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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People, some spirit lifting events to help ward off trying times. Visit my website for additions as the week progresses. As usual please check with venues for changes to schedule. Enjoy!
 Music on Main – Modulus Festival November 2-6, 2018This event runs from November 2, 2018 until November 6, 2018.
This year’s festival takes place at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, CBC Studio 700, and The Post at 750. It’s your chance to connect with leading musicians and composers from around the world in fun, intimate settings. With world premieres and exciting repertoire, Modulus is “just the place to explore new worlds” (Vancouver Sun). More info here Some free events. Ticketed events $20/$10  Vancity Theatre – Streetlight HarmoniesNovember 5, 2018 8:10 pm
Music Mondays For a magical moment, falling between the crooners of the early 1950s and the birth of rock n roll, young men and women congregated on the street corners of American cities and harmonized a cappella, inventing a new musical genre: doo-wop. Soon, the Coasters, The Drifters and Frankie Valli were singing their hearts out to America on Alan Freed’s influential radio show. In Streetlight Harmonies, a who’s who of musicians trace the evolution of American pop music from doo wop and Phil Spector’s legendary ‘wall of sound’ up through Motown, surf music and the British Invasion. It’s a toe-tapping stroll down memory lane for music lovers of all ages. Tickets $11.  Libra Room – Malleus Trio By DonationNovember 5, 2018 9:30 pm
High energy originals, choice standards, deep groove, and expansive free improv from three of Vancouver’s most in-demand, cutting-edge young talents. Featuring bassist Geordie Hart , Dominic Conway tenor saxophone, and drummer Ben Brown. Listen here  Vancity Theatre – Maria by CallasNovember 6, 2018 6:30 pm
The voice of the century, Maria Callas dominated the opera world through the 1950s and 60s with her power, range and delicacy. Drawing on her extensive TV interviews with David Frost, Ed Murrow and others, on Maria’s memoirs and letters (read by Joyce DiDonato) and on a sparkling array of colour archival footage, this is something akin to a self portrait. She emerges as a beacon of elegance and grace, despite professional and personal scandals. Best, the film features some of the most sublime arias ever recorded. In English, French, Italian, German with English subtitles. Ti cakes $13. *Also on November 7/8 at different times**  WISE Hall – Petunia & The Vipers By DonationThis event runs from October 30, 2018 until December 18, 2018.
Monday night Residency… Petunia & The Vipers Hillbilly-flavoured-swing inflected-ragtime-goodtime-thunderously rolling-one-of-a-kind music.  Gold Saucer – Sarah Wheeler + Wabi Pay-what-you-canNovember 6, 2018 9:30 pm
Weekly performance series curated by Barbara Adler, Cole Schmidt & James Meger. Tuesdays at the Gold Saucer Studio. SARAH WHEELER (Guitar, Vocals) with Julie Bavalis (bass), Jon Roper (electric guitar), and Michael Simpsonelli (drums). Sarah Wheeler is queer artist and recent cancer survivor who is defined by power house vocals and an indomitable positive spirit. A blazing live performer. WABI (Shibusa) – Celebrated Vancouver jazz masters Bernie Arai (drums) and Chris Gestrin (piano) explore shibusa, the Japanese aesthetic principle of simple, subtle, unobtrusive beauty.  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket with Jason de Couto Free eventNovember 7, 2018 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket Trio featuring Jason de Couto Adam Rohrlick: tenor saxophone and electric guitar Jason de Couto: keyboards Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass  Rio Theatre – Birds of Chicago with guest Daniel RodriguezNovember 7, 2018 8:00 pm
Birds of Chicago have been riding a swell of good mojo in the Americana scene since their inception in late 2012. With their new album, Love in Wartime, they are set to both confirm that roots world buzz, and break on through to a much wider audience. Recorded in Chicago against a backdrop of bewilderment, deep divide and dread, Love in Wartime is a rock and roll suite with a cinematic sweep. It evokes epic efforts of the 60’s and 70’s, with love as the undeniable through-line. Tickets $20 (+ fees)  China Cloud – Invisible Taste Quintet Pay-what-you-canNovember 7, 2018 9:30 pm
