The Victoria Jazz Society has announced the headliners for their weekend of ‘Funk ‘n Soul in the Township’ at Bullen Park.
The three shows are part of TD Victoria International JazzFest 2025.
Friday June 27, 2025 will feature a twin bill of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and the Lowdown Brass Band.
The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio return to the festival for the first time since 2022. The trio features organist Delvon Lamarr, Ashley Ickes on drums and Brice Calvin on guitar performing a soul-jazz concoction of “feel-good music.”
The Lowdown Brass Band are another band returning to the festival. The horn ensemble that performs a mix of hip-hop, reggae and soul were last in Victoria in 2023. Their show will surely have the audience dancing in the park.
New York progressive jazz EDM band Sungazer will headline Saturday June 28th. The five- member band blend a mix of jazz, progressive metal and electronic music. Opening the show will be Vancouver multi-instrumentalist Ayla Tesler-Mabe. Her guitar work and vocals have drawn comparisons to Jimmy Page and Stevie Wonder.
GRAMMY-nominated New Orleans supergroup The Rumble will close out the weekend at Bullen Park on Sunday June 29th. The band consists of Second Chief JOseph Boudreaux Jr. of the Golden Eagles, Aurélien Barnes on trumpet, trombonist José Maize Jr., bassist TJ Norris, guitarist Ari Teitel, keyboardist Andriu Yanovski and drummer Trenton O’Neal. The New Orleans funk group were nominated for ‘Best Regional Roots Album’ at the 2025 GRAMMYs. Opening the night will be Victoria 9-piece funk and hip-hop group The New Groovement.
Earlybird passes for all three nights together are $77 and will be available at the Victoria Jazz Society office, the Royal McPherson box office and rmts.bc.ca from Wednesday February 26 to Friday April 18, 2025. Single night tickets will be $42 after April 18 and three-night passes will increase to $99.
The ‘Funk ‘n Soul in The Township’ series joins a festival lineup that includes the previously announced headliners, Madeleine Peyroux, Alex Cuba, Aliane Elias and Richard Bona Asante Trio.
Full festival information is available at jazzvictoria.ca
