Chelsea McBride Quartet at Frankie's After Dark
2026-06-05 23:00 - 2026-06-06 00:15 (America/Vancouver) | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Driven by an endless need for expressing herself creatively, composer and multi-instrumentalist Chelsea McBride is establishing herself as a mainstay of the Canadian and American jazz scenes.

Now based in Miami, McBride recently made her first international trip guest conducting at the Perth International Jazz Festival and Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival in support of her recent big band recording, Aftermath.

For this rare Vancouver performance, Chelsea will be joined by Thomas Houlden, Dean Thiessen & Wynston Minckler.

Frankie’s Jazz is presented by Infidels Jazz, and takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 11PM-12:15AM. Admission is $10, which is added to your bill at the end of the night.

Maktoub at Alliançe Francaise Theatre
2026-06-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Alliance Française Theatre, 6161 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 3B2, Canada
Ahmed Maher is internationally recognized as a world-class oud virtuoso and composer.
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His upcoming album Maktoub explores his Egyptian roots through compositions inspired by Arabic maqam traditions while embracing his Canadian home through a dynamic dialogue with jazz and improvisation.
This special concert celebrates the release of Ahmed Maher’s debut album Maktoub, performed with an ensemble of leading Vancouver musicians.
Join us on June 6 for an evening of evocative soundscapes, rhythmic interplay, and cross-cultural musical storytelling at the Alliance Française Theatre.
June 06, 2026
Alliance Française Theatre
6161 Cambie
Doors 7:30 pm | Show 8:00 pm
$35 in advance | $45 at the door

missingNo at Rec Room
2026-06-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Rec Room Granville, 855 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1K7, Canada
Vancouver’s hottest video game soundtrack band returns!
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missingNo is a 9 person funk band who has been thrilling Vancouver audiences for years with their unique take on Video game soundtracks such as Chrono Trigger, Zelda, Baltro, Kirby, and so many more. They’ll be returning to the Infidels folks on June 06 with their first performance as part of the Cheat Codes series.
Guitar: Eric Wettstein
Bass: Alex Dobson
Drums: Trent Otter
Piano: Luis Melgar
Saxophones: Michael Klein, John Nicholson
Trumpets: Thomas Holden, Rory Hislop
Trombone: Nicky Walsh
missingNo
Rec Room Granville, 855 Granville
June 05, 2026
Doors: 730PM Show: 8PM
$25 in advance, $35 at the door
This performance is part of Cheat Codes, a monthly series at the Rec Room on Granville that focuses on anime soundtracks, video game music, and related genres.

Suin Park Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2026-06-06 23:00 - 2026-06-07 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Suin Park came from Korea to Vancouver with determination and a passion for jazz.

From side gigs to composing her own tunes, she’s known for turning every performance into a fluid conversation with the audience, always in the moment. After captivating the Vancouver Jazz Festival in 2025 and leading her band at Jazz @ Bolt in 2026, she’s ready to share fresh original tunes—alongside Wynston Minckler on bass and Nino DiPasquale on drums.

Frankie’s Jazz is presented by Infidels Jazz, and takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 11PM-12:15AM. Admission is $10, which is added to your bill at the end of the night.

Phil Dwyer Trio at Hero's Welcome
2026-06-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Phil Dwyer is a true Canadian Jazz legend, having appeared on 10 Juno-winning albums, and over 30 Juno-nominated albums. He’s played with Don Thompson, Hugh Fraser, Kenny Wheeler, Renee Rosnes, Aretha Franklin, Holly Cole, and many many others.

For his first Infidels Jazz show, he’ll be joined by Ben Dwyer on bass, and Joe Poole on Drums.

Phil Dwyer – Tenor SaxophoneBen Dwyer – BassJoe Poole – Drums
June 07, 2026Hero’s Welcome3917 Main Street2-4PM$10
This performance is part of Sundays at Hero’s Welcome, a weekly Jazz series presented by Infidels Jazz.

Tess Meckling Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Tess Meckling Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Bea Lagrisola Quartet at Frankie's After Dark
2026-06-12 23:00 - 2026-06-13 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Bea Lagrisola is a passionate saxophonist who prioritizes exploration and creativity in the music she makes.

