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SUMMARY:Dream Baby Dream (short film)
DESCRIPTION:Dream Baby Dream is a 20-minute experimental film produced by Jazzfest Berlin that explores the intersection of music\, collective memory\, and trauma through movement. Directed by a ten-person creative collective\, the project was filmed at iconic Berlin locations like the Gropius Bau and the former Tegel Airport with the participation of sixty community members. The film serves as a visual and poetic journey\, blending avant-garde performance with the “inner and outer landscapes” of its diverse cast. \nThis show will also feature a performance by Immix.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/dream-baby-dream/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Immix
DESCRIPTION:With a sound world that embraces the magnetism of bodies\, the emotions of late-capitalist hearts\, and the dreams of ghosts and angels\, Immix’s songs dance between the vulnerability of the human voice and the potential of an emergent vocabulary hidden within the glitch and grain of synthesized voice.\nThe burgeoning solo project of Robyn Jacob–a composer\, performer and educator who has worked with Grammy-winning ensembles Third Coast Percussion and Sō Percussion\, Chor Leoni\, and others–Immix sees Jacob exploring voice and harmonizer alongside Olive Shakur double bass\, Nico Whitworth double bass\, Haley Bird oboe\, and Liam Hockley bass clarinet. \nThis event will also be screening the short film Dream Baby Dream.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/immix/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Dave Sikula Trio feat. Sean Cronin and Dan Gaucher
DESCRIPTION:One of Vancouver’s most versatile guitarists\, Dave Sikula has brought textured\, highly-melodic playing to Inhabitants\, Brian Charette\, Brad Turner\, Jennifer Scott\, and many more. With an emphasis on groove\, melodic interplay\, and risk-taking\, the Dave Sikula Trio draws from jazz classics by Monk\, Ornette Coleman\, and others\, alongside original tunes from each member of the group. A former Vancouverite who now hails from Catskill\, NY\, bassist Sean Cronin has played with Very Good\, Matt Munisteri\, and The Lovestruck Balladeers. Drummer Dan Gaucher has played with October Trio\, Fond of Tigers\, and Tiny Pyramids. As a trio\, these forward-thinking players share an intimate sense of swing and a reverence for the great jazz composers of the past.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/dave-sikula-trio-2/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Robin Layne & the Rhythm Makers feat. Kia Kadiri and Yoro Noukoussi
DESCRIPTION:“A remarkable journey into a world of rhythmic mastery” – Sound Cafe \nLed by globetrotting marimbist and percussionist Robin Layne\, this groove-heavy ensemble transcends traditions in a cultural fusion of sounds and rhythms. Riding the recent release of their sophomore album Pacifico\, the Rhythm Makers have been bringing their vibrant sound to festivals and venues across the Pacific Northwest. For this show\, Layne’s Rhythm Makers\, featuring Daniel Ruiz drums\, Liam MacDonald percussion\, Wynston Minckler bass\, and JP Carter trumpet\, are joined by special guests Yoro Noukoussi and Kia Kadiri. \nPercussionist/guitarist Yoro Noukoussi explores the rich cultural heritage of West Africa through powerful playing and storytelling that celebrates vibrant traditions and new journeys. \n\nTwo decades ago\, Exclaim! said that trying to pin down Kia Kadiri’s style was “like nailing the proverbial Jello to the wall.” Today\, the eclectic West Coast MC/vocalist/educator’s R&B\, jazz\, dub poetry\, hip-hop\, funk\, stylings are as irrepressible as ever.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/robin-layne-the-rhythm-makers-3/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Ben Frost Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Trumpeter and composer Ben Frost is a quietly essential voice in Vancouver’s jazz community\, known for his lyrical approach to the horn and deeply considered original writing. His music balances clarity and openness\, drawing listeners into expansive\, melodic worlds\, a sound clearly captured on his 2022 album Pixies. Influenced by masters like Wayne Shorter and Kenny Wheeler\, his Quartet featuring Miles Wong drums\, David Caballero bass\, Noah Franche-Nolan piano\, and Ben Frost trumpet brings his compositions into sharp focus through a collaborative\, improvisational lens.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/ben-frost-quartet/
