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A Message from the Premier June 22-July 1, 2012 8D Once again, welcome and enjoy the festival! Sincerely, J`eZ\i\cp# :_i`jkp:cXib CGi\d`\ihristy Clark Premier! June, 2012 ! 8D On behalf of Vancouver City Council and the citizens of K_\K;MXeZflm\i@ek\ieXk`feXcAXqq=\jk`mXcYi`e^jlj('[Xpjf]gli\Vancouver, I am pleased to extend my best wishes and to welcome you to the 2012 Vancouverdlj`ZXc\eafpd\ek\m\ipp\Xi%N\Xi\m\ipgifl[f]MXeZflm\iËji\glkXk`fe International Jazz Festival. XjXdXafiZ\eki\]fik_\g\i]fid`e^XikjXe[k_\AXqq=\jk`mXc`jX_l^\ Zfeki`Ylkfikfk_`j[\j`^eXk`fe% The Vancouver International Jazz Festival brings us 10 days of pure musical enjoyment every year. We are very proud of Vancouver's reputationK_\i\n`ccY\(/''dlj`Z`Xej]\Xkli`e^lgkf*''ZfeZ\ikjXkfm\i*,m\el\j as a major centre for the performing arts and the Jazz Festivalk_`jp\XiXe[@_fg\\m\ipfe\ki`\jkf^\kXjXdgc\]ifdXjdXepXjpflZXe%8jDXpfi#@]\\cdfjk is a huge contributor to this designation. There will be 1800 musicians featuring up gi`m`c\^\[k_Xkk_\pn`ccj_Xi\k_\`ikXc\ekjn`k_Xccf]lj#Xe[@cffb]finXi[kfXkk\e[`e^k_\to 300 concerts at over 35 venues this year and I hope everyone tries to get a sample]\jk`mXcn`k_\m\ipfe\% from as many as you can. As Mayor, I feel most privileged that they will share their talents with all of us, and I look forward to attending the festival with everyone.K_XebpflkfXccf]k_\dlj`Z`Xej#jgfejfij#fi^Xe`q\ijXe[mfclek\\ij]fifeZ\X^X`eYi`e^`e^ k_`j^i\Xk\m\ekkfk_\\Xijf]MXeZflm\i Thank you to all of the musicians, sponsors, organizers and volunteers for once again bringing this great event to the ears of Vancouver! 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Your donation supports the presentation of over150 plus free shows during the festival, great concerts throughout the year, and the next generation of artists who rely on our exemplary (and free) music education programs. Thank you for your support, we couldn’t do it without you! JAZZ LOVERS Patricia Dick Steve Young Marriott ($1000+) Peter Dodek Stan Zobac Leah M. Kaser John Dreadon Diane Zwickel Matthew Kavanagh Lynn Buhler Mitchell Edgar Chad Kuipers James Coverdale Susan Elmajian JAZZ FRIENDS Paul Kyba Franco Ferrari Gordon Gallagher ($50+) Trevor & Elaine McCarthy Tetrault Judith Goodman Landsiedel Foundation Peter Goodwin Roger Aballini Michael Lebowitz Frances McGrath Sangam Grant Graham Abbott Marshall Letcher Gregory Greenfield Patrick Aldous Aileen Lew Bill Hay Linda Belton Lydia Lovison JAZZ PATRONS Robert Michael Robert Bigelow John W Mabbott ($500+) Holliday Sharyl Brown & Bob Elizabeth Macdonald Matthew Holm Thompson Robert Mackay Christopher Fleck Glenn Johanson Sharon Brown Andrew Major Bob Golden Norah Johnston Brian Buchanan Hideo Makihara Darryl Hebert Barbara Kay Carol Bullen Grant McDaniel Karen Hudon Patty Kerneghan Janis Cackette Anne McIlvaney Michael Matich Richard Knowles Carmel Cameron Barbara-Jo McIntosh Evan Wickens Marshall Letcher Ronald Charles Craig McMorran Peter Lisicin Carl Chinn Kevin McNeilly JAZZ Richard Lusk Robert Church Steven Neill BENEFACTORS Alison MacLennan Barbara Cooper Allen Pasnak Shailendra Mahanti Myriam Cyr Eileen Payton ($250+) Mark Mitchell Nou Dadoun Ranko Petrovic Thomas J Adair Jayeson Nicols Vicki De Boer Tom Phipps Patrick Julian Gretchen O’Brien John Deeley Mike Pratt Darren Kadonoff Jaime Peschiera Margaret Dixon Sharon Quan Gary Kushnir Tim Poole Elise F. Drake Bob Rebagliati Peter Lisicin Clifford & Maynetta Paula Farrell Mel Ross Stephen E. Nicol Raymond James Fraser Karen Rudner Jill Fraser Donna Mae Deborah Roitberg Marie & Ralph Shaw Stephen Gaerber Rantamaa Seamount Melville & Joan Shaw Beth Gauthier Fatima Amarshi Technologies Inc Mikal K Shook Christopher Sebert Stephen Geiger Remedios Sonia Craig Sidjak Cary Gertsen Steele JAZZ Karl Stahl Raymond Glenn Dianne Stevens SUPPORTERS Robert Taylor Giesbrecht Ron Sudlow ($100+) David Tobin Carol A. Goldsmith Adrian Swanston Thomas Hager Michael Aihoshi Cyril Tracy Howard Teasley Duff G Waddell John Hamilton Jane Turner Stuart Alcock Bruce Hardy Andrew Bartlett John Watson Neill Vanhinsberg Kenneth Weremchuk Todd Hickling Paula Verhoeven Tony Bortolotto Howard Ho William Brown Leslie Kenway & Gillian Walker William Moore Gavin Hodgins Alfred Waterman Joanne Challenger Katherine Hoover Craig Cromie Rod Wong Maureen Zeal Kevin Wright Suzan Imren Campbell Gary Crompton Marie Leonard & Jim Allan Diamond James Wyse 12 Our Team Thanks for being part of the Coastal Jazz & Blues Family, we couldn’t do it without you! VOLUNTEERS CORE STAFF FESTIVAL STAFF PRODUCTION MANAGER: Up to 600 volunteers EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ARTIST HOSPITALITY Robert Wilson devote countless hours COORDINATOR: Fatima Amarshi PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: and energy to support Karen Dar Woon James Ong the festival each year. