The Banff Summer Arts FestivalRBC
Yosvany Terry, The Bad Plus, Dave Douglas

Jazz

Jazz at The Banff Centre


— Past events from this year’s festival —

Saturday Night Jazz
Yosvany Terry

May 17, at 7:30 p.m., Eric Harvie Theatre
$20 · $15 · $10 · ♥ Arts Lover Passholders Free

Yosvany Terry and the Afro-Cuban Roots project kick off the Saturday Night Jazz series with a bang. Donny McCaslin (saxophone), Eric Revis (bass), and Clarence Penn (drums) are also featured. Yosvany Terry and Afro-Cuban Roots are guest artists of the Jazz program due to the generous support of the Bruce McKinnon Memorial Endowment Fund.

Saturday Night Jazz
Dave Douglas

May 24, at 7:30 p.m., Margaret Greenham Theatre
$20 · $15 · $10 · ♥ Arts Lover Passholders Free

Dave Douglas, director of the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music, leads an all star evening featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa (saxophone), Hugh Marsh (violin), Andy Milne (piano), Thomas Morgan (bass), Prasanna (guitar), and Dan Weiss (drums).

Jazz Clubs
Notes from Underground

May 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30
8:00 p.m., The Club, Theatre Complex
Donation at the door

Head underground for a cool drink and an evening of hot jazz as musicians from the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music jam with renowned guest artists. The Club is a licensed venue and admits those 14 and older.

Saturday Night Jazz
The Bad Plus

RBC Showcase Performance

May 31, at 7:30 p.m., Eric Harvie Theatre
$20 · $15 · $10 · ♥ Arts Lover Passholders Free

Three weeks of jazz culminates with the audacious, rule-breaking trio, The Bad Plus. Also tonight: Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Wayne Krantz (guitar), Laurie Frink (trumpet), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), and Miguel Zenon (sax).


Jazz programs are supported by

Yamaha Ken Page Memorial Trust Justin Time Records

Denis Jackson Memorial Scholarship
Chris Driscoll Jazz Scholarship
Bruce McKinnon Memorial Endowment

Photos: Yosvany Terry, The Bad Plus, Dave Douglas