Vancouver International Jazz Festival Welcomes Killer Mike, SUMAC with Moor Mother for 2024Shahzad Ismaily, Laraaji, aja monet, Peregrine Falls, Parmela Attariwala, the Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis and more will also performKiller Mike. American-Canadian metal trio SUMAC and poet/composer Moor Mother will join forces at Fortune Sound Club, while Julian Lange and Veronica Swift will both play at Vancouver Playhouse. Over on Granville Island, the first slate of Performance Works shows will feature Laraaji, Irreversible Entanglements, the Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, aja monet, Lakeicia Benjamin, Ulysses Owens and We All Break. The Revue Stage at 1601 Johnston Street also hosts the Innovation series, which brings performances from Shahzad Ismaily, Horse Lords, Peregrine Falls, Parmela Attariwala, Josh Zubot, Lisa Cay Miller, JP Carter & Peter Knight, Tyson Naylor, Hand to Earth, Amalia Umeda, Eirik Hegdal, David Stackenäs, Kenton Loewen, Sakina Abdou, Robin Holcomb, Torsten Müller, Dylan van der Schyff, Saba Amrei, Adrian Avendaño, Emad Armoush, Emmeluth's Amoeba, Team Hegdal and Dálava. Again this year, the festival offers a balance of free and ticketed performances. The paid performances that have been announced thus far are on sale now via the festival website.