Get ready Nanaimo! The 2nd annual Nanaimo International Jazz Festival is happening September 21 to 23. For 3 days and nights Nanaimo’s downtown will be hopping with the beats and grooves of live jazz.
=0D=0A=The Festival will bring live Jazz to the Diana Krall Plaza, as well as the Port Theatre, downtown eateries and public spaces throughout the 3-day event.
=0D=0A=Traveling all the way from New York City is the “Charles Mingus Dynasty Quintet” to headline the Festival's main attraction at the Port Theatre Saturday night.
=0D=0A=There will be jazz goings-on for all ages, from ticketed events to many FREE live performances occurring all weekend long. Some of our favourites happening again this year is the Friday night Jazz & Swing Dance featuring the NMA Band and Saturday afternoon’s New Orleans-style “secondline” parade starting off in the Old City Quarter - both of which you don’t want to miss!
=0D=0A=Kicking off Sunday morning’s program, we have the Freedom Gospel Choir featuring Shalema Gantt and to end this year's festival a closing All Star Gala concert at the Port Theatre late afternoon.
=0D=0A=Check out www.nanaimojazzfest.ca and Nanaimo International Jazz Festival on Facebook for a detailed event calendar, information on the musicians and more...
=0D=0A=Get your Festival Pass Today!
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