Medicine Hat JazzFest showrunner to step down after 26 years
Longtime Medicine Hat JazzFest showrunner Lyle Rebbeck is stepping down following this year’s festival after 26 years in the role.
Rebbeck was a founder of the local jazz society in 1991 and assisted with running a series that presented year-round jazz programming for six years before the festival began in 1997.
He took over as executive and artistic director in fall 1998 and has served in the position since.