The 19th Annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival is
August 26, 27, 28 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA. Recognized by musicians, fans and critics as
one of the best events of the summer it is "…the largest festival of its
kind in the Northwest…" (ABC TV KATU 2, Portland, Oregon). "This year our concert lineup includes
jazz and blues legends, as well as up-and-coming musicians who are breaking
onto the national scene," says Artistic Director Michael Kissinger. "The audience will hear internationally
acclaimed musicians as well as new faces at the Festival this
summer."
The lineup includes:
•TiempoLibre— 3-time GRAMMY-nominated Cuban Jazz Band
•Bettye LaVette — 3-time GRAMMY-nominee, Blues Music Award
winner
•The Family Stone — 50th Anniversary of The Family Stone,
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
•Tommy Castro & The Painkillers — 6-time Blues Award
Winner, and B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year
•Grace Kelly — 24-year old saxophone virtuoso and 2016
Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll Winner
•Heritage Blues Orchestra — GRAMMY-winners and
African-American traditional blues band .
•Nicholas Payton — New Orleans-based jazz trumpeter and
premier American jazz trumpeter
•Alfredo Rodriguez — Cuban jazz pianist and GRAMMY nominated
band leader
Local and regional bands include Portland singer Ellen
Whyte, the traditional New Orleans-style band The Mardi Gras All Stars,
Northwest Latin band Salsa Nova and the 56th US Army Jazz Band from Joint Base
Lewis-McCord. 16 concerts will be staged
during the 3-day Festival. The Festival
is the #1 Cultural Tourism Event in Southwest Washington and attracts an
estimated audience of 8-10,000 people each year and visitors from 19 states and
Canada. Tickets to the 2016 Festival
have been purchased from as far away as Ukraine.
DATES & TIMES:
•AUGUST 26, 27, & 28
•Friday, August 26 from 4 PM to 10 PM
•Saturday, August 27 from 11 AM to 10 PM
•Sunday, August 28 from 11 AM to 9 PM
LOCATION: Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver,
Washington at 8th & Columbia Streets.
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