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 November they will be held on November 10 & 24 and they'll be hosted by Bernie Arai. Bernie has been one of the most in demand […]
For over five years, 11-woman big band The Leading Ladies have been thrilling audiences all over the Lower Mainland with their unique blend of modern cool and classic swing, all under the direction of Casey Thomas-Burns. On Sunday, November 10th, The Ladies make their long awaited debut at the Pearl on Granville with Gals & […]
Tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds brings his chordless trio to the club for a rare After Dark performance. We say rare because it's not often Weeds can stay up past 10:00pm let alone start a gig at 11:00. The trio has been working it out at Weeds' more favourable time (7:00) around the corner at District […]
A fierce talent on the local jazz scene, trumpeter Feven Kidane presents a very special set of original music inspired by the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat… music which seeks to connect with the film and embody a learning spirit, remembrance, and decades-old shared grief. Feven explains, “this film gives me mixed feelings. not […]
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 […]
Drummer Dan Gaucher has been a high priest in the church of Thelonious Monk for years, and will be leading a special service at Hero's Welcome on November 17, with the help of Jon Bentley, David Sikula, and David Caballero. Sundays at Hero's Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a weekly jazz series presented by Tim […]
Ricardo Galvez is a tremendous young trombonist, making his Infidels debut with a fantastic band featuring Ruthie Ha, Seth Kitamura, Bella Fedrigo & Jordy McIntosh. 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 […]
This special edition of the New Thing features two long running improvising duos: Kenton Loewen & JP Carter Wabi, featuring Chris Gestrin & Bernie Arai. These duos will contract and […]
Brad Pearson has performing professionally on the Vancouver music scene since 2016 when he graduated with a bachelors of applied music from Vancouver Community College; studying classical double bass with […]
Over the past decade and a half, Juno nominated percussionist Robin Layne has steeped himself in rhythmic traditions around the world. His search for rhythm and folkloric traditions has led […]