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Jazz Legends Lined Up
Vancouver’s Wine & Jazz Festival
Hot jazz, fabulous wines, fine art
and delicious cuisine will all be in
one place this weekend for the 13th
annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Fes
tival.
The three day festival begins
Mavis Staples
vancouverwinejazz. com or through
TicketsWest outlets. Blankets and
low-back sand chairs are encour
aged.
school and high school musicians
to perform on the same venue as the
Grammy winners.
More than 20 bands will be fea
tured throughout the weekend.
In addition to the music, the fes
tival features over 200 wines from
around the world. Attendees can
sample wines, or purchase a glass to
sip while enjoying food from 9 res
taurants. The cuisine ranges from
Northwest to German, Lebanese and
Italian fare.
Art lovers can shop the 40 fine
artists from California, Idaho, Wash
ington & Oregon.
“Our goal is to create a rich cul
tural and artistic environment, a
palate from which people can sample
and hear great music, drink a nice
Northwest wine, purchase a piece
o f art, and just immerse themselves
in an arts-rich weekend,” said Dr. John Hammond
Friday, Aug. 27 and runs through
Sunday, Aug. 29 at Esther Short
Park in downtown Vancouver.
This year’s Festival features a
diverse lineup o f American “jazz
l e g e n d s ”— in c lu d in g
b lu es, fu sio n , C aju n ,
straight ahead and con
temporary bands.
The slate includes leg
endary blues singer Ma
vis Staples, blues guitar
ist John Hammond, The
Brubeck Brothers Quartet,
Spyro Gyra, the New Or
le a n s-b a se d
S avoy-
Doucet Cajun Band, gui
tar virtuoso Stanley Jor
dan, jazz organist Joey
DeFrancesco, the criti
cally acclaim ed fusion
band The Rippingtons,
and 6-time Grammy win
ner and saxophone super- David Sanborn
star David Sanborn.
Local and regional jazz bands will Michael Kissinger, artistic director,
also be performing, and the festival’s
Admission prices are Friday $20;
Jazz Education Stage will also pro- Saturday$25; and Sunday $25. Tick-
vide an opportunity for m iddle ets can be p u rc h a se d at
The legendary jazz group Spyro Gyra performs this weekend at the
Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival.
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