Ben Wayne Kyle Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-02-10 23:00 - 2024-02-11 01:00 (America/Vancouver) | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Ben Wayne Kyle is a guitar player, singer and composer based in Vancouver with over a decade of experience performing. Ben plays across a variety of genres including jazz, funk, folk and rock and will mainly be playing original music inspired by artists such as Bill Frisell, Grant Green and Pat Martino. Ben recently graduated from Capilano University’s Jazz program and is currently recording his first album of original music. Ben will be joined by local legends Dave Caballero on bass and Karl DeJong 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.

Tamas Balai Quartet
2024-02-12 21:00 - 23:30 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Tamas Balai + David Caballero + Jake Kostuchuk + Jordy McIntosh

Open Jam Sessions with Jalen Baker Quartet
2024-02-16 23:00 - 2024-02-17 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
For this very special open Jam Session, Houston’s welcomes Vancouver’s Jazz musicians to the stage! Bring your instrument for a unique opportunity to play with some of the best Jazz musicians the US has to offer!
Featuring:
Jalen Baker – Vibes
Samuel Reid – piano
Gabe Godoy – bass
Gavin Moolchan- 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.

Jazz at the BOLT
2024-02-17 11:30 - 2024-02-18 22:00 | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5G 2J3, Canada
We’re starting to get excited about Jazz at the Bolt here at Infidels HQ! Cory Weeds has been kind enough to ask me to partner with him again on this year’s festival, and I honestly think it’s the best one yet!

In addition to the great out of town guests that Cory has invited like Dayna Stephens, Vanisha Gould, Jalen Baker, Melody Diachun and Neil Swainson, he’s also asked Vancouver-area mainstays like Sharon Minemoto, Noah Franche-Nolan, Mike Allen, Tom Keenlyside, Steve Kaldestad, Oliver Gannon, Bonnie Northgraves, Atley King, Bruno Hubert, Brad Turner, Mimosa, and Andrea Superstein to perform!

And for the second year in a row, the Infidels has its own stage at the festival, with special performances by Róisín Adams, Saba Amrei, François Houle / Gordon Grdina / Kenton Loewen, and the Infidels All-Stars!

Tickets are available now at the link below, so make sure you take part in one of the most unique festivals we have in these parts.

Dan Gaucher's Strange Worlds at Frankie's After Dark
2024-02-17 23:00 - 2024-02-18 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Dan Gaucher’s Strange Worlds crafts melodic, rhythmically nuanced soundscapes that reflect the here and now while attempting to envision alternate futures.
An amalgam of Jazz and Rock influences mix the create a grounded journey through earthy grooves and ethereal sonic textures.
For Alvaro Rojas (guitar), James Meger (bass) and Dan Gaucher (drums) familiar melodies and ancient instincts orbit the thrilling unknown.
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.

Seb Chamney Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-02-23 23:00 - 2024-02-24 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Seb Chamney is a professional guitar player based in Vancouver, BC. He is well versed in a number of styles, including pop, jazz, metal, funk, rock, and Latin. Seb has experience performing in a wide variety of settings, including restaurants, bars, clubs, and private events. He is also an experienced studio session guitarist.

Now, he leads a trio featuring two virtuoso musicians, Colin Sankey and Max Huberdeau. These three have a long history of creating music together. They are very excited to bring a unique blend of standard jazz repertoire and original music to Frankie’s After Dark.
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.

Chris Fraser Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-02-24 23:00 - 2024-02-25 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Vancouver first-call guitarist Chris Fraser is known for his uniquely soulful and energetic style on the instrument. He leads an all-star trio featuring Conrad Good (bs) and Bernie Arai (dr) that will explore wily original compositions, not-oft played standard tunes, and contemporary treatments of popular radio hits.
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.

Jennifer Scott Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2024-02-25 13:00 - 15:30 | 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. She has been nominated for Juno and Jessie Awards with ‘Mythos’ and theatre production ‘War of the Worlds’.
For this special performance at Hero’s Welcome, she’ll be joined by Rene Worst (Bass), David Sikula (Guitar) and Bernie Arai (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.

