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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… in recovery from Folk Festival. If you attended I hope you had as much fun as me! Onwards to this week. 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 during the week.
 Frankie’s Jazz Club – Birch Pereira & The Gin JointsJuly 23, 2019 8:00 pm
To step into the soundscape of Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints is to have your fingers on a veritable radio dial. With deep sonic roots in virtually every style of mid-20th century American music – from americana to blues to jazz, soul and vintage rock ’n’ roll – the versatile Seattle-based band offers a rangy dial’s worth of songs for audiences who want to sock-hop in poodle skirts one minute, rock out to hot guitar licks the next, and later hug their honeys under the stars as a car stereo plays into the night. Featuring front man Birch Pereira’s “old soul” tenor voice and his skilled bass playing, the Gin Joints offer captivating arrangements of well-crafted originals and well-chosen covers. With Birch Pereira vocals/bass, Park Evans guitar, David Bush drums, Rex Gregory saxophone, and Jared Hall trumpet. Cover $16  8East -Adams Brooks Hopkins Tung | Carter Miller Meger Brooks PWYCJuly 23, 2019 8:30 pm
Doors at 8, music at 8:30 Roisin Adams – piano Lyle Hopkins – bass Skye Brooks – drums Lan Tung – erhu JP Carter – trumpet Lisa Cay Miller – piano James Meger – bass Skye Brooks – drums $20/10/pwyc  Libra Room – Jeff Younger & The Sensitive Gentlemen w/Bill Briscall By DonationJuly 23, 2019 9:30 pm
Join JY and the SGs for a chill Tuesday night at The Libra Room! Original songs, a few choice covers of Lucinda Williams and Peppermint Harris tunes, and plenty of sweet hangs/good vibes. East Van songwriter Bill Briscall will play a few tunes to kick things off.  CBC Musical Nooners Free eventThis event runs from July 23, 2019 until July 26, 2019.
The tenth season of Musical Nooners: CBC Vancouver’s free summer-long outdoor concert series, weekdays from 12 – 1 p.m. on our Outdoor Stage and Plaza located at 700 Hamilton Street. This week… Tuesday July 23 Andrew Phelan Wednesday July 24 The Heels Thursday July 25 Jim Byrnes Friday July 26 The Fugitives  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket Free eventJuly 24, 2019 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket Quartet Adam Rohrlick: electric guitar and tenor saxophone, Jason de Couto: keyboard, Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass, Joel Fountain: drums & vocals  Vancity Theatre – RojoJuly 24, 2019 6:30 pm
This hypnotic Argentinean drama follows a successful lawyer (Darío Grandinetti, Wild Tales) whose enviable life unravels after an encounter with an angry stranger. A neo-noir mystery – there is even a Chilean celebrity detective (Alfredo Castro) – Benjamin Naishtat’s artful movie keeps pulling us off balance and drawing us into unexpected places… It’s a film about appearances and disappearances, about perception, corruption and power… a film about South America in the 70s and about the world today. Tickets $13/$11 **Also showing on Thursday 25th at 8.30p.m  Vancity Theatre – PUSHJuly 24, 2019 8:35 pm
Vancity Impact Talks Here in Vancouver for many years we have debated if we are in a housing bubble as prices have gone through the roof. But there is another kind of bubble, the one that allows us to assume this is a unique experience. In fact citizens in many cities across North and South America, Europe, and Asia have been priced out of their home towns as global investment companies buy up buildings as assets with little or no regard for their occupants. Rents rocket, incomes remain stagnant. This is not gentrification, it’s a different kind of monster .Push follows Leilani Farha, a Toronto resident and the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, as she travels the globe, trying to understand who’s being pushed out of cities and why. “I believe there’s a huge difference between housing as a commodity and gold as a commodity. Gold is not a human right, housing is,” Farha says. Tickets $13/$11 Saw it. Highly recommend it! **Also showing on Thursday July 25 at 6.30p.m.  6th Annual VMO Live Symphony Performance Free eventJuly 25, 2019 7:00 pm
6th annual VMO Live Symphony Performance – a free, family-friendly summer evening of live music inspired by the classics and iconic pop culture. This summer evening event will be performed by the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, led by Maestro Kenneth Hsieh. The performance takes place at Jack Poole Plaza at Burrard Landing in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Lawn chairs and blankets recommended.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe -Sharon Minemoto Quartet By DonationJuly 25, 2019 8:30 pm
Pianist and composer Sharon Minemoto is often heard in groups led by Bill Coon, Cory Weeds and Laura Crema, this time she brings her original project to Tangent. Her compelling compositions use funky bass ostinatos and modal harmony. With Jon Bentley – saxophone, Adam Thomas – bass/guitar and Bernie Arai – drums  Fort Langley Jazz Festival July 26-28, 2019July 26, 2019
The second annual Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival. Two full days of free, non-stop jazz, with 25 different world-class and local jazz acts on alternating stages outside the Fort Langley Community Hall from 10 a.m. to 6:30 pm on both Saturday and Sunday July 27 and 28. Three ticketed headliners events (Blues Show, Big Band, Gospel) plus Jazz Fest After Party. See the line up here  Red Lion – Creber/Hood Free eventThis event runs from July 19, 2019 until August 9, 2019.
