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| July 5, 2012 The MusicFest Vancouver Jazz Report |
Dear friend of MusicFest Vancouver,
 With the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival having just finished another successful run of concerts we thought it appropriate to point out that jazz lovers need not despair - MusicFest Vancouver offers a great selection of jazz to keep you entertained this August!
Speaking of lovers, who wouldn't love to win a deluxe romantic get away to Rome? That's what's on offer in MusicFest Vancouver's Romantic Rome Raffle! Details below.
Arwen, our In-House Box Office Manager and FOH Coordinator is back with some timely news about our Festival Fanatic Passport and our new CHEAP seats for students, and Morna shares her personal choice in The Insiders' Scoop. By unplanned coincidence her choice is the New York Voices, another great jazz act!
Thanks to our friends at Shaughnessy Restaurant at VanDusen Garden, if you purchase your tickets to World at the Garden: New York Voices before August 3 you'll be automatically entered to win a very SWEET prize:
* The coveted VIP Reserved parking space at VanDusen Garden! * Early access to the Great Lawn to place your blanket or festival-height chairs! PLUS A DELICIOUS PRE-CONCERT DINNER FOR 2 AT SHAUGHNESSY RESTAURANT!
It's going to be an amazing festival, so pause your player - mute your phone - attend a concert - and see with your own ears how a live musical performance can move you - it's like you're there! |
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 Jazz at the Cellar
Five acts at Vancouver's intimate & hottest jazz club
Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club 3611 West Broadway at Dunbar Admission: $20 (credit card reservations exclusively through Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club 604.738.1959) Doors open at 6:30pm for dinner. Full beverage service and ŕ la carte menu (minimum $15 food/beverage charge applies) Performances begin at 8pm. This is an intimate club and these shows sell out quickly. Put together a dinner party and call now for reservations to avoid disappointment! Saturday, August 11
New York City's Jim Rotondi & Cory Weeds' Quartet
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Jim Rotondi - "What Kind Of Fool Am I"
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Fiery elegant trumpet with warm engaging tenor sax
Tuesday, August 14
Marc Atkinson Trio: Improvirtuosity
Flawless surprised-filled sizzling and supremely melodic guitar trio
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Marc Atkinson Trio
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Wednesday, August 15
Van Django: Gypsy Swing Played with Soul
Combines the gypsy jazz of '30s Paris with other genres of
music including classical, pop and country to produce a truly original sound
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Chanson de Cowboy - Van Django - Columbia Academy (CA)
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Thursday, August 16
Campbell Ryga & Mark Eisenman: Playin' Favourites
Two "first call" jazz players on sax and piano collaborate
in cross-country musical friendship
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Mark Eisenman: Easy Living
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Saturday, August 18
Phil Dwyer: Generations
A jazz encounter with Phil Dwyer (sax / piano) his son Ben Dwyer (bass) with fellow BC musician Hans Verhoeven (drums)
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Rémi Bolduc, Jerry Bergonzi, Phil Dwyer: Giant Steps
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World at the Garden: New York Voices
Cool vocal jazz at VanDusen Botanical Garden to close MusicFest Vancouver
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New York Voices
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The final concert of MusicFest Vancouver takes place on the Great Lawn of VanDusen Botanical Garden and features the amazing New York Voices. It's an al fresco concert full of conviviality as concert attendees picnic, relax, and enjoy wonderful music in a magical setting.
Celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year, New York Voices is the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble renowned for their excellence in jazz and the art of group singing. Like the great groups that have come before, such as Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Singers Unlimited, and Manhattan Transfer, they have learned from the best and taken the art form to new levels. Their interests are rooted in jazz, but often Brazilian, R & B, classical, and pop influences are infused with equal creativity and authenticity.
They have had the pleasure of performing with a number of influential jazz artists including Ray Brown, Bobby McFerrin, Nancy Wilson, The Count Basie Orchestra, George Benson, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross, the Boston Pops, The Metropole Orchestra, Ivan Lins, Paquito D'Rivera, and many more.
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NYV has traveled the globe with their elegant music, amazing audiences the world over with their impeccable voices and stunning arrangements. "Live, they're just as impressive to witness," says Mathew Lurrie of Time Out Chicago. "We dare say there may be no better way to understand the wit and wink of jazz harmony than via these Voices." They have appeared on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, The Blue Note (Japan, NYC), The Austria Opera House, The Zurich Opera House, and the list goes on. They have been seen at many jazz festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Montreal Jazz Festival, and the New Orleans Jazz and Blues Heritage Festival.