Mili Hong Quartet at Frankie's
2024-03-01 23:00 - 2024-03-02 23:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Mili Hong is a Montreal-based Korean drummer who has been playing various styles of music, including jazz, pop, improvised music, rock, and folk, for over a decade. Her ability to adapt to different types of music, with a keen sensitivity to dynamics, allows her to express a wide range of emotions and connect more deeply with the bands she collaborates with.
For this special After Dark performance she’ll be joined by:
Lisa Cay Miller – Piano
Gordy Li – Saxophone
Eli Davidovici – 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.

Peregrine Falls
2024-03-02 20:00 - 23:30 | All-City Athletics, 130 West Hastings, alley entrance, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1G9, Canada
This will be the first official Peregrine Falls show in 6 years!

Gordon Grdina and Kenton Loewen tease out the heavy handed improv with sticks and guitar strings. Lacerating riffs curl out like black smoke, drums tumbling erratic like a head-on locomotive collision. Witness inspired expertise in form of mathy sludge.

This event is on March 02 at All-City Athletics at 130 W. Hastings in the Alley Entrance, and is presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz.

P. S. This will be LOUD.

Eli's Double Dan Trio at Frankie's
2024-03-02 23:00 - 2024-03-03 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Eli Davidovici has been working as a bassist and composer in Vancouver and Montreal for over a decade, collaborating with established and emerging musicians in the Jazz/Creative/Folk/Indie scenes and contributing his own unique voice to the cities’ diverse musical landscapes. While making a name for himself as a sideman, playing bass on records by Ben Frost, Jean-Michel Leblanc, Kim Albert and others, his work as a composer can be heard in Vancouver band Moondle, Montreal band Bellbird, and on his debut album, “Shapes”, which was released in March of 2023. He now resides in Montreal, where he is obtaining his Master’s degree in Jazz Performance from Mcgill University.
For this special After Dark performance he’ll be joined by Two Dans:
Dan Reynolds – Piano
Dan Gaucher – 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.

Allison Au, Jodi Proznick, and Mili Hong
2024-03-06 19:30 - 22:30 | Chill x Studio, 2270 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1K2, Canada
Allison Au, Jodi Proznick, and Mili Hong are three of Canada’s premier Jazz musicians, bringing with them decades of performing and recording experience, not to mention 5 Juno nominations and one win.
On March 06, they will be celebrating the release of their first album as a trio, “Dunbar Heights”, recorded live last spring in Vancouver, and released in February 2024 on the Infidels Jazz label. Join us for this rare Vancouver concert by this all-star trio.
Doors: 7:30PM
Show: 8:00PM
Tickets available via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/…/infidels-presents-allison…

Dean Thiessen Stranger Friends Orchestra at the Fox
2024-03-08 19:00 - 21:30 | The Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 3C9, Canada
The STRANGER FRIENDS Orchestra is a 15-piece modern big band led by composer Dean Thiessen. The phrase ‘Stranger Friends’ evokes an awareness of the community that can be established through music and music making. The ensemble is comprised of some of the most creative and inspiring young voices in the West Coast music scene. The ensemble is grateful to rehearse, compose, and perform on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Thiessen’s original music for this band is rooted in curiosity, collaboration, inclusion, creativity, and diversity and explores a mixture of hyper-detailed compositions and spontaneous improvisation. With little resemblance of the ‘swing era’ big band sound, the STRANGER FRIENDS Orchestra explores a mixture of modern musical and cultural influences inspired by traditions of the great African American musicians who created ‘jazz’ as an art form and the youthfulness and innovation of the musicians in the ensemble.
Show starts at 7:00PM sharp, and will be finished by 9:30PM.
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Wrabbit Hunting with the Isaac Story Trio - Frankie's
2024-03-08 23:00 - 2024-03-09 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Wrabbit Hunting with the Isaac Story Trio
Along with his 2 pals Jordy McIntosh (Drums), and Connor Lum (Alto), The Isaac Story trio is excited to bring to you an evening of music. With the power of friendship these 3 will navigate through a mix of original compositions and standard jazz tunes.
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.

