Coastal Jazz | Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Emanuele Cisi Quartet
2019-06-22 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Vancouver) | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty Sreet, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2M4, Canada
Emanuele Cisi has a big sound that almost knocks you over. One of Italy’s most in-demand tenor saxophonists, he plays with one foot in the present and one in the future, but never plays it safe. With Nick Peck piano, John Lee acoustic bass, and Joe Poole drums.

TERMINAL CITY BRASS BAND
2019-06-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Ouisi Bistro, 3014 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Featuring traditional and contemporary New Orleans-style brass band music and a healthy dose of funk and honk. Bring a wind or percussion instrument (washboard?), your voice, or just your drinking arm and join Tim Sars (reeds, vocals) Kevin Tang (trombone, vocals), Marc Lindy (tuba, vocals), Liam MacDonald (drums, vocals), and Michael Coury (trumpet, vocals, offbeat percussion) for a night of music and celebration.

Thad Bailey-Mai Quartet
2019-06-22 20:00 - 23:30 | Tangent Cafe, 2095 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Trumpet phenom Thad Bailey-Mai plays hard hitting original modern jazz. His long time quartet weaves through odd time signature grooves, nebulous ballads and intricate melodies.

With David Blake – guitar, Eli Davidovici – bass and Mili Hong – drums

Ben Rogers
2019-06-22 21:00 - 21:45 | The Imperial, 319 Main St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rooted in folk, Americana, and vivid storytelling, Ben Rogers’ latest music has a raw, hazy, rock-inspired swagger that channels the likes of possessed masterminds Nick Cave, Otis Redding, and Marc Bolan of T. Rex. Produced by Dallas Green (City and Colour, Alexisonfire), Wildfire is an enveloping and authentic work by a master craftsman.

Jonathan Wilson
2019-06-22 21:00 - 23:30 | The Imperial, 319 Main St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Jonathan Wilson’s had a busy couple of years, producing Father John Misty’s Grammy-nominated Pure Comedy, touring the globe as a guitarist and vocalist for Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters, and releasing his sublime new album, Rare Birds. “Dizzying in ambition, dazzling in execution” (All Music), it diverges from his ’70s-Laurel Canyon-inflected work and takes cues from the high density ’80s British production of early Peter Gabriel and mid-career Kate Bush. Regardless of what era his influences come from, Wilson’s richly detailed and sprawling music hits like an emotional tidal wave. “He’s an utterly original and irreverent thinker who’s evolving with blinding speed” (NPR).

Pernell Reichert
2019-06-22 21:00 - 2019-06-23 00:00 | The Yard Café, 8482 Granville St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6P4Z7, Canada
From Vancouver, BC, Pernell Reichert is a singer-song writer, fast finger-picking guitar player, his mellow harmonica rounding out his full sound. Since 2002 Pernell has played farmers’ markets, music festivals, pubs, clubs, bars and coffee houses throughout Western Canada, either as a solo performer, or with his 3 piece band, and more recently as a duo with Ross Christopher Fairbairn on standup bass and backup vocals.

Johnny Trash
2019-06-22 21:00 - 2019-06-23 00:00 | The Fringe Café, 3124 West Broadway, Vancouver, B, V6K2H3, Canada
Johnny Trash consists of 4 band members, taking original Johnny Cash covers and speeding them up till your liver explodes and your ears bleed!!

Dálava
2019-06-22 21:30 - 22:45 | The Ironworks, 235 Alexander St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1C2, Canada
Led by vocalist Julia Úlehla and guitarist Aram Bajakian (Lou Reed, John Zorn, Diana Krall), the “utterly captivating” (Vancouver Sun) Dálava takes Czech folk melodies transcribed over 100 years ago by Úlehla’s great-grandfather and places them in a compelling contemporary context. Cinematic and wide-ranging, the music of Dálava is beautifully rendered and hauntingly expressive. With Peggy Lee cello, Colin Cowan bass, Tyson Naylor keys, and Dylan van der Schyff drums, the groundbreaking Dálava offers a “stunning fusion of Middle European melody, rock energy, and scratchy avant-jazz textures” (Georgia Straight).