Sunday, August 19
7pm VanDusen Botanical Garden
gates open at 5:30pm purchase tickets
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Romantic Rome Raffle
Win a Spectacular Trip for Two to Rome!
 Tickets are now available for MusicFest Vancouver's spectacular Romantic Rome Raffle!
Win a trip for two to Rome on Lufthansa and a three- night stay at the Hotel Hassler Roma.
For over a century the Hassler at the top of the Spanish Steps has been recognized as one of Europe's legendary independently-owned five-star luxury hotels, synonymous with the highest quality of service, attention to detail and discretion.
With only 600 tickets available at $50, and the winning ticket to be drawn at the New York Voices concert at VanDusen Botanical Garden on August 19, this raffle in support of MusicFest Vancouver is sure to sell out fast!
Buy your tickets now!
Email raffle@musicfestvancouver.ca or phone 604-688-1031, ext. 112 to purchase your tickets.
Full details available at musicfestvancouver.ca.
Chances are 1 in 600 (total tickets for sale) to win a grand prize. BC Gaming Event License No. 45616. Tickets may be sold and purchased only in British Columbia. Problem Gambling Help Line: 1-888-795-6111
www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca Know your limit - play within it. 19+ Ticket purchasers must 19 years of age or older. If a winning ticket bears a minor's name, the prize will be lawfully delivered on behalf of the minor to the minor's parent, legal guardian or trustee.
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Because life is expensive enough (let alone tuition).....
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Arwen, our In-House Box Office Manager and FOH Coordinator
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Hey, just because you're a student doesn't mean you don't like quality music. But when you last looked at your bank statement, did it sound a little bit like "wahn, wahn, wahn, wahhnnnnnnn?"
We can appreciate that - which is why MusicFest Vancouver is offering a student rush price at all concerts at Christ Church Cathedral AND our Legends: The Whitening of The Ox & The Firebird at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Is it only available at the door? Yes.
Is it available with valid student ID? Yes.
Is it $30 a ticket? NO. It's only $15 (and now your bank statement sounds like "ahhhhhhhhh").
Student Rush tickets are subject to availability.
For more ticketing information please click here .
Free Frenzied Festival Fanatic Fun for Feveryone!
Do you know what's fun? Well... yes, Slip 'n Slides are fun.
Do you know what else is fun - free stuff!
And do you know what is even more fun than free stuff? Going to an amazing concert AND getting free stuff!
Now that's fun.
MusicFest Vancouver will once again be giving out our Festival Fanatic Passes at the door of every event this year. "How does it work?" you ask. Well, let me tell ya.....
- Pick up a Festival Fanatic card at any concert (for FREE).
- Bring it and your ticket stub to the Info Table and get 1 of the 7 boxes stamped (for FREE).
- Get all 7 boxes stamped and redeem it for your (FREE) prize!
Even if you happen to be short a couple of boxes, fill it out and enter your name to win FREE tickets for next year's festival. Serious Fun!
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The Insiders' Scoop
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2012 MusicFest staff
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Each issue of our newsletter will introduce a MusicFest Vancouver staff member who will share what concert they can't wait to hear. Administrative Director Morna Edmundson has chosen our closing concert, World at the Garden: New York Voices at VanDusen Garden.
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Morna
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"For me and my family, the closing evening concert on the lawn at VanDusen Botanical Garden is the lasting memory of each festival. Sitting on our blanket, waving to friends who have shared the last ten days with us, relaxing to the music in the spectacular garden as twilight approaches. For choral geeks like myself, the vocal groups are my favourites. This year, it's New York Voices, whose recordings remind me of the Hi Los, Singers Unlimited, and Manhattan Transfer."
World at the Garden: New York Voices
Sunday, August 19
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SING SING SING- The New York Voices LIVE in Leverkusen
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7pm VanDusen Botanical Garden purchase tickets
And don't forget: buy your tickets before August 3 and you're AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED into the draw for a pre-concert dinner for 2 at Shaughnessy Restaurant, early access to place your blanket or chairs before the show, AND the coveted VIP reserved parking spot!
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 Help Us Be The Best of Vancouver!
The Georgia Straight is running their Best of Vancouver poll and we'd love you to vote for us as Best Local Music Festival. You must answer a minimum of 25 questions to qualify your ballot, and you'll be entered into a draw to win a
$2500 FLIGHT CENTRE GIFT CERTIFICATE . Click here to begin - and thank you for your support! (Ballot closes at midnight on July 11)
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