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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… Happy Halloween! If you are a horror movie fan here is a list of where to scare yourself. Several November calendars are not yet published so please check the website for additions. And remember to also check with venues for schedule changes.
 Modulus Festival Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2019October 29, 2019
From October 29 – November 3, 2019, the Modulus Festival returns to Vancouver. This is your chance to connect with leading musicians and composers from around the world in fun, intimate settings filled with exceptional music. The 2019 Modulus lineup spans from epic to intimate, and everything in between. More info & ticket prices here on their Facebook page  Water St Cafe – Jesse Waldman TrioOctober 29, 2019 7:00 pm
Blues/folk artist Jesse Waldman with band t.b.a. At the 2nd Floor a $5 per set Support Live Music contribution will be collected and given to the artists performing that evening for each set enjoyed by the guest.  West Point Grey Legion – WOW Jazz Orchestra By DonationOctober 29, 2019 8:00 pm
WOW, with many of Vancouver’s finest, are back at the Legion.. Jack Stafford – Leader & Alto Sax Chris Startup – Tenor Sax Tony Nickels – Baritone Sax Rod Murray – Trombone Sharman King – Bass Trombone Derry Byrne – Lead Trumpet Dave Essler – Trumpet Oliver Gannon – Guitar Craig Scott – Drums Dave Guiney – Bass  Water St Cafe – Mike Allen TrioOctober 30, 2019 7:00 pm
Tenor saxophonist Mike Allen’s affinity for the sax-bass-drums trio format is on full display on his 2019 CD release “Just Like Magic” (Cellar Live). Mike Allen-tenor sax Conrad Good-bass Julian MacDonough-drums At the Second Floor a $5 per set Support Live Music contribution will be collected and given to the artists performing that evening for each set enjoyed by the guest.  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket Halloween Party Free eventOctober 31, 2019 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket Trio featuring Tom Arntzen in costume singing Halloween themed songs Adam Rohrlick: electric guitar & tenor saxophone, Tom Arntzen: keyboard & vocals, Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – John Gross Quartet By DonationOctober 31, 2019 8:30 pm
John Gross is an internationally respected saxophonist who has worked with Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, and Toshiko Akiyoshi. John – sax with John Paton – sax, James Meger – bass, Dylan van der Schyff – drums  Rio Theatre – Linda Ronstadt:The Sound of my VoiceNovember 1, 2019 3:15 pm
Final screening.. In LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ’70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; an early advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her incredible voice was lost to Parkinson’s disease, but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever. With moving performance footage and appearances by collaborators including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne, LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE celebrates an artist whose desire to share the music she loved made generations of fans fall in love with her – and the sound of her voice. Tickets $13  Vancity Theatre – Tel Aviv on FireNovember 1, 2019 6:15 pm
Israel / Palestine, today. Salam, a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in Jerusalem, works as a trainee on the Palestinian popular soap opera “Tel Aviv on Fire”, produced in Ramallah. Every day, to reach the TV studios, Salam has to go through a rather difficult Israeli checkpoint. There he meets the commander of the checkpoint, Assi, whose wife is a big fan of the soap opera. In order to please him, Assi puts pressure on Salam to change the end of the show. Salam quickly realizes that Assi’s ideas could be promoted to him as a screenwriter. Salam’s creative career is suddenly boiling, until Assi and the soap opera producers and financiers disagree on how it should end. Stuck between an army colonel and Arab support, Salam can solve his problems with a final master stroke. Tickets $13/$11 **Also showing on other dates at different times  Red Lion – Johnston/Hood & friends By DonationThis event runs from October 25, 2019 until November 29, 2019.