LOCATION:Bentall Centre Dunsmuir Patio
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Jillian Lebeck's Starlight
DESCRIPTION:Jillian Lebeck’s Starlight explores a dreamland that ranges from British jazz soundscapes\, 1960s American pop\, 21st-century classical\, chamber jazz\, and modern Canadian jazz. Vancouver-based pianist\, composer\, and vocalist Jillian Lebeck is one of the most exciting voices on the Canadian Jazz scene. An alumni of the prestigious Berklee College of Music\, Jillian has worked with Christine Jensen\, Mike Allen\, Dave Robbins\, Seamus Blake\, Kate Hammett-Vaughan\, Melody Diachun\, and many more. Her sparkling Starlight ensemble features Jon Bentley saxophone\, Conrad Good double bass\, and Bernie Arai drums.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/jillian-lebecks-starlight/
LOCATION:Performance Works\, 1218 Cartwright Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Song Form // Less: Wendy Eisenberg // Lisa Cay Miller
DESCRIPTION:Wendy Eisenberg has spent the past decade as a fixture of independent music and an artist of inspired multiplicity. As a singer-songwriter\, improviser\, and virtuoso guitarist\, the coordinates of their artistry are ever-shifting\, from art-rock to jazz to blistering free improv and eloquent folk. The poetic\, formally daring folk songs of her new album Wendy Eisenberg comprise their most certain vision yet\, creating a quietly euphoric atmosphere while examining “happiness\, love\, and memory with a forensic curiosity (Pitchfork). \nA master of extended technique and ardently cerebral composition\, pianist Lisa Cay Miller is “making some of the most intricate and beautiful music that can be heard in Vancouver today” (The Georgia Straight). Her recent recording 682/681 documents her work in duos and trios with some of the Amsterdam improv scene’s greats\, including Ig Henneman\, Anne La Berge\, John Dikeman\, and Wilbert De Joode. The album perfectly encapsulates Miller’s artistry: intense\, diverse improvisations\, and an uncompromising focus on using timbre\, texture\, form\, and function in the service of brilliant abstraction and passionate expression. \nSolo sets will be followed by a short duo collaboration and artist talk about form in music\, presented in association with IICSI at the University of British Columbia.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/song-form-less-wendy-eisenberg-lisa-cay-miller/
LOCATION:Zameen Art House\, 1515 Anderson St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H 3R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Erika Chow’s General Assembly
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver-based saxophonist Erika Chow’s General Assembly is a new ensemble dedicated to playing the music of the late\, great\, Wayne Shorter. The group made its debut in August\, 2025 as a quartet\, but has recently expanded to a quintet\, adding trumpet to allow the band to explore more of Shorter’s extensive repertoire. From the early 60s Jazz Messengers\, to Miles’ Second Great Quintet\, to the pioneering jazz fusion of Weather Report and beyond\, Wayne Shorter helped shape one of the most innovative and influential periods in jazz history. With RJ Abella trumpet\, Jancis Bautista piano\, Dan Howard bass\, and Jordy McIntosh drums\, Erika Chow’s General Assembly keeps that spirit alive and adventurous.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/erika-chows-general-assembly/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Steve Gunn "Music for Writers”
DESCRIPTION:“Peaceful\, empathic\, atmospheric. Gunn paints aural pictures to wander through.” – The Big Takeover \nSteve Gunn is a New York-based guitarist and songwriter who has been at the vanguard of American experimental and guitar-oriented rock music for over a decade\, and close listening reveals the influence of blues\, folk\, ecstatic free jazz\, and psych in his continually unfolding output. In 2025\, Gunn released Music for Writers\, his first official solo instrumental album\, on Three Lobed Recordings. The release highlights his ongoing exploration of tone\, atmosphere\, and composition\, and as Pitchfork said\, it “aims to inspire creativity and reflection\, to ignite synapses\, to spur you along in whatever writerly endeavor you might be undertaking. It’s meant to exist somewhere between atmospheric and meditative.”
