47th Annual All-Star Concert
Schedule
Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Kelowna Community Theatre | Kelowna, BC
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Presenting the 47th annual BC Interior Jazz Festival All-Star Concert! This years’ concert features the amazing Gregory W. Yasinitsky as the Featured Artist. Yasinitsky, composer and saxophonist, is winner of the American Prize for Composition, is the leader of the YAZZ Band and is a recipient of grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Commission Project, Artist Trust and ASCAP. He served as the composer and conductor of the Jazz Education Network All Stars Big Band, which included some of the most acclaimed musicians in the world, and has written music especially for David Sanborn, Sean Jones, Clark Terry, Jeff Coffin, Dave Liebman and the USAF "Airmen of Note" big band. Yasinitsky has hundreds of published musical works which are performed in 40 countries world-wide, and his compositions and saxophone playing are featured on 50 recordings. Yasinitsky has performed with Randy Brecker, Marcus Printup, Tom Harrell, Ed Calle, Alex Acuna, Kirk Whalum, Claudio Roditi, Conrad Herwig, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Louis Bellson, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton, Lou Rawls, Manhattan Transfer, and many others. Yasinitsky is a member of the Washington State Music Educators Hall of Fame and is a Regents Professor Emeritus at Washington State University, where he taught jazz studies, saxophone and composition for 40 years, received the WSU Eminent Faculty Award, the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Scholarship and Arts, and the Distinguished Faculty Award from the College of Arts and Sciences. Yasinitsky is a Yamaha performing artist and a Jody Jazz Artist.
This concert will also include small group performances from the fantastic festival adjudicators: Emily Denison, Justin Glibbery, Kim Kleineberg, Loni Moger, Bob Rogers, Sean Bray, and Anthony Argatoff. As some of Canada’s top jazz musicians, this line up will not disappoint! The ever-popular Festival Big Band will take the stage for the second half of the show, and will be directed by Artistic Director, musician and music educator, Craig Thomson. Prepare for an incredible night of music with these highly skilled musicians ripping it up on stage!
Tickets are $50 (plus taxes and fees) and are available at http://theatre.kelowna.ca, www.the boxoffice.ca or by phone 250-469-8940.
Don’t miss out and get your tickets to see one of Kelowna’s top jazz concerts of the year!
Festival Big Band Members:
Saxes: Zach Griffin, Kimberly Gorman, Craig Thomson, Stephen Buck, Chris Startup
Trombones: Bob Rogers, Chris Manuel, Angus Armstrong, Gord Waters
Trumpets: Joe Auty, Emily Denison, Liam Nadurak, Kim Stephans, Dan McLelland
Rhythm Section: Loni Moger, Neville Bowman, Stefan Bienz, Scott Gamble
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Kelowna Community Theatre, downtown Kelowna,Kelowna, British Columbia, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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