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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… The first day of a new month and some events calendars are not yet updated so visit website for new additions. The 2018 Jazz Festival Guide is available for download!! Get your tickets before they are all gone. More info here. As usual, before you venture out, please check with venues for any last minute changes/cancellations. Enjoy!!  Jazz @ The Pat – Bill Sample Trio Free eventMay 1, 2018 7:00 pm
New mid-week jazz experiment featuring The Bill Sample Trio playing tunes from their CD entitled Small. Small group. Big music. Bill Sample – piano, Rene Worst – bass, Dave Robbins – drums  West Point Grey Legion – WOW Jazz Orchestra By DonationMay 1, 2018 8:00 pm
Great large band music celebrating swing style bands of the 40s and 50s led by Jack Stafford, with Derry Byrne, Sharman King, Craig Scott, Oliver Gannon, Chris Startup and other well-known local jazz musicians. Playing the arrangements of Paul Ruhland and Jack Fulton. For listening and dancing if you wish.  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.  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket with Gary Comeau Free eventMay 2, 2018 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket presents The Sounds of New Orleans featuring special guest Gary Comeau. Adam Rohrlick: electric guitar & tenor saxophone Gary Comeau: keyboards and vocals Chris Nordquist: drums, washboard and vocals  Gold Saucer – Ikoku, Sapiens Sapiens + Marianne Rendon Pay-what-you-canMay 2, 2018 9:30 pm
Sawdust Collector weekly performance series presents… Ikoku – an excerpt of a new theatre piece with Yurika Sase (Japan), Ker Wells (PEI), and Marianne Rendon (NYC) Sapiens Sapiens -A mysterious new dance collective will do some of their signature, multidisciplinary, co-created work Marianne Rendon – solo guitar, vocals Suggested donation $5-10  Gallery at Jewish Community Centre – Poetry Music & Art Free eventMay 3, 2018 7:00 pm
In the Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery. Inspired by the current exhibit “Painting Intimate” By penny eisenberg and Ray Ophoff Host: Bonnie Nish Readers: Candie Tanaka, Zoe Dagneault, Fran Bourassa, Shelley Green, Chisty HIll There will be an open mic time when members of the audience will be given an opportunity to write and then read poems they have written that relate to the exhibition.  WISE Hall – Rosie & The RivetersMay 3, 2018 8:00 pm
Rosie & the Riveters are bringing their brand new show to Wise Hall! See & hear the reinvention of the band as they release their second studio album, Ms. Behave. Rosie & the Riveters’ vintage-inspired folk anthems paint a portrait of a woman’s voice in a man’s world. Although the band never intended to get political, they found that watching the news these days made it impossible to see the status of women around the world and stay silent. Their latest album, Ms. Behave, is a collection of gritty, sultry songs that feature playfully defiant lyrics and confident talk-back harmonies that empower and challenge. Tickets $10 Listen here  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – David Blake Trio By DonationMay 3, 2018 8:30 pm
Guitarist David Blake with Conrad Good on bass and Omar Amlani on drums  SFU Woodwards – Requiem For A Lost GirlMay 4, 2018 7:30 pm
Presented by Vancouver Opera Festival in partnership with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs and The Kettle Society. Exploring themes of homelessness, poverty, mental illness, addiction and the plight of missing and murdered women – this strikingly original chamber work unfolds as a memorial service for a young woman lost to the street. Requiem for a Lost Girl is created and performed in partnership with a chorus of people who know the experience of homelessness—a raw, gorgeous and heart-altering blend of true stories and the theatrical that amplifies voices and shines light on the streets of North America. In the Fei & Milton Wong Theatre. Tickets $35-50 **Also on Sunday May 6 at 2.30p.m.**  Frankie’s Jazz Club – The CookersMay 4, 2018 8:00 pm
An exciting straight-ahead collective of some of Canada’s finest jazz musicians, the Cookers Quintet represents the best of two worlds. Drawing largely on the straight-ahead, classic jazz tradition, the band still carves out a lineage of authentically Canadian jazz music. Formed in 2009 in Toronto out of a shared passion for swinging, traditional jazz music, along the way, the group has developed a catalogue of original music. After signing with Do Right Music in 2015 the group has released The Cookers Quintet – Volume 2 and The Cookers Quintet Meets Johnny O’Neal. With Tim Hamel trumpet, Ryan Oliver tenor saxophone, Nick Peck piano, Alex Coleman bass, and Joe Poole drums. Cover $15  Blue Martini – Kristian Alexandrov Trio featuring Shannon GayeMay 4, 2018 8:00 pm
Bulgarian pianist Kristian Alexandrov and soulful singer/percussionist Shannon Gaye join forces to present an evening of inspired groove-influenced Jazz, Soul, Rhythm & Blues. The union of these styles evolved naturally over the years as these two recording artists began writing and performing together. **Cover Charge May Be Applied to Some Shows**  Jazz @ The Pat – Wild Blue Herons Free eventMay 5, 2018 3:00 pm
Under the name Wild Blue Herons, Darlene and Bill will perform tunes from their recent CD. Bill Sample – piano, Darlene Ketchum – vocals, Bill Runge – saxophone, Miles Hill – bass, Buff Allen – drums  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Amina Figarova SextetMay 5, 2018 8:00 pm
Hailing from Azerbaijan, the New York-based Amina Figarova is an internationally influenced—and recognized—composer, pianist, and bandleader. Those three roles come to the forefront in Figarova’s sextets, with a remarkable chemistry that brings her detailed arrangements to life. The group has been a hit at major festivals like the Newport Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Cover $25 Listen here.  Cottage Bistro – Colours of Spring with Rita, Suki & LindaMay 5, 2018 8:00 pm
