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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… lots of diverse events to help ward off the January blahs. Plus… I have two gift cards to give away. BCAA’s Evo car share membership (highly recommended. I use it even though I have a car) plus 75 free minutes. Loads of cars (Toyota Prius) all over the city and with snow tires just in case. You can even take them to the airport and drop them off. My last trip to YVR cost a whole $7.50. Going, going, gone to the first two people who respond with the name and email of a new person to be signed up to the picks list!! As usual, please check with venues for any last minute changes/cancellations. Enjoy!  WISE Hall – Impromptu Rock Choir: David Bowie & QueenJanuary 9, 2018 7:30 pm
Celebrate David Bowie and sing… Under Pressure by Bowie & Queen Show up and sing like Bowie/Freddie! The melody and harmony parts will be taught AND you do not need to read music or have any singing/musical experience! Beginners to professionals welcome! Fun and low pressure! Arrival by 7.15 pm is recommended (doors open at 7.00) singing starts at 7.30 pm. It’s a very social sing, so bring your friends and make it a fun group-karaoke! $10 cover  West Point Grey Legion – WOW Jazz Orchestra Free eventJanuary 9, 2018 8:00 pm
The WOW Jazz Orchestra is back!! Celebrating swing style bands of the 40s and 50s – Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey – just to mention a few. 10 pc jazz orchestra led by Jack Stafford, featuring arrangements by Paul Ruhland and Jack Fulton. Members include Derry Byrne on trumpet, Sharman King and Rod Murray on trombones, Steve Hilliam and Chris Startup on saxophones, Craig Scott on drums, Dave Guiney on bass and Oliver Gannon on guitar.  Libra Room – Big Top By DonationThis event runs from January 9, 2018 until June 12, 2018.
Guitarist/composer Scott McLeod brings his band Big Top to the Libra Room most Tuesdays.A musical dedication to the life and times, both past and present, of the roustabouts, carnies, rubes, misfits and performers of the circus. A Roots Americana soundscape.  Gold Saucer – Schumacher/Telford/Brown/Nesbitt/van der Schyff Pay-what-you-canJanuary 9, 2018 9:30 pm
Sawdust Collector & Barking Sphinx Performance Society Present NEW DUTCH DIPLOMACY • Music & Dance Michael Schumacher – Dance (Amsterdam) Lesley Telford – Dance Roxanne Nesbitt – Laptop/Live Electronics/Voice Ben Brown – Drums/Percussion Dylan van der Schyff – Drums  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket Free eventThis event runs from January 10, 2018 until March 28, 2018.
Every Wednesday Hip Pocket Trio…. led by Adam Rohrlick on guitar/sax with rotating guest musicians  Brentwood Church – Jazz Evensong with Karen Graves & Miles Black By DonationJanuary 10, 2018 8:00 pm
Karen Graves (sax) and Miles Black (piano) get together for some serious swing in the Sanctuary.  WISE Hall – Jazz by Committee By DonationThis event runs from January 10, 2018 until March 14, 2018.
2nd Wednesday of the month starting January 10. The band consists of some of the core members of the Sunday Soul Service which ran for over 20 years at venues like Santos, The Latin Quarter, Cottage Bistro etc. The Committee consists of: Ross Barrett on tenor sax, flute and vocals. Tim Sars on baritone sax, tuba and vocals Shelly Kantrow on guitar and vocals Bruce Mortimer on bass and vocals Martin Eade on drums and vocals. Each month there will be one or more special guest performers. They will be playing a wide variety of styles including Jazz Standards, Latin, Bebop, Swing, Blues, and New Orleans style Jazz and Funk.  China Cloud – Invisible Taste Wednesdays By DonationJanuary 10, 2018 9:30 pm
STAR SYSTEM CURATION SOCIETY presents: INVISIBLE TASTE W E D N E S D A Y S China Cloud’s ONLY weekly program featuring some of Vancouver’s best new music and artistry. This week … François Houle Gordon Grdina Kenton Loewen James Falzone  Frankie’s Jazz Bar – Monty AlexanderThis event runs from January 11, 2018 until January 13, 2018.
Pianist Monty Alexander is an American classic. He tours the world relentlessly with various projects, delighting a global audience drawn to his vibrant personality and soulful message. His spirited conception, documented on more than 70 CDs, draws upon the timeless verities: endless melody-making, effervescent grooves, sophisticated voicings, a romantic spirit. In the course of any given performance, Alexander covers a repertoire spanning a broad range of jazz and Jamaican musical expression—the American Songbook and the blues, gospel and bebop, calypso and reggae. JJ Shakur bass and Jason Brown drums. Cover $35  Blue Martini – Bruno Hubert Free eventJanuary 11, 2018 8:00 pm
Bruno Hubert has been quietly underpinning the Vancouver jazz scene for over twenty years. One of Canada’s most lyrical and expressive Jazz pianists, he has a deep sense of swing, lush harmonies, and beguiling melodic lines. While he is careful to stress that he is not a composer, he nevertheless presents a cornucopia of medley-like arrangements of jazz standards, soul, rock and pop influenced pieces  Tangent Cafe – Paul Rushka Trio By DonationJanuary 11, 2018 8:30 pm
Bassist and composer Paul Rushka’s trio explores the music of legendary jazz musician Kenny Wheeler, who was a teacher and great influence on Paul. This drummer-less group focuses on lyrical improvisation and group interplay. With Jon Bentley – saxophone, and Tristan Paxton – guitar  Christ Church Cathedral – Early Music Vancouver:String Quartets Jan 12-14This event runs from January 12, 2018 until January 14, 2018.
