Our Supporters

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society is honoured to recognize the support and dedication of the following sponsors, funders and donors. With ongoing financial support we are able to fill the year with diverse live musical acts plus educational and residency programs. With support we are building the creative, hospitality and cultural sectors in this region of ours. Many thanks!

TITLE SPONSOR: TD Bank Group

FUNDERS:

Government of Canada • Canada Council • British Columbia Arts Council • Government of British Columbia • City of Vancouver

DIAMOND SPONSOR:

Granville Island

PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Tom Lee Music

GOLD SPONSORS:

Mill Street Brewery • Papa LED

SILVER SPONSORS:

Creative BC • Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association •  EasyPark

BRONZE SPONSORS:

Anthem Properties • Concord Pacific • Dirty Laundry Vineyards • Nütrl Vodka • Milano Coffee • Sandman Hotel Group • Sutton Place Hotel • JJ Bean Coffee Roasters

Loyalty donors (monthly or multi-year commitments) are bolded.

Melody Makers, Improvisors & Patrons: $1,000 – $5,000+

Lynn Buhler • Ashit Dattani • Franco Ferrari • The Gyro Club of Vancouver • Helen Hansen • John Hooge • Lynn Johnston • Gary Kushnir • Jan Manson • Frances Mcgrath • Christian and Dan Morrison • Gretchen and Michael O’Brien • Rick Reynolds • David Sams • Kevin Wright

Benefactors: $500 – $999

Thomas & Catherine Adair • Susan Broatch in memory of Ken Pickering • Karen Buhler and David Rosenberg • Kevin Coyne • Davison Law Group • William Dmytrasz in memory of Ken Pickering • Patrick Julian in memory of Ken Pickering • Dieter Nachtigall • Jim Poole • Gary & Diane Stevens in memory of Larry Scott • Reena Taank • Deryk Whitehead • Len Zapalowski • Stan Zobac

Supporters: $200 – $499

Jeff Brocklebank • John Campbell • Joanne Challenger • Vince Chura • Bill and Karen Cooke • Barbara Cooper • Lynn Copeland • Dorothy Copp • Nou Dadoun • Jacqueline Gijssen & Dr. John Nightingale • Mitchell Edgar • Kathy Evans • Sara Ferguson • Kristin Fox • Eva Franco • Gordon Gallagher • Jeffrey Goldberg • Bob Golden • Peter Goodwin • Michael Grunewaldt • Doug Hager in memory of Karl Stahl • Bill Hay • Peter Herd • Mary Kippenhan • Emma Lancaster • W. Blaire Layton • Shaun Ledding • Barb Macdonald • Alison Maclennan • Zahid Makhdoom in memory of Ken Pickering • Guy Matchett • Michael and Jennifer Matich • Adam Millard • Jennifer Munro • Ti Muntarbhorn • Petrus Nooij • Zbigniew Olak • David Ostro • Eduardo Ottoni • Verner Paetkau • Eric Posen • Giulio Recchioni • Deborah Roitberg in memory of Jim Coverdale • Ashifa Saferali • Chris Sebert • Ralph Shaw • Prit Sidhu • Ian Smith • Terry Snutch • Norm Steil • Lionel Such • Jo-Anne Thomas • Les Toth • Brian Turko • Rika Uto • John Watson • Bruce Weinborn • Kevin Wurmlinger • Steve Young • Rudy Zaepernick

