Digital Jazz Hotline #47

It’s the countdown to the silly season, so many holiday shows this week….

Monday, December 11

The Last Blues for Christmas w. Dalannah Gail Bowen, Jim Byrnes & many others – Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St (6:30pm) – Blues Holiday Show!

Cottage Jazz Jam w. Jerry Boey Quartet – Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St (7pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Jam Session w. Sharon Minemoto at The Patricia – Pat’s Pub, 403 E. Hastings St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Jazz for the Winter Blues: VCC Jazz Orchestra – Alice MacKay Room, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St (8:30pm) – Holiday Show!

Tuesday, December 12

Cap Jazz Series: Charlie Hunter Trio – Blueshore/Capilano Theatre, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver (8pm) – Modern

Big Top Tuesday – Libra Room, 1608 Commercial Dr (8:30pm) –  Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Sawdust Collector Series: Final New Works 2017 w. Robyn Jacob & Elisa Thorn / Maya Tenzer & Christoph Von Riedemann / Aram Bajakian – Gold Saucer, 207 W Hastings St (9pm) – Avant

Wednesday, December 13

Big Band Month: 45th Avenue Jazz Band – Frankie’s Jazz Bar, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Big Band

Adam Rohrlick’s Hip Pocket Trio w. Nick Peck – Provence Marinaside, 1177 Marinaside Crescent (6pm) – Blues

Wednesday Night Blues: Steve Kozak & Friends – Pat’s Pub, 403 E. Hastings St (7pm) – Blues

Jazz Evensong: The Vancouver Saxophone Jazztette – Brentwood Presb. Church, Bby, 1600 Delta Ave, Burnaby (8pm) – Gospel

Joy of Jazz: Karin Plato/John Reischman/John Miller – Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St (7:30pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Vancouver Pulled Pork Vol 3: Uneasy Chairs / Emma Tomic / Goo / Nervous Operator etc. – Red Place on Hastings, 2296 E. Hastings Street (9pm) – Avant

Invisible Taste Presents: Lights Out w. The Return of Star System! – China Cloud, 524 Main St (9:15pm) – Avant

Sweet & Hot Wednesdays: Jen Hodge All-Stars – Guilt & Co., 1 Alexander St (9:30pm) – Swing

Thursday, December 14

CJBS: Saul Berson Quartet Plays Michel LeGrand – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

We Three Queens [Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott] – Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave, West Vancouver (7:30pm) – Holiday Show!

Music on Main: Music for the Winter Solstice w. Nicole Lizée, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Wallgrin, Carman J. Price – Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St (8pm) – Holiday Show!

the-possible-impossible-thing-of-sound | pulses // patterns w. George Rahi & Robyn Jacob – Western Front, 303 East 8th Ave (8pm) – Avant

Cool Yule w. Van  Django, Keith Bennett – Presentation House, 333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver (8pm) – Holiday Show!

Michael Agranovich Trio – Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Dr (8:30pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Vince Mai – Guilt & Co., 1 Alexander St (10pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Friday, December 15

CJBS: Siobhan Walsh Tribute to Aretha Franklin – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream – SOLD OUT!

Music on Main: Music for the Winter Solstice w. Nicole Lizée, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Wallgrin, Carman J. Price – Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St (8pm) – Holiday Show!

Tom Holliston / Selina Martin / Ford Pier – Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac St (8pm) – Holiday Show!

We Three Queens [Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott] – Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave, West Vancouver (7:30pm) – Holiday Show!

Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir: Good Tidings! A Good Noise Gospel Christmas w. Maureen Washington – Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St – Holiday Show!

Saturday, December 16

CJBS: Rumba Calzada – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – World

Blues Brunch w. Rob Montgomery & Friends – Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir St (1pm) – Blues

Hip Pocket 4tet Tribute to Grant Green – Pat’s Pub, 403 E. Hastings St (3pm) – Swing

Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir: Good Tidings! A Good Noise Gospel Christmas w. Maureen Washington – Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St (3 & 8pm) – Holiday Show!

Future Star/Moondle/TBA – Gold Saucer, 207 W Hastings St (7:30pm) – Avant

Hot Club Swing Holiday Party: Milk Crate Bandits – Roundhouse, Davie & Pacific (8pm) – Swing

Terminal City Brass Band – Ouisi Bistro, 3014 Granville St (9pm) – Traditional

James Danderfer Trio – UVA Wine Bar, 900 Seymour St (9pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Elkhorn – The Heatley, 696 E Hastings St (9pm) – Blues

Dálava w. Julia Úlehla & Aram Bajakian – China Cloud, 524 Main St (9pm) – Avant

Sunday, December 17

CJBS: Micah Barnes’ Christmas in New York – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Holiday Show!

VIFF Music Films: Michael van den Bos presents Puttin’ on the Glitz Hollywood Musical Gems – Vancity Theatre 1181 Seymour St (3:30pm) – Special film screening!

Jazz Vespers: Olde Tyme Family Christmas Concert w. Alan Matheson & Friends – St. Andrew’s-Wesley, 1022 Nelson St (4pm) – Holiday Show!

Brad Turner Quartet – Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Dr (6-9pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Jazz Jam with Gabriel Hasselbach and Bruno Hubert – Blue Martini Jazz Cafe, 1516 Yew St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream

Jesse Waldman & Friends – Libra Room, 1608 Commercial Dr (8pm) – Blues

South Van Big Band – Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St (8pm) – Big Band