Td Victoria international Jazzfest 2010June 25 - July 4 , 2010 - Various Venues in downtown Victoria. |
PLEASE NOTE: All Royal Theatre tickets must be purchased through the McPherson Box office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) All other ticketed performances may be purchased through the VJS Office with no service charge! Click on Artists name for complete show and artist details!! Artists listed by Date of Performance |
Jose James / Jef Neve Duo
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Internationally renowned, New York based, jazz vocalist José James h...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Internationally renowned, New York based, jazz vocalist José James h...[view full profile and performances]
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George Benson
Opening: Kellylee Evans Available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Ten time Grammy winner George Benson is one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history and also an amazingly versatile musi...[view full profile and performances]
Opening: Kellylee Evans Available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Ten time Grammy winner George Benson is one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history and also an amazingly versatile musi...[view full profile and performances]
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Don't Let Me Be Lonely TonightKellylee Evans
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Born in Toronto with Jamaican roots, singer-songwriter Kellylee Evans is the proud owner of a wonderfully clear and supple alto voice. After firs...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Born in Toronto with Jamaican roots, singer-songwriter Kellylee Evans is the proud owner of a wonderfully clear and supple alto voice. After firs...[view full profile and performances]
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Good GirlKelby MacNayr Quintet
One of Canada’s most impressive jazz drummers, Kelby MacNayr plays nationally and internationally, and works as a faculty member at the renowned Port Townsend Jazz Festival. His long list of A-list collaborators includes Hugh Fraser, Misha Piatigor...[view full profile and performances]
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One of Canada’s most impressive jazz drummers, Kelby MacNayr plays nationally and internationally, and works as a faculty member at the renowned Port Townsend Jazz Festival. His long list of A-list collaborators includes Hugh Fraser, Misha Piatigor...[view full profile and performances]
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Gillian Stone/Cameron Wigmore Quintet
If you want to get in the groove with some soulful, easy-beat jazz then look no further than this popular Island quintet. Whether it’s funky rhythms or a Brazilian bossa nova, classically trained vocalist Gillian Stone and versatile tenor saxophone...[view full profile and performances]
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If you want to get in the groove with some soulful, easy-beat jazz then look no further than this popular Island quintet. Whether it’s funky rhythms or a Brazilian bossa nova, classically trained vocalist Gillian Stone and versatile tenor saxophone...[view full profile and performances]
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Bananafish Dance Orchestra
Bananafish Dance Orchestra is a 7-piece powerhouse groove sensation. All members of the band are enrolled or have already graduated from Nanaimo’s VIU with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. They will be playing some of their favourite material f...[view full profile and performances]
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Bananafish Dance Orchestra is a 7-piece powerhouse groove sensation. All members of the band are enrolled or have already graduated from Nanaimo’s VIU with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. They will be playing some of their favourite material f...[view full profile and performances]
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Rich Brown's rinsethealgorithm
This Toronto quintet is a thoroughly modern acknowledgement of how jazz was originally dance music. Add in the influences of classic jazz-rock and jazz-funk of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and rinsethealgorithm becomes a hip mixture of older and newer trad...[view full profile and performances]
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This Toronto quintet is a thoroughly modern acknowledgement of how jazz was originally dance music. Add in the influences of classic jazz-rock and jazz-funk of the ‘70s and ‘80s, and rinsethealgorithm becomes a hip mixture of older and newer trad...[view full profile and performances]
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Maureen Washington
The jazz vocals of Maureen Washington combine the sultry soulfulness of Etta James with the jazz-pop flair of Holly Cole and Jann Arden. Aside from an ability to bring new shadings out of the classic songs of love and loss, Washington is a talented ...[view full profile and performances]
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The jazz vocals of Maureen Washington combine the sultry soulfulness of Etta James with the jazz-pop flair of Holly Cole and Jann Arden. Aside from an ability to bring new shadings out of the classic songs of love and loss, Washington is a talented ...[view full profile and performances]
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Joshua Redman's New Quartet James Farm
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Saturday, June 26 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Called “the most important new musician in 2...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Saturday, June 26 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Called “the most important new musician in 2...[view full profile and performances]