Laila Biali - Late Show
2019-06-22 21:30 - 22:45 | Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3L4, Canada
“A voice that makes the listener shudder it’s so rounded and pure”—Montreal Gazette
Keyboardist/vocalist Laila Biali moves effortlessly between incandescent contemporary jazz and absorbing modern pop. An acclaimed composer, deeply personal lyricist, and acute interpreter, the Toronto-based Vancouverite took home this year’s JUNO for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.” In Laila’s eclectic and energetic live show, melodies take thrilling left turns and bold choruses give way to thoughtful instrumental interludes. One minute Biali is soaring over a hard-charging, bluesy storm, the next she’s pouring out her soul on an impassioned ballad. It’s jazz, it’s pop, it can’t be put into a box… but it’s definitely beautiful.

Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool
2019-06-22 21:30 - 23:00 | Sounds of Youth Stage, Robson Square, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Stanley Nelson [US/UK ] 2019 | 115 minutes
Film screening after dusk on the ice-rink level of Robson Square.
Bring a blanket or pillow to sit on.
Miles Davis was perhaps the quintessential musical artist of the 20th century, a brilliant innovator and iconoclast whose work single-handedly changed the face of jazz and popular music alike. He was a man with a considerable mystique, a proud yet enigmatic pillar of the black community. Regrettably, as his friends and colleagues attest, he was also a frequently tormented soul, profoundly affected by the racial prejudice he witnessed and experienced in America, along with the pressures of success, and the temptations of drugs and alcohol. Davis was a man capable of making Manhattan clubgoers swoon with the sweet longing in his trumpet tone, while also terrifying those around him with his rage and self-destruction.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool tracks the artist’s history from his affluent upbringing as the son of a prominent Illinois dentist, through his training at Julliard in New York, and on to the truly remarkable records and performances which defined his apex years of creativity from the mid 1950s to the late 1970s. The winding tale is one of high peaks and low valleys, and is related through recollections by Davis himself as well as collaborators, friends, children, lovers, and ex-wives. Fans of Davis will revel in watching never-before-seen footage and learning more about the complex man behind his canonical body of music.

Big Easy Funk Ensemble
2019-06-22 21:30 - 2019-06-23 00:00 | Guilt & Co., 1 Alexander Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1B2, Canada
Big Easy Funk Ensemble celebrates the amazing variety of music that has grown out of the Jazz, Blues and Snazzy Grooves of New Orleans.

Kaja Draksler, Torsten Müller, Dylan van der Schyff
2019-06-22 23:59 | The Ironworks, 235 Alexander St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1C2, Canada
Slovenian-born, Amsterdam-based Kaja Draksler is a pianist with improvisational skills that push way beyond the foundation of her classical training. A member of the duo Feecho, she’s collaborated with Ab Baars, Christian Lillinger, and a host of international experimenters. Torsten Müller is an audacious, far-ranging bassist who mixes extended technique with a masterful sense of empathic interplay and dynamics. Dylan van der Schyff’s pointillist and endlessly investigative drumming animates all his musical meetings, including work with the Peggy Lee Band, Talking Pictures, NOW Orchestra, and John Butcher.
Thanks to Nederlands Fonds voor Podiumkunsten + Netherlands Fund for the Performing Arts.

COLLOQUIUM
2019-06-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Western Front, 303 East 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1S1, Canada
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and Coastal Jazz present the eleventh colloquium on Improvisation and its role in society. Presentations and performances may engage with questions like these: In a world marked by social and cultural exhaustion, what can the improvising arts and activism contribute to the realization of hopeful futures? How do theatrical, musical and artistic practices of improvisation offer new and alternative forms of creative knowledge?
10am
Panel: Approaches
Beau Stocker (York University), “Rhythm in improvised music composition and performance: Improvised music models of East African rhythm translations that structure drum set sound exploration”
Eunhye Jeong (Berklee College of Music),“Improvising to Create the Aged Now”
11am
Panel: Convergences
Patrick O’Reilly (University of Toronto), “Constructing Musical Networks: An Investigation into the Convergence of Extended Notation and Mail-Art”
Laura Swankey (Vocalist and Music Educator, Toronto), “Combining Song and Noise” Stacey Bliss (York University), “Heightened Awareness Through Improvisational Soundscapes”
1pm
Artist Keynote and Film Screening: The Invaders
Pre-show talk post-show Q&A Arish Khan and John B. Smith
Inspired by militant black leaders like Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael, a new, radicalized generation of civil rights activists made up of young college students, Vietnam vets, musicians, and intellectuals emerged in Memphis in 1967. Prichard Smith uncovers the history and significance of the often- overlooked group, detailing their surprising behind- the-scenes involvement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the pivotal days leading up to his assassination.
3pm
Artist Presentation:
Darius Jones