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: Our sincere thanks to ARTIST HOSPITALITY Alex Grigg ASSISTANT: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: each and every one of Allison Daniel Katja Schlueter you. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Ken Pickering ARTIST LOGISTICS SITE MANAGER: COORDINATOR: Tom Fijal BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEDIA DIRECTOR: Marijka Asbeek Brusse John Orysik ASSISTANT SITE MANAGER: PRESIDENT: ARTIST LOGISTICS Julie Martens Mitchell Edgar MARKETING DIRECTOR: ASSISTANT : Judie Dahl Felipe Mascarenhas TRANSPORTATION VICE-PRESIDENT: COORDINATOR: Patrick Julian OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: BANNER COORDINATOR: Donna Lytle Eduardo Ottoni Bodie MacNeil TREASURER: VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS: Michael Matich MANAGER OF ARTISTIC BOX OFFICE ASSISTANT: Bali Singh and Koralee PROGRAMMING: Jo Bergstrand Tonack SECRETARY: Rainbow Robert Gary Kushnir EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR: INTERNS: OPERATIONS MANAGER: Rajveer Chohan, James MEMBERS AT LARGE: Jen Thomas Flora Ware Franco Ferrari, Bob Metzger, Clemens FOOD, BEVERAGE & EXHIBIT Golden, Nou Dadoun, OFFICE MANAGER: MANAGER: Puhringer, Celia Faure, Kevin McNeilly, Michael Kelly Creelman Rod Grant Frederik Faulseit, Peter Pratt, Patrick Aldous Haley, Layla Romero BUSINESS MANAGER: GRAPHIC DESIGN: ADVISORY BOARD: Phil Daum Don Barnard COVER GRAPHICS: Bob Rebagliati, Karl Don Barnard Stahl, Deborah Roitberg, ACCOUNTANT: OFFICIAL FESTIVAL Jeff Turner PHOTOGRAPHER: Lynn Buhler, James Chris Cameron Coverdale, Craig Cromie CONTACT US: Address: 2nd floor, 295 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1L9. Phone: 604.872.5200 search TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Email: [email protected] Web: vanjazzfest.ca twitter.com/vanjazzfest www.vanjazzfest.blogspot.com 13 Ticket & Hopper Pass Purchase info ADVANCE TICKETS FOR JAZZ WHERE TO BUY & PICK UP FESTIVAL SHOWS YOUR HOPPER PASS Advance tickets for the Orpheum, Centre, Vogue, PASS PURCHASE: Northern Tickets Venue, Ironworks and the *Roundhouse Performance s %ARLY "IRD 2ATE 3# FROM -ARCH TH TO Centre can be purchased through Northern Tickets. -AY TH *Note, single tickets ($5) for the Roundhouse Performance Centre shows available at the door only. Weekend Passes s ,ATE 2ATE 3# FROM *UNE ND TO for all shows at this venue ($15 for 6 shows) available June 15th through Northern Tickets. PASS PICK UP: In person only at the Vogue Theatre PHONE: 604.569.1144 (local), s *UNE ST TO ST 'RANVILLE 3TREET 1 (855) 551-9747 (North America) Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-4pm ONLINE: northerntickets.com s #REDIT #ARD HOLDER MUST BRING CREDIT CARD USED FOR purchase, account confirmation number and valid IN PERSON: Vogue Theatre photo ID. 918 Granville Street Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-4pm JAZZ FRIENDS — DISCOUNTS & GROUP PURCHASE DISCOUNT: TICKET PURCHASE OPTIONS 10% for 10 tickets or more CJBS is a not-for-profit charity that relies on the sup- port of our patrons to present the festival each year. ADVANCE TICKETS FOR NORTH Your donation supports the 150 free concerts and SHORE JAZZ SHOWS education programs we present each year. Advance Tickets for North Shore Jazz Shows at In addition to a tax receipt, pre-sale access to tickets, Presentation House and North Shore Credit Union discounts and other benefits, Jazz Friends receive a Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University ONLY SERVICE CHARGE ON ALL FESTIVAL TICKET PURCHAS- can be purchased through the NSCU Centre Box es. Full details on the Jazz Friends program at van- Office. jazzfest.ca PHONE: 604.990.7810 TO BECOME A JAZZ FRIEND OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP: ONLINE: capilanou.ca/nscucentre s #ONTACT US AT EXT IN