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    TD Victoria International JazzFest Presents: Buddy Guy plus Special Guest $115.50/$99.50/$78.50 https://jazzvictoria.ca/buddy-guy/ “Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive.” – The New Yorker The title of eight-time Grammy winner Buddy Guy‘s 2018 album says it all: The Blues Is Alive and Well. The legendary blues artist’s eighteenth solo LP and follow-up to 2015’s Born to Play Guitar received a 2019 Grammy Award for “Best Traditional Blues Album.” It showcases his raw and unadulterated sound and arrives on the heels of a spate of high visibility for the 83-year-old performer: at the 2016 Grammys, he picked up a trophy for “Best Blues Album” honouring Born to Play Guitar. A truly restless and energetic performer, it’s clear that the music—and Guy himself—aren’t going away anytime soon, and you can catch Buddy Guy and his band live at TD Victoria International JazzFest in 2022.
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    AUDREY OCHOA QUARTET SATURDAY, JUNE 25 ~ 7PM HERMANN’S JAZZ CLUB $35 https://jazzvictoria.ca/audrey/ “Ochoa seems to approach her artistry the way Dizzy Gillespie did—taking the music seriously, but without seeing any reason for avoiding a good time.” – All About Jazz Audrey Ochoa is one of Edmonton’s most prolific trombone players. Her debut album, Trombone and Other Delights (2014), was widely acclaimed and spent three consecutive weeks as the number one Jazz album on the Earshot charts. Ochoa’s sophomore release, Afterthought (2017), rose to No. 1 on the Canadian jazz charts and broke the top 20 in the U.S. A rising star in her own right and a fixture of the Canadian music scene, she is decidedly captivating and original, and her most recent album Frankenhorn saw Ochoa win a Western Canadian Music Award. Audrey Ochoa exemplifies an artist who has dedicated herself to expertise while remaining relevant and light-hearted. Jim Head guitar, Mike Lent bass, Jon May drums
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    ANDY MILNE & UNISON THURSDAY, JUNE 30 ~ 7PM HERMANN’S JAZZ CLUB $35 https://jazzvictoria.ca/andy-milne-unison/ “The emotionally complex album that came out of that session owes much to the single-minded focus of the three players as they moved fluently through Milne’s dynamic compositions.” – Downbeat Magazine For 30 years, award-winning pianist/composer Andy Milne has collaborated with dancers, visual artists, poets and musicians spanning jazz, classical, pop, folk, and world music. With his new group Unison, Milne explores the intimacy of the piano trio. The synchronistic relationship Milne has enjoyed with bassist John Hébert since 2010 is matchlessly rounded out with Grammy award-winning drummer Clarence Penn, who represents complimentary threads within the fabric of Milne’s piano trio philosophy – the intersection of texture and groove. Their 2020 debut recording, The Remission, won them a 2021 Juno award for “Jazz Album of the Year: Group.”
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    AMANDA TOSOFF QUINTET W. EMILIE-CLAIRE BARLOW MONDAY, JUNE 27 ~ 9:30PM HERMANN’S UPSTAIRS $32 https://jazzvictoria.ca/amanda-tosoff-quintet-w-emilie-claire-barlow/ “A well-developed knack for animating her material with fine counterpoint and colourful sonic combinations.”– Ottawa Citizen Toronto-based pianist and composer Amanda Tosoff has received the Montréal Jazz Festival Grand Prix de Jazz, and the Toronto Arts Foundation Emerging Jazz Artist Award – and most recently, a Juno nomination and mention on the Polaris Prize “Longer List,” for her album Words, which blends poetry, jazz, art-song and folk-pop. With Amanda’s sixth release as a leader, the 2022 Juno-nominated Earth Voices (“Vocal Jazz Album of the Year”), she continues to pursue her creative and stylistic leap. Tosoff stands poised to share with the world the next stages in her evolution. She will be joined by special guest, two-time Juno award-winning jazz vocalist, Emilie-Claire Barlow. Allison Au saxophone, Jon Maharaj bass, Morgan Childs drums
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    TOM LEE MUSIC IN LANGFORD: TUESDAY, JUNE 28 ~ 3PM https://jazzvictoria.ca/brubeck-brothers-workshop/ FREE TO ATTEND In this session, Dan and Chris Brubeck will focus on rhythm section techniques, emphasizing playing in odd time signatures, and composing. Alongside guitarist and music theorist Mike DeMicco, who teaches at Bard College, and pianist Chuck Lamb, an Adjunct Professor at Skidmore College, attendees will receive special instruction on the art of jazz performance from all four members of the iconic Brubeck Brothers Quartet.
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    Julian Lage TOM LEE MUSIC IN LANGFORD: SATURDAY, JUNE 25 ~ 3PM https://jazzvictoria.ca/julian-lage-workshop/ FREE TO ATTEND Multiple Grammy award nominee and modern guitar master Julian Lage will explore musical interpretations for standards and originals. Lage will offer melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic tools to help musicians of all skill levels improvise, and following this workshop, he will perform a short solo set for attendees.
