Chen Baker Plays City Pop at Fox Cabaret
2025-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 3C9, Canada
Ever since Mariya Takeuchi’s Plastic Love mysteriously went viral on YouTube in 2017, funky Japanese pop music from the late 70s and 80s (collectively known as City Pop) has slowly solidified itself as a mainstay of global internet culture. Through the bittersweet yet relentlessly catchy melodies, slappin’ basslines, energetic disco beats, and ample amounts of reverb; listeners vicariously conjure the memories of a nation basking at the height of economic boom, blissfully unaware of the bright future that will never materialize.
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Brought to you by local jazz-fusion group Chen Baker, City Pop Nights will attempt to bring you said experience in the flesh. The night will mostly consist of hits from genre staples such as Miki Matsubara, Taeko Ohnuki, Tasturo Yamashita, and Casiopea; along with Western songs that also echo the sentiment.
Mia Wang – vocals
Xirui Wang – vocals
Neal Wang – Alto Sax
Jeffrey Chen – guitar
Justin Juan – keys
Dario Acosta – Drums
Piyotr Kao – Bass
City Pop Featuring Chen Baker is presented by Infidels Jazz
March 08th
Fox Cabaret 2321 Main Street
Doors Open: 7PM
Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door
19+
Seating will be limited for this event.

Suin Park Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-03-08 23:00 - 2025-03-09 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Suin is a jazz pianist and composer originally from Korea, now based in Vancouver. With a unique blend of Eastern and Western influences, her music combines soulful melodies with improvisational freedom. In this Afterdark show, she will perform original compositions and classic jazz standards, sharing emotional depth and storytelling through her music.For this special performance, Suin will be joined by Wynston Minckler on bass and Kevin Romain 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.

Jocelyn Waugh Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2025-03-09 14:00 - 17:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
As an in demand trumpet player in the Vancouver music scene, Jocelyn Waugh has worked with many different groups and plays a variety of styles, from Mariachi to Big Band. In this setting,she will be performing various jazz standards and cool grooves from artists such as Herbie Hancock and Robert Glasper. Performing with Chris Fraser (guitar), Wynston Minckler (bass)and Omar Amlani (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: $10Time: 2PM-4PM
People under the age of 19 must be accompanied by a guardian

La Syrie Libre at Zameen Art House
2025-03-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Taking liberty to express both middle eastern melody and wild improvisation on the ancient flute Ney, Syrian born Emad Armoush joins the unbound and enigmatic rhythm section of James Meger (upright bass) and Kenton Loewen (drums) in the revolutionary, singular, free jazz trio La Syrie Libre.
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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 Zameen Art House one Friday a month.
La Syrie Libre
Zameen Art House 1515 Anderson Street (Granville Island)
March 14, 2025
Doors: 7:30PM
Show: 8:00PM
$15 Or Pay What You Can

Allison Lee Sextet at Frankie's After Dark
2025-03-14 23:00 - 2025-03-15 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Allison Lee is a Canadian jazz bassist who enjoys performing, arranging, and sharing joyful music. Originally from Vancouver, BC, she is currently attending The Juilliard School in New York. Allison has played at various music festivals including the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, MusicFest Canada, and Stratford Summer Jazz, and has played alongside esteemed musicians such as Jodi Proznick, Jens Lindemann, Jim Doxas, and Kelly Jefferson. Additionally, she is passionate about storytelling and is involved in social media marketing for musicians at a local record label.
Allison Lee – bassMaxwell Holmes – pianoJack Colbourne – drumsWilliam Xu – trumpetGrace Rock – tromboneGustavo Cruz – tenor sax
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.

Kevin Romain Trio / Beware of Mr. Baker at VIFF Centre
2025-03-15 19:30 - 22:00 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Early bird tickets are available now! There are a limited number of early bird tickets available, so don’t wait!
Our latest VIFF Live presentation combines a jazz set led by drummer Kevin Romain and one of the most notorious music docs ever made, Jay Bulger’s bruising encounter with the legendary Ginger Baker, aka “the world’s greatest drummer”.
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A true virtuoso, Baker was famous for his stint with Eric Clapton in Cream, but he saw himself as the heir to Max Roach, Art Blakey and Elvin Jones, and later recorded several jazz albums. Neither success nor failure brought him any peace however. Self-destructive and seething with rage, Ginger was never easy to be around, as Rolling Stone journalist and filmmaker Bulger found out to his cost…
Kevin Romain is a drummer, improviser, composer, educator, bandleader and curator based in East Vancouver. Since the early 2000s he has performed regularly across North America as well as Europe, West Africa, China and Japan. He studied jazz and contemporary music at Vancouver Community College and has studied the drums with luminaries such as Tomas Fujiwara, Marcus Gilmore, Jeff Ballard, Mark Guiliana, Dan Weiss, Bernie Arai and Dylan van der Schyff.
Romain’s current focus as a bandleader and composer is his post-bop quartet Salience Network. The debut full length record from this group was released in 2023 on The Infidels Jazz record label. Over the past decade Romain has performed extensively as a soloist on the drum set. 2025 sees the release of his first solo record Autopoietic 1, a collection of improvisations rooted in his highly personal polyrhythmic vocabulary.
For this performance, Romain will be joined by longtime collaborators Cole Schmidt (guitar) and Olive Shakur (bass), playing repertoire from the Ginger Baker Trio, which saw the iconic drummer team up with jazz legends Bill Frisell and Charlie Haden in the mid 1990s.

