Day Ten

By Ken Pickering

Five Alarm Funk @ David Lam Park Sun, July 4

A Great Festival by Ken Pickering A huge shout out to everyone  - staff, volunteers, audience and most of all to the enormous array of wonderful MUSICIANS from near and far that performed at this year's 25th anniversary festival! There were so many incredible performances at venues around the city - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Centre, Commodore, Performance Works, Roundhouse, Ironworks, David Lam Park, Gastown, North Shore Jazz and all the clubs around town - not to forget the evening jams at O'Douls. Music was in the air and great times were had all around. The community experience was unparalleled in my experience and the social aspect of the festival was as amazing as the musical offerings. The festival wove all of the diverse strands of our own scene into a creation that was massive; an international music party that fostered new lasting friendships with musicians, fans, presenters and media from across Canada and around the world. Honestly, for me personnally this was the most gratifying and quite possibly the best festival we've ever produced and simply put, it's the most fun I've had in years. Nobody throws down a music celebration with the love, energy and commitment that has become the hallmark of Coastal Jazz (and our community and family) and the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. With so many great memories - the " Jazz Festival Photo Gallery" is our little way of keeping some of those bright moments fresh and uppermost in our thoughts as we move into a beautiful Vancouver summer. So THANK YOU! TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival -2010- was a fitting 25th anniversary 10 day celebration of everything that we believe in and a very special body of work that we'll remember for years to come.

Jazz Festival Photo Gallery, July 4 posted by Ken Pickering

Inhabitants @ Ironworks - July 2nd, 2010
(photo: Angela Earl)

Sandy and Chad (and little guy) - David Lam Park, July 4, 2010
Sandy was the volunteer coordinator at Coastal many years ago.
(Photo: KP)

Lori Freedman @ Roundhouse, July 4, 2010
(photo: KP)

 Tom Jones (site) with dinner for his crew - hah!
July 4, 2010 at DLP (photo: KP)

JP Carter at DLP on July 4, 2010 after Tommy Babin gig.
(photo: KP)

Chris Fedina and (Rockin') Rick McKenzie at RH
(photo: KP)

Samuel Rohrer and Peter van Huffel @ Roundhouse,
July 4, 2010 (photo: KP)

Peggy Lee and Dexter @ RH
(photo: KP)

Tommy Babin @ Roundhouse, July 4, 2010
(photo: KP)

Miles Perkin (w. Peter van Huffel) @ Roundhouse
(photo: KP)

Chris Dingman, Matt Bauder, Nate Wooley
in front of Ironworks, July 4, 2010,
before Peggy Lee / Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day double bill.
(photo: KP)

Jesse Zubot arrives at Ironworks for Peggy Lee gig.
(photo: KP)

Chris Dingman, Nate Wooley, Matt Bauder and Harris Eisenstadt
with tomorrow's breakfast - free cinnamon buns! July 4, 2010
(photo: KP)

Frank Gratkowski and Harris Eisenstadt @ Ironworks on back deck.
July 4, 2010
(photo: KP)

Keith Jakobsen and Sandy Buck at Roundhouse, July 4, 2010
(photo: Christine Fedina)

Harris Eisenstadt's "Canada Day" with Rainbow, KP and Chris
at dinner (Two Chefs and a Table) before gig.

Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day - last festival gig @ Ironworks!
July 4, 2010
(photo: Christine Fedina)