The name Asef has its origins in Arabic and Persian cultures. The members of the group bring to the stage many years of experience playing a variety of music from around the world including Balkan folk, Tango, Klezmer, Flamenco and Bebop. Their compositions embrace this vast range of musical sounds taking the audience on a […]
“Canada's next big thing in down-and-dirty blues guitardom” (Toronto Star), Garret T. Willie gives rock 'n' roll a formidable 21st-century kick in the ass with heartbreaking, hilarious stories and hard-stomping hardscrabble blues. Hailing from Kingcome Inlet, off the coast of BC, the uncommonly wise, witty and weathered 24-year-old’s backstory gives him more right than most […]
Pianist Dean Thiessen’s compositions tell of struggle and frustration, triumph and delight, while drawing influence from the landscapes of his Alberta prairie childhood, the literary works of John Steinbeck, and the creativity of his fellow musicians. The new album Thank You, Friend is, as Dean says, “a celebration of the music that has given me […]
To connect, transform, inspire and nurture artists and audiences through the joy, passion, and power of jazz.
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.