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/steve-gunn-music-for-writers/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260703T140000
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SUMMARY:Caley Watts Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Caley Watts is a Cree singer/songwriter who grew up along the river banks\, mountain ranges\, and rainforest of Nuxalk Territory\, and her blend of folk and roots draws heavily on the pace and beauty of her home. In praising the “understated magic” of Caley’s music\, CBC Music said “it’s easy to imagine oneself whisked far away from the insularity of daily life\, to somewhere wilder and grander.” Caley’s debut album River’s Daughter is the result of more than three years of mentorship and co-writing sessions with an incredible community of artists\, including William Prince\, Serena Ryder\, Kinnie Starr\, and Katie Pruitt.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/caley-watts-workshop/
LOCATION:Tom Lee Music Hall\, 728 Granville Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:ISBN
DESCRIPTION:ISBN is the project of multi-instrumentalist\, arranger\, and educator Isabel Leong\, extending her work beyond leading the acclaimed Ghibli Jazz Orchestra into a more intimate ensemble setting. In this project\, she explores a wide-ranging palette of jazz languages through a flexible\, collaborative approach that keeps the music in constant motion. Joined by vocalist Sofia Avelino\, bassist Bella Fedrigo\, and alto saxophonist Nicholas Wise\, Leong moves between standards\, modern jazz\, Latin repertoire\, original compositions\, and jazz-inflected folk. The result is a set of music that reflects both her arranger’s imagination and her instinct for narrative-driven performance.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/isbn/
LOCATION:Bentall Centre Dunsmuir Patio
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260703T143000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:Brad Turner Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Multiple JUNO and National Jazz Award-winning trumpeter/composer Brad Turner has been an enormously influential figure on the Vancouver jazz scene for over three decades\, having co-founded Metalwood and worked with artists such as Joe Lovano\, Kenny Wheeler\, John Scofield\, Renee Rosnes\, Ingrid Jensen\, Seamus Blake\, and Kenny Werner. \nHis Quartet with Bruno Hubert piano\, André Lachance bass\, and Dylan van der Schyff drums have built a telepathic rapport and a following of tapped-in jazz fans since their founding in the early 90s. Drawing from a repertoire of synapse-firing originals and masterful interpretations of standard tunes\, this highly interactive group explores free improv\, structured composition\, and potent groove-based themes.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/brad-turner-quartet-4/
LOCATION:Performance Works\, 1218 Cartwright Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Song Form // Less: Steve Gunn // Karen Ng
DESCRIPTION:Steve Gunn is a New York-based guitarist and songwriter who’s been at the vanguard of guitar-oriented experimental\, psych-folk and indie rock for over a decade. On 2025’s\, Daylight Daylight\, his first singer-songwriter release since 2021’s Other You\, Gunn uses negative space as effectively as he uses loping melodies and quietly observational lyrics. “Listening to it can feel like staring into an expertly arranged terrarium; it’s remarkable how so much beauty can take up so little space” (Pitchfork). \nToronto-based improviser and saxophonist Karen Ng has established herself as a unique musical force both nationally and internationally\, performing with some of Canada’s most prized artists such as The Weather Station\, Andy Shauf\, Do Make Say Think\, and many more. One of Canada’s leading improvisers\, “with a breathtakingly wide musical scope” (Musicworks)\, she also collaborates regularly with ad hoc ensembles in the wider improvising scene across Canada\, in Europe\, and in the US. \nSolo sets will be followed by a short duo collaboration and artist talk about form in music\, presented in association with IICSI at the University of British Columbia.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/song-form-less-steve-gunn-karen-ng/
LOCATION:Zameen Art House\, 1515 Anderson St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H 3R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260703T170000
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SUMMARY:Malleus Trio with Cuong Vu
