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10 must-see acts to check out at #VanJazzFest

TD Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­International Jazz Festival runs through July 1

ALSARAH & THE NUBATONES
Brooklyn-based Sudanese band  play North African Nubian pop in a  at 3:45 p.m. on the Georgia Street Stage.

LISEN RYLANDER LÖVE
Swedish musician/composer performs a .

GORDON GRDINA
Capilano University alum , with his band, The Marrow, comes out today on Songlines Recordings, featuring his oud playing with Mark Helias on bass, Hank Roberts on cello and Hamin Honari on tombak, daf and frame drum. Grdina plays at with Hamin Honari and Itamar Erez.

ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
Rock icon , who has always had a soft spot for folk melodies and North African rhythms, to perform tracks from his latest Nonesuch album, Carry Fire.

SONS OF KEMET
UK saxophonist visit the West Coast for a show .

NDIDI O
, known for her work with Steve Dawson’s Black Hen band, performs tracks from her album, These Days, on .

MACIEJ OBARA QUARTET
Alto saxophonist at Performance Works at 1:30 p.m., courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute.  

GOGO PENGUIN
Manchester U.K. trio (pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Rob Turner) They're touring in support of their latest Blue Note album, A Humdrum Star.

PEGGY LEE’S ECHO PAINTING
Cellist/composer compositions at 8 p.m.

STEVE DAWSON
Now based in Nashville, but born and raised in West Vancouver, on June 30 at 8 p.m. He will be accompanied by the Lucky Hand String Quartet, featuring Jesse Zubot on violin and string arrangements, Peggy Lee on cello, Josh Zubot on violin and John Kastelic on viola.