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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Early bird tickets are available now! There are a limited number of early bird tickets available, so don’t wait! Get Tickets If you don’t know the Betty Davis, prepare to […]
Four of Vancouver’s best jazz musicians come together as BC’s Blue Note Legacy Quartet! Get Tickets For 85 years, Blue Note Records has been the gold standard for recorded Jazz […]
Presented with an original live score by acclaimed pianist and composer Chris Gestrin, the first signature Hitchcock movie is based on the Jack The Ripper murders (here renamed “The Avenger”). […]
After selling out multiple venues across Vancouver, Jeffery Chen’s Chen Baker band is back (and bigger than ever) to present a set of city pop and jazzy J-pop before the […]