Splitting her time between the Toronto and Vancouver scenes, she takes pride in her work as a bandleader, composer, arranger and sidewoman.

Currently attending the University of Toronto for Jazz Performance, she has studied with acclaimed Canadian Jazz musicians such as Tara Davidson and Allison Au. Inspired by the hard-bop tradition, she is excited to bring her arrangements and original music to Frankie’s.

Alto Saxophone: Bea LagrisolaPiano: Aaron LucianoBass: Erin KimDrums: Sadie Koshan

Frankie’s Jazz is presented by Infidels Jazz, and takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 11PM-12:15AM. Admission is $10, which is added to your bill at the end of the night.

Jazz Jam with David Sikula Trio
2026-06-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to present our monthly FREE Jazz jam session which will take place at Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street, one Sunday a month at 2PM. In June this will be on June 14 and hosted by guitarist Davis Sikula.

Special thanks to the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Society for their help with this series.

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.

Van Django + Lacombe Lucien Film Screening
2026-06-14 14:00 - 17:20 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Inspired by the jazz guitar stylings of Romany maestro Django Reinhardt, Van Django have been favourites on the local music scene for nearly three decades now.
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Expect flights of dazzling fancy, driving rhythms and boundless creativity, featuring original compositions and arrangements including humorous mash-ups wearing their eclectic influences in full regalia. For this, their first VIFF Live concert, they’ll be paired with a rare screening of Lacombe Lucien, a Louis Malle film from 1974 that uses the music of Belgian Manouche legend Django Reinhardt extensively.
Violin / Cameron Wilson
Guitar / Budge Schachte
Guitar & Cello / Finn Manniche
Bass / Brent Gubbels
After the live music, enjoy Louis Malle’s Lacombe Lucien (138 min).
About the Film
One of the first French films to address the taboo issue of collaboration during the German occupation, Louis Malle’s brave and controversial Lacombe, Lucien traces a young peasant’s journey from potential Resistance member to Gestapo recruit. At once the story of a nation and one troubled boy, the film is a disquieting portrait of lost innocence and guilt.
A knockout.
Pauline Kael, New Yorker
A fascinating study of the potential for evil that lurks in the human heart, balanced by stunningly beautiful images of the French countryside by cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli (Once Upon a Time in America) and a jaunty, lovely score by the legendary Django Reinhardt.
DVD Journal
A masterwork… a complexly powerful depiction of complicity with evil that raises a number of questions (relevant now)… A singular achievement and one of the greatest of all French films.
Noah Tsik, Cineaste

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Yoro Noukoussi & the African Masters at Gibsons Jazz Festival
2026-06-14 15:40 - 16:30 | Dougall Park, Gibsons, 399 Aldersprings Rd, Gibsons, BC, V0N1V8, Canada
Yoro Noukoussi & the African Masters
3:40 – 4:30 pm Dougall Park, Gibsons
Yoro Noukoussi & the African Masters. (a 6 piece African groove fest!) — Born in North Benin, Africa , this multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter (and Chief’s son of the Waama people) learned the art of storytelling and drumming from his family as they traveled the region sharing their cultural traditions. Now in Canada, Yoro is in great demand as a performer, having mastered the donga (talking drum), kokomba (congas), and djembe. A dynamic and mesmerizing performer, drawing you into the sights, sounds, and rhythms of West Africa.
Yoro is presented in partnership with: Infidels Jazz
With: Yoro Noukoussi – Vocals, Talking Drum, Guitar; Yato Noukoussi – Drums; N’nato Camara – Percussion & Dance; Aly Traoré – Djembe; Cole Woodland – Bass; Quincy Mayes – Keyboards
FREE
Donations to the Jazz Festival Society are greatly appreciated

Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School @ American
2026-06-14 18:00 - 20:00 | The American, 926 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 2W1, Canada
19 Person Jazz Band Plays Original Music
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Chelsea McBride is an acclaimed saxophonist, composer, and educator. She leads the Socialist Night School, one of the finest contemporar Big Bands in Canada. This will be their first Vancouver performance in over 6 years.
Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School
The American 926 Main Street
June 14, 2026
6PM-8PM
This performance is part of Very Big Bands, a monthly series for large jazz ensembles presented by Infidels Jazz.