DESCRIPTION:Malleus Trio are Vancouver-based instrumentalists who fuse high-octane improvisation with dynamic\, locked-in original compositions. Having forged their musical rapport for over a decade\, there’s palpable chemistry between drummer Ben Brown\, tenor saxophonist Dominic Conway\, and bassist Geordie Hart\, and their language speaks to both familiarity and risk. \nFor this Festival performance\, that musical conversation will expand to include Grammy-winning trumpeter Cuong Vu. A master of combining contemporary jazz with elements of rock\, All Music called Vu a “progressive futurist” and “one of the very best modern trumpet players on the improvised or jazz music scene.” The Seattle-based innovator has played with a wide range of artists\, including Pat Metheny\, Laurie Anderson\, Bill Frisell\, David Bowie\, and Jim Black.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/malleus-trio-with-cuong-vu/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Tony Wilson Flowers for Albert
DESCRIPTION:“Trane was the father\, Pharoah was the son\, and I am the Holy Ghost.” – Albert Ayer \nAlbert Ayler was one of the most influential and polarizing innovators of 1960s free jazz. Although he died in 1970\, at just 34 years old\, his unbridled playing style\, “ungovernable sounds”\, and emotional searching inspired subsequent waves of jazz improvisers\, while “his boundless approach to creativity and the parameters of sound would also resonate with those in noise\, hardcore punk\, and other experimental circles” (All Music). \nGuitarist Tony Wilson has been inventing and reinventing on the West Coast creative music scene since the 1980s\, and his playing has spiritual kinship with Ayler’s transcendent melodicism and ecstatic eruption. Wilson started Flowers for Albert back in 1992\, and over the years the project has featured a Who’s Who of great Canadian and international players. The 2026 Vancouver International Jazz Festival sees Wilson debuting a brand-new configuration featuring James Meger bass\, Kenton Loewen drums\, Feven Kidane trumpet\, and Ruthie Ha saxophones.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/tony-wilson-flowers-for-albert/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:5 Nights in Paradise: Pacific Rhythm
DESCRIPTION:Pacific Rhythm is a Vancouver-based record label and events platform founded in 2013 by Derek Duncan (DJ D.Dee) and Russell Cunningham. What began as an online hub for underground dance music has grown into one of North America’s most respected independent imprints\, known for its Rhythms Of The Pacific series and releases from artists like D. Tiffany\, Khotin\, Ex-Terrestrial\, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Rooted in community and a distinctly West Coast sound\, Pacific Rhythm champions music that is introspective\, uplifting\, and globally admired. \n5 Nights in Paradise is a late-night series at Ocean Artworks on Granville Island\, running across five evenings of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Co-presented by UV\, Paradise Cultural Society\, and Coastal Jazz\, the series brings together some of the most respected selectors and performers from Vancouver’s soulful underground and independent music communities — artists rooted in the city who have spent years shaping its dance floors\, record culture\, and DIY creative scene.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/5-nights-in-paradise-pacific-rhythm/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:TIME FLIES
DESCRIPTION:Coastal Jazz co-founder Ken Pickering started the TIME FLIES series back in 1988. In 2001\, German bassist Torsten Müller had moved to Vancouver and began co-curating TIME FLIES as “company-style” improvising ensembles of local and visiting artists playing in various configurations through the evening—duos\, trios\, and whatever combinations sparked interest. While Derek Bailey’s renowned company approach was about instigating intriguing conflicts\, Torsten’s focus is on assembling complementary players and cultivating connection. A “summit meeting” of improvisers\, TIME FLIES calls on acclaimed adventurers from around town and around the globe\, mixing emerging artists with veterans of the jazz\, avant-garde\, and creative improvisation communities. \n\nThe 2026 edition will feature Müller as well as Coastal Jazz Artist in Residence Patrick Shiroishi saxophone; Toronto-based saxophonist Karen Ng; Lina Nyberg\, one of Sweden’s most creative and innovative jazz vocalists; vanguard Brooklyn-based guitarist Steve Gunn; Australian accordionist Anthony Schulz\, who has performed with Barre Phillips\, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\, and more; Aysha Dulong\, who works with acoustic and electronic instruments in a hybridized model to explore how sound can embody lived experiences; and JUNO Award-winning West Coast violinist Meredith Bates (Gentle Party).