Francis Naluz Organ Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-03-15 23:00 - 2025-03-16 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Francis Naluz is a Vancouver-based guitarist and bassist. Joined by Seth Kitamura on organ and Jordy McIntosh on drums, the group will be playing music drawn from the organ trio tradition as well as fun and groovy selections from a variety of eras and styles.
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.

Jam Session with Sharon Minemoto Trio at Hero's Welcome
2025-03-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to resume our monthly Jazz jam session which will take place Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street, one Sunday a month at 2PM. In March it will be will be held on March 16th and hosted by Sharon Minemoto.
For this, she’ll be joined by Darren Radtke & Dave Robbins
These will be open jam sessions, which means that everybody from professionals to high school students will be welcome. 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.
Sundays at Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a monthly 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 is FREE. Please note the new time of 2PM

Coercion at Zameen Art House
2025-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Led by saxophonist Evan Cribb, Coercion is an exciting new Jazz Septet featuring some of Vancouver’s brightest young musicians, performing all original music.
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Evan Cribb – Saxophone
Thad Bailey-Mai – Trumpet
Max Huberdeau – Keyboards
Seb Chamney – Guitar
Nikko Whitworth – Bass
Jordy McIntosh – Drums
The Expression Sessions is a new monthly Jazz series presented and curated by Infidels Jazz.
Coercion
March 16
Zameen Art House (1515 Anderson Street)
Doors: 7:30PM, Show: 8:00PM
$20 in advance, $25 at the door

Ruthie Ha Quartet at the Painted Ship
2025-03-18 20:00 - 22:30 | The Painted Ship, 2884 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6K 2G6, Canada
Ruthie Ha has been wowing Vancouver audiences with their collaborations with Paco Ha, in addition to their brilliant original music. For this special performance at the Painted Ship, they will be joined by Stanley Zhang, Jake McIntyre-Paul, and Isaac Chatterton.
Sea Legs at the Painted Ship is a monthly live Jazz series in Kitsilano presented by Infidels Jazz.
Ruthie Ha QuartetThe Painted Ship (2884 W. Broadway)March 18, 20258:00PM (2 sets)$10 at the door or added to your bill (No tickets in advance, first come first serve)

Feven Kidane Plays Mandido Morris at Hero's Welcome
2025-03-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
For this one-night only performance, trumpet and bass trailblazer Feven Kidane will be paying tribute to the legendary Mandido Morris, a Vancouver-based percussionist known for his work with Gino Vanelli and Bruce Cockburn, and the founder of the ManDido Drum Circle at Spanish Banks.
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This band features some of the best this city has to offer, including:
Feven Kidane – Bass
Graham Ord – Sax/Flute (Original member of Mandido’s band)
Ben Millman – Keys
Yoro Noukoussi – Percussion
Miles Wong – Drum kit
Jonny Tobin – synthesizer
This performance is part of Social Music, a monthly series presented by Infidels Jazz at Hero’s Welcome.
Feven Kidane Plays Mandido Morris
March 20, 2025
Hero’s Welcome – 3917 Main Street
Doors: 7PM
Show: 8PM
2 sets
$20 in advance
$25 at the door
19+

