There are two performances and, like all festival events, there is guaranteed seating for all. Performances are professionally staged and lit to ensure maximum enjoyment.

ELDER BOB BAKER OF THE SQUAMISH NATION

THE SAL FERRERAS SEPTET

Sal Ferreras is a local legend, have performed around the globe in a range of styles including classical music, world music, jazz, new music, improvisation, folk, Indigenous, and children’s music. Once principal percussionist of the CBC Vancouver Orchestra under maestro Mario Bernardi, the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame member has toured with the VSO, the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Viveza, and the World Drums percussion orchestra. During the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games he was the artistic director of the Four Host First Nations Aboriginal Pavilion.  Joining Ferreras on-stage are bassist Jodi Proznick, who has appeared with some of Canada’s top jazz artists, such as Michael Bublé and David “Fathead” Newman; Miguelito Valdés, one of Cuba’s most highly regarded trumpet players of his generation, who spent years touring with Omara Portuondo (Diva singer of Buena Vista Social Club); Toto Berriel, traditional Afro-Cuban percussionist and singer from Matanzas who performs regularly with Vancouver groups Tanga, Candela, and Kokoma; Miles Black, pianist, arranger, producer, composer, and musical theatre director who co-leads modern jazz quartet Altered Laws; Jose Sanchez, timbales and percussion and Audrey Ochoa, WCMA 2020 jazz artist of the year on trombone.

MARCUS MOSELY

Originally from Ralls, Texas, Marcus grew up immersed in the music and culture of the Gospel tradition.  He moved to Vancouver in 1985 and became a Canadian citizen in 2008. In 2016, he was inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame.  He has starred in the stage productions of Ain’t Misbehavin’, Black and Gold Revue (both Arts Cub), and Show Boat (Livent). He also created and directed It’s Time to Sing (Arts Club), a chronicle of African-American Gospel music from slavery to Carnegie Hall. He was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award for Best Performance in a Musical. In the studio, he has worked with Jim Bynes and Colin James.  He also appeared in the movie Twist of Faith, and in the Holiday Heart as the singing voice of Ving Rhames.  He was the singing voice of Fluttershy in an episode of My Little Pony. More recently he has starred as the voice of Kenny G in the Big Bad Boo Production of ABC with Kenny G. He was nominated for a Leo for this work in 2021 and has recently finished recording season 2. Marcus served as artistic director of the Marcus Mosely Chorale from 2011 to 2022 and was also a founding member of the award-winning roots Gospel trio, The Sojourners, who won WCMA Awards for Best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording in 2011, Best Spiritual Album of the Year in 2014 and were nominated for a JUNO in 2010. The trio has opened for such Gospel and Music legends as The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Dr. John and David Sanborn, and Bobby McFerrin. Marcus has also led Gospel workshops across Canada. Today, he focuses on his solo career and directing the Marcus Mosely Ensemble.