Paolo Angeli at Moberly Arts Centre
2026-06-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Moberly Arts Centre, 7646 Prince Albert Street, Vancouver, BC, V5X 3Z4, Canada
Sardinian guitar legend plays his first Vancouver show in 8 years
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For his first Vancouver concert in 8 years, Sardinian sorcerer Paolo Angeli will manually magic beautiful, multi-layered music from his unique prepared guitar: a hybrid orchestra of an instrument with strings going in all directions, foot-pedal-controlled motorised propellers and hammers to create shimmering drones and bass-lines as he bows, strikes, plucks and strums.

Kosma Busheikin Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-06-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Kosma Busheikin Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Klee Zubot Trio at the Heatley
2026-06-15 20:00 - 22:00 | The Heatley, 696 E Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1R1, Canada
Klee Zubot is an exciting young guitarist, currently working on his Jazz degree at McGill University.

For his first Infidels Jazz performance, he’ll be joined by Erin Kim on bass, and Julian Ferrer on drums.

This performance is part of Pass the Hat, a monthly Jazz series at the Heatley, 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.
Klee Zubot TrioThe Heatley 696 E. HastingsJune 15th, 20268PM

A Celebration of Prince & Michael Jackson
2026-06-18 20:30 - 22:30 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Vancouver’s best musicians gather to celebrate the music of two icons: Prince & Michael Jackson
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Prince & Michael Jackson are two of the biggest musicial icons of the 20th Century. Their influence is staggering, and looms large over pretty much every musicians working in soul, pop & R&B today.
For this very special concert, some of Vancouver’s funkiest musicians will gather to pay tribute to their musical legacy.
David Ward – Vocals
Jonny Tobin – Keyboards
Alvin Brendan – Guitar
JeanSe Le Doujet – Bass
Johnny Andrews – Drums
This performance is part of Social Music, a monthly concert series presented by Infidels Jazz. Please note the different start time of 830PM.
Black, White & Purple
Hero’s Welcome
June 18, 2026
$20 in advance
830PM-1030PM

Pulp Fiction + The ReViberators
2026-06-19 18:30 - 22:30 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
As decades must, the 1990s had a beginning, a middle and an end. But in the spirit of Quentin Tarantino we’re going to launch our big summer series 90s, Baby smack in the middle, with 1994’s Pulp Fiction, the most original, exciting and influential movie of its era. On 35mm. Preceded by surf guitar band The ReViberators performing live!
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A pop post-modernist and voracious cultural magpie, Tarantino came out of nowhere (well, Video Archives), who was hailed as a new god of filmmaking overnight. With Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction and his screenplays for True Romance (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994) he electrified 90s film culture, changing the way movies sounded, the way they flowed, and how they connected with an audience already saturated in media and schooled in video stores. His emergence coincided with the advent of the world wide web, and Tarantino constructed his genre hybrids from a wide array of international influences — French new wave, American noir and 70s exploitation pictures, Hong Kong action cinema — rewriting the rule book as he did so.
Pulp Fiction scrambles the chronology of three interlocking narratives, as if in homage to Godard’s observation that a story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, “but not necessarily in that order”. Revitalizing the careers of several flagging A-list stars at a stroke (John Travolta, Bruce Willis and Harvey Keitel), Tarantino unleashed a torrent of black comic verbal riffs and repartee. If the tone is glib, the characters are vivid, and the momentum never flags throughout the 154-minute running time. Backed by Miramax Films, the indie company that dominated movie talk in the 90s (even as it was bought up by Disney), Pulp Fiction won the Palme d’Or and broke the $100 million barrier at the North American box office, ushering in the era of the “mini-major”, through which the studios co-opted many of the best and brightest of the independent sector.
The ReViberators is an instrumental surf rock trio from Vancouver featuring Kitty & The Rooster’s Noah Walker on guitar and Jodie Ponto on drums and bass. Since the passing of surf legends Dick Dale and The Ventures, The ReViberators answered the call to keep this wild raucous music alive by taking a deep dive into surf music’s first wave. The band plays the early 1960s surf guitar hits alongside their own originals with an intensity and authenticity rarely heard today.
Join us at 6:30 for The ReViberators live set followed by Pulp Fiction at 7:45.
Film Content Considerations: Graphic violence
It is everything you have heard, and many things you haven’t. Audacious, outrageous, indulgent, extreme. Mischievously brutal. Giddily visceral. Wildly enthusiastic. More fun than a barrel of monkeys. Mad, bad and dangerous to know.
Rob Salem, Toronto Star