Valérie Lacombe Trio at Frankie's
2024-03-09 23:00 - 2024-03-10 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Valérie Lacombe (she/her) is a jazz drummer based in Montreal. She has toured throughout Canada with The Ostara Project, Quinn Bachand’s Brishen and the Sam Kirmayer Quartet. Valerie has performed at NPR Tiny Desk, SXSW, CBC First Play, the Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal International Jazz Festivals, and more. She is featured on Bird Call (2022), an independent release with saxophonist Claire Devlin, Movin’ Up (2021), with Jihye Im and Marshal Herridge and Laura Anglade’s debut I’ve Got Just About Everything (Justin Time 2019). Valérie is currently completing a Master’s degree in jazz performance at McGill University.
For this special After Dark performance, she’ll be joined by Juno nominees Amanda Tosoff on piano & Jodi Proznick 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.

Ostara Project - Roots & Wings
2024-03-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Magee Secondary Auditorium, 6360 Maple St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6M 4M2, Canada
In a genre and industry where women have been severely underrepresented, the Ostara Project is a beautiful example of perseverance, community, and a deep love for the music. New growth rising out of darkness, stretching for new life, propelled by hope. This is the music of Ostara.
For this special Vancouver performance, Ostara will be represented by:
Allison Au – saxophones
Rachel Therrien – trumpet/flugelhorn
Amanda Tosoff – piano
Jodi Proznick – bass
Valérie Lacombe – drums
with very special vocal guests:
Dawn Pemberton
Shruti Ramani
Terri-Lynn Williams Davidson
Laila Biali
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Jonah Parzen-Johnson / Cole Schmidt & John Brennan
2024-03-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour St,, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M3, Canada
Jonah Parzen-Johnson makes music for baritone saxophone & flute that challenges listeners with experimental textures & forms while embracing them with warm approachable melodies. A Chicago native and longtime Brooklyn resident, Jonah has performed solo in more than a dozen countries across four continents. He has brought his music to festivals in Berlin & Helsinki, concert halls in Istanbul & Brugge, rock clubs in Rotterdam & Montreal, and Jazz clubs in New York & Chicago. His solo performances are a deeply intimate experience in which he endeavors to share who he is, how he sees our world, and the temporary moments of community that we can all embrace together. His latest work for solo baritone saxophone and flute, “You’re Never Really Alone”, is an emotionally evocative celebration of the precious relationship between improvisor and audience.
Cole Schmidt & John Brennan are two of Vancouver’s most acclaimed and experienced improvisors. They will be performing for the first time as a duo.
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 are available in advance on the Tyrant Website.

Brittany Anjou's Moon Mode at Frankie's
2024-03-15 23:00 - 2024-03-16 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Brittany Anjou is a New York based pianist & composer, and has toured and recorded with Jeremy Pelt, The Shaggs, Elysian Fields, Sophie Auster, SAADI, and many others, and is looking forward to performing in Vancouver for only the second time.
Moon Mode is dedicated to performing works by womxn and non-binary composers, using telematic rehearsals, live shows, and virtual streaming concerts led by NYC based pianist Brittany Anjou. The project draws repertoire from Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standards book, as well as original transcriptions and compositions by Brittany Anjou and the Moon Mode cohort. Moon Mode at Frankie’s After Dark features bassist Kelsey Mines and drummer Matt Jorgensen, including new music from Anjou’s hardcore punk project Bi TYRANT.
Brittany Anjou – vocals / piano / comp
Jessica Lurie – saxophones
Kelsey Mines – bass
Matt Jorgensen – 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.

The Blazing Eraz at Frankie's
2024-03-16 23:00 - 2024-03-17 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
The Blazing Eraz is a platform created by Tim Proznick that represents the eras of music and artists that have helped shape his musical journey into what it is today. Having grown up in a family of jazz enthusiasts, players, and educators, it has been the single, most consistent thing in his life. His appreciation comes from building a solid foundation in the many idioms of jazz, from BeBop like Miles & Coltrane, Basie Bigband, ECM from Abercrombie/Metheny, Fusion of Sco/McLaughlin, to new artists pushing the envelope such as Glasper, Yussef Kamaal, Chris Dave, & Thundercat.
With these foundations, the aim is to take the knowledge and wisdom received from a lifetime of listening, and applying it into new, modern forms of music through musical experimentation and exploration, without the borders of the “traditionalist”, while incorporating it to new technology & culture. From here, inspiration is drawn from the influence of hiphop culture as a whole, as well as electronic music and production, Funk, & world music ranging from Brazilian, Cuban, Afrobeat(s), and reggae.
The Blazing Eraz will be playing original compositions, as well as trio renditions from Flying Lotus, Madlib, Chick Corea, and others.
Tim Proznick will be performing on the drum kit, as well as exploring sounds & grooves on Native Instruments Maschine Sampler. Joining him will be some of his favourite musicians to work with, Tristan Paxton on Guitar, and Issah Contractor on both Bass & 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.