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    CAMERON BANDSHELL, BEACON HILL PARK: SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 25 & 26 https://jazzvictoria.ca/jazzfest-home/jazzfest-line-up/ FREE TO ATTEND Come down to Victoria’s beautiful Beacon Hill Park and listen to local artists perform at the Cameron Bandshell in free-to-attend performances, starting from noon until 5:30pm on Saturday and Sunday as a part of TD Victoria International JazzFest 2022! Featured bands include: Oak Bay High Combo, Laura Deviato Latin Fusion Band, Ashley Wey Funk Electric Project, and Heavyweights Brass Band on Saturday, June 25. On Sunday, June 26, featured bands include: Wellington High Senior Jazz Combos, Wes Carroll Quintet, Kelby MacNayr Quintet, and Streetbeat.
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    Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 7:00pm PST Venue: GiGn.ca (streamed here: https://app.gign.ca/view-show/gsie3S3lD7AMphKXxvD9) Tickets: $15 General / $10 VJS Members Available: GiGn.ca: https://app.gign.ca/view-show/gsie3S3lD7AMphKXxvD9 The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet's performance of The Democracy! Suite aims to entertain, inspire, and uplift audiences with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music. Led by trumpeter/composer Wynton Marsalis, the managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, this concert features seven members from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Elliot Mason trombone, Ted Nash saxophone/flute, Walter Blanding saxophones, Dan Nimmer piano, Carlos Henriquez bass, and Obed Calvaire drums. The concert is the premiere of The Democracy! Suite, a new Marsalis composition written during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis as a response to the political, social, and economic struggles facing America. The Democracy! Suite is a swinging and stimulating instrumental rumination on the issues that have recently dominated our lives, as well as the beauty that could emerge from a collective effort to create a better future. This exclusive Canadian online presentation, presented by the Victoria Jazz Society, celebrates Black History Month. It will remain online for one week only at GiGn.ca starting at 7PM PST on Tuesday, February 2 until Monday, February 8. This concert was filmed on September 27, 2020 at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City in accordance with the New York State Department of Health Interim Guidance on Media Production.
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    “Blue Moon Marquee has harnessed the best of vintage music that’s practically a century old and brought it into modern times. It’s part haunting, part joyous, and sneakily infectious.” —Jim Hynes Elmore Magazine Stemming from the Badlands of the Rocky Mountain prairies, Blue Moon Marquee is a self-styled jazz band that plays a beguiling mix of old Delta blues, swing, and ragtime. This authentic duo writes and performs original compositions influenced by anything that jumps or grooves. They received nominations for 'Best Indigenous Act' at the 2017 Western Canadian Music Award and for "Best New Artist" at the 2017 Maple Blues Awards, and their new album reached #1 on both jazz and blues charts. A.W. Cardinal, a Metis of Cree heritage, howls with distinctive smoky vocals while playing a jazz-tinged blues guitar, and Jasmine Colette commands the rhythm section with an upright bass, swinging with both feet and singing harmonies. Blue Moon Marquee's passionate performances and smouldering onstage chemistry is their trademark. This special evening at Hermann’s Upstairs is a fundraiser for the duo to go to Memphis and perform as finalists in the International Blues Competition, a world-wide annual blues music gathering showcasing the top blues artists. Blue Moon Marquee won in the finals for the Pacific Northwest, held in Everett, Washington State in August. The December 6 performance will feature the duo A.W. Cardinal and Jasmine Colette for the first set, with the second set including Torben Holm Pedersen on keys and Morgan Onda on tenor saxophone. NO MINORS More info: https://jazzvictoria.ca/society/event/blue-moon-marquee-fundraiser Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1972783176158803/ Hermann's Upstairs (751 View St.) is located above Hermann's Jazz Club. $19 ADVANCE/VJS MEMBERS/STUDENTS | $22 AT THE DOOR (service charges apply at the Royal & McPherson Box Office)
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    “Larnell Lewis stretches from uptime jazz to powerful rock-fusion in a very melodical and musical way. A must-have for every serious jazz-rock and fusion fan. — Jazz Rock TV As a Toronto-based musician, composer, producer and educator, Larnell Lewis has raised the bar for drummers in the Canadian music scene. Lewis has become one of the most in-demand drummers in Canada and the USA, gaining global recognition with his collaboration alongside the three-time Grammy Award winning ensemble, Snarky Puppy. A part-time music professor at Humber College, this prolific artist appeared on the cover of Modern Drummer in September 2016 and has worked with artists such as Lalah Hathaway, Lisa Fischer, Laila Biali, and Grammy-winning gospel singer Fred Hammond. Now, Lewis presents his debut 2018 album, In The Moment, which was nominated for a Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year: Solo. This musical work features some of Toronto's best musicians, and explores Lewis’ deep connection to jazz, fusion, and his Afro-Caribbean roots. Joining Lewis in Victoria at Hermann’s Jazz Club is his band, Elmer Ferrer guitar, Andrew Stewart bass, Rob Christian woodwinds, Jeremy Ledbetter piano, and William Sperandei trumpet. Larnell Lewis will also host a free-to-attend workshop/clinic at 4:00PM on Saturday, November 16 at Hermann’s Jazz Club before his ticketed evening performance. Register for this workshop by calling 250-388-4423 or e-mailing boxoffice@jazzvictoria.ca. More info: https://jazzvictoria.ca/society/event/larnell-lewis-band Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1238675296304859/
