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Vancouver, BC jazz calendar

Week 1 (Sat, Sep 30-Sat, Oct 7)
Week 2 (Sun, Oct 8-Sat, Oct 14)
Week 3 (Sun, Oct 15-Sat, Oct 21)
Week 4 (Sun, Oct 22-Sat, Oct 28)
Week 5 (Sun, Oct 29-Tue, Oct 31)

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Week 1

Sat, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 7 (back to top)

Saturday, September 30

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Erika Chow & Raphael Agustin ($10)
2:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Itamar Erez Trio w/ James Meger & Kevin Romain (no cover)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Cory Weeds Quintet w/ Steve Davis, Tilden Webb, Ken Lister, & Jesse Cahill ($30)
9:00 PM - 8EAST, Not For Proper + Arrington de Dionyso / Lisa Cay Miller / Kenton Loewen (by donation)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, 1920s night ft. Tiny Islands, w/ Tim Sars, Nathan Barrett, Ross Barrett, Wynston Minckler, & Nick James ($20)
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Low Hanging Fruits ft. David Caballero, Andrew Skepasts, & Arvind Ramdas ($10)

Sunday, October 1

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Ruthie Ha & David Caballero ($10)
1:00 PM - Hero’s Welcome, Chris Gestrin Quartet w/ James Danderfer, Jodi Proznick, & Jesse Cahill ($5)
2:00 PM - 8EAST, NOW Workshop ft. Arrington de Dionyso (by donation)
2:00 PM - White Rock Traditional Jazz Society at Crescent Branch Legion #240, Trad Mad ft. Ben MacRae & Casey Thomas-Burns ($12)
3:00 PM - Pyatt Hall, Blaine Dunaway w/ Miles Black ($35)
4:00 PM - St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Salsa Divina, w/ Marlin Ramazzini, Fito Garcia, Niho Takase, Elliot Polsky, & Nick Apivor (by donation)
4:00 PM - Northwood United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Dan Reynolds Band (by donation)
7:30 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Great Underwear Benefit Concert ft. Nathen Aswell, for neighbours of First United Church (by donation)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Tambura Rasa ($6/set)

Monday, October 2

7:00 PM - Guilt & Co Early Show, PATH ft. Francis Naluz ($6)
8:00 PM - New Thing at Tyrant Studios, Arrington de Dionyso w/ James Meger & Kenton Loewen ($10)

Tuesday, October 3

6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Nancy Newman Trio w/ Tilden Webb & Conrad Good ($12)
6:30 PM - Dosanko, Brad Shigeta Trio w/ Oliver Gannon & Noah Gotfrit ($5)
6:30 PM - Shadbolt Centre, Jazz jam with host Cory Weeds (FREE)
7:00 PM - Lobe, Applied Silence Screen Door album release seating 1 (by donation)
8:00 PM - Vivace on the Drive, Django Jazz All-Stars
8:30 PM - Lobe, Applied Silence Screen Door album release seating 2 (by donation)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Underneath the Harlem Moon ($6/set)

Wednesday, October 4

6:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Jon Bentley Trio w/ Sharon Minemoto & Conrad Good (no cover)
6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Gary Comeau's Sounds of New Orleans Trio w/ Adam Rohrlick & Nino DiPasquale (no cover)
7:30 PM - Royal Canadian Legion #142, Rugcutter Dance Orchestra (no cover)
8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Jazz Evensong ft. Roots and Herbs (by donation)
8:00 PM - Chill X, Mary Ancheta Quartet w/ Dominic Conway, Matt Reid, & Trent Otter ($16)
8:00 PM - Jazz at Presentation House: Anne MacDonald Studio, Dave Robbins Quartet w/ Bill Coon, Steve Kaldestad, & Russ Botten ($10)
8:00 PM - Vivace on the Drive, Rob Montgomery & Nadine States' Unplugged

Thursday, October 5

6:00 PM - Is That French, Ren Zhang & Bella Fedrigo (no cover)
7:00 PM - Guilt & Co Early Show, Beat Spirit ft. Trevor Whitridge & Skye Perez ($6/set)
7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Steve Lloyd Smith Trio ($5)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra ($20)
8:00 PM - Vivace on the Drive, Django Jazz All-Stars
9:30 PM - Guilt & Co GroundUp, Alex Flock's Funk Brigade ($6/set)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Jam to benefit Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund, with host Chris Fraser Quartet, ft. Jillian Lebeck, Bella Fedrigo, & Todd Stewart ($15)