Every Friday Ron Johnston (piano) and Cameron Hood (bass) serve up several sets of eclectic jazz. Musical guests rotate… sometimes vocalists, sometimes not.  Frankie’s Jazz Bar – ZappostropheNovember 1, 2019 8:00 pm
This project explores the demanding music of the iconoclastic composer Frank Zappa. Composed of music department faculty from Douglas College and professionals in the community, this ambitious project has been two years in the making. Choosing selections from different eras of Frank’s career, the music is played with excitement, precision, and humour. Some new tunes, including the epic Zomby Woof (almost in time for Halloween!)as well as the heartfelt Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow. With Blair Fisher conductor/trumpet/keyboard, Jerry DesVoignes vocals, Mike Simpson keyboards, Blair Lewis guitar, Guenter Schulz guitar, Nick Apivor percussion/mallets, Doug Smith bass, and and Bob Caldwell drums. Cover $17.50. Reservations recommended. Sold out last time.  China Cloud – Trading Places: Freedom MuzikNovember 1, 2019 8:30 pm
From the curatorial mind of bassist/host Colin Cowan, FREEDOM MUZIK is an improvisation series wherein musicians’ names are drawn from a chalice to create short small group improvs. In the second half, the full ensemble joins forces to create an improvised suite. Trading Places: Un Échange is a vibrant residency program begun in 2016 that takes place in Montréal and Vancouver two of Canada’s foremost centers of improvised music. NOV.1st FREEDOM MUZIK lineup: Colin Edward Cowan – Bass/Host Tonye Aganaba Aganaba – Vocals/Guitar Ben Brown – Drums/Percussion Sam Shalabi (SPECIAL GUEST : Montreal) – Oud/Guitar Jenn Bojm – Vocals/Electronics Natasha Zrno – Clarinet Dominic Conway – Sax Daniel Gaucher – Drums/Electronics Tickets $12  Tyrant Studios – Assel Zakarina QuintetNovember 1, 2019 9:30 pm
Assel Zakarina Quintet plays the Music of Wayne Shorter Assel is a jazz vocalist currently based in Vancouver, where she moved to from Kazakhstan 4 years ago to pursue the art of jazz music and improvisation. She has been fascinated with the music of Wayne Shorter ever since she first heard him play Umbria Jazz festival in 2014 duo with none other than Herbie Hancock. Come out for an evening of exploration. Assel Zakarina – voice Sam Baglier – sax Winston Matsushita – piano Brad Pearson – bass Jamison Ko- drums Cover $12. Cash at door.  Gold Saucer – Modulus Late night – Zubot Strings, Dance, Video and moreNovember 1, 2019 10:30 pm
Weekly performance series curated by Barbara Adler, Cole Schmidt & James Meger. Tuesdays at the Gold Saucer Studio. Special Friday late night performances. Modulus Late Night Featuring: Joshua Zubot, violin/viola Meredith Bates, violin Jesse Zubot, violin/viola Peggy Lee, cello James Meger, double bass Stéphanie Cyr, dance C130, video artist Doors @ 10:00pm, Show 10:30pm. Tickets $25  Jazz @ The Pat – Quator Free eventNovember 2, 2019 3:00 pm
Bassist Andre Lachance takes up the guitar in this innovative and exciting group Chris Gestrin – moog bass Joe Poole – drums Brad Turner – piano André Lachance – guitar  2019 Parade of Lost Souls Free eventNovember 2, 2019 7:00 pm
Conceptualized and produced by the beloved Public Dreams Society for over twenty-five years, the Parade lives on under the direction of its producer since 2014, The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret. The Parade of Lost Souls 2019 is Marine Themed. “S.O.S. Save our Souls” echoes through the streets. Dive in. Hold your breath. Float and glide on the waves. The water is on our minds and in our bodies and we will both celebrate and grieve it together in the Parade of Lost Souls. As it has for decades, the final parade route is kept a closely guarded secret – revealed only at midnight the night before. Keep checking the website And don’t forget about the after party with live music at the WISE Hall. $25 at the door.  Rickshaw Theatre – Lemon Bucket Orkestra with C.R. Avery Storm CollectiveNovember 2, 2019 8:00 pm
