Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival is at Esther Short Park, Vancouver, WA
Friday, August 23rd is Blues night at the festival. P{lease join us at this world class Jazz Festival.
4:00p - 5:00p Norman Sylvester Blues Band
Norman Sylvester was born in Bonita, LA in 1945. His earliest influence came from hearing gospel singing in church, and blues greats like BB King and T Bone Walker coming from the Juke Joints on the back streets of town. His first professional gig was in 1963 with the legendary Isaac Scott, and by the late 70s, he was performing with Buddy Guy and Albert Collins. Norman is an Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee and is recognized by fans and critics as one of the best bluesmen in the Northwest.
5:30p - 6:30p TBA
7:00p - 8:00p Bottleneck Blues Band
The Bottleneck Blue Band was the 2015 Muddy Awards Winner for Best New Blues Band. Followers of the three Kings: BB, Albert, and Freddie, their music is red, hot, funky blues. They play the kind of music that makes people dance!
8:30p - 9:45p Tommy Castro & the Painkillers
Throughout his long, constantly evolving career, guitarist, singer and songwriter Tommy Castro has always remained true to himself while exploring, growing and creating new music, and he has taken his thousands of devoted fans right along with him. Since his solo debut in 1994, he’s made 16 albums. Ranging from horn-fueled R&B, to piping hot blues, to fiery, stripped-down rock ‘n’ roll, each release is solidly built upon Castro’s unshakable musical foundation—a dynamic mix of 1960s-influenced guitar-fueled blues, testifying Memphis-soaked blue-eyed soul and Latin-tinged East San Jose funk, all driven by Castro’s grab-you-by-the-collar vocals and passionate guitar work. Blues Revue declared, “Tommy Castro can do no wrong.”
- Fri: $25 Advance / $35 At the Gate
- Sat: $40 Advance / $50 At the Gate
- Sun: $35 Advance / $45 At the Gate
- 3 - Day Pass: $100 Advance Only (Includes 3 $5-glass Wine Scrip)
- 2 - Day Pass: $80 Advance Only (Includes 2 $5-glass Wine Scrip)
