Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces more 2012 concerts
Trombone Shorty/Preservation Hall Jazz Band (New Orleans Double Bill) Friday, June 22 @ 8pm The Centre for Performing Arts Balkan Beat Box plus special guests Geoff Berner Wednesday, June 27 @ 9pm Vogue Theatre The Cookers with George Cables, Billy Harper, Billy Hart, Cecil McBee, Eddie Henderson, Craig Handy and David Weiss Friday, June 22 [...]
Coastal Jazz announces some headliners for this year’s Vancouver Jazz Festival
Vancouver’s signature festival celebrates its 27th edition June 22 – July 1, 2012. The Festival is pleased to announce that tickets will go on sale Saturday, February 18 at 10 AM at www.northerntickets.com for a selection of major artists performing at this summer’s ten-day event. More major artists to be announced later. George Benson Saturday, [...]
The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
As part of Black History Month, the Vancity Theatre is presenting a new documentary about a Gospel Legend whose guitar playing turned out to be an influence on Chuck Berry: Sister Rosetta Tharpe During the 40s, 50s and 60s Sister Rosetta Tharpe played a highly significant role in the creation of rock & roll, inspiring [...]
Changing Seasons – Phil Dwyer In Conversation
On hearing Changing Seasons, Phil Dwyer’s sister paid him a (funny) back-handed compliment: “It sounded great, I had a hard time believing you wrote it!” Since its release last month, accolades for the Phil Dwyer Orchestra‘s release Changing Seasons have been seemingly unanimous. Writing for a large ensemble, especially incorporating strings is notoriously tough to [...]
HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA: Tribute to Legends of Canadian Jazz
November 26 – 8:00pm SFU WOODWARDS 149 West Hastings Street, Studio D, 2nd Floor The 18-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra will pay tribute to the greatest jazz legends this country has produced: Oscar Peterson, Kenny Wheeler, Maynard Ferguson, as well as premiering “Floorshow”, a commissioned work by Canadian composer/trombonist Ian McDougall. Guest soloists: Toronto’s Mike Herriott [...]
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music Concert
A fundraising Performance of DUKE ELLINGTON’S SACRED MUSIC Benefitting the Work of First United Church Friday, November 18th, 8 PM at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Vancouver FEATURING: Dee Daniels • Marcus Mosely • Fred Stride Orchestra • the Sacred Music Gospel Choir • Sojourners • Tap Dancer: Alex Dugdale Duke Ellington considered the Sacred Concert to be amongst his most significant [...]
Saxophone Workshop and Performance
Yamaha Saxophone artists Ross Taggart and Campbell Ryga will present a saxophone workshop and performance in conjunction with the Vancouver release of the new Custom Z Soprano Saxophones. Sax players should bring their mouthpieces – there will be instruments available to try! Plus Yamaha Saxophone Technician Ken Fornetran will be on hand for consultations. For [...]
Darren Sigesmund – Strands, Friday at The Cellar
2010 JUNO-nominee and Galaxie Rising Star winner Toronto trombonist Darren Sigesmund presents his Strands sextet, featuring vocalist Eliana Cuevas. Since 2003, Sigesmund has established his Strands project as one of Canada’s most active touring ensembles on the international and national jazz scene with over 160 performances across Europe, Asia Australia and Canada. The Cellar concert [...]
Laura Crema to sing classic Disney songs at Pinocchio screening
As part of their Cinema Sunday series, the Pacific Cinémathèque, Vancouver’s premiere film society for essential cinema, is presenting a rare screening of Walt Disney’s 1940 animated feature film, Pinocchio, preceded by a very special live musical performance celebrating some of the great tunes from the classic Walt Disney Song Book, on Sunday, February 20 at [...]
THE CELLAR celebrates 10 Years!
The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club turned 10 on August 8th, 2010. In keeping with tradition the club is celebrating the milestone in September. September 9th to 12th to be exact with New York City Super Group ONE FOR ALL! This fabulous sextet features some of the top musicians on the New York scene today [...]
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