Infidels Jazz

Brad Shigeta Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2024-02-04 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Brad Shigeta and his swinging trombone will be featured in a quartet featuring Oliver Gannon (guitar); Noah Gotfrit (bass) and Buff Allen (drums). Brad has spent the last four decades performing, recording and touring internationally with such artists as Rob McConnel, Dave Holland, Joe Williams, The Duke Ellington Orchestra and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra. He’ll be playing arrangements of old standards by Duke Ellington, Harry Warren and Duke Jordan among others.
Brad Shigeta – Trombone
Oliver Gannon – Guitar
Noah Gotfrit – Guitar
Buff Allen – 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 is only $5. Please note the new time of 1PM.

Jillian Lebeck Trio at Frankie's
2024-02-03 23:00 - 2024-02-04 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Canadian jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist Jillian Lebeck is one of the most dynamic and exciting voices on the Canadian Jazz scene. Her debut recording “Living in Pieces” (MaximumJazz/Universal) spent several weeks in the number 1 position on the national Chart Attack radiocharts. She is an alumni of the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Her projects have been featured on CBC Radio’s Studio One Jazz Series during the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and she has received regular airplay on CBC’s “Hot Air”, “After Hours”, l’espace musique, The Signal, KPLU, and NPR. She was recently a jury member for CARAS JUNO
Awards.
For this Frankie’s After Dark performance, Jillian will be joined by Jon Bentley on tenor saxophone & Conrad Good on bass.
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.

Pressley Murillo Quartet at Frankie's After Dark
2024-02-02 23:00 - 2024-02-03 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Pressley Murillo is a Vancouver-based Mexican-American vocalist and band leader in her fourth year of the Capilano University Jazz Studies program. With deep love and respect for the tradition of Black American Classical music, she draws inspiration from Iconic Jazz artists such as Sarah Vaughan, and Betty Carter and Latinx artists like Celia Cruz and Chavela Vargas, which influenced her growing up in Southern California. You can find her in various Jazz venues around Vancouver like; The Fairmont Hotel, Water St. Cafe, and Is That French?, Playing tunes from the great American songbook and Latinx songs from her childhood.
Pressley Murillo – Vox
Jennifer Scott – Piano
Emilio Suarez- Bass
Karl DeJong- 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.

Bill Coon Trio at the Painted Ship
2024-01-30 20:00 - 23:30 | The Painted Ship, 2884 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6K 2G6, Canada

Steve Kaldestad at Hero's Welcome with Joe Farnsworth, Sarah Hanahan, and John Lee
2024-01-28 13:00 - 17:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
For the first time ever, two of BC’s most in-demand Jazz musicians team up with two of New York’s heaviest heavy hitters.
Steve Kaldestad (Tenor), John Lee (Bass), Sarah Hanahan (Alto) and Joe Farnsworth (Drums) will be performing as part of the Sunday Jazz series at Hero’s Welcome for one show only, in a special co-presentation between Infidels Jazz & Cellar Music Group.

After the concert Joe & Sarah will be conducting a FREE workshop at Hero’s Welcome, courtesy of the Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund!

Bill Clark, John Gross, Ron Samworth, & Kenton Loewen
2024-01-27 11:00 - 2024-01-28 00:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Bill Clark (EWI), John Gross (Tenor), Ron Samworth (Guitar) & Kenton Loewen (Drums) are legends of Vancouver’s creative music and Free Jazz scenes, and are delighted to be performing at Frankie’s After Dark for this special one-time performance.
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.

Sharon Minemoto Vocal Jam Session
2024-01-26 23:00 - 2024-01-27 00:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Sharon Minemoto has been a cornerstone of the Vancouver Jazz Community for decades. For this special jam session, Sharon invites the city’s great jazz singers to come down and perform with her and her trio.
Piano: Sharon Minemoto
Bass: Wynston Minckler
Drums: Dave Robbins
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.

