Musicfest Vancouver presents World at the Garden: From Cuba to Denmark August 14, 2011

Children 12 and under admitted free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult
(maximum 2 children per adult)
Festival seating on the lawn. Chairs not provided. Bring your own festival chair (max. 8” legs) or blanket. A limited number of festival chairs will be available for purchase on site. Designated areas at either side of the Great Lawn for patrons bringing full height chairs.

Picture a warm, summer night in VanDusen Botanical Garden, one of the city’s great treasures. Picture 2,000 music lovers with picnic suppers and blankets, and two amazing international groups sending their sounds out over the Great Lawn, and you have the closing concert of the 2011 festival.

Cuban pianist Ernán López-Nussa is one of today’s most remarkable jazz pianists. His deeply sensitive style has its roots in Cuban and Afro-Cuban musical traditions, European classics and contemporary music. Direct from Havana with his Trio, Ernán’s fusion of rhythm and beauty, strength and lyricism, will be unforgettable. Part of the BMO Main Stage Concerts series of MusicFest Vancouver.

Touché Vocal Jazz is a 14-member a cappella ensemble from Copenhagen, and is known for big band-like arrangements, awesome swing and tender ballads. Hot & sweet, cool & lyrical, vocal percussion & smoky voices - Touché embraces the best of jazz styles and arrangements.

Ernán and Touché – it’s the recipe for an unforgettable evening of jazz al fresco at VanDusen!

Official Website: http://www.musicfestvancouver.ca