Dave Say Quartet at Hero's Welcome
2024-03-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Dave Say is a Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer renowned for his soulful interpretations, powerhouse sound, tasteful inventiveness, and adventurous improvisations. Dave has headlined at every major venue in western Canada. He is a favourite at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival where he presents his contemporary jazz original compositions to a riveted audience each year. Dave’s versatility make him first-call musician on the west coast for all styles of jazz, funk, R&B and as part of big bands and larger ensembles. He has performed with Western Canadian Music-, Juno- and Grammy- Award winning musicians (such as Dan Brubeck, Brad Turner, Michael Bublé, Dee Daniels, The Supremes), and is a first-call band member for Order of Canada Recipients (such as guitarist Oliver Gannon). Inspired by the likes of Coltrane, Shorter, Rollins and Getz, Say’s sound is firmly his own having been cultivated over his 35-year career. Whether playing straight-ahead swinging standards, or venturing into uncharted territory with his soulful and haunting original music, Dave’s dedicated following of fans and musician colleagues certainly have something to say about Say!
For his very first Infidels show, he’ll be performing with Tom Wherrett (Guitar), Dan Howard (Bass) and Joe Poole (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.

The Crowd: Live Score by Chris Gestrin - VIFF Centre, Vancity Theatre
2024-03-17 19:30 - 23:00 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Get your tickets before March 8 at the early bird price of $18 (regular $25).
Maybe the greatest of all American silent films, King Vidor’s masterpiece — here screening with a never-before-heard improvised jazz score performed by multiple Juno-winner Chris Gestrin — keys into the faultlines at the heart of the American Dream (and did so just on the brink of the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression). John is born on the Fourth of July, 1900 — an auspicious date at the dawn of what will be known as the American Century. Arriving in New York City as a young man, he’s determined to make a name for himself. He takes a wife — Mary — they have kids. But success remains elusive. And then tragedy strikes…
The Crowd is in many ways a simple fable about the common man. But Vidor’s artistry insists that the struggles of an ordinary Joe — or John — can be as compelling, and as worthy of our empathy, as those of a king, a champion, or any other hero… perhaps even more so, as most of us fall into the same category. Vidor cast an unknown extra, James Murray, as his protagonist, and was rewarded with a performance of remarkable depth and pathos. Yet within ten years Murray would be dead, a suspected suicide, after succumbing to alcoholism and destitution. The film’s mixture of realism (Vidor shot with a hidden camera on New York streets, anticipating neo-realism by more than a decade) and expressionism remains impressive, no matter that directors as different as Billy Wilder, Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica admitted to stealing from it over the years.

About Chris Gestrin
Since graduating with a Film Scoring degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in 1995, Vancouver native Chris Gestrin has become an integral part of the Canadian music scene. As a versatile pianist and multi-keyboardist, composer, engineer and producer he has worked on over 400 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.
As a jazz artist, Gestrin has performed on and off the stage not only with his great Canadian colleagues, but with a who’s who of the Jazz world. Gary Peacock, David ’Fat Head’ Newman, Kenny Wheeler, Jerry Granelli, Duke Robillard, to name a few. In the more mainstream music world, Chris has had the pleasure of working with a large number of prominent artists including Randy Bachman, Bryan Adams, D.O.A., Bob Rock, Paul Rodgers, Colin James, Jann Arden, Motley Crue, K-OS, Swollen Members, Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson, Nickelback, Loudon Wainwright III, Long John Baldry and Jeff Healey.
About the Band: The Chris Gestrin Organ Trio
Chris Gestrin – Organ/keyboards
Joe Poole – Drums
Myles Bigelow – Percussion

Ethan Birnie Quintet at the Lido
2024-03-18 21:00 - 23:30 | Hot Deli, 518 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X4, Canada
Ethan Birnie is an exciting young saxophonist who will be playing his first Infidels show as a bandleader on March 18. He’s assembled a great band featuring Tamas Balai (Sax), Joe Faulkner (Guitar), David Caballeo (Bass), and Wesley Anderson (Drums).
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.

