Get Pumped for the 2023 Festival

The 38th edition of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival features 140 shows, including more than 50 free performances from June 23 to July 2, 2023. The Festival kicks off with free Downtown Jazz outside the Vancouver Art Gallery and šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square and includes a range of acts at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse and Granville Island venues including Performance Works, the Revue Stage and Ocean Artworks. 

This year’s headliners include:

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
Monday, June 26 at Vancouver Playhouse

The Bad Plus
Tuesday, June 27 at Vancouver Playhouse

Chris Botti with Michael Kaeshammer
Wednesday, June 28 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre

BADBADNOTGOOD with Mary Ancheta Quartet
Thursday, June 29 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Be sure to follow @CoastalJazz on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for live updates!

Festival Announcements So Far!

Marquee Series @ the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

KAMASI WASHINGTON
Sunday June 24 @ 8pm

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MACY GRAY
Thursday June 28 @ 8pm

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ROBERT PLANT & THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
Plus guest Seth Lakeman
Friday, June 29, 2018 @ 8pm

 

The Vogue Series

DIRTY PROJECTORS
plus Still Woozy
Friday, June 22 @ 8pm

SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA
plus Rumba Calzada
Monday, June 25 @ 8pm

ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES
plus Khari Wendell McClelland
Wednesday, June 27 @ 8pm

THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND
plus Steve Dawson & the Lucky Hand String Quartet
Saturday, June 30 @ 8pm

Jazz at Pyatt Hall

ROBERTA GAMBARINI QUARTET Feat. EMANUELE CISI
Friday June 22 @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm

VINCENT HERRING QUARTET
Monday, June 25 @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm

RUSSELL MALONE QUARTET
Tuesday, June 26  @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm

JOHNNY O’NEAL TRIO
Wednesday, June 27 @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm

EMMET COHEN TRIO with guest HOUSTON PERSON
Thursday, June 28 @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm

MAYA RAE with the MILES BLACK QUINTET
Saturday, June 30 @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm