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      One billion for museum too much in face of health, housing and climate crises

      Rosemary Baxter in Commentary
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      [Un]Expected

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      Art Exhibition. Unpredictable. Unprecedented. Unexpected. The events of the last few years left all forms of creation in turmoil, and the realm of art was no exception. What was art without galleries? How could artists have fostered community when the very pursuit of connection presented danger? In the wake of such challenges, emerging artists from the University of Victoria have united to bring forward the [Un]expected. Visit Sydney’s ArtSea gallery between May 27th to June 3rd to experience a variety of mediums constructed in resistance to despair and stagnation brought on by COVID-19. Explore what becomes of art when the complexities of our modern times face the expectations of academia, and how it has changed the world of creators. Contact: victoriaj@uvic.ca, 250-986-5037 Website: https://un-expected.myportfolio.com/
      Darcy Demerse in Upcoming Events
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      I agree with Gene that Mayor Helps has been exceptional and exemplary, and done with what he calls poise. i see it as visionary leadership and whereas I would add, lack of respect for architectural heritage to the cold towers comment, Mayor Helps accomplishment of making nearly dead and newly wed into one of Canada’s indisputably best cities and future proofed with high tech is a feat no other mayor has even imagined, let alone accomplished. And all without John Horgan style boasting. Our premier could learn a lot about real leadership by studying ‘The Helps Method’.
      JC Scott in Development and architecture
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      Over and out

      I guess the eternal struggle between stupid power and enlightened poverty edges closer to the next poseur with all the answers. Not you, Gene! Your answers are always not terrible. Every time I see an earnest bunch of clearly gainfully employed, spirited (if frightened) City thinkers contemplating their next move on a sidewalk in a safely distanced gaggle of six, I yell at them, "How 'bout you stop playing with your diggers and fill some potholes!" Humourless toadies rarely smile. I know you're smiling, Gene.
      Guest in Development and architecture
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      The life and times of journalist Jim Hume

      Stephen Hume in Commentary
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      Media and medical independence

      I came across this article after listening to one of Dr Lin's CBC podcasts on VitD that raised some concerns for me. Thank you for the important work you are doing to advocate for science, and patient health. I was also pleased to come across Dr Cait O'Sullivan's talk on VitD as part of UBC Therapeutics Initiative. https://nexuswebcast.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/c8b7353f18c14994822eb41d77eb909c1d?catalog=142af878e43a4ae48df341a77d2fbcd821
      Tanya MacLeod in Focus Magazine Sept/Oct 2018
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio

      SUNNA GUNNLAUGS TRIO Tuesday, June 28 ~ 7PM HERMANN’S JAZZ CLUB $35 “Her music possesses such timeless virtues as lyricism and grace . . . and elegantly bridges soul-searching passages with uncluttered swing.” – Washington Post Sunna Gunnlaugs’ work has received significant critical acclaim since her 2000 release, Mindful, was selected among the top 10 albums of the year by the Washington Post. Her 2010 release The Dream, jumped to number 2 on the Canadian radio charts. Her albums have received extremely positive reviews in leading jazz magazines across the world, and all her albums have been nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards, winning “Performer of the Year” in 2013. Not only is Sunna Gunnlaugs Iceland’s premier jazz pianist, but she’s an internationalist who has spent a lot of time in NYC polishing her craft and deepening her compositional skills. Her latest album, Ancestry, was released in 2018. Gunnlaugs returns to TD JazzFest with her working trio, bassist Thorgrimur Jonsson and drummer Scott McLemore.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Ranky Tanky w. Lisa Fischer

      TD Victoria International JazzFest Presents: Ranky Tanky w. Lisa Fischer $76.50/$63.50/$43.50 https://jazzvictoria.ca/ranky-tanky-w-lisa-fischer/ Ranky Tanky are “lively, soulful honey to the ears.” – NPR Lisa Fischer “in concert is addictive. Every performance is so enriching, so exciting, so transcendent.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune Grammy Award-winning quintet Ranky Tanky performs timeless music born from the Gullah culture of the southeastern Sea Islands. Playful game songs, ecstatic shouts, and heartbreaking spirituals can all be found on their latest release Good Time. Joining them at the 2022 TD JazzFest, and returning to Victoria, will be Ms. Lisa Fischer, who after four decades of featured background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, and Nine Inch Nails, as well as having been featured in the 2013 Best Documentary Oscar winning film “Twenty Feet from Stardom,” she has set out to take center stage.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Maya Rae Trio

      MAYA RAE TRIO SATURDAY, JULY 2 ~ 7PM HERMANN’S JAZZ CLUB $35 “One of Canada’s Top 35 Jazz Artists Under 35…a supremely gifted artist who is able to phrase like Sarah Vaughan but write a lyric like Joni Mitchell.” – CBC Vancouver singer/songwriter and rising star Maya Rae is only 19 years old, but has a voice that communicates with an immediacy and commitment that many artists never attain. In an age when so much music feels overproduced and lacking in genuine emotion, Rae’s songs come like a breath of fresh air. Vital, committed, and uplifting, her latest 2020 release, Can You See Me? is the real deal. Confident and soulful, the songs on her new album are as impressive as you will hear anywhere. Rae’s live performances allow the listener to hear a young storyteller on stage, weaving her original songs through a concert that is also mixed with jazz standards and classics.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Marta Elena Salsa Sextet

      MARTA ELENA SALSA SEXTET FRIDAY, JUNE 24 ~ 9:30PM VICTORIA EVENT CENTRE $32 https://jazzvictoria.ca/marta-elena-salsa-sextet/ “Marta Elena’s personality, powerful voice, and stage presence make her the total package of entertainer, composer and gifted artist.” – Es Mi Musica Productions Singer, composer, percussionist, and band leader Marta Elena belongs to a younger generation of Cuban musicians who are happy to honour the island nation’s Afro-Latin musical roots, while looking for new ways to express the music that courses through the veins of the country. While in Cuba, she performed with the famous Cuban female band Anacaona and toured extensively with Caribbe Girl female band. After so many years of performing with different bands in Cuba and worldwide, Marta Elena immigrated to Toronto in 2011, and started performing in the Canadian scene at various local venues and Canadian festivals. Marta Elena has created an extensive library of original compositions that can be heard on Marta’s new album, De la Habana a Toronto, which showcases Cuba’s bright traditional blasts; Guaracha, Cha-Cha-Cha, Cumbia, Rumba and Salsa in an eclectic selection of danceable and delicious rhythms, in a unique and intoxicating style to break all the rules.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Malika Tirolien

      MALIKA TIROLIEN SATURDAY, JUNE 25 ~ 9:30PM VICTORIA EVENT CENTRE $32 https://jazzvictoria.ca/malika-tirolien/ “Whether it’s on this big stage or an intimate club, Tirolien’s powerful commanding voice has incredible range, a warm tone, and remarkable control…” – Noisey Vice Now living in Montreal, Malika Tirolien is a remarkable vocalist, musician, songwriter and producer from Guadeloupe. She is garnering international attention with her creative collaborations, and her latest release Higher is the second in a tetralogy featuring earth, air, fire and water themes. It is a shining example of afro-futuristic styling, and showcases a new genre called “high soul,” mixing R&B, soul, hip hop and jazz. She has toured over 20 countries with her band, Bokanté, and two brilliant albums from the band have already earned them worldwide acclaim and a Grammy nomination. Tirolien’s electrifying performance on “I’m Not The One” (1.9M+ YouTube views) is a prime track on the Grammy-winning album by Snarky Puppy, inspiring countless covers worldwide. Tirolien’s love, passion, and respect for music can be felt in each song, as well as her sparkling authenticity. Nadia Baldé vocals, Nancy Dassas vocals, Jean-Michel Frédéric keyboards, Philippe L’ Allier guitar, Caulder Nash OR Mark Haynes bass, Harvey Bien-Aimée drums
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      Hmmm. I think this misses a lot about Helps' legacy. Like an increase in homelessness, unaffordable luxury condos, and potholes. As for the bike lanes, I do not see very many cyclists using them. I can sit and watch for 10 minutes on Richardson or Vancouver and not see any.
      Guest in Development and architecture
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Les Filles De Illighadad

