The purpose of the Society is to preserve and promote Dixieland jazz by producing festivals, concerts or other events which expose Dixieland jazz to the widest possible audience, providing scholarships for promising young musicians to attend Dixieland jazz camps, providing instruction in Dixieland jazz in secondary schools, and conducting workshops for young musicians to learn from top Dixieland jazz musicians. The Vancouver Dixieland Jazz Society has three main programs: A monthly dance program held in Vancouver on Saturday afternoons in the fall, winter and spring, The Spring DixieFest , a one day festival held in Richmond each March featuring two top local bands, The VDJS Youth Music Program which offers scholarships to high school musicians to attend a summer trad jazz camp, sponsors a youth Dixieland band, and presents youth musicians at each year's festival.

Annual General Meeting

Date:- March 3, 2012
Time:- 1:00 to 2:00 PM
Place:- Austria Vancouver Club
Address:- 5851 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC

The meeting is open to all members of the society. Only those members in good standing whose fees for the current year are paid up may vote. The meeting reviews the financial report, elects a new board of directors and sets the fee for the following year.

The Vancouver Dixieland Jazz Society currently has nearly 300 members. The annual membership fee is $10 for an individual and $15 for two persons living at the same address. To join download our registration form and mail it to us.

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