Jordy McIntosh at the Lido
2024-01-22 21:00 - 23:30 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Jordy McIntosh is one of the most talked about young Jazz drummers in Vancouver right now. For his Infidels leader’s debut, he’s put together a selection of some of his favourite Bill Stewart/John Scofield tunes, and has formed a fantastic quartet to do that with:
Erika Chow: Tenor
David Caballero: Bass
Jake Kostachuck: Guitar
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 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.

Mike WT Allen's Space Elevator with Chris Corsano & Aram Bajakian
2024-01-21 19:00 - 23:30 | The Pearl, 881 Granville St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1L1, Canada
“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 Rubber Orchestra, Redshift Music, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, formed the 20 person jazz-metal powerhouse Space Elevator as a vehicle to deliver Mike’s ideas of what big band music can sound like in the modern age, and it sounds pretty crazy!
The compositions travel between big band jazz, heavy metal, funk, experimental, and the avant-garde with “complex charts [that] combine crunching metal guitars with a billowing horn section and prog-rock keys” (Georgia Straight)
The band has enjoyed multiple sold out performances at major venues such as the Fox Cabaret and Rickshaw Theatre, performed on the main stage at Vancouver Jazz Fest, released their self-titled debut album on Redshift Records, and most recently performed to a sold out Rio Theatre in a concert that saw Space Elevator joined on stage by Vancouver music legends such as Dawn Pemberton, Five Alarm Funk, Ninjaspy, Missy D, among others.
Bring your ear plugs, it’s gonna get loud!
Band members:
Saxes: Evan Cribb, Rowan Whitridge, Dom Conway, Adam Kyle, David Brown
Trumpets: Kent Wallace, John Korsrud, Jocelyn Waugh, Thad Bailey-Mai, Trevor Whitridge
Trombones: Nicky Walsh, Casey Thomas-Burns, Janine King, George McNally
Rhythm: Thomas Hoeller, Seb Chamney, Terence Trusdale, Nikko Whitworth, Eliot Doyle, Chris Sallis-Lyon
Opening for Space Elevator will be two cutting edge icons of the international improvised music scene, Chris Corsano & Aram Bajakian.
Aram Bajakian is a Vancouver based guitarist that has toured extensively with Lou Reed, Diana Krall, Madeleine Peyroux, and John Zorn, performing at many of the world’s greatest venues, including Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Acropolis, L’Olympia, as well as the Montreaux, Newport, Monterey and Antibes jazz festivals, among others.
Chris Corsano is a New York-based drummer who has been active at the intersections of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and experimental music since the late 1990’s. He’s been the rim-batterer of choice for some of the greatest contemporary purveyors of “jazz” (Joe McPhee, Paul Flaherty, Mette Rasmussen, Zoh Amba) and “rock” (Sir Richard Bishop, Bill Orcutt, Jim O’Rourke), as well as artists beyond categorization (Björk for her Volta album and world tour, Michael Flower, Okkyung Lee).

Geoff Claridge and the Giuffre 3 with Karin Plato and Josh Roberts
2024-01-20 23:00 - 2024-01-21 00:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, 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.
Karin Plato – Voice
Josh Roberts – Guitar
Geoff Claridge – Bass Clarinet
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.

Shruti Plays Bollywood
2024-01-20 19:30 - 23:30 | Chill x Studio, 2270 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1K2, Canada
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 Project, Shruti seems to be having a zeitgeist moment in her adopted city of Vancouver.
For this special performance, Shruti will be bringing her unique blend of jazz improvisation & carnatic melody to the beloved music of Bollywood. This band will feature Feven Kidane, Noah Franche-Nolan, Kia O’Kane, and Curtis Andrews.
Doors: 7:30PM
Show: 8:00PM

Noah Franche-Nolan with Andrea Wong, and Adrian Avendaño
2024-01-19 23:00 - 2024-01-20 00:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
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, improviser, and composer. He leads his own trio, is the pianist for Indo-Jazz Fusion band Raagaverse, writes for film. Andrea Wong is a sound designer and new media artist based in Vancouver and Calgary. Her practice currently explores technology, immersive experiences, and free improvisation. Adrian Avendaño is a sound artist, improvising percussionist, and recordist of Peruvian and Chilean heritage, based in Vancouver [stolen First Nation territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations].
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.