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ES:MO at Zameen Art House
2026-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Elizabeth Shepherd & Michael Occhipinti perform in Vancouver!
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ES:MO is Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti, two imaginative musicians who blend genres to create music that is uniquely their own. ES:MO fuses a love of songwriting with the inventive musicianship they’re known for as perennial Juno Award nominees and veterans of Canada’s music scene.
They’ll be performing in Vancouver for the first time in four years at the Zameen Art House on June 19, as part of Infidels Jazz June Jazz Showcase there.
ES:MO Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti
June 19, 2026
Zameen Art House 1515 Anderson
7PM
$25 in advance, $35 at the door.
This performance is part of Infidels Jazz June Jazz Showcase, a series highlighting the best of Canada’s creative music scene at the Zameen Art House, presented by Infidels Jazz.

Teresa Marie Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2026-06-19 23:00 - 2026-06-20 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Teresa Marie is a Vancouver-based Jazz and R&B vocalist.

Her warm and rich voice has captured audiences all over the city—typically performing creative arrangements and unique, soulful interpretations of music from the Great American Songbook and beyond. She takes inspiration from iconic vocalists from Soul and Jazz traditions such as Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. Teresa has a particular love for ballads, and loves telling stories through meaningful lyrics. Joining her on stage are two of her longtime musical collaborators and friends: Wynston Minckler (bass) and Dean Thiessen (piano).

Frankie’s Jazz is presented by Infidels Jazz, and takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 11PM-12:15AM. Admission is $10, which is added to your bill at the end of the night.

Sadie Koshan Quartet at Zameen Art House
2026-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Jazz drumming sensation leads a band of Vancouver’s finest musicians!
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Drumming sensation Sadie Koshan has been blowing up the Vancouver & Montral Jazz scenes in recent years. For her first ticketed Infidels show, she’s assemble a band of Vancouver’s finest musicians to play a unique set of original music & deep cut standards.
Sadie Koshan – Drums
Ruthie Ha – Saxophone
Anthony Yuen – Piano
Erin Kim – Bass
This performance is part of Infidels Jazz June Jazz Showcase, a series highlighting the best of Canada’s creative music scene at the Zameen Art House, presented by Infidels Jazz.
Sadie Koshan Quartet
Zameen Art House
June 20, 2026
7PM
$25 in advance, $30 at the door

Ti Meter I Taket at Frankie's After Dark
2026-06-20 23:00 - 2026-06-21 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Ti Meter I Taket brings Scandinavia to Canada!

Applying Norwegian folk and jazz influence, this trio defies distance to create an exciting new sound with original tunes never before seen in Canada. With members from Vancouver and Norway, the band utilizes their musical differences with improvisation at the forefront, so no two concerts are the same!

Drums: Milan StangaPiano: Ola Birgitsonn (from Tromsø, Norway)Vocals: Sarah Spånberg (from Lillestrøm, Norway)

Frankie’s Jazz is presented by Infidels Jazz, and takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 11PM-12:15AM. Admission is $10, which is added to your bill at the end of the night.

John Nicholson Quintet at Hero's Welcome
2026-06-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
John Nicholson is one of Vancouver’s most in demand saxophonists, performing regularly in Jazz bands, Persian pop groups, Video game bands, and all points in between.

Created last year, his John Nicholson Quintet was created to perform John’s original music, in the Jazz tradition that he loves the best.