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1981Bill Charlap/Renee Rosnes 
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Bill Charlap/Renee Rosnes: This special concert features the acclaimed husband and wife duo of pianist Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes (two pianos...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Bill Charlap/Renee Rosnes: This special concert features the acclaimed husband and wife duo of pianist Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes (two pianos...[view full profile and performances]
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Terry Clarke Trio
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Terry Clarke has been a renowned jazz drummer for decades, starting in 1...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Terry Clarke has been a renowned jazz drummer for decades, starting in 1...[view full profile and performances]
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Marley Daemon
Saturday, June 26 ~ 9:30pm Sugar Nightclub ~ $19 Opening for Katzenjammer Available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) ...[view full profile and performances]
Saturday, June 26 ~ 9:30pm Sugar Nightclub ~ $19 Opening for Katzenjammer Available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) ...[view full profile and performances]
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The World Is Too Much With UsCorbett & Lochbaum
Saturday, June 26 ~ 9:30pm Victoria Event Centre ~ $19 Opening for Susanna and her Magical Orchestra Available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Jo...[view full profile and performances]
Saturday, June 26 ~ 9:30pm Victoria Event Centre ~ $19 Opening for Susanna and her Magical Orchestra Available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Jo...[view full profile and performances]
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Black OrpheusSusanna and the Magical Orchestra
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) In actuality just a duo, this pair of young Norwegian superstars has c...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) In actuality just a duo, this pair of young Norwegian superstars has c...[view full profile and performances]
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Palpatine's DreamKatzenjammer
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Despite that retro name, Katzenjammer is a fun, forward-looking, all-f...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Despite that retro name, Katzenjammer is a fun, forward-looking, all-f...[view full profile and performances]
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Demon Kitty RagJoe Coughlin
Joe Coughlin has an impressive voice that has taken him to North America’s finest clubs and on tour with legendary artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman. 2008 and 2009 National Jazz Award winner “Male Vocalist of the Year”, Joe keep...[view full profile and performances]
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Joe Coughlin has an impressive voice that has taken him to North America’s finest clubs and on tour with legendary artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman. 2008 and 2009 National Jazz Award winner “Male Vocalist of the Year”, Joe keep...[view full profile and performances]
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Jon Miller Quartet
Regulars at Hermann’s Jazz Club and now considered one of the hottest jazz bands in Western Canada, drummer Jon Miller and his hard-driving quartet are dynamic, highly-skilled improvisers. Check out their Orchidology CD, then come down and hear the...[view full profile and performances]
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Regulars at Hermann’s Jazz Club and now considered one of the hottest jazz bands in Western Canada, drummer Jon Miller and his hard-driving quartet are dynamic, highly-skilled improvisers. Check out their Orchidology CD, then come down and hear the...[view full profile and performances]
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Cuica Nova
Fronted by Victoria’s Meagan Devauld (singer/songwriter/ pianist), the Latin jazz quintet Cuica Nova refashion Cuban salsa, Brazilian samba and Afro- Caribbean grooves into an upbeat, sultry, pop-forward dance music as intoxicating as a blender f...[view full profile and performances]
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Fronted by Victoria’s Meagan Devauld (singer/songwriter/ pianist), the Latin jazz quintet Cuica Nova refashion Cuban salsa, Brazilian samba and Afro- Caribbean grooves into an upbeat, sultry, pop-forward dance music as intoxicating as a blender f...[view full profile and performances]
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Skyla J & The Vibes
The Victoria-based Skyla J & the Vibes is a soul/R&B/jazz quartet that has recently evolved out of legendary cult favourites Greenlaw, who have had great success as far away as Europe. Currently playing regularly in this city this soulful and excitin...[view full profile and performances]
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The Victoria-based Skyla J & the Vibes is a soul/R&B/jazz quartet that has recently evolved out of legendary cult favourites Greenlaw, who have had great success as far away as Europe. Currently playing regularly in this city this soulful and excitin...[view full profile and performances]
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Ibrahim Electric
Tkts: available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Hailing from Denmark, this trio of energetic and intense musical anarc...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts: available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Hailing from Denmark, this trio of energetic and intense musical anarc...[view full profile and performances]
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LobiRanee Lee
FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Sunday, June 27 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St...[view full profile and performances]
FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Sunday, June 27 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St...[view full profile and performances]
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FourJulian Lage Group
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Thirteen years ago, Northern California’s Julian Lage was a certified ...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Thirteen years ago, Northern California’s Julian Lage was a certified ...[view full profile and performances]
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The InformantFranca Masu
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) After bursting onto the jazz scene 15 years ago, talented Italian singe...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) After bursting onto the jazz scene 15 years ago, talented Italian singe...[view full profile and performances]
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Sa Mama 'e S'abbaNOMO
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) NOMO, who hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an ambitious Afrofunk- mee...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) NOMO, who hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an ambitious Afrofunk- mee...[view full profile and performances]
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PatternsJohn MacArthur Trio
Despite being a member of Victoria’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, guitarist John MacArthur is most often seen around town playing jazz standards, swing tunes and songs with a Latin or gypsy flair. Talented and versatile, MacArthur plays both solo an...[view full profile and performances]
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Despite being a member of Victoria’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, guitarist John MacArthur is most often seen around town playing jazz standards, swing tunes and songs with a Latin or gypsy flair. Talented and versatile, MacArthur plays both solo an...[view full profile and performances]
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Peter Jones Trio
Originally a fixture on the Victoria jazz scene – pianist Peter Jones studied at UVic under legendary trombonist Ian McDougall and twice won Victoria Jazz Society scholarships – he eventually moved to Toronto and became a notable player and sess...[view full profile and performances]
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Originally a fixture on the Victoria jazz scene – pianist Peter Jones studied at UVic under legendary trombonist Ian McDougall and twice won Victoria Jazz Society scholarships – he eventually moved to Toronto and became a notable player and sess...[view full profile and performances]
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Maria Manna
An accomplished, versatile vocalist and pianist, Maria Manna has long been one of the most polished performers in Victoria. This sultry and charming jazz chanteuse, whose repertoire includes standards as much as Latin and Italian classics, is a festi...[view full profile and performances]
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An accomplished, versatile vocalist and pianist, Maria Manna has long been one of the most polished performers in Victoria. This sultry and charming jazz chanteuse, whose repertoire includes standards as much as Latin and Italian classics, is a festi...[view full profile and performances]
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Los Gringos Locos
After a decade of playing around town, the Latin-jazz guitar duo known as Los Gringos Locos have developed an enthusiastic fan base. Offstage known as Al Sabourin and Mike Sampson, these skilful musicians have perfected an audience-friendly blend of ...[view full profile and performances]
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After a decade of playing around town, the Latin-jazz guitar duo known as Los Gringos Locos have developed an enthusiastic fan base. Offstage known as Al Sabourin and Mike Sampson, these skilful musicians have perfected an audience-friendly blend of ...[view full profile and performances]
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Raul Midon
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Blind since birth, Raul Midon is a contemporary soul singer whose impassioned acoustic guitar playing - a mix of rock, classical, and flamenco ...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Blind since birth, Raul Midon is a contemporary soul singer whose impassioned acoustic guitar playing - a mix of rock, classical, and flamenco ...[view full profile and performances]
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Next GenerationJohn Scofield Piety Street Band w. Jon Cleary 
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) John Scofield Piety Street Band w. Jon Cleary: Not just a modern jazz hero, John Scofield is a guru of groove. Boasting one of the most distincti...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) John Scofield Piety Street Band w. Jon Cleary: Not just a modern jazz hero, John Scofield is a guru of groove. Boasting one of the most distincti...[view full profile and performances]
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Motherless ChildBarry Guy and Maya Homburger Duo
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Not many musicians work at the intersection of classical baroque and modern jazz, but that’s probably because you have to be fantastically t...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Not many musicians work at the intersection of classical baroque and modern jazz, but that’s probably because you have to be fantastically t...[view full profile and performances]
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Mystery Sonata No. 1 in D MinorOwen Howard Drum Lore Project
