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Week 1

Sunday, May 1 – Saturday, May 7

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Sunday, May 1

• 11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Harrison Ivaz & Cam Peters
• 2:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240, Swing dance with live music
• 4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers
• 6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Danny Nielson Trio
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Jeremy Wong Quartet
• 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Adam Robert Thomas

Monday, May 2

• 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Aimée Ayotte Duo ft. Tristan Paxton
• 7:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Jazz Jam
• 9:00 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 Trio
• 6:15 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 Suarez
• 8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Steve Lloyd Smith & Friends
• 8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Bill Runge, André Lachance, Bernie Arai

Thursday, May 5

• 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, JPG Trio
• 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., AHSIA
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Mimosa
• 8:00 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 Langford
• 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Frankie Hidalgo
• 7:00 PM - Centennial Theatre, Semiahmoo Secondary Music ft. Brad Turner, Steve Kaldestad, Dennis Esson, Kofi Gbolonyo
• 7:30 PM - house concert (sold-out), Wild Blue Herons
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Bruno Hubert Trio
• 8:30 PM - 8EAST, Screening on the 8EAST plaza: Films about the music of Harry Partch, Music Studio and Windsong
• 9:00 PM - Yard Cafe (8482 Granville Street), Don Valley Stompers
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Longhand Trio + Guests
• 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Todd Stewart Trio

Saturday, May 7

• 12:00 PM - Gleneagles Community Centre (6262 Marine Drive, West Vancouver), Kristian Braathen Trio
• 2:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Victor Noriega Quartet
• 6:00 PM - Dogwood Brewing (8284 Sherbrooke Street, Vancouver), Hint of Lime
• 7:30 PM - Saint Laurence Anglican Church, Les Echos du Pacifique: Aux Cafés Jazz!
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Vince Mai Quintet
• 9:00 PM - The Brighton (2471 East Hastings Street, Vancouver), Don Valley Stompers
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Ben Sigerson Trio + Guests
• 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Todd Stewart Trio

Week 2

Sunday, May 8 – Saturday, May 14

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Sunday, May 8

• 11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Bonnie Northgraves & Josh Roberts
• 2:00 PM - General Strike Coffee, Zrno / Whitworth / Caballero Trio
• 2:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240, Don Valley Stompers
• 4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers ft. Karin Plato & Friends
• 6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Revibe
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Akiko Tsuruga
• 7:30 PM - Second Sundays at Havana Theatre (sold-out), Laura Crema Quartet
• 8:00 PM - Capilano University, Seamus Blake Quartet
• 9:00 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 / Loewen
• 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Susana Williams

Wednesday, May 11

• 6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Hip Pocket Trio ft. Jason de Couto
• 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, The Soultrax Trio
• 6:30 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Steve Kozak Band Blues
• 7:00 PM - The Hart Gastown (238 Abbott Street, Vancouver), Susana Williams
• 7:00 PM - 8EAST, TV8E Season 4 Episode 3
• 8:00 PM - West Point Grey #142 Legion (3679 West Broadway, Vancouver), WOW Jazz Orchestra
• 8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Footnotes featuring Bryn Kinders
• 8:00 PM - Tangent Café, James Danderfer

Thursday, May 12

• 7:00 PM - Wise Hall, Mixtophonics Festival
• 7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Wynston Minckler Trio
• 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Alex Flock
• 8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Raagaverse
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Adrian Vedady / Kate Wyatt Quartet
• 8:00 PM - 8EAST, The Music and Instruments of Harry Partch: Meet the Instruments with Charles Corey and Bonnie Whiting
• 9:00 PM - 8EAST, Composer Carpenter Harry Partch: Film Screenings on the 8EAST Plaza