Jon Bentley Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2024-01-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
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
Chris Gestrin – organ
Joe Poole – drums
Tristan Paxton – guitar
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 is only $5. Please note the new time of 1PM.

Max Huberdeau Quartet with Atley King, David Caballero, and Arvind Ramdas
2024-01-13 23:00 - 2024-01-14 00:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
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 playing and writing takes particular inspiration from soulful and lyrical pianists such as Keith Jarrett and Aaron Parks.
He is excited to bring to Frankie’s a program of intriguing original compositions (some of which can be heard on an upcoming trio record) and canny arrangements of classic jazz repertoire. He is honored to be joined by a top-slot entourage of local talents: Arvind Ramdas on drums, Atley King on vibraphone, and David Caballero on bass.
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.

Gordy Li Smurf Quartet
2024-01-12 23:00 - 2024-01-13 00:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
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 does an Infidels show they’re so W. His unfiltered musicianship and personality reflects elements of diasporan identity and Black American music, tempered by an astute awareness of his sonic surroundings in many online subcultures and in so-called Richmond and Vancouver where he is currently based.
His SMURF QUARTET (FRANCIS NALUZ / RICK SON / SETH KITAMURA) is most notorious for how it evocatively communicates his generation’s ideas of diasporan and digital expression through conceptual distillations of music he thinks is cool, especially 2nd quintet Miles, late Trane, Herbie Hancock, early Wynton Marsalis, and anyone else who also thinks they’re cool too. Expect fresh memes and tasteful griefing that can shift the mood of the room faster than you can say “?”. Better stay on your toes I think you’ll have a great time !!
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.

The Ramdas Brothers
2023-12-20 20:00 - 23:00 | Chill x Studio, 2270 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1K2, Canada
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 Chill X on the 20th of December…

Jazz Arts at Chill X Studios is a new weekly Wednesday night Jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz and hosted by Chill X, an exciting new comedy club/events space in the heart of Mt. Pleasant, at 2270 Manitoba Street.

Second Annual Infidels Jam Session
2023-12-18 20:00 - 2023-12-19 01:00 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada

Julian Ferrer Trio
2023-12-17 20:00 - 23:30 | The Heatley, 696 E Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1R1, Canada
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 University, Julian has been mentored by modern-day drumming greats Darrell Green and Jim Doxas. He has shared the stage with notable Canadian jazz musicians such as Kevin Dean and Miles Black. Julian has played at notable venues around the country such as Tyrant Studios and Upstairs Jazz Club. He has also played for various bars, cafes and church events. Julian’s versatile, open-minded and aware playing style has permitted him to adapt to the different venues and musical settings.
For this special performance Julian will be joined by Paco Ha (Tenor Saxophone) & Raphael Agustin (Bass).
Threesomes at the Heatley is a new monthly series curated and presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. It takes place one Sunday night a month at this venerable East Van institution, and features the best trios in today’s local jazz scene
Tickets are $10. The Heatley is at 696 E. Hastings.

The Jodi Proznick Holiday Hootenanny!
2023-12-17 13:00 - 15:30 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
For this special fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, Canadian bass legend Jodi Proznick leads an all-star band through some holiday classics and deep cuts.

This special band features Jon Bentley, Tilden Webb & Jess Cahill, plus some VERY special secret guests that we can’t tell you about…yet.

There will be a special meat draw for the Food Bank, plus other opportunities to contribute to our Jazz Feeds Vancouver campaign.