STAR SYSTEM Curation Society & INVISIBLE TASTE WEDNESDAYS PRESENTS: Premiering new cosmic translations from worlds long lost, Invisible Taste (Cowan/Gaucher) will be joined by three stellar interpreters in sound: Meredith Bates, Hamin Honari & Josh Zubot. INVISIBLE TASTE QUINTET plays the music of lost worlds (•)  Blue Martini – Bruno Hubert Trio Free eventNovember 8, 2018 7:00 pm
Bruno Hubert is one of Canada’s most lyrical and expressive Jazz pianists, with a deep sense of swing, lush harmonies, and beguiling melodic lines. His conception, while highly original and utterly genuine, is evocative of, at once, Erroll Garner, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans and other luminaries of jazz. While he is careful to stress that he is not a composer, he nevertheless presents a cornucopia of medley-like arrangements of jazz standards, soul, rock and pop influenced pieces.  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Saul Berson Quartet: Music for Remembrance DayNovember 8, 2018 8:00 pm
Energetic and upbeat music from the Swing era was a great antidote to the grim realities of the Second World War. The Saul Berson Quartet will play an eclectic mix of songs for the libraries of Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, and George Gershwin. Saul Berson’s burnished tone has made him one Vancouver’s most sought-after alto saxophone players. He has performed throughout Canada, Europe, the Mid-east, and South Africa releasing 5 CDs in the process. With Nick Peck piano, Steve Holy bass, and Bernie Arai, drums. Cover $16  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Kevin Elaschuk Quartet By DonationNovember 8, 2018 8:30 pm
Kevin Elaschuk trumpet David Blake guitar André Lachance double bass Dylan van der Schyff drums Improvising on compositions by Woody Shaw, John Coltrane, Kenny Dorham, Thelonious Monk, Benny Golson & more…  China Cloud Festival November 8-11, 2018This event runs from November 8, 2018 until November 11, 2018.
Its been 10 years of Art at China Cloud Studios. Celebrate! CHINA CLOUD FEZTIVAL is during the long weekend from Thursday November 8th to Sunday November 11th featuring some of our favorite acts… THURSDAY 11/8 : the HERO SHOW comedy ! FRIDAY 11/9 : the MARGARITA MACHINE + HANDMADE BLADE SATURDAY 11/10 : Elisa Thorn’s HUE + LONELY ASTRONAUT SUNDAY 11/12 : ELASTIC STARS + ***secret SURPRISE HEADLINER*** DISCOUNT WEB TIX: $50/full weekend pass *ONLY 55 being sold DOOR TIX: $15-20/night OR $65/full weekend pass  Frankie’s Jazz Club – From NYC: George ColliganNovember 9, 2018 8:00 pm
George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist( drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader. Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette. With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including Buster Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, and many others. HIs latest album, “Nation Divided“(Whirlwind Records) is his 30th as a bandleader. Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is an Associate Professor at Portland State University. With John Lee on bass and Jesse Cahill on drums. Cover $17.50  Fraser View Cemetery – Sounding the Sophia Free eventNovember 9, 2018 8:00 pm
The Little Chamber Music Series That Could presents: “Sounding the Sophia,” a concert for the passengers and crew lost in BC’s worst marine tragedy, the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia. 7pm: BC Maritime Museum Exhibit, Celebration Hall 7:30pm: Pre-performance talk led by BC Maritime Museum’s Executive Director, David Leverton. 8pm: “Sounding the Sophia” Concert begins. Considered one of the worst nautical disasters in the history of the Pacific Northwest, the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia passenger steamship resulted in the deaths of all 367 passengers and crew who were stuck on Vanderbilt Reef for two full days while nearby help was unable to to reach them. Over 100 of the deceased are buried in Vancouver’s Mountain View Cemetery. On the 100th year anniversary of the sinking of the Princess Sophia, The Little Chamber Music Series That Could has created a concert inspired by this historic event, exploring within musical settings the vibrancy of the people aboard the ship, the power of the natural world, and the implications of loss. Little Chamber Music has commissioned three local composers, Nancy Tam, Kathleen Allan, and Mishelle Cuttler to each write a piece inspired by the Sophia’s sinking.  Merge -Houle/Meger/Sorbara Trio & SparklepantsNovember 9, 2018 9:30 pm