Friday, May 13

• 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Laura Crema Trio
• 7:00 PM - Wise Hall, Mixtophonics Festival
• 7:00 PM - 8EAST, Talk: A Composer Seduced Into Carpentry: Exploring the World of Harry Partch
• 8:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240 (sold-out), Brandon Isaak & The Saints of Swing
• 8:00 PM - Surrey Arts Centre, Josh Feinberg
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Nightcrawlers ft. Nick Hempton
• 8:00 PM - 8EAST, Improvisations with the Partch Instrumentarium and the Now Society Ensemble
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, François Houle & Daniel Janke
• 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Jorrit Dijkstra Trio

Saturday, May 14

• 1:00 PM - 8EAST, Concert: Performances with SONIC/Symbiotic on the 8EAST Plaza
• 2:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Teresa Chang Quartet
• 6:00 PM - The Taco Factory (418 East Columbia Street, New Westminster), Orquestra Tabasko
• 7:00 PM - Wise Hall, Mixtophonics Festival
• 7:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Dean Thiessen's Stranger Friends Orchestra
• 7:30 PM - James Street Cafe (3819 Canada Way, Burnaby), Phyllis Adelyne
• 8:00 PM - Hungarian Hall, Parranda del dia de las Madres
• 8:00 PM - LanaLou's, Super Fun Dance Party with Balkan Shmalkan, Brehdren, Super Krystal
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Nightcrawlers ft. Nick Hempton
• 8:00 PM - 8EAST, Talk: Exploring Harry Partch’s Theoretical Framework and Compositional Philosophy
• 9:00 PM - Yard Cafe (8482 Granville Street, Vancouver), Gin Mill Ramblers
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Only A Visitor & Mark Campbell Quartet
• 9:30 PM - Guilt & Co., Los Duendes
• 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Jorrit Dijkstra Trio

Week 3

Sunday, May 15 – Saturday, May 21

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Sunday, May 15

• 11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Anita Eccleston
• 1:00 PM - 8EAST, Concert: Performances of Harry Partch Compositions
• 2:00 PM - Crescent Branch Legion #240, Some Like It Hot ft. Holly Arntzen, Lloyd Arntzen, Tom Arntzen
• 4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers ft. Melody Diachun & Friends
• 6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Geoff Claridge Trio
• 7:30 PM - Rio Theatre, Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Nightcrawlers ft. Nick Hempton
• 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Josh Roberts Quartet

Monday, May 16

• 7:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Jazz Jam
• 9:00 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 Webb
• 6:30 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, Steve Kozak Band Blues
• 8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Arvind Ramdas & Friends
• 8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Patrick Kao Quartet

Thursday, May 19

• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Heron
• 8:00 PM - Tangent Café, Chad Makela, Brad Turner, Wynston Minckler, Joe Poole
• 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., GroundUP ft. Meridian

Friday, May 20

• 5:30 PM - Chapel, Amber Tsang & Alvin Brendan
• 6:00 PM - Palermo Cucina (1802 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver), Jim Hopson & Alex Flock
• 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Stevie Wonder Birthday Party with Kristin Fung & friends
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Mike Henry & The Odd Trio
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Colin La's Fourth Landscape Sextet
• 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Shruti Ramani Trio

Saturday, May 21

• 2:00 PM - Pat's Pub / Hastings Mill, John Lee Trio / Quartet
• 6:00 PM - The Taco Factory (418 East Columbia Street, New Westminster), Orquestra Tabasko
• 6:00 PM - Palermo Cucina (1802 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver), Jim Hopson & Jared Richardson
• 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Adam Robert Thomas
• 7:00 PM - Aperture Coffee (4124 Main Street, Vancouver), Ben Sigerson Trio
• 7:30 PM - Kay Meek Center, Brubeck Brothers Quartet
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Karin Plato Quintet
• 9:30 PM - Guilt & Co., Ezra Kwizera
• 9:30 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

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Sunday, May 22

• 11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Joseph Lubinsky-Mast
• 4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Jazz Vespers
• 6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Atley King Trio
• 7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Steve Lloyd Smith
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Doc Fingers
• 8:00 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

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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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