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Western Front Workshops 2023
Workshops
The Western Front 303 E 8th Ave E, Vancouver, BC V5T 1S1
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival offers free workshops and lectures for jazz fans and musicians to learn firsthand from some of our local and international performers.
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) hosts an annual gathering of artists, academics and community members focussed on the transformative work of the improvisational arts. In association with Coastal Jazz and Western Front, this year’s iteration Improvising Futures, invites diverse cultural perspectives into conversation through workshops and discussions.
June 27, 3PM: Sona Jobarteh workshop/discussion, moderated by scholar and vocalist Julia Ulehla
June 28, 3PM: Farida Amadou and Zoh Amba workshop/discussion, moderated by scholar and percussionist Dylan van der Schyff
June 29, 3PM: Pura Fé & Jesse Zubot Chamber of Bones: Open Rehearsal. In association with Talking Stick Festival.
June 30, 3PM: Pulitzer Prize-winning interdisciplinary artist Raven Chacon, inventive guitarist John Dieterich of Deerhoof, and percussionist/Music Research Strategist Marshall Trammell, moderated by Vancouver New Music Artistic Director Giorgio Magnanensi. In association with Vancouver New Music.
All events are free and open to all. Western Front is an inaccessible venue.
