The 8th Annual Brantford International Jazz Festival
Opening Night - Sept. 18, 2015
Top Pocket
7:00 PM to 7:45 PM
TOP POCKET is celebrating its 30th ANNIVERSARY with the release of its new album of all original material, “rocket in my (top) pocket”! This CD, along with our 1st “11:11”, will be available for sale at the merchandise table of the Brantford International Jazz Festival.
Thanks to the outstanding musicians that joined us through the years: CJ Griffith, Ray Dlugokecki, Dave Lonsbury, Glenn Murch, Andriy Tykhonov and the man that was a HUGE part of Top Pocket’s sound for so many years, the multi-talented Andy Klaehn!
Please join us for our CD RELEASE PARTY on October 23rd, 2015 at The Jazz Room in UpTown Waterloo, 56 King Street North.
TOP POCKET 2015:
- Robin Habermehl: Saxes & Flute
- Paul Stouffer: Keyboards & Piano
- Emile Deon: Electric Guitar
- Michael Bergauer: Bass (Fretless & Fretted)
- Don McDougall: Drums
- Sean Habermehl: Percussion
Top Pocket is very pleased to be a part of the 2015 Brantford International Jazz Festival!
Mainstreet Soul
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Since playing its first live show as a band in early 2010, Mainstreet Soul has received a warm reception from the Detroit-area music scene and beyond. The band has performed at local venues, private parties, festivals, weddings and even in a movie. Mainstreet Soul secured a part in the film “Salvation Boulevard” starring Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Marisa Tomei and Greg Kinnear, which was released in 2011. The band also recorded an original song entitled, “Black Dress Baby”, which was used in a Quicken Loans commercial and starred Magic Johnson that aired nationally in the US on TV & radio in the fall of 2011. In late 2014 Mainstreet Soul entered the studio to begin recording original tracks that will be released in 2015. The first single to be released from these sessions is entitled “In Detroit” and is available for download off of iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, CD Baby and from www.mainstreetsoul.com. The positive response and big-screen exposure surely place Mainstreet Soul among the ranks of the best bands in Michigan.
Mainstreet Soul’s sound is unique, and the band members’ personalities shine through in every performance of songs made famous by such artists as Tower of Power; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Stevie Wonder; Chicago; Aretha Franklin and many more.
Tickets are now available for our 2015 headline performer:
Saturday, September 19, 2025 at The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts
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