Getting There Was Twice The Fun

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Digital Jazz Hotline #38

…Vancouver (8pm) | Modern/Blues Westcoast Big Band Festival 2017: Vancouver Groove Orchestra w. Ian McDougall & Brad Turner – Northwood United Church, 8855 156 St. Surrey (7:30pm) [FREE] | Big…

Digital Jazz Hotline #52

…Quintessential Jazz – St. Andrew’s United Church, North Vancouver (4pm) | Gospel Jazz Vespers: LJ Mounteney – Tsawwassen United Church (4pm) | Gospel Jazz Vespers: Glenda Rae Trio – Northwood…

Vendors

not be available. There is opportunity for one cart to operate within the licensed beer garden in the plaza; this location cannot accommodate trucks. No single serve plastic containers are…

THE DEBUT OF DOWNTOWN JAZZ

…on the site with multiple performance stages, a family zone with activities for kids, a art installations, an artisan and food market, licensed patios, and much more. (Daily Hive) Nonetheless…

Advocacy

…critical lifeline to sustain arts organizations like Coastal Jazz. Despite these challenges, the demand for the arts has not diminished. In fact, they are more necessary than ever. Free and…

Digital Jazz Hotline #56

…Blake/Conrad Good/Joe Poole – St. Andrew’s United Church, North Vancouver (4pm) | Gospel Jazz Vespers: Celebrating Black History Month w. Olaf de Sheild & Grooveline – Northwood United Church, Surrey…

Gig List: April 8

…Club (8pm) Bassist/Composer/Leader Steve Lloyd Smith is a respected musician in Canada and the United States. For this special event leading up to the 2019 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival,…

Digital Jazz Hotline #54

…Month w. Don Stewart & Mike Henry – Northwood United Church, Surrey (4pm) – Motown David Sikula/James Meger/Omar Amlani – Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Dr (6pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream Linda…

Gig List: Mar 4

…Barney Bentall & the Legendary Hearts Commodore Ballroom (8:30pm) See this local pop-rock band from the ’80s at the Commodore. Sat Mar 10 Artie Devlin & Laura Crema Northwood United

Farah Siraj

…events like the Nobel Prize Awards, World Economic Forum, and United Nations World Peace Day. The singer-songwriter and guitarist leads an ethnically diverse quartet of musicians from the Middle East,…

Digital Jazz Hotline #60

…Straight Ahead/ Mainstream Jazz Vespers: Miles Black & Karen Graves – Northwood United Church, Surrey, 8855 156 St, Surrey (4pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream Elliot Freedman/Brent Jarvis/Ash Richardson/Paul Mason – Tangent…

CYPHER

…mainstay in the Vancouver hip-hop, spoken word, and improvisation scenes, to develop their skills, collaborate, and create a professional recording and promo package including headshots. Produced with the support of:…

Rup Sidhu Ties Knots In Time

…residency. Participants will work closely with facilitator Rup Sidhu, who is a mainstay in the Vancouver hip-hop, spoken word, and improvisation scenes, to create a professional recording and promo package…

NEXT GENERATION OF JAZZ & BEYOND

…packet and hearing the wallop her voice packs. Do not be fooled by the sweet-looking promotional pictures–she’s a deeply thoughtful lyricist and a forceful and soulful singer. She’s also using…

Macy Gray

…its way onto the charts in the United States, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. Macy will be releasing her forthcoming album on Mack Avenue Records in the fall….

Some Sad News

…at the Canadian Memorial United Church (Burrard and 16th Ave), February 22 at 12 noon. There will be a Celebration of Life across the hall at the Center For Peace…

Digital Jazz Hotline #46

…Year Combos – Blueshore/Capilano Theatre, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver (7pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream John Korsrud Latin Band – Libra Room, 1608 Commercial Dr (7:30pm) – World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTaGgc1s5kg Cottage Jazz…

Ivan Hartle

Ivan Hartle is a musician from Vancouver, B.C. His style reflects a musical upbringing, as well as his experience playing college baseball in the southern United States. Eliciting vintage vibes,…

Gig List: Oct 22nd

…walks. Blue Note Wednesdays: Steve Kaldestad Plays McCoy Tyner: The Real McCoy Frankie’s Jazz Club (8pm) Join tenor saxophonist Steve Kaldestad as he plays music form his favorite Blue note…

Steve Lloyd Smith Quartet

Bassist/Composer/Leader Steve Lloyd Smith is a respected musician in Canada and the United States. Performing, writing and recording now for over three decades, he has had the privilege and honour…

John Stetch & Vulneraville

Six-time Juno nominee John Stetch brings his New York quartet Vulneraville to Frankie’s Jazz Club in celebration of Stetch’s 15th album The Vancouver Concert (recorded this past May). A native…

Digital Jazz Hotline #37

…From Mali – St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Ave (8pm) | World Cap Roots Series: Sarah Slean’s Metaphysical – Blueshore/Capilano Capilano Theatre, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver (8pm) |…

Vancouver Youth Jazz Orchestra

…– Students will be notified of acceptance by the first week of May May 24 – Rehearsals begin 10am-1pm June 29 – Public performance at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival…

Digital Jazz Hotline #45

…Centre, Burnaby (6pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream Sawdust Collector Series: BIG DANCE PARTY! Lineup TBA – Gold Saucer, 207 W Hastings St (9pm) – Avant Wednesday, November 29 CBJS: November Artist…

Jodi Proznick: New Horizons

Two-time Juno-nominated bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator Jodi Proznick has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s finest jazz artists and collaborators. She has won numerous National Jazz Awards, including…

Digital Jazz Hotline #59

…Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver (7:30pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream John Reischman & the Pine Siskins – Centenial Lodge, 103 Third Avenue, New Westminster (7:30pm) | Traditional Dave…

Illegal Crowns

“A collective of supreme talent, united by a lyrical streak which surfaces even amid invigorating improv rigor” —All About Jazz World-class creative musicians collaborating at the top of their game,…

WE GOT TIME

…at the center of that world, as we ask questions about the meaning of words familiar to us through historic documents – the United States’ Declaration of Independence, the Preamble…

Julian Jayme Trio

Julian Jayme is a Montréal-based jazz guitarist who has studied at Capilano University, the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and McGill University. Over the course of his career, he…

Scott Verbeek Quintet

…seen playing all over Vancouver and touring extensively across Canada and the United States. Verbeek has performed/recorded with Five Alarm Funk, Warren Dean Flandez, Bazooka Picnic, Kutapira and many more….

Digital Jazz Hotline #39

…Andrew’s-Wesley, Burrard & Nelson (4pm) | Straight-Ahead/Mainstream Jazz Vespers: Karin Plato & Natasha D’AgostinoNorthwood United Church, Surrey (4pm) | Straight-Ahead/Mainstream Heather Soles & Soladelic – Cottage Bistro, 4468…

Share the Love of Jazz

…far and wide all month long. The fun leads up to International Jazz Day on April 30, an annual day of recognition established in 2011 by the United Nations Educational,…

Early Show: amarElas

amarElas is a vibrant, Brazilian female band based in Vancouver. United by music and affection, they weave themes of femininity and cultural identity into every performance—celebrating joy, love, and the…

Digital Jazz Hotline #58

…E. Hastings St (7pm) | Blues Jazz Evensong: Juhil Conlinn & Friends – Brentwood Presb. Church, Bby (8pm) | Gospel Sharon Minemoto/Natasha D’Agostino play Fred Hersch/Norma Winstone – Presentation House,…