Organized by Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, this is the largest music festival in British Columbia. One of the highlights is its Canada Day at Granville Island event, which features free music all day and in the evening on several stages. Another big event is David Lam Park Jazz Weekend, which offers free music.
You can also use the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2018 schedule to figure out who you’re seeing and where they’re playing.
She first presented the program at the Western Front arts centre in 2000. Its return—this time with a brand-new five-piece band—was inspired by a show she caught at the 2017 Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
“The cello is a super versatile instrument. It’s kind of like the bassoon or the trombone of the string world, but with more facilities, probably, than either of those instruments.”
His vocal-inflected approach to melody is another hint that, despite his harmonic sophistication, he’s attracted to players and singers that are storytellers first and theorists second.
