The spirits of Delta blues, ragtime, Howlin’ Wolf, and Django Reinhardt flow freely through this raw trio of A.W. Cardinal, an Albertan guitarist/vocalist who cut his teeth in the jazz clubs and crowded bar rooms of Montreal and New York, and rhythm section Jasmine Colette Ohlhauser on bass and percussion, Morgan Onda on tenor sax […]
Bassist Steve Lloyd Smith is an active member of the Vancouver jazz community and a prolific, “extraordinarily consistent and inspired” (All Music Guide) composer. This quartet spotlights Smith's intricate and melodic original music as he plays with three of our city's best—saxophonist Dave Say, Chris Gestrin piano, and Dave Robbins drums. This show is fully […]
A far-reaching talent who’s collaborated with the likes of Tommy Banks, Kenny Wheeler, and Clark Terry, vocalist/pianist Jennifer Scott “brings a striking emotional intelligence to everything she sings, no matter the context. As much a song stylist as an improviser, she puts her stamp on material through her supple sense of swing and deft, slippery […]
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.