A glorious weekend of back-to-back string quartet repertoire! Explore the legacy of The Art of the Fugue with Diderot String Quartet, then experience the works of the genre’s early apostles with Toronto’s Eybler Quartet. At Christchurch Cathedral, in collaboration with the Friends of Chamber Music, the program includes Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Vanhal & Alsplmay  Pacific Cinematheque – Canada’s Top Ten Filmfest Jan 12-21This event runs from January 12, 2018 until January 21, 2018.
The year’s best Canadian films are in the spotlight in The Cinematheque’s annual presentation of the Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival. Established in 2001 by the Toronto International Film Festival, this celebration of excellence in our national cinema showcases Canadian achievements in feature-length films, short films, and student short films. Includes films Never Steady, Never Still, Luk’Luk’l, Allure, Rumble, Les Affames etc. and top 10 shorts. Tickets $12  China Cloud -This Saxophone Kills Fascists, 사라x미리, Ridley BishopJanuary 12, 2018 10:00 pm
Arrington De Dionyso (Old Time Relijun, Malaikat dan Singa) brings his latest project, This Saxophone Kills Fascists to Vancouver for a special performance with percussionist Ben Bennett. ALSO 사라x미리 is a new collaboration of Sara Kim and Mili Hong. The two have been working together as a part of Sara’s ‘watermill’ project, which involves Korean traditional singing style and folk songs harmonized in Western key. By mixing the music of their home country and jazz, they have begun to occupy a space of their own among a hugely diverse music scene AND Ridley Bishop and Clarinets $10 admission  Jazz @ The Pat – Ray Gallon w/Jodie Proznick & Jessie Cahill Free eventJanuary 13, 2018 3:00 pm
NYC-based pianist/composer Ray Gallon…has performed with many of the leading artists of jazz, including Ron Carter, Lionel Hampton, Art Farmer, T.S. Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Sweets Edison, Wycliffe Gordon, Les Paul, Benny Golson, Frank Wess, Lew Tabakin, George Adams and the Mingus Big Band. He has also performed at most of the major jazz festivals and venues throughout North and South America, Europe, and Japan and has appeared in gala concerts at the White House and the Kennedy Center. Ray has accompanied many vocal greats, including Jon Hendricks, Sheila Jordan, Grady Tate, Nnenna Freelon, Gloria Lynne, Dakota Staton, Joe Williams, Chaka Khan, and Jane Monheit. He leads his own trio and performs solo concerts. His compositions have been recorded by T.S. Monk, the Harper Brothers, and George Adams. Ray has appeared on numerous recordings, including Lionel Hampton’s Grammy-nominated Cookin’ In the Kitchen. With Jodi Proznick-bass and Jesse Cahill – drums  Rio Theatre – Dark Harvest PremiereJanuary 14, 2018 1:45 pm
World Premiere of Dark Harvest…. an all star cast in an action thriller shot in Vancouver. *Cast and Crew in attendance for Q&A post screening** On the eve of legalization a marijuana grower is brutally murdered. His best friend (James Hutson, Insomnia), against the advice of his mentor (Cheech Marin, Up in Smoke), teams up with a suspended narcotics investigator (A.C. Peterson, Shooter) to find the killer. Dark Harvest’s lawless marijuana landscape creates a web of sexual intrigue and violence in which the cop and grower are forced to settle their moral differences to stop a cunning psychopath, and uncover a truth much bigger than the stolen drugs. Tickets $12/15  VPL – Dead Poets Reading Series Free eventJanuary 14, 2018 3:00 pm
This event will feature: Richard Brautigan, read by Kelsey Klassen Don Coles, read by Rob Taylor Czesław Miłosz, read by Bethany Hindmarsh Helene Rosenthal, read by Cynthia Flood It starts more-or-less on time, so arrive early to make sure you don’t miss out. Free event.  Tangent Cafe – Victor Noriega’s Kuya Trio By DonationJanuary 14, 2018 6:00 pm
A mainstay of Vancouver’s jazz scene, pianist Victor Noriega brings a brand new group to Tangent. His Kuya Trio explores Filipino folk songs that have been arranged and reimagined for thoughtful improvising and rich harmony. With Tristan Paxton – guitar and Raphael Geronimo – percussion  Frankie’s Jazz Bar – Ryan Oliver QuartetJanuary 14, 2018 8:00 pm
Tough-toned saxophonist Ryan Oliver honed his craft here on the west coast as well as Amsterdam, Toronto, and New York. Juno-nominated Ryan has performed around the world with his own groups and The Shuffle Demons. His stellar quartet is be performing a night of swinging standards, romantic ballads and bossa novas along with a few originals. With Nick Peck piano, Paul Rushka bass, and Joe Poole drums. $15 cover  Libra Room – Jesse Waldman & friendsThis event runs from January 7, 2018 until June 10, 2018.
Every Sunday guitarist/singer/songwriter Jesse Waldman and special guests…. (expect great musicians like Marc L’Esperance, Noah Walker and Paul Pigat)  Libra Room – John Korsrud Latin Band By DonationThis event runs from January 8, 2018 until June 11, 2018.
Monday Latin Night returns to Libra Room… trumpet player/composer/band leader John Korsrud (Goma Dura/Hard Rubber) will bring some of Vancouver’s finest players to the Drive most Mondays. |
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