David Blake Trio
2019-06-23 11:00 - 14:00 | 2nd Floor Gastown (at the Water St. Café), 300 Water St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B1B6, Canada
Guitarist David Blake has established himself as a leading voice in the Vancouver jazz community. His rich tone and inventive improvising is at once steeped in the tradition of jazz guitar and ceaselessly looking to the future. The Montreal Jazz Festival has described David as “a genuine feast for the soul”.

Christopher Fraser Vital Organ Trio
2019-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown – Robson Street Stage
Christopher Fraser is one of the Vancouver jazz scene’s most exciting new guitarists. A sharp improviser, Fraser takes a soulful and playful approach to traditional jazz. His original compositions and up-to-date re-imaginings of standards breathe fresh life into the classic organ trio configuration. With Nick Peck organ and Miles Wong drums.

Omianan
2019-06-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Granville Island Public Market, 1669 Johnston Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H3R9, Canada
Omianan’s omnivorous alt-jazz appetite feeds on indie rock, pop, prog rock, free improv, and blues. Emerging Vancouver creative musicians Jesus Caballero drums, Thomas Hoeller guitar, Nikko Whitworth bass, and Sara Kim vocals bring together wistful lyrics, engaging vamps, knotty interlocking rhythms, and loose free-time melodies with challenging but enchanting results.

Downtown Jazz - Sunday Line up
2019-06-23 12:00 - 22:00 | British Columbia
Come on baby, let’s go downtown! Celebrate at the 2019 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival with three stages of free music, kids’ activities, food trucks, licensed bars, bike parking, and more..
Sunday’s line-up of FREE events:
————SUNDAY June 23————–
Georgia Stage:
12:30-1:30pm: Bernice
2:15-3:15pm: Quatuor André Lachance
3:45-4:45pm: King Ayisoba
5:15pm-6:45pm: Naughty Professor
7:30-9pm: DJ Shub
Robson Stage:
12-1:00pm: Christopher Fraser Vital Organ Trio
1:30-2:30pm: San Pedro Cinco
3-4:15pm: Dominique Fils-Aimé
5-6:15pm: Lydia Hol
6:45-8pm: Cousin Harley
Sounds of Youth Stage:
12-1pm: Earl Marriott Senior Band
1-2pm: McRoberts Secondary School Combo
2-3pm: Fleetwood Park Senior Band
3-4pm: Seaquam Senior Band
4-5pm: Wellington Senior Jazz Band

Anthem Sounds of Youth Stage
2019-06-23 12:00 - 23:00 | Sounds of Youth Stage, Robson Square, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Come hear the Sounds of Youth! This initiative is dedicated to showcasing some of Metro Vancouver’s best high school jazz combos and big bands. It’s always a highlight of Downtown Jazz.
Sunday, June 23:
Noon | Earl Marriott Senior Band
1PM | McRoberts Secondary School Combo
2PM | Fleetwood Park Senior Band
3PM | Seaquam Senior Band
4PM | Wellington Senior Jazz Band
Presented by:

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Bernice
2019-06-23 12:30 - 13:30 | Downtown – Georgia Street Stage, 850 W Georgia St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2H7, Canada
With a live show full of intimate, “giddy energy” (Exclaim!), a new album out on taste-making Toronto indie label Arts & Crafts, and a lineup featuring members of Bahamas, Owen Pallett, and DIANA, Bernice’s “spellbindingly good” (CBC Music) explorative electro-pop evokes influences from Dirty Projectors and Deerhoof to jazz and modern R&B.

Cousin Harley
2019-06-23 13:00 | Lynn Valley Village, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7K 2A1, Canada
Guitarist “Paul Pigat and his rockabilly trio Cousin Harley play hot enough to raise sweat on a chunk of granite!”—Monday Magazine.
Canada’s premier rockabilly band, Cousin Harley delivers blistering roots, foot stomping vintage country and western swing with intense fluidity, mindboggling precision, and barn burning, infectious fun. With Jesse Cahill drums and Keith Picot bass.

