Infidels Jazz

Jam Session with Sharon Minemoto at Hero's Welcome
2024-05-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to announce a new bi-weekly Jazz jam session which will take place Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street, starting in April at 2PM.
Sharon Minemoto is the perfect musician to host the house band for the first few months, as she led the jam sessions at Pat’s for years. Joining her in April and May will be some of the city’s finest bassists and drummers, including Darren Radtke, Bernie Arai, Nino DePasquale, Conrad Good and Dave Robbins.
These will be open jam sessions, which means that everybody from professionals to high school students will be welcome. Helping us in making sure that the jam is accessible to those younger members of our community will be the Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund, who has signed on as a sponsor of the Jams. 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.
Dates and personnel are listed below:

May 05 – Sharon Minemoto, Conrad Good, Dave Robbins
May 19 – Sharon Minemoto, Conrad Good, Dave Robbins

Sundays at Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a bi-weekly jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. The concept is to provide an affordable way for jazz lovers of all ages to gather and celebrate this music we love.
Admission for the jam sessions are only $5. Please note the new time of 2PM

Jazz Jam Sessions at Hero’s Welcome with Sharon Minemoto Trio
2024-05-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to announce a new bi-weekly Jazz jam session which will take place Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street, starting in April at 2PM.
Sharon Minemoto is the perfect musician to host the house band for the first few months, as she led the jam sessions at Pat’s for years. Joining her in April and May will be some of the city’s finest bassists and drummers, including Darren Radtke, Bernie Arai, Nino DePasquale, Conrad Good and Dave Robbins.
These will be open jam sessions, which means that everybody from professionals to high school students will be welcome. Helping us in making sure that the jam is accessible to those younger members of our community will be the Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund, who has signed on as a sponsor of the Jams. 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.
First few dates and personnel are listed below:
April 07 – Sharon Minemoto, Darren Radtke, Bernie Arai
April 21 – Sharon Minemoto, Darren Radtke, Nino DiPasquale
May 05 – Sharon Minemoto, Conrad Good, Dave Robbins
May 19 – Sharon Minemoto, Conrad Good, Dave Robbins
Sundays at Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a bi-weekly jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. The concept is to provide an affordable way for jazz lovers of all ages to gather and celebrate this music we love.
Admission for the jam sessions are only $5. Please note the new time of 2PM

Open Jam Session with Benny Benack III | Frankie's After Dark
2024-05-04 23:00 - 2024-05-05 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Trumpeter/Vocalist Benny Benack III is one of the biggest young stars in contemporary Jazz. For this special Jam session, Benny has invited Vancouver’s Jazz Community to join him and his band onstage at Frankie’s!
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Juno + Owen Chow and Karl DeJong | Frankie's After Dark
2024-05-03 23:00 - 2024-05-04 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Juno is a Canadian bassist and composer, now residing in Montreal and attending McGill’s Schulich School of Music. Since moving across the country three years ago, Juno has been establishing a voice in Montreal as a sideman, working as an electric/double bassist in Jazz, Indie, Folk, and Classical music whilst also developing a voice as a young composer. Having spent time with jazz luminaries Jesse Cahill and Kevin Dean, as well as emerging artists Jeremy Sandfelder, Lucas Dubovik, and Khalil Bouaziz, Juno is delighted to be bringing their own ensemble to Frankie’s Jazz Bar, performing an eclectic mix of standards, originals, and music from the Modern American Songbook.
For this Frankie’s After Dark performance they’ll be joined by Owen Chow on trumpet and Karl DeJong on drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Chen Baker: Jazz at the Movies at the Lido
2024-04-29 21:00 - 23:30 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Jeffrey Chen + Neal Wang + Steven Zhu + Ben Rossouw + Piyotr Kao