Kevin Romain Album Release at Hypha Arts
2025-03-21 20:00 - 22:30 | Hypha Arts, 1410 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, V5L 2G5, Canada
Hypha Arts: Record release party for Kevin Romain’s “Autopoietic 1”, presented by The Infidels Jazz and The Hypha Artists Association.
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“Autopoietic 1” is the debut solo recording from drummer/improviser Kevin Romain. In his own words:
“Rhythm induces in a listener a sensation of movement through space, even while remaining relatively still. Polyrhythm opens a paradoxical space in which we can move through space at multiple speeds simultaneously, or in multiple directions at once – Dancing in our heads, substituting dream logic for the laws of physics. These drumset improvisations are miniature explorations of the phenomenology of polyrhythm and the accompanying granular emotional states; a search for the limits of my own sense-making affordances; a dialogue between the various voices that populate my internal landscape. I hope this music is fun to listen to. I think of attention and focus as highly limited endogenous resources and as analogous to/expressions of love. Your time spent with this recording is not taken for granted.”
Autopoietic 1 was recorded in 2024 at Vancouver’s Afterlife Studios. It will be released in the spring of 2025 on The Infidels Jazz record label.
www.kevinromain.com
With Jen Yakamovich and Sean Curtis Patrick (WA)
Jen Yakamovich is a Vancouver-based drummer, writer, educator, and improviser. Her work focuses on the relationship between sound, social ecologies, and embodiment. https://jenyakamovich.format.com/
Sean Curtis Patrick is a visual artist, designer, documentarian, filmmaker, and musician based in Bellingham, Washington. www.seancurtispatrick.com
Doors at 7, music at 8. $15/20/PWYC notaflof
Hypha Arts, 1410 Venables Street, Vancouver

Seb Chamney Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-03-21 23:00 - 2025-03-22 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Seb Chamney is a jazz and contemporary guitar player based in Vancouver, BC. He has been fortunate enough to be a part of many creative projects with high level musicians within the local community. Seb prides himself on approaching every musical scenario with focus, passion, and creativity. Tonight he will be leading a trio featuring two of his highly valued collaborators, Trent Otter on drums, and Colin Sankey on bass. These three have an extensive history of performing and creating music together. The Seb Chamney Trio will be playing a blend of standards, modern jazz repertoire, and original compositions.
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.

Andrew Skepasts Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-03-22 23:00 - 2025-03-23 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Andrew Skepasts is a guitarist, educator and composer based in Vancouver. Since graduating from The New School in NYC, Andrew has established himself as an up-and-coming musician in Vancouver’s jazz scene. He has had the honour of sharing the stage with notable musicians such as Brad Turner, Seamus Blake and Phil Dwyer. Andrew will perform his original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards with Dan Howard on bass and Bernie Arai 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.

Matt Grinke's Happiest Jazz Quintet on Earth Plays Pixar + Monsters, Inc.
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:30 | BC
The Happiest Big Band on Earth had their first show on April 27th, 2018, and was born through Matt Grinke’s love of jazz and Disney. Since then, the Happiest band has continued to morph and shift into many different sounds and sizes, anywhere from a trio to the full 17-piece big band, including this quintet!
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Matt has also shifted from just a Disney fan to pianist and music director for Disney Cruise Line, and is more than happy to arrange and perform Disney tunes even when he’s not on contract! For this special performance, Matt’s quintet will performing a set of Pixar Studio favourites and deep cuts. After the music, sit back and enjoy one of Pixar’s most popular movies, Pete Docter’s Monsters, Inc.

Tenor Sax — John Nicholson
Trumpet — Rory Hislop
Piano — Matt Grinke
Bass — Monica Sumulong Dumas
Drums — Trent Otter

Jennifer Scott Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2025-03-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Considered the finest Jazz Vocal Improviser in Canada by her peers, her fans and by the musicians who work with her, Jennifer Scott is an important Jazz Voice. She has sung with such Jazz Greats as: Gene Bertoncini, Clark Terry, Tommy Banks, Paul Horn and Kenny Wheeler to name a few.
Jennifer Scott has performed to sold out crowds from San Diego to Vancouver to Whitehorse on the West Coast of Canada and has begun a major foray onto the world stage including performances in Amsterdam, Milan and Rome.
For this special performance at Hero’s Welcome, Jennifer will be joined by David Sikula on guitar, Rene Worst on bass, and Bernie Arai on 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: $10Time: 2PM-4PMPeople under the age of 19 must be accompanied by a guardian

Nathan Lintott Quartet at Hot Deli
2025-03-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Trombonist Nathan Lintott is quickly gaining a name for himself on the Vancouver scene, with various large and small ensembles. On March 24 he’ll be playing his first Infidels show as a leader, and be joined by Jake Kostuchuk on guitar, David Caballero, and Karl DeJong on drums.
Pass the Hat is a monthly series at the Hot Deli presented by 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.
Please note that the Hot Deli is in the same location as the Lido, and that the address is exactly the same: 518 E. Broadway
Please note the new start time of 8:00PM

