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Fort 91原创 festival looks for rising musical star for summer performance

Musicians within Metro Vancouver have until March 31 to apply for the Rising Star award
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Alvin Brendan earned the Fort 91原创 Jazz Festival鈥檚 Rising Star Award for 2020. (Alvin Brendan/Special to the 91原创 Advance Times)

The Fort 91原创 Jazz & Arts Festival is hoping to find the community鈥檚 next rising musical star.

An up-and-coming jazz musician will once again be featured as the festival鈥檚 Rising Star award winner at the annual festival planned for July 2021.

Festival organizers established the annual award in 2019 鈥渢o recognize an outstanding jazz student who demonstrates a high level of performance ability and is pursuing a professional career in jazz music.鈥

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The calibre of submissions for the past two awards have been outstanding, Dave Quinn, artistic director for the festival, said.

鈥淥ne of our key mandates is to support youth and emerging artists and the award is a wonderful opportunity for an up and coming jazz student to perform with and be mentored by established artists, while also receiving financial support for their education,鈥 Quinn said.

Award submissions are open to all secondary and post-secondary music students from the Metro Vancouver area until March 31 on the festival . The website also has information on the festival鈥檚 50/50 fundraiser.

The Rising Star award winner will be given an opportunity to perform in a featured performance at the 2021 festival. The winner will also receive a scholarship of $1,000.

Last year鈥檚 Rising Star, Alvin Brendan, is a recent graduate of the music program at Capilano University, and said the recognition 鈥渋s a huge honour.鈥

鈥淚 am very grateful to be given the chance to perform my art and see my name next to many of my local idols that shaped who I am as a musician,鈥 Brendan noted.

For 2021, organizers are planning a hybrid festival featuring in-person intimate events and pre-recorded and live-streamed concerts.

鈥淲e are committed to continuing to provide opportunities for jazz musicians to connect with new and existing audiences, to provide jazz fans with world-class talent, to innovate and adapt, and to provide opportunities to support young and emerging jazz artists,鈥 said Quinn.

鈥淎lthough we have a few uncertain months ahead of use, we are working on several creative and exciting plans to ensure the music returns for the 2021 Fort 91原创 Jazz & Arts Festival.鈥

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Established in 2018, the Fort 91原创 Jazz & Arts Festival is a not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to enrich cultural life in the Fraser Valley by bringing emerging and established jazz acts and visual artists to Fort 91原创 for all to enjoy. The annual festival, held over the last weekend of July, draws thousands of residents and visitors to the streets of the community.

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