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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… music, film, art! Plus sunshine forecast right through the week!! The 2018 Jazz Festival Guide is available for download!! Get your tickets before they are all gone. More info here. 10 days of music and 150 free shows. More info here. As usual, before you venture out, please check with venues for any last minute changes/cancellations. Enjoy!!  Libra Room – Big Top By DonationMay 15, 2018 9:00 pm
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 – Sawdust Collector presents New Works #12 (last of the season) Pay-what-you-canMay 15, 2018 9:30 pm
ROXANNE NESBITT with JOSH ZUBOT & BEN BROWN (or it could be KAI BASANTA) KENTON LOEWEN EMMA POSTL & JACQUELINE LOEWEN Sawdust collector will be on summer sabbatical after this instalment but stay tuned for a couple of special summer shows.  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket with special guest Diane Lines Free eventMay 16, 2018 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket Trio with special guest Diane Lines Adam Rohrlick: electric guitar & tenor saxophone Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass Diane Lines: keyboards & vocals More info on Diane here  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Greasy G & The Pool PartyMay 16, 2018 8:00 pm
World Music Wednesdays Latin, swing and funky grooves with Greasy G & The Poole Party! After many years of playing together as part of larger ensembles, the spontaneously combustible trio of Gestrin, Poole and Duncan are sure to deliver the goods. Cover $10  Vancity Theatre – WaterboysMay 16, 2018 8:15 pm
Vancouver Foreign Film Society presents the Dutch Film “Waterboys” Unceremoniously dumped by his wife, Dutch crime novelist Victor decides to attend a book launch in Edinburgh and to bring along his grown (but equally dumped) son, Zack. If the trip is meant to repair his bruised ego and regain his boy’s respect, well, it’s not exactly smooth sailing. But the prospect of seeing his favourite band from the 1980s playing live (Mike Scott’s The Waterboys) at least holds out the promise of a happy ending… A humorous, not entirely affectionate portrait of male hubris, Waterboys is keenly observed and beautifully acted. Writer-director Robert Jan Westdijk subtly brings out both parallels and points of departure between father and son, while the Scottish locations and several rousing Waterboys anthems imbue the movie with its own raggedy romanticism. Tickets $13/11  Fox Cabaret – Red Haven Album Release with Kitty & The Rooster/Los DuendesMay 16, 2018 9:00 pm
Red Haven are releasing their second album ‘Funhouse Mirror’ this spring Drawing inspiration from jazz and soul but redesigning it with pop songwriting and a heavy backbeat, Red Haven features the work of 3 songwriters, Jen Charters, Nathan Turner, and Brendan Steele. Each bring a unique flavour; Charters, lightning-quick gypsy jazz saxophone and powerful blues vocals; Turner, uplifting songs with a country lilt from behind the upright bass; and Steele, dark and angular guitar lines to match cutting lyrics. KITTY AND THE ROOSTER: a rock n’ roll duo featuring Jodie Ponto banging on the cocktail kit and East Van guitar wizard Noah Walker LOS DUENDES: a powerhouse unit from Vancouver that performs various styles of music from Latin America as infectious tropical rhythms are intertwined with spicy melodies that draw audiences to dance floors. Tickets $12 advance $15 at the door  Fairview Pub – Don Stewart QuartetMay 17, 2018 7:00 pm
Vocalist Don Stewart brings his smooth stylings to the Fairview with Ron Johnston on piano, Cameron Hood on bass, Nick Apivor on percussion/vibes and Elliot Polsky on drums. $5 cover  Rogue Folk Club – Pharis & Jason RomeroThis event runs from May 17, 2018 until May 18, 2018.
