Julian Ferrer is an all around drummer, composer, and educator based in Vancouver and Montreal. He is well-versed in playing diverse styles such as pop, rock, jazz and funk. His drumming style drew inspiration from innovators such as Max Roach, Tony Williams and Philly Joe Jones to name a few. As a student at McGill […]
The Ramdas Brothers featuring Arvind Ramdas, Arjun Ramdas, Jimi James, and Steve Kaldestad. Since parting ways 4 years ago in order to study music, Arvind and Arjun Ramdas finally reunite to serve as a rhythm section for a quartet featuring Canada's finest in Steve Kaldestad and Jimi James. To find out more, be there at […]
Gordy Li is a Chinese-Canadian saxophonist, synthesist, and aesthetician residing on unceded Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, Səlilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) lands who has been turning heads with an artistic voice that is super unhinged but in a really hip way. He is honestly so dope I love him so much I’m always happy whenever he […]
Max Huberdeau is a Vancouver-based jazz pianist, drummer and composer. He has performed extensively around western Canada with a variety of artists, including many of Vancouver's finest jazz musicians. His […]
Jon Bentley is one of the most respected tenor players on the Canadian scene. He pleased to bring his new quartet to Hero's Welcome, featuring: Jon Bentley - tenor saxophone […]
This ensemble is excited to perform Franche-Nolan’s latest suite of music entitled Orbits. The suite is a musical and thematic exploration of inter-related cycles. Noah Franche-Nolan is a Canadian pianist, […]
Shruti Ramani is one of the most talked about Jazz singers in Canada right now. From her forthcoming album with her band Raagaverse to her live concerts with the Ostara […]
Vancouver-based clarinetist and saxophonist Geoff Claridge has been fascinated for years by the bluesy folk-jazz of the early Jimmy Giuffre 3, a clarinet/guitar/trombone trio inspired by Claude Debussy's Sonata for […]
“There's everything you think you know about big band, and then there's Space Elevator” (Vancouver Jazz Fest) Composer and bandleader Mike WT Allen, who's portfolio includes performances by the Hard […]