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 is only $5. Please note the new time of 1PM

Assorted Mustards & Greens
2023-12-16 20:00 - 22:00 | All-City Athletics, 130 West Hastings, alley entrance, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1G9, Canada
Assorted Mustards & Greens is led by bassist Julia Farry and is comprised of some of Vancouver’s finest young Jazz musicians. Fresh from selling out shows at Tyrant Studios & the Lido, the Greens are looking forward to playing at the most exciting new Jazz venue in the city.
Julia Farry – Bass
Gordy Li – Tenor
Clara Lin – Tenor
Clara Lin – Keys
Kevin Romain – Drums
The Infidels Presents Knockouts At All-City Athletics is a new monthly live Jazz series at 130 W. Hastings, in a full-use boxing gym owned and operated by the grandson of one of the most important traditional Jazz musicians in Vancouver’s history, Lance Harrison.
This series is presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz.
Doors open: 7:30PM
Show Starts: 8:00PM
2 Sets
$20 in advance
130 W. Hastings (Alley Entrance Only)

Tess Meckling Quartet
2023-12-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Chill x Studio, 2270 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1K2, Canada
Tess Meckling Quartet featuring Ben Millman, Bella Fedrigo. and Karl Dejong.
Tess Meckling is a Vancouver-based vocalist, pianist, songwriter and bandleader. Her compositions take inspiration from the Black American Music tradition (jazz), as well as classical, folk, neo-soul and pop, and she strives to blend these influences seamlessly while paying respect to each art form. A recent graduate of Capilano University’s renowned jazz and classical programs, she’s had the privilege of studying and performing with improvisatory masters such as Jennifer Scott, Steve Maddock, and Brad Turner.Tess will be joined by friends Benjamin Millman on piano, Bella Fedrigo on bass, and Karl DeJong on drums.
Jazz Arts at Chill X Studios is a new weekly Wednesday night Jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz and hosted by Chill X, an exciting new comedy club/events space in the heart of Mt. Pleasant, at 2270 Manitoba Street. This is a special event for Jazz Feeds Vancouver, in which proceeds from the event will be donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. In addition, opportunities will be held at the venue for you to donate as well.

Jimi James Quartet
2023-12-12 20:00 - 23:30 | The Painted Ship, 2884 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6K 2G6, Canada
The Jimi James Quartet has been one of the best working Jazz bands in the city for over a half decade. Featuring West Coast legend John Gross on tenor saxophone, this quartet effortlessly veers between fiery post bop and romantic ballads.

Piano: Jimi James
Tenor: John Gross
Bass: Brad Pearson
Drums: Max Huberdeau

Please note that this show is part of the Jazz Feeds Vancouver fundraising event, and there will be opportunities to donate directly to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

Social Music at the Painted Ship is a monthly Tuesday night series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz and is based on Miles Davis’ term for what is currently known as Jazz.

The Painted Ship is at 2884 East Broadway. All Social Music shows are $10.

Matthew Ariaratnam and Adrian Avendaño: New Thing at Tyrant Studios
2023-12-11 20:00 - 23:30 | Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour St,, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M3, Canada
Guitarist Matthew Ariaratnam and drummer Adrian Avendaño’s sound is inspired by an eclectic array of music across time, space, and geographies. Two of the city’s most intriguing emerging artists, they meld elements of post-rock, Tuareg rock, Indian ragas, noise, experimental electronic music, free jazz, and soundscape composition with concepts of deep listening.

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 Tyrant Studios one Monday a month.

Tickets can be found at: https://seven-tyrants-theatre.square.site/

Atley King Trio
2023-12-09 23:00 - 2023-12-10 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Atley King Trio with Daniel Howard and Joe Poole.

Jazz Feeds Vancouver is a multi-venue fundraising campaign that allows supporters of the Vancouver Jazz Community to come together and help those of us in need this holiday season.

