Driving Latin, swing, and Afrobeat grooves + greasy Hammond organ = good times! The spontaneously combustible trio of Chris Gestrin keyboards, Joe Poole drums, and Jack Duncan congas and percussion delivers the funky goods. Recommended for anyone who loves some “Green Onions” while hanging out “On the Corner”! Jazz Arts at Chill X Studios is […]
Longtime collaborators Chris and Bernie create ephemeral acoustic improvisations based on the Japanese aesthetic principle of shibui. Performance highlights include the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and Powell Street Festival. Their debut self-titled recording garnered a nomination for the Western Canadian Music Award for Jazz Artist of the Year in 2016. Frankie's After Dark takes place […]
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Western Red Cedar is an all-new project by bandleader William Chernoff, bringing a decade's worth of folk music experiences into a jazz ensemble. Inspired by a new wave of folk-jazz led by award-winning young instrumentalists like Matt Carmichael and Fergus McCreadie, Will presents new original compositions alongside arrangements of Irish, Scottish, and pan-Canadian tunes. With […]
Josh Roberts Trio
With a deep love for the great organ groups of the past, the three members of Ruby Lane Organ Trio got together to not just emulate their heroes, but to take the music in new directions. A pop song can swing, a swing tune becomes a rock shuffle, an old jazz standard will sound different […]
Every Friday night, a house deep in the bowels of Marpole I comes alive with the sounds of the hottest young jazz musicians in Vancouver. Every so often, they can be coaxed out of their lair to perform for you. For this special performance, Jazz House Electric is: Jimi James (Keyboards) Spencer Drody (Trumpet) Patrick […]
KneeJerk is a trio featuring of some of the leading lights in Vancouver's improvised music scene: Brian Horswill on piano, Karlis Silins on bass & Kenton Loewen on drums. They recently released their first album on the Infidels Jazz label. Cory Weeds is one of the west coast's most exciting and dynamic Jazz saxophonists. On […]
Back at After Dark for the second time, this trio continues their quest in experimental jazz music. Heavy grooves meet soaring melodies as this collective trio blends their backgrounds in […]
Karen Graves is a multifaceted musician who grew up in Vancouver Island, playing saxophone in her high-school band with educator Brian Stovell and taking lessons with Steve Jones. Karen has had the pleasure of gigging with stellar musicians such as Pianists Miles Black, Linton Garner, Kathy Kidd; Drummers Dan Brubeck, Claude Ranger; Vocalist such as […]