The gig list
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Week 1
Sunday, May 1 – Saturday, May 7
Sunday, May 1
11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Harrison Ivaz & Cam Peters2:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240, Swing dance with live music4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Danny Nielson Trio8:00 PM - Frankie's, Jeremy Wong Quartet9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Adam Robert Thomas
Monday, May 2
6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Aimée Ayotte Duo ft. Tristan Paxton7:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Jazz Jam9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Dutch Robinson Quartet
Tuesday, May 3
7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Teresa Chang & Matt Franceschini
Wednesday, May 4
6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Gary Comeau & Sounds of New Orleans Trio6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Jason Quartet from Club Music Vancou- 6
:30 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Steve Kozak Band Blues 7:30 PM - Dot-to-Dot Lounge (160-8351 Alexandra Road, Richmond), Tamami Maitland & Emilio Suarez8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Steve Lloyd Smith & Friends8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Bill Runge, André Lachance, Bernie Arai
Thursday, May 5
6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, JPG Trio7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., AHSIA8:00 PM - Frankie's, Mimosa8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Tony Wilson, Russell Sholberg, Kenton Loewen
Friday, May 6
6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Backstreet's Back with Phil Bo & Elliot Langford7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Frankie Hidalgo7:00 PM - Centennial Theatre, Semiahmoo Secondary Music ft. Brad Turner, Steve Kaldestad, Dennis Esson, Kofi Gbolonyo7:30 PM - house concert (sold-out), Wild Blue Herons8:00 PM - Frankie's, Bruno Hubert Trio8:30 PM - 8EAST, Screening on the 8EAST plaza: Films about the music of Harry Partch, Music Studio and Windsong9:00 PM - Yard Cafe (8482 Granville Street), Don Valley Stompers9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Longhand Trio + Guests11:00 PM - Frankie's, Todd Stewart Trio
Saturday, May 7
12:00 PM - Gleneagles Community Centre (6262 Marine Drive, West Vancouver), Kristian Braathen Trio2:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Victor Noriega Quartet6:00 PM - Dogwood Brewing (8284 Sherbrooke Street, Vancouver), Hint of Lime7:30 PM - Saint Laurence Anglican Church, Les Echos du Pacifique: Aux Cafés Jazz!8:00 PM - Frankie's, Vince Mai Quintet9:00 PM - The Brighton (2471 East Hastings Street, Vancouver), Don Valley Stompers9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Ben Sigerson Trio + Guests11:00 PM - Frankie's, Todd Stewart Trio
Week 2
Sunday, May 8 – Saturday, May 14
Sunday, May 8
11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Bonnie Northgraves & Josh Roberts2:00 PM - General Strike Coffee, Zrno / Whitworth / Caballero Trio2:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240, Don Valley Stompers4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers ft. Karin Plato & Friends6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Revibe8:00 PM - Frankie's, Akiko Tsuruga7:30 PM - Second Sundays at Havana Theatre (sold-out), Laura Crema Quartet8:00 PM - Capilano University, Seamus Blake Quartet9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Orquestra Tabasko
Monday, May 9
7:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Jazz Jam
Tuesday, May 10
6:00 PM - 8EAST, Dijkstra / Miller / Loewen6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Susana Williams
Wednesday, May 11
6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Hip Pocket Trio ft. Jason de Couto6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, The Soultrax Trio6:30 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Steve Kozak Band Blues7:00 PM - The Hart Gastown (238 Abbott Street, Vancouver), Susana Williams7:00 PM - 8EAST, TV8E Season 4 Episode 38:00 PM - West Point Grey #142 Legion (3679 West Broadway, Vancouver), WOW Jazz Orchestra8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Footnotes featuring Bryn Kinders8:00 PM - Tangent Café, James Danderfer
Thursday, May 12