The Magic Triangle at Frankie's
2024-03-22 23:00 - 2024-03-23 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
The Magic Triangle is an experimental music trio born in Vancouver, Canada.
Featuring Mark Cernigoj (Canada) playing the saxophone and percussion, Nicole Abu Rumman (Ecuador) Bass guitar and harmonica and Jose Tolosa (Chile) Drums , percussion, keyboard and trumpet. Our music brings together a variety of rhythms from the world to compose dark (and not so dark) eclectic melodies that aim for nothing but to keep expanding our love for music.
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.

Blue Giant
2024-03-23 20:00 - 23:00 | VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3M7, Canada
Revered pianist Hiromi Uehar composed the score for this electrifying jazz anime, a movie which makes no apology for its obsession with the sound and fury of musical ferment. It’s the story of Dai, a young man who decides he’s going to to be the next John Coltrane. He leaves his sleepy hometown for the crowded nightclubs of Tokyo, and eventually forms a trio — Jass — with pianist Yukinori and drummer Shunji. But do they have what it takes to make it?
The director Yuzuru Tachikawa has described the filim as “a concert in the theatre”, and that’s right: this movie is all about applying animation to express musicality. Which is why this is the definitive jazz movie of the last decade.
Mar 23: Screening will be preceded by a free 30-minute set in the atrium by Erika Chow’s Blue Giant Trio at 7:30 pm
The film beautifully captures the power of live performance, the passion and intensity woven into the fabric of jazz, and most impressively the way they pour their life experiences into their art. So the key for each of them as they develop as musicians is to bare their souls. This is bold, thrilling, powerfully moving storytelling.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
Bursting off the screen in a cacophony of improvised jam sessions and electrifying solo performances, Blue Giant proves an intoxicating kaleidoscope of ambition, passion, sacrifice and all that jazz.
James Marsh, South China Morning Post
Blue Giant is as improbably close to watching a live performance as animation can get. A swooning big-screen experience.
Tara Brady, The Irish Times
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Todd Stewart at Frankie's
2024-03-23 23:00 - 2024-03-24 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Todd Stewart has made a name for himself as one of the most adventurous drummers in the local “jazz” scene. This set will feature his brand new trio, with some of the most forward-thinking musicians in all of Canada, performing together for the very first time. It will be a night of freely-improvised excursions into soundscapes, grooves and whatever else may take shape. Not to be missed.
Featuring:
Gordy Li – EWI and electronics
James Meger – Electric bass and electronics
Todd Stewart – Drum set
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 Gin Mill Ramblers at Frankie's
2024-03-29 23:00 - 2024-03-30 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
The Gin Mill Ramblers are a dynamic trio playing a lively mix of NOLA-style hot jazz and dirty blues, with a dash of Django-esque swing, all designed to delight and entertain listeners while ensuring the dance floor is jumpin’. Expect the most romantic song-buffet of foods, followed with an aperitif of spirits, a digestive of the finest BC-grown, with just a hint of je ne sais quoi. Sample from plates by the most eminent of chefs, such as: Slim Gaillard, Bo Carter, Tampa Red, Bessie Smith, Louis Jordan, and many more.
Michael Coury: trumpet, vocals, banjo
Matt Lam: piano, clarinet
Johannes Grames: guitar
Special Guest:
Mike Braverman: Reeds, Guitar
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.

Paco Ha Trio at Frankie's
2024-03-30 23:00 - 2024-03-31 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Paco Ha is a Vancouver-based saxophonist and Capilano University graduate who will be leading his trio, featuring Raphael Agustin on bass, and Seth Kitamura on drums, as they explore new sounds in the trio configuration while paying homage to the great saxophone trios of the past.
Raphael Agustin – Bass
Seth Kitamura – 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.