John Nicholson – Tenor SaxophoneBrad Turner – Piano Chris Fraser – GuitarConrad Good – BassTodd Stewart – Drums
This performance is part of Sundays at Hero’s Welcome, a weekly Jazz series presented by Infidels Jazz.
June 21, 20262-4PM$10 at the door

Jennifer Scott Plays Carla Bley at Zameen Art House
2026-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
The music of Carla Bley & Steve Swallow performed live!
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Jennifer Scott & Rene Worst are two of Vancouver’s most prolific & talented Jazz luminaries. They’ve been entertaining audiences in our city for decades, both together & in various projects. On June 21, they will be performing the music of legends Carla Bley & Steve Swallow at the Zameen Art House, along with Bernie Arai on drums.
This performance is part of Infidels Jazz June Jazz Showcase, a series highlighting the best of Canada’s creative music scene at the Zameen Art House, presented by Infidels Jazz.
June 21, 2026
Zameen Art House – 1515 Anderson (Granville Island)
7:00PM
$25 in advance, $30 at the door

Julian Borkowski Trio at Meo Chinatown
2026-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Julian Borkowski Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Kokoroko at the Commodore Ballroom
2026-06-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Commodoe Ballroom, 868 Granville St, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1K3, Canada
Acclaimed Afrobeat fusion band KOKOROKO is coming to Vancouver!
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Kokoroko’s artistry has matured to a place that’s now largely representative of the musical melting point and wide range of tastes that comes as Londoners in the black diaspora. It’s this precise notion and the sense of London as an overarching anchor that informs the crux of their forthcoming second studio album ‘Tuff Times Never Last’.
KOKOROKO at the Commodore Ballroom
Sunday, June 21
7PM Doors
8PM Music
19 & Over

The Ostara Project at Revue Stage
2026-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Revue Stage, 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Canadian supergroup featuring 6 of the country’s most acclaimed Jazz musicians

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The Ostara Project, named for the Germanic goddess of the spring equinox, embodies hope and growth by showcasing the strength and creativity of Canadian women in jazz.
Lead by award-winning jazz musicians Jodi Proznick and Amanda Tosoff, The member of The Ostara Project are individually are outstanding artists: collectively, they are a force.
Ostara’s self-titled debut album (Cellar Live, 2022) received a JUNO award nomination 2023, and it’s follow up Roots received rave reviews.
In a genre and industry where women are severely underrepresented, the Ostara Project is a powerful example of perseverance, community and creativity. New growth rising, stretching to claim space, propelled by joy. This is the music of
Ostara.
For their first Vancouver show in two years, they’ll feature a true supergroup of the Canadian Jazz Scene:
Jodi Proznick – Bass
Amanda Tosoff – Piano
Rachel Therrien – Trumpet
Claire Devlin – Saxophones
Kim Zombik – Vocals
Valérie Lacombe – Drums
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz.
Revue Stage 1601 Johnston, Granville Island
June 22, 2026
Doors 6:30PM
Show 7:00PM
$40 in advance, $50 at the door.
All ages.

Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray at Revue Stage
2026-06-24 20:00 - 21:30 | Revue Stage, 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Two of the most respected legends in Jazz play East Vancouver’s hippest little arts centre.
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Kahil El’Zabar has performed with luminaries like Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Pharoah Sanders, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Archie Shepp, Eddie Harris, Donny Hathaway, Paul Simon, Lester Bowie, Hamiet Bluiett, Malachi Favors, Billy Bang & Gene Ammons, to name a few. He is also the former chairman of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), and has been nominated for a Grammy Award.
David Murray is considered to be the most influential tenor saxophonist of his generation. He has recorded more than 300 acclaimed projects and has worked with Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Cecil Taylor, Jack DeJohnette, Chico Hamilton, Elvin Jones, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, and Randy Weston, He has won 2 Grammys and is the recipient of the Danish Jazz Par Award.
These Jazz legends have been collaborating together for over 40 years, and have performed together all over the world to sold out audiences.
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz, with the support of the VJO Society.
Kahil El’ Zabar & David Murray
Revue Stage 1601 Johnston St
Doors 730/Show 8PM
$41 in advance, $50 at the door

Ha Siblings Play Alice Coltrane at Zameen Art House
2026-06-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Vancouver’s hottest Jazz musicians pay tribute to the legendary Alice Coltrane
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For decades, the music of Alice Coltrane has been stoking the imaginations of Jazz lovers and music lovers, with it’s unique blend of spiritual conciousness & Jazz.
On June 26, some of Vancouver’s most fearless young Jazz musicians team up to play the music of this iconic legend.
Ruthie Ha – Saxophone
Paco Ha – Saxophone
Noah France-Nolan – Piano
Harmeet Kaur Virdee – Bass
Karl DeJong – Drums
This performance is part of Infidels Jazz June Jazz Showcase, a series highlighting the best of Canada’s creative music scene at the Zameen Art House, presented by Infidels Jazz.
Ha Siblings Play Alice Coltrane
Zameen Art House
June 26, 2026
7PM
$25 in advance, $30 at the door