Donations can be made at each performance via a digital donation portal and all funds raised go directly to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Donations can be made through this link
https://events.foodbank.bc.ca/fundraiser/jazzfeedsvan

Joel Faulkner Trio
2023-12-08 23:00 - 2023-12-09 02:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Joel Faulkner Trio with Dan Howard and Max Huberdeau.

Wynston Minckler Trio Plays Yellow Magic Orchaestra
2023-12-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Chill x Studio, 2270 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1K2, Canada
The Wynston Minckler trio is a rare electric jazz outing for the stalwart Vancouver bassist, featuring heavy hitters Mary Ancheta on keyboards and Nick James on drums.

A sharp departure from swinging jazz standards, this trio embraces the glittering sounds of the 70s and 80s; disco, Japanese electro-pop, early edm, tv show themes, and exercise workout soundtracks are vehicles for jazz improv and group interplay.

For this show at Chill X the trio will be presenting a special tribute show to the music of Yellow Magic Orchestra, rounded out with related tunes by members of YMO and other 80s ephemera.

Jazz Arts at Chill X Studios is a new weekly Wednesday night Jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz and hosted by Chill X, an exciting new comedy club/events space in the heart of Mt. Pleasant, at 2270 Manitoba Street.

Pacific Prairie Jazz Quintet
2023-12-04 21:00 - 23:30 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
From Winnipeg Manitoba, saxophonists Anna Blackmore and Tristan Martinuson are alumni of the University of Manitoba Jazz Studies program who both studied under acclaimed NY saxophonist, 1996 Thelonious Monk Competition winner and Phil Woods protégé, Jon Gordon. With Gordon, both earned a deep appreciation for the Jazz tradition, which inspires their traditional playing styles and compositions. Having grown alongside each other as musicians on the bandstand with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, The TD Ottawa Jazz Fest Youth Ensemble, Derrick Gardner’s Big Dig! Band and on Gordon’s 2021 Juno-nominated album Stranger Than Fiction, they have spent the last two years making names for themselves in Vancouver as side musicians and are ready to showcase their talents as co-leaders.
Tenor & Soprano Saxophone – Tristan Martinuson
Baritone & Alto Saxophone – Anna Blackmore
Piano – Justin Juan
Bass – Riley Poystila
Drums – Karl DeJong
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 also be accepted) 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.
Special thanks to Ben Frith for the poster design

Junk Story
2023-11-29 20:00 - 23:00 | Chill x Studio, 2270 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1K2, Canada
Junk Story channels the gritty elegance of 70s and 80s jazz into their own distinctive sound. With a nod to the lost generation of jazz musicians, they capture the spirit of an era when the music was unapologetically raw.

With Chad Makela (saxophone), Brad Turner (electric piano), James Meger (double bass) and Bernie Arai (drums and cymbals).

Jazz Arts at Chill X Studios is a new weekly Wednesday night Jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz and hosted by Chill X, an exciting new comedy club/events space in the heart of Mt. Pleasant, at 2270 Manitoba Street.

ReVibe / DoubleVIbes
2023-11-25 23:00 - 2023-11-26 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
ReVibe/Double Vibes was formed by Nick Apivor and Craig Scott to present music associated with the great jazz vibraphonists.

The swing of Lionel Hampton to the blues and bop of Milt Jackson. The Latin music of Cal Tjader to the fusion of Gary Burton, Mike Manieri, and more modern players such as Joe Locke, ReVibe showcase a wide and exciting range of music associated with this unique instrument.

Both Nick and Craig take turns on the vibes, always accompanied by one of Vancouver’s stellar bass players.

In this case, the great Brent Gubbels.

We have performed in various formats from trio to quintet at most of Vancouver’s jazz clubs and festivals, and look forward to playing Frankie’s Late Night Series.

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 Salience Network
2023-11-25 20:00 - 23:00 | All-City Athletics, 130 West Hastings, alley entrance, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1G9, Canada
