Middle-of-the-night from the burning centre of the 2024 Vancouver International Jazz Festival
There are a few kinds of rockstars in jazz.
One way to be a rockstar in jazz is, quite simply, to show up at a jazz festival and play rock music. At Performance Works this past Sunday, June 23, The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis did just that.
Ron is a guitarist who has played on the Vancouver scene since 1979; he taught at CapU for 28 years, retiring in 2024
failure to hit the goal & what's next
Dawn is working with Seamus Blake, with the Ostara Project, and on her own next record; she & Marcus Mosely play Dec. 20
All-City Athletics hosted the Knockouts series for 2+ years; ten bandleaders reflect on the unique space