Ibrahim Maalouf with Special Guests
2024-04-29 19:00 - 23:00 | Hollywood Theatre, 3123 W Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6K 2H2, Canada
MODO-LIVE & Infidels Jazz Present
Ibrahim Maalouf
w/ Special Guests
Monday April 29th, 2024
Hollywood Theatre
3123 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6K 2H2
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Karl DeJong Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-27 23:00 - 2024-04-28 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, 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 by Noah Franche-Nolan on piano and Wynston Minckler on bass, Karl will be performing a suite of original music rooted in the Black American Music tradition, with a focus on evocative, exploratory, and at times melancholic material. Expect to be intrigued, surprised, scorched, and then soothed by his eclectic mix of repertoire. Come if you dare…
For this special Frankie’s After Dark performance Karl will be joined by Noah Franche-Nolan on piano and Wynston Minckler on bass.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Patrick Kao Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-26 23:00 - 2024-04-27 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Vancouver-based Taiwanese jazz guitarist Patrick Kao interprets the music of jazz grandmaster pianists Barry Harris, Wynton Kelly, and Bud Powell for a night of soulful swing music. The soft sound of the guitar adds a subtle intimacy to these pianistic arrangements without sacrificing the excitingly moving energetic swing.
For this special After Dark performance he’ll be joined by Dan Howard on bass and Arvind Ramdas on drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Théo Girard Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-20 23:00 - 2024-04-21 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Théo Girard is one of the most critically acclaimed bassists in all of France, known for his work with Antoine Berheaut, Seb Rochford and Nick Lyons. In 2022, he was the recipient of a Jazz & Creative Music Grant from FACE Foundation, which supports French musicians. This will be his first time playing in Vancouver.
For this special After Dark performance he’ll be joined by Chris Fraser on guitar and Miles Wong on drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Tristan Paxton Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-19 23:00 - 2024-04-20 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
An active fixture in Vancouver’s music scene as an acclaimed guitarist and studio musician, Tristan Paxton has worked with many distinguished artists and producers including Shad, Hey Ocean!, Potatohead People, Brad Turner, Phil Dwyer, Jodi Proznick, Kevin Dean, Michel Donato, Ingrid Jensen, Hugh Fraser, Joe Lovano, Oliver Jones, Seamus Blake, Bernard Fowler, Wanting Qu and many more.
For this special After Dark performance he’ll be joined by James Meger on bass and Omar Amlani on drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Fraser MacPherson Book Launch & Concert feat. Cory Weeds Quartet
2024-04-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Odd Fellows Hall, 1443 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 1C9, Canada
Celebrating Guy MacPherson’s new book FRASER MACPHERSON: I DON’T HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE, I’M ALREADY HERE, with music by the Cory Weeds Quartet.
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Julian Jayme Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-13 23:00 - 2024-04-14 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Julian Jayme is a Vancouver-based guitarist, vocalist, bassist, composer and teacher. Spending nearly half his lifetime studying music, he has attended Capilano University, Berklee College of Music and McGill University and has had the opportunity to perform and collaborate with many different types of musicians as well as study with some of his heroes such as Terence Blanchard, Ambrose Akinmusire, John Hollenbeck and Jean-Michel Pilc. In 2016 and 2017, Julian had the opportunity to take part in the Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency in Wilmington, DE, where he was fortunate to workshop his compositions with some of his favourite musicians, including Aaron Parks, Aaron Goldberg and Ari Hoenig, as well as meet some of the top up-and-coming jazz musicians in the United States. Coming from an eclectic background, Julian blends the musical influences of his past with the Jazz music of his present, most notably so in his group “Julian Jayme: City Folk”. As a performer, he has played at venues all over Canada and the United States as well as been part of the pit band for several musical theater productions including (most recently) a 5-month run of Red Rock Diner produced by Drayton Entertainment in St Jacobs, ON.
For this special After Dark performance, he’ll be joined by Dan Howard on bass, and John Lee on drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Will Clements Double Guitar Quartet at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-12 23:00 - 2024-04-13 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Will Clements is a Vancouver-based performer, educator, composer, and arranger. With three albums to his credit, he is described by CBC Music as a “fantastic and easy voice…”. Some of his musical highlights include performing at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul with the Vancouver Youth Choir (2023), being featured as ‘the best jazz on bandcamp’.com (August 2023), being a finalist with the Niagara Jazz Festival Youth Contest (2022), an Outstanding Ensemble Award for leading and arranging at the Vocal Impact Festival (2020), a full scholarship towards the Drayton Harbour Festival Camp in Washington (2016), and performing at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans (2016).
Will has shared the stage with many notable artists including, Dee Daniels, Maria Schneider, Peter Bernstein, Bria Skonberg, Dawn Pemberton, and more as part of his studies at Capilano University.
For this Frankie’s After Dark he’ll be joined by Alvin Brendan on guitar, Francis Henson on guitar, and Emilio Suarez on bass.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Jazz Jam Sessions at Hero's Welcome with Sharon Minemoto Trio
2024-04-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada

Clyde Reed Quartet at Frankie's after Dark
2024-04-06 23:00 - 2024-04-07 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Clyde Reed is a pillar of the Vancouver improvised music scene. He is one of the founding members of the NOW Orchestra and has performed with Barry Guy, Leo Smith, George Lewis, Bobby Bradford, Vinny Golia, Peter Brotzmann and many leading Canadian musicians. He has performed at the Vancouver Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Penofin Jazz Festival (California), Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle), Earshot Jazz Festival (Seattle), Berlin Jazz Festival and the Lisbon Jazz Festival.
Clyde’s long-term musical collaborators include Bobby Bradford, Rob Blakeslee, Jared Burrows, Nikita Carter, Bruce Freedman, Vinny Golia, Rich Halley, Viviane Houle, Peggy Lee, Kenton Loewen, George Lewis, Lisa Cay Miller, Paul Plimley, Claude Ranger, Dylan van der Schyff, Ron Samworth, Carol Sawyer, Gregg Simpson, Stan Taylor, Marianne Trudel, Michael Vlatkovich, and poets Kate Braid and Daniela Elza.
For this Frankie’s After Dark he’ll be joined by long-time musical colleagues Jared Burrows on guitar, Josh Zubot on violin & special guest from Seattle, Greg Campbell on drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Róisín Adams Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-05 23:00 - 2024-04-06 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Vancouver-based Róisín Adams’ visionary work combines ethereal, textured melodicism with an underpinning of intellectual rigor. An imaginative and prolific composer, pianist, bandleader and educator, Adams is also an astute collaborator in a range of projects.

She founded the improvisatory instrumental jazz quartet Hildegard’s Ghost in 2013, and also performs with contemporary electro-acoustic trio Beatings Are in the Body featuring Erika Angell (Thus Owls) and Peggy Lee (Peggy Lee Band). Early training from the Royal Conservatory of Music provided a classical foundation Adams has expanded upon through studies with jazz and avant-garde artists Lisa Cay Miller, Kris Davis, Sharon Minemoto, Alan Matheson and François Houle. Her work has been featured at the Silk Purse Jazz Waves Series, Queer Arts Festival, Sonic Boom Festival, Western Front, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Kay Meek Theatre, and TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Adams recently completed a five-year Artist Residency awarded by the City of Vancouver for Music off the Page, a community engaged arts practice that explores interdisciplinary collaborations and contemporary music discourse with participants of all ages and abilities. She is currently working with composer/pianist Amanda Tosoff, studying composition and contemporary piano with the assistance of the BC Arts Council.

For this Frankie’s After Dark performance she’ll be joined James Meger on bass, and Arvind Ramdas on drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Paco Ha Trio at Frankie's
2024-03-30 23:00 - 2024-03-31 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Paco Ha is a Vancouver-based saxophonist and Capilano University graduate who will be leading his trio, featuring Raphael Agustin on bass, and Seth Kitamura on drums, as they explore new sounds in the trio configuration while paying homage to the great saxophone trios of the past.
Raphael Agustin – Bass
Seth Kitamura – Drums
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

