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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… we are all in need of some events to help ward off the rainy day doldrums I think! Suggestions herewith. Hopefully spring will arrive some day soon. Also, a reminder that Coastal Jazz has started to post events for the 2018 Vancouver International Jazz Festival (June 22-July 1). As usual some of these will sell out very early so get your tickets before they are gone! More info here As usual, before you venture out, please check with venues for any last minute changes/cancellations. Enjoy!!  Vanity Theatre – FoxtrotMarch 26, 2018 6:30 pm
Rated 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, but less popular in Israeli government circles (Israel’s Minister of Culture condemned the film when it won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice in the fall of 2017), Foxtrot is a truly extraordinary work from Samuel Maoz, the director of Lebanon. It is a film about grief. Michael and Dafna are stunned when army officials show up at their door – the movie’s very first shot – to inform them their son Jonathan is dead. What follows falls into three main parts: the immediate aftermath of the news, with all its horror and rage, is succeeded by a very different and weirdly compelling flashback to Jonathan’s military posting at a remote, isolated checkpoint… And the final section, about which the less you know in advance, the better! Tickets $13 Watch trailer here  Cabrito Tapas – Stephanie Pedraza Trio Free eventMarch 26, 2018 6:30 pm
Stephanie Pedraza, Andre Stepanien and Lyndon Dewitt will be serving up some groovy Latin sounds  WISE Hall – Petunia & The Vipers Monday Residency By DonationThis event runs from January 29, 2018 until April 30, 2018.
Petunia & The Vipers every Monday in the Lounge all winter long! A man rooted in as much talent as mystery, Petunia is a Canadian country treasure. His began with busking his way through Canada and the NYC subways, playing over 150 shows a year to enthralled audiences. Since then, he has racked up the achievements with several celebrated solo releases and frequent tours spanning continents. Together with his Vancouver-based backing band, The Vipers, he is a fireball ripping and roaring with eclectic instrumentation and an energy only attainable through big band camaraderie. Suggested donation $10  Libra Room – John Korsrud Latin Jazz Band By DonationThis event runs from January 8, 2018 until June 11, 2018.
Monday Latin Night returns to Libra Room… trumpet player/composer/band leader John Korsrud (Goma Dura/Hard Rubber) will bring some of Vancouver’s finest players to the Drive most Mondays. See here for more info on weekly line-up  Libra Room – Big Top By DonationThis event runs from January 9, 2018 until June 12, 2018.
Guitarist/composer Scott McLeod brings his band Big Top to the Libra Room most Tuesdays.A musical dedication to the life and times, both past and present, of the roustabouts, carnies, rubes, misfits and performers of the circus. A Roots Americana soundscape.  Gold Saucer – Zubot/Sorbara/Reed Pay-what-you-canMarch 27, 2018 9:00 pm
Sawdust Collector is a weekly performance series… this week V. Vecker V.Vecker is the performance pseudonym for Keith Wecker, a composer, multi-instrumentalist and artist. His solo work comprises mostly of saxophone, synthesizers, electronics and looping. Playing with ideas of spacial properties within sound, he uses layering to create both dense aural environments and spacious audioscapes. Followed by ZUBOT/SORBARA/REED JOSH ZUBOT Joshua Zubot is a masterful violinist who performs with conviction, emotion and power. Zubot has turned many heads playing genres from bluegrass to musique actuelle and everything in between. JOE SORBARA Joe Sorbara is a highly inventive drummer and percussionist with a penchant for coaxing music out of practically anything. Joe’s drum kit is regularly augmented with found and prepared materials which ensure that the sounds at his ready disposal are practically orchestral in scope. With CLYDE REED on bass Doors at 9:00pm, Performance at 9:30pm, $5 – $10 or PWYC at the door, cash only.  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket with guest Tilden Webb Free eventMarch 28, 2018 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket Trio with special guest Tilden Webb plays the music of David Sanborn Adam Rohrlick: alto saxophone Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass Tilden Webb: keyboards  Tangent Cafe – Adam Thomas Duo By DonationMarch 28, 2018 8:00 pm
Two Adams for the price of one! Adam Thomas and Adam Cormier will be playing some funky, soulful duo music including some songs from Adam’s new self titled album “Adam Robert Thomas”.  Brentwood Jazz Evensong – Miles Black Trio: Oscar Peterson’s Easter Suite By DonationMarch 28, 2018 8:00 pm
Miles Black (piano), Darren Radtke (bass), and Dave Robbins (drums) come together for a very special Jazz Evensong at Brentwood during Holy Week. They will be play Oscar Peterson’s Easter Suite. Commissioned by the BBC, this sacred compostion was only issued on DVD. It tells the Easter story as only Peterson can.  China Cloud – MUK BANG + No Membership Pay-what-you-canMarch 28, 2018 9:00 pm
STAR SYSTEM CURATION SOCIETY presents: INVISIBLE TASTE W E D N E S D A Y S… this week MUK BANG (Kenton Loewen, Colin Edward Cowan, Aram Bajakian) No Membership (JP Carter, John Brennan, Joshua Zubot)  Beaumont Studios – #SavetheRio Launch Party By DonationMarch 29, 2018 6:00 pm
