By 1998, the accolades for Vancouver’s Jazz Festival from around the globe were hard to ignore. It had consistently delivered “the most concentrated week of creative music on the planet.” Each year artists, music fans and artists sought out to experience it themselves. “Your festival is justly considered by everyone to be one of the

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13.12.2024

AHEAD BY A CENTURY | Coastal Jazz | Vancouver International Jazz Festival

As the 20th Century drew to a close, 1999 opened with a few major events that would leave a lasting mark on the world. The year began with the introduction of the euro currency, easing trade and investment across European countries. The Columbine shooting (and the copycat killings it inspired) brought school safety and gun

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20.12.2024

A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS | Coastal Jazz | Vancouver International Jazz Festival

The year 2000 - or Y2K, if you’re old enough to recall - saw Coastal Jazz celebrate its 15th festival. It kicked off with a cover story in The Vancouver Sun titled, Sound Festival - The du Maurier International Jazz Festival Vancouver has evolved into a model North American cultural event in just 15 years

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09.01.2025

TO THE BEAT OF – JAZZ? | Coastal Jazz | Vancouver International Jazz Festival

The summer of 2001 turned out to be the second hottest year on record, and that may have had something to do with that year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which continued to impress. “VIJF reinvents itself with fusion and funk,” wrote The Vancouver Sun, referring to bands like Metalwood: Vancouverites Brad Turner keyboards, trumpet and

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