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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People… September already! Bria Skonberg at Frankie’s this week would, of course, be a pick but it sold out very, very quickly. Visit my website for additions as the week progresses. As usual please check with venues for changes to schedule.
 WISE Hall – Milk Crate Bandits By DonationSeptember 4, 2018 8:00 pm
Milk Crate Bandits are playing their very own neighbourhood. Bringing the sounds of New Orleans to The Wise Lounge (Downstairs from the hall)! Milk Crate Bandits present a high-energy performance of New Orleans jazz, intimate acoustic moments and cheeky lyrics.  Gold Saucer – Season 3 Launch Party Pay-what-you-canSeptember 4, 2018 9:30 pm
The weekly performance series curated by Barbara Adler, Cole Schmidt & James Meger resumes this week… ONLY A VISITOR (Avant pop) DESI REKRUT (Contemporary Dance) TORSTEN MÜLLER (Double bass) with BARBARA BOURGET and JAY HIRABAYASHI (Kokoro Dance) Doors at 9:00 PM, Performance at 9:30 PM, $5 – $10 or PWYC at the door, cash only.  Provence Marinaside – Hip Pocket presents Gary Comeau Free eventSeptember 5, 2018 6:00 pm
Hip Pocket presents The Sounds of New Orleans featuring Gary Comeau Gary Comeau: keyboards and vocals Steve Hilliam: tenor saxophone and percussion Lee Oliphant: electric bass Chris Nordquist: drums, washboard and vocals  Frankie’s Jazz Bar – The Art of the Trio: Nick PeckSeptember 5, 2018 8:00 pm
A Jazz piano Smorgasbord Pianist, composer & arranger Nick Peck is frequently called on as an accompanist for his knowledge of the history of jazz piano and ability to shift from hard-swinging jazz to pastoral serenity or elements of the contemporary classical tradition at the drop of a hat, with both hands equally creative on the keyboard in a manner that is both constantly engaging and accessible. This performance will give the trio a chance to stretch out on some swinging arrangements and standards in the spirit of Benny Green, Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, Erroll Garner & Dudley Moore. With Conrad Good bass and Joe Poole drums. Cover $10  2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival September 6-16This event runs from September 6, 2018 until September 16, 2018.
The Vancouver Fringe is a celebration of all kinds of theatre. Produced annually by the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society over 11 days in September. 700+ performances and that fill theatres big and small on and around Granville Island and East Vancouver, not to mention a few site-specific works in the most unexpected spots. Info on the program guide here And use the Fringe-o-Matic to help you plan. There is also music nightly at the Fringe Bar on Granville Island. Info and schedule here  Libra Room – Tom Wherrett Trio By DonationSeptember 7, 2018 7:00 pm
Guitarist Tom Wherrett is a prolific band leader and composer. While several of his bands explore his original compositions, he is equally at home playing standards and bebop tunes.  Pyatt Hall – Karin Plato Quintet Album ReleaseSeptember 7, 2018 8:00 pm
Vocalist Karin Plato and the most handsome band in the land will be gracing the PYATT HALL performing a diverse program of music celebrating a brand-new record release “This Could Be the One” which includes several of Karin’s original songs and some arrangements of pop, folk and country tunes. The band features: Mr.Tall & lean (better than mean) clarinetist James Danderfer; quick witted and in demand (but not demanding) pianist Chris Gestrin; the Dashing Dane bassist Laurence Mollerup; and coolest of the cool, Joe Poole on drums. King of the slide trombone Rod Murray will be a special guest at the Pyatt concert (and there may be other guest artists) Tickets $30  Tyrant Studios – Emilio Suarez TrioSeptember 7, 2018 9:30 pm
Emilio is a Calgary born musician and composer. His love for music brought him to Vancouver in 2015. Emilio’s style is a dynamic range from jazz and bebop to contemporary, classical, and pop. He has been featured on many recordings that cross all these genres. His latest work is featured in recordings with the Vancouver artist KAIS in their recently released full length album. Cover $10  Jazz @ The Pat – Ragtime Ramblers Quintet Free eventSeptember 8, 2018 3:00 pm
Get with the roots, where it all started… Saul Berson – saxophone Dave Ivaz – banjo Jamie Croil – trumpet Sam Soichet – bass Buff Allen – drums  Enigma Restaurant – Flora Scott Trio Free eventSeptember 8, 2018 7:00 pm
Guitarist/singer/composer Flora Scott with Graham Clark on bass, and Nick Apivor on vibes and percussion  Frankie’s Jazz Bar – From New York: Larry Fuller TrioThis event runs from September 8, 2018 until September 9, 2018.
One of the premier mainstream jazz pianists performing internationally, critics have said Larry Fuller “swings like a beast!” Harnessing his bandstand collaborations with many jazz giants – Fuller has led his own trio for the past five years, presenting a musical program rarely experienced live today, receiving praise for his emotive, swinging style, monster technique, and program versatility. In 2016, the Vancouver Sun called Larry Fuller Trio’s one of the festival’s “top 10 highlights that took our breath away and made us gaze in wonder”. With George Delancey bass and Jason Tiemann drums. Cover $25 Listen here  China Cloud – NPP/Otra/Adams, Hopkins, Romain Pay-what-you-canSeptember 8, 2018 9:30 pm
negative press project (npp) is a (scalable) eight-piece electro-acoustic indie/art rock and jazz inspired music collective based in oakland, ca (sf bay area) Featuring five of Vancouver’s finest young improvisers, Otra’s thoughtful sound moves effortlessly from intricate chamber jazz compositions to free improv. Adams/Hopkins/Romain is an acoustic trio playing improvised music  Jazz Vespers – LJ Mounteney Quintet By DonationSeptember 9, 2018 4:00 pm
LJ Mounteney brings her stellar quintet to Jazz Vespers in September – one of the most beautiful times of the year in Vancouver. Musicians performing with LJ are: Brent Gubbels, bass Kristian Braathen, drums/percussion Jon Roper, guitar Graham Howell, sax with special guest Dan Reynolds – piano  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Bill Coon By DonationSeptember 9, 2018 6:00 pm
Jazz guitarist Bill Coon is prominent voice on the Vancouver scene. A sophisticated sense of harmony and nuanced balance. Band t.b.a.  Libra Room – Jesse Waldman & friends By DonationSeptember 9, 2018 8:00 pm
Sunday Guitarist/singer/songwriter Jesse Waldman with special guests (expect great musicians like Marc L’Esperance, Noah Walker, Paul Pigat)  Vancity Theatre – My GenerationSeptember 10, 2018 8:25 pm
Presented by Michael Caine, and often in the first person (though the script is credited to those Likely Lads, Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais), this is a bright and breezy retread of the revolutionary decade when, briefly, Britannia got her groove back and London was the most happening place on the planet. Granted, it’s not exactly an untold story, but Batty’s entertaining doc benefits from first hand anecdotes by an all-star cast of actors, models, photographers and rock-n-rollers, among them Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Twiggy, and Marianne Faithful. Tickets $13/$11 **Showing on several other dates** Read a review here  Guilt & Co – The JD Organ Trio Pay-what-you-canSeptember 10, 2018 9:30 pm
The JD Organ Trio is a Vancouver-based group led by Jason de Couto on Hammond B3 Organ, featuring Kelly Brown on Guitar, and Justin James on Drums. They have come together to form a unique and dynamic sound seldom heard in Vancouver, featuring the mighty Hammond Organ. The group plays a mix of Jazz, Funk, Pop, Latin, and Blues music, with influences ranging from Jimmy Smith, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Jimmy McGriff, to Larry Goldings, Sam Yahel, and Joey deFrancesco. |
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