Infidels Jazz

Ron Samworth & The Pat Pending Trio at the Painted Ship
2025-09-16 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Painted Ship, 2884 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6K 2G6, Canada
Ron Samworth has been at the forefront of Vancouver’s creative music scene for over 30 years. For this special performance at All-City, he leads the Pat Pending Trio, a forward looking ensemble performing original compositions and the occasional deconstructed standard.
Samworth and the Pat Pending Trio celebrate freedom and innovation, and draw from a wide sonic palette and are indebted to everything in the natural world. The music is spacious and textural, swinging and thoughtful.
Ron Samworth – guitar and effectsBradshaw Pack – pedal steel and effectsKarlis Silins – bassJesus Caballero – drums and percussion
This show is part of Sea Legs, a monthly Jazz show at the Painted Ship presented by Infidels Jazz.
Ron Samworth & The Pat Pending TrioSeptember 16, 2025Painted Ship – 2884 W. Broadway8PM-10PM$10, added to your bill.

Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers at Hero's Welcome
2025-09-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Afro-Latin Marimba Dance Party!
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If you had to create the perfect outdoor festival band, you’d probably come up with Robin Layne & the Rhythm Makers. With roots in rhythmic traditions around the globe this groove heavy ensemble delivers music that transcends the bounds of tradition, blurring the lines between jazz and folk as they carve out new territory for the marimba at the forefront of the sonic landscape. They’ve been selling out the festival circuit for almost a decade now, playing all over Canada & the US with their emphasis on grooves & good times.
Robin Layne – Marimba
Daniel Ruiz – Drums
Jocelyn Waugh – Trumpet
Liam MacDonald – Percussion
Wynston Minckler on bass.
Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers
Hero’s Welcome 3917 Main Street
September 18, 2025
Doors: 7PM
Show: 8PM
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz.

Noah Franche-Nolan Trio at Zameen Art House
2025-09-19 20:00 - 22:30 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
One of Canada’s premier jazz piano trios performs in an intimate venue!
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Lyrical, cinematic, and adventurous; these are the words the Noah Franche-Nolan Trio strives to embody in the music it creates. Since first connecting as the rhythm section for Juno-nominated Raagaverse, this trio has quickly become one of Canada’s premier jazz ensembles, getting rave reviews for its two albums on the Cellar Live label: their debut Within the Stream and their upcoming album Rose-Anna.
Noah Franche-Nolan – Piano
Jodi Proznick – Bass
Nick Bracewell – Drums
This performance is part of Expression Sessions, a monthly Jazz series at Zameen Art House.

Lookout for Hope at All-City Athletics
2025-09-20 20:00 - 22:30 | All-City Athletics, 130 West Hastings, alley entrance, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1G9, Canada
A Pedal Steel Celebration of the Music of Bill Frisell!
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Since the late 1980’s, Bill Frisell has been inspiring audiences and musicians with his unique guitar sound and captivating improvisations. On September 20, Lookout For Hope celebrates his music and legacy, featuring Bradshaw Pack on pedal steel, Karlis Silins on bass, and Kenton Loewen on drums.
Lookout For Hope
All-City Athletics – 130 W. Hastings (Back Alley Entrance)
September 20, 2025
8PM-10PM 2 sets
$10 at the door.
This performance is part of Knockouts, a monthly Jazz series at All-City Athletics presented by Infidels Jazz.

Open jazz jam with host Jillian Lebeck Trio at Hero's Welcome
2025-09-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to resume our monthly FREE Jazz jam session which will take place Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street, one Sunday a month at 2PM. In September it will be on September 21 and hosted by pianist Jillian Lebeck, bassist Kody Buchart & drummer Morgan Sidky.
These will be open Jazz 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 Infidels Jazz. The concept is to provide an affordable way for jazz lovers of all ages to gather and celebrate this music we love. This jam session will be free to attend.

