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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadHello Picks People… out of time to list all the events upcoming this week. Plus a pesky cordless mouse is hampering my productivity. A new one is in order before I lose total patience. Just take a look at Friday May 31st!! A choice conundrum for sure. Jazz Festival and Folk Festival links here ….in case you do not have your tickets yet. 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.
 Rio Theatre – Amazing GraceMay 28, 2019 6:45 pm
The late director Sydney Pollack‘s behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin‘s best-selling album Amazing Grace finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot. Tickets $10.50/$12.50  Provence Marinaside -Hip Pocket Trio featuring Tilden Webb Free eventMay 29, 2019 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket featuring Tilden Webb Adam Rohrlick: electric guitar and tenor saxophone Tilden Webb: keyboards Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass  Sylvia Hotel – James Meger Duo Free eventMay 29, 2019 8:00 pm
Mystery band in the lounge at the Sylvia but if bassist James Meger is heading it up, it is sure to be enjoyable. It says “classic jazz” on the website.  Museum of Vancouver -Happy Hour Choir Series: PALS Chorus + Sound Eclectic PWYCMay 30, 2019 6:00 pm
Explore feature exhibitions and enjoy live music performed in the scenic Joyce Walley Room. Two of Vancouver’s dynamic choirs share an evening of singing and engagement by sunset. PALS Chorus is a Vancouver 55+ choir. PALS Chorus perform a variety of music including classic rock, R&B, swing, and contemporary hits. The Pals Chorus is a powerful example of the importance of music to promote a youthful and energetic life. www.palschorus.com. Sound Eclectic is a 20 voice, vocal ensemble of men and women of all ages. As their name suggests, Sound Eclectic’s repertoire is varied and includes classical, jazz, contemporary pop and world music. www.soundeclectic.ca Pay What You Can at the door ($10+ suggested donation). First come, first served seating arrangement. Cash bar on site. Come early, enjoy more! The concert starts at 6:00pm but Pay What You Can admission at MOV starts at 5:00pm. Admission includes access to all of MOV’s exhibitions including feature exhibitions  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – John Lee Organ Trio By DonationMay 30, 2019 8:30 pm
Multi instrumentalist John Lee fronts this trio. After years living in Boston, this brilliant musician has spent the last few years calling Vancouver island home, but frequently visits the city to play concerts with musicians such as Cory Weeds, Seamus Blake and many more. With Nick Peck – organ and Jesse Cahill – drums  Merge – Talking Pictures + Müller/YoungerMay 30, 2019 9:00 pm
Last show ever at Merge:( Talking Pictures (Bill Clark – trumpet, Ron Samworth – guitar, Peggy Lee – cello, Dylan van der Schyff – drums) has been a staple of the Vancouver improvised music scene for yeeeears, and they still have a very special mojo that’s all their own. Torsten Müller (upright bass) and Jeff Younger (electric guitar) will open the night with an improvised duo set. They also have special mojo. Let’s say goodbye to Merge and all bathe in the special mojo! Mojo all night long and say a sad goodbye to Merge. $10 cover cash at door. Cash bar.  Libra Room – Jazz by Committee By DonationMay 30, 2019 9:30 pm
Shelly Kantrow – guitar and vocals Ross Barrett – tenor sax and vocals David Cook = trumpet Greg Dent – trombone Benjamin MacRae – clarinet Wayne Stewart – piano Martin Eade – drums Bruce Mortimer – bass BEBOP, FUNK, DIXIELAND, BLUES, LATIN, FUSION, SWING, ..etc  Libra Room – Jimi James Trio featuring John Gross By DonationMay 31, 2019 6:30 pm
The Jimi James Fraser trio was started 2 years ago in Vancouver B.C when several students of music decided to move in together and create Jazz House. Brad Pearson is a student of VCC, a great luthier and an even greater musician. Max Huberdeau studied jazz at Capilano and constantly brings fresh concepts to the group. The trio has been very fortunate to work with John Gross, the great L.A tenor player who is a constant source of inspiration to the band and many others.  Red Lion Bar & Grill – Johnston/Hood Duo Free eventThis event runs from May 24, 2019 until June 14, 2019.
Eclectic jazz served up by Ron Johnston on the piano and Cameron Hood on the bass on a regular Friday basis. Also on Saturdays. With musical guests dropping by regularly to sit in. Be surprised and entertained!  8East – Lisa Miller/Kenton Loewen Duo By DonationMay 31, 2019 7:00 pm
Doors at 7pm Music at 7:30pm One set Then we’ll all go to Merge to play and bid our farewells to an incredible music space. Lisa Cay Miller Piano Kenton Loewen Drums  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Hidden Treasures Songbook with Maureen KennedyThis event runs from May 31, 2019 until June 1, 2019.
