Latest Past Events

Laila Biali – Sunday

The Port Theatre 125 Front St, Nanaimo

Closing Gala Concert Tickets are $40 NIJFA Members $35 University Students $25 High School Students $5 Tickets available through the Port Theatre Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Sting. She has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents including Carnegie Hall. Her accolades […]

Ernie Watts Quartet – Saturday

The Port Theatre 125 Front St, Nanaimo

Festival Headliner Concert Tickets are $60 NIJFA Members $45 University Students $30 High School Students $5 Tickets available through the Port Theatre Ernie Watts has built a huge resume as a key member of Charlie Haden’s Quartet West, played with the Tonight Show band for 20 years, and lent his jazz expertise to the rock […]

The Charles Mingus Dynasty Quintet

The Port Theatre 125 Front St, Nanaimo

Tickets are $60NIJFA Members $45High School Students $5Tickets available through the Port Theatre The nimble and expert Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles Mingus’s death in 1979. Although big bands like the Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey bands had continued to perform after their leader passed on, a similar legacy […]