Two of Vancouver's most exciting African music ensembles share the stage for the first time! Get Tickets North Benin's Yoro Noukoussi & the African Masters have been getting Vancouver audiences off of their seats for decades, including recent sold out shows at Hero's Welcome. The Kidannes Ethio-Jazz Ensemble, co-led by Vancouver's Feven Kidane and Nebyu […]
Two-time Western Canadian Music Award winner Krystle Dos Santos will be performing a rare set of Shane’s music at the VIFF Centre, followed by a screening of Any Other Way. Get Tickets A pioneer of both 1960s Soul music and transgender rights, Jackie Shane never achieved the stardom she deserved. Both the 2024 documentary Any […]
The Patrick Kao Trio is a jazz guitar trio devoted to elegance, swing, and the enduring language of bebop. Guitarist Patrick Kao leads the ensemble with a refined melodic sensibility, drawing inspiration from the classic piano trio tradition of Barry Harris and Bud Powell, and reimagining that rhythmic poise and harmonic depth within a guitar-led […]