Powerhouse artists Erykah Badu and The Roots have been announced to be performing at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival this summer.

Badu is one of the great dames of American soul and hip-hop. Her recent pair of New Amerykah albums have garnered critical acclaim across the globe.

Philadelphia hip-hop crew The Roots are best known nowadays for being the house band on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The group led by Afro-sporting drummer Questlove is explosive in concert, blending jazz, soul and big band grooves.

Badu and The Roots will be headlining separate concerts at the Orpheum on June 23 and June 30, respectively. Both collaborated on the landmark 1999 album Things Fall Apart, recording Grammy-winning single You Got Me.

The festival also announced a handful of other performances including trumpeter Chris Botti performing at the River Rock Casino in Richmond on June 28, as well as two more Vogue Theatre concerts: Brazilian guitarist and vocalist Joyce Moreno (June 19) and Vancouver blues duo The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer (June 27).

Topping things off, the festival also revealed the 11 concerts composing its Performance Works series.

The performers are Fred Hersch Trio (June 19); Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra featuring Ingrid Jensen (June 20); Cyrille Aimee (June 21); Renee Rosnes Quartet (June 22); Adonis Puentes & The Voice of Cuba Orchestra feat. Pancho Amat (June 23); Kenny Werner Trio (June 24); Bria Skonberg Quintet (June 25); Antonio Sanchez & Migration featuring Seamus Blake, John Escreet and Matt Brewer (June 27); Dave Douglas & High Risk featuring Jonathon Maron, Mark Giuliana and Shigeto (June 28); Phronesis (June 29); and the theatrical Le Destin du Jazz-club! Vancouver — Un opéra francophone/A French Jazz Opera, starring a number of Vancouver jazz regulars (June 30).

Tickets for all performances announced Wednesday go on sale Saturday, April 11, via northerntickets.com, except for Chris Botti, available via Ticketmaster.

The 30th edition of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival takes place June 18 to July 1.

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