Vancouver International Jazz Festival: 20 Questions for… CORY WEEDS
Ok, so it’s only 10 questions. But to some busy Vancouver -and Vancouver-connected- musicians about to embark on Jazz Festival season, it might have felt like 20. So, here, for your informational pleasure, a little history, a little observation, some reminiscences about Vancouver International Jazz Festivals past, and maybe just a thing or two you [...]
Vancouver International Jazz Festival: 20 Questions for… ANDRÉ LACHANCE
Ok, so it’s only 10 questions. But to some busy Vancouver -and Vancouver-connected- musicians about to embark on Jazz Festival season, it might have felt like 20. So, here, for your informational pleasure, a little history, a little observation, some reminiscences about Vancouver International Jazz Festivals past, and maybe just a thing or two you [...]
Jazz Festival Hopper Pass
There’s something new on at this year’s Jazz Festival – The Hopper Pass is a pass system that for a relatively low price gives a jazz fan an opportunity to gorge themselves on a variety of music over the ten days of the jazz festival. It’s an idea that Artistic Director Ken Pickering’s been kicking [...]
South Delta Jazz Festival and Jazz Workshop finishes seventh year
I’m finally cooling down, both literally and figuratively, after a very intense week of making music and teaching at the South Delta Jazz Workshop and Jazz Festival. The Workshop is a summer jazz camp with thirty-five students, six full-time faculty members, and two TAs. The Festival comprises seven concerts during the week of the workshop [...]
Vancouver Jazz Festival is Awesome. Here’s Why.
From the Beyond Robson blog, Dan Potter’s enthusiastic recommendations. The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is Awesome. Here’s Why..
Up next: The 2010 Vancouver International Jazz Festival
The Cultural Olympiad is over (but not forgotten!) and it’s time to start turning to the city’s next major jazz event, the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival celebrating its 25th anniversary (how did that happen?). Let’s unravel the shows that have been announced so far .. Friday June 25 – Classic Sounds at The Centre [...]
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