MusicFest Vancouver begins this Friday (Aug 6)

Posted on | August 3, 2010 | No Comments

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Poncho Sanchez headlines opening concert, Aug 6

MusicFest Vancouver is back for its tenth year presenting classical, jazz and world music artists in Vancouver. Its diverse 2010 program showcases the festival’s core mission to celebrate and promote live music in many styles and forms. This year’s lineup will include hundreds of international and local artists in nine Vancouver venues from August 6 – 15.

The festival kicks off with Celebración!, an amazing gathering of Latin jazz performers from the U.S., Argentina, Cuba and Canada (August 6 @ the Orpheum Theatre). Headlining the show is the legendary jazz leader and conguero Poncho Sanchez with his Latin Jazz Band from Los Angeles. Also on the bill is a returning festival favourite, the Adrián Iaies Trio from Buenos Aires. And there’s more, with two dynamic Latin jazz ensembles, Vancouver’s own Orquesta Goma Dura and Zapato Negro.

Among the jazz presentations are a Tribute to Django Reinhardt featuring Van Django with Bria Skonberg, the Joe Chindamo Quartet, and the Ingrid Jensen Quartet, all at the Norman Rothstein Theatre; The Jazz Choir Workshop: The Idea of North, at Christ Church Cathedral; and a series of piano/bass duets, featuring some of the city’s most highly regarded musicians, at the Cellar jazz club.

There will also be a number of free concerts at various venues around town. For the complete lineup and ticket information go to http://www.musicfestvancouver.ca