The culmination of an intensive seven-day program that explores the depths of contemporary music practices, the Vancouver Creative Music Institute (VCMI) Student/Faculty Showcase brings leading international practitioners of creative music together with some of the best and brightest innovative and emerging artists. This is a rare opportunity to hear up-and-coming creative musicians engage in collaborative music-making through improvisation, new compositional techniques, and the application of new technologies. Developed by Coastal Jazz & Blues Society in partnership with the Vancouver Community College School of Music, VCMI is dedicated to furthering creative music. Artistic Director François Houle (Canada), Artists-in-Residence Barry Guy (U.K.) and Maya Homburger (Switzerland), Faculty Evan Parker (U.K.), Benoit Delbecq (France), Raymond Strid (Sweden), Ken Morrison (Canada), and Giorgio Magnanensi (Canada).
Below is a list of Artists and Resources in the database. We have worked hard to collect as many individuals and bands as possible, though we are certainly aware that this list is incomplete. There may be inaccuracies in the collected information. Please contact us if you find anything that needs correcting, or click the + sign at the top right of this page to add People and Resources who are missing from the listings.