Our Activities

CJBS has produced the annual Vancouver International Jazz Festival since 1986, presenting an extensive program of traditional, contemporary, and evolving forms of jazz, blues, world, creative, and improvised music. From the beginning CJBS has leveraged the impact and momentum of the Jazz Festival by producing an annual concert season from September to May of each year. CJBS established Time Flies Improvised Music Festival in 1988 and entered into a partnership with the City of Burnaby to co-produce the Burnaby Blues and Roots from 2000 to 2005. CJBS has partnered with Vancouver Community College to develop the Vancouver Creative Music Institute, a 9-day program that gives emerging musicians an opportunity to study with some of the world's best creative musicians. In February 2006, CJBS partnered with CMHC Granville Island to produce the first annual Winterruption, a uniquely Vancouver winter festival on Granville Island.

Coastal Jazz and Blues Society's Core activities include:

• Presenting the annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival

• Presenting an annual concert season from September to May

• Presenting the annual Time Flies Improvised Music Festival

• Co-producing the Winterruption winter festival in February

• Presenting education and outreach initiatives including the TD High School Jazz Intensive, Jazz Festival workshops, panel discussions, the Creative Music Think Tank, and the Vancouver Creative Music Institute

• Publishing a seasonal news magazine Looking Ahead

• Maintaining a comprehensive web site www.coastaljazz.ca

• Providing Jazz Hotline information on-line at coastaljazz.ca (previously provided via telephone)

• Providing advice and encouragement to Canadian artists

Coastal Jazz and Blues Society plays a leading role in the Jazz Festivals Canada network and is a member of the prestigious the International Jazz Festivals Organization