Open Jazz Jam ft. Matt Franceschini Trio
2026-03-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to continue our monthly FREE Jazz jam session which will take place at Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street.

Normally these jams happen one Sunday a month at 2PM, but in March there will be TWO open jams on March 1st and 15th, both hosted by the Matt Franceschini Trio.

These will be open Jazz jam sessions, which means that everybody from professionals to high school students will be welcome. If you’re under the age of 19, just make sure you have a guardian of legal age with you. You can use the instruments of the house band, but please be respectful of them.

Sundays at Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a monthly jazz series presented by Infidels Jazz. The concept is to provide an affordable way for jazz lovers of all ages to gather and celebrate this music we love. This jam session will be free to attend.

The Adventures of Prince Achmed Live Scored by Gordon Grdina & Hamin Honari
2026-03-01 14:00 - 20:30 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
A handsome prince with a flying horse befriends a witch, meets Aladdin, and battles demons to win a princess’ heart. Drawing on The Arabian Nights, Lotte Reiniger’s enchanting fairy tale is the oldest extant animated feature film, a spellbinding example of silhouette puppetry. To mark its centenary, this afternoon the Hamin Honari/Gordon Grdina Duo will improvise an entirely new soundtrack.

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Honari/Grdina’s music is an exploration of the interplay between improvisation and structure, with a focus on bridging the rich traditions of Persian classical music and Arabic melodies with contemporary jazz. This dynamic duo has performed extensively, presenting their intricate and emotive compositions to audiences across North America. The fluid interaction between Grdina’s oud and guitar with Honari’s mastery of percussion results in performances that are both technically impressive and deeply moving.
Hamin Honari – Persian and Contemporary Percussion
Gordon Grdina – Oud, Guitar, Effects
Showtimes at 2pm and 7:30pm (65 min runtime)
The matinee show will be introduced by Alla Gadassik, media scholar and animation curator
Beautiful and innovative — age only adds to its brilliance and charm.
David Parkinson, Empire
A rapturous animated kaleidoscope with a more abstracted visage of the 1001 Arabians Nights tale than you could dream.
Wesley Morris, San Francisco Examiner
A masterpiece.
Jean Renoir

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Ruthie Ha Big Band at the American By Tim Reinert
2026-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 | The American, 926 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 2W1, Canada
18 of Vancouver’s hottest Jazz musicians gather to play original music!

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Ruthie Ha has been one of the most talked about young Jazz musicians on the Vancouver scene for several years now, selling out numerous Infidels shows at various venues, and being a big part of concerts at Jazz at the Bolt & the Rickshaw.
They are the perfect choice to launch a brand new live music series at the American: Very Big Bands! This series will feature the very best big bands on the Vancouver Jazz scene, and Ruthie will be launching the series with a selection of their original music, written specifically for big bands.
Saxophones: Tamas Balai, Nick Wise, John Nicholson, Erika Chow, Sofie Avelino
Trumpets: Ayden Landsman, Jocelyn Waugh, John Korsrud, Jack Lee
Trombones: Cam Henderon, Casey Thomas-Burns, Ricardo Galvez, George McNally
Rhythm Section: Dean Thiessen, David Caballero, Chris Fraser, Todd Stewart
Ruthie Ha Big Band
March 01, 2026 6:00PM
The American, 926 Main Street
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Under 19 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Arvind Ramdas Trio at Meo
2026-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Arvind Ramdas Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Andy Milne Trio at Frankie's
2026-03-01 20:00 - 21:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Pianist Andy Milne is a 2X JUNO Award-winning pianist & composer known for his Dapp Theory & Unison projects, and for his work with artists such as Ravi Coltrane, Steve Coleman, William Shatner & Bruce Cockburn.
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His most recent recording, “Time Will Tell”, was nominated in 2025 for the JUNO “Best Jazz: Group”.
On March 01, Milne will make his Frankie’s Jazz Club debut, collaborating with two of Vancouver’s most celebrated Jazz musicians Jodi Proznick – bass and Joe Poole – drums
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Tatsuya Nakatani at Moberly Arts Centre
2026-03-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Moberly Arts Centre, 7646 Prince Albert Street, Vancouver, BC, V5X 3Z4, Canada
Legendary percussionist plays rare Vancouver show

