VCC and the Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2021
VCC Music instructor Francois Houle / photo: Diane Smithers
Vancouver Community College (VCC) is proud to present a roster of talented music alumni and faculty performing at this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival running from Friday, June 25 to Sunday, July 4 at various venues around the city.
Check out the schedule of Jazz Fest performances by VCC faculty and alumni (all events are free unless noted otherwise):
June 25
Sharon Minemoto Quartet (with faculty Sharon Minemoto, Bernie Arai)
7:30 p.m., Frankie’s Jazz Club
June 26
Malleus Trio (with alumni Ben Brown, Geordie Hart, Dominic Conway)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works
Burrows/Carter/Loewen/Reed
4:30 p.m., The Ironworks
Katherine Penfold (with alumnus Matt Reid)
$11, 7 p.m., Pyatt Hall
Grdina-Houle-Loewen
$11, 9 p.m., The Ironworks
June 27
Idle Moon (with alumnus Ben Brown)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works
Mary Ancheta Quartet (with alumni Dominic Conway, Matt Reid)
1:30 p.m., Ocean Art Works
Jillian Lebeck trio
2:30 p.m., Performance Works
Roisin Adams Workshop
3:30 p.m., Tom Lee Music Hall
June 28
Electric Miles (with faculty Bernie Arai)
$10, 8 p.m., Blueshore Theatre, Capilano University
June 29
Ribcage (with alumni Jon Roper, Joel Fountain, Matt Reid)
1:30 p.m., Ocean Art Works
Emad Armoush’s Rayhan (with faculty Francois Houle)
2:30 p.m., Performance Works
Stop Time III (with alumna Roisin Adams)
4:30 p.m., The Ironworks
June 30
Itamar Erez Quartet (with faculty Francois Houle, Kevin Romain)
2:30 p.m., Performance Works
Kevin Romain acoustic trio
$20, 7:30 p.m., Frankie’s Jazz Club
Sax Jeopardy! (with alumni Steve Kaldestad, Cory Weeds, Dominic Conway)
8 p.m., Blueshore Theatre, Capilano University
July 1
Thad Bailey-Mai Quartet (with alumnus David Blake)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works
Marin Patenaude (with alumnus Pete Schmitt)
1:30 p.m., Ocean Art Works
Lisa Cay Miller (with alumnus Ben Brown)
4:30 p.m., The Ironworks
Jimi James Quartet featuring John Gross (with alumnus Brad Pearson)
7:30 p.m., Frankie’s
Tommy Babin’s Benzene (with faculty Bernie Arai)
$11, 9 p.m., The Ironworks
July 2
Sharon Minemoto Workshop
3:30 p.m., Tom Lee Music Hall
July 3
San Pedro Cinco (with Robin Layne)
2:30 p.m., Performance Works
David Blake Quartet
7:30 p.m., Frankie’s Jazz Club
Dee Daniels (with alumnus Joel Fountain)
8 p.m., Performance Works
July 4
Christopher Fraser Quartet (with faculty Sharon Minemoto)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works
Loewen/Carter + Not for Proper
9 p.m., The Ironworks
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