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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadHello dear Picks People… comings and goings. Sadly, Merge has to leave its current space and will be gone by June 1:( Only a few more weeks to get out and support this collective. But, both Jazz Festival and Folk Festival are coming up. Line ups have been announced and tickets are on sale. Plan ahead and don’t miss out! This is a free compilation so, as usual, please make sure to check with venues for changes to schedule. Enjoy the long weekend ahead. Additional events will be added of course …
 Rio Theatre – Carmine Street GuitarsApril 16, 2019 6:30 pm
Amidst the gentrification of Greenwich Village custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice, Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of reclaimed wood from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings. Nothing looks or sounds quite like a Rick Kelly guitar, which is the reason they are embraced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Jim Jarmusch, just to name a few. Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of Carmine Street Guitars, while examining an all-too-quickly vanishing way of life. With Christine Bougie (Bahamas), Nels Cline (Wilco), Kirk Douglas (The Roots), Jim Jarmusch, Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Band), Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan Band), and many more. Tickets $10.50 & $12.50  West Point Grey Legion – WOW Jazz Orchestra By DonationApril 16, 2019 8:00 pm
You have just one chance this month to listen (or dance) to the WOW Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Jack Stafford. Members of the orchestra include some of Vancouver’s best local musicians : Jack Stafford, Derry Byrne, Craig Scott, Steve Hilliam, Rod Murray, Chris Startup, Tom Shorthouse, Dave Guiney, Sharman King, Dennis Esson etc  Music on Main – Tesla QuartetApril 16, 2019 8:00 pm
A Month of Tuesdays brings intimate evenings of great music to Main Street’s Fox Cabaret. This month …For the Tesla Quartet, music is the conduit for an incredible, binding force. These Juilliard-trained musicians bring refinement to new and classical repertoire. But it’s creating meaningful connections with the audience that’s at the very core of everything they perform. This talented New York-based quartet recently took Second Prize, as well as the Haydn Prize and Canadian Commission Prize, at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition, and have garnered numerous top prizes at competitions around the globe Tickets $29/$10  Gold Saucer – Mixed Input Pay-what-you-canApril 16, 2019 8:30 pm
Sawdust Collector. Weekly performance series curated by Barbara Adler, Cole Schmidt & James Meger. MIXED INPUT “Audio-visual collaborations presenting fresh and compelling sensory convergences.” Feat. CARES (Sounds) & C130 (Visuals) Lisa Butel/Brent Cross (Sounds) & Emma Tomic (Visuals) w/ opening set from Kimia Koochakzadeh Yazdi (Sound Artist/Composer) $10 at the door or PWYC  Emily Carr University: National Film Day Canada – When The Storm Fades Free eventApril 17, 2019 5:30 pm
100 Filipino Film Series presents “When The Storm Fades”. In the Reliance Theatre at Emily Carr. An affecting, provocative docudrama from artist/activist Sean Devlin, a Filipino family and their neighbours reenact their own experiences of resolutely rebuilding their homes and lives in the wake of the devastation wrought by 2013’s Hurricane Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms in history. Not helping matters are two ineffectual foreign aid workers who might actually emerge as the “white saviours” they fancy themselves if they weren’t so busy curating their Instagram accounts. in partnership with: National Canadian Film Day, REEL CANADA, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, explorASIAN 2019 – Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) Light snacks will be served. Q&A with panelists after the screening This event is free and open to everyone, but registration is required. Watch trailer here  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket featuring Ron Thompson Free eventApril 17, 2019 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket Trio featuring special guest Ron Thompson Adam Rohrlick: tenor saxophone and electric guitar Ron Thompson: electric guitar Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass  Jazz Evensong – Miles Black plays Oscar Peterson’s Easter Suite By DonationApril 17, 2019 8:00 pm
In 1984, the ITV in England commissioned Oscar Peterson to write a jazz suite for Easter, first aired live on Good Friday that year. This is the second year that suite has been featured at Jazz Evensong. Complementing the 9 movements will be Rick Reynolds reading the Easter story. Miles Black -piano Russ Botten -bass Dave Robbins – drums  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Jaelem Bhate Jazz Orchestra Album ReleaseApril 17, 2019 8:00 pm
Composer, bandleader, and conductor Jaelem Bhate releases his anticipated debut album of his original works for jazz orchestra. It includes his multi-movement ‘Pacific Suite’ inspired by his formative experiences in his native BC, along with works that blend the influences of his jazz heroes of Thad Jones, John Clayton, Bill Holman, and his mentor Fred Stride with his parallel study of Western Classical music. The record features some of Vancouver’s best; Steve Kaldestad, Brent Mah, Michael Kim, Duran Ritz, and many other notable instrumentalists. Cover $15  Lana Lou’s – Mixtophonics #11April 17, 2019 8:30 pm
High-end sonic trip-hop by some of Vancouver’s best musicians in the funky surrounding of LanaLou’s featuring Ali Siadat (Mother Mother), Ian Cardona – drums Jillian Lebeck Noriega, Victor Noriega – keys Stefan Smulovitz, Jay Park, Giorgio Magnanensi – electrionics Lisa Butel – voice/ electronics David Say, John Korsrud – horns Cover $10 at the door  Italian Cultural Centre – Ancient Women in Textile : Exhibition Opening Free eventApril 18, 2019 7:00 pm