7:00 PM - Wise Hall, Mixtophonics Festival7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Wynston Minckler Trio7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Alex Flock8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Raagaverse8:00 PM - Frankie's, Adrian Vedady / Kate Wyatt Quartet8:00 PM - 8EAST, The Music and Instruments of Harry Partch: Meet the Instruments with Charles Corey and Bonnie Whiting9:00 PM - 8EAST, Composer Carpenter Harry Partch: Film Screenings on the 8EAST Plaza
Friday, May 13
6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Laura Crema Trio7:00 PM - Wise Hall, Mixtophonics Festival7:00 PM - 8EAST, Talk: A Composer Seduced Into Carpentry: Exploring the World of Harry Partch8:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240 (sold-out), Brandon Isaak & The Saints of Swing8:00 PM - Surrey Arts Centre, Josh Feinberg8:00 PM - Frankie's, Nightcrawlers ft. Nick Hempton8:00 PM - 8EAST, Improvisations with the Partch Instrumentarium and the Now Society Ensemble9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, François Houle & Daniel Janke11:00 PM - Frankie's, Jorrit Dijkstra Trio
Saturday, May 14
1:00 PM - 8EAST, Concert: Performances with SONIC/Symbiotic on the 8EAST Plaza2:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Teresa Chang Quartet6:00 PM - The Taco Factory (418 East Columbia Street, New Westminster), Orquestra Tabasko7:00 PM - Wise Hall, Mixtophonics Festival7:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Dean Thiessen's Stranger Friends Orchestra7:30 PM - James Street Cafe (3819 Canada Way, Burnaby), Phyllis Adelyne8:00 PM - Hungarian Hall, Parranda del dia de las Madres8:00 PM - LanaLou's, Super Fun Dance Party with Balkan Shmalkan, Brehdren, Super Krystal8:00 PM - Frankie's, Nightcrawlers ft. Nick Hempton8:00 PM - 8EAST, Talk: Exploring Harry Partch’s Theoretical Framework and Compositional Philosophy9:00 PM - Yard Cafe (8482 Granville Street, Vancouver), Gin Mill Ramblers9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Only A Visitor & Mark Campbell Quartet9:30 PM - Guilt & Co., Los Duendes11:00 PM - Frankie's, Jorrit Dijkstra Trio
Week 3
Sunday, May 15 – Saturday, May 21
Sunday, May 15
11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Anita Eccleston1:00 PM - 8EAST, Concert: Performances of Harry Partch Compositions2:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240, Some Like It Hot ft. Holly Arntzen, Lloyd Arntzen, Tom Arntzen4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers ft. Melody Diachun & Friends6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Geoff Claridge Trio7:30 PM - Rio Theatre, Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues8:00 PM - Frankie's, Nightcrawlers ft. Nick Hempton9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Josh Roberts Quartet
Monday, May 16
7:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Jazz Jam9:00 PM - Lido, Jen Kim West Coast Collective
Tuesday, May 17
no gigs listed yet
Wednesday, May 18
6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Hip Pocket Trio ft. Tilden Webb6:30 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Steve Kozak Band Blues8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Arvind Ramdas & Friends8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Patrick Kao Quartet
Thursday, May 19
8:00 PM - Frankie's, Heron8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Chad Makela, Brad Turner, Wynston Minckler, Joe Poole9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., GroundUP ft. Meridian
Friday, May 20
5:30 PM - Chapel, Amber Tsang & Alvin Brendan6:00 PM - Palermo Cucina (1802 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver), Jim Hopson & Alex Flock6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Stevie Wonder Birthday Party with Kristin Fung & friends8:00 PM - Frankie's, Mike Henry & The Odd Trio9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Colin La's Fourth Landscape Sextet11:00 PM - Frankie's, Shruti Ramani Trio
Saturday, May 21
2:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, John Lee Trio / Quartet6:00 PM - The Taco Factory (418 East Columbia Street, New Westminster), Orquestra Tabasko6:00 PM - Palermo Cucina (1802 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver), Jim Hopson & Jared Richardson7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Adam Robert Thomas7:00 PM - Aperture Coffee (4124 Main Street, Vancouver), Ben Sigerson Trio7:30 PM - Kay Meek Center, Brubeck Brothers Quartet8:00 PM - Frankie's, Karin Plato Quintet9:30 PM - Guilt & Co., Ezra Kwizera9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Daniel Deorksen & Feven Kidane present "unZappologetic"11:00 PM - Frankie's, Shruti Ramani Trio
Week 4
Sunday, May 22 – Saturday, May 29
Sunday, May 22
