The Toronto based Climax Jazz Band, formed in
1971, is known throughout North America, Europe
and Japan for tight, driving, British style traditional
jazz. Climax has appeared at festivals and clubs
across North America, including the New Orleans
Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Sacramento Jazz
Jubilee. The band has toured the Netherlands, U.K.
and Germany, cruised up the Amazon, around the
Caribbean, the Mexican Riviera, Hawaii and through
the Panama Canal. Climax also visited Kyoto,
Japan, twice, guests of the Shinji Shumeikai cultural
organization. Climax Jazz Band is known for its wide
variety of tunes, with lots of vocals. They are
musicians who play straight from the heart and with a
great sense of humour.