Founded by Andrew Homzy in 2016, the Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association (NIJFA) brings quality entertainment to central Vancouver Island music lovers. Over the course of a three-day festival, local and international jazz artists perform at multiple venues in downtown Nanaimo, birthplace of Diana Krall. Whether sitting in a concert hall, strolling along the waterfront, relaxing in a park, or marching down main street, you’ll hear it.

Because “Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple.” (Keith Jarrett)