Audience members will hear tracks off her latest album Odyssey, which honours her reignited love for composing
Read MorePerformances by the Wild Moccasin Dancers, jazz trumpeter Feven Kidane, party band Dr. Strangelove, and plenty more artists are in store
Read MorePianist brings his expressive playing to Performance Works alongside bassist André Lachance, drummer Joe Poole, and trumpeter Brad Turner
Read MoreWith his new Asante Trio, the multi-talented artist explores the connection between African and Cuban music
Read MoreHere’s a month-by-month roundup of all the stellar offerings in store, from butoh on the beach to jazz concerts in the heart of downtown
Read MoreJoined by her nine-piece MAQkestra at the BlueShore at CapU, Filipino-Canadian keyboardist honours the late musician’s thrilling cultural fusion
Read MoreStellar local musicians play seminal, sassy funk in North Shore Jazz presentation as part of Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Read MoreCentred around portals, this year’s just-announced lineup includes several visual-art exhibitions, Vancouver International Jazz Festival concerts, and more
Read MoreGenre-spanning international and local talents take to North Shore venues in BlueShore at CapU and Vancouver International Jazz Festival presentation
Read MoreAnother 30 concerts will take place at Performance Works, Ocean Artworks, and the Revue Stage from June 20 to July 1
Read MoreOfferings include Downtown Jazz concerts on June 21 and 22, Bentall Centre happy-hour shows from June 23 to 27, and a day-long July 1 celebration
Read MoreInnovation Series features five concerts from June 25 to 29, while the return of Time Flies brings three free late-night shows to Granville Island
Read MoreCoastal Jazz also announced the second year of the New Improvisers Studio
Read MoreArtists hitting the Performance Works stage include New Jazz Underground, Nubya Garcia, and more
Read MoreThe Province, which has provided nearly $80 million since 2021, is reviewing the program, while fests warn of challenges and cutbacks if it’s lost
Read MoreVancouver International Jazz Festival’s closing act layers, stacks, and twists pre-existing songs in its own brilliant form of live sampling and improvisation
Read MoreAvant-garde percussionist Ches Smith and master drummer Daniel Brevil’s all-star ensemble blends jazz with the ancient and the modern, the Afrocentric and the Eurocentric
Read MoreHighlights include a free show by Lebanon-born, Montreal-based artist Lamia Yared, a Dave Brubeck homage by the Marois Vocal Project, and more
Read MoreThe free talk focuses on Wong’s first book, a collection of 30 long-form portraits of musicians who have helped shape Vancouver’s jazz scene
Read MoreExperimental artist inspired by jazz, hip hop, and beat poetry will also play a June 22 show with her quintet Irreversible Entanglements
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