Vancouver International Jazz Festival
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| Vancouver International Jazz Festival | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2008 festival stage in Yaletown | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Music festival |
| Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Organized by | Coastal Jazz |
| Website | www |
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is an annual summer event in
The festival grew out of a local jazz scene that centred on Vancouver Co-op Radio (
The jazz festival has been held every year since, becoming the largest such festival in British Columbia. Over 1,000 volunteers help in producing the event, which includes performances in parks, community centres, concert halls, clubs, public plazas, and in streets of various neighbourhoods. In total, the festival includes 400 individual performances, including 130 free concerts, and it draws 460,000 people each year.
Sounds of Youth Stage
During the annual festival, the Sounds of Youth stage features big bands from local high schools including Semiahmoo Secondary School, St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School, St. Thomas More Collegiate, and Langley Fine Arts School.[2]
Past Lineups
2019 - 2020
- Melissa Aldana
- Jacob Collier
- Hiromi Uehara
- Jazzmeia Horn
- Brad Turner (musician)
- Herbie Hancock
- The Roots
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Laila Biali
- Too Many Zooz
- John Stetch
2018 - 2019
- Donny McCaslin
- Brad Turner (musician)
- Julian Lage
- Kamasi Washington
- Cherry Glazerr
- Ghost-Note (band)
- Nels Cline
- Dirty Projectors
References
- ^ "The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival by the numbers". The Vancouver Sun. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ "Sounds of Youth | Coastal Jazz & Blues Society | TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival". 20 April 2018.
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