11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Joseph Lubinsky-Mast4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Atley King Trio7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Steve Lloyd Smith8:00 PM - Frankie's, Doc Fingers8:00 PM - Hungarian Hall, Salsa Cumbeando y Banda
Monday, May 23
- 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Jade Weekes
- 7:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Jazz Jam
Tuesday, May 24
- 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Organ-ic Chemistry
Wednesday, May 25
- 12:30 PM - Shaw Tower, Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin
- 6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Hip Pocket Trio ft. Tom Arntzen
- 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Doc Fingers
- 6:30 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Steve Kozak Band Blues
- 7:00 PM - 8EAST, TV8E Season 4 Episode 4
- 8:00 PM - West Point Grey #142 Legion (3679 West Broadway, Vancouver), WOW Jazz Orchestra
- 8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Dave Quinn & Friends
- 8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Omar Amlani Quartet
Thursday, May 26
- 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Susana Williams
- 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Terminal Station
- 8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Brent Mah
- 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., GroundUP ft. Scott Verbeek Quintet
Friday, May 27
- 6:00 PM - Showcase Pianos, Rufus Lin
- 6:30 PM - Pyatt Hall, Daniel Hersog Orchestra
- 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Ryan Oliver & Strings
- 8:30 PM - Cheesecake Etc., Teresa Marie Quartet
- 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Josh Capri Quartet
- 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Keyboard Grinder Trio
Saturday, May 28
- 12:00pm-5:00pm - Arts in The Garden (Various North Vancouver Gardens), Various Artists
- 2:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Sharon Minemoto Quartet
- 6:00 PM - The Taco Factory (418 East Columbia Street, New Westminster), Orquestra Tabasko
- 6:30 PM - D6 Bar & Lounge at Parq Vancouver (39 Smithe Street, Vancouver), Elimin8Hate: See Us Hear Us ft. Kristina Lao & Asian Persuasion All-Stars
- 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Scott Robinson
- 9:30 PM - Guilt & Co., Mostly Marley
- 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Keyboard Grinder Trio
Week 5
Sunday, May 29 – Tuesday, May 31
Sunday, May 29
- 11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Cindy Dai-Thiessen
- 12:00pm-5:00pm - Arts in The Garden (Various North Vancouver Gardens), Various Artists
- 2:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240, Swing dance with live music. Band TBA
- 4:00 PM - Lulu Island Winery, Rufus Lin
- 4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers
- 6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Jeffery Dawson Trio
- 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Mark Campbell Quartet
- 7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Ben Lockwood Trio
- 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Arvind Ramdas
- 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Alvin Brendan Trio
Monday, May 30
- 7:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Jazz Jam
Tuesday, May 31
- 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Rick Son Trio
Venues
You can learn more about Vancouver live jazz music venues here:
Downtown Vancouver
- Frankie's Jazz Club, 765 Beatty Street, Vancouver
- Provence Marinaside, 1177 Marinaside Crescent, Vancouver
- Jazz Vespers at St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, 1012 Nelson Street, Vancouver
- Tyrant Studios, The Penthouse, 1019 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Gastown
- 2nd Floor Gastown, Water Street Cafe, 300 Water Street, Vancouver
- Guilt & Co., 1 Alexander Street, Vancouver
- Pourhouse, 162 Water Street, Vancouver
Eastside
- 8EAST, 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver
- Jazz at the Pat: Pat's Pub, Hastings Mill Brewing Company, 403 East Hastings Street, Vancouver
West side
- Cheesecake Etc., 2141 Granville Street, Vancouver
East Van
- General Strike Coffee, Red Gate Arts Society, 1965 Main Street, Vancouver
- The Lido, 518 East Broadway, Vancouver
- Tangent Café, 2095 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Other municipalities
- Jazz Evensong at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 1600 Delta Avenue, Burnaby
- White Rock Traditional Jazz Society at Crescent Branch Legion #240, 2643 128 Street, Surrey
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