A rising star in the Vancouver jazz scene, guitarist Christopher Fraser draws influences from modern masters like John Scofield and Bill Frisell, as well as the legendary Jim Hall. His quartet with Sharon Minemoto piano, Miles Wong drums, and André Lachance bass explores Fraser originals and exciting, intricate arrangements of jazz standards.
Descended from jazz royalty, GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has kept the creative fires burning since the early ‘90s, whether in “ego-free and forward-thinking” (AllMusic) collaborations with the likes of Steve Coleman, Elvin Jones, and Jack DeJohnette, or through his engaging, cerebral albums as leader. This streaming concert, originally part of the Radio Free Birdland Series, […]
“Treading the blurry line between new music and jazz, Talking Pictures excels in juxtaposing sonic textures." — Ottawa Citizen Formed in 1993 by guitarist/composer Ron Samworth (NOW Orchestra, DarkBlueWorld), the wide-ranging sonic palette and ecstatic interplay of Talking Pictures has had a massive influence on Vancouver’s creative music community. A key West Coast cultural ambassador […]
To connect, transform, inspire and nurture artists and audiences through the joy, passion, and power of jazz.
The Coastal Jazz & Blues Society recognizes that we are privileged to work, live and create art on the unceded, ancestral, stolen, and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
