The lowdown on the Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Posted by bcartsnews
June 23, 2010

The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival (June 25 to July 4) celebrates its silver anniversary this year and, aside from a bigger budget and more venues, in temperament it hasn’t changed a lot from its inaugural year in 1986.

It still offers a smorgasbord of music for all tastes: established, big-name acts (George Benson, Chick Corea) and up-and-comers (Nikki Yanofsky, Raul Midon); mainstream artists (pianists Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes) and avant-garde musicians (Schlippenbach Trio, Eric Boeren 4tet); players from far afield (Australia’s Clocked Out Duo) and from our own backyard (scores of Vancouver groups); electric fusion (Mike Stern), hip hop (Buck 65), world music (Swami), old-school R&B (Ola Onabule), even folk (Geoff Muldaur and Jim Kweskin).

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