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Edmonton-born Owen Howard is a drummer/composer of exceptional skill a...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Edmonton-born Owen Howard is a drummer/composer of exceptional skill a...[view full profile and performances]
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The Heavy
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Based in a small town in southwest England, this hard-throbbing quartet...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Based in a small town in southwest England, this hard-throbbing quartet...[view full profile and performances]
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SixteenDoran-Stucky-Studer and Tacuma
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Finally! A Hendrix tribute project by one of the few guitarists who ha...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Finally! A Hendrix tribute project by one of the few guitarists who ha...[view full profile and performances]
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Spanish Castle MagicLust Life Trio
Veterans of the local music scene for over a decade, Lust Life Trio are inspired exponents of the American Songbook, while also referencing such classic forms as jump jazz, funk, and swing. The three musicians have diverse Musical influences and brin...[view full profile and performances]
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Veterans of the local music scene for over a decade, Lust Life Trio are inspired exponents of the American Songbook, while also referencing such classic forms as jump jazz, funk, and swing. The three musicians have diverse Musical influences and brin...[view full profile and performances]
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Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers
FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Tuesday, June 29 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St...[view full profile and performances]
FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Tuesday, June 29 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St...[view full profile and performances]
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Baba DrameSandro Dominelli Trio
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Sandro Dominelli has become a powerhouse drummer on the Canadian jazz s...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Sandro Dominelli has become a powerhouse drummer on the Canadian jazz s...[view full profile and performances]
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Personal MountainsJenny Davis
Now living in Port Townsend, vocalist Jenny Davis has mastered the art of captivating her audience, thanks to a gorgeous vocal tone and knack for elegant phrasing. Well known in the Seattle jazz scene, Davis has recorded several acclaimed CDs, includ...[view full profile and performances]
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Now living in Port Townsend, vocalist Jenny Davis has mastered the art of captivating her audience, thanks to a gorgeous vocal tone and knack for elegant phrasing. Well known in the Seattle jazz scene, Davis has recorded several acclaimed CDs, includ...[view full profile and performances]
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Opensouls
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) New Zealand is the unexpected source for some of the hottest soul and old...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) New Zealand is the unexpected source for some of the hottest soul and old...[view full profile and performances]
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Standing in the RainRound Midnight
Round Midnight is a new local quintet dedicated to playing fresh arrangements of classic jazz standards. Round Midnight features Eryn Sharpe vocals, Stacey Benn keyboards, Ryan Tandy bass, and James Hope drums as well as former Victoria Jazz Society...[view full profile and performances]
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Round Midnight is a new local quintet dedicated to playing fresh arrangements of classic jazz standards. Round Midnight features Eryn Sharpe vocals, Stacey Benn keyboards, Ryan Tandy bass, and James Hope drums as well as former Victoria Jazz Society...[view full profile and performances]
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Damian Graham Trio
Victoria drummer, Damian Graham plays regularly with his own ensemble and is much in demand as a freelancer, performing at festivals all across North America and Europe. As both a performer and a composer Graham likes to work in a wide variety of mus...[view full profile and performances]
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Victoria drummer, Damian Graham plays regularly with his own ensemble and is much in demand as a freelancer, performing at festivals all across North America and Europe. As both a performer and a composer Graham likes to work in a wide variety of mus...[view full profile and performances]
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Toshi Reagon
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Usually, dropping out of college isn’t such a smart idea, but when Tosh...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Usually, dropping out of college isn’t such a smart idea, but when Tosh...[view full profile and performances]
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Didn't I Tell YouQuoia
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) This eclectic and high-energy quintet from Victoria is probably best ...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) This eclectic and high-energy quintet from Victoria is probably best ...[view full profile and performances]
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Here I GoBox Cutter
