Thanks to our friends at the Tsawwassen Centre Mall, South Delta is going to be swinging all summer long to the sounds of Jazz on Saturday afternoons. 12 – 2 pm. Come out to the Tsawwassen Centre Mall (56th St. at 12th Ave. in Tsawwassen) to here some fine jazz duos and trios.
Here is the roster of performers.

June 2 – Marty Franklin
June 9 – Rob Mackenzie
June 16 – Marty Franklin
June 23 – Tristan Rogers
June 30 – South Delta Jazz Festival
July 7 – Cory and Bill Weeds
July 14 – Karen Graves
July 21 – Ross Bliss
July 28 – Stephen Robb & Tommy Babin
Aug. 4 – Ross Bliss
Aug. 11 – Marty Franklin
Aug. 18 – MCT
Aug. 25 – Marty Franklin
Sept. 1 – MCT
Sept. 8 – Django Project
Sept. 15 – Marty Franklin
Sept. 22 – Clyde Reed

On Saturday May 5th the East Van Jazz Orchestra will grace the stages of the Tsawwassen Arts Centre. This sixteen piece big band led by Brad Muirhead and Jared Burrows will perform a mix of new compositions written for this ensemble. Come out and support the South Delta Jazz festival as we raise funds for scholarships and facility rental for our summer student workshop.

The Band Features:
David Branter – alto and soprano saxophones
Stephen Robb – clarinet and alto saxophone
Tim Barrett – tenor saxophone
John Paton – tenor saxophone
Chad Makela – baritone saxophone
John Korsrud – trumpet
Geeta Das – trumpet
Norm Quinn – trumpet
Brian Davies – trumpet
Rod Murray – trombone
Paul Christian – trombone
Tim Ping – trombone
Brad Muirhead – bass trombone/composer/director
Jared Burrows – guitar/composer/director
Stan Taylor – drums
Tommy Babin – double bass

Tickets are $15 and available at Mud Bay Wines at the Tsawwassen Centre Mall, or you can purchase tickets online through Ticketstonight.ca

Our faculty line up for the 2007 jazz workshop is now online. We welcome back Rob Kohler, Len Aruliah and Stan Taylor this year to our faculty line up. Also as our enrolment demands have increased we are able to bring in two new faculty members this year. Kevin Hoferer and Morgan Scott will be joining us for the week. Kevin is a wonderful saxophonist and jazz educator from the east coast. He was last here in 2003 for series of concerts in Vancouver and a saxophone masterclass at the Delta Community Music School. Morgan Scott was in town for a brief visit last spring, some may remember him performing with the faculty ensemble at a fundraising event for the festival and workshop last March. They are both looking forward to joining the workshop this year. Trumpeter Alan Mattheson will also be joining us for a few sessions again this year, along with trombonist Brad Muirhead.