Friday, October 6

6:00 PM - Brasserie Coquette, Lesley Branton Trio w/ Dan Howard & Tamami Maitland (no cover)
7:30 PM - Left of Main, Ambr Aria ft. Lief Ambrosia Hall & Matthew Ariaratnam + Like the Mind ft. Meredith Bates, Peggy Lee, & Elisa Thorn + Mini Maze ft. Feven Kidane & Andromeda Monk (by donation)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Nick Hempton - Cory Weeds Organ Quartet live recording w/ Nick Peck & Jesse Cahill ($25)
8:00 PM - Vivace on the Drive, Lawless Firm ft. Michael Dunn, Eleanore Dunn, Joe Bourchier, & Edgar Bridgewell
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Benjamin Sigerson / Chris Sigerson / Tilden Webb\
10:00 PM - Toast at Doris, Improv Karaoke ft. Cordelia Donovan M'Sadoques, Grace Ma, Greg Samek, Matthew Ariaratnam, Mike WT Allen, & Spencer Schoening (by donation)
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Patrick Kao Quartet w/ Jimi James Fraser, Brad Pearson, & Jamison Ko ($10)

Saturday, October 7

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Kathleen Nisbet Duo ($10)
2:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Geoff Claridge Quartet w/ Atley King, Conrad Good, & Bernie Arai (no cover)
7:30 PM - Left of Main, Yawn + Dálava ft. Julia Ulehla & Aram Bajakian + Shruti Ramani Trio w/ Feven Kidane & Sharon Minemoto (by donation)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Nick Hempton - Cory Weeds Organ Quartet live recording w/ Nick Peck & Jesse Cahill ($25)
8:00 PM - Chan Centre, Hiromi's Sonicwonder w/ Adam O’Farrill, Hadrien Feraud, & Gene Coye ($70+)
8:30 PM - Biltmore Cabaret, Brass Camel + Apollo Suns ($20)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Julio Avila Cuban Band ($25)
10:00 PM - Toast at Doris, Jazz Latin Syndicate ft. Atley King, James Danderfer, Aidan Miller, Linaldo Sans, Samuel Cartwright, & Myles Bigelow (by donation)
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Connor Lum Quartet w/ Patrick Kao, Dan Howard, & Omar Amlani ($10)

Week 2

Sun, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 14 (back to top)

Sunday, October 8

4:00 PM - St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Dan Reynolds (by donation)
6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Thad Bailey-Mai Trio ($12)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Sharon Minemoto Dark Night, Bright Stars album release w/ Jon Bentley, Darren Radtke, & Bernie Arai ($20)

Monday, October 9

9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Lache Cercel ($6/set)

Tuesday, October 10

6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Josh Roberts Trio ($12)
6:30 PM - Dosanko, Jason de Couto Organ Trio w/ Alvin Brendan & Nicholas Bracewell ($5)
7:30 PM - BlueShore at CapU, Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke ($40)
7:30 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Ladies’ Night Jazz Jam Series (FREE)
8:00 PM - Orpheum, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ft. Wynton Marsalis ($49+)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Adrian Sowa Trio w/ Marcus Abramzik & Trent Otter ($6/set)

Wednesday, October 11

6:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Brent Mah Trio w/ Jason de Couto & Wynston Minckler (no cover)
6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Doc Fingers Trio w/ Adam Rohrlick & Nino DiPasquale (no cover)
8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Jazz Evensong ft. The Weeds Boys & Friends (by donation)
8:00 PM - Chill X, Mandelbrat ft. Mike WT Allen, Nikko Whitworth, & Morgan Sidky ($16)
8:00 PM - Jazz at Presentation House: Anne MacDonald Studio, Ben Frost ($10)
8:00 PM - Vivace on the Drive, Rob Montgomery & Nadine States' Unplugged

