Season 2 of JUNO and CSA-Nominated CBC Kids Original Animated Series Jeremy and Jazzy Launches September 2 on CBC Gem and September 9 on CBC Kids
Season 2 Premiere Episode “Hopscotch” Features Iconic Canadian Rock Band, Barenaked Ladies
“Hopscotch” is Title Track of New Jeremy and Jazzy Album Launching September 2
Throughout September, Jeremy and Jazzy Launch #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge on Instagram and TikTok to Raise Funds for Childhood Cancer Research during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, in Support of SickKids Foundation
TORONTO, August 14, 2024 – Jeremy and Jazzy and SickKids Foundation challenge kids and families to take part in the #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge to raise funds for SickKids Foundation in support of childhood cancer research in September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge marks the launch of Season 2 of Jeremy and Jazzy, the CBC Kids original JUNO and Canadian Screen Award-nominated series for children and families about how music and friendship create joy. The series stars four-time JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher (Jeremy) and Aiza Ntibarikure (Jazzy), the award-winning Afro-pop music sensation who performs the official theme song for the 2024 Canadian Paralympics Team campaign, “Greatness Moves Us.” Season 2 is set to debut in Canada on the free CBC Gem streaming service and the global Jeremy and Jazzy YouTube channel on Monday, September 2, 2024. Beginning Monday, September 9, 2024, Season 2 will air Monday through Friday at 8:07 a.m. local as part of the CBC Kids morning schedule.
The animated members of Barenaked Ladies join Jeremy and Jazzy in the Season 2 premiere episode “Hopscotch.” L to R: Tyler Stewart, Jim Creeggan, Jeremy, Ed Robertson, Jazzy, and Kevin Hearn. Credit: (Vérité Films Inc.)
Behind the scenes with Jeremy Fisher, Aiza Ntibarikure and Barenaked Ladies as they record the track Hopscotch. Credit: (Vérité Films)
Season 2 brings to life a new collection of children's music written by Fisher with 70 new episodes launching this fall, including 28 two-minute Jeremy and Jazzy episodes where every song becomes a story; one 30-minute Halloween special; one 30-minute holiday special; and 40 one-minute episodes of Playing With Stu, the brand’s first spinoff series about discovery and play, also debuting Monday, September 2, 2024, on CBC Gem and Monday, September 9, 2024, following Jeremy and Jazzy on CBC Kids. The season launches with 40 episodes and the remaining episodes will broadcast later this fall. Watch a Jeremy and Jazzy episode and Playing with Stu episode here.
The Jeremy and Jazzy Season 2 premiere episode, titled “Hopscotch,” guest stars the multi-award-winning rock band Barenaked Ladies (BNL). Music for the song “Hopscotch” is co-written by Jeremy Fisher and Ed Robertson, BNL founding member, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and sung by Fisher, Ntibarikure and all members of BNL. Watch a behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the Season 2 premiere episode “Hopscotch” here. BNL has previously released family content, including “Snacktime!” (2008), a JUNO Award-winning children’s-themed album and companion book, and “Barenaked for the Holidays” (2004), a Christmas and Hanukkah-themed album.
“Hopscotch” is also the title track of the new Jeremy and Jazzy album featuring 10 new songs, to be released worldwide September 2, 2024, by Jeremy Fisher Music, Hidden Pony Records and Universal Music Canada on all streaming services. Pre-save the album here.
“I’m a dad to two girls, ages four and eight, who love playing outside, so the idea for ‘Hopscotch’ came naturally,” says Jeremy Fisher. “I texted the demo to Ed Robertson as I was walking my daughter to school. By the time I’d dropped her off, he replied with a voice memo of his complete verse for the song. It was a dream come true to collaborate with Ed and have Barenaked Ladies feature on the track.”
“I’m so excited about this new season of Jeremy and Jazzy,” says Aiza Ntibarikure. “‘Hopscotch’ is such a fun song and it feels amazing to know that the #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge will make a real difference in many families’ lives by raising funds for children’s cancer research. All you have to do is get out there and play. How cool is that?!.”
“I’ve been a fan of Jeremy for many years,” says Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies. “I was thrilled when he contacted me to collaborate on Jeremy and Jazzy. It was so fun to make music together. Our primary concern now is staying off Drake and Kendrick’s RADAR. Cause we’re such dope MCs.”
The #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge
To mark the launch of Season 2 and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, Jeremy and Jazzy and SickKids Foundation invite kids and families everywhere to accept the #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge. From September 2 to 30, 2024, the producers of Jeremy and Jazzy will donate $5 for each hopscotch video using the hashtag #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge, up to $10,000, in support of world-leading paediatric cancer research at SickKids. To take part, participants can record themselves playing hopscotch (whatever that might look like for them) and challenge others to do the same, then upload the video to Instagram or TikTok using the song “Hopscotch” (feat. Barenaked Ladies) by Jeremy and Jazzy, found in the Music Section of Instagram or TikTok. Entries must include the hashtag #Hopscotch4KidsChallenge and tag @jeremyandjazzy (IG) or @jeremyandjazzymusic (TT) and @sickkidsvs (IG/TT). Additional online donations may be made to SickKids Foundation Hopscotch4KidsChallenge page. Details are available on jeremyandjazzy.com/hopscotchchallenge/.
Upcoming Tours
Jeremy and Jazzy Live gears up for more performances across Canada this fall. Booked in partnership with Paquin Artists Agency, the show is touring with Jeremy Fisher (Jeremy) and Nadia Casandra (Jazzy). Dates to be announced later this fall.
Additionally, Jeremy Fisher will kick off a new school tour across Ontario this fall, featuring the music of Jeremy and Jazzy. Booked in partnership with Prologue Performing Arts, dates are scheduled throughout the 2024/25 school year. The school tour connects with Jeremy and Jazzy Learn, an ongoing series of educational activities produced in collaboration with the Early Childhood Education program at Sheridan College that is released freely on the Jeremy and Jazzy Website.
About the Jeremy and Jazzy Brand
A CBC Kids original series, Jeremy and Jazzy is produced by Vérité Films (the award-winning production company behind iconic Canadian brands Corner Gas, Incredible Story Studio, The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, and recent international hit, Louise Lives Large) in association with Jeremy Fisher Music and Hidden Pony Records. The brand includes Jeremy and Jazzy Shorts and Specials, plus series spinoff Playing with Stu, as well as educational materials, books, music, live tours, and more. All series are created by Jeremy Fisher, Robert de Lint, Mike “Parkside” Renaud, and Virginia Thompson. Animation is provided by Vérité Films and Smiley Guy Studios, with digital production by Vérité Films and Stitch Media. Jeremy and Jazzy Learn is produced by Vérité Films, in association with Jeremy Fisher Music and Sheridan College. The series are produced with support from the CBC, the Canada Media Fund-Shaw Rocket Fund, Kids Digital Animated Series Program, Ontario Creates, FACTOR, and The Canadian Film or Television Tax Credit. Bejuba! Entertainment and Vérité Films International distribute the series worldwide. Series music is released worldwide by Hidden Pony Records / Universal Music Canada. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports; Marie McCann is Senior Director, Children’s Content, CBC Kids; and Swin Chang is Executive in Charge of Production, Children’s Content.
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