PERSON: NSCU Centre, Birch 126, Capilano s 3IGN UP ONLINE AT VANJAZZFESTCA University, 2055 Purcell Way, Mon-Fri 11am-4pm (Donate/Become a Member button) DAY OF SHOW TICKET PURCHASES HOW TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONCE YOU’VE BECOME A JAZZ FRIEND: s 4ICKETS GO OFF SALE AT PM ON DAY OF SHOW s 4ICKETS MAY STILL BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR APPROXI- Get personalized service through our Coastal Jazz mately one hour prior to showtime (Check venue Box Office at 604.872.5200 ext 5 information on vanjazzfest.ca or capilanou.ca/ OR nscucentre for venue specific information) Buy directly from Northern Tickets using your exclu- sive Jazz Friend purchase code. 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Their June 25 Granville Island – Public new album is inspired by recent people’s protest movements, such as Market Stage @ Noon Free the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. BBB is the perfect soundtrack An ensemble of blending opposites, 4=4 marries elegance and to the re-energized spirit of our time! grit, soft subtleties and forceful crashes, melodious harmony and crunchy dissonance. Led by violinist Meredith Bates (Pugs and Crows) this unique blend of modern jazz and indie rock features emerging Melissa Bandura Trio Vancouver creative lights Tom Wherrett guitar, Gordon Mowat bass, June 30 Granville Island – Public Andrew Millar drums. Market Stage @ Noon Free Building on the folk-roots sounds of her previous band Lily Come Mike Allen Quartet Down, violinist and guitarist Melissa Bandura’s powerful and haunting vocals thread their way through her diverse melodies, eccentric chord July 1 Performance Works @ 2pm Free changes and unique rhythmic phrasing. Described by The Globe and Mail as “a supremely melodic impro- viser,” Vancouver saxophonist Mike Allen is an important name on the Canadian jazz scene. His deeply swinging music is steeped in the tra- Jill Barber dition of the great saxophone led groups of Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley June 30 Performance Works @ 7:30 & 10pm $27.50 +SC and Joe Henderson. With Miles Black piano/guitar, Adam Thomas bass, “Barber and her five-piece band recreated jazzy-classy pre-rock Julian MacDonough drums. sounds, with lyrical themes of romance, dreams and spells that leave one helpless.”—The Globe and Mail The Avett Brothers From shy coffee-shop folkie to June 26 Orpheum @ 8pm $40/35/30 +SC confident main stage chanteuse, Jill Barber has grown tremen- “The Avett Brothers have found that sweet spot where Americana dously over her career. Her latest meets the pop savvy of Nick Lowe.” —Chicago Tribune album Mischievous Moon is wist- Exquisitely blending fraternal har- fully romantic, full of sweeping monies and a sense of songcraft dramatics and a beautiful con- that’s a brighter shade of Townes tralto voice inspired by Ella van Zandt, the Avett Brothers Fitzgerald and Edith Piaf. She have fully embraced their shared presents lush covers of Leonard Cohen, The Everly Brothers and birthright of melody and passion- Charles Aznavour. Steadily becoming fluent in the language of love, ate performance. Their latest al- Barber now charms our pants off in both official languages. bum, produced by Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, RUN DMC), is a propulsive, foot stomping “punk- Basketball (with Los Amigos Invisibles) grass” folk masterpiece that filters CSNY countrified boogie through July 1 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $25 + SC the brothers’ early neo-punk roots. These rowdy but sensitive brothers As primal as you can get without unplugging all the drum machines, are hitting their stride with their stunning folk-pop songwriting and Basketball’s tribal electronica, massive percussion, and world music rousing live shows. instrumentation coalesce into an immersive, cathartic dance party. Add the unusual vocals sung in both English and Croatian, and you Tommy Babin’s Benzene have the makings of an almost indescribable live show. June 23 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free “Pits full-bore free-improv against stratospheric out-rock.”