Thursday, October 12

6:00 PM - Is That French, Ben Frost & Chris Fraser (no cover)
6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Alvin Brendan Trio ($12)
7:00 PM - Pourhouse, David Sikula Trio ($5)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Josh Rager Quartet w/ Bill Coon, Jodi Proznick, & Jesse Cahill ($16)
8:00 PM - Anza Club, Steph Wall My Angels album release show + Cyrus Jordan ($15)
8:00 PM - Vivace on the Drive, Django Jazz All-Stars
9:30 PM - Guilt & Co GroundUp, The Block ft. Dominic Conway, Scott Verbeek, Max Zipursky, Matt Reid, & Paul Clark ($6/set)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Scott Smith pedal steel album release show ($15)

Friday, October 13

8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Sam Dillon Quartet w/ Tilden Webb, Jodi Proznick, & Jesse Cahill ($25)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Brad Shigeta Swingtet w/ Oliver Gannon, Miles Black, Noah Gotfrit, & Joe Poole ($18)
10:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Star Captains ft. Max Zipursky, NaRai, Gavin Youngash, Daniel Child, & Jim Black ($6/set)
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Amphibioux ft. Julia Farry, John Nicholson, Tiago Cavalcanti, Mauricio Zani, & Choenden Kyirong ($10)

Saturday, October 14

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Lesley Branton Duo ($10)
2:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Andrea Superstein Trio w/ Tilden Webb & Wynston Minckler (no cover)
8:00 PM - Bez Arts Hub, Blues Hoodoo ($39)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Sam Dillon Quartet w/ Tilden Webb, Jodi Proznick, & Jesse Cahill ($25)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Star Captains ft. NaRai, Gavin Youngash, Jim Black, Justin Juan, Derek DiFilippo, & Paul Clark
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Ruthie Ha - Paco Ha Quintet plays Alice Coltrane w/ Jancis Bautista, Bella Fedrigo, & Karl DeJong ($10)

Week 3

Sun, Oct 15 - Sat, Oct 21 (back to top)

Sunday, October 15

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Bill Coon & Oliver Gannon ($10)
1:00 PM - Hero’s Welcome, Saul Berson Quartet w/ Winston Matsushita, David Caballero, & Arvind Ramdas ($5)
2:00 PM - White Rock Traditional Jazz Society at Crescent Branch Legion #240, Jason Winikoff Hot Five ($12)
4:00 PM - St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Anita Eccleston Quintet (by donation)
6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Shannon Thue Trio ($12)
7:00 PM - Chan Centre, Anoushka Shankar w/ Arun Ghosh, Sarathy Korwar, Pirashanna Thevarajah, & Tom Farmer (sold out)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Rob Tardik ($16)
8:00 PM - Heatley, Alvin Brendan Trio w/ Benjamin Millman & Trent Otter ($10)

Monday, October 16

7:30 PM - BlueShore at CapU, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog w/ Shahzad Ismaily & Ches Smith ($40)
8:00 PM - Lido, Tatsuya Nakatani w/ Kenton Loewen & JP Carter ($15)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Alvaro Rojas' Strange Worlds ft. James Meger & Dan Gaucher ($6/set)

Tuesday, October 17

6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Chris Fraser Organ Trio ($12)
6:30 PM - Dosanko, Arvind Ramdas Trio w/ Conrad Good & Max Huberdeau ($5)
8:00 PM - Painted Ship, Will Clements Trio w/ Alvin Brendan & Jason de Couto ($10)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Steve Kozak ($6/set)

Wednesday, October 18

6:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Andrew Skepasts Trio w/ Dan Howard & Bernie Arai (no cover)
6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Adam Rohrlick's Hip Pocket Trio w/ Jason de Couto & Conrad Good (no cover)
8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Jazz Evensong ft. Sister Jazz Quintet (by donation)
8:00 PM - Chill X, Paul Pigat Trio w/ Cam Wilson & Brent Gubbels ($16)
8:00 PM - Jazz at Presentation House: Anne MacDonald Studio, Capilano University 4th year jazz combos ($10)

