Harbour City Jazz Festival 2017

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Friday, March 10th, 2017
7:00 PM

Harbour City Jazz Society presents JAZZFEST 2017

The Harbour City Jazz Festival is an annual celebration of Nanaimo’s talented jazz students from John Barsby Community, Cedar Community, and Wellington Secondary Schools. The festival gives students the opportunity to perform and showcase their talents for the community in a high-end concert venue.

Each year, the festival welcomes a highly-renowned guest artist. This year, the festival is proud to present a hometown hero: New York-based trumpeter Ingrid Jensen. Jensen—born in Vancouver and raised in Nanaimo—has performed all over the world and is widely recognized internationally as one of today’s top modern jazz trumpeters as well as a notable educator and supporter of jazz education.

* Graduated from the Berklee College of Music (’89)
* Multiple recordings as leader, including 1994’s Juno Award-winning “Vernal Fields”
* Taught trumpet at the Bruckner Conservatory of Music (Austria) and the University of Michigan; lectured at the Thelonius Monk Institute High School, The Dave Brubeck Institute, Banff Centre Workshop in Jazz & Creative Music, Geri Allen’s All-Female Jazz Residency, Port Townsend Centrum Jazz Workshop, and more!
* Performance/recording/collaboration and ensemble credits include Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra, Project O, Nordic Connect, DIVA Big Band, Vienna Art Orchestra, Maria Schneider, Joe Lovano, Terri-Lynn Carrington, Clark Terry, Esperanza Spalding, Sarah McLachlan, Renee Rosnes, Terence Blanchard, Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller

The night will feature performances by ensembles from each school as well as collaborations with their instructors and Ingrid Jensen. Don’t miss this chance to see Canada’s present and future jazz talent together in one of the country’s premier concert halls!

Note: Ticket revenues go towards fundraising efforts for the school music programs. Parents and families can ensure the ticket revenue goes to their child's school when purchasing by applying a code for buying online or calling the Ticket Centre:

WELL for Wellington / CEDAR for Cedar / BARS for Barsby

All seats $12