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Tatsuya Nakatani is an avant-garde percussionist, composer, and artist of sound.
Active internationally since the 1990s, Nakatani has released over 80 recordings and tours extensively, performing over 150 concerts a year. His primary focus is his solo work and his large ensemble project, the Nakatani Gong Orchestra. He teaches master classes and lectures at universities and music conservatories around the world. Originally from Japan, he makes his home in the desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. With his activity in new music, improvisation, and experimental music, Nakatani has a long history of collaboration.Nakatani’s distinctive music centered around his adapted bowed gong, supported by an array of drums, cymbals, and singing bowls. In consort with his personally hand-carved Kobo Bows, he has spent decades refining and developing his sound as an arrangement of formations of vibrations, incorporated in shimmering layers of silence and texture. Within this contemporary work, one can still recognize the dramatic pacing, formal elegance and space (ma) felt in traditional Japanese music.
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz
Tatsuya Nakatani
Moberly Arts Centre
7646 Prince Albert Street
March 01, 2026
$25 in advance, $35 at the door.
Doors 730PM
Show 800PM

Jack Duncan Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Jack Duncan Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Jonny Tobin Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Jonny Tobin Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Tortoise at the Pearl
2026-03-06 18:30 - 21:00 | The Pearl, 881 Granville St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1L1, Canada
MODO-LIVE, I am the Eggplant, The Infidels Jazz present…
TORTOISE
w/ Special Guests
Friday March 6th, 2026
The Pearl
881 Granville, Vancouver, BC
Doors at 6:30pm
Vancouver, BC
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Tortoise is one of the most influential music groups of the last 40 years, with a wide-reaching impact on the contemporary music scene. It’s safe to say that literally no other group straddles the amount of diverse influences that Tortoise does, as they incorporate post-rock, jazz, krautrock, electronica and myriads of other genres into their sound.
After a decade’s absence, Tortoise is returning to Vancouver on March 06, with a very special performance at the Pearl, in support of their new album Touch.

Dom Hallberg Plays Wes Montgomery at Frankie's After Dark
2026-03-06 23:00 - 2026-03-07 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
The Dom Hallberg quartet is excited to play some of Wes’s favourite standards and originals in one of his favourite formats; guitar, organ, bass, and drums!
This show will be an ode to a few of Wes’s albums including ‘Smokin’ at the Half Note’, ‘Jimmy and Wes: The Dynamic Duo’, and ‘Movin’ Wes’.

Dom Hallberg – GuitarDean Thiessen – OrganRiley Poystilla – BassKate Johnson – Drums

Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

Adam Robert Thomas Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2026-03-07 23:00 - 2026-03-08 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
This will be an evening featuring the vocals of JUNO Nominated performer and producer, Adam Robert Thomas.

The set will be a selection of favourites from past performances, including his tributes to Chet Baker and Ray Charles, along with some fresh additions. An improptu evening featuring the musicality, interplay and deep time feels of three of Vancouver’s finest jazz musicians.

Adam Robert Thomas – vocals and guitarConrad Good – upright bassJesse Cahill – drum set

Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

Laura Crema Quintet at Hero's Welcome
2026-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
One of Western Canada’s premier vocalists has put together an all-star band for her return to Hero’s Welcome!

Laura Crema has been a cornerstone of the Vancouver vocal jazz scene for many years, and March 08 she’ll be returning to the Hero’s Welcome stage with an all-star mix of musicians, playing an eclectic mix of jazz standards and country-inspired classics.

Laura Crema – VocalsPaul Pigat – GuitarScott Smith – Pedal SteelConrad Good – BassNino DiPasquale – Drums

This performance is part of Sundays at Hero’s Welcome, a weekly (almost) series presented by Infidels Jazz.