Thursday, October 19

6:00 PM - Is That French, Ben Kyle & Eric Bates (no cover)
7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Dave Say ($5)
8:00 PM - Chill X, Jonah Parzen-Johnson w/ Adrian Avendano & Chacal del Tamborazo ($16)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Terminal Station ft. Scott Smith, Jeremy Holmes, Darryl Havers, & Liam MacDonald ($16)
9:30 PM - Guilt & Co GroundUp, Luvinya ($6/set)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Unwritten Thursdays vol. 2 curated by Cole Schmidt

Friday, October 20

7:30 PM - Trinity-Grace United Church, Prodigal Son Suite ft. Dan Reynolds Trio (by donation)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Wild Blue Herons ft. Darlene Cooper & Bill Sample, w/ Tim Porter, Miles Foxx Hill, & Randall Stoll ($17.50)
8:00 PM - KW Production Studio, Woodwards Building, Savannah Read + Madelyn Read ($10)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Bryan Chung Quintet ($15)
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Jason de Couto Trio w/ Seb Chamney & Nicholas Bracewell ($10)

Saturday, October 21

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Christopher Berner Duo ($10)
2:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Tom Keenlyside Quartet w/ Sharon Minemoto, Conrad Good, & Joe Poole (no cover)
7:30 PM - BlueShore at CapU, Naadaleela ft. Amir Eslami, Vidyasagar Vankayala, Curtis Andrews, Jared Burrows, Lan Tung, Dailin Hsieh, & Jonathan Bernard ($30)
7:30 PM - Massey Theatre, Oktopus ($45)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Incognito ft. Rob Montgomery & Nadine States, w/ Steve Werbicki, Dave Barton, & Darrell Mayes ($17.50)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Sam Wilson Trio w/ Geordie Hart & Jen Yakamovich + Sam Wilson & Andrew Jackson
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Colin Sankey Trio w/ Seb Chamney & Sangito Bigelow ($10)

Week 4

Sun, Oct 22 - Sat, Oct 28 (back to top)

Sunday, October 22

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Lorraine Foster Duo ($10)
2:00 PM - White Rock Traditional Jazz Society at Crescent Branch Legion #240, Swing Patrol ($12)
4:00 PM - St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Ruby Lane Organ Trio (by donation)
6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Kayden Gorden Trio ($12)
7:00 PM - Guilt & Co Early Show, Alex Flock solo ($6)
7:00 PM - Pourhouse, Jason de Couto Trio ($5)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Jocelyn Gould Sonic Bouquet album release w/ Randy Napoleon, Mark Lewandowski, Will Bonness, & Nicholas Bracewell ($20)

Monday, October 23

7:30 PM - Kay Meek Centre, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque ($50)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Django's Jewels All-Stars ($6/set)
9:00 PM - Lido, Infidels All-Stars ft. Erika Chow, Gordy Li, Clayton Poon, Jancis Bautista, Bella Fedrigo, & Karl DeJong (by donation)

Tuesday, October 24

6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Noah Gotfrit Trio ($12)
6:30 PM - Dosanko, Emilio Suarez Trio w/ Jimi James Fraser & Connor Lum ($5)
7:30 PM - Gordon Smith Gallery, Benjamin Millman Trio w/ Wynston Minckler & Karl DeJong ($20)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Organ.ic Chemistry ft. Tom Keenlyside, Adam Rohrlick, Jason de Couto, & Nicholas Bracewell ($6/set)

Wednesday, October 25

6:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Max Huberdeau Trio w/ Dan Howard & Jamison Ko (no cover)
6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Adam Rohrlick's Hip Pocket Trio w/ Tom Arntzen & Brent Gubbels (no cover)
8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Jazz Evensong ft. Steve Lloyd Smith & Friends (by donation)
8:00 PM - Chill X, PATH ft. Francis Naluz, Paco Ha, Erika Chow, Suin Park, & Seth Kitamura ($16)
8:00 PM - Jazz at Presentation House: Anne MacDonald Studio, Capilano University 4th year jazz combos & jam with faculty ($10)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Hot Jazz ft. Bonnie Northgraves Quintet ($6/set)

Thursday, October 26

6:00 PM - Is That French, Pressley Murillo & Justine Darlington (no cover)
7:30 PM - Carnegie Community Centre, Tony Wilson's Homeless Project (FREE)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Angela Verbrugge Quartet ft. Ray Gallon, w/ Brent Gubbels & Graham Villette ($16)
8:30 PM - St. Michael’s Hall, Rhythm City Productions presents Halloween swing music party ($18)
9:30 PM - Guilt & Co GroundUp, Adam Robert Thomas ($6/set)

