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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… The 2018 Jazz Festival is only 3 weeks away!! Get your tickets before they are all gone. More info here. The Ticketfly website is apparently fixed. 10 days of music and 150 free shows. More info here. Also the Summer Night Concert Series line up at the PNE is announced.. Chicago, Cyndi Lauper, Jann Arden, Burton Cummings included. Info and tickets available here And the 41st annual Vancouver Folk Festival (July 13-15) line up is looking amazing. Advance tickets on sale until July 11. More info here. List of free June events in Vancouver courtesy of Vancouver’s Best Places And the usual reminder. Please check with venues for any last minute changes/cancellations. And check my website for updates/additions during the week. Enjoy!!  WISE Hall – There’s A Party Going’ On! Wanda Jackson Night Vol. 2 By DonationJune 5, 2018 8:00 pm
The Party Timers are back! Wanda Jackson Night Vol. 2 in the almighty WISE Lounge. Come kick off the summer and celebrate the Queen of Rockabilly with a night chock-full of songs about partying, boys, and the occasional murder. 🎉 🎸 🎉 🎸 🎉 🎸 THE PARTY TIMERS ★ Kathleen Nisbet – bass ★ Jody Peck – guitar ★ Jodie Ponto – drums ★ Noah Walker – guitar FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST STARS ★ Jimmy Roy ★ Kelly Haigh ★ Carolyn Mark ★ Dawn Pemberton ★ Steve Charles ★ Ben Rogalsky ★ and more!  The Heatley – Adventures in Steel Guitar #13 – The Hits By DonationJune 5, 2018 8:00 pm
For the 13th instalment of “Adventures in Steel Guitar” the band takes a break from learning 24 new tunes and will instead play a couple dozen favourites from the last year and half. Expect some shredding instrumentals and some amazing guest singers including: Rich Hope, Barney Bentall, Angela Harris, Elliot C Way, Marin Patenaude, John Sponarski, Barb Wilkins and Rupert Lindsay Scott Smith – steel guitar Paul Pigat – guitar Jeremy Holmes – bass Liam MacDonald – drums  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket presents the Sounds of New Orleans Free eventJune 6, 2018 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket presents The Sounds of New Orleans featuring Gary Comeau Adam Rohrlick: electric guitar & tenor saxophone Gary Comeau: keyboards and vocals Chris Nordquist: drums, washboard and vocals  Libra Room – Rollin’ & Tumblin” By DonationJune 6, 2018 9:00 pm
Blues and grooves… with Dave Webb on piano, Sandy Bone on drums & vocals, & Dave Paterson on guitar, harmonica & vocals  Bill Reid Gallery – Opening: Body Language & Home Away From Home Free eventJune 7, 2018 5:00 pm
At the newly transformed Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art to celebrate the newest exhibitions, Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest Coast & Home Away From Home: The Carnegie Cultural Sharing Program. Meet some of the artists featured in the exhibitions, enjoy live performances, and light refreshments. Ensure you register to secure your spot: https://goo.gl/Zi8yzn  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – EmmaPostl/David Blake/Wynston Minckler By DonationJune 7, 2018 8:30 pm
Vocalist Emma Postl’s spectacular voice explores originals, standards and interpretations of unconventional non-jazz repertoire. With guitarist David Blake and bassist Wynston Minckler.  Red Lion Bar – Johnston/Hood Jazz Duo By DonationJune 8, 2018 7:00 pm
Eclectic jazz served up by Ron Johnston on the piano and Cameron Hood on the bass. The rumour mill went off course last week and the elusive Dick Smith on sax did not put in an appearance (later in June?) but bass master Rene Worst and super songstress Colleen Savage did. Who knows who may stop by this week? You have to be there to find out! **Also, on Saturday, same place, same time**  Blue Martini – Terminal StationJune 8, 2018 8:00 pm
Terminal Station is back at the Blue Martini. Expect some songs by Taj Mahal, Grant Green, Albert King, Ernest Ranglin, Allman Brothers, The Meters, Jimmy Reed, Booker T and the MG’s as well as some Terminal Station originals Scott Smith – guitar, vocals Jeremy Holmes – bass, vocals Darryl Havers – keys Liam MacDonald – drum A cover charge is in effect for some shows.  Frankie’s Jazz Club – From New York, Texas, & Vancouver – The Davis/Danderfer QuintetThis event runs from June 8, 2018 until June 9, 2018.
