Supporting and promoting Vancouver’s vibrant and emerging jazz scene

On Hold with Teapot in the Tuba at Frankie’s After Dark

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

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 […]

$10

Gals & Pals with the Leading Ladies at the Pearl

The Pearl 881 Granville St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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 […]

$30

Cory Weeds Trio at Frankie’s After Dark

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

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 […]

$10

Feven Kidane Quartet + Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat at VIFF Centre

VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A fierce talent on the local jazz scene, trumpeter Feven Kidane presents a very special set of original music inspired by the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat… music which seeks to connect with the film and embody a learning spirit, remembrance, and decades-old shared grief. Feven explains, “this film gives me mixed feelings. not […]

$40

Karl DeJong at Frankie’s After Dark

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

Karl DeJong is a drummer, composer and music producer who resides on the traditional unceded territories of the q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), Máthxwi (Matsqui), and se'mya'me (Semiahmoo) First Nations. Joined […]

$10

Dan Gaucher Quartet Plays Monk at Hero’s Welcome

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

Drummer Dan Gaucher has been a high priest in the church of Thelonious Monk for years, and will be leading a special service at Hero's Welcome on November 17, with […]

$10

Ricardo Galvez at the Lido

Hot Deli 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Ricardo Galvez is a tremendous young trombonist, making his Infidels debut with a fantastic band featuring Ruthie Ha, Seth Kitamura, Bella Fedrigo & Jordy McIntosh. Pass the Hat is a […]

Kenton Loewen & JP Carter + Wabi at Zameen Art House

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

This special edition of the New Thing features two long running improvising duos: Kenton Loewen & JP Carter Wabi, featuring Chris Gestrin & Bernie Arai. These duos will contract and […]

$15

Brad Pearson Trio at Frankie’s After Dark

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

Brad Pearson has performing professionally on the Vancouver music scene since 2016 when he graduated with a bachelors of applied music from Vancouver Community College; studying classical double bass with […]

$10