Rick Son Trio at Meo Chinatown
2025-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Rick Son Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Graham Ord & Friends at Zameen Art House
2025-09-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Legendary BC improviser collaborates with some of Vancouver’s best jazz musicians!
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Graham Ord has been an indispensable member of the BC creative music community for decades, performing with Hard Rubber, Paul Plimley, NOW Orchestra, and many other of Vancouver’s most exciting Jazz & Jazz adjacent musical groups.
On September 21 he’ll be making a rare Vancouver appearance and playing his first Infidels show as a leader, collaborating with some of Vancouver’s best, including Bruce Freedman, Karlis Silins & Kenton Loewen.
Graham Ord & Friends
September 21
Doors 730PM
Show 800PM
Zameen Art House 1515 Anderson
$20 in advance, $30 at the door.
This performance is part of the New Thing, a monthly improvised music series presented by Infidels Jazz, and sponsored by Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Society.

Henry Guinn Trio at Hot Deli
2025-09-22 20:00 - 22:30 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
A long-time fixture at various Vancouver Jazz jam sessions, guitarist Henry Guinn makes his live debut as a leader at Hot Deli, featuring two of the city’s most talented side people: Dan Howard and Karl DeJong.
Henry Guinn – GuitarDan Howard – BassKarl DeJong – Drums
September 22, 2025Doors: 730PM
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

(Advance tickets SOLD OUT) George Garzone plays John Coltrane at Tyrant Studios
2025-09-23 19:00 - 22:30 | Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour St,, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M3, Canada
George Garzone playing John Coltrane on the occasion of their birthdays!
Advance tickets are SOLD OUT for both shows.
Both shows will have limited standing-room-only space, available at the door.
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Boston’s George Garzone is a giant of the contemporary saxophone, having performed with Jazz luminaries like Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Barron, Lenny White & Ingrid Jensen, and having recorded over a dozen albums as a leader since the 1990’s.

On September 23rd, he’ll be celebrating his 75th birthday, and it’s Vancouver’s great privilege that he’s decided to spend it here, by performing the music of one of this music’s biggest legends: John Coltrane. September 23rd would have been John Coltrane’s birthday as well, and to mark this momentous occasion, George will be recording a live album in Vancouver’s most historic Jazz venue: Tyrant Studios. To help George celebrate this big day, he’s enlisted one of the Pacific Northwest’s most explosive Jazz groups, the Jerry Steinhilber Trio. Ticket links for both shows are in our bio.

George Garzone – Tenor Saxophone
Josh Cook – Tenor Saxophone
King Dahl – Bass
Jerry Steinhilber – Drums

George Garzone Plays John Coltrane
September 23rd
Tyrant Studios – 1019 Seymour

Two Shows: 7:00PM / 9:00PM
$30 in advance, $40 at the door
Doors Open for First Set at 6:30PM
Doors Open for Second Set at 8:30PM

George Garzone + Fire Music at VIFF Centre
2025-09-24 19:30 - 22:30 | 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!
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George Garzone is a giant of the contemporary saxophone, having performed with Jazz luminaries like Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Barron, & Ingrid Jensen, and having recorded over a dozen albums as a leader since the 1990s. In short, he’s considered one of the true living masters of this instrument. He’ll be performing a very special set music at the VIFF Centre, in tandem with a screening of Fire Music, documenting the birth and growing pain of Free Jazz in the 1960s & 1970s. This music is near and dear to George’s heart and to celebrate it, he’s enlisted one of the Pacific Northwest’s most explosive Jazz groups to perform with him, the Jerry Steinhilber Trio.
George Garzone – Tenor Saxophone
Josh Cook – Tenor Saxophone
King Dahl – Bass
Jerry Steinhilber – Drums
About Fire Music (Tom Surgal, 2021, USA, 84 min)
The most reviled and misunderstood evolution in the (repeatedly reviled and misunderstood) history of jazz, Free Jazz took bebop as a key to unlock deeper mysteries of musical harmonics, a transcendent art pioneered by John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor. You may think you don’t like improvisational jazz… but this is the film to open your ears to a spiritual quest analogous to abstract expressionism in painting, or beat poetry in literature.