Two ensembles. Houle/Meger/Sorbara Trio is a placeholder name for a new Canadian creative music power trio featuring clarinetist, François Houle, bassist, James Meger, and percussionist, Joe Sorbara. These stalwart sonic adventurers come together to breathe life into a diverse book of compositions penned by the trio’s members as well as free jazz and experimental music luminaries such as Anthony Braxton and James Carter. Sparklepants pretty much speaks for itself. Ron Samworth on guitar, Meredith Bates on violin, Tommy Babin on bass, and Joe Sorbara on drums have a great time playing original material by the band members fused with improvisation. $10 cash at door  Jazz @ The Pat – Gerry Boey Sextet Free eventNovember 10, 2018 3:00 pm
Trumpet player Jerry Boey joins forces with his dream band…a highly musical curation of improvisation, quotation and laughter, bound by rhythm and shared through the language of jazz, cultivated over decades by this group of immensely talented, old friends. Jack Stafford – saxophone ~ Oliver Gannon – guitar Al Wold – piano ~ André Lachance – bass Craig Scott – drums ~ Jerry Boey – trumpet Wendy Biscuit – guest vocalist  Frankie’s Jazz Club – From NYC: John Stetch & VulneravilleNovember 10, 2018 8:00 pm
Pianist John Stetch pushes the boundaries of his jazz and classical training to incorporate melodies from all around the world and across American culture: from Mozart to Ukrainian folk music to the theme from The Love Boat. John has toured extensively in the United States and overseas, performing and collaborating with classical and world musicians and jazz greats such as Rufus Reid, Seamus Blake, and Mark Turner. John has released 14 albums as a leader, and won the Prix du Jazz award at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. John recently relocated from New York to Vancouver. Vulneraville’s music ranges from energetic swing to world/pop suites to classical-ish cinematic excursions. Cincinnati-born saxophonist Steve Kortyka has been touring with Lady Gaga whenever she does her jazz project, plus working on a variety of other jazz projects in New York. Drummer Philippe Lemm is Holland’s most in-demand drummer, a busy leader in his own right, and has studied Indian and funk music extensively. 25-year-old Rochester native Ben Tiberio has already played bass in the top clubs of New York City. Cover $25  St.Andrews Wesley Jazz Vespers – The Dal Richards Orchestra By DonationNovember 11, 2018 4:00 am
A Vancouver Remembrance Day Tradition. The Dal Richards Orchestra (sadly without Dal of course).  Mountain View Cemetery – Centum Corpora By DonationNovember 11, 2018 11:00 am
Nov 11 at 11am Centum Corpora, a musical meditation for 100 brass instruments to mark 100 years since Armistice Day. This unique event will offer a meditative and reflective Remembrance Day event. The 100 brass players will each be representing a WW1 war dead, and will be standing behind that soldier’s headstone. You can learn about the 100 soldiers at http://littlechambermusic.com/centum-corpora/ This event will be outdoors in the Jones 45 section, no matter what the weather. Produced by The Little Chamber Music Series That Could in association with the Homegoing Brass Band.  Roedde House – Song of the Dark WoodNovember 11, 2018 4:00 pm
For Remembrance Day, Isabelle Roland, viola and Bernard Duerksen, piano will perform a lush and meditative program entitled Song of the Dark Wood, featuring music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Ernest Bloch, and John Williams. Arrive early for tea and a tour of Roedde House Museum. Tickets $15/12  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Oddity By DonationNovember 11, 2018 6:00 pm
This Vancouver jazz collective tackles ambitious, angular modern jazz with an emphasis on … odd time signatures. Originals plus tunes by contemporary greats such as Seamus Blake and Brad Mehldau. With Jon Bentley-saxophones, Andre Lachance – guitar, Tommy Babin – bass, Bernie Arai – drums  Orpheum Annex -Jasmine Meets SakuraNovember 11, 2018 7:30 pm
Jasmine Meets Sakura Folk melodies from Japan and China The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble joins together with the Vancouver Oriental Philharmonic Choir and the Sakura Singers for a special evening of music from two cultures. With Jirong Huang-erhu, Sarah Tan-guzheng, Zhongxi Wu-sheng & suona, Charlie lui-dizi, Bruce Henczel-marimba & percussion, Alan Lau-keyboard, Mark Haney -double bass Featuring special tribute to the 30th anniversary of My Neighbor Totoro and many familiar melodies. Tickets $25/15 |
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