JubeFest: featuring Ann Vriend
11455 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2T2, Canada
53.5220302
-113.5287802
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DUE TO WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED INSIDE! Please enter through the southeast entrance.
Ann Vriend
Canadian artist AV (Ann Vriend) is known most for her virtuosic, soaringly powerful vocals, and not far behind that for her multi award-winning abilities as a songwriter -- and she ain’t too bad at the piano, either. She has been delivering her undeniably unique brand of old-school, inner-city soul to audiences around Europe, Oceana, Asia, and North America throughout her under-the-radar but consistently award-winning, critically acclaimed career.
Growing up in a household that encouraged critical thinking and challenging the status quo AV has always written songs about confusion, searching, and questioning -- of herself, and the culture around her. The outcome is what she half seriously, half jokingly calls “existentialist gospel" : drawing musically from the emotionally intense and rhythmic gospel and soul styles of African American culture, as well as from her parents’ vinyl ‘70s folk/pop collection.
It is with a huge, respectful nod to her influences that AV addresses the social issues that face her and her community of her somewhat notorious inner-city Edmonton neighborhood of McCauley; in which there is a high concentration of people suffering from extreme forms of trauma and abuse; often resulting in addiction, mental illness, stigmatization, neglect, and further abuse. AV's own self-examination in response to this is the subject matter of her newest album and its title track, "Everybody Matters."
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All tickets must be purchased in advance. In adherence to AHS guidelines and to enable the safety of our staff and guests, please maintain social distancing at all times.
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Start:
2021-07-22T19:30:00-06:00
End:
2021-07-22T20:30:00-06:00
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Music
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