The Gin Mill Ramblers at Frankie's
2024-03-29 23:00 - 2024-03-30 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
The Gin Mill Ramblers are a dynamic trio playing a lively mix of NOLA-style hot jazz and dirty blues, with a dash of Django-esque swing, all designed to delight and entertain listeners while ensuring the dance floor is jumpin’. Expect the most romantic song-buffet of foods, followed with an aperitif of spirits, a digestive of the finest BC-grown, with just a hint of je ne sais quoi. Sample from plates by the most eminent of chefs, such as: Slim Gaillard, Bo Carter, Tampa Red, Bessie Smith, Louis Jordan, and many more.
Michael Coury: trumpet, vocals, banjo
Matt Lam: piano, clarinet
Johannes Grames: guitar
Special Guest:
Mike Braverman: Reeds, Guitar
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Todd Stewart at Frankie's
2024-03-23 23:00 - 2024-03-24 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Todd Stewart has made a name for himself as one of the most adventurous drummers in the local “jazz” scene. This set will feature his brand new trio, with some of the most forward-thinking musicians in all of Canada, performing together for the very first time. It will be a night of freely-improvised excursions into soundscapes, grooves and whatever else may take shape. Not to be missed.
Featuring:
Gordy Li – EWI and electronics
James Meger – Electric bass and electronics
Todd Stewart – Drum set
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Blue Giant
2024-03-23 20:00 - 23:00 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Revered pianist Hiromi Uehar composed the score for this electrifying jazz anime, a movie which makes no apology for its obsession with the sound and fury of musical ferment. It’s the story of Dai, a young man who decides he’s going to to be the next John Coltrane. He leaves his sleepy hometown for the crowded nightclubs of Tokyo, and eventually forms a trio — Jass — with pianist Yukinori and drummer Shunji. But do they have what it takes to make it?
The director Yuzuru Tachikawa has described the filim as “a concert in the theatre”, and that’s right: this movie is all about applying animation to express musicality. Which is why this is the definitive jazz movie of the last decade.
Mar 23: Screening will be preceded by a free 30-minute set in the atrium by Erika Chow’s Blue Giant Trio at 7:30 pm
The film beautifully captures the power of live performance, the passion and intensity woven into the fabric of jazz, and most impressively the way they pour their life experiences into their art. So the key for each of them as they develop as musicians is to bare their souls. This is bold, thrilling, powerfully moving storytelling.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
Bursting off the screen in a cacophony of improvised jam sessions and electrifying solo performances, Blue Giant proves an intoxicating kaleidoscope of ambition, passion, sacrifice and all that jazz.
James Marsh, South China Morning Post
Blue Giant is as improbably close to watching a live performance as animation can get. A swooning big-screen experience.
Tara Brady, The Irish Times
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The Magic Triangle at Frankie's
2024-03-22 23:00 - 2024-03-23 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
The Magic Triangle is an experimental music trio born in Vancouver, Canada.
Featuring Mark Cernigoj (Canada) playing the saxophone and percussion, Nicole Abu Rumman (Ecuador) Bass guitar and harmonica and Jose Tolosa (Chile) Drums , percussion, keyboard and trumpet. Our music brings together a variety of rhythms from the world to compose dark (and not so dark) eclectic melodies that aim for nothing but to keep expanding our love for music.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Ethan Birnie Quintet at the Lido
2024-03-18 21:00 - 23:30 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Ethan Birnie is an exciting young saxophonist who will be playing his first Infidels show as a bandleader on March 18. He’s assembled a great band featuring Tamas Balai (Sax), Joe Faulkner (Guitar), David Caballeo (Bass), and Wesley Anderson (Drums).
Pass the Hat is a monthly series at the Lido presented by Tim Reinert & Infidels Jazz. At these shows, a hat (debit and credit donations will be accepted that night as well) will be passed around to all audience members, to ensure that the musicians are paid fairly for their performance.
All funds collected will go directly to the musicians.

The Crowd: Live Score by Chris Gestrin - VIFF Centre, Vancity Theatre
2024-03-17 19:30 - 23:00 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Get your tickets before March 8 at the early bird price of $18 (regular $25).
Maybe the greatest of all American silent films, King Vidor’s masterpiece — here screening with a never-before-heard improvised jazz score performed by multiple Juno-winner Chris Gestrin — keys into the faultlines at the heart of the American Dream (and did so just on the brink of the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression). John is born on the Fourth of July, 1900 — an auspicious date at the dawn of what will be known as the American Century. Arriving in New York City as a young man, he’s determined to make a name for himself. He takes a wife — Mary — they have kids. But success remains elusive. And then tragedy strikes…
The Crowd is in many ways a simple fable about the common man. But Vidor’s artistry insists that the struggles of an ordinary Joe — or John — can be as compelling, and as worthy of our empathy, as those of a king, a champion, or any other hero… perhaps even more so, as most of us fall into the same category. Vidor cast an unknown extra, James Murray, as his protagonist, and was rewarded with a performance of remarkable depth and pathos. Yet within ten years Murray would be dead, a suspected suicide, after succumbing to alcoholism and destitution. The film’s mixture of realism (Vidor shot with a hidden camera on New York streets, anticipating neo-realism by more than a decade) and expressionism remains impressive, no matter that directors as different as Billy Wilder, Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica admitted to stealing from it over the years.

