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  • Blue Giant

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Revered pianist Hiromi Uehar composed the score for this electrifying jazz anime, a movie which makes no apology for its obsession with the sound and fury of musical ferment. It’s the story of Dai, a young man who decides he’s going to to be the next John Coltrane. He leaves his sleepy hometown for the […]

    $19.00

  • Mike Allen Trio Plays John Coltrane’s Blue World at VIFF Centre

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Get your tickets at the early bird price of $18 before September 5. Regular tickets will be $25. Sixty years ago, inspired by Jean-Luc Godard and John Cassavetes, Gilles Groulx […]

    $18

  • Ron Samworth & Melissa Hubert’s Etiquette of Dying at VIFF Centre

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    “When does one begin dying?” That’s the first question posed by this poetical but direct contemplation of mortality. A unique collaboration between guitarist Ron Samworth and filmmaker Melissa Hubert, The […]

    $26

  • Feven Kidane Quartet + Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat at VIFF Centre

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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 seeks to connect with the film and embody a learning spirit, remembrance, and decades-old shared grief. Feven explains, “this film gives me mixed feelings. not […]

    $40

  • Vince Mai Plays Chet Baker + Let’s Get Lost at VIFF Centre

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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 […]

    $40

  • Brandon Wint: Moving For Love at VIFF Centre

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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 […]

    $26

  • James Danderfer Sextet: A Tribute to Artie Shaw at VIFF Centre

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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 […]

    $20

  • Feven Kidane & Tiny Pyramids play Sun Ra at VIFF Centre

    Feven Kidane & Tiny Pyramids Play Sun Ra at VIFF Centre

    VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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 […]

    $30