This notorious party-punk, Balkan-inspired band’s live shows are truly immersive experiences. Drawing on the musical traditions of the Balkan region, the dozen-strong Orkestra has made an indelible mark on the world music landscape since they exploded out of Toronto’s Queen Street West busking scene almost a decade ago. Equal parts reckless abandon and exhilarating precision, the collective’s legendary live shows are truly immersive experiences. As The Winnipeg Free Press put it, seeing LBO perform is an “amazing, frenetic, gloriously anarchic and ultimately joyous experience.” Tickets $30  Memorial Jazz Space – V.II of Jazz PWYCNovember 2, 2019 9:00 pm
Ilhan Saferali is trying to set up a new jazz space in town. When you put the address in google maps you’ll arrive at the front of the building. To get to the jazz space, there’s an entrance in a backdoor in the alley along the side. FEATURING: Todd Stewart Group Todd Stewart: Drums Bobby Seenandan: Piano Colin Zacharias: Bass Connor Lum: Sax Julian Jayme Group Julian Jayme: Guitar Todd Stewart: Drums Emilio Suarez: Bass Thad Bailey-Mai: Trumpet Jordan Manderioli: Piano Steve Carson/Ilhan Saferali Group Steve Carson: Tenor Saxophone Ilhan Saferali: Piano Julian Ferrer: Drums Bass: Colin Zacharias PWYC $10 recommended  Vancity Theatre – Sentimental Journey: Musical Memories of WWIINovember 3, 2019 3:30 pm
The syncopated rhythms and poignant melodies generated by the entertainment industry during World War II helped rally patriotism and Allied actions in the global fight against fascist foes. To celebrate the musical achievements that inspired audiences during the war years, film scholar Michael van den Bos presents a rousing revue of clips from World War II-era Hollywood movies that boosted morale and offered much needed escapist fare to home front civilians and servicemen on the front lines. Featured in this program are some of the brightest Hollywood stars of the 1940s who did their part for the war effort in spirited song and dance, including The Andrews Sisters, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Glenn Miller, Carmen Miranda, and The Voice . . . Frank Sinatra. Interwoven with the film clips is a live performance by vocalist Angela Verbrugge Tickets $23/$21  St. Andrew’s Wesley Jazz Vespers – Scott Verbeek By DonationNovember 3, 2019 4:00 pm
In the salon at 1018 Nelson St Celebrated for his soulful, unique sound, guitarist Scott Verbeek blends funky grooves and fresh melodies that both captivate and challenge his audience. Since graduating the prestigious Berklee College of Music in 2013, Scott can be seen with his signature red guitar playing all over Vancouver, as well as touring extensively across Canada and the United States. More info here  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Thad Bailey Mai By DonationNovember 3, 2019 6:00 pm
Trumpeter Thad Bailey Mai plays hard hitting original modern jazz Band t.b.a.  Rogue Folk Club – TriVo | Kurai MubaiwaNovember 3, 2019 7:00 pm
THE EAST VAN GOGOS Present ‘Small Change For Big Change’! All proceeds from this concert will go to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which supports grandmothers (“Gogos” in Zulu) raising a generation of children orphaned by the AIDS pandemic in 15 African countries. TriVo is Brian Tate, Dawn Pemberton and Karla Mundy. Kurai Blessing Mubaiwa was born in 1976 in the village of Mutimbanyoka, in Murewa district, Zimbabwe. With an exceptional interest as a young child he began playing mbira at the age of six. Tickets $30 at Highlife, Tapestry and online  Frankie’s Jazz Bar – Laura Crema QuartetNovember 3, 2019 10:30 pm
Exquisite Vancouver vocalist Laura Crema is joined by Canadian musical treasure JUNO-nominated guitarists/composer Bill Coon, virtuosic bassist/composer Paul Rushka, and one of Canada’s premier jazz drummers Dave Robbins. These musicians create a unique interplay of beautiful sounds while nurturing playful interplay, creating mood through lyric and melody. They will be performing original music and arrangements from the jazz, blues, folk, and Brazilian songbooks. Cover $16  Talking Art Nov 4 -Nov 9, 2019November 4, 2019
Talking Art is a curated series of 14 free artist talks hosted by Eastside Culture Crawl artists in their studios in advance of this year’s Culture Crawl from November 4-9. First come, first served. Many studios have limited space so arrive early to secure a seat. Full details on each artist talk and studio addresses here |
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