About Chris Gestrin
Since graduating with a Film Scoring degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in 1995, Vancouver native Chris Gestrin has become an integral part of the Canadian music scene. As a versatile pianist and multi-keyboardist, composer, engineer and producer he has worked on over 400 albums covering a wide range of musical styles. From avant garde electronic improvisations to greasy soul organ music, introspective piano jazz to top of the charts pop, rock and hip-hop, Gestrin is in high demand for his eclectic talents and ability to bring a high level of musical inspiration to any situation.
As a jazz artist, Gestrin has performed on and off the stage not only with his great Canadian colleagues, but with a who’s who of the Jazz world. Gary Peacock, David ’Fat Head’ Newman, Kenny Wheeler, Jerry Granelli, Duke Robillard, to name a few. In the more mainstream music world, Chris has had the pleasure of working with a large number of prominent artists including Randy Bachman, Bryan Adams, D.O.A., Bob Rock, Paul Rodgers, Colin James, Jann Arden, Motley Crue, K-OS, Swollen Members, Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson, Nickelback, Loudon Wainwright III, Long John Baldry and Jeff Healey.
About the Band: The Chris Gestrin Organ Trio
Chris Gestrin – Organ/keyboards
Joe Poole – Drums
Myles Bigelow – Percussion

Dave Say Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2024-03-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Dave Say is a Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer renowned for his soulful interpretations, powerhouse sound, tasteful inventiveness, and adventurous improvisations. Dave has headlined at every major venue in western Canada. He is a favourite at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival where he presents his contemporary jazz original compositions to a riveted audience each year. Dave’s versatility make him first-call musician on the west coast for all styles of jazz, funk, R&B and as part of big bands and larger ensembles. He has performed with Western Canadian Music-, Juno- and Grammy- Award winning musicians (such as Dan Brubeck, Brad Turner, Michael Bublé, Dee Daniels, The Supremes), and is a first-call band member for Order of Canada Recipients (such as guitarist Oliver Gannon). Inspired by the likes of Coltrane, Shorter, Rollins and Getz, Say’s sound is firmly his own having been cultivated over his 35-year career. Whether playing straight-ahead swinging standards, or venturing into uncharted territory with his soulful and haunting original music, Dave’s dedicated following of fans and musician colleagues certainly have something to say about Say!
For his very first Infidels show, he’ll be performing with Tom Wherrett (Guitar), Dan Howard (Bass) and Joe Poole (Drums)
Sundays at Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a bi-weekly jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. The concept is to provide an affordable way for jazz lovers of all ages to gather and celebrate this music we love.
Admission is only $5. Please note the new time of 1PM.

