And All That Jazz…In Uptown Waterloo

A couple of events took place this past weekend. One of them was Ribfest at Victoria Park – the other was the 17th Annual Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival. And the Jazz Festival was where I was.

All of the provided seats were filled up, but really, who needs one when you’ve got your own lawn chair? Or who needs chairs when you could be dancing to the music (I didn’t dance, but that’s beside the point). People were enjoying both the music and the festival vibes.

The unstable weather, albeit unseasonably cool for July, co-operated yesterday. The sun eventually came out while the Shuffle Demons wandered through the crowd, playing their instruments, before taking the stage.

This year’s line up, besides the Shuffle Demons, included Carol McCartney, Chris Smith, Divine Brown, Michael Kaeshammer, Zapati, Power Play, and so on – a mixture of small and big name acts (the rest of the line-up can be found here). The admission is always free – however, as I read from today’s newspaper, some people were turned away after the place reached its limit of over 4, 000 people. To state the obvious, if you plan to go next year, and as soon as the 2010 info gets out, get the program list, make note of the times, get in early.

The Waterloo Jazz Festival is usually located at 100 Regina Street South.

~ Becka

Photos by Becka.