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inspiring musical excellence
We acknowledge thefinancial support of theProvince of British Columbia
Jazz Festival
Inspiring Musical Excellence Since 1923Jazz Festival: February 13
Solo and Small Ensemble Festival: April 8-29
Choral Festival: April 10-13
Concert Band and OrchestraFestival: April 30-May 3
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at the Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals
Get Involved and SupportVancouver’s Musical Community
February to May| all ages welcome |
| flexible shifts, exciting roles |
| no musical experience required |
| various locations in Greater Vancouver |
Andrew Hildred Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
vkmfestivals.org
We acknowledge thefinancial support of theProvince of British Columbia
VANCOUVER KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVALS • JAZZ FESTIVAL 2019 1
Vancouver Kiwanis Jazz FestivalWednesday, February 13, 2019
Message from the Artistic and Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Guest performers: Starlite Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adjudicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Message from the Artistic and Executive Director on behalf of thePresident, Chairman, and Board of Directors – Vancouver KiwanisMusic Festivals SocietyWelcome to the 96th year of ‘Inspiring Musical Excellence’!Congratulations to everyone involved for their accomplishments and
commitment. The results of many hours of dedicated practice, discipline,focus, and investment will be showcased by the performers and leaders atthis year’s Jazz Band Festival.Our 2019 adjudicators are Mr. Malcolm Aiken, Mr. Dennis Esson, and Mr.
Christopher Haas. They will provide valuable feedback, wisdom, andencouragement to more than 300 participating musicians. I invite you toread more about our adjudicators’ lifelong devotion to music education inthe following pages of your program book.The supporters and partners of the VKMFS have created important
platforms needed to provide our youth with meaningful opportunities toadvance their musical knowledge and abilities. The continuing goal is toinspire the next generation of students to make music and be involved in thecommunity.I am honoured to be a part of this 96 year history, and grateful to
everyone involved for helping to bring people together to share the love ofmusic. Thank you to all sponsors, donors, teachers, competitors, parents,volunteers, and staff for your dedication and support.Yours truly,Christine HanArtistic and Executive Director
StaffChristine Han, Artistic and Executive Director
Lynn van Zanten, Development Director
Gaël Chabot-Leclerc, Group Festivals Administrator
Andrew Hildred, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
Emily Yu, Administrative Assistant
Lenora Doyle, Bookkeeper
Paddy Tennant, Graphic Designer
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AcknowledgementsThe VKM Festivals Board of Directors and staff extend sincere thanksto the following:• The Province of British Columbia• Long & McQuade• Tom Lee Music• Kiwanis Club of Vancouver• BEST Service Pros• Douglas College Summer Jazz Program• TD High School Jazz Intensive...and all the volunteers who made this festival possible!
We acknowledge the financialsupport of the Province of
British Columbia
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Schedule: Wednesday February 13, 2019
MORNINGPerform Clinic Group Director Size8:00 am 8:25-8:45 Carson Graham Jazz Band Black Elliot Lo 18
8:25 am 8:50-9:10 Handsworth Junior Gold Jazz Band David Bradshaw 22
8:50 am 9:15-9:35 Carson Graham Jazz Band Red Kevin Yang 16
9:15 am 9:40-10:00 Handsworth Intermediate Jazz Band David Bradshaw 22
9:40 am 10:05-10:25 Saint Thomas Aquinas Victor Guy 20Junior Jazz Ensemble
10:05 am 10:30-10:50 Southridge Grade 10/11 Jazz Band Steve Burrage 14
10:30 am 10:55-11:15 Argyle Intermediate Jazz Band Diana Chan 21
10:55 am 11:20-11:40 DW Poppy Senior Jazz Ensemble Mark Follett 26
11:45am-12:30pm Lunch
11:45am-12:15pm Concert by Starlite Trio
AFTERNOONPerform Clinic Group Director Size12:30 pm 12:55-1:15 DW Poppy Junior Jazz Ensemble Mark Follett 37
12:55 pm 1:20-1:40 Argyle Senior Jazz Band Diana Chan 22
1:20 pm 1:45-2:05 Southridge Grade 9 Jazz Band Steve Burrage 22
1:45 pm 2:10-2:30 Saint Thomas Aquinas Timothy Horton 15Senior Jazz Ensemble
2:10 pm 2:35-2:55 Handsworth Senior Jazz Band David Bradshaw 19
2:35 pm 3:00-3:20 WVSS Jazz Band Les Toth 14
3:00 pm 3:25-3:45 Seaquam Jazz Band Hannah Ng 24
3:25 pm 3:50-4:10 Ilhan Saferali Quintet Multi-school 5
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Vancouver Kiwanis Music FestivalsPhilosophy• To provide a festival that is student and director oriented;• To operate a festival that is musically and educationally focused;• To provide an environment and atmosphere for an exchange of musicperformance, listening, sharing and working together;
• To provide excellent performance examples which groups may strive toemulate.
Evaluation• All groups will be performing to a standard of excellence. A detaileddescriptor evaluation sheet shall be used by the adjudicators to indicatethe group’s performance. Each group will receive a certificate ofperformance/participation.
• Each group will receive a taped/written evaluation and a clinic with one ofthe adjudicators. Performances and clinics will be held in separate rooms.
• Each group will perform repertoire of the Director’s choice, performing amaximum of three selections.
• Music should represent the level and abilities of the group and shouldreflect the process of quality music education.
