VCC and the Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2021

VCC Music instructor Francois Houle / photo: Diane Smithers 

Vancouver Community College (VCC) is proud to present a roster of talented music alumni and faculty performing at this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival running from Friday, June 25 to Sunday, July 4 at various venues around the city.

Check out the schedule of Jazz Fest performances by VCC faculty and alumni (all events are free unless noted otherwise):

June 25

Sharon Minemoto Quartet (with faculty Sharon Minemoto, Bernie Arai)
7:30 p.m., Frankie’s Jazz Club

June 26

Malleus Trio (with alumni Ben Brown, Geordie Hart, Dominic Conway)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works

Burrows/Carter/Loewen/Reed
4:30 p.m., The Ironworks

Katherine Penfold (with alumnus Matt Reid)
$11, 7 p.m., Pyatt Hall

Grdina-Houle-Loewen
$11, 9 p.m., The Ironworks

June 27

Idle Moon (with alumnus Ben Brown)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works

Mary Ancheta Quartet (with alumni Dominic Conway, Matt Reid)
1:30 p.m., Ocean Art Works

Jillian Lebeck trio
2:30 p.m., Performance Works 

Roisin Adams Workshop
3:30 p.m., Tom Lee Music Hall

June 28

Electric Miles (with faculty Bernie Arai)
$10, 8 p.m., Blueshore Theatre, Capilano University

June 29

Ribcage (with alumni Jon Roper, Joel Fountain, Matt Reid)
1:30 p.m., Ocean Art Works

Emad Armoush’s Rayhan (with faculty Francois Houle)
2:30 p.m., Performance Works

Stop Time III (with alumna Roisin Adams)
4:30 p.m., The Ironworks

June 30

Itamar Erez Quartet (with faculty Francois Houle, Kevin Romain)
2:30 p.m., Performance Works

Kevin Romain acoustic trio
$20, 7:30 p.m., Frankie’s Jazz Club

Sax Jeopardy! (with alumni Steve Kaldestad, Cory Weeds, Dominic Conway)
8 p.m., Blueshore Theatre, Capilano University

July 1

Thad Bailey-Mai Quartet (with alumnus David Blake)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works

Marin Patenaude (with alumnus Pete Schmitt)
1:30 p.m., Ocean Art Works

Lisa Cay Miller (with alumnus Ben Brown)
4:30 p.m., The Ironworks

Jimi James Quartet featuring John Gross (with alumnus Brad Pearson)
7:30 p.m., Frankie’s

Tommy Babin’s Benzene (with faculty Bernie Arai)
$11, 9 p.m., The Ironworks

July 2

Sharon Minemoto Workshop
3:30 p.m., Tom Lee Music Hall

July 3

San Pedro Cinco (with Robin Layne)
2:30 p.m., Performance Works

David Blake Quartet
7:30 p.m., Frankie’s Jazz Club

Dee Daniels (with alumnus Joel Fountain)
8 p.m., Performance Works

July 4

Christopher Fraser Quartet (with faculty Sharon Minemoto)
12 p.m., Ocean Art Works

Loewen/Carter + Not for Proper
9 p.m., The Ironworks

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