Supporting and promoting Vancouver’s vibrant and emerging jazz scene

This is Vancouver bassist Chad Galpin’s bandleading debut, featuring Madeleine Elkins on guitar and Carson Tworow on drums. Open-ended improvisation will collide with modern contemporary and electronic repertoire as this trio performs unexpected arrangements and original compositions. For this special After Dark, Chad Galpin will be joined by Madeleine Elkins on guitar and Carson Tworow […]

For this special performance at Hero's Welcome, critically acclaimed saxophonist Chad Makela will be leading a band of Vancouver’s best as they perform Elvin Jones’ 1973 masterpiece on Blue Note Records: Live at the Lighthouse. Chad Makela - SaxophonesJon Bentley – SaxophonesJames Meger – BassDave Robbins - Drums Sundays at Hero's Welcome (3917 Main Street) […]

Covering a wide range of material from traditional jazz standards, interpretations of rock and folk songs as well as original compositions, expect to hear music that is dynamic, thought provoking and always feels good. Featuring Ron Samworth on Guitar, James Meger on Double Bass, and Omar Amlani on Drums. Frankie's After Dark takes place every […]

When attending a Paramyst performance, you can expect intense and memorable solos, unique rhythmic interpretations of Jazz standards and you may even hear a Radiohead tune! Our aim for every show is to deliver a top notch performance and connect deeply with the audience through the music. For this special After Dark performance, Paramyst will […]

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 July they will be held on July 14 & 28 Jimi James is the perfect musician to host the house band in July, known for hosting […]

In 2016 the Matt Choboter trio teamed up with Brad Turner and performed original music for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival (Vogue Theatre) as the opening act for Joe Lovano. 8 years later, we come together once again. This time, with an open andplayful approach to selected repertoire of the American Jazz songbook. For this […]

Born in North Benin, Africa and chief’s son of the Waama people, this multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter learned the art of storytelling and drumming from his family as they traveled the region sharing their cultural traditions. Now in Canada, Yoro is in great demand as a performer, having mastered the donga (talking drum), kokomba (congas), and djembe. […]

Five of Vancouver's exceptionally talented Jazz musicians join forces for a one time only performance that transcends generations: Ardeshir Pourkeramati - Tenor SaxophoneFeven Kidane - TrumpetBrad Turner - PianoDavid Caballero - BassBernie Arai - Drums Sundays at Hero's Welcome (3917 Main Street) is a weekly jazz series presented by Tim Reinert of Infidels Jazz. The […]

Clara is a pianist and composer born in Shenzhen, a newborn urban city in southern China. She grew up classically trained and exposed to urban music like R&B, gospel, Soul, and cantonese pop. At 18, she discovered Jazz and was drawn to music by Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Fred Hersch as she went to […]

Julian Borkowski has quickly become one of the most talked about young Jazz trumpeters on the Canadian scene, despite having spent most of the last several years working on his masters degree in Oregon. For this special performance at All-City Athletics, Julian has assembled a group of some the brightest young lights on the Vancouver […]