Maureen has cultivated an extensive repertoire of memorable standards and rediscovered gems that compliment her very personal sound. Kennedy developed her love for jazz in her early twenties when she studied for six years with Canadian flugelhorn and trumpet player Fred Stone. The purity of her sound and her restrained use of vibrato developed under his tutelage. With Sharon Minemoto piano, Cory Weeds tenor saxophone, John Lee bass, and Craig Scott drums. Cover $17.50  China Cloud -Elisa Thorn’s HUE album release w/ Speaker Face PWYCMay 31, 2019 9:00 pm
•∆• ELISA THORN’S HUE •∆• FLOWERS FOR YOUR HEART ALBUM RELEASE with guest vocalist Laura Swankey (Toronto) •°•° collages bright with colour, movement, & abstraction•°•° •∆• SPEAKER FACE •∆• Trent Freeman & Eric Wright •°•° a house built with rooms to move in•°•° $10 advanced, $15 at the door (cash only) Cash bar  Tyrant Studios – Dave Sikula Quartet featuring Chris DavisMay 31, 2019 9:00 pm
Guitarist David Sikula welcomes trumpeter Chris Davis (Sharon Jones, Jon Batiste and Stay Human) to join his trio at Tyrant Studios. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch this quartet in this historic and highly intimate listening venue. With Conrad Good (bass) and Joe Poole (drums). Tickets ($15) can be purchased at the door or in advance via tickets.tyrantstudios.com. Doors at 9pm. Music at 9.30p.m.  Jazz @ The Pat – Oliver Gannon Quartet Free eventJune 1, 2019 3:00 pm
Real jazz, all meat, no filler. Russ Botton – bass Craig Scott – drums Nick Peck – piano Oliver Gannon – guitar  Vancity Theatre -Worlds of Ursula K. Le GuinJune 1, 2019 4:45 pm
Women Direct/Women Deliver When Ursula K. Le Guin passed away last January at the age of 88 we lost one of our foremost novelists. Le Guin, mostly known for her science fiction and fantasy novels such as A Wizard of Earthsea and The Left Hand of Darkness, defiantly held her ground on the margin of American letters until the sheer excellence of her work, at long last, forced the mainstream to embrace fantastic literature. Director Arwen Curry filmed with Le Guin for 10 years to produce the film, which unfolds an intimate journey of self-discovery as Le Guin comes into her own as a major feminist author, opening new doors for the imagination and inspiring generations of women and other marginalized writers along the way. Starring Ursula K. Le Guin and featuring Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell, Neil Gaiman, Samuel R. Delany, Michael Chabon, Vonda N. McIntyre, Adrienne Maree Brown, China Miéville, Annalee Newitz, and Theodora Goss, as well as members of the Le Guin’s family. Tickets $13/$11  Heritage Hall – Vancouver Writers Fest Book Sale Spectacular! Free eventJune 2, 2019 11:00 am
Thousands of books for sale from the Vancouver Writers Fest’s archives, including paperback and hardcover titles from the past 30 years. Pick up your favourite bestsellers, local favourites and award-winners across fiction, nonfiction and YA/youth categories. Books: $5 each 5 for $20 Plus: Beer, Wine & Refreshments — Scrabble — Face Painting — Pop-Up Shops — And More All proceeds support The Vancouver Writers Fest.  Jazz Vespers – Don Stewart Quintet By DonationJune 2, 2019 4:00 pm
Jazz Vespers in exile. The smooth stylings of vocalist Don Stewart with… Ron Johnston – piano, Cameron Hood – bass, Buff Allen – drums, Nick Apivor – vibes & percussion  Guilt & C0 – Tristan Paxton Quartet PWYCJune 2, 2019 9:30 pm
The Tristan Paxton quartet is made of musical relationships over 15 years old. Using the vehicle of a standard guitar and tenor saxophone jazz quartet, this group explores repertoire from 19th century classical, jazz, American songbook, folk, rock and hip hop. As well as performing original compositions that further blend all these influences. A conversational flow and elastic groove keep these musicians united through this wide array of styles and deliver a cohesive aesthetic statement to the audience. The band is comprised of Tristan Paxton – guitar, Jon Bentley – saxophone, James Meger – bass and Omar Amlani – drums.  The Heatley – Adventures in Steel Guitar #16: Buddy Emmons & Lenny Breau By DonationJune 4, 2019 8:30 pm
16th instalment of Adventures in Pedal Steel Guitar performing the entire Buddy Emmons/Lenny Breau album Minors Aloud. Released in 1978, Minors Aloud paired the pedal steel master with the jazz guitar virtuoso on a collection of bebop standards, soul jazz numbers and even a Bach piece. Tony Wilson – guitar Scott Smith – pedal steel Jeremy Holmes – bass Liam MacDonald -drums |
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