The Blazing Eraz at Frankie's
2024-03-16 23:00 - 2024-03-17 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
The Blazing Eraz is a platform created by Tim Proznick that represents the eras of music and artists that have helped shape his musical journey into what it is today. Having grown up in a family of jazz enthusiasts, players, and educators, it has been the single, most consistent thing in his life. His appreciation comes from building a solid foundation in the many idioms of jazz, from BeBop like Miles & Coltrane, Basie Bigband, ECM from Abercrombie/Metheny, Fusion of Sco/McLaughlin, to new artists pushing the envelope such as Glasper, Yussef Kamaal, Chris Dave, & Thundercat.
With these foundations, the aim is to take the knowledge and wisdom received from a lifetime of listening, and applying it into new, modern forms of music through musical experimentation and exploration, without the borders of the “traditionalist”, while incorporating it to new technology & culture. From here, inspiration is drawn from the influence of hiphop culture as a whole, as well as electronic music and production, Funk, & world music ranging from Brazilian, Cuban, Afrobeat(s), and reggae.
The Blazing Eraz will be playing original compositions, as well as trio renditions from Flying Lotus, Madlib, Chick Corea, and others.
Tim Proznick will be performing on the drum kit, as well as exploring sounds & grooves on Native Instruments Maschine Sampler. Joining him will be some of his favourite musicians to work with, Tristan Paxton on Guitar, and Issah Contractor on both Bass & Drums.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Brittany Anjou's Moon Mode at Frankie's
2024-03-15 23:00 - 2024-03-16 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Brittany Anjou is a New York based pianist & composer, and has toured and recorded with Jeremy Pelt, The Shaggs, Elysian Fields, Sophie Auster, SAADI, and many others, and is looking forward to performing in Vancouver for only the second time.
Moon Mode is dedicated to performing works by womxn and non-binary composers, using telematic rehearsals, live shows, and virtual streaming concerts led by NYC based pianist Brittany Anjou. The project draws repertoire from Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standards book, as well as original transcriptions and compositions by Brittany Anjou and the Moon Mode cohort. Moon Mode at Frankie’s After Dark features bassist Kelsey Mines and drummer Matt Jorgensen, including new music from Anjou’s hardcore punk project Bi TYRANT.
Brittany Anjou – vocals / piano / comp
Jessica Lurie – saxophones
Kelsey Mines – bass
Matt Jorgensen – drums
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.

Jonah Parzen-Johnson / Cole Schmidt & John Brennan
2024-03-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour St,, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M3, Canada
Jonah Parzen-Johnson makes music for baritone saxophone & flute that challenges listeners with experimental textures & forms while embracing them with warm approachable melodies. A Chicago native and longtime Brooklyn resident, Jonah has performed solo in more than a dozen countries across four continents. He has brought his music to festivals in Berlin & Helsinki, concert halls in Istanbul & Brugge, rock clubs in Rotterdam & Montreal, and Jazz clubs in New York & Chicago. His solo performances are a deeply intimate experience in which he endeavors to share who he is, how he sees our world, and the temporary moments of community that we can all embrace together. His latest work for solo baritone saxophone and flute, “You’re Never Really Alone”, is an emotionally evocative celebration of the precious relationship between improvisor and audience.
Cole Schmidt & John Brennan are two of Vancouver’s most acclaimed and experienced improvisors. They will be performing for the first time as a duo.
The New Thing is a monthly series dedicated to free jazz and improvised music. It’s co-presented by Infidels Jazz & NOW Society, and takes place at Tyrant Studios one Monday a month.

Tickets are available in advance on the Tyrant Website.

Ostara Project - Roots & Wings
2024-03-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Magee Secondary Auditorium, 6360 Maple St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6M 4M2, Canada
In a genre and industry where women have been severely underrepresented, the Ostara Project is a beautiful example of perseverance, community, and a deep love for the music. New growth rising out of darkness, stretching for new life, propelled by hope. This is the music of Ostara.
For this special Vancouver performance, Ostara will be represented by:
Allison Au – saxophones
Rachel Therrien – trumpet/flugelhorn
Amanda Tosoff – piano
Jodi Proznick – bass
Valérie Lacombe – drums
with very special vocal guests:
Dawn Pemberton
Shruti Ramani
Terri-Lynn Williams Davidson
Laila Biali
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Valérie Lacombe Trio at Frankie's
2024-03-09 23:00 - 2024-03-10 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Valérie Lacombe (she/her) is a jazz drummer based in Montreal. She has toured throughout Canada with The Ostara Project, Quinn Bachand’s Brishen and the Sam Kirmayer Quartet. Valerie has performed at NPR Tiny Desk, SXSW, CBC First Play, the Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal International Jazz Festivals, and more. She is featured on Bird Call (2022), an independent release with saxophonist Claire Devlin, Movin’ Up (2021), with Jihye Im and Marshal Herridge and Laura Anglade’s debut I’ve Got Just About Everything (Justin Time 2019). Valérie is currently completing a Master’s degree in jazz performance at McGill University.
For this special After Dark performance, she’ll be joined by Juno nominees Amanda Tosoff on piano & Jodi Proznick on bass.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday and Saturday at Frankie’s Jazz Club in downtown Vancouver and is curated by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. Shows start at 11:00PM and tickets are $10.
