Making his Frankie’s After Dark debut Ian Shaw is a North Vancouver born baritone and tenor saxophonist, composer arranger who leads, The Material Culture Project, Little Big Band! Julia & Chris play in this ensemble and will join Ian to play from The Great American Songbook. The Ian Shaw Trio featuring Julia Farry Acoustic Bass […]

Drummer Arvind Ramdas makes a return as a leader to Infidels Jazz Frankie’s After Dark. Joining him are two of Vancouver’s best: David Caballero on the bass and Canadian master Bill coon on guitar. Together the trio will be bringing together a swinging repertoire of music/arrangements by some of the innovators of the music, such […]

Jerry Cook has been a mainstay of Vancouver's R&B & Blues scenes for over 30 years, lending his talents to artists like Colin James & The Powder Blues Band. He can occasionally be tempted to showcase his prestigious talents as a Jazz tenor saxophonist, and will be doing so at Hero's Welcome on November 03 […]

Postcards From Zambia are a polyrhythmic fusion of modal jazz and traditional percussion music from various Zambian cultures. Though the group draws inspiration from all over this central/southern African country, their repertoire is especially focussed on Luvale (and related) music from Zambia's Northwestern Province. In essence, the Postcards recreate a traditional ngoma ensemble through the […]

This brand new trio is an exciting new collaboration, featuring Madeleine Elkins on Guitar, Karlis Silins on Bass and Dan Gaucher on Drums. Playing a collection of covers and originals, this band’s approach starts with beautifully framed melodies, playful interaction, and genuine musical expression.

Teapot in the Tuba dials up a special set in honour of the music that we all love to hate: Hold Music. Katheryn Petersen (Balkan Shmalkan, Alley Flowers) on accordion […]

Infidels Jazz is proud to continue our new bi-weekly Jazz jam session which will take place Hero's Welcome at 3917 Main Street, two Sundays a month at 2PM. In November […]

For over five years, 11-woman big band The Leading Ladies have been thrilling audiences all over the Lower Mainland with their unique blend of modern cool and classic swing, all […]

Tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds brings his chordless trio to the club for a rare After Dark performance. We say rare because it's not often Weeds can stay up past 10:00pm […]