Featuring Quincy Davis & Karl Kohut This all-star quintet reunites to swing classic standards and exciting originals. Lead by Texan-based jazz drummer Quincy Davis and clarinetist James Danderfer, this group features JUNO-award winners Oliver Gannon guitar and Brad Turner piano as well as stellar New York City bassist Karl Kohut. Cover $20  Canadian Memorial Church & Centre for Peace – Universal Gospel Choir: “This Joy I Have”June 8, 2018 8:00 pm
Join the Universal Gospel Choir as they perform their concert series THIS JOY I HAVE. With gospel, world, pop, and signature foot-stomping soul, this choral concert is guaranteed to fill hearts with heaps of joy. Tickets $45-$25 **Also on June 9th at 3p.m.**  Vancity Theatre – Boom For Real: The Teenage Years of Jean-Michel BasquiatJune 8, 2018 9:00 pm
Both an inspiring introduction to the nascent genius of Jean-Michel Basquiat and an immersive time-trip to the creative caldron that was New York City in the dark and dirty early 80s, Sara Driver’s documentary has a you-are-there quaility that can’t be reproduced (in one anecdote, Jim Jarmusch recalls how he was walking down the street with his girlfriend, Driver, and Basquiat said hi, ran off, and met them at the next crosswalk with a flower which he presented to her). At this point in his life Basquiat was mostly couch-surfing, but creating art out of anything within reach. It was the first dawning of the street artist, and SAMO was born. But he was painting too (including his friend’s clothes and refridgerators), making music, and beginning to make waves. Tickets $13. ** Also showing on June 12/13**  Jazz @ The Pat – Ingrid Stitt Sextet Free eventJune 9, 2018 3:00 pm
As the school year winds down one of the local lights finds time to grace the stage at The Pat again. Expect some strong swing and a little vocalizing. Ingrid Stitt – saxophone, Nick Peck – piano, Conrad Good – bass, Tristan Paxton – guitar, Craig Scott – drums  Fairview Pub – Dennis Green & The Green MachineJune 9, 2018 4:30 pm
Dennis Green and the Green Machine are back at the Saturday Afternoon Dance Party. With Dennis Green on Guitar and Vocals, Cameron Hood on Bass, Brian Bird on Piano, Rob Neumann on drums and featuring vocalist Michael Vincent. Cover $8  Alpen Club – Swing Night with Impressions Big BandJune 9, 2018 8:00 pm
Following the success of the first Swing Night at the Vancouver Alpen Club, the Impressions Big Band are returning to the Alpen for another evening of swinging dance music. The Vancouver Alpen Club features one of the best dance floors in Vancouver (it’s big and on springs, like the Commodore Ballroom). Impressions will perform an extensive repertoire of swing dance tunes, with many featuring guest vocalist Peter Juric. Selections from Swing Era dance band greats like Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman, along with Latin favorites and some contemporary pop tunes. Tickets $15  Jazz Vespers at St.Andrews Wesley – Angela Verbrugge By DonationJune 10, 2018 4:00 pm
Vancouver-based vocalist. Angela Verbrugge, specializes in performing popular and lesser known jazz standards, traditional pop, Latin and bossanova tunes. with John Stetch – piano; Steve Holy – bass; Kristian Braathen – drums  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Jennifer Scott TrioJune 10, 2018 6:00 pm
One of Canada’s most revered vocalists, Jennifer Scott, in an intimate night of standards. With Rene Worst – bass and David Blake – guitar  Vancity Theatre – Reel Jazz 4 – Swing-A-Ding-DingJune 10, 2018 7:00 pm
Featuring a dynamic line-up of swing and hot jazz performances from Hollywood movies, film scholar Michael van den Bos will introduce clips of big bands in propulsive performances, headed by such luminary leaders as Harry James, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman… and the legendary Louis Armstrong. Also on the bill are explosive examples of lightning fast Lindy Hop dancing and classic swing themed animated cartoons. Are you hep to the jive? Tickets $15  LanaLou’s – Goma Dura By DonationJune 10, 2018 8:00 pm
Rare performance by 17-piece high-energy all-star salsa and latin jazz orchestra led by John Korsrud with – Susana Abreu Bello, Raphael Geronimo, Chris Couto, Allan Johnson, Niho Takase, Derry Byrne, Chris Davis, Micheal Kim, Rod Murray, Brian Harding, Andrew Broughton, Bill Runge, Brent Mah, Ben Henriques, Chad Makela  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Kit Eakle’s Djangosphere with Paul Pigat and Michael DunnJune 10, 2018 8:00 pm
DjangoSphere is jazz violinist Kit Eakle’s project in celebration of two of the most unique composers in jazz, Thelonious Sphere Monk and Django Reinhardt. Eakle is joined by two of Vancouver’s finest guitarists, Paul Pigat, and Michael Dunn, and bassist Brent Gubbels rounds out the quartet. This event is also the Canadian CD launch for Eakle’s new CD ‘Kit Eakle’s DjangoSphere with Howard Alden, Guitar’ Cover $15  Libra Room – Jesse Waldman & friends By DonationThis 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 Jazz 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.  Vancity Theatre – Bill Evans: Time RememberedJune 11, 2018 8:40 pm
Music Mondays One of the giants of jazz piano, Bill Evans was part of the Miles Davis sextet that recorded Kind of Blue in 1959, the best-selling jazz album of all time. With Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian he recorded the seminal Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debbie, and later formed an equally successful partnership with bassist Chuck Israels. But Evans’ beautiful compositions and performances belied a troubled life, beset with personal tragedy and, almost inevitably, drug addiction. Eight years in the making, Spiegel’s documentary is the definitive portrait of Bill Evans. Tickets $11 |
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