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