Hero’s Welcome 3917 Main StreetMarch 08, 20262-4PM$10 at the door

Clara Lin Trio at Meo's Chinatown
2026-03-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Clara Lin Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Trent Otter Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Trent Otter Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Seb Chamney Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Seb Chamney Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Cochemea with Jungle Fire & DJ Hubbz
2026-03-12 20:00 - 22:00 | The Pearl, 881 Granville St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1L1, Canada
MODO-LIVE, I am the Eggplant, Infidels Jazz present
COCHEMEA
with Jungle Fire & DJ Hubbz
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Thursday March 12th, 2026
The Pearl
Vancouver, BC

Dálava at Zameen Art House
2026-03-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
An homage to traditional Moravian (Czech) folksong, sourcing melodies rooted in the past and transcribed over 100 years ago.
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Dálava, featuring Julia Ulehla and Aram Bajakian, is an homage to traditional Moravian (Czech) folksong, sourcing melodies transcribed over 100 years ago by the great-grandfather of Dálava’s singer, Julia, and reanimating them in an extremely stirring, avant-garde, post-rock musical language.
This performance is part of Expression Sessions, a monthly jazz & creative music series at Zameen Art House presented by Infidels Jazz.
Dálava
Zameen Art House
1515 Anderson
March 13, 2025
8PM
$20 in advance, $25 at the door

Maria Gabrielle Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2026-03-13 23:00 - 2026-03-14 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Vocalist Maria Gabrielle brings her trio to the Frankie’s After Dark Series for an evening of jazz standards and classics, joined by Noah Franche-Nolan and Bella Fedrigo.
Maria Gabrielle – vocals
Noah Franche-Nolan – piano
Bella Fedrigo – bass
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

Faro at Frankie's After Dark
2026-03-14 23:00 - 2026-03-15 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Faro is the musical project of Chavo Gomez (drums), Jack Lee (trumpet), and Jake Kostuchuk (guitar).

Inspired by their surroundings on the west coast of Canada, Faro creates vast soundscapes reminiscent of the oceans, forests, and mountains that surround them. The band aims to explore the subconscious and physical nature of playing music, as well as deep listening to one another. Through walls of noise and chaos, pretty melodies unfold and reveal themselves to the listener. Their debut EP “Reminiscence” is available now.

Jake Kostuchuk – GuitarChavo Gomez – DrumsJack Lee – Guitar

Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

Open Jazz Jams ft. Matt Franceschini Trio
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada

Josh Roberts Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Josh Roberts Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Kayla Price Quartet at the Painted Ship
2026-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 | The Painted Ship, 2884 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6K 2G6, Canada
Kayla Price is a vocalist & baritone saxophonist, known for her duo work and playing with Vancouver’s Maiden Voyage.

Her love of hard bop, swing and fusion music has greatly influenced her improvising, and she is thrilled to be playing her first Vancouver show as a bandleader.

On March 16th she’ll be performing at the Heatley, as part of Infidels Jazz’s Pass the Hat Series.
Kayla Price – VocalsNolan Crooks – GuitarBella Fedrigo – BassSam Takahashi – Drums

This performance is part of Pass the Hat, featuring the best young musicians in Vancouver’s Jazz scene. All attendees will be asked to donate what they can at each performance, with all funds going to the band. This series is presented by Infidels Jazz, with support from the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Society.

Kayla Price QuartetPainted Ship | 2884 W BroadwayMarch 16th, 20268PM

Keyboard Grinder Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Keyboard Grinder Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Amanda Cabralda Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2026-03-20 23:00 - 2026-03-21 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Amanda is a jazz vocalist from the Metro Vancouver area. With deep roots in the jazz tradition, she seeks to honour greats like Sarah Vaughan, Etta Jones, and Lorez Alexandria.

Along with a piano trio, she will be presenting a selection of standards as well as jazz interpretations of lesser-known songs from the same era.

