Just in time for the weekend, here’s our latest installment of the digital hotline….
Thursday, February 15
Coastal Jazz: Julian Lage – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) | Modern [SOLD OUT]
Third Thursday Vocal Jazz Jam hosted by Angela Verbrugge – Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St (8pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Ron Thompson & Maria Ho – The Sylvia, 1154 Gilford St (8pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Chris Fraser/Nick Peck/Mili Hong – Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Dr (8:30pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Cow Trance – Lana Lou’s, 362 Powell St (8pm) | Avant
Malcolm Aiken – Guilt & Co., 1 Alexander St (8pm) | World
Friday, February 16
Coastal Jazz: I’m Hip! Kate Hammett-Vaughan sings Dave Frishberg – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Doug Louie, Dave Quinn & Kentish Steele – The Revel Room, 238 Abbott St. (8pm) | Blues/Funk
Ingrid Stitt – Blue Martini, 1516 Yew St (8pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Ben Lockwood/Sharon Minemoto Quartet – Tsawwassen Arts Centre, 1172 56 St, Delta (8pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Armenian Cultural Association of BC: Tigran Hamasyan – Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut St (8pm) | Modern
Saturday, February 17
Coastal Jazz: Daphne Roubini & Black Gardenia – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) | Traditional
Blues Brunch w. Rob Montgomery & Friends – Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir, St (1pm) | Blues
Dutch Robinson – Pat’s Pub, 403 E. Hastings St (3pm) | Blues
Cap Roots Series: Troker (From Mexico) – Rickshaw Theatre 254 E Hastings St (8pm) | World
Hot Club Swing: Air Mail Special – Roundhouse Community Centre, 1 Roundhouse Mews (8pm) | Swing
Vashaan Music Society/Caravan World Rhythms: Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Vashaan Persian Ensemble – Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton St (8pm) | World
Sunday, February 18
Coastal Jazz: Cool School: Dave King Rational Funk Workshop – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (3pm) | Modern/Drums
Coastal Jazz: Dave King Rational Funk Live – Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St (8pm) | Modern – SOLD OUT
Jazz Vespers: The Hot Mammas – St. Andrew’s-Wesley, 1022 Nelson St (4pm) | Gospel
Hugh Fraser/Danny Kane/Tom Wherrett/Al Johnston/Kai Basanta – Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Dr (6pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
The Jazz Epistles: Abdullah Ibrahim with guest Terence Blanchard – Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd
(7pm) with pre-concert talk by Nou Dadoun: From the Jazz Messengers to the Jazz Epistles (6:15pm) | Modern
Jazz Jam with Gabriel Hasselbach and Bruno Hubert – Blue Martini Jazz Café, 1516 Yew St (8pm) | Straight Ahead/Mainstream
Jesse Waldman & Friends – Libra Room, 1608 Commercial Dr (8pm) | Blues