The exhibition’s opening night will be held within the museum. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free. Ancient Greek mythology attributes feminine virtue to textile production, from thus the two become interwoven to form contemporary archetypes in art, and society”. In The Odyssey, the figure of Penelope preserves her chastity, while her husband fought in the Trojan War, by weaving day and night. This enabled her to avoid the advances of suitors who wanted her kingdom, her fortune and her hand. The figure Aracne, was turned into a spider for spurning the advances of the God Apollo. Lastly, the virgin warrior the Goddess Athena oversaw textile production among moral women. The artist Ruth Scheuing re-examines these legendary women and brings these heroines to life in a medium intrinsic to their stories: the textile.  The Heatley – Bottom Shelf Bourbon Trio By DonationApril 18, 2019 8:00 pm
The trio is actually a duo – Steven Huston (upright bass, guitar, vocals) and Chris Dawson-Murphy (banjo, guitar, vocals). A multi-instrumentalist duo blending deep blues, bluegrass and contemporary Americana to create unique roots music exploring themes of blue-collar angst, substance abuse, infidelity, unrequited love, and wanderlust. There’s gonna be toe tappers and teary ballads, traditionals and originals.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Winston Mynckler Trio By DonationApril 18, 2019 8:30 pm
Winston Mynkler’s groovy bass lines will make you want to dance on your table. With Brent May – sax and Omar Amlani – drums  Fox Cabaret – Tony Wilson Looking BackApril 18, 2019 9:00 pm
Tony Wilson’s Looking Back is a multi-media event featuring a 14-piece ensemble along with narrator, dancer and video projections. The text is taken from Wilson’s memoir of the same name, about an 18 month period when he was incarcerated at the St Joseph’s Training School for juvenile delinquents. Twenty years after he was released from the school, many of the brothers who ran the school were charged in court, with several being sentenced to jail for physical and sexual abuse. Bringing this painful history to the stage is an amazing array of Vancouver’s finest performers: Patsy Klein -vocals, Brad Turner -trumpet, Josh Zubot, Jesse Zubot, Meredith Bates and Cam Wilson – violin, John Kastelic and Sarah Kwok – viola, Peggy Lee and Marina Hasselberg – cello, Tony Wilson – guitar, James Meger – bass, Dylan van der Schyff – drums, Barbara Bourget – dance, Michael McNamara – narrator, Giorgio Magnanensi – electronics. Tickets $20  Libra Room – Jimi James Trio By DonationApril 19, 2019 7:00 pm
The Jimi James Fraser trio was started few years ago when several students of music decided to move in together and create Jazz House. Since then they have been practicing and jamming almost every night with amazing musicians from all over Vancouver. Listen here  Red Lion Bar & Grill – Johnston/Hood DuoThis event runs from April 12, 2019 until May 31, 2019.
Ron (piano) & Cameron (bass) are back every Friday playing an eclectic assortment of jazz tunes. A rotating list of friends drop by and sit in…. often, but not always, vocalists. Also, on Saturdays  8East- Now Society Ensemble Pay-what-you-canApril 19, 2019 8:30 pm
NOW Society Ensemble: Lisa Cay Miller – piano Josh Zubot – violin JP Carter – trumpet James Meger – bass Skye Brooks – drums $20/10/pay what you can  Tyrant Studios – Dave Sikula featuring Brad TurnerApril 19, 2019 9:30 pm
Dave Sikula (guitar), Jeff Gammon (bass) and Joe Poole (drums) are joined by Juno award winning musician Brad Turner (trumpet/flugelhorn) for an exciting evening of music at Tyrant Studios. Arrangements and renditions of music by Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson, John Coltrane, Benny Golson, and many more. Cover $15 at door or advance tickets online  Jazz @ The Pat – Sonny Greenwich Project Free eventApril 20, 2019 3:00 pm
Tony Wilson pays tribute to legendary Toronto guitarist Sonny Greenwich. Tony Wilson – guitar Chris Gestrin – piano Andre Lachance – bass Dylan van der Schyff – drums  Havana Theatre -A One Man & A One Woman Preview Free eventApril 21, 2019 2:00 pm
Previews of two one person shows – Free or Donation. FIRST – The Year of Magical Thinking, written by Joan Didion (Screen writer of A Star Is Born) and performed by Cory Philley. Autobiographical story of dealing with the death of a spouse and illness of a child. Year of Magical Thinking will be performed in June 2019. SECOND – How I Murdered My Mother, written and performed by Gerald Williams. This humourous & poignant one-man show details surviving the death & Alzheimer’s of nonagenarian parents while meeting and missing expectations. Erasing the past in order to deal with the present This show will be performed in summer 2019 in Regina, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Victoria.  Jazz Vespers – Dee Daniels By DonationApril 21, 2019 4:00 pm
Easter Sunday Jazz Vespers in exile. Whether accompanying her self at the piano, fronting a trio, big band or symphony, Dee Daniels’ musical career is as varied as her four-octave vocal range is thrilling. She is a unique talent who transcends musical borders when she brings her jazz styling, infused with gospel and blues flavoring, to the stage.  Sylvia Hotel – Blue Velvet Duo Free eventApril 21, 2019 7:00 pm
The Blue Velvet Duo returns to the iconic Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver’s West End for a special Easter Sunday evening of Jazz, Vintage Swing, Blues and R&B. With special guests guitarist Danny Cassavant and bassist Dave Guiney. Cascade Room – Noriega & Suns Free eventApril 21, 2019 7:00 pm
Victor Noriega & Suns serving up jazz at their Old Fashioned Sunday (every other Sunday) No cover.  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Don Fraser’s Linton Garner Legacy QuartetApril 21, 2019 8:00 pm
Drummer Don Fraser leads this talented quartet includes outstanding pianist Miles Black and saxophonist Mike Allan. This quartet is loaded with talent that swings with an infectious energy, providing exciting inter-play between the musicians that showcases their talents as soloists. The quartet will be featuring original tunes composed by Linton Garner, brother of jazz great Erroll Garner, jazz standards, along with tunes from the Great American Songbook. Cover $15 |
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