(SOLD OUT) F.U.N.K. at the Fox
2025-09-27 19:00 - 22:00 | The Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 3C9, Canada
Mary Ancheta’s MAQkestra & Electric Miles team up for the first time to pay tribute to two icons of the 70s: Betty Davis & Miles Davis!
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Betty Davis was one of the most important voices of 1970’s funk….a flamboyant pop diva a full decade before there was such a thing, with a discography full of sexually aggressive and incredibly funky tunes that weren’t hits, but should have been.
She’s long been an influence on Vancouver based keyboardist, producer, and all-around phenom Mary Ancheta, which has led Mary to this special night at the Fox Cabaret full of Davis’ most loved tunes, as well as some deep cuts.
In addition, Vancouver’s long running Miles Davis tribute group Electric Miles will perform an opening set from Miles Davis’ incendiary “electric” period from the late 1960’s & 1970’s.
Mary’s MAQkestra:
Mary Ancheta – Keys
Dominic Conway – Saxophones
Feven Kidane – Trumpet
Tristan Paxton – Guitar
Matt Reid – Bass
Paul Clark – Drums
Dawn Pemberton
Leo D.E. Johnson
Krystle Dos Santos
Electric Miles:
Ron Samworth
JP Carter
Brad Turner
Andre Lachance
Trent Otter
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz
FOX Cabaret
2321 Main Street.
Saturday, September 27
Doors Open: 7PM
Tickets: $30 in advance, $40 at the door.

Ardeshir Trio at Meo Chinatown
2025-09-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Ardeshir Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Julian Borkowski Trio at Meo Chinatown
2025-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Julian Borkowski Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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(Advance tickets SOLD OUT) Köln 75 + Chris Gestrin at VIFF: Vancouver Playhouse
2025-10-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1B4, Canada
Experience the transcendent power of improvised music for a special VIFF Live concert and film screening.
Advance tickets SOLD OUT.
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Renowned Vancouver pianist Chris Gestrin performs a solo set of Keith Jarrett–inspired music to accompany this special event screening of Köln 75 — a film that captures the compelling, entertaining, and, until now, unknown back story of jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’s one-hour, entirely improvised concert, which became the best-selling solo album in jazz history.
Chris Gestrin is a stalwart of Vancouver’s jazz scene — a renowned pianist, multi-keyboardist, composer, engineer, and producer who has worked on over 500 albums covering a wide range of musical styles. From avant garde electronic improvisations to greasy soul organ music, introspective piano jazz to top-of-the-charts pop, rock, and hip-hop, Gestrin is in high demand for his eclectic talents and ability to bring a high level of musical inspiration to any situation.
Keith Jarrett’s legendary performance in January 1975 nearly didn’t happen. Based on a true story, Köln 75 explores how the concert was conceived and orchestrated by the efforts of an up-and-coming teenage concert promoter, Vera Brandes (played by Mala Emde). Vera’s enthusiasm led her to multitasking — from organizing the Cologne Opera House as the concert venue, to promoting the event, selling the tickets, and convincing Jarrett to perform when he almost dropped after the Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano he was promised was nowhere to be found. John Magaro plays Jarrett with his own intensity, a sublime counterpoint to Emde’s joyful portrayal of the enthusiastic and unstoppable Vera. Köln 75 captures the compelling, entertaining, and, until now, unknown back story of Jarrett’s one-hour, entirely improvised concert, which became the best-selling solo album in jazz history.

Jazz Jam with Matt Franceschini Trio at Hero's Welcome
2025-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to resume our monthly FREE Jazz jam session which will take place Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street, one Sunday a month at 2PM. In September it will be on October 12 and hosted by guitarist Matt Franceschini, bassist Cole Woodland & drummer Todd Stewart.
These will be open Jazz 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 an (almost) weekly jazz series presented by Infidels Jazz. The concept is to provide an affordable way for jazz lovers of all ages to gather and celebrate this music we love. This jam session will be free to attend.