Colin Sankey Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-03-28 23:00 - 2025-03-29 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Colin Sankey is a bassist, composer, and arranger from Vancouver, BC. His compositions seamlessly merge Jazz with funk, Latin, and rock music, creating a toe-tapping fusion with lush harmonies and blazing improvisations. A technical guru in his own right, he is frequently compared to Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, and Alain Caron. Colin is joined by the amazingly talented Eliot Doyle on drums and Sebastian Chamney on guitar,
Colin is the 1st place winner of the 2022 Phil Jones Solo Bass Competition and the 2nd place winner of the 2021 BITE Bass Contest. He has been featured on George Collier’s YouTube channel, with over 800,000 subscribers. Colin’s debut album Reawakening has been featured on Bass Magazine and CBC Radio. He recently recorded his second EP, funded by Creative BC, to be released on February 15, 2025.
Colin recently went viral with his arrangements of Get Lucky by Daft Punk, Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes, and the Mario Theme, reaching over 15 million views between the three arrangements on Instagram and TikTok. He continues to share his inspiring arrangements of popular music with his 213,000+ followers across all social media platforms.
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.

Dan Howard Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-03-29 23:00 - 2025-03-30 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Taking note from his favourite modern players and composers, Dan Howard aims to breathe fresh life into older tunes with his arrangements. With influences ranging fromThelonious Monk and Bud Powell to Wayne Shorter and Brad Mehldau, this group aims to play unique and exciting music that will keep the audience on their toes.
Joining Daniel are Noah Franche-Nolan (Piano) and Nicholas Bracewell (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.

Let the Monkeys Dance at Hot Deli
2025-04-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Let The Monkeys Dance is a Vancouver-based collective of well-respected local improvising musicians, in addition to visiting bassist Joe Williamson. Concerts by the Monkeys are few and far between these days, so come join them at East Van’s hottest new music venue.
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Tony Wilson – Guitar
Cole Schmidt – Guitar
Joe Williamson – Bass
James Meger – Bass
Kenton Loewen – Drums
Let The Monkeys Dance
April 01, 2025
Hot Deli (AKA The Lido) 518 E. Broadway
$15 in advance
$20 at door
The East Van Shuffle is a new Jazz and Improvised series presented by Infidels Jazz.

nebyoha at Zameen Art House
2025-04-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Intimate Creative Music performed by Nebyu Yohannes
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Multi-Instrumentalist Nebyu Yohannes has been making a powerful name for himself on the Vancouver scene in the last few years, straddling the lines of multiple genres and styles. For his first Infidels show, he’ll be joined by Lisa Cay Miller on piano & Miles Wong on drums.
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 Zameen Art House one Friday a month.
nebyoha
Zameen Art House 1515 Anderson Street (Granville Island)
April 04, 2025
Doors: 7:30PM
Show: 8:00PM
$15 Or Pay What You Can

Josh Krushel Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-04-04 23:00 - 2025-04-05 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Pianist Josh Krushel is filled with conviction and a deep devotion to the idiom attempting to illustrate the great convocational power of this music through melodic line. Joining him on this occasion are two of Vancover’s top musicians, Arvind Ramdas (Drums) and Dan Howard (Bass). Influenced by the evolution of the Black American musical tradition, this trio will present a range of creative music. This exploration will be of Krushels own originals as well as selections from two of the most influential innovators of the piano trio sound; Cedar Walton and Benny Green.
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.

Longhand Trio at All-City Athletics
2025-04-05 19:30 - 22:30 | All-City Athletics, 130 West Hastings, alley entrance, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1G9, Canada
The Longhand Trio has been thrilling Vancouver audiences for years. From cutting edge original Jazz compositions to a wide selection of covers by Pharoah Sanders, Frank Zappa, Tom Waits, and more, no two sets by this long-running group are ever remotely the same. Come see this iconic group at Vancouver’s hottest secret venue.
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Tony Wilson – Guitar
Russell Sholberg – Bass
Kenton Loewen – Drums
This event is presented by Infidels Jazz as part of the Knockouts Series at All-City Athletics.
All-City Athletics – 130 W. Hastings (This is only accessible via the back alley entrance, using the door with the big A over it)
April 05, 2025
Doors: 7:30PM
$20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Julian Borkowski & Feven Kidane play Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw at Pyatt Hall
2025-04-05 20:00 - 22:30 | Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 3L4, Canada
On April 05, two of Vancouver’s finest trumpeters pay tribute to Woody Shaw & Freddie Hubbard, specifically to two classic albums the pair recorded for the Blue Note label in 1985 and 1986.
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Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw recorded Double Take for the Blue Note label 40 years ago this year, soon to be followed by The Eternal Triangle. Since then, these records have captured the imagination of trumpet lovers worldwide, and have influenced entire generations of Jazz lovers. Feven Kidane & Julian Borkowski are among the many trumpeters inspired by Woody & Freddie, and will be co-leading a band of Vancouver’s best at Pyatt Hall on April 05, to showcase their love and respect for this timeless music.
Julian Borkowski – Trumpet
Feven Kidane – Trumpet
Miles Black – Piano
David Caballero – Bass
Todd Stewart – Drums
April 05, 2025
Doors: 7:30PM, Show: 8:00PM
Tickets start at $25 in advance, and start at $30 at the door.
Pyatt Hall: 843 Seymour Street
This is a co-presentation between Infidels Jazz and the VSO School of Music.

