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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadHello Picks People… an eclectic week ahead. Plus, 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. Additional events will be added to the website. Many early May calendars/events have not yet been published.
 VPL Main Branch -BC Book Day in Vancouver • Read Local BC Free eventApril 30, 2019 6:30 pm
Join Read Local BC at the Vancouver Public Library‘s Central Branch to celebrate the sixth annual BC Book Day with a gathering of local authors! Featuring: • Mac Farrant, The Great Happiness (Talonbooks), • Peter Johnson, A Not-So-Savage Land (Heritage House) • Laura Matwichuk, Near Miss (Nightwood Editions) • Maureen Medved, Black Star (Anvil Press), • Lorimer Shenher, This One Looks Like a Boy (Greystone Books), • David Starr, Like Joyful Tears (Ronsdale Press) Free .. reserve here  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket featuring Gary Comeau Free eventMay 1, 2019 6:00 pm
The Sounds of New Orleans featuring Gary Comeau Gary Comeau: keyboards and vocals Adam Rohrlick: electric guitar and tenor saxophone Nino DiPasquale: drums  Fox Cabaret – Vancouver Opera: Faust with piano accompaniment by Chris Gestrin/Fenlon & FenlonMay 1, 2019 6:30 pm
As part of Opera off site… Screening of the 1926 film Faust with improvised piano accompaniment by Chris Gestrin. Tickets $15, includes access to Fenlon & Fenlon performance Berlin-based soprano and pianist Rachel Fenlon brings her acclaimed one-woman liederabend to Vancouver Opera Festival. Inspired by the creative world of the Greek poet Sappho, Rachel will perform a programme of songs around the image of the self-accompanied poet.  Westcoast Guitars – Stephanie Pedraza & Andre Stepanian Free eventMay 1, 2019 7:00 pm
An evening of Latin Style Guitar and the chance to win a Yamaha Guitar valued at $700  Rio Theatre – Under the Silver LakeMay 1, 2019 9:30 pm
Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who’s swimming in his building’s pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy. With Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace. “The perfect demented detective yarn for our paranoid age.” Tickets $10.50 advance $12.50 at door  China Cloud – Dan Gaucher’s Filthy Rich Pay-what-you-canMay 1, 2019 9:45 pm
Dan Gaucher’s Filthy Rich is a new quartet exploring new compositions found near the cross roads between improvisation and unconventional notation. Finding a sweet spot somewhere in between the wild and the formulated, Filthy Rich features four unique improvisors: Aram Bajakian guitar James Meger bass Joshua Zubot violin Daniel Gaucher drums doors at 9:15 show begins at 9:45  DOXA Film Festival May 2-12, 2019May 2, 2019
Committed to cultivating curiosity and critical thought, #DOXA2019will present 82 films from across Canada and around the world, representing some of the very best in contemporary documentary cinema. Read about 5 DOXA must-sees here Also recommending this one… PUSH, The Film. Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities worldwide. Longtime residents are pushed out. Not even nurses, policemen and firefighters can afford to live in the cities that they are supposed to protect. This is not gentrification, it’s a different kind of monster: Housing as a financial asset, a place to park money. Watch Trailer here  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – David Blake Trio By DonationMay 2, 2019 8:30 pm
With David Blake – guitar Conrad Good – bass and Joe Poole – drums  The Heatley – Bonfire Ballerina By DonationMay 2, 2019 9:00 pm
Swing/Folk/Rock/Pop/Funk/Disco/Rap/Punk (sort of) with Brett Creemer, Bryce Clark, Michael Wagler  Red Lion Bar & Grill – Johnston/Hood Duo Free eventThis 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  Rogue Folk Club – 3rd Annual Hornby BluesMay 3, 2019 8:00 pm
The Hornby Island Blues Workshop takes place every spring on Hornby Island. Each year 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. So why not catch some of these great players, singers and all-round entertainers on their way to Hornby? One of Vancouver’s own teams up with three of the best from the rest of Canada. It’s a simple but foolproof formula! This year… Cécile Doo-Kingué An exceptional stage presence, guitarist / singer-songwriter Cécile blends blues, afro-roots and soul to create a unique sound. Tim Williams Tim Williams is a blues-based singer / songwriter / multi – instrumentalist. He is a 40 year veteran of the roots music scene in North America, roots which stretch back to the coffee-house scene of his native California in the mid 60’s. Paul Pigat What kind of music do you want Paul to play? Blues? Jazz? Gospel? Bluegrass? Punk? Classical? Metal? Rockabilly? Western Swing? Something unique, say Mel Torme meets AC/DC? He could do it, and he could it well, he’s that kind of guy. Tickets $28 at Highlife & Tapestry as well as online  Notional Space – Black Dog String Quartet Pay-what-you-canMay 3, 2019 8:30 pm
