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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Special Engagement

Tuesday, October 10, 2023The Orpheum Theatre8:00PM$49-$99

IronFest IV: Tony Wilson: The Homeless Project

IronFest IV

Thursday, October 26, 2023Carnegie Community Centre Theatre7:30PMFREE

IronFest IV: Beatings Are In The Body

IronFest IV

Friday, October 27, 2023The Ironworks7:30PM$25 Plus Service Fees

IronFest IV: Oceans And: Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand & Hank Roberts

IronFest IV

IronFest IV

Friday, October 27, 2023The Ironworks9:30PM$25 Plus Service Fees

IronFest IV: Josh Cole’s Kind Mind

IronFest IV

IronFest IV

Saturday, October 28, 2023The Ironworks7:30PM$25 Plus Service Fees

IronFest IV: Craig Taborn

IronFest IV

IronFest IV

Saturday, October 28, 2023The Ironworks9:30PM$25 Plus Service Fees

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Special Engagement

Thursday, November 9, 2023The Vancouver Playhouse7:00PM$53.80-$116.60

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Sep 26

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IronFest IV Artist Feature #1: Tony Wilson: The Homeless Project ⚒️ Thursday, October 26th at The Carnegie Community Centre Theatre at 7:30PM.

The Homeless Project, led by guitarist and composer Tony Wilson, is a multimedia presentation that incorporates original music, film and narration, hoping to shine a light on the serious housing struggles people face in the Downtown Eastside and across Canada.

This is the third in a series of multimedia presentations that deal with social issues. Along with a ten-piece band there will be film, photography, narration and a sign language interpreter. Filming was all done in the Downtown Eastside by award-winning filmmaker Michael Mckinlay.

Featuring Tony Wilson (composer/guitar), J.P. Carter (trumpet), Josh Zubot (violin), Patsy Klein (vocals), Russell Sholberg (bass), Kenton Loewen (drums), Cole Schmidt (guitar), Michael McNamara (narration), Jessica Heuchert (sign language) and Zsofin Sheehy (projectionist).

IronFest IV is presented in collaboration with @heartofthecityfestival

This event is free and you can find more info at our linkinbio.
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Sep 21

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Win free tickets to see They Shot the Piano Player at @viffest 📽️ We’re giving away 3 pairs of tickets to see this amazing film! Take your pick of one of 3 showings (Sept 29, Oct 2, Oct 4). All you have to do is like this post and tag a friend you want to take with you! Enter before September 26th for your chance to win! 🥳

From September 28 – October 8 VIFF will light up the screens and stages across Vancouver with over 140 films, 100 shorts, talks and so much more! #VIFF2023

About the film:
Chico & Rita team Fernando Trueba and animator Javier Mariscal return with another animated musical docu-fiction, this time focussing on the story of Francisco Tenório Jr, a brilliant Brazilian pianist who was murdered while touring Argentina in 1976, at the age of 35. Was this a random act of violence, or an extension of the totalitarian crackdown on artists and dissidents rife throughout South America at that time? The movie is not just a political mystery thriller and Tenório was much more than a victim.

Sep 20

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We’re giving away a pair of tickets to see Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at The Orpheum on Tuesday, October 10th 🎉 All you need to do for a chance to win is make a donation to Coastal Jazz by October 2nd. It is a privilege to present world-class artists to the Vancouver public, but Coastal can’t do it without your support. As a charitable organization, ticket sales make up less than 30% of our revenue each year. By giving us a gift, you can help us continue to cultivate Vancouver’s arts and music scene.

Click the linkinbio to donate and you’ll be entered to win! Thank you for your continued support. 🫶

Sep 14

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We are thrilled to announce IronFest IV ⚒️ The 4th annual edition returns to the Downtown Eastside from October 26th to 28th. Improvisational artists and familiar favourites will be performing over three days, mostly at The Ironworks. We are extremely proud to partner with the @heartofthecityfestival once again who has been focused on listening and learning from the cultural practices of the Downtown Eastside for twenty years. Check the linkinbio for tickets and see below for lineup information ⬇️

Tony Wilson’s The Homeless Project kicks off our mini-series on Thursday, October 26th at the Carnegie Community Centre Theatre. The Homeless Project is a multimedia presentation that hopes to shine a light on the serious housing struggles people face in the Downtown Eastside and across Canada through original music, film and narration.

Beatings Are In The Body will be at The Ironworks on Friday, October 27th at 7:30PM. @beatingsareinthebody is a powerful and enigmatic project from 3 of Canada’s leading figures in experimental music: pianist/composer/improviser Róisin Adams, experimental vocalist/composer Erika Angell, and renowned cellist/composer/improviser Peggy Lee.

Oceans And: Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand and Hank Roberts plays the late set on Friday, October 27th at 9:30PM. Alto Saxophonist Tim Berne’s newly formed trio with accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Aurora Nealand and cellist Hank Roberts will take the listener on a sonically adventurous journey.

Josh Cole’s Kind Mind plays The Ironworks at 7:30PM on October 28th. Josh Cole’s Kind Mind is an electro-acoustic chamber ensemble based in Toronto featuring three of Canada’s premiere improvising musicians – Karen Ng on alto saxophone/clarinet/synth, Michael Davidson on vibraphone/marimba/pedals and Josh Cole on double bass/pedals/synth/sampler.

Brooklyn-based Craig Taborn closes out IronFest IV at 9:30PM on October 28th at The Ironworks. @craigtaborn has been performing piano and electronic music in the jazz, improvisational, and creative music scene for over twenty five years. The New York Times Magazine calls Taborn “One of the best jazz pianists alive.”

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Sep 8

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We are absolutely JAZZED to have been chosen as the Best Music Festival in the 2023 Georgia Strait’s Best of Vancouver Awards! 🥳🏆🥇 We love our community so much and want to say thank you for voting for us. ❤️ You definitely showed us the love at the 2023 Vancouver International Jazz Festival in a BIG WAY – we had so many sold out shows and lines down the block to see our incredible lineup of artists! We can’t wait to bring you another amazing Festival in 2024! 🎸🎷🎹🥁🎺
#vanjazzfest

Sep 7

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Free Ticket Giveaway 🎉 Win one of three pairs of tickets to see Playing Lecuona at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (@vlaff) on September 13th at @thecinematheque 🎹 All you have to do is 1️⃣ follow @coastaljazz, 2️⃣ like this post and 3️⃣ tag a friend you want to take with you to see this amazing film by midnight Sunday. 🎥 We will choose our winners on Monday, September 11th.

About the film:
Three of the most gifted Latin jazz pianists in the world—Chucho Valdés, Michel Camilo, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba—embark on a musical odyssey through the works and living spaces of the legendary Cuban pianist and composer Ernesto Lecuona.
#vlaff21

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