‘Local jazz musicians left out of local jazz festival’: Researching community musical performance through the family archive

Sarah Robbins

Found in a collision of genealogy, local history, and music, Sarah Robbins presents on the jazz career of her late grandfather, Vic Hill. Relying on the archives of local public libraries, as well as her own family narratives, Sarah traces the history of Vic’s relationship with the Oakville Jazz Festival and explores questions related to family, community memory, and the documentation of performance.