Friday, October 27

7:00 PM - Guilt & Co Early Show, Hayley Wallis ($6/set)
7:30 PM - BlueShore at CapU, Henrique Eisenmann & CapU jazz ensembles ($35)
7:30 PM - Ironworks, Beatings are in the Body ft. Róisín Adams, Erika Angell, & Peggy Lee ($25)
7:30 PM - St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Sanctuary Swing Cats ft. Trevor Whitridge + swing dance ($18)
8:00 PM - ACT Arts Centre, Tanika Charles ($30.50+)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Ray Gallon Grand Company album release w/ Jodi Proznick & John Lee ($25)
9:30 PM - Ironworks, Oceans And ft. Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand, & Hank Roberts ($25)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, UnZappologetic ft. Daniel Deorksen, Feven Kidane, Connor Lum, Dean Thiessen, Thomas Hoeller, Cole Woodland, & Eliot Doyle
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, Graham Villette - Kosma Busheikin Trio w/ Atley King ($10)

Saturday, October 28

11:00 AM - BlueShore at CapU, Trumpet Summit ft. Bonnie Northgraves, Brad Turner, & Daniel Hersog (FREE)
11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Linda Szentes Duo ($10)
1:30 PM - BlueShore at CapU, Saxophone Summit ft. Campbell Ryga, Steve Kaldestad, & James Danderfer (FREE)
2:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Karen Graves Trio w/ Miles Black & Conrad Good (no cover)
2:00 PM - 8EAST, NOW Improvisation Workshop w/ Erika Angell (by donation)
7:30 PM - Inlet Theatre, Blue Moon Marquee ($30)
7:30 PM - Ironworks, Josh Cole's Kind Mind w/ Karen Ng & Michael Davidson ($25)
7:30 PM - Kay Meek Centre, Tanika Charles ($45)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Ray Gallon Grand Company album release w/ Jodi Proznick & John Lee ($25)
8:00 PM - All-City Athletics, Gordy Li Smurf Quartet
8:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, James Brown - David Restivo Quartet w/ Steve Holy & Bernie Arai ($20)
9:30 PM - Ironworks, Craig Taborn ($25)
9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, HalloWeen tribute to Ween ($20)
10:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Jay Esplana & Friends ($6/set)
11:00 PM - Frankie's After Dark, John Lee Trio w/ Graham Villette & Kosma Busheikin ($10)

Week 5

Sun, Oct 29 - Tue, Oct 31 (back to top)

Sunday, October 29

11:30 AM - 2nd Floor Gastown Brunch, Jim Hopson Duo ($10)
2:00 PM - White Rock Traditional Jazz Society at Crescent Branch Legion #240, White Rock Rhythm Kings ft. Jocelyn Waugh & Ben Lockwood ($12)
4:00 PM - Golden Ears United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Ben MacRae Trio (by donation)
4:00 PM - St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Angela Verbrugge (by donation)
4:00 PM - St. Andrews Church North Vancouver, Jazz Vespers ft. Von Trapped Family (FREE)
6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Taras Luka Trio ($12)
7:00 PM - Guilt & Co Early Show, Tchelo & The Chicos ($6)
7:30 PM - Kay Meek Centre, Tanika Charles ($45)
7:30 PM - Shadbolt Centre, Cory Weeds Quintet ft. Jerry Weldon ($35)
8:00 PM - Frankie’s, Domi Edson Trio w/ Spencer Zweifel & Bobby Wiens ($16)
9:00 PM - Guilt & Co, Orquesta Tabasko ($6/set)

Monday, October 30

7:00 PM - Guilt & Co Early Show, Alyse Millway ($6)

Tuesday, October 31

6:30 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Jeffrey Dawson Trio ($12)
6:30 PM - Dosanko, Campbell Ryga Trio w/ Bill Coon & Darren Radtke ($5)
7:00 PM - Guilt & Co Early Show, Sieski ($6)
8:00 PM - VIFF Centre, Rocky Horror Music Show