San Pedro Cinco
2019-06-23 13:30 - 14:30 | Downtown – Robson Street Stage
Five of Vancouver’s most tasteful and forward-thinking jazz stalwarts treat us to a creative mix of cumbia, calypso, and other Latin American styles, as well as inspired original compositions by trumpeter JP Carter, guitarist Tony Wilson, and bassist Russell Sholberg. With rhythm wizards Robin Layne vibes/percussion, and Liam MacDonald drums/percussion.

Paul Plimley Trio
2019-06-23 13:30 - 15:30 | Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R8, Canada
Pianist Paul Plimley (Lisle Ellis, Scott Amendola) is a joyful tornado of avant-improvisation, modal melodic manipulations, and sharp neo-classicism. “With a stylistic range that recalls the explosiveness and tonal freedom of Cecil Taylor as well as the introspection of Paul Bley” (AllMusic), Plimley embodies passionate, forward-thinking improv with the endlessly engaging rhythm section of Tommy Babin bass and Kenton Loewen drums.

Quatuor André Lachance
2019-06-23 14:15 - 15:15 | Downtown – Georgia Street Stage, 850 W Georgia St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2H7, Canada
Drawing on jazz, rock, and electric improvisation, one of Canada’s top bassists André Lachance switches to guitar for this dazzling mix of cool tunes, pulsing grooves, and cosmically compelling sonic excursions. Featuring fellow renaissance men Brad Turner Rhodes, Chris Gestrin Moog, and Joe Poole drums.

Dominique Fils-Aimé
2019-06-23 15:00 - 16:15 | Downtown – Robson Street Stage
Montreal singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé draws inspiration from soul icons like Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Nina Simone. “From jazzy interludes to haunting trip-hop to Sade-like late-night sexy soul jams,” (Montreal Gazette), Dominique’s socially-conscious new album is both a call for, and reminder of, revolution—pointedly expressed with the fury of red-hot jazz.
Thanks to SODEXPORT.

King Ayisoba
2019-06-23 15:45 - 16:45 | Downtown – Georgia Street Stage, 850 W Georgia St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2H7, Canada
Bridging traditional music from the Upper East Region of Ghana with 21st century vibes, King Ayisoba sings with gritty urgency in Frafra, Twi, and English accompanied by the kologo, a two-stringed instrument with a calabash gourd resonator that “provides rhythm and melody lines alike to hypnotic and strangely groovy effect” (The Quietus).

Lydia Hol
2019-06-23 17:00 - 18:15 | Downtown – Robson Street Stage
Leading an “unbelievably tight” (Discorder) seven-piece band of some of Vancouver’s best young jazz, funk, and indie rock players, vocalist/guitarist Lydia Hol deftly combines early ‘60s soul and lush psychedelic rock. With sequins, style, and blustery horns, Hol’s upbeat, retro-fied show is sure to get audiences dancing.

Naughty Professor
2019-06-23 17:15 - 18:45 | Downtown – Georgia Street Stage, 850 W Georgia St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2H7, Canada
“…among the finest jazz-funk bands in New Orleans.”—Offbeat Magazine
Weaving together complex, inventive compositions and organic improv, this iconoclastic New Orleans sextet honours its hometown’s jazz, R&B, and brass-band traditions while pushing into the future. Eclectic and adventurous, Naughty Professor is here to school us with its horn-charged, high-energy live show.

Cousin Harley
2019-06-23 18:45 - 20:00 | Downtown – Robson Street Stage

Blue Strange
2019-06-23 19:00 - 21:30 | 2nd Floor Gastown (at the Water St. Café), 300 Water St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B1B6, Canada
Blue Strange at its core delivers an ideal mix of roots and modern rock. On the outside they are constantly evolving their set with new tunes, nodding to any genre deemed necessary, piecing it all together with indie rock nuance.

Noriega & SUNs
2019-06-23 19:00 - 22:00 | The Cascade Room, 2616 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T3E6, Canada
Style, sophistication, and a joyful spirit encapsulate Noriega & SUNs. The trio (keyboard, woodwinds, drums) is comprised of Vancouver’s finest instrumentalists, drawing from an eclectic repertoire of popular songs, under-the-radar jazz standards, and original music. With Victor Noriega on keys, James Danderfer, clarinet and Joe Poole, on drums.