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Vancouver’s avant-garde Box Cutter is an inventive quartet that play...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Vancouver’s avant-garde Box Cutter is an inventive quartet that play...[view full profile and performances]
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Stanley Clarke Band f. Hiromi
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Stanley Clarke has won literally every major award available to a bass player: Grammys, Emmys, every reader’s poll out there, all critics polls...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Stanley Clarke has won literally every major award available to a bass player: Grammys, Emmys, every reader’s poll out there, all critics polls...[view full profile and performances]
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3 Wrong NotesMike Stern Band
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Six-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz fusion guitarists and composers of his generatio...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Six-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz fusion guitarists and composers of his generatio...[view full profile and performances]
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Coupe de VilleYoun Sun Nah and Ulf Wakenius
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Although her father is an orchestra conductor and her mother a classi...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Although her father is an orchestra conductor and her mother a classi...[view full profile and performances]
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Dancing with YouLaura Smith
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Former Victorian, Laura Smith and Andrew Braun have been writing and p...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Former Victorian, Laura Smith and Andrew Braun have been writing and p...[view full profile and performances]
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It's All About YouBria Skonberg
Vancouver’s Bria Skonberg is best known for leading two of her own ensembles (Bria’s Hot Five and the Big Bang Jazz Band), as well as being a featured soloist with the legendary Dal Richards and his Orchestra. A double threat on trumpet and vo...[view full profile and performances]
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Vancouver’s Bria Skonberg is best known for leading two of her own ensembles (Bria’s Hot Five and the Big Bang Jazz Band), as well as being a featured soloist with the legendary Dal Richards and his Orchestra. A double threat on trumpet and vo...[view full profile and performances]
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Elisapie Isaac
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Raised according to Inuit tradition, Elisapie Isaac has always benefit...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Raised according to Inuit tradition, Elisapie Isaac has always benefit...[view full profile and performances]
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NavvaataraSara Marreiros
Sara Marreiros embodies the Canadian mosaic. Her evocative, soulful voice, echoes folkloric forms from her father’s Portuguese village roots, and haunting songs of loss and longing are equally steeped in her mother’s passion for jazz improvisatio...[view full profile and performances]
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Sara Marreiros embodies the Canadian mosaic. Her evocative, soulful voice, echoes folkloric forms from her father’s Portuguese village roots, and haunting songs of loss and longing are equally steeped in her mother’s passion for jazz improvisatio...[view full profile and performances]
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Nick La Riviere Septet
Trombonist Nick La Riviere plays music from his debut album, Too Much To Do. This unique album features an excellent rhythm section, as well as a three piece string section (two violins, cello) and has been called exuberant, multi-faceted, humorous,o...[view full profile and performances]
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Trombonist Nick La Riviere plays music from his debut album, Too Much To Do. This unique album features an excellent rhythm section, as well as a three piece string section (two violins, cello) and has been called exuberant, multi-faceted, humorous,o...[view full profile and performances]
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The Wide Alley
This unique fusion of East and West started eight years ago in Australia with an award-winning Chinese composer who is an expert in Sichuan street music, folk music, and Chinese opera percussion. Add in a pair of avant gardists called Clocked Out and...[view full profile and performances]
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This unique fusion of East and West started eight years ago in Australia with an award-winning Chinese composer who is an expert in Sichuan street music, folk music, and Chinese opera percussion. Add in a pair of avant gardists called Clocked Out and...[view full profile and performances]
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Miranda Sage
Well-known Victoria vocalist Miranda Sage is an audience favourite thanks to her impressive three-octave voice and an ability to get deep inside of any song she’s singing. Whether live or on record, Miranda is a consummate musician and entertainer...[view full profile and performances]
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Well-known Victoria vocalist Miranda Sage is an audience favourite thanks to her impressive three-octave voice and an ability to get deep inside of any song she’s singing. Whether live or on record, Miranda is a consummate musician and entertainer...[view full profile and performances]
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Cold Cut Combo
