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Events Calendar
One of thee best social dances in town! register ahead!
Chelsea McBride is an acclaimed saxophonist, composer, and educator. She leads the Socialist Night School, one of the finest contemporar Big Bands in Canada. This will be their first Vancouver performance in over 6 years.
$20
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Vancouver. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone with Bonnie Northgraves at the Historic Theatre, The Cultch under the gentle glow of candlelight.
$60 - 100
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Vancouver. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone with Bonnie Northgraves at the Historic Theatre, The Cultch under the gentle glow of candlelight.
$60 - 100
free event featuring the Canadian Memorial Church Choir and band!
https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/ruthie-ha-big-band/
Ruthie Ha is a saxophonist and composer based in Vancouver, and a recent graduate of Capilano University’s Jazz program. Their Big Band plays entirely original music by Ha, who draws inspiration from Joe Henderson, The Zombies, and Cats–musically speaking–but also from nature, colours, books, and the emotionally-resonant details found in daily life.
FREE
Bonnie Northgraves and the Big Loud is a seven-piece joy machine serving up bold, brassy, foot-stomping hot jazz with irresistible charm. Fronted by Bonnie’s magnetic trumpet and vocals, the band turns heads and fills dance floors. Though rooted in the spirit of New Orleans, they love to take playful offramps to hot jazz takes on modern favourites. Whether you’re a seasoned swing dancer, a subtle swayer, or you just love to sit back and listen to hot jazz at its finest, the Big Loud is feel-good, celebratory music that invites everyone in. Come ready to clap, hoot, sway, and leave smiling!
With Kevin Jackson trombone, Wynston Minckler bass, Josh Roberts guitar/banjo, Dean Thiessen piano, Seth Kitamura drums, and Thomas Harris clarinet/sax.
FREE
Marcus Abramzik is a brilliant bassist and composer. Writing thrilling jazz fusion and funk grooves $12
Bonnie is a trumpet player, vocalist, and composer based in Vancouver. Her singing is smoky and rich, and her trumpet playing a call to the early jazz styles of New Orleans while remaining fresh, inventive, and playful. Bonnie has one foot rooted in jazz heritage and one foot stepping forward creating a fresh new voice in the musical landscape. This powerful combination has given wings to a music career that’s seen her perform on Juno award winning albums, and numerous tours across North America, Europe, China, and India; delighting audience at home and abroad.
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A can’t-miss collab between bright lights of the Vancouver scene and a giant of Scandinavian jazz!
Carrying the torch for the next generation of Canadian large ensembles, Stranger Friends Orchestra plays the warm, spontaneous, and dynamic compositions of bandleader Dean Thiessen. Inspired by musical friendships, literary works, colour theory, and the unique voices of each ensemble member, Thiessen’s 2024 album LIVE at The Fox Cabaret captures what makes the 15-piece jazz orchestra great: soaring melodies, spontaneous improvisation, and collective humanity.
They’re joined by Swedish saxophonist/clarinettist Fredrik Ljungkvist. Part of the game-changing ensemble Atomic, whose aesthetic “draws as much on brash US avant-jazz as it does on contemplative European chamber improv” (Jazzwise), Ljungkvist has worked with Wadada Leo Smith, the Fire! Orchestra, and Lina Nyberg, and won the “Jazz Kannan” as musician of the year from the Swedish Jazz Society.
$35
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register online for the festival weekend pass or one-day pass