Supporting and promoting Vancouver’s vibrant and emerging jazz scene

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Featuring Brian Horswill on piano, Karlis Silins bass, Kenton Loewen on the drums and the new addition of our very good friend Cole Schmidt on the guitar, KneeJerk is a free jazz project that plays with minimalism and evokes chaos. Between the nearly tangible and a wild almost playful din, this quartet obscures form to […]

This explosive group led by Quincy Mayes will present a time capsule evening of 70s Funk, Jazz Fusion and Música popular Brasileira in a "live mixtape" format. Paying tribute to such seminal artists/groups as Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, Azymuth and Flora Purim, this ensemble envisions new arrangements and colors that bring fresh perspective to influential works […]

A powerhouse organ trio playing Funk, Soul, & Gospel hits. This music was innovated and mastered by Black American Musicians and this band is a celebration of their ingenuity and talent. For this Frankie’s After Dark Performance the band will feature Dean Thiessen on Organ & Keys, Marcus Abramzik on Bass, and Jamison Ko on […]

Thunder Lizard plays Groovy Jazz Organ Trio Music, and features local heavyweights Jared Burrows on guitar, Nick Peck on organ, and Joe Poole on drums. This band draws on the classic organ trio tradition with an emphasis original tunes and thunderous odd-meter grooves. Sundays at Hero's Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a weekly jazz series […]

Raagaverse is an exciting Indo-Jazz fusion project spearheaded by Shruti Ramani (voice) in a collaboration with the award-winning Jodi Proznick (bass), the supremely talented Noah Franche-Nolan (piano, Nord), and the fiery Nicholas Bracewell (drums). Raagaverse’s music melds ancient and rich Hindustani melodies with dense and dynamic Jazz harmonies. For this special show, Raagaverse will be […]