Róisín Adams Trio at Frankie's After Dark
2024-04-05 23:00 - 2024-04-06 01:00 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Vancouver-based Róisín Adams’ visionary work combines ethereal, textured melodicism with an underpinning of intellectual rigor. An imaginative and prolific composer, pianist, bandleader and educator, Adams is also an astute collaborator in a range of projects.

She founded the improvisatory instrumental jazz quartet Hildegard’s Ghost in 2013, and also performs with contemporary electro-acoustic trio Beatings Are in the Body featuring Erika Angell (Thus Owls) and Peggy Lee (Peggy Lee Band). Early training from the Royal Conservatory of Music provided a classical foundation Adams has expanded upon through studies with jazz and avant-garde artists Lisa Cay Miller, Kris Davis, Sharon Minemoto, Alan Matheson and François Houle. Her work has been featured at the Silk Purse Jazz Waves Series, Queer Arts Festival, Sonic Boom Festival, Western Front, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Kay Meek Theatre, and TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Adams recently completed a five-year Artist Residency awarded by the City of Vancouver for Music off the Page, a community engaged arts practice that explores interdisciplinary collaborations and contemporary music discourse with participants of all ages and abilities. She is currently working with composer/pianist Amanda Tosoff, studying composition and contemporary piano with the assistance of the BC Arts Council.

For this Frankie’s After Dark performance she’ll be joined James Meger on bass, and Arvind Ramdas 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.

Clyde Reed Quartet at Frankie's after Dark
2024-04-06 23:00 - 2024-04-07 01:30 | Frankie’s Jazz Club, 755 Beatty St, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2M4, Canada
Clyde Reed is a pillar of the Vancouver improvised music scene. He is one of the founding members of the NOW Orchestra and has performed with Barry Guy, Leo Smith, George Lewis, Bobby Bradford, Vinny Golia, Peter Brotzmann and many leading Canadian musicians. He has performed at the Vancouver Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Penofin Jazz Festival (California), Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle), Earshot Jazz Festival (Seattle), Berlin Jazz Festival and the Lisbon Jazz Festival.
Clyde’s long-term musical collaborators include Bobby Bradford, Rob Blakeslee, Jared Burrows, Nikita Carter, Bruce Freedman, Vinny Golia, Rich Halley, Viviane Houle, Peggy Lee, Kenton Loewen, George Lewis, Lisa Cay Miller, Paul Plimley, Claude Ranger, Dylan van der Schyff, Ron Samworth, Carol Sawyer, Gregg Simpson, Stan Taylor, Marianne Trudel, Michael Vlatkovich, and poets Kate Braid and Daniela Elza.
For this Frankie’s After Dark he’ll be joined by long-time musical colleagues Jared Burrows on guitar, Josh Zubot on violin & special guest from Seattle, Greg Campbell 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.

Jazz Jam Sessions at Hero's Welcome with Sharon Minemoto Trio
2024-04-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Hero’s Welcome, 3917 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 3P2, Canada
Infidels Jazz is proud to announce a new bi-weekly Jazz jam session which will take place Hero’s Welcome at 3917 Main Street, starting in April at 2PM.
Sharon Minemoto is the perfect musician to host the house band for the first few months, as she led the jam sessions at Pat’s for years. Joining her in April and May will be some of the city’s finest bassists and drummers, including Darren Radtke, Bernie Arai, Nino DePasquale, Conrad Good and Dave Robbins.
These will be open jam sessions, which means that everybody from professionals to high school students will be welcome. Helping us in making sure that the jam is accessible to those younger members of our community will be the Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund, who has signed on as a sponsor of the Jams. 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.
First few dates and personnel are listed below:
April 07 – Sharon Minemoto, Darren Radtke, Bernie Arai
April 21 – Sharon Minemoto, Darren Radtke, Nino DiPasquale
May 05 – Sharon Minemoto, Conrad Good, Dave Robbins
May 19 – Sharon Minemoto, Conrad Good, Dave Robbins
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 for the jam sessions are only $5. Please note the new time of 2PM