Friends: $50 – $199

Roger Aballini  • Morris and Anna Adamowich in memory of Ken Pickering • Douglas Akerman  • Jennifer Albert  • Kelly Alexander  • David Altman • David Anderson • Kathy Anderson • Tom Andison in memory of Karl Stahl • Patricia Walberg-Anhorn & Jim Anhorn • Gerald Arksey • Charles Arthur • Laurel Axam • Karl Babin  • K. Anthony Bailey • Gary Bains • Chris Balma • Gordon Bartlett  • Giancarlo Baruffa • Linda Belton • David Beneteau • Elizabeth Bennett • Michael Biggs • Sara Birnham • Peggy Blackwood in memory of Ken Pickering • Michael Blanchard  • Susan Borax •  Murray Braaten • Stephen Britten • Craig Brown • Stephen Brown •  BeverlyJean Brunet • Carol Bullen •  Deana Burnell-Leydier • Alison Burns in memory of Ken Pickering • Ted Byrne • Lee Caldwell • Dennis Campardo • Dean Carratt • Allan Carruthers • Joe Chan • Brian Charette • Ron Charles • Maxine Charlton • Judy Chetner • Dave Chiz • Bill Chow • Pat & Ole Christiansen • James Clare • Robert Colby and Maggie Finnegan • Gillian Collins •  Irene Cord in memory of Ken Pickering • Greg Corp • Ian Coutts • Michael Coyle • Michael Craig • David Crerar • Kenneth Cross • Deborah Cupido • Jean Ann Cyr • Karen Dar Woon • Bruce deConinckSmith • Mim Decrop • Sibylle Denk von Franken • Keith Dickinson • Eva Diener • Darlene Dobson • Peter Dodek • Craig Donohue in memory of Karl Stahl • Keith and Rennie Dunbar in memory of Karl Stahl • David Dunkley • Robert Duynstee • John Dyball • Anita Eccleston • Ethan Faber • Nicholas Fedchuk • Megan Fekete • Sheila Fidler in memory of Ken Pickering • Aaron Fineman in honor of Pat Julien • Pauline Fisher • Susan Fitzgerald • Kyle Fogden in memory of Karl Stahl • Jean Fowler • Liz Fraser • Cheryl Fu • Dwight Gardiner • David Gartley • Charles Gauthier • Cary Gertsen • Debbie Gettling • Ray Giesbrecht • Sue Gleeson • Pat and Kristin Glover in memory of Ken Pickering • Robert Glover • Camille Gosselin • Leslie Gould in memory of Karl Stahl • Sangam Grant • Joyce Grassi • Justis Greene • Mike Greene • Marnie Greenwood • Raymond and Stephanie Greenwood in honor of Rod & Colleen Grant • Peter Haley • Denise Hall • Mark Halpern • Rick and Linda Hanson • Martyn Hare • Diana Haynes • Phillip Hetherington • Roger Higgins • Patty Hill • Alix Hirabayashi in memory of Ken Pickering • Geoff Hoare • Tom Hockin • Rennie Holley • Kate Hoover in memory of Ken Pickering • James Hopkins • Arlene Howard • Ian Howat • Connie Hudson • Scott Hughes • Elaine Hunter • Lance Husoy • Arlene James in memory of Ralph James • Arthur Jennings • Eric Johnson • Barbara Kaminsky • Henry Karpus • Leah Kaser • Steve Kelsey • Richard Kendon • Tanya Kerr • Arthur Kingma • Suzanne Klinga • Rudy Komposch • Barry Kootchin • Lorraine Koren • Terry Krepiakevich • Rob Kyle • Dennis Larsen • Elena Lau  Michael Lebowitz • Gary Lengyell • Sharon Levings • Aileen Lew •Joel Lew • Brigitte and Stephano Liapis • Art Liestman • Jim Lillyman • Carolyn Liu • Giulia Lombardo and Darren Pelcz in memory of Karl Stahl • Cal Lucyshyn • Cindy Luksha • Leanne Lunghamer • Cameron MacKenzie in memory of Karl Stahl • Jim Mackenzie • Robert MacLaine • Paddy Macleod • Monika MacNeill • Lynden Mager • Deborah Marino • J. Gordon Marshall • Bryce Martin • Sherri Martin • Jeff Marus • Patricia Mason • Timothy Mattox • Michele McBurney • Hugh McCurrach • Ciara McGeough • Jim McKenzie • Kevin Mickelson • Mary Lou Miles • Veronica Minenko • Derek Miura • Christina Montgomery • Monica Monty in memory of Nicolae Lupescu • David Morton • Susan Munro • Renee Neilly in memory of Ken Pickering • Laurine and Roger Nickel • Steve Nicol • Mark Nishiguchi • Malcolm Norris • Victoria Nowell • Edwin Ochmanek • May Oltmann • Natalie Onufreychuk • Carol Page • Shera and Scott Paterson in memory of Ken Pickering • Donna Paul • Corinne Peet • Chris Pekar • Ranko Petrovic •Scott Phillips • Richard Pollock • Tim Poole • Craig Poynton • Margot Pratt • Robert Preston • Ernie Puil • Marilyn and John Quong • Karim Ratib • Helen Ray and Roger Short in memory of Karl Stahl • Roy and Maynetta Raymond • David Rehorick • Liam Reilly • Mike Reno • Suzanne Richard • Haydn Richardson • Karen Gilmore & Rob Van Nus • Chris Rose • Gregory Ross • Dana Rowe • Laura Rowlett in honor of Marty Hatlelid • Rebecca Salit in memory of Jerry Garcia • Diana Sanderson • Bilbeer Sandhu • Elaine Schiman • Jason Schouten • Gloria Schwartz • James Scoates • Trisha Scott • Martin Screech • Richard Sharpe • Leslie Slack • Lee Smith • Teri Smith • Kevin Spence • Lori Staehling in memory of Karl Stahl • Marvin Steffin • Geri Stephen • Peter Stern • John Stevenson • April Sumter • Corinne Super • Sabrina Susin • Adrian Swanston • Mary Tait • Lillian Tamburic • Bill Taylor • Robert Taylor • Liisa Tella • Daniel Tetrault • Trent Thompson • Andrea Thomsett • David Tobin • Mike Tolton • David Twanow • David Utevsky • Eric Van Buiten • Helen Vaughan • Tanya Veerman • Patty Verner • Sandra Vishloff • Christopher Wallace • Bill Walters • Marianne Wasylycia in memory of Ken Pickering • Peter Weissman in memory of Karl Stahl • Ken Weremchuk • Carl White • Lory White • W. Joseph Whiteside • Paul Wiggins • Don Wilson • Guy Wilson-Roberts • Gary Wolfson • Jay Wollenberg • Simon Wosk • Bryn Wyka • Maureen Zeal Campbell • Diane Zwickel