nebyoha at Zameen Art House
2026-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Eclectic singer-songwriter straddles Ethio-Jazz, Funk, Jazz & all points in-between
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From being exposed to Motown, rock, and traditional Ethiopian music as a young boy, to discovering jazz, R&B, and classical in his college years, Nebyu has digested a diverse artistic palette from which to draw from when creating. For the last several years, one of his musical priorities has been nebyoha, an eclectic singer-songwriter project that straddles Ethio-Jazz, Funk, Jazz & all points in-between.
Nebyu Yohannes – Vocals, guitar, trombone
Feven Kidane – Bass
Lisa Cay Miller – Keyboards
Miles Wong – Drums
This performance is part of the June Jazz Showcase, an annual event presented by Infidels Jazz showcasing the best Canadian Jazz talent.
nebyoha
June 27, 2026
Zameen Art House 1515 Anderson
7PM
$25 in advance, $35 at the door

Julio Avila Cuban Band Live + The Mambo Kings Film Screening
2026-06-27 19:00 - 23:00 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Feel the heat! Tonight is a night to shake your booty in the best seats in town as we combine a live set of exhilarating Cuban music with a rediscovered 90s barnstormer of a movie starring Latin heartthrobs Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas alongside the likes of Tito Puente and Celia Cruz.
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The Julio Avila Cuban Band is a powerhouse ensemble bringing the infectious rhythms and rich traditions of Cuban music to the West Coast. Led by bassist, vocalist, and composer Julio Avila, the group combines musical excellence with deep cultural authenticity. Each member, most of whom hail from Cuba, contributes world-class talent on vocals, horns, percussion, and keys, creating a vibrant, rich sound.
Together, they perform a dynamic mix of salsa, son, merengue, cumbia, and bachata, captivating audiences with irresistible energy and rhythm. Formed in Vancouver in 2015, the band quickly became a local favourite, celebrated for electrifying live performances and a strong commitment to preserving and sharing Cuban musical heritage. Whether performing at festivals, concerts, or community events, the Julio Avila Cuban Band delivers an unforgettable experience that gets people dancing and fills hearts with joy. This is Cuban music at its finest – alive, passionate, and deeply soulful.
About the film: The Mambo Kings (Arne Glimcher, 1992, 104 min)
Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas (in his American movie debut) play brothers, Cuban musicians exiled in the 1950s New York City, trying to get their lives back on track. Based on the Pulitzer prize winning novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, by Oscar Hijuelos.
Band Members
Julio Avila – bass, vocals
Ernesto Benitez – keyboards
Hector Ramos – congas
Julio Orlando Avila – saxophone, clarinet, flute
Isidora Basanovic – vocals, minor percussion
Hamilton Feraud – vocals, minor percussion
Reinaldo Burgues – vocals, minor percussion
Filled with energy, passion, and heedless vitality… glows with sensuality… the soundtrack is terrific… energizing to watch.
Roger Ebert
A stunner… extravagantly sexy and witty… suffused with romantic longing.
Rolling Stone
Fills the screen with gaudy life… In Armand Assante it boasts a mesmerizing actor working near the top of his form.
Kenneth Turan, LA Times

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Spencer Drody Quartet at Frankie's After Dark
2026-06-27 23:00 - 2026-06-28 00:15 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Spencer Drody is a Vancouver-based trumpeter with a deep love for jazz and small ensemble playing.

Alongside performing, he has a strong interest in transcribing and arranging for small groups. He’s been an active part of the local scene through his work with the Jimi James Sextet and the Arvind Ramdas Quintet. Listeners can expect an evening of straight-ahead, swinging music.

He’ll be joined by his good friends Arvind Ramdas on drums, Patrick Kao on guitar, and Dan Howard on bass—three active and accomplished members of Vancouver’s jazz community.

Frankie’s Jazz is presented by Infidels Jazz, and takes place every Friday and Saturday night from 11PM-12:15AM. Admission is $10, which is added to your bill at the end of the night
