Vancouver Jazz

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“Imagine the Sound” at Vancity Theatre

Archie Shepp One of the best and most important films to document one of the key movements of jazz history, Imagine the Sound, will be shown in a restored and digitally remixed version at the Vancity Theatre starting Wednesday. This first feature documentary by Ron Mann is an eloquent tribute to four highly celebrated artists [...]

Mike Allen Quartet

VancouverAlmus Jazz/Warner Music (ALM 14302) Mike Allen – tenor saxophoneChris Gestrin – pianoAdam Thomas – bass and vocals*Julian MacDonough – drums 1. A City In Love2. Peyton’s Gastown Walkabout3. Walk In The Rain*4. Grouse Grind5. There Were Fireworks*6. Robson Strut7. Restless Night*8. Christmas Without Snow*9. The Wise Heron Of English Bay10. Inlet Outlook Recorded at [...]

International Women’s Day

Six of the Westcoast’s most prominent women musicians perform tonight in a benefit to raise money for B.C.’s largest provider of housing for women in need. The concert features six of Vancouver’s leading women musicians in a celebration of International Women’s Day. Westcoast leaders Karin Plato, Laura Crema, and Jennifer Scott, will head a band [...]