Ben Sigerson Trio at Meo Chinatown
2025-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Ben Sigerson Trio at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Chopping Spree at Hero's Welcome
2025-10-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
High-Energy Jazz Fusion band blending Japanese jazz, funk, and psychedelia, with the explosive energy of Vancouver’s underground scene!
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Chopping Spree is a jazz fusion/experimental band that delves into the groovy, energetic world of jazz rock. They blend elements of Japanese jazz, funk, and psychedelia, with the explosive energy of Vancouver’s underground hard rock scene. Sometimes smooth jazz, sometimes metal, Chopping Spree is a sight to see with their wild stage presence and captivating riffs. On October 16th, Chopping Spree will be performing their very first show for Infidels Jazz, at Vancouver’s own Hero’s Welcome.
Junny Chen – Guitar
Kyler Young – Saxophone
Hayden Cohen – Keyboards
Olivier Leclerc – Bass
Eddie Naranjo – Drums
Chopping Spree
Hero’s Welcome 3917 Main Street
October 16th, 2025
Doors: 7PM
Show: 8PM
$15 – Limited Early Bird Tickets
$20 – Advance Tickets
$25 at the door
19+
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz

Jimi James Sextet Celebrates Hugh Fraser at Pyatt Hall
2025-10-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 3L4, Canada
One of the Vancouver Jazz scene’s hottest pianists plays the music of Canadian legend Hugh Fraser!
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Jimi James has quickly earned a reputation as one of the Canadian Jazz Scene’s hottest pianists, stemming from his work with his long-running trio, his collaborations with West Coast Legends John Gross & Cambell Ryga, and with the Jimi James Sextet. On October 17, the Sextet performs at Pyatt Hall for the very first time, performing the music of Jimi’s father, Hugh Fraser.
Hugh Fraser was a true Canadian legend, travelling the world as one of the Canadian Jazz Scene’s foremost spokesmen, performing with Icons like Dizzy Gillespie and Clark Terry.
For this rare performance, Jimi’s Sextet will be performing the music of Hugh, in the intimate setting of Vancouver’s legendary Pyatt Hall.
Jimi James – Piano
Tamas Balai – Alto saxophone
Spencer Drody – Trumpet
Connor Lum – Tenor Saxophone
Brad Pearson – Bass
Arvind Ramdas – Drums
Jimi James Sextet Celebrates Hugh Fraser
October 17, 2025
Pyatt Hall 843 Seymour
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz & the VSO School of Music.

Victor Noriega Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-10-17 23:00 - 2025-10-18 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Frankie’s After Dark brings the undeniable talent of The Victor Noriega Trio to the stage. Known for his dynamic energy and soulful touch on the keys, Victor blends tradition with innovation in all the right ways. Featuring Dan Howard on bass and Max Huberdeau on drums, the trio will explore a variety of material ranging from modern jazz standards, reimagined Filipino folk and original compositions.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio at Revue Stage
2025-10-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Revue Stage, 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Award-winning saxophonist plays his first Vancouver show in over 10 years!
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Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa is widely known as one of the premier voices in jazz of the 21st century and has been named alto saxophonist of the year for nine of the last eleven years running in Downbeat Magazine’s International Critics’ Polls, and for six years by the Jazz Journalists Association.
His most recent release, Hero Trio, was considered to be one of the best jazz albums of 2020 by critics and fans alike, and is the project he’ll be performing at Revue Stage on October 18, in his first Vancouver concert in over 10 years. This album features music that inspired Rudresh’s formative years as a musician, and include music by Stevie Wonder, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, June Carter Cash, and more.
Rudresh Mahanthappa – Alto Saxophone
Francois Moutin – Bass
Tim Angulo – Drums
Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio
October 18, 2025
Revue Stage – 1601 Johnston Street (Granville Island)
Doors 7:30PM, Show 8:00PM
$42 in advance, $55 at the door.
Presented by Infidels Jazz

(SOLD OUT) Madeleine Elkins Album Release Party at Zameen Art House
2025-10-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
One of Vancouver’s most talked-about guitarists celebrates the release of her debut album!
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Madeleine Elkins is one of Vancouver’s most talked-about jazz guitarists, fresh off a sold-out show at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. She’ll be releasing her first album this fall on the Infidels Jazz label, and will be celebrating that on October 18th at the Zameen Art House. She’ll be joined by long-time collaborators Kevin Romain on drums and Will Chernoff on bass.
Madeleine Elkins
CD Release Party
October 18th, 2025
Zameen Art House – 1515 Anderson
Doors: 730PM
Show: 800PM
General Tickets: $20 in advance, $30 at the door
Premium Tickets (includes CD copy of the new album, given out at the show): $35 in advance.
This performance is presented by Infidels Jazz.

