About
The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association
The Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association plans annual jazz festivals in Downtown Nanaimo and professional jazz events throughout the year.
OUR GOALS:
- To present an annual jazz festival in Downtown Nanaimo
- To provide local opportunities for local and internationally known jazz artists
- To increase tourism to downtown nanaimo through live jazz performance
- To develop a greater appreciation and audience for jazz music by performing more of it locally
- To work with other jazz festivals and organizations to help further the same and similar goals.
Nanaimo has a distinguished connection with jazz in its professional performers, some who have achieved national and international recognition as well as its jazz education programs in both the public schools and Vancouver Island University.
Members of the Board of Directors:
François Savard, Past President
Kim Smythe, President
Dirk Heydemann, Vice President
Monica Briggs, Treasurer
Natasha Scott, Secretary
Joy Adams Bauer, Director
Trish Horrocks, Director
Randall Taylor, Director
Marty Steele, Chair of SAAC
Dive into the tales of Nanaimo’s illustrious jazz past. A city rich with musical tales, legendary home-grown talents, and a legacy of nurturing the jazz genre. Let’s explore the stories that have shaped our jazz community.
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SEPT 2024
