Edmonton International Jazz Festival
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Friday, June 22 until July 1st at
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noon
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9720 102 Ave
Edmonton, AB -
780-429-1992
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival
22 June 2012
Sandro Dominelli
Churchill Square
Contemporary
22 June 2012
Festival Kick-Off Hosted By Kent Sangster
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Jam Band
22 June 2012
Eliane Elias Brasileira
Maclab Theatre
Latin Jazz
22 June 2012
The Barry Elmes Quintet
Yardbird Suite
Contemporary
22 June 2012
Jose James
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Soul Jazz
22 June 2012
Audrey Ochoa Quartet
Blue Chair Cafe
Funk / Groove
22 June 2012
Krystle Dos Santos
Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar
Vocal Jazz
23 June 2012
Prequal
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Contemporary
23 June 2012
Ndidi Onukwulu
Catalyst Theatre
Vocal Jazz
23 June 2012
Médéric Collignon Jus de Bocse
Yardbird Suite
Funk / Groove
23 June 2012
Wil Campa
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Latin Jazz
23 June 2012
Peter Belec Trio
Blue Chair Cafe
Contemporary
23 June 2012
Helena Magerowski
Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar
Vocal Jazz
24 June 2012
Wayne Shorter Quartet With Opener Robi Botos
Winspear Centre
Contemporary
24 June 2012
The Chris Tarry Group
Yardbird Suite
Fusion
25 June 2012
Parc X Trio
Churchill Square
Contemporary
25 June 2012
Mike Stern Band
Maclab Theatre
Fusion
25 June 2012
Phil Dwyer With Special Guest Laila Biali
Yardbird Suite
Contemporary
26 June 2012
Mike Essoudry's Mashed Potato Mashers
Churchill Square
Dixieland
26 June 2012
Chris Botti
Winspear Centre
Contemporary
26 June 2012
The Jerry Granelli Trio
Yardbird Suite
Avant-garde
26 June 2012
Jesse Dollimont
Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar
Vocal Jazz
27 June 2012
Andrew Glover
Churchill Square
Contemporary
27 June 2012
Yggdrasil & Eivor
Yardbird Suite
Free Jazz
28 June 2012
Chris Andrew
Churchill Square
Contemporary
28 June 2012
Stefan Kijek
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Contemporary
28 June 2012
Peter Appleyard with Special Guests Tommy Banks and Rollanda Lee
TransAlta Arts Barns
Swing
28 June 2012
François Houle 5 + Benoît Delbecq
Yardbird Suite
Avant-garde
28 June 2012
Shine On: The Universe of John Lennon
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Vocal Jazz
28 June 2012
The Brett Miles Quartet
Blue Chair Cafe
Contemporary
28 June 2012
Shelley Jones
Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar
Vocal Jazz
29 June 2012
Peter Belec Trio
Churchill Square
Contemporary
29 June 2012
Don Berner Soul Jazz Project
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Soul Jazz
29 June 2012
Mathias Eick Quintet
Catalyst Theatre
Contemporary
29 June 2012
Celsius Quartet
Blue Chair Cafe
Contemporary
29 June 2012
Tommy Smith - Karma
Yardbird Suite
Contemporary
29 June 2012
L’Orkestre des Pas Perdues
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Contemporary
29 June 2012
Louise Dawson
Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar
Vocal Jazz
30 June 2012
A/B Trio
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Contemporary
30 June 2012
Hot Club Edmonton
Catalyst Theatre
Gypsy Jazz
30 June 2012
Terry McDade's Harpe Jazz Quintet
Blue Chair Cafe
Contemporary
30 June 2012
Terell Stafford
Yardbird Suite
Hard Bop
30 June 2012
The Shuffle Demons
Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
Jam Band
30 June 2012
Rollanda Lee & Her Gentlemen of Jazz
Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar
Dixieland
OUR MISSION
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society instills in audiences the appreciation of jazz music as a diverse art form, connecting regional audiences with provincial, national and international jazz artists. The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society is dedicated to providing a professional and supportive environment for jazz artists to perform, collaborate, and celebrate with the people of Edmonton, jazz music from across the globe. Formed in 2005, the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society produces an annual International Jazz Festival, supports and presents the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, and supports and presents the Jazzworks education outreach programs to support the jazz tradition in Edmonton.
OUR STORY
In 2005, a small group of musicians, business owners, and the Edmonton Jazz Society (operating society of the Yardbird Suite) combined to produce the 60-event Yardbird Jazz Festival, and created the Jazzworks Small Creative Workshops as an educational component of the festival directed towards youth and emerging musicians. To ensure the continuation of the work started with the 2005 Yardbird Jazz Festival, the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society (EJFS) was formed in November 2005 to provide the mandate and structure to support the international jazz festival tradition started in 1980 by Jazz City.
The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society, under the guidance of the Edmonton Arts Council and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, collaborated with the Edmonton Jazz Society (Yardbird Suite) to co-present the 2006 Yardbird Jazz Festival. From 2007 and onwards, the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society presents the Edmonton International Jazz Festival. The second major development for the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society was the conception and presentation of the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, founded by Kent Sangster, which made its debut in the 2006 Yardbird Jazz Festival. The Edmonton Jazz Orchestra consists of 18 Edmonton-based musicians who compose, arrange, and perform big band jazz, drawing from jazz history while creating new works. A small but growing staff and volunteer board, driven by their love for jazz music in Edmonton, are dedicated to providing a first rate international event. With the support and partnership with over 30 Edmonton based organizations, the EJFS is able to ensure the Edmonton International Jazz Festival maintains its flagship status among the many festivals for which Edmonton is so famous for.
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