Homegrown Live Music Festival 2025: The Saxobelles, Euro Café Duo, Martello All...

Sat. May 3rd Renaissance $10
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Homegrown Live Music Festival 2025: The Saxobelles, Euro Café Duo, Martello Alley Cats, Django's Kitchen, Clear Breeze, Inner Harbour Trio, Kashgar, Free Jazz Collective, Psychic Mojo

The 17th annual festival in downtown Kingston, ON.
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event Venue is part of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area
Music Jazz / Blues
Sat. May 3rd + Add to Calendar Renaissance (All Ages)
11:00am - 9:00pm All-access wristbands are $10 and will be available at the door of each venue on the day of the festival.

Artists

The Saxobelles
Jazz, Classical, Choral from Kingston Ontario
Available for Shows/Gigs
Euro Café Duo
French Accordion/Vocal from Kingston Ontario
Available for Shows/Gigs
Martello Alley Cats
from Kingston Ontario
Available for Shows/Gigs
Django's Kitchen
Jazz from Kingston Ontario
Available for Shows/Gigs
Clear Breeze
Jazz, Latin Jazz, Jazz Rock Fusion, Swing & Bebop from Kingston Ontario
Available for Shows/Gigs
Inner Harbour Trio
Jazz from Kingston Ontario
Available for Shows/Gigs
Kashgar
Free Jazz Collective
Psychic Mojo
from Kingston Ontario
Available for Shows/Gigs

Presented by:

HomeGrown Live Music Festival
Kingston's annual festival of all-local live music.
Kingston Ontario
Open / Operational
Downtown Kingston
The business improvement area for Kingston's downtown.
353 King St. East Kingston Ontario
Open / Operational
Joe's M.I.L.L.
Music lending library with 1,000+ instruments and resources
The Tett Centre Kingston Ontario
Open / Operational

Event Description

143 performances on 16 stages - still more to come!
Join us Saturday, May 3 for the 17th annual HomeGrown Live Music Festival.

All-access wristbands are $10 and will be available at the door of each venue on the day of the festival. As always, proceeds go to The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library.

11:00 AM - The Saxobelles

Well established members of the Kingston music scene, The Saxobelles are experienced big band musicians who have branched out to offer a variety of musical genres - jazz, classical, Latin and more! They are available for weddings and special events.

12:00 PM - Euro Café Duo

Euro Café Duo features Andrea as vocalist accompanied by Edward on the versatile digital piano accordion. Repertoire: European inspired music from the Parisienne and Italian genres, as well as multiple Jazz Standards. Well known in various Kingston and Area venues for their lively performances!

1:00 PM - The Martello Alley Cats

The Martello Alley Cats are Kingston’s premiere Jazz vocal ensemble. Our thirteen musicians will wow you with their jazz vocal harmonies and swing!

2:00 PM - Django's Kitchen

The members of Django’s Kitchen live in Kingston, Ontario, performing the music of Django Reinhardt, referred to as Gypsy Jazz or Jazz Manouche. Come out to hear some great swing music.

3:00 PM - Clear Breeze

Clear Breeze - We have been playing together for several years, performing regularly in the Kingston area. We play groove oriented music, mostly Latin Jazz, Jazz rock fusion, Swing and Bebop tunes, and we do our own unique arrangements of recognizable pop tunes.

4:00 PM - Inner Harbour Trio

Inner Harbour Trio - Nathalie Craan and Dave Beckstead have performed together for more than 30 years. Their music encompasses classic jazz with modern twists. They’ve performed in Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, and are excited about their collaboration with Helena Hannibal.

6:00 PM - Kashgar

Kashgar is a progressive fusion group headed by Marcus Taylor that weaves a progressive mix of rock, jazz and world sounds. With rhythms and melodies inspired by India, the Middle East and Latin America, Kashgar’s music hints at early Santana and the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

7:00 PM - Free Jazz Collective

Oscar Evans is a multi-instrumental jazz musician and composer from Kingston. Oscar’s main passion and focus is playing original music on upright bass. This performance will emphasize the improvised nature of jazz music flowing in between pre-composed forms and music we have not yet made.

8:00 PM - Psychic Mojo

“Psycho Mojo” is group of young musicians with vocals and sax supported by keys, guitar, upright bass, and drums. We mostly cover jazz standards and some funk. You might have seen us around town as all 6 of the musicians are also in the band, “HoozHear?”

Venue

Renaissance
285 Queen Street
Open / Operational

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Homegrown Live Music Festival 2025: The Saxobelles, Euro Café Duo, Martello Alley Cats, Django's Kitchen, Clear Breeze, Inner Harbour Trio, Kashgar, Free Jazz Collective, Psychic Mojo @ Renaissance May 3 2025 - Apr 3rd @ Renaissance

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