Pharis and Jason Romero live in the tiny town of Horsefly, BC, where they raise two small kids, make handmade banjos as the J. Romero Banjo Co, and write, play and teach old and new roots music. They’ve won a Juno Award, Canadian Folk Music Awards, and a Western Canadian Music Award for their three releases as a duo so far, and have toured near and wide with their heartbreakingly harmonic live show in an ever-evolving and never-ending quest for good songs and beautiful sounds. This Rogue Folk show is part of a CD release tour for their newest album (and the first of all original songs), Sweet Old Religion. Georgia Straight Profile here Tickets $28/24 available online and at Tapestry Music Vancouver, and Highlife Records.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Dave Sikula Trio By DonationMay 17, 2018 8:30 pm
Guitarist Dave Sikula leads an introspective trio through a cross section of the modern jazz cannon. Often found exploring the works of Thelonius Monk, Ornette Coleman, Duke Ellington etc, Dave’s playing is always rich and thought provoking. With Conrad Good – bass, Omar Amlani – drums  WISE Hall – Great Shakin’ Fever II – A Tribute to Ray CondoMay 17, 2018 8:30 pm
LIVE at The WISE is extremely honored to present Great Shakin’ Fever II: A Tribute to The Legend Ray Condo. The East Van legend may be gone but he is far from forgotten. Come down to The Wise Hall & Lounge to celebrate the incredible and iconic music of the one and only Ray Condo. The roster of talent boasts Paul Pigat, Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers, Jimmy Roy, Stephen Nikleva, Steve Taylor, and Joseph Lubinsky-Mast (plus a few special mystery guests.) The event will showcase songs from various eras of Rays career and will also include a display of archived photos. Tickets $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door. Tickets available on Brown Paper Tickets, at Red Cat on Hastings, Highlife on The Drive, and in The WISE Lounge  Gallery Gachet – Small Arts Grant Group Show Opening Reception Free eventMay 18, 2018 6:00 pm
In partnership with the Vancouver Foundation, Gallery Gachet presents the 2018 Small Arts Grants Group show. A selection of this year’s visual art recipients of the DTES Small Arts Grants Program. This annual event is an opportunity to shine a light on wonderful artists, their practices, and ideas. Their dynamic projects involve a variety of mediums, including fibre art, installation, jewelry making, ceramics, and painting. Each evocative work on display invites viewers to consider a range of integral, artistic perspective.  Red Lion Bar & Grill – Johnston/Hood Jazz Duo Free eventMay 18, 2018 7:00 pm
Fridays at the Red Lion Ron Johnston on the newly refurbished piano and Cameron Hood on bass play an eclectic jazz repertoire. Well known local vocalists/musicans often sit in ** Also on Saturday evenings at same time  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Impressions of LightfootThis event runs from May 18, 2018 until May 19, 2018.
Jazzy Tribute to a Folk Icon Last year, drummer James McRae re-envisioned Gordon Lightfoot’s iconic songbook collaborating with fellow jazz luminaries Rene Worst bass, Jennifer Scott vocals, and Miles Black piano. The resulting recording, Impressions of Lightfoot, is filled with fresh and innovative interpretations of his music. The group performed the tunes to a sold out crowd at Frankie’s Jazz Club last fall. For this performance Bill Coon is stepping in for Miles Black. Cover $15  Blue Martini – Terminal StationMay 18, 2018 8:00 pm
A three-piece Vancouver band playing funky jazz and swinging blues. Scott Smith vocals/guitar, Liam MacDonald drums, and Jeremy Holmes bass have been on the scene for the better part of a decade playing with artists such as Michael Kaeshammer, Bocephus King, and others. ** A cover may apply to some shows**  Vancity Theatre – Kusama: InfinityMay 18, 2018 8:30 pm
A rival of Warhol in the ‘60s, Kusama battled sexism and racism in America while her hallucinations of polka dots eventually led her to the Tokyo mental institution Kusama – Infinity explores artist Yayoi Kusama’s journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her brush with fame in America during the 1960s (where she rivaled Andy Warhol for press attention) and concludes with the international fame she has finally achieved within the art world. Now in her 80s, Kusama has spent the last 30 years living in a mental institution in Japan. The film explores Kusama’s fierce determination to become a world-renowned artist. Tickets $13/11 **Also screening May 19-23 at various times  Jazz @ The Pat – Dave Say Quintet Free eventMay 20, 2018 3:00 pm
Dave returns to The Pat with a stellar crew featuring former Vancouverite Rudy Petschauser, a mainstay of the New York jazz scene. Check out his bio here Dave Say – saxophone ~ Rudy Petschauser – drums Russ Botten – bass ~ Oliver Gannon – guitar  St.Andrews Jazz Vespers – Trevor Whitridge By DonationMay 20, 2018 4:00 pm
Trumpeter Trevor Whitridge is an integral part of the young generation of jazz in Vancouver. He is currently studying at Cap College. His musical interests focus primarily on traditional and modern jazz, mixed with funk, blues, and some Classical Indian as well. With … Rowan Whitridge on alto sax, Bobby Seenandan on piano, Emilio Suarez on bass, and Skye Perez on drums.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – John Gross Trio By DonationMay 20, 2018 6:00 pm
Legendary West Coast saxophonist John Gross brings his soaring improvisations to Tangent. He has been heard with musicians such as Shelley Manne, Lee Tabackin and Oliver Nelson. With Jillian zebeck – piano, Andre Lachance – bass  The Sanctuary in Brentwood – The Sojourners By DonationMay 20, 2018 6:00 pm
A delayed celebration of Black History Month as the original date in February was snowed out. The Sojourners – Seriously Spiritual Sounds The trio spent their formative years singing in church, Marcus Mosely, Will Sanders and Khari McClelland, (from Ralls, Texas, Alexandria, Louisiana and Detroit, Michigan respectively) give The Sojourners‘ sound an authentic edge that only comes with experience.  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. |
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