      LES FILLES DE ILLIGHADAD SATURDAY, JULY 2 ~ 9:30PM VICTORIA EVENT CENTRE $39 https://jazzvictoria.ca/les-filles-de-illighadad/ “Les Filles’ music is mesmeric, almost prayer-like…it communicated something unambiguous. Whatever rhythm does to a human body—it was happening. By the end of the evening, people had abandoned their rickety folding chairs and little plastic cups of wine to boogie with abandon.” – The New Yorker One of the hottest new acts coming out of the Desert Blues tradition, Les Filles de Illighadad is a ground-breaking band founded by Fatou Seidi Ghali in Illighadad, a village in the Sahara Desert in Niger. Ghali is the first Tuareg woman to play guitar professionally. Les Filles perform a haunting amalgam of centuries old south Saharan “Desert Blues,” and traditional folk music. Despite years of war, exile, and imprisonment, fighting for a homeland in the Northern Sahara, the music of young Tuareg people, fueled and defined by high-voltage rock and roll guitar riffs, has made sizable inroads into the European pop scene while gaining traction in North America. The quartet includes Abdoulaye Madassane Alkila guitar/vocals, Alamnou Akirwini Nassir vocals/percussion, and Fitimata Ahmadelher vocals/guitar/percussion.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Laura Anglade

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      LAURA ANGLADE ROYAL THEATRE: FRIDAY, JUNE 24 ~ 7:30PM HOTEL GRAND PACIFIC: FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 24 & 25 ~ 9PM https://jazzvictoria.ca/laura-anglade/ Toronto-based French/American jazz singer Laura Anglade is making a name for herself on the Canadian jazz scene and beyond. Anglade’s singing is reminiscent of many of the great vocal stylists of the 20th century: Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Anita O’Day, Shirley Horn, and Blossom Dearie. She has made several appearances on the New York, Toronto, Québec City and Montreal scenes and has performed at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal over the past three years. Her debut album I've Got Just About Everything, which came out in June 2019 on Justin Time Records, has been met with praise by critics and fans alike, and her new second duo record will be released in May 2022. Miles Black piano
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Larnell Lewis Band

      LARNELL LEWIS BAND FRIDAY, JULY 1 ~ 9:30PM HERMANN’S UPSTAIRS $39 “Lewis has released a scintillatingly snazzy new album of funk and neo-soul goodness that has the power to bring any listener right out of the day-to-day rut brought on by everything that’s going on in the world right now.” – WholeNote Toronto-based Grammy award winner Larnell Lewis has established himself among the most diverse and in-demand drummers in the world. Since 2012, he has been playing with three-time Grammy award-winning band, Snarky Puppy, and now leads successful ensembles of his own. He has toured the globe with highly reputable contemporary musicians, including Quincy Jones, Etienne Charles, Gregory Porter, Benny Golson, Lalah Hathaway, Jacob Collier, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Lisa Fisher, Kurt Elling, Gary Burton, and more. Lewis’s immense talent, fierce creativity, and evolving musical style keep him in-demand as a collaborator for artists internationally. In June 2018, Lewis independently released his debut album, In The Moment. This project explores Lewis’s deep connection to jazz, fusion, and his Afro-Caribbean roots. His latest release, Relive The Moment (2020), is a reimagining of his compositions from In The Moment. His band includes Robert Christian woodwinds/keyboards, Elmer Ferrer guitar, Andrew McAnsh trumpet, Jeremy Ledbetter keyboards, TBD bass
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Laila Biali

      LAILA BIALI FRIDAY, JUNE 24 ~ 9:30PM HERMANN’S UPSTAIRS $39 “There’s no boxing Laila Biali in … Capable of making you laugh and cry all at once, her delivery Out of Dust is divine.” – All About Jazz Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, and pianist Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. In 2019, Biali’s eponymous release won her a Juno for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.” She received her first Juno nomination for Tracing Light (2011), and a spot on DownBeat Magazine’s “Best Albums of the Year” for Live in Concert (2013) and Out of Dust (2020). In September of 2017, Biali was brought on as the host for CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz, a weekly show broadcast to listeners across Canada. Biali’s latest album, Out of Dust, which features multiple Grammy nominees and winners including Lisa Fischer, Alan Ferber, John Ellis, and Larnell Lewis, released March 27, 2020 and was also nominated for a 2021 Juno award. She now tours with her band, drummer Ben Wittman and bassist Ken Lister.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Julian Lage Trio

