Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Mary Ancheta Quartet takes cinematic jazz to the Next Level
June 13, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor I was intrigued by the track titles on Mary Ancheta Quartet’s EP, Level Up, released on June 2; “Grease the Wheel” and “Gotta Get it” instil being in motion, which is exactly what the EP entails. It’s a mix of ‘70s jazz, electronic funk, and progressive tempos, ending with a gritty banger. Perfect for coasting through the day! I interviewed quartet leader, Ancheta, ahead of her tour across the country, including an upcoming show for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Ancheta is a renowned Vancouver-based film scorer and keyboardist, and has composed for…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: June 28–July 4
June 28, 2021By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Vancouver International Jazz Festival | June 25–July 4 | Cost varies | Online and in person Jazz lovers rejoice! This year’s festival lineup includes over 100 concerts. With both virtual and in-person options,…
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Eli Bennett, Jazz Man at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
July 11, 2015Vancouver is full of Canadian jazz artists every bit as exciting as the monster stars who play at the Orpheum for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival each year. Artists like Eli Bennett, for instance. A 35-time award-winning jazz saxophonist, Leo-nominated…
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The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is Transcendental
July 1, 2015The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is now one of the top ten jazz festivals in the world. It is a beast of a music festival, open to everything from free-form experimental, to jazz-pop, to R&B. To Catch even just a…
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Icons of apartheid jazz at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
July 1, 2015Jazz legends drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim sit at opposite ends of musical expression in the struggle for black liberation in South Africa. Like many other black musicians, Moholo and Ibrahim left the country in the 1960s under…
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