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/time-flies/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T140000
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SUMMARY:New Improvisers Studio
DESCRIPTION:The New Improvisers Studio is a week-long educational initiative for 10 young musicians aged 17 to 24 that supports collective explorations in musical improvisation through the mentorship of a world-leading improviser and invited guests from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. This year\, the Studio will be led by Coastal Jazz Artist in Residence Patrick Shiroishi. For the Los Angeles-based Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist\, improvisation is the core of his work\, whether solo or with the likes of Algiers\, Xiu Xiu\, Dirty Projectors\, The Armed\, and Che Chen. He’ll share ideas and facilitate improvisation and collaboration throughout the workshop\, before the program culminates in this special performance by Shiroishi and the NIS participants. \nPresented in association with Western Front. Thanks to the Deux Mille Foundation.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/new-improvisers-studio/
LOCATION:Western Front\, 303 East 8th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T143000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:The Offering of Curtis Andrews
DESCRIPTION:A Canadian musician with global persuasions\, Curtis Andrews specializes in South Indian percussion\, West African drum/dance\, drumset\, and mbira. Born and raised in coastal Newfoundland but based in Vancouver since 2009\, the percussionist/composer’s award-winning ensemble draws from a trove of world-jazz compositions that artfully point in the direction of South India and West Africa. Heavy on rhythm\, groove\, and wild forays into modal improvisation\, The Offering of Curtis Andrews is “culturally rich\, melodically rich\, and–of course–rhythmically rich” (Something Else!). \nWith Shruti Ramani vocals\, Israel “Toto” Berriel percussion\, Jared Burrows guitar\, Robin Layne vibraphone\, David Soutar-Spidel bass\, and Kristian Naso trumpet. \nThanks to Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation and Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/the-offering-of-curtis-andrews/
LOCATION:Performance Works\, 1218 Cartwright Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:Song Form // Less: Sean Cronin // Patrick Shiroishi
DESCRIPTION:Sean Cronin is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Catskill\, NY. His dad played with Ian Tyson and his mom worked for Parks Canada. He enjoys other singer/songwriters such as Harry Partch\, John Prine\, and Jelly Roll Morton. His current band\, Gory Dove\, is an anagram of his former band\, Very Good. In each performance he integrates his loves of dada and small-town Canada with equal aplomb. \nForgetting is Violent\, saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi’s latest solo album\, is his most immediate release yet\, expanding the scope not just of his music but of his extramusical considerations. Where his past releases on American Dreams reckoned with racism against Japanese Americans\, Forgetting is Violent considers racism as a whole\, historical and ongoing\, with the urgency it deserves. The constant\, as ever\, is Shiroishi’s patient\, probing musicality\, marrying heaviness and lightness\, acceptance and defiance\, both packing a punch and welcoming new listeners into the fold. \nSolo sets will be followed by a short duo collaboration and artist talk about form in music\, presented in association with IICSI at the University of British Columbia.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/song-form-less-sean-cronin-patrick-shiroirshi/
LOCATION:Zameen Art House\, 1515 Anderson St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H 3R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T181753Z
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SUMMARY:Sofia Avelino: Como Nossos Pais
DESCRIPTION:Vocalist Sofia Avelino is a Brazilian-Canadian musician with a passion for fostering community through music. Featuring music that ranges from high-energy sambas to heart-wrenching ballads\, Como Nossos Pais (“like our parents”) pays tribute to the giants of MPB–also known as Música popular brasileira–and celebrates a generation of Brazilian music that revisited tradition while challenging the artistic and social expectations of the era.\nWith Rory Hislop trumpet\, Vicente Regis guitar\, Julia Farry bass\, Jordy McIntosh drums.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/sofia-avelino-como-nossos-pais/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
CREATED:20260505T150040Z
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SUMMARY:Spirits Rejoice: The Music of Louis Moholo-Moholo
DESCRIPTION:Returning to Vancouver after several years in Berlin\, pianist Tyson Naylor leads a ritualistic\, high voltage tribute to Louis Moholo-Moholo\, the legendary drummer\, composer\, and pillar of South African Jazz. Though primarily associated with the creative music scenes of Vancouver and Toronto\, the group’s members have strong ties to European free jazz and improv\, and approach Louis Moholo-Moholo’s music as living repertoire: porous\, political\, and joyous. With acclaimed\, Toronto-based alto saxophonist Karen Ng\, JP Carter trumpet\, Dan Gaucher drums\, and James Meger bass\, Naylor traces lines between South African liberation music\, European free jazz\, and Canada’s creative music scenes\, while favouring collective risk\, ensemble sound\, and urgent\, celebratory energy.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/spirits-rejoice/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T233000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:5 Nights in Paradise: Prado Monroe & ZDBT
DESCRIPTION:Prado Monroe is an Afro-Métis\, Vancouver-based polymath who bends Alt-Pop\, Electronic\, Rap\, and Hyperpop into a sound entirely her own. After breaking out with her ZDBT collaboration Elastic and earning global attention\, she returns in 2026 with new music on HOTLORD—bringing her unapologetic\, larger-than-life performance energy back to the stage. \nZDBT (Zachary David Boynton Treble) is a Vancouver producer\, DJ\, and live performer known for his expansive\, genre-spanning sound. With releases on Ghostly\, Specials Worldwide\, ISLA\, and Delicate Records\, he joins Prado Monroe live on July 4 for a dynamic set of vocals and electronics in conversation. \n5 Nights in Paradise is a late-night series at Ocean Artworks on Granville Island\, running across five evenings of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Co-presented by UV\, Paradise Cultural Society\, and Coastal Jazz\, the series brings together some of the most respected selectors and performers from Vancouver’s soulful underground and independent music communities — artists rooted in the city who have spent years shaping its dance floors\, record culture\, and DIY creative scene.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/5-nights-in-paradise-prado-monroe-zdbt/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T000000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:Improv Karaoke
DESCRIPTION:Improv Karaoke is a monthly artist-run community event where improvising musicians of all genres and experience levels drop in\, sign up\, and play in new ensembles created from a freshly-drawn pool of names. Coming from a shared love of improvised music-making\, Andrea Wong and Spencer Schoening had wistful conversations and ideas of gatherings where musicians of all types played together with minimal curation or need for rehearsals\, and in spaces that effortlessly fostered spontaneous and collaborative playing with full artistic freedom. With the enthusiasm of many musician-hosts\, Improv Karaoke currently facilitates monthly musical gatherings at 8EAST in Vancouver’s Chinatown\, and at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Burnaby\, totaling 20 gathering opportunities every year for music lovers and explorers alike. \nFor this Vancouver International Jazz Festival event\, Improv Karaoke comes to Granville Island\, hosted by Andrea Wong piano\, Matthew Ariaratnam guitar\, Mike Allen saxophone\, Mick Bryant guitar\, Bahar Khazei piano/electronics\, and Spencer Schoening drums\, with Brooklyn-based guitarist and Coastal Jazz Artist in Residence Wendy Eisenberg joining as a featured guest.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/improv-karaoke/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T143000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Youth Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Come experience the results of a remarkable jazz intensive! The VYJO program is a unique music residency for Metro Vancouver high school students\, co-presented by Coastal Jazz\, the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra\, and Vancouver Community College. Through five weeks of rehearsals\, the teens cultivate their talents through mentorship from members of the VJO\, including Vancouver Youth Jazz Orchestra bandleader (and trumpet mentor) Bill Clark\, VJO artistic director James Danderfer\, trombone mentor Casey Thomas-Burns\, sax mentor Brent Mah\, and rhythm section mentor Sharon Minemoto. \nThanks to Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/vancouver-youth-jazz-orchestra-3/
LOCATION:Performance Works\, 1218 Cartwright Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T160000
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SUMMARY:Song Form // Less: Amina Claudine Myers // Peggy Lee
