Get to Know Your Arts Community

We're here to help artists and arts organizations reach their audiences and each other.  

Non-profit run and created by the community, ArtsVictoria.ca integrates current event listings and multimedia arts portfolios, and creates an explorable, living archive of the arts in Victoria BC. 

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Bill Sample

jazz, funk, R&B from Vancouver BC
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 "Samp"

About

Bill Sample
"Samp"

Instruments: Piano/Keyboards, Composition/Songwriting, Arranging, Knobs and Dials, vocals, production details
Victoria Music Hall of Fame Inductee 2010
Lifetime Achievement Award
Most Influential Jazz Musician 1950-1979
Queens Royal Jubille Medal 2012
BC Entertainment hall of Fame
Sample Stearns Band
David Foster Band
Powder Blues
Leonard and Sample
(to name a few)
Active / Available

Current Projects

Past Projects

Jade
Keyboards
70s
Ladybird
Keyboards
70s
Mammoth
Keyboards/Vocals
70s
Barkus is Willing
Keyboards
60s
The Talismen
Keyboards
60s
Face The Distance
Keyboards
1988 - 1990
David Foster Band
Keyboards
1987 - 1995
Bill Sample Quintet
Keyboards/Vocals
1980
Bill Sample Trio
Keyboards/Vocals
1975 - 1979
Sample Stearns
Keyboards/Vocals
1973 - 1980
The Composers Group
1973 - 1975

Community Events

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List an Event in the Calendar

List a Physical Single Date or Recurring Event

For physical events that happen at a specific time. For example a concert, or dance performance. If there are multiple shows, you can still duplicate your event to cover them all.

List an Online Livestream Event

For online / livestream events. This will allow you to include a livestream url and have it featured in our livestream listings.

List an Ongoing Event

For events that run over a range of consecutive dates. i.e. Art show, museum show etc.

Submit a Profile to the Directory

List an Individual Artist / Artisan / Musician

(Painter, Carver, Dancer, Writer etc)

List an Arts Ensemble

(Band / Choir /Dance Troupe, Theatre Troupe, Artist Collective etc.)

List an Organization / Resource in the Directory

(organization, business, venue etc)

Submit Art

Submit a piece of Art

Add a photo / information on art by a local artist

Submit Public Art (Current)

Submit a piece of local public art to the gallery & map.

Submit Public Art (Historical)

Add a photos + info on pieces of public art that no longer exist to be included in the permanent public archive.

News + Media

Post an Opportunity

(Jobs, Funding, Calls to Artists)

Add / Link a Video

Add a video, which will be linked to profiles, and appear in the video feed

Add / Link an Article

Add, or link to an article about content in the directory.

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