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Cristina Pato Joshua Redman I’m With Her Bobby McFerrin chancentre.com Welcome to the 33rd Annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival As a committed and long-standing supporter of Canadian music and artists, TD is thrilled to support the 2018 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, a world- class event celebrating the diversity of music across Canada and beyond. For 10 straight days the festival will erupt with the best jazz, blues and world music and has become a passport to a music-loving community where one can feel truly connected. From up-and-coming talent to acclaimed headliners, join us at the many events taking place around the city as we celebrate the love of music. At TD, we see music as a conversation-starter, something that has the power to bring communities together and give us all somewhere to belong. Over the past decade, TD has been continuously committed to music by sponsoring over 100 community music programs and over 90 music festivals and concerts from coast-to-coast. Th ank you to all of the artists, organizers, dedicated volunteers, and thousands of fans who make the 2018 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival a huge success. Mauro Manzi Senior Vice-President, Retail Banking TD Bank Group A MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER Dear Friends: I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone attending the 33rd annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Th is event, produced by the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, features more than 1800 musicians performing at over 35 venues. With the many education programs, workshops and concerts planned for the next 10 days, this year’s festival is sure to please everyone in attendance. I would like to thank the many volunteers who have worked so hard to bring this outstanding musical showcase to the community. I would also like to thank the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society for their dedication to supporting and promoting Canadian jazz artists. Please accept my best wishes for a memorable experience. Sincerely, Th e Rt. Hon. Justin P.J. Trudeau P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada 4 TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018 A MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER As Premier of the Province of British Columbia, I am pleased to welcome everyone to the 33rd annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the largest arts and culture event in BC and one of the most acclaimed music showcases in the world. BC’s largest, not-for-profit music presenter, Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, produces the yearly TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, employing nearly 600 volunteers and providing an unforgettable concert-going experience across the beautiful Vancouver area. Over ten days, festival attendees have the opportunity to immerse themselves in musical talent from around the world, with over 1,800 musicians taking part in more than 300 scheduled concerts, and an additional 200 free shows and workshops for the more than half a million people the festival attracts. I would like to thank all of the organizers of this event for allowing those near and far to experience this brilliant musical showcase, and wish everyone a joyful festival! Honourable John Horgan Premier of British Columbia A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR On behalf of the City of Vancouver and my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend my warmest greetings to everyone attending the 2018 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival had its humble beginnings in 1986 as a non-profit community-based arts organization and has blossomed into one of British Columbia’s largest music festivals and one of the leading jazz festivals in the world. The Festival provides us with the great tradition of mixing every possible musical expression with our city’s great indoor and outdoor venues to produce 10 days of incredible entertainment. I want to thank the Society for its commitment to music education and providing our communities with the gift of music. I encourage everyone to take in at least one of the over 300 concerts that will be held during the festival. We also want to thank the musicians, sponsors, organizers and volunteers for once again bringing this great event to Vancouver! Yours truly, Gregor Robertson Mayor TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018 5 Coastal Jazz: Hurtling Boldly Into the Future! Photo: Jon Benjamin ehold! A future filled with insanely beautiful talking to over past few months are actually go- music—so much music; perhaps even too ing to convene in Vancouver and that the whole Bmuch music! We are officially throwing down city will be overflowing with music. Legends like the gauntlet, and asking you the question we are Robert Plant, Macy Gray, Kamasi Washington, Jerry asking ourselves: how much of this can you possibly Douglas, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Nels Cline, and PJ take in? Perry are peppered through our program, much to our delight. Create your own cocktail of musical elixirs—Afro- futurism, punk rock, improvised music, soul music, Or why not veer off the beaten path and see hip hop, and, of course, jazz. We have been having something unconventional and wonderful at the so much fun putting all of the details in place, and New York and Chicago-heavy Innovation Series. we can’t wait for you to show up at this party! Don’t Thumbscrew, Fly or Die, Sing Me Some Cry, Starebaby, and Stretch Woven sound cool? We’re Let’s start with the 150 free concerts, giant free giddy with anticipation over the embarrassment of weekends with more free shows every day in musical riches before us. There are so may beautiful between. It’s all amazing, but we’re particularly journeys for us to have together! excited to share the music of Alsarah and the Nu- batones, Red Baraat, Ghost-Note, and local heroes Yours in the love of jazz, Bend Sinister. Whatever you choose, prepare to be transfixed, elated, and uplifted by the depth of the musical offering before you. The whole experience is a blur; it’s hard to believe that all of the amazing artists that we have been Everyone at Coastal Jazz The Festival wishes to acknowledge the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, and in particular the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples upon whose territory we work, live, and play. 6 TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018 Coastal Jazz: Hurtling Boldly Into the Future! SHOPPING GAMING DINING TULALIPCASINO.COM I-5 SOUTH, EXIT 202 | 120KM OVER THE BORDER TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018 7 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Greeting, Messages and Curatorial Statement .....................4 (Listed in alphabetical order by rst name) Jazz Friend Donor Listings .................................................10 A to G .............................................................................. 21 Our Team .......................................................................... 12 G to Z ............................................................................... 40 Indigenous Residency Program.......................................... 15 Education Programs ..........................................................16 MAPS Support Coastal Jazz ........................................................ 18 Downtown Jazz.................................................................. 31 Sponsorship & Government Support ................................. 60 David Lam Park................................................................. 35 Venues & Parking ..............................................................62 CONCERT SCHEDULES & TICKET INFO Ticket Info......................................................................... 14 Canada Day at Granville Island ......................................... 27 Jazz Around Town .............................................................. 28 Downtown Jazz.................................................................. 30 Ticketed Concert Series .................................................... 32 David Lam Park Jazz Weekend .......................................... 34 Club Series ....................................................................... 36 North Shore Jazz ...............................................................38 Made in the UK Jazz Concert Series ..................................56 Spotlight on Italy .............................................................. 58 SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS JAZZ MUSIC THEATRE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT Congratulations to our CapU alumni performing in this year’s festival! CAPILANOU.CA 8 TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018 Table of Contents "This day has been a great day for me. I am the proud owner of a brand new Fazioli piano. Your pianos can, with the sound of one note, announce the celebration of the freedom and creativity of the