Rita Dickson, Suki Saggu, and Linda Villarreal are three good friends with diverse cultural backgrounds who will be performing a variety of heart-felt and inspired tunes with a stellar band of jazz musicians at the Cottage Bistro: Buff Allen-drums David Ivaz-guitar Paul Blaney-bass Saul Berson, sax Tickets $15  China Cloud – Mercury: Lori Freedman, Nicolas Caloia with guests By DonationMay 5, 2018 9:00 pm
Mercury:::::::: The creative mind has a beautiful and often mysterious way of organizing stimuli. External influences enter the body freely and are subsequently poked, nudged and shoved through a sifting process that feels at times arbitrary. Consciously and with full intention Lori Freedman and Nicolas Caloia have developed a certain “defining” process in attempt to control this phenomenon. They played, recorded, talked and wrote together for about 15 years, then formed Mercury. 1st set: Mercury Lori Freedman – clarinets Nicolas Caloia – double bass 2nd set: Dylan van der Schyff – drums Josh Zubot – violin Lori Freedman – clarinets Nicolas Caloia – double bass  Orpheum Theatre – VAM Symphony Orchestra: Carnival of the AnimalsMay 6, 2018 2:00 pm
Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals From the graceful reverie of a faun to the lumbering waltz of an elephant, the French flair for musical imagery pervades Debussy’s dream-like Prélude à l’après–midi d’un faune and Saint-Saëns’ cavalcade of comical creatures, The Carnival of the Animals. Featuring Poulenc’s Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra and VAM’s Mary Buckerfield White Choral program in works by Gabriel Fauré. Kathleen Allan, conductor Christopher Gaze, narrator Christina Hutten, harpsichord VAM Mary Buckerfield White Choral Program Tickets $10-15  VPL Central Branch – Dead Poets Reading Series Free eventMay 6, 2018 3:00 pm
This month features… Michael Bullock (1918 – 2008), read by Laifong Leung Gord Downie (1964 – 2017), read by Tariq Hussain Madho Lal Hussain (1538 – 1599), read by Fauzia Rafique Vera Manuel (1949 – 2010), read by Wanda John-Kehewin  St.Andrews Wesley Jazz Vespers – Parker Woods Otra By DonationMay 6, 2018 4:00 pm
Parker Woods’ new group, Otra, is Inspired by the abstract improvisational paintings of the mid 20th century known as Art Autre, or; art of another kind. The sound is a coming together of jazz, modern popular music and chamber music following the improvisational nature of both Art Autre and Jazz Otra features five of Vancouver’s finest young improvisers with Natasha D’Agostino on voice, Thad Bailey-Mai on trumpet, Stephen Edwards on bass, Miles Wong on drums, and Parker Woods on guitar.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Steve Lloyd Smith Quartet By DonationMay 6, 2018 6:00 pm
Bassist and composer Steve Lloyd Smith explores his compelling original compositions with a noteworthy quartet. With Ben Henriques – saxophone, David Sikula – guitar and Dave Robbins – drums  Kino Cafe – Kanikapila Sunday Fundraiser By DonationMay 6, 2018 6:00 pm
The Royal Aloha Monday Orchestra will perform TWO sets of live Hawaiian music at the Kino as part of the Spring Membership drive and fundraiser for CFRO 100.5 FM – Vancouver’s Coop Radio Station. There will be raffle items, and more! Support Coop Radio and the Aloha Monday Radio Show.  Syliva Hotel – Wanda Nowicki Trio By DonationMay 6, 2018 7:00 pm
In the Sylvia Lounge An elegant evening in an elegant venue Vocalist Wanda Nowicki with Harris Van Berkel on guitar and Mark Bender on bass  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Florian Hoefner & SubtoneMay 6, 2018 8:00 pm
Euro-Canadian Quintet Subtone stands in the forefront of today’s young innovative jazz ensembles. Founded in 2005 in Berlin, its members now live on both sides of the Atlantic, in St. John’s, Netherlands, Berlin, and Cologne. The group has collaborated with artists the likes of Kurt Rosenwinkel, Seamus Blake, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, and Randy Brecker. With their own imaginative compositions, from the voluminous big band sound to a bare essential chamber music approach, Subtone has released four acclaimed albums in the last 10 years. Featuring Magnus Schriefl on trumpet, flugelhorn, Malte Dürrschnabel on woodwinds, Florian Hoefner piano, Mattias Pichler bass, and Peter Gall on drums. Cover $15 Listen here  WISE Hall – 2nd Annual Hornby BluesMay 6, 2018 8:00 pm
The Rogue Folk Club presents 2nd Annual Hornby Blues with Rick Fines, Samantha Martin, Paul Pigat and David Vest The Hornby Island Blues Workshop takes place every spring. They invite a dozen or so of the finest Canadian blues and roots musicians around to share their knowledge and inspiration with some lucky students. Rogue Folk Club thought why not catch some of these great players, singers and all-round entertainers, and get them to do a show on the way to Hornby? One of Vancouver’s own teams up with a master from Victoria and two of the best from Ontario. It’s a simple but foolproof formula! Tickets $28/24 at Highlife & Tapestry or online  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)  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.  Guilt & Company – The Burying Ground & Reed Turchi Pay-what-you-canMay 8, 2018 9:30 pm
The Burying Ground have a lively and gritty sound with tight harmony and a driving rhythm section reminiscent of the music of the juke joints and jazz halls of the 1920’s and 30’s. Reed Turchi, raised in the Swannanoa Valley of North Carolina, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, label head, band leader and solo artist. He is a master of guitar driven blues shapeshifting seamlessly between acoustic slide, electric juke joint boogie, and the improvisational, groove-driven, massive sound of his Kudzu Orchestra. |
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