Simple City at Frankie's After Dark
2025-04-05 23:00 - 2025-04-06 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Simple City is a collectively led modern jazz trio. Their self titled record, written during a residency at the Banff Centre in 2018 and recorded at Vancouver’s Afterlife Studios, was released in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now scattered across the nation, Arthur Smith (guitar, Montreal), Jeff Gammon (bass, Calgary) and Kevin Romain (drums, Vancouver) are reuniting to revisit this book of original music after five long and strange years.
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.

Bill Coon Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2025-04-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Bill Coon is a legend on the Canadian Jazz scene, and is considered one of the finest guitarists this country has ever produced. For this special performance at Hero’s Welcome, Bill will be joined by James Danderfer on reeds, Conrad Good on bass, and Joe Poole on drums.
Sundays at Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a 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: $10Time: 2PM-4PM

Grdina / Lillinger at Hero's Welcome
2025-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Gordon Grdina & Christian Lillinger are two of the creative Jazz World’s most exciting and prolific improvisers. On April 09, they will be performing in Vancouver for the first time as a duo, performing selections from Duo Work, their groundbreaking new album that landed on numerous best of 2024 lists.
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Gordon Grdina – Guitar, Oud
Christian Lillinger – Drums
April 09, 2025
Hero’s Welcome (3917 Main Street)
Doors Open: 7:00PM
Show: 8:00PM
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz

Harmolodic League at Kingsway Club
2025-04-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Kingsway Club, 395 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 3J7, Canada
Members of Ornette Coleman’s Prime Time Band celebrate Harmolodics and Improvised Music!
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From 1975-1995, Ornette Coleman’s Prime Time Band changed the rules for improvised music, and melded Free Jazz, Funk, and the Avant-Garde in ways that would change all three genres forever. For this special performance, Prime Time Members Dave Bryant, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and James Kamal Jones, will team up with some of the Pacific Northwest’s best Jazz musicians for an unforgettable night of music, both new and familiar.
Dave Bryant – Keyboards
Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Electric Bass
James Kamal Jones – Drums
Neil Leonard – Saxophones
King Dahl – Acoustic Bass
Jerry Steinhilber – Drums.
Harmolodic League ft. Dave Bryant & Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Kingsway Club (395 Kingsway)
$20 in advance / $25 at Door
7:00PM Doors / 8:00PM Doors
19+
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz

Harrison Ivaz Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-04-11 23:00 - 2025-04-12 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Harrison Ivaz is a young Canadian-American guitarist and vocalist. A Capilano University Jazz Studies Grad, Harrison has studied with Vancouver jazz icon Bill Coon and performed as guitarist in the renowned Capilano University A Band under the direction of Brad Turner. Born in Chicago and raised in Vancouver, Harrison is also an accomplished rock performer and songwriter. He has performed his original rock at festivals including Lollapalooza, Milwaukee Summerfest, Zentsura AT in Bilbao, Spain, The West Vancouver Harmony Arts Festival and more.
Harrison is excited to bring his trio featuring Jason Decouto on organ and Wes Anderson on drums to Frankie’s Jazz Club
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.

Geoff Claridge 3 at Zameen Art House
2025-04-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
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 Flute, Viola and Harp. Each of the three contrasting instruments are meant to fill every role of the ensemble at different points, and in this rendition the roles are further swapped! Expect a few surprises and a lot of down-to-earth bluesy swing in Giuffre’s most adventurous search for new approaches to familiar themes.
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Karin Plato – Voice
Josh Roberts – Guitar
Geoff Claridge – Bass Clarinet
The Expression Sessions is a new regular series presented by Infidels Jazz. It’s dedicated to Jazz and improvised music, and takes place at the Zameen Art House in Vancouver.
April 12, 2025
$15 In advance, $20 at the door
Zameen Art House (1515 Anderson Street)
7:30PM – Doors
8:00PM – Start