Teighan Couch Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-10-18 23:00 - 2025-10-19 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Teighan Couch is a dynamic jazz vocalist and composer based on Vancouver Island, celebrated for her warm tone, agile bebop scat and honest, unvarnished storytelling. She made her mark at the Nanaimo Jazz Festival and was hand-picked this year as a featured artist for the Port Theatre Discovery Series. Her debut album, It’s Pronounced Cooch, (released August 22nd 2025) features a vibrant collection that blends the fresh perspective of original compositions and the timeless music of the American Songbook with the driving undercurrents of bebop, blues and soul. She is honoured to be presenting the music from her album live at Frankie’s After Dark with Jillian Lebeck on piano and Conrad Good on bass. Whether scatting over a burning rhythm section or leaning into heartfelt lyrics, Teighan’s performances are a force marked by an unshakable authenticity.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

Van Django at Hero's Welcome
2025-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Van Django is a Vancouver based string swing jazz quartet whose music is well-rooted in the gypsy jazz of 1930’s Paris France. Since the group’s formation in 1998, they have toured extensively in Canada as well as international forays to the US, Europe and China. The group has had repeat performances at Djangofest Northwest (DFNW) in 2008-2016 sharing the stage with gypsy jazz luminaries such as the John Jorgenson Quintet, the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist Romane and many others.
Violin / Cameron WilsonGuitar / Budge SchachteGuitar & Cello / Finn MannicheBass / Brent Gubbels
This performance is part of Sundays at Hero’s Welcome, a weekly Jazz series presented by Infidels Jazz.
Hero’s WelcomeOctober 19, 20252-4PM$10 at the door

Arvind Ramdas plays Bud Powell at Meo Chinatown
2025-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Meo Chinatown, 265 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1T8, Canada
Arvind Ramdas plays Bud Powell at Meo Chinatown
7-9pm | No cover
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Rachael & Vilray at the Hollywood Theatre
2025-10-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Hollywood Theatre, 3123 W Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6K 2H2, Canada
Brooklyn-based duo Rachael & Vilray have achieved a timeless quality with their singular take on traditional pop.
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Though rooted in the language of an earlier age, their songs transcend nostalgia with wit and a flair for the theatrical. On their third album West of Broadway, vocalist Rachael Price (also of Lake Street Dive) and guitarist/singer/songwriter Vilray evolve their music’s previous dreaminess to achieve a refreshing angularity built on left-of-center instrumentation (e.g., vibraphone and alto saxophone coasting above the moody strains of baritone sax and trombone). Produced by Dan Knobler (Allison Russell, Bahamas), West of Broadway unfolds in a series of sharply drawn vignettes inspired by a recent fascination with classic musicals—bringing their luminous vocals to offbeat tales of love and heartache along city streets.
Recorded at the legendary Sear Sound in Manhattan, West of Broadway took shape with the help of renowned musicians like saxophonist Steve Wilson (a former member of Chick Corea’s Origin sextet) and drummer John Riley (Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie). Over the course of 10 lush and effervescent tracks, the album delivers standouts like “Love Comes Around” (a joyously romantic piece that set the direction for the LP’s West Coast jazz-inspired aesthetic), “My Key to Gramercy Park” (a fantastically salty number narrated by a well-to-do character who lives in lonely suspicion of all those who covet their key to the notoriously exclusive private park), and “Off Broadway” (on which golden-voiced comedian Stephen Colbert joins in for what the duo dubs an “oddly grumpy anti-Broadway screed”). Thanks in large part to the colorful detail and extravagant personality of Rachael & Vilray’s storytelling, West of Broadway ultimately immerses the audience in an exquisitely out-of-time vision of their beloved New York City.
MODO-LIVE, Infidels Jazz present…
Rachael & Vilray
w/ Special Guests
Monday October 20th, 2025
Hollywood
Vancouver, BC

Kody Buchart Sextet at Hot Deli
2025-10-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Kody Buchart is one of Vancouver’s most promising young bassists.
On October 20th, he’ll be leading his first Infidels show as part of the long running Pass the Hat series at Hot Deli, with an all-star band:
Spencer Drody – TrumpetAlfred Albrenica – SaxophoneAfu – SaxophonePatrick Kao – GuitarJamison Ko – 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. BroadwayPlease note the start time of 8:00PM. Doors open at 7:00PM