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    “Linden is firing on all cylinders as a songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer of rare talent and integrity.”— Exclaim.ca Colin Linden is a genuine renaissance man of music, taking influences from blues, country rock and roots. 33 years into his recording career, this multiple award-winning singer-songwriter and slide guitarist has worked with Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, Robert Plant, Leon Redbone, Diana Krall, Rita Chiarelli, The Band, and Bob Dylan. A founding member of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, alongside Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson, he is also a noted producer with eight Juno Awards to his credit. Linden has played on over 300 albums, 70 of which were self-produced. His originals have been covered by The Blind Boys of Alabama, Keb’ Mo’, and Colin James. As well, he has garnered multiple Maple Blues Awards, a Toronto Arts Award, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for his CD A Tribute To Howlin’ Wolf. One of his songs, Hard Time Killing Floor Blues, was featured in the hit Coen Brothers’ movie, O Brother Where Art Thou. Rich In Love, his 2015 album, was nominated for a Juno Award for “Blues Album of the Year.” Linden has a well-deserved reputation as a slide guitar virtuoso of real originality. His riveting slide work can be heard on albums from such artists as Cassandra Wilson, The Rankin Family and Whitey Johnson, in addition to on his own sizeable catalogue. Don’t miss this prolific guitar master in a solo performance at Hermann’s Upstairs.
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    “Ethereal joy…Straddling relaxed jazz, funky electronics, vaguely psychedelic rock and spatial dub.” CLASH (UK) Victoria-based ASTROCOLOR formed in 2015 to perform and record live electronic music, recalling the sounds of Air, Massive Attack, and St. Germain. The band plays on the edges of funky house, breakbeat, jazz and ambient. Astrocolor III, their final in a trilogy of EPs that released in spring 2018, sees the band’s instrumental/electronic roots expand into traditional song formats that provide smooth yet catchy beats, built equally for a night of dancing at the club or chill party vibes at home. In 2017, they grooved their way through festivals such as Rifflandia, Song & Surf, Tall Tree, and Atmosphere Gathering, as well as performances in Toronto (Canadian Music Week) and Seattle (Upstream Music Festival). Most recently, they performed to a packed audience at the Centennial Square outdoor stage for TD Victoria International JazzFest 2019. Look no further for a mood booster, as Astrocolor’s debut at Hermann’s Upstairs will transport listeners to dream-like, funk-laden atmospheres that blissfully inspire mental repose, dancing, and pure, downright fun. NEIL COOKE-DALLIN DJ, ANAND GREENWELL saxophone, ANDREW POIRIER guitar, WILLIAM FARRANT bass, PIERS HENSWOOD guitar, CHRIS MACKENZIE drums. More info: https://jazzvictoria.ca/society/event/astrocolor Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/613682085704565/
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    Straight out of Havana… A blazing ensemble of deeply soulful mambo and “a groove as intense as a runaway train.” – NPR Havana’s top musicians join forces with some of the most creative and spirited talents of New York’s Latin music scene to create Orquesta Akokán. This big band collective reinvigorates the sound of Cuban’s golden era mambo with a bold new energy reminiscent of Benny Moré, Pérez Prado, and banda gigante of the 1940's and 50's. In spring 2018, their self-titled first album released with Daptone Records. The album boasts all original songs recorded at the historic state-run Estudios Areito with Cuba's finest players, young and old, led by the inimitable and dynamic singer José "Pepito" Gómez, produced by Chulo Records' Jacob Plasse, with incendiary arrangements by Michael Eckroth. The ferocious and pedigreed wind and rhythm sections consist of musicians from storied groups including Irakere, NG La Banda, and Los Van Van. Robust, time-tested musical architectures of son cubano and mambo are honored and modernized through a synthesis of the rich compositional styles of Havana, New York, and beyond. Orquesta Akokán made their US debut in July 2018, which included a date at Lincoln Center, and continues their tour to Victoria, BC, to showcase the magnitude of their soulful, captivating music and myriad of rhythmic styles. Thursday, November 14 – 8:00pm ~ $65.00/$53.00 (tax and service charge included) Orquesta Akokán: https://www.orquestaakokan.com/ Ticket exclusively available through: Royal & McPherson Box Office (250-386-6121 or online at rmts.bc.ca).
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