We’re taking a little break over the hols, but here’s this week’s offerings of jazzy music around the city… the Digital Jazz Hotline will return in 2018!
Monday, December 18
Bruno Hubert Solo // John Korsrud Latin Band – Libra Room, 1608 Commercial Dr (8pm) – Latin
Cottage Jazz Jam w. Jerry Boey Quartet – Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St (7pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Vocal Jam Session w. Sharon Minemoto at The Patricia – Pat’s Pub, 403 E. Hastings St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Tuesday, December 19
Coastal Jazz: Seamus Blake/Brad Turner/Paul Rushka/Jesse Cahill – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Bruno Hubert Solo // Big Top Tuesday – Libra Room, 1608 Commercial Dr (8:30pm) – Roots
Sawdust Collector Series: Staff Christmas Party w. Sick Boss // Barbara Adler/Ron Samworth+ // Tyson Naylor etc. – Gold Saucer, 207 W Hastings St (9pm) – Avant
Wednesday, December 20
Coastal Jazz’s Big Band Month: Jill Townsend Jazz Orchestra – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 1608 Commercial Dr (8pm) – Big Band
Adam Rohrlick’s Hip Pocket Trio w. Diane Lines – Provence Marinaside, 1177 Marinaside Crescent (6pm) – Swing
Wednesday Night Blues: Steve Kozak & Friends – Pat’s Pub, 403 E. Hastings St (7pm) – Blues
Jazz Evensong: We Three Queens [Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott] – Brentwood Presb. Church, Bby (8pm) – Holiday show!
Invisible Taste Presents: Invisible Taste Annual Christmas Party! – China Cloud, 524 Main St (9:15pm) – Holiday show!
Brilliant Corners w. Music of Thelonious Monk – Libra Room, 1608 Commercial Dr (9pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Sweet & Hot Wednesdays: Jen Hodge All-Stars – Guilt & Co., 1 Alexander St (9:30pm) – Swing
Thursday, December 21
Coastal Jazz: Dylan Cramer – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Big Top with Stephen Nikleva Band – ANZA Club, 3 West 8th Ave (7:30pm) – Roots
Third Thursday Vocal Jazz Jam hosted by Nancy Newman – Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Mike Henry – Blue Martini Jazz Cafe, 1516 Yew St (8pm) – Soul/Funk
Meghan Gilhespy Trio – Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Dr (8:30pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
The Funk Hunters – Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St (8pm) – Funk
Dutch Robinson – Guilt & Co., 1 Alexander St (10pm) – R&B
Friday, December 22
Coastal Jazz: We Three Queens [Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott] – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Holiday show
Siobhan Walsh – Blue Martini Jazz Cafe, 1516 Yew St (8pm) – Soul
The Funk Hunters – Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St (8pm) – Funk
Saturday, December 23
Coastal Jazz: We Three Queens [Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott] – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) – Holiday show!
Blues Brunch w. Rob Montgomery & Friends – Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir (1pm) – Blues
Hot Mamas – Pat’s Pub, 403 E. Hastings St (3pm) – Holiday show
Sunday, December 24
Frankie’s Jazz Club is closed this evening
Jazz Vespers: We Three Queens [Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott] – St. Andrew’s-Wesley (4pm) – Holiday show
Angela Verbrugge and Dan Reynolds – Sylvia Hotel, 1154 Gilford St (7pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Jazz Jam with Gabriel Hasselbach and Bruno Hubert – Blue Martini Jazz Cafe, 1516 Yew St (8pm) – Straight Ahead/Mainstream