WELCOME to the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, CANADA
Enjoy a 10 day celebration beyond Jazz…. and beyond Gibsons
June 5–11 | Jazz Week
Live local music in various pubs and venues
June 12–14 | Festival Weekend
Friday – Ticketed Opening Night ft. JUNO-nominated ES:MO
Sat & Sun – FREE Mainstage concerts
Saturday: Hackett Park, Sechelt
Sunday: Dougall Park, Gibsons
Sunday: Jazz Brunch & closing Jazz Jam
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Jazz Weekend Featured Artists
FRIDAY, June 12th - Festival Opening Night
SATURDAY, June 13 at Hackett Park, Sechelt / 12 - 4pm
The Carnival Band
Marching merriment! 11:30 am to 4:00pm. Hackett Park, Sechelt (Sat 13) & Dougall Park, Gibsons (Sun 14)
The Carnival Band is a community music project with ten years of history, based out of Commercial Drive’s Britannia Community Centre. Musical direction is provided by Ross Barrett and Tim Sars.
Instrumentation for the band includes all range of brass, woodwinds, drums, percussion, accordions, and of course voice. Stage shows also allow us the opportunity to join our bass, guitar, fiddle, banjo, piano, and keyboard playing friends.
Many favourite tunes are originals by band members. The remainder from a monstrous repertoire includes samba, calypso, swing, afrobeat, jazz, funk, disco, and traditional music from around the globe.
FREE
• Donations to the Jazz Festival Society are greatly appreciated
Kestra
SATURDAY, JUNE 13 / 12:30 - 1:20 pm Hackett Park, Sechelt
Kestra has been a vibrant force in the Sunshine Coast’s jazz world for over 8 years. Focused on their original tunes as well as favorites from the Great American Songbook, Kestra is adept at playing blues, swing, latin, ballads and bebop.
Kestra is: Ken Grunenberg - Saxophones; Steve Giltrow- Guitars; Regan Haydu - Drums; and Martin Nemcovsky - Bass.
FREE
• Donations to the Jazz Festival Society are greatly appreciated