Starlite Trio
The Starlite Trio was formed in 2017 to present classic songs of love and beauty. The trio,with Jillian Lebeck Noriega on piano, James Meger on bass and John Gross, the leader, onsaxophone, grooves to danceable, hummable tunes from the Great American Songbookfrom the 1920s to today. Song composers include George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, JoanieMitchell (yes, she is revered as a jazz artist among jazz musicians!), Bill Evans, DukeEllington, Antonio Carlos Jobim — a hit list from all of the Americas, where jazz was born.Jillian Lebeck Noreiga’s piano work has been described as loaded with the “seduction of
serenity... strongly humane... gentility rules” (All About Jazz, 2004). James Meger’s playingon bass is known for its intuitive grace and swing (Coastal Jazz, 2014). Leader John Gross isa legendary player who has collaborated with renowned composers such as Dave Frishberg(Peel Me a Grape), accompanied storied singers such as Johnny Mathis, Stevie Wonder, andRosemary Clooney, and topped jazz charts countless times throughout his career as a soloistand recording artist in the US and Canada. Since his move to Vancouver in 2016, he hasjoyfully participated in Vancouver’s vital jazz scene, especially playing with the youngergeneration.While members of the Trio are notable individual performers on Vancouver’s active jazz
scene, with bands of their own and extensive recording careers, this trio provides them achance to play tunes they love, and to share their delight in the history and legacy of jazzmusic.
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Dennis EssonSince moving to Vancouver in 1980, Dennis hasestablished himself as a highly respected and soughtafter trombonist for a wide variety of musicalendeavors.He has recorded music for cartoons, movies, jingles
and soundtracks in addition to albums with many popand rock groups. He has also been in the pit orchestrasof several Broadway shows.As a jazz musician Dennis has recorded numerous
CBC sessions as a featured soloist as well as being the lead trombonist withgroups such as the Vancouver Ensemble of Improvisation (VEJI), OrquestaGoma Dura, Jill Townsend Big Band, Hard Rubber Orchestra and the FredStride Jazz Orchestra. Some of the musicians he has performed with includeKenny Wheeler, Phil Woods, Eddie Daniels, Marvin Stamm, David Foster,
Malcolm AikenCanadian trumpeter Malcolm Aiken is a touring andrecording artist whose credits include Latin jazz legendChucho Valdez, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, R&B Hall ofFame, vocalist Dutch Robinson of the Ohio Players,Polaris-prize winning Patrick Watson, Indie darlingsHey Ocean and salsa superstar Jimmy Bosch. He’splayed for global audiences at the 2010 WinterOlympics, and for world figures including the DalaiLama, Reverend Desmond Tutu and Nobel Peace Prize
winner Shirin Ebadi.As a solo artist he has released three albums on the TrebleFive Records
label, with his most recent, New Futures, being described as “a west coasttake on Nordic nu-jazz. Long, languid horn lines drift over hip beats andchill atmospheres in a collection of sparkling instrumentals.” (Cal Koat,World Beat International).A passionate music educator, Malcolm is an in-demand adjudicator,
clinician and arts advocate. From 2005-15, he served as director of brasswith the award-winning West Vancouver Youth Band. Since 2014 he hasbeen Artist in Residence at the Vancouver School Board, and is currently onfaculty at the Con Brio Sun Peaks and Whistler Music Festivals. He holds aMaster’s degree in ethnomusicology from the University of BritishColumbia, and has published articles exploring topics on brass pedagogy andjazz. He is a frequent panelist for the Juno Awards, FACTOR and the CanadaCouncil for the Arts.Malcolm is a Stomvi brass performing artist and is supported by AMT
Microphones and Matterhorn Music.
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Christopher HaasChristopher Haas currently serves as the director ofbands and department head at Magee Secondary Schoolin Vancouver, a position he has held since 1999. Theaward-winning music program at Magee involves over450 students in numerous bands, choirs and a stringorchestra. The band department YouTube channel(youtube.com/user/chaaster) has over 140 videos andover 375,000 views. Every other year the senior musicstudents travel around the world to share their music
with audiences of all ages. Past tours have included: Cuba, England,Scotland, USA, Russia, Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain, Thailand, Austria,Hungary, and of course, Canada. In addition to teaching at Magee, Mr. Haas has was a conductor at the
UBC Summer Music Institute from 2000-2016, was associate conductor of ALittle Night Music community orchestra from 2011-2018, adjudicatesannually at the Surrey Jazz Festival, and runs his own live recordingbusiness. The recipient of numerous student awards, Mr. Haas received his jazz and
classical education at Humber University in Toronto, Brandon University,University of Calgary, UBC, and earned his Masters in Conducting from theAmerican Band College. Mr. Haas has been performing professionally ondrums and percussion instruments for over 30 years. As an active freelancer,Mr. Haas continues to perform all styles of music including Latin, rock, jazz,funk, vocal/choral, African, classical, big band, soul, country and blues. Hewas also a drummer and band leader aboard the cruise ships The Britanis andThe Amerikanis.
Maynard Ferguson, Natalie Cole, Clark Terry, Bud Shank, and PhilNimmons. He has appeared and performed at all of the major jazz festivalsacross Canada.In 1993 Dennis was the recipient of a Canada Council of the Arts ‘B’ grant
to study jazz trombone in New York, where he studied with Conrad Herwig,Steve Turre, Benny Powell and Slide Hampton.Dennis is a Yamaha trombone artist and performs and records on the
YSL697Z trombone.
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AwardsThe following scholarships and bursaries will be awarded at this year’sVancouver Kiwanis Jazz Festival:• Charter Member Scholarship – $200 for the most outstandingperformer in Senior Stage Band
• Dave Robbins Scholarship – $100 to the most outstandingtrombonist
• Vancouver Kiwanis Jazz Festival Scholarship – $100 to the mostinspiring jazz ensemble performance
• Douglas College – a $200 tuition bursary to the most outstandingrhythm section player, towards the Douglas College Summer JazzIntensive program
In addition, the TD Jazz Intensive will contact Directors regardingopportunities for summer performances and clinics. The festival alsorecommends groups to MusicFest.
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