About Us

“It’s about time.”

Three words that inspired Powell River’s newest musical spectacle.

Founded in 2017, Townsite Jazz Festival aims to attract some of Canada’s finest jazz musicians to Powell River, on a mission to entertain a coastal community and inspire a new generation of artists.

Director Paul Cummings, a lifelong jazz enthusiast and ‘brains behind’ the event, has recruited a team of heavy-hitters including associate president Phil Dwyer, one of this country’s foremost stewards of the jazz tradition.

Intimate venues and a historic neighbourhood serve as the perfect backdrop for a genre that only gets better with age – and with a $20 cap on tickets, merchandise and registration fees, even the prices are a blast from the past!

The Townsite Jazz Festival Society

TJFS is a community-based, not-for-profit society based in Powell River, BC. Its aim is to provide an opportunity for secondary and post-secondary school music students to learn from and perform with professional musicians in a live, public setting; to celebrate Canada’s rich jazz tradition; to utilize the unique setting of the Townsite National Historic District; and to connect artists with new audiences in the community.