Cat Toren's Human Kind at Zameen Art House
2025-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Zameen Art House, 1515 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R5, Canada
Vancouver-born pianist influenced by free-form, socially conscious jazz of the late ’60s as well as today’s resurgent civil rights movement.
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Cat Toren is a Juno award winning pianist, improviser and composer originally from Vancouver, now residing in Belllingham, Washington. Known for her work with Pugs & Crows, and her years as a cornerstone of the Vancouver Jazz scene, Toren returns home on October 24 with her much loved and much missed band: Human Kind.
This group updates 1960’s Spiritual Jazz in new & fresh ways, ensuring that Jazz never strays too far from it’s socially concious roots.
This performance is part of the Expression Sessions, a monthly Jazz series at Zameen Art House presented by Infidels Jazz.
Cat Toren’s Human Kind
Cat Toren (Piano)
Aram Bajakian (Guitar, Oud)
Xavier Del Castillo (Saxophone)
Jake Leckie (Bass)
Matt Honor (Drums)
Zameen Art House (1515 Anderson Street)
October 24, 2025
Doors: 630PM
Show: 700PM
$30 in advance, $40 at the door

Kosma Busheikin Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2025-10-24 23:00 - 2025-10-25 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Born in the Czech Republic, Kosma moved with his parents to the small island of Denman when he was two years old. When he was 16 he decided to take guitar lessons with local singer-songwriter Kevin Mitchell. After a couple years of lessons, Kosma was accepted into VIUs Jazz Studies program. After completing his degree Kosma settled down in Nanaimo and began working regularly across the island and lower mainland. He quickly earned a reputation as a solid rhythm section player on both upright bass and guitar. Some notable people he has played with include Brad Turner, Cory Weeds, John Lee, Ryan Oliver, Steve Kaldestad, Mike Allen and Miles Black. Kosma has recently moved to Vancouver and plans to bring his love of blues and swing to the mainland music scene.
Kosma Busheikin -guitarJake McIntyre-Paul -upright bassArvind Ramdas -drums
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.

Spirits Rejoice: A Celebration of Albert Ayler at All-City Athletics
2025-10-25 20:00 - 22:30 | All-City Athletics, 130 West Hastings, alley entrance, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1G9, Canada
Top Vancouver artists team up to celebrate one of the most innovative jazz musicians that ever lived!
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Combining contemporary jazz & pre-war brass & marching band music in ways that nobody had before or since, Albert Ayler (1936-1970) was one of the foremost innovators behind what would eventually be called “Free jazz”, alongside people like Ornette Coleman & John Coltrane.
On October 25, legendary Vancouver guitarist Tony Wilson assembles some of the city’s finest musicians for a rare tribute concert to this iconoclastic saxophonist, at one of Vancouver’s hippest jazz venues.
Spririts Rejoice – A Celebration of Albert Ayler
Tony Wilson – Guitar
Feven Kidane – Trumpet
James Meger – Bass
Kenton Loewen – Drums
All-City Athletics 130 W. Hastings (Alley Entrance, behind the building)
730PM Doors, 8PM Start
$20 in advance, $30 at the door
This performance is part of Knockouts, a monthly Jazz series at All-City Athletics presented by Infidels Jazz.

Marta Kalmar Quartet at Frankie's After Dark
2025-10-25 23:00 - 2025-10-26 00:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Márta Kalmar started piano at a young age, and was completing her RCM when she became interested in jazz through her high school music program. She is currently completing her Bachelors degree in Jazz Studies at Capilano University, and enjoying playing music with her friends in venues around Vancouver.
Marta Kalmar – PianoNathan Lintott – TromboneDavid Caballero – BassArvind Ramdas – DrumsSpecial guests: Ayden Landsman and Elliott Ashton.
Frankie’s After Dark takes place every Friday & Saturday night at Frankie’s Jazz Club (755 Beatty) at 11PM. Tickets are $10 and are added to your bill at the end of the night. This series is curated & presented by Infidels Jazz.
