Nanaimo International Jazz Festival

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2020-2021 NIJFA Board of directors President .. Greg Bush Vice President.. François Savard Treasurer . Brad Skeeles... Secretary.. Natasha Hoskin Director Norm Abbey Director Robyn Fortunat Director Lindsay Sutherland Director Aline Homzy See more

REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER The NIJFA Annual General Meeting! In this precarious time ( COVID ) the AGM will be held online. On Friday October 16th at 7:00 PM a Zoom meeting will be open for all to participate (members only can vote....).... We look forward to seeing you there! https://zoom.us/j/91962515409 Meeting ID: 919 6251 5409 Passcode: 202783

- Stay With The Jazz #5 - Here's Some Great JazzAdvise or Everyone - in Nanaimo & Elsewhere ~~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqVwGBull4s

Stay With The Jazz #5 - Masters of Emotion and Timing. Here we see a triumvirate of artists, each known by one word: Duke, Ella, and Cootie. We urge you to do some research and learn more about them. 3 minutes of Art for the Ages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJVFZK0k0I

Stay With The Jazz #4 - Today is an important birthday - that of Louis Armstrong, who changed music for the World. Oh yes, an upstart nation was also founded on this date, but that's a different story. Dippermouth, Satchel Mouth (Satchmo), Pops - he will be remembered for his contributions to humanity long after most politicians. Below is a video introduced by today's most prominent jazz spokesperson, trumpeter, Wynton Marsalis. In this video, you will see some tributes by C...anadians - YES - Bria Skonberg from Chilliwack and, Nanaimo's very own Ingrid Jensen. Make this a joyful day - go to any of the many music-streaming sites/apps and run a Louis Armstrong play list - it is guaranteed to make you feel better than you do now ~~~ - Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong - https://www.youtube.com/watch https://www.youtube.com/watch See more