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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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