Driving Latin, swing, and Afrobeat grooves + greasy Hammond organ = good times! The spontaneously combustible trio of Chris Gestrin keyboards, Joe Poole drums, and Jack Duncan congas and percussion […]
Longtime collaborators Chris and Bernie create ephemeral acoustic improvisations based on the Japanese aesthetic principle of shibui. Performance highlights include the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and Powell Street Festival. Their debut self-titled recording garnered a nomination for the Western Canadian Music Award for Jazz Artist of the Year in 2016. Frankie's After Dark takes place […]
Johanna Hauser (Bass Clarinet) received her bachelor’s degree from Vassar College (honours), her master’s degree in performance from the Manhattan School of Music (Andrew Goodman Prize for excellence in clarinet), […]
Western Red Cedar is an all-new project by bandleader William Chernoff, bringing a decade's worth of folk music experiences into a jazz ensemble. Inspired by a new wave of folk-jazz […]
With a deep love for the great organ groups of the past, the three members of Ruby Lane Organ Trio got together to not just emulate their heroes, but to take the music in new directions. A pop song can swing, a swing tune becomes a rock shuffle, an old jazz standard will sound different […]
Every Friday night, a house deep in the bowels of Marpole I comes alive with the sounds of the hottest young jazz musicians in Vancouver. Every so often, they can […]
KneeJerk is a trio featuring of some of the leading lights in Vancouver's improvised music scene: Brian Horswill on piano, Karlis Silins on bass & Kenton Loewen on drums. They recently released their first album on the Infidels Jazz label. Cory Weeds is one of the west coast's most exciting and dynamic Jazz saxophonists. On […]
Back at After Dark for the second time, this trio continues their quest in experimental jazz music. Heavy grooves meet soaring melodies as this collective trio blends their backgrounds in jazz, rock and electronic music to create an exciting and nuanced show. This performance will feature original compositions and a selection of jazz standards with […]
Karen Graves is a multifaceted musician who grew up in Vancouver Island, playing saxophone in her high-school band with educator Brian Stovell and taking lessons with Steve Jones. Karen has […]
Saxophonist Bryan Chung has been an important part of several Vancouver bands over the past few years, including the Jimi James Sextet. On November 20th, he'll be playing his first […]
A new ensemble that leans mystical, See You Now explores the kind of expansive territories travelled by Pharaoh Sanders, Sun Ra, Sonny Sharrock, and late-career John Coltrane. Veterans of the West Coast improv scene, guitarist Tony Wilson and JUNO Award-winning bassist Russell Sholberg join some of its freshest voices in Gordy Li sax, Feven Kidane […]
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 […]
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 […]