Articles by Josephine Ochej

2004 Vancouver International Jazz Festival

by Josephine Ochej
August 6, 2004

It could be (and has been) said that it's not a true festival in Vancouver if either revered trumpeter Dave Douglas or predictably unpredictable percussionist Han Bennink is not in attendance, but we've survived the last couple of years without them just fine. Which is, of course, not to say that they're not welcomed back with wide-open arms when they do come around, thankfully events which happen with satisfying frequency.

This year we got Douglas, and in several settings no ...