Mon Mar 11
Jam Session w. Sharon Minemoto
Pat’s Pub (7:30pm)
Join multi-faceted Vancouver pianist Sharon for the city’s longest running jazz jam. Sessions at The Pat brings together many of the finest jazz musicians in the city.
Nils Frahm
Orpheum (8pm)
Nils Frahm’s unconventional, contemplative, and intimate approach to the piano has won him many fans around the world. The Berlin-based composer, producer and celebrated performer returns to Vancouver, on tour to support his latest release “All Melody”.
Tue Mar 12
Hip Pocket Plays David Sanborn feat. Dawn Pemberton & Mike Henry
Guilt & Co. (9:30PM)
Hip Pocket will be performing songs that alto saxophonist David Sanborn played on by artists such as David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon, and Kenny Loggins to name but a few.
Party Time of the Month! Wanda Jackson Night
WISE Lounge (8PM)
The Party Timers are back & painting the town red with a new monthly-ish shindig in the WISE Lounge. Come dance!
Wed Mar 13
The Supersonic Hearts Band
Cascade Room (7:30pm) – FREE!
The Supersonic Hearts Band is a collection of local musicians coming together to play a variety of cover tunes in a big band format. Expect to see anywhere from 6 to 12 musicians, including, keyboards, guitars, brass and percussion.
Diane Lines
Frankie’s Jazz Club (8pm)
Pianist and vocalist Diane Lines has worked with many artists including Michael Buble, Bria Skonberg, Marcus Mosely, Steve Maddock and Gary Fjellgaard, and in 2018 she was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame.
Thu Mar 14
Kimmortal – Album Release
Fox Cabaret (8pm)
After a long five year process of building, queer filipinx artist-emcee Kimmortal is back with the launch of their second full-length album “X Marks the Swirl”.
From Toronto: Chris Wallace Quartet
Frankie’s Jazz Club (8pm)
Drummer Chris Wallace arrived in Toronto in 2013 after 15 years in Edinburgh, Scotland where he performed alongside countless international jazz stars. Since arriving in Toronto Wallace has appeared with a host of Canadian jazz talent including Alison Young (sax), Kirk Macdonald (sax), Lorne Lofsky (guitar), and many more.
Fri Mar 15
Gamelan Gita Asmara
The WISE Hall (8pm)
Gamelan Gita Asmara (Balinese gamelan) presents a night of eclectic world beats at The Wise Hall with their friends Basilissa (Portuguese fado), YEP (Vancouver punk prog) & DJ How-To (Afrobeat).
Chris Gestrin Quartet Plays Filles de Kilimanjaro
2 nights – also on March 16!
Frankie’s Jazz Club (8pm)
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘Filles de Kilimanjaro’ by Miles Davis in 1969, Vancouver’s Chris Gestrin has assembled a superb quintet to perform this powerful and exciting music. With Chris Gestrin on Fender Rhodes and RMI Electric Pianos, Brad Turner on trumpet, Dave Say on tenor sax, André Lachance on acoustic and electric on bass, and Joe Poole on drums.
Douse / Sightlines / Devours / Club Sofa
Red Gate Arts Society (9:30pm)
A quadruple bill of stellar local talent.
Sat Mar 16
Splinter Reeds
Annex (8PM)
Splinter Reeds makes an evolutionary detour from the traditional woodwind quintet, taking advantage of the unique sounds of a closely related instrument family. The sum of their wide ranges of experience – in settings including free jazz, improvisation, electronic music, pop, punk and metal as well as classical – has enabled them to rapidly zero in on a distinct aesthetic identity.
Chris Gestrin Quartet Plays Filles de Kilimanjaro
2 nights – also on March 15th!
Frankie’s Jazz Club (8pm)
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘Filles de Kilimanjaro’ by Miles Davis in 1969, Vancouver’s Chris Gestrin has assembled a superb quintet to perform this powerful and exciting music. With Chris Gestrin on Fender Rhodes and RMI Electric Pianos, Brad Turner on trumpet, Dave Say on tenor sax, André Lachance on acoustic and electric on bass, and Joe Poole on drums.
Sun Mar 17
Intimate Letters
Orpheum Annex (7:30 pm)
The Borealis String Quartet are joined by world-renowned clarinetist James Campbell for INTIMATE LETTERS, a sonic journey from the early Renaissance to 20th-century Europe and to the present-day British Columbia. Program includes works by Gilliand, Raminsh and Mozart.
Susannah Adams
Frankie’s Jazz Club (8pm)
A year to the day since recording her album As The Morning Light with BC’s finest musicians, Susannah Adams will be bringing her lucky charm to Frankie’s Jazz Club. Known for her hip phrasing, keen stylings, and exuberant delivery Victoria-based jazz vocalist Susannah Adams is poised to set your hearts aflutter as she returns to Frankie’s accompanied by Bernie Arai on drums, Rene Worst on bass, and Nick Peck on piano.