Amanda CabraldaMarta Kalmar – PianoDavid Caballero – Bass

Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

A Tribute to Lee Morgan: Feven Kidane plays Lee Morgan + I Called Him Morgan Film Screening
2026-03-21 19:30 - 22:30 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Feven Kidane is one of the most exciting musicians on the Canadian Jazz Scene, packing venues all over Vancouver with a myriad of different projects, including several sold out shows at VIFF in recent years.
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She’ll be returning on March 21st with an all-star group, paying tribute to the music and legacy of one of the greatest trumpeters in Jazz history, Lee Morgan. Before his life was tragically cut short at the age of 33, Morgan had quickly become one of the American Jazz scene’s biggest stars, from stints with Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, and many more. On March 21st, Kidane will be celebrating his music, followed by a screening of I Called Him Morgan, a fascinating documentary about the life & times of this icon.
Feven Kidane – Trumpet
Piano – Suin Park
Bass – Milo Johnson
Drums – Karl DeJong
About the Film: I Called Him Morgan (Kasper Collin, Sweden, 2016, 92 min)
At the heart of Kasper Collin’s poignant and evocative documentary is the only interview with Helen More, widow of the jazz trumpet legend Lee Morgan (The Sidewinder), recorded many years after his shocking, premature death.
Helen had been Lee’s savior and redeemer when his heroin addiction put him on the street in the 1960s. To that point he’d been riding high, a teenage protégé of Dizzy Gillespie, who played with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock. More has her own story too, and they converged in a beautiful love affair — at least for a while.
You don’t have to be a jazz fan to appreciate the multiple, tragic ironies that makes this film such a sucker punch of a crime story, but by the end you will probably find yourself seeking out some more Lee Morgan sounds. Interviews with Wayne Shorter, Paul West and Jymie Merritt complete the picture.
Musicians sometimes paraphrase Debussy, or one another, in saying that music is the silence between the notes. I Called Him Morgan has it all — the notes and the silence, plus the music of spoken language, pitched in rueful tones of recollection.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Using a dazzling blend of cinematic tools, aural as well as visual, Collin recreates both individual lives and an entire world.
Kenneth Turan, LA Times
A more comprehensive biography of Lee Morgan’s life and career would make a great documentary, but that is not this documentary. I Called Him Morgan is smaller than that and much bigger at the same time. It is about Lee and Helen and a love gone wrong; it is about how men use women; it is about genius and those who want a piece of it; and it is about what can and cannot be forgiven. Shot simply, delivered clearly, and accompanied by one hell of a soundtrack.
Ahamefule J. Oluo, The Stranger

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Connections at Rec Room Granville
2026-03-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Rec Room Granville, 855 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1K7, Canada
Jazz Fusion Band Playing Video Game Soundtrack Classics
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Connections is a Vancouver-based Jazz Fusion band, featuring some of the local scene’s hottest players.
For their Cheat Codes debut, they’ll be performing some of their favourite video game soundtrack classics!
Jamie Hicks – Saxophone
Jared Richardson – Keyboards
Brad Pearson – Bass
Tyler Murray – Drums
Connections Plays Video Game Classics
March 21, 2026
Rec Room Granville (855 Granville)
Doors: 730PM Show: 800PM
$20 in advance, $25 at the door.
This concert is part of Cheat Codes, a monthly live music series focussing on anime & video game soundtracks, and presented by Infidels Jazz.

Daniel Hersog Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2026-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Daniel Hersog is one Vancouver’s most respected trumpeters and composers and on March 22 he’ll be playing his first Infidels show ever!

He’ll be joined by Vancouver’s own Bruno Hubert & Jake McKintyre-paul, and special guest drummer/percussionist Mario Fabrizio.

This performance is part of Sundays at Hero’s Welcome, a weekly (almost) series presented by Infidels Jazz.

Hero’s Welcome 3917 Main StreetMarch 22, 20262-4PM$10 at the door

Paco Ha Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Paco Ha Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Kristin Fung Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Kristin Fung Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Ben Millman Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Ben Millman Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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