musical feet. l Clive Smith, president and chief, executive officer at Royal Life, said the festival "will certainly enhance certain aspects of Midnight l Madness." He points out that it will add another dimension to the com- mercial aspect. 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