      JULIAN LAGE TRIO F. SCOTT COLLEY & DAVE KING SATURDAY, JUNE 25 ~ 9:30PM HERMANN’S UPSTAIRS $39 https://jazzvictoria.ca/julian-lage-trio/ “Lage’s incisive musicality and clean fretwork go a long way to bridging aesthetic divides.” – Downbeat Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation and “highest category of improvising musicians” (New Yorker), Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association, and a spirit of infinite possibility. The California-born New York-based musician boasts a prolific resume on his own accord in addition to collaborating with Gary Burton and John Zorn, as well as duo projects with Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge and Fred Hersch, among others. As Lage set out to record his debut for Blue Note Records, the virtuoso guitarist reflected on the label’s storied history and the way his own music connected with it. The result is Squint (released June 2021), a striking new album that weds incisive, expressive songwriting with the profound interplay Lage has honed over the past few years. He returns to Victoria with four-time Grammy-nominated bassist Scott Colley and The Bad Plus drummer Dave King.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Joel Ross Good Vibes

      JOEL ROSS GOOD VIBES TUESDAY, JUNE 28 ~ 9:30PM HERMANN’S UPSTAIRS $32 https://jazzvictoria.ca/joel-ross-good-vibes/ “Particularly on his own compositions, Mr. Ross and the band treat rhythm as both fundamental and unfixed, while dousing the music in harmonies derived from modern gospel.” — The New York Times Brooklyn-based composer and rising star Joel Ross is the most thrilling new vibraphonist in America. Ross is basically a living blur of mallets, talent, and ideas. In 2019, he joined the Blue Note Records roster, adding his name to an illustrious jazz vibraphone legacy on the label that extends from Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson to Stefon Harris. In 2019, Ross released his debut on Blue Note, KingMaker, with the five-piece band he calls Good Vibes. Now, Ross has topped the DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star category for vibraphone — graduating beyond the Rising Star to well-honed artist in 2021 after releasing his 2020 album, Who Are You?. The Parable of the Poet, Ross’ third album for Blue Note Records is set to release in spring 2022.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Jocelyn Gould Quartet

      JOCELYN GOULD QUARTET MONDAY, JUNE 27 ~ 7PM HERMANN’S JAZZ CLUB $35 https://jazzvictoria.ca/jocelyn-gould-qua/ “[Gould] has soaked up the influences of Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell and Joe Pass, and she wears that collective mainstream, swinging attitude on her sleeve, not only stylistically, but also in her sense of the joy of creation”— All About Jazz Jocelyn Gould is a jazz guitarist/vocalist based in Toronto. Influenced by Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, and Joe Pass, she has performed internationally with Grammy-nominated vocalist Freddy Cole, trumpeter Etienne Charles, and DownBeat Rising Star trombonist Michael Dease. She currently holds the guitar chair of The Gathering Orchestra, a big band based in Detroit under the directorship of bassist Rodney Whitaker. She recorded her debut album as a leader in September 2019, and her latest album, Elegant Traveller, won the 2021 Juno award for “Jazz Album of the Year.”
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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      TD JazzFest '22 Presents: Jack Semple Band

      JACK SEMPLE BAND SATURDAY, JULY 2 ~ 9:30PM HERMANN’S UPSTAIRS $32 https://jazzvictoria.ca/jack-semple-band/ “Stunning fretwork, fine songwriting and soulful vocals, on tunes that range from bluesy ballads to funk workouts to stomping rockers.” – The Georgia Straight Jack Semple writes and performs “Modern Blues” without forgetting where he came from. He is an epic guitarist and a soulful singer, and his music is like Stevie Ray Vaughn meets James Brown meets Robben Ford. This Juno award-winner and two-time Western Canadian Music award-winner began his musical career performing in his hometown of Regina before becoming lead guitarist in the funk and rhythm blues band, The Lincolns, in the late 1980s. After deciding to pursue a solo career, Semple continued to perform as a solo artist and with the Jack Semple Band, much to the delight of audiences across North America, and now brings his band to Victoria to showcase his 2018 album, Can’t Stop This Love.
      Victoria Jazz Society in Upcoming Events
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