Cold Cut Combo, a crew of local veterans who take their lead from Django Reinhardt, combine some delectable Latin tunes, old-time swing, flamenco and Parisian musette waltzes. Also known as Christopher Sartisohn guitar, Aaron Watson rhythm guitar/acc...[view full profile and performances]
Cold Cut Combo, a crew of local veterans who take their lead from Django Reinhardt, combine some delectable Latin tunes, old-time swing, flamenco and Parisian musette waltzes. Also known as Christopher Sartisohn guitar, Aaron Watson rhythm guitar/acc...[view full profile and performances]
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André Leroux Quartet
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Montreal’s versatile reedman André Leroux – he plays tenor and sopr...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Montreal’s versatile reedman André Leroux – he plays tenor and sopr...[view full profile and performances]
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All of ThemMelinda Whitaker Quartet
Melinda’s professional career began in Edmonton where she sang her own compositions with Tommy Banks on CBC television. When she returned to Vancouver, Melinda poured all of her creative energies into music, singing in jazz lounges six nights a wee...[view full profile and performances]
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Melinda’s professional career began in Edmonton where she sang her own compositions with Tommy Banks on CBC television. When she returned to Vancouver, Melinda poured all of her creative energies into music, singing in jazz lounges six nights a wee...[view full profile and performances]
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John Pizzarelli Quartet
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Often compared to Frank Sinatra or Nat King Cole, irresistible singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli, here with his quartet Martin Pizzarelli bass...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Often compared to Frank Sinatra or Nat King Cole, irresistible singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli, here with his quartet Martin Pizzarelli bass...[view full profile and performances]
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Love SceneNikki Yanofsky
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Since appearing at last year’s JazzFest, 16 year old Montreal-born songstress Nikki Yanofsky’s voice has most recently been heard singing O...[view full profile and performances]
God Bless the Child
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) Since appearing at last year’s JazzFest, 16 year old Montreal-born songstress Nikki Yanofsky’s voice has most recently been heard singing O...[view full profile and performances]
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It Don't Mean A ThingGod Bless the Child
Richard Underhill Quartet
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Most famous as a founding member of Toronto’s famed beatnik-bop ense...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Most famous as a founding member of Toronto’s famed beatnik-bop ense...[view full profile and performances]
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Five Alarm Funk
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) If you want to party on the dance floor ‘til your shoes burst into fla...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) If you want to party on the dance floor ‘til your shoes burst into fla...[view full profile and performances]
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The Night Time Is The Right TimeBen Powell Quartet
Only in his early 20s, British violin virtuoso Ben Powell uses his classical background to inform his jazz performance, to lyrical and wonderfully expressive effect. The technically brilliant Powell, Berklee College of Music graduate, has already pla...[view full profile and performances]
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Only in his early 20s, British violin virtuoso Ben Powell uses his classical background to inform his jazz performance, to lyrical and wonderfully expressive effect. The technically brilliant Powell, Berklee College of Music graduate, has already pla...[view full profile and performances]
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James Young Quintet
Talented, fiery, and harmonically sophisticated, this Victoria quintet combines original compositions with an interest in classic post-hardbop composers like Woody Shaw and Lee Morgan. Headed up by James Young bass, this band of jazz veterans include...[view full profile and performances]
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Talented, fiery, and harmonically sophisticated, this Victoria quintet combines original compositions with an interest in classic post-hardbop composers like Woody Shaw and Lee Morgan. Headed up by James Young bass, this band of jazz veterans include...[view full profile and performances]
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Soul Shakers
The Soul Shakers' brand of gritty, energetic R&B and soul includes contemporary tunes by Susan Tedeschi and Delbert McClinton as well as soul sanctified classics by Aretha Franklin, Save & Dave and Stevie Wonder. It is irresistable dance music. These...[view full profile and performances]
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The Soul Shakers' brand of gritty, energetic R&B and soul includes contemporary tunes by Susan Tedeschi and Delbert McClinton as well as soul sanctified classics by Aretha Franklin, Save & Dave and Stevie Wonder. It is irresistable dance music. These...[view full profile and performances]
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Ola Onabule
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Born in London and raised in Nigeria, Ola Onabule is a so called “so...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Born in London and raised in Nigeria, Ola Onabule is a so called “so...[view full profile and performances]
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Groove to the LieMeshell Ndegeocello 
