For more information on how to participate in the festival as a member of the media, please refer to the media accreditation section below.
Access to current and approved Festival images is available on our Google Drive. Contact marketing@coastaljazz for all media inquiries.
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is proud to be voted 2024’s Best Music Festival by Georgia Straight readers.
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Media are provided with access to artist bios, high resolution images and photography credits for Vancouver International Jazz Festival shows. Check back for details on the 2026 season.
Festival media accreditation is strictly reserved for established members of the media including print, radio, television, and recognized online platforms relating to music, tourism, and news that fully meet the Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s accreditation requirements. In the application form, explain in FULL DETAIL your planned media coverage before, during, and after the event. Media accreditation will not be issued without full disclosure of coverage.
Applicants for accreditation MUST submit a letter of assignment signed by the Assignment Editor, Editor-in-chief, or Publisher.
Members of emerging media may be granted accreditation at the discretion of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s Media Director on an individual basis.
Photographer Accreditation is strictly reserved for those who have been assigned by a media outlet to photograph the Festival. Established freelance photographers may be granted accreditation on an individual basis at the sole discretion of the Festival after signing an agreement with the Festival.
Media and Photographer accreditation is valid for one person only and is not transferable.
Check back for information on 2026 accreditation.
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The Coastal Jazz & Blues Society recognizes that we are privileged to work, live and create art on the unceded, ancestral, stolen, and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