Every Friday during the summer jazz served up by Michael Creber on piano and Cameron Hood on bass. With guests.. maybe vocalists, maybe other musicians.  St.Paul’s Labyrinth -Rishima Bahadoorsingh By DonationJuly 26, 2019 7:00 pm
Walk the labyrinth to the beautiful, melodic singing of musician Rishima Bahadoorsingh. Indian Classical Music – Vocals, Tanpura, Harmonium Be transported and inspired by Dhrupad, a form of Indian classical music consisting of improvised syllables sung with the tanpura – a drone instrument. Walk and reflect or sit and contemplate to soothing soundscapes and calming tones. Immerse yourself in an ancient, meditative style of singing.  Brentwood Church – The Lester McLean Band featuring Michael Occhipinti By DonationJuly 26, 2019 7:00 pm
Soul and funk musician Lester McLean teamed with Juno winning guitarist Michael Occhipinti will set the Sanctuary rocking. $20 suggested donation.  Jazz @ The Pat – Tony Foster Trio Free eventJuly 27, 2019 3:00 pm
Tony Foster plays Jazz @ The Pat with Sean Drabbit – bass Joe Poole – drums Tony Foster – piano.  Red Lion – Johnston/Hood Free eventThis event runs from July 20, 2019 until August 10, 2019.
On a regular basis during the summer… jazz with Ron Johnston on piano and Cameron Hood on bass. Surprise guests often in attendance.  Tyrant Studios – Tony Foster Trio with Dave SikulaJuly 27, 2019 9:30 pm
The Tony Foster Trio will play wth music of Grant Green and Sonny Clark. Tony Foster on piano with Sean Drabitt on bass and Joe Poole on drums. Special guest guitarist Dave Sikula. $15 cover cash at the door. Cash bar.  Jazz Vespers – Candus Churchill/Tom Pickett By DonationJuly 28, 2019 4:00 pm
Jazz Vespers in Exile Steeped in their love of Gospel, Jazz, and R&B, this dynamic duo offers a joyful presentation which lifts the heart and feeds the soul. Candus and Tom have honed their musical partnership through the years in Concerts, Commercials, Theatre and Film. Their vocal renditions touch, move and inspire their audience. They are accompanied by Diane Lines on piano, Dave Say on sax, Paul Blaney on bass, and Justin James on drums.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe -Ben Frost and David Blake By DonationJuly 28, 2019 6:00 pm
BC born trumpeter Ben Frost has spent the last few years in Toronto, studying with some of the country’s best composers and improvisers. Guitarist David Blake has been sitting in Vancouver waiting for Ben to return. Expect Ben’s original music as well as jazz compositions by Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock  Sylvia Hotel – Nathan Barrett Trio Free eventJuly 28, 2019 7:00 pm
Lotsa jazz. Nathan Barrett is Canadian musician and actor from Vancouver. Nathan’s music is a fun and entertaining combination of his trumpet power house skills combined with his outstanding vocals.  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Itamar Erez Quartet & “Mi Alegria” CD LaunchJuly 28, 2019 8:00 pm
Itamar Erez’s music holds a depth and sensitivity that touches listeners deeply, it blends the delicateness of Middle Eastern music, the freedom found in jazz and the passion of flamenco, creating a unique sound all his own. During the last few years, he performed in Canada, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Cyprus, Israel, India, Tunisia, Hungary, and Colombia. Itamar will launch his new release (and 4th CD) Mi Alegria in June 2019 and will play selections from that new CD at this show with his fantastic quartet. With Itamar Erez piano & guitar, Mike Braverman reeds, James Meger bass, and Kevin Romain drums $16 cover  Vancity Theatre – Creating WoodstockJuly 29, 2019 8:20 pm
Music Mondays For three days in August 1969, nearly a half-million young people descended upon Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York for the rock ‘n’ roll event that defined a generation. Mythologized for 50 years, the filmmakers set the record straight with Creating Woodstock, the most comprehensive examination of how the festival came to be using original interviews with key figures, rare archival footage and unearthed photographs. The founders of Woodstock Ventures – John Roberts, Michael Lang, Joel Rosenman, and Artie Kornfeld—along with the best production talent on either coast, including John Morris, Bill Belmont, Mel Lawrence, and Chip Monck recall moments from the initial idea for the festival, to the search for a suitable site and then the race to build a venue, promote the event and, most importantly, book the bands Tickets $11 Also on Tuesday July 30 at 1.45p.m. |
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