Supporting and promoting Vancouver’s vibrant and emerging jazz scene

This is Vancouver bassist Chad Galpin’s bandleading debut, featuring Madeleine Elkins on guitar and Carson Tworow on drums. Open-ended improvisation will collide with modern contemporary and electronic repertoire as this trio performs unexpected arrangements and original compositions. For this special After Dark, Chad Galpin will be joined by Madeleine Elkins on guitar and Carson Tworow […]

For this special performance at Hero's Welcome, critically acclaimed saxophonist Chad Makela will be leading a band of Vancouver’s best as they perform Elvin Jones’ 1973 masterpiece on Blue Note Records: Live at the Lighthouse. Chad Makela - SaxophonesJon Bentley – SaxophonesJames Meger – BassDave Robbins - Drums Sundays at Hero's Welcome (3917 Main Street) […]

Covering a wide range of material from traditional jazz standards, interpretations of rock and folk songs as well as original compositions, expect to hear music that is dynamic, thought provoking and always feels good. Featuring Ron Samworth on Guitar, James Meger on Double Bass, and Omar Amlani on Drums. Frankie's After Dark takes place every […]

When attending a Paramyst performance, you can expect intense and memorable solos, unique rhythmic interpretations of Jazz standards and you may even hear a Radiohead tune! Our aim for every […]

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 July […]

In 2016 the Matt Choboter trio teamed up with Brad Turner and performed original music for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival (Vogue Theatre) as the opening act for Joe Lovano. […]

Born in North Benin, Africa and chief’s son of the Waama people, this multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter learned the art of storytelling and drumming from his family as they traveled the region […]

Five of Vancouver's exceptionally talented Jazz musicians join forces for a one time only performance that transcends generations: Ardeshir Pourkeramati - Tenor SaxophoneFeven Kidane - TrumpetBrad Turner - PianoDavid Caballero […]

Clara is a pianist and composer born in Shenzhen, a newborn urban city in southern China. She grew up classically trained and exposed to urban music like R&B, gospel, Soul, […]

Julian Borkowski has quickly become one of the most talked about young Jazz trumpeters on the Canadian scene, despite having spent most of the last several years working on his […]