A fierce talent on the local jazz scene, trumpeter Feven Kidane presents a very special set of original music inspired by the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat… music which […]
A set of smooth, sublime, and smoky jazz from trumpeter Vince Mai backed up by a stellar band with Steve Maddock on vocals. The set will feature many beloved Chet Baker standards and more in the same vein, followed by the first local screening of Bruce Weber’s documentary about Baker, one of essential films about […]
Vancouver-based poet and filmmaker Brandon Wint presents two deeply-personal short films, each of which is propelled by poetry and jazz. In Moving For Love Brandon explores for the first time the details of his family’s migration from the Caribbean to Canada in the early 1970s. With help from his mother and grandmother, Brandon probes the […]
One of the most popular and intriguing big band leaders of the Swing era, Artie Shaw took jazz clarinet to a new level of artistry and celebrity. On occasion, Shaw would tour with a smaller group, his Gramercy Five, which became one of the fixtures of small group swing. Come and enjoy a rare performance […]
To celebrate the music of Sun Ra, two of Vancouver’s strongest creative voices join forces for a one-night only performance at the VIFF Centre, along with a rare screening of the revolutionary 1974 Afro-Futurist film Space is the Place, featuring Sun Ra. Feven Kidane is a Vancouver-based trumpeter who has been selling out shows at […]
The Quincy Mayes Brazilian Soul Experience is thrilled to present a special performance showcasing the diverse, Afro-centric roots of samba, soul, and funk. Featuring musical selections from an eclectic group of all Black Composers and alongside a screening of the quintessential Brazilian film City of God (2002), this evening is curated in tribute to the […]
Qalandar are a contemporary Persian ensemble that strike a balance between tradition and innovation. Get Tickets The ensemble (featuring Ali Razmi on vcocals, Hamin Honari on tombak and daf, Kenton Loewen on drums, Gordon Grdina on oud, and Hidayat Honari on tar) combines Arabic, Persian music and free improvisation with traditional and contemporary Persian pieces. […]
Early bird tickets are available now! There are a limited number of early bird tickets available, so don’t wait! Our latest VIFF Live presentation combines a jazz set led by drummer Kevin Romain and one of the most notorious music docs ever made, Jay Bulger’s bruising encounter with the legendary Ginger Baker, aka “the world’s […]
The Happiest Big Band on Earth had their first show on April 27th, 2018, and was born through Matt Grinke’s love of jazz and Disney. Since then, the Happiest band has continued to morph and shift into many different sounds and sizes, anywhere from a trio to the full 17-piece big band, including this quintet! […]
Returning to the VIFF stage, Biboye Onanuga, presents: ’The Music of Monk’. Get Tickets The Edmonton-based drummer is joined by an iconoclastic ensemble of Vancouver musicians Quincy Mayes (piano), Jodi Proznick (bass), and John Nicholson (tenor) for an evening of Monk tunes and arrangements before the 1988 documentary Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser. “The key […]