Vancouver International Jazz Festival

The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is a jazz festival held every summer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The inaugural festival was held in 1985. In 1986 the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, the festival's governing organization, partnered with Expo 86 to produce the first annual international festival. Performers have included Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Julian Lage, and The Bad Plus. As well as many local artists including Brad Turner, Jodi Proznick, Cory Weeds, Bill Coon, Oliver Gannon, Daniel Hersog, and Steve Kaldestad. The jazz festival has been held every year since, becoming the largest such festival in British Columbia. Over 1,000 volunteers help in producing the event, which includes performances in parks, community centres, concert halls, clubs, public plazas, and in streets of various neighbourhoods.

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