2026 Festival | August 21, 22, 23
26th AnnUAL | Esther Short Park | Vancouver, WAshington, USA
Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival
Saturday National Act
6:30 - 7:45 PM | Chuchito Valdes
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Friday - National Act
7:00 - 8:00 PM | Northwest Blues Legend - Norman Sylvester
Oregon Music Hall of Fame bluesman Norman Sylvester is a guitarist, singer, and composer beloved by fans and fellow musicians alike. For the past 40 years, the Norman Sylvester Band has performed throughout the Pacific Northwest & US, sharing the stage with BB King, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Otis Clay, Tower of Power, Blind Boys of Alabama, Peter Frampton, and others. Influenced by his Southern Baptist early years and the Gospel Quartet led by his father, Norman was born in 1945 in Bonita Louisiana. In addition to his thousands of performances, Norman has mentored many young musicians in Northwest – including Taylor Newville who appears at the Festival this year. He teaches “A History of American Music” in local schools. Norman has released 12 critically acclaimed recordings including his most recent - “Blues Stains on my Hands” – which features 10 original songs and is a tribute to all the Pioneers of early Blues.
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Gates open
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Sat | Aug 22, 2026
Saturday National Act
4:45 - 6:00 PM | The Rumble Ft. Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
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Saturday Best of the Northwest Band
1:30 – 2:45 PM | Rivkah Ross Jazz Quartet
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Fri | Aug 21, 2026
Saturday Headline Artist
8:15 - 9:30 PM | Paquito D'Rivera
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Gates open
@ 11 AM
Sun | Aug 23, 2026
Saturday National Act
3:00 - 4:15 PM | Diego Figueiredo
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