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) The first woman ever featured on the cover of Bass Player magazine, Mesh...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) The first woman ever featured on the cover of Bass Player magazine, Mesh...[view full profile and performances]
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Bright Shiny MorningZJazz Trio
After decades of performing and teaching music, multi-instrumentalist Colin Campbell vocals/guitar/ trumpet went for the gusto and formed the Zjazz Trio in order to play in a wide range of styles embracing everything from classic jazz, blues, and pop...[view full profile and performances]
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After decades of performing and teaching music, multi-instrumentalist Colin Campbell vocals/guitar/ trumpet went for the gusto and formed the Zjazz Trio in order to play in a wide range of styles embracing everything from classic jazz, blues, and pop...[view full profile and performances]
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Houle / Smulovitz Duo w. Lori Freedman
Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Fans of serious improvisation should definitely spend a few hours wit...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts. available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Fans of serious improvisation should definitely spend a few hours wit...[view full profile and performances]
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Chet Doxas Quartet
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Montreal’s Chet Doxas is equally impressive as saxophonist, clarinet...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Montreal’s Chet Doxas is equally impressive as saxophonist, clarinet...[view full profile and performances]
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Blue 23Brandi Disterheft
FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Saturday, July 3 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St...[view full profile and performances]
FREE WORKSHOP/CLINIC: Saturday, July 3 ~ 4 - 5:15pm Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St...[view full profile and performances]
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TwilightEsquimalt High Jazz Combo
Under the inspired direction of teacher Ross Ingstrup, Esquimalt High’s jazz program has been graduating skilled and enthusiastic musicians – many of whom have been empowered to go onto professional musical careers. This year’s featured combo i...[view full profile and performances]
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Under the inspired direction of teacher Ross Ingstrup, Esquimalt High’s jazz program has been graduating skilled and enthusiastic musicians – many of whom have been empowered to go onto professional musical careers. This year’s featured combo i...[view full profile and performances]
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Melodious Bunk
This collaboration of four up-and coming high school musicians from Victoria and Qualicum are definitely at the head of the class! All four have won numerous awards at high school jazz festivals across North America, and have also been mentored by se...[view full profile and performances]
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This collaboration of four up-and coming high school musicians from Victoria and Qualicum are definitely at the head of the class! All four have won numerous awards at high school jazz festivals across North America, and have also been mentored by se...[view full profile and performances]
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Vancouver Island University Sextet
Under the direction of Greg Bush the VIU Jazz Sextet is made up of 3rd and 4th year music students. Their repertoire includes arrangements of jazz standards and originals by band members. The group is thrilled to be a part of the TD Victoria Internat...[view full profile and performances]
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Under the direction of Greg Bush the VIU Jazz Sextet is made up of 3rd and 4th year music students. Their repertoire includes arrangements of jazz standards and originals by band members. The group is thrilled to be a part of the TD Victoria Internat...[view full profile and performances]
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Vic High R&B Band
The Vic High R&B Band are the students in Vic High’s “rhythm and blues career preparation program”. For nearly two decades Vic High Teacher/Director Eric Emde has been taking fledgling musicians and transforming them into amazingly sophisticat...[view full profile and performances]
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The Vic High R&B Band are the students in Vic High’s “rhythm and blues career preparation program”. For nearly two decades Vic High Teacher/Director Eric Emde has been taking fledgling musicians and transforming them into amazingly sophisticat...[view full profile and performances]
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Alboa
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Drawing on influences as diverse as flamenco and funk, Victoria’s Albo...[view full profile and performances]
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Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) Drawing on influences as diverse as flamenco and funk, Victoria’s Albo...[view full profile and performances]
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Niyaz
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) “Trance music” doesn’t get any more enthralling than that produced...[view full profile and performances]
Tkts.available at the McPherson Box Office and its outlets (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca)Lyle's Place or the VJS office (Suite J-727 Johnson St. or 250-388-4423) “Trance music” doesn’t get any more enthralling than that produced...[view full profile and performances]