DESCRIPTION:Throughout her six-decade musical journey\, pianist\, organist\, vocalist\, and newly minted NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers has consistently defied conventional boundaries while drawing from her rich roots in Baptist and Methodist church music\, gospel\, and rhythm and blues. Her album Solace of the Mind is a deeply personal exploration of musical evolution\, and an exceptionally expressive dialogue between tradition and modernity: “this is a musical language distilled to its essence\, with Myers conjuring whole worlds from just a few perfectly chosen notes” (The Wire). \nEqually adept in far-out free improv\, classical rigour\, and the arcing melodic textures of her detailed\, empathic compositions\, cellist/composer Peggy Lee exudes mastery in both quietude and fire. A defining figure of the Vancouver creative music scene since the 1990s\, and currently based in Melbourne\, Peggy Lee builds sound worlds where “melodies slide in and out of abstraction; skewed marches butt up against folk songs; chamber music niceties crumble under the assault of funk and psychedelia” (Georgia Straight). \nSolo sets will be followed by a short duo collaboration and artist talk about form in music\, presented in association with IICSI at the University of British Columbia.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/song-form-less-amina-claudine-myers-peggy-lee/
LOCATION:Zameen Art House\, 1515 Anderson St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H 3R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T170000
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SUMMARY:Woodland Critter Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Led by bassist and composer Cole Woodland\, the Woodland Critter Quartet draws influence from post-bop\, souljazz\, fusion\, and the avant-garde\, as well as artists like Jeff Parker\, Petter Eldh\, and Wayne Shorter\, to create dynamic performances that range from the sincere to the absurd. Cole calls on some of the city’s most innovative and deeply-invested collaborators together for a quartet that features Kevin Romain drums and cymbals\, John Nicholson saxophone\, and Rick Son keys.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/woodland-critter-quartet/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:Ben Brown & Stefan Christoff
DESCRIPTION:There’s a wild expansiveness to the sound of percussionist Ben Brown and pianist Stefan Christoff\, an unbound and inspired collaboration that invokes light\, sky\, and the endless ocean. Glimpses of stillness peer through the chaotic world\, and profound spontaneity takes magnificent shape. Sun 13 said of their 2025 debut In Duet\, that “in much the same way Chris Abrahams\, Jim White\, or Mick Turner ply their trades\, some artists just have a distinct playing style and sound\, and Christoff is one of them. Alongside Brown\, the duo conjures up something evocative here. Rich and emotive in all its twists and turns\, there’s barely a moment to catch your breath.” \nJUNO Award winner Ben Brown approaches percussion as an interdisciplinary art\, including sculptures\, extended techniques\, and\, above all\, expressiveness in his compositions. His fellow Montréaler Stefan Christoff moves between free improv\, classical\, and noise\, in large part because of his continuous collaborations with artists of no fixed genre\, including Jarrett Martineau\, Lori Goldston\, and Sam Shalabi.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/ben-brown-stefan-christoff/
LOCATION:Revue Stage\, 1601 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260705T233000
DTSTAMP:20260604T052736
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SUMMARY:5 Nights in Paradise: Kozue
DESCRIPTION:Born in Japan and now based in Vancouver\, Kozue moved to the west coast in 2019 after years spent in Toronto\, New York\, Montreal\, and Berlin absorbing the specificity of each city’s dance music culture. A vinyl DJ rooted in house\, deep house\, techno\, and disco\, she held a monthly residency at Bar Diamond and launched Resound — an audio-visual DJ showcase on Bside Radio — in 2023. Her sets are known for patience and precision: expansive journeys that feel both intimate and inevitable. \n5 Nights in Paradise is a late-night series at Ocean Artworks on Granville Island\, running across five evenings of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Co-presented by UV\, Paradise Cultural Society\, and Coastal Jazz\, the series brings together some of the most respected selectors and performers from Vancouver’s soulful underground and independent music communities — artists rooted in the city who have spent years shaping its dance floors\, record culture\, and DIY creative scene.
URL:https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/5-nights-in-paradise-kozue/
LOCATION:Ocean Artworks\, 1531 Johnston Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V3E 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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