Black Dog String Quartet will present a premiere Vancouver performance of John Kastelic’s songs for voice and string quartet, and will be joined by special guest Tony Kastelic. Erasing the lines between classical music and contemporary folk music, these latest songs sparkle with ingenuity, thoughtfulness, and lyricism. As a counterpoint to the songs, the group presents Brahms’ stunning String Quintet #2.  Tyrant Studios – Ilhan Saferali QuartetMay 3, 2019 9:30 pm
Swinging quartet led by trumpet player Ilhan Saferali with… Piano: James Fraser Bass: Dan Howard Drums: Graham Vilette $10 at the door  Jazz @ The Pat – Tom Keenlyside Quintet Free eventMay 4, 2019 3:00 pm
May is saxophone month @ The Pat. (But then why is Tom playing a flute in this poster?) Expect the unexpected. Tom Keenlyside – sax & flute James Danderfer – sax & clarinet Nick Peck – piano Darren Radtke – bass Bernie Arai – drums  Contemporary Art Gallery – Curatorial Tour Free eventMay 4, 2019 3:00 pm
Join CAG Executive Director Nigel Prince for a guided tour of the current exhibitions: Deanna Bowen ‘A Harlem Nocturne’ April 5 – June 16, 2019 Rolande Souliere ‘Frequent Stopping IV and V’ April 5 – September 22, 2019 No reservation required, simply just turn up! Find out more about current exhibitions here  Western Front – DeradoorianMay 4, 2019 7:00 pm
Best known for her work as a vocalist/bassist with the Dirty Projectors, Angel Deradoorian has collaborated with Bjork, Flying Lotus, U2 and the Roots. Deradoorian will be in residence for five days at Western Front, working on music that will culminate with this concert in the Luxe. Presented in collaboration with the Armenian Cultural Association of British Columbia. Tickets $20/$15  Imperial -The Great Get DownMay 4, 2019 9:00 pm
Dawn Pemberton and the WISH Drop In Society present… The Great Get Down – A Birthday Dance Party and Fundraiser for WISH Oh Lordy, Dawn’s turning 40! Vancouver’s Queen of Soul is heading into her fourth decade, help her mark the occasion by shaking your groove thing for a fantastic cause! Dance the night away to Soulstream, Vancouver’s slickest ten piece r&b, soul and funk cover band! DJ Slade will be spinning deep cuts and funky favourites all night long! 2019 marks WISH’s 35th anniversary! The WISH Drop-in has been supporting and empowering some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens. Tickets $49.99  Merge -Tatsuya Nakatani + The Deep CoveMay 4, 2019 9:00 pm
TATSUYA NAKATANI live sound score project: featuring David Andree’s experimental video, New Sight. For this performance, Nakatani improvises a live score while screening Andree’s experimental video work, New Sight. Inspired by accounts of blind individuals gaining their sight later in life, the video explores the interplay of light, shape, and movement within a non- linear narrative. Nakatani’s score attaches a voice to the vision, and together, sound and image move between form and formlessness, creating an intimate portrait of revelation. THE DEEP COVE is a rock band, awash with distorted guitars and intriguing melodies. Darkly cinematic and catchy, songs are layered like the clouds that blanket the band’s coastal British Columbian home. $15 cash at the door.  Jazz Vespers – The Verbrugge Vocals ‘ n Vibes Quartet By DonationMay 5, 2019 4:00 pm
Jazz Vespers in exile… Angela Verbrugge is a charismatic vocalist. A former actress, Angela turned to her passion of performing the best of Great American Songbook, vocal jazz and bossanova favourites. She also writes songs in that style, and has a knack for finding hidden gems in the traditional pop and vocal jazz catalogues.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Za Maiku Bando By DonationMay 5, 2019 6:00 pm
With マイク ザッチャーナック – trumpet (Mike Zachernuk) David Sikula – guitar Paul Rushka – double bass and Bernie Arai – drums and cymbals  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Jeremy Price QuartetMay 5, 2019 8:00 pm
Over the past three decades Vancouver-based musician Jeremy Price has built a reputation as a jazz flute specialist in Canada. His voice speaks the language of straight-ahead jazz but is also strongly influenced by Brasilian music – particularly through a long-term musical association with NYC jazz icon Hendrik Meurkens. For this appearance, expect re-imaginings of tunes from the likes of Charles Mingus, Lee Morgan, and Wes Montgomery. With Sharon Minemoto piano, Kerry Galloway electric bass, and Joel Fountain drums. Cover $16  Guilt & Co -Pat Martino Tribute featuring The Mike Clement Trio Pay-what-you-canMay 5, 2019 9:30 pm
Fiery young Vancouver Island-based guitarist Mike Clement’s trio presents a fleet-fingered tribute to soul-jazz pioneer Pat Martino. The music consists of his original compositions, as well as some choice jazz standards that he recorded throughout his career all in the soulful bluesy organ trio style that was popular in the 50s and 60s. |
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