The Beaumont Studios Artist Resource Centre has joined forces with the The Vancouver Art House Society to help save the Rio Theatre! Come together for a good cause and help secure the future of the Rio! Dozens of local artists will be donating art for a fun night of fundraising! Plus all 25% of the funds collected from the Art Raffle will go back to the artists! Its a Win Win for everyone! Drinks & Snacks, Art and Music Art Raffle 7pm – 9pm DJ Dance 10pm – late 2 floors of locally made donated Art, Tickets by donation at the door 100% of the Proceeds of this event will go to #SaveTheRio Campaign! See here for more info  Frankie’s Jazz Club – In the Company of Friends: In Memory of Linton GarnerMarch 29, 2018 8:00 pm
A Special Tribute Show Celebrating the birthday of Linton Garner who would have turned 102 on March 25, this tribute honours the music Linton enjoyed playing along with selections from his iconic recording, Thanks. Linton dedicated the recording to his brother Erroll Garner, who composed the jazz standard “Misty”. For this special celebration long-time sideman drummer Don Fraser is joined by celebrated pianist Ron Johnston, bassist Russ Botten and the soulful David Say on tenor sax. Cover $15 Proceeds from the sale of Thanks CDs goes to support the Linton Garner scholarship program at Capilano University.  Biltmore Cabaret – Marlon Williams Make Way For Love TourMarch 29, 2018 8:00 pm
Marlon Williams Make Way for Love Tour with special guest Tiny Ruins New Zealand’s Marlon Williams has quite simply got one of the most extraordinary, effortlessly distinctive voices of his generation – a fact well known to fans of his first, self-titled solo album, and his appearances at VFMF in recent years. An otherworldly instrument with an affecting vibrato, it’s a voice that’s earned repeated comparisons to the great Roy Orbison, and even briefly had Williams, in his youth, consider a career in classical singing, before realizing his temperament was more Stratocaster than Stradivarius. “Make Way for Love”, Williams’ sophomore album was released in February of this year. Tickets $21 **This show will sell out**  Cottage Bistro – Impressions Big Band LiveMarch 29, 2018 8:00 pm
Arokis Centre of Music Society presents… Impressions, a 17 piece community jazz band, with a repertoire that includes jazz standards along with fresh interpretations of contemporary charts. Cover $5  Tangent Cafe – Tristan Paxton Trio By DonationMarch 29, 2018 8:30 pm
Guitarist Tristan Paxton combines modern jazz influences, pop sensibilities and rhythmic sophistication to create his uniquely uplifting sound. His long time trio has been performing original tunes and jazz standards since they were in high school together! With Omar Amlani – drums and James Meger – bass  Frankie’s Jazz Club – From New York: Spike Wilner QuartetThis event runs from March 30, 2018 until March 31, 2018.
Not only is Spike Wilner one of the most in-demand interpreters of piano jazz, he also runs two very busy Greenwich Village jazz clubs. Hailing from a long line of artists and spiritual mystics, Spike’s sense of artistic purpose and transformative voice give his playing particular meaning. His extensive performance and recording career attest to a wide-ranging list of collaborators among New York icons. With Tyler Mitchell bass and Anthony Pincotti drums, and special guest trumpeter Joe Magnarelli. Cover $25  Vancity Theatre – C’est la vie!March 30, 2018 8:30 pm
As part of VIFF Style in Film Series… The latest comedy from the directors of The Intouchables, C’est la vie! tracks a wedding day from the point of view of the caterer, Max (Jean-Pierre Bacri). This is to be a grand affair, at an ancient chateau. But Max’s team is falling apart. Jealousy, laziness, incompetence, food poisoning and an insufferably arrogant bridegroom all contribute to what will be a night to remember… Tickets $13 *Also showing on other dates**  Vancity Theatre – Love, CecilMarch 31, 2018 2:30 pm
The photographer, illustrator and designer Cecil Beaton was an unabashed aesthete, a dandy and a terrible snob. But he was also brilliant, one of the most intuitive and inspired visual stylists of the 20th Century. Beaton didn’t just perceive beauty, he conjured it out of thin air. His glamour shots of Hollywood stars are as famous as his production designs for Gigi and My Fair Lady, but this candid doc also shows his war photography and the artist’s waspish and melancholy sides. Tickets $13 ** All showing on April 1, 4,6,7 & 10 at different times.  Jazz @ The Pat – Strange Weather Free eventMarch 31, 2018 3:00 pm
Strange Weather Outstanding original compositions Featuring special guest Patrick Boyle on trumpet George McFetridge – piano Dave Say – saxophones Patrick Boyle – trumpet Buff Allen – drums Paul Blaney – bass  Blue Martini – Dutch Robinson Quartet Free eventApril 1, 2018 7:00 pm
Dutch “Teddy” Robinson is a singer, songwriter, music producer and actor. From South Bronx, NY, he was one of the original lead singers with the Ohio Players. He moved to Canada in the late 1980’s living in Nova Scotia and Quebec. In 2010, he performed in the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Known for his legendary R&B performances, in this quartet he takes a more jazz based approach. With Ron Johnston – piano, Cameron Hood – bass and Buff Allen – drums  Libra Room – Jesse Waldman & friends By DonationThis event runs from January 7, 2018 until June 10, 2018.
Every Sunday guitarist/singer/songwriter Jesse Waldman and special guests…. (expect great musicians like Marc L’Esperance, Noah Walker and Paul Pigat) Guilt & Company – Dutch Robinson Quartet Free eventApril 2, 2018 9:30 pm
Legendary R&B singer and Guilt & Co regular brings his spectacular jazz quartet comprised of himself as well as local legends Ron Johnston (piano), Cameron Hood (bass), and Buff Allen (drums). Most known at Guilt & Co for bringing his unique and powerful R&B/Soul flavourings to GroundUp Thursdays, Dutch takes a completely different approach with this quartet. |
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