Supporting and promoting Vancouver’s vibrant and emerging jazz scene

Jillian Lebeck Trio at Frankie’s

Frankie’s Jazz Club 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist Jillian Lebeck is one of the most dynamic and exciting voices on the Canadian Jazz scene. Her debut recording "Living in Pieces" (MaximumJazz/Universal) spent several weeks in the number 1 position on the national Chart Attack radiocharts. She is an alumni of the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Her […]

$10

Brad Shigeta Quartet at Hero’s Welcome

Hero's Welcome 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Brad Shigeta and his swinging trombone will be featured in a quartet featuring Oliver Gannon (guitar); Noah Gotfrit (bass) and Buff Allen (drums). Brad has spent the last four decades performing, recording and touring internationally with such artists as Rob McConnel, Dave Holland, Joe Williams, The Duke Ellington Orchestra and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra. […]

$5

Bruce Freedman’s Collage / Darren Williams at Tyrant Studios

Tyrant Studios 1019 Seymour St,, Vancouver, BC, Canada

This special concert will celebrate the release of two new albums on Infidels Jazz by Darren Williams & Bruce Freedman respectively. Darren Williams is a musical performance graduate from Toronto where he studied contemporary improvisation at York University with Professor Casey Sokol. Since 1997 Williams has been active as a performer devoted to musical improvisation […]

Feven Kidane Sextet | Max Roach 100 | VIFF

VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Born in January, 1924, Maxwell Roach would become one of the defining percussionists of his era. A pioneer in bebop, he played with game-changers like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Mingus, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, led a sublime quintet with Clifford Brown in the 1950s, and kept reinventing his sound, exploring free jazz and […]

Biboye Onanuga Trio at Frankie’s

Frankie’s Jazz Club 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Biboye Onanuga is a British-born Nigerian-Canadian drummer, and imaginative composer based in Edmonton. A recent MacEwan University Music graduate, Biboye quickly became a sought-after player and has made meaningful contributions to the local scene through his instrumental hip-hop/jazz band, Good information, and 2-year-tenure weekly music series, New Standards. In 2019, Biboye's dedication to the craft […]

$10

Ben Wayne Kyle Trio at Frankie’s After Dark

Frankie’s Jazz Club 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Ben Wayne Kyle is a guitar player, singer and composer based in Vancouver with over a decade of experience performing. Ben plays across a variety of genres including jazz, funk, folk and rock and will mainly be playing original music inspired by artists such as Bill Frisell, Grant Green and Pat Martino. Ben recently graduated […]

$10

Tamas Balai Quartet

Hot Deli 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Tamas Balai + David Caballero + Jake Kostuchuk + Jordy McIntosh

Open Jam Sessions with Jalen Baker Quartet

Frankie’s Jazz Club 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

For this very special open Jam Session, Houston’s welcomes Vancouver’s Jazz musicians to the stage! Bring your instrument for a unique opportunity to play with some of the best Jazz […]

$10

Dan Gaucher’s Strange Worlds at Frankie’s After Dark

Frankie’s Jazz Club 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Dan Gaucher's Strange Worlds crafts melodic, rhythmically nuanced soundscapes that reflect the here and now while attempting to envision alternate futures. An amalgam of Jazz and Rock influences mix the […]

$10

Seb Chamney Trio at Frankie’s After Dark

Frankie’s Jazz Club 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Seb Chamney is a professional guitar player based in Vancouver, BC. He is well versed in a number of styles, including pop, jazz, metal, funk, rock, and Latin. Seb has […]

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