—Exclaim! Han Bennink / Brodie West / Terrie Ex One of Vancouver’s busiest and most expressive bass players, Tommy June 24 Innovation Series – Ironworks @ 9pm $20 +SC Babin excels in both straight-ahead and improv settings. With Benzene A pioneering improv drummer, a there’s no shortage of hypnotic energy and excitement. With Chad post-punk icon, and a young lion MacQuarrie guitar, Chad Makela baritone sax, Bernie Arai drums. team up for what’s sure to be a genre-defying romp! Guitarist Terrie Ex co-founded Dutch band BADBADNOTGOOD (with The Sway Machinery) The Ex in 1979, and has tran- June 27 Venue @ 9pm $20 +SC scended the punk genre by weav- Didn’t you get the tweet? Tyler the Creator (of the infamous Odd Future ing together Ethiopian music, im- hip hop crew) gave a big shout out to Toronto’s BADBADNOTGOOD, provisation, and collaborations resulting in their post-bop medleys of the dark and funky Odd Future with Tortoise and members of Sonic Youth. Drummer Han Bennink is catalog going viral on YouTube. They’ve since recorded with Tyler him- one of the most important figures in creative music. Known for his self, who proclaimed their session “the coolest thing ever.” omnivorous musical taste, superb playing, and irreverent stage pres- ence, Bennink co-founded Dutch avant garde ensemble ICP, and has collaborated with Eric Dolphy, Derek Bailey, and more. Saxophonist Balkan Beat Box Brodie West is one of Toronto’s finest emerging creative musicians. June 27 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $30 +SC Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts. Balkan Beat Box goes waaaay beyond world music! Can we coin the phrase “Panagea Beat”? Imagine if the supercontinent still existed and a blend of Arabic, Mediterranean, and Balkan music with the kinetic fervour of dance- hall was all the rage! One of the most exciting groups on the planet Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 17 An Evening with George Benson Independent Music Award for Best Acoustic Instrumental Album, and June 23 Orpheum @ 8pm $75/70/65 + SC Grand Prix du Disque Montreux Festival. 10-time Grammy award winning superstar George Benson is both Geoff Berner (with Balkan Beat Box) a matchless jazz guitar legend and June 27 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $30 +SC an extraordinary vocalist with a “Cherish him, cherish him, for there really is no one like him. lush soulful tenor that draws com- Fantastic.”—Billy Bragg parisons to Nat King Cole. During his early days he played with the Political, romantic, and downright hilarious, singer/songwriter Geoff likes of Miles Davis, Herbie Berner also plays a mean accordion! An engaging, spirited performer, Hancock, and Frank Sinatra while Berner’s a brainy klezmer punk rock troubadour and a local treasure. leading his own bands. In the 70s he surged to cross-over stardom With Diona Davies violin/vocals, Wayne Adams percussion/vocals. with the triple-platinum album Breezin’. A track from the album, “This Masquerade,” was the first song in history to reach #1 on the jazz, R&B, and pop charts. The decade also brought chart busters “Nature Saul Berson Trio Boy,” “Give Me The Night,” and “Turn Your Love Around.” Since then June 30 Canada Place @ Noon Free Benson has consolidated his global reputation as one of the giants of Delivering a unique sound that melds Middle-Eastern overtones, music—no matter what the genre. Argentinean tango and jazz improvisation, saxophonist Berson’s trio lays down an engaging and impressive musical statement with an array of original compositions and select standards. “This is defi- Pierre Bensusan nitely not your average jazz band so be prepared to hear something June 27 NSCU Centre @ 8pm $25/$23 new.”—ejazznews French-Algerian guitarist/vocalist Pierre Bensusan is one of the most eloquent world musicians of Black Lotos with Xu Fengxia our time. In the late ’70s & Lucas Niggli Bensusan began exploring jazz June 30 Innovation Series – Roundhouse Performance and classical music, creating a Centre @ 1:30pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass virtuosic and highly original style on the acoustic guitar that is both “Chinese opera, Mongolian throat and overtone singing, traditional elegant and fluid. His music Chinese folk music, noise, Western music, African rhythms and jazz all shows a fascination for his North African roots and flair for the Celtic combined in the instant composing of Niggli and Xu.”—Intakt Chinese folk traditions of Western Europe. He has travelled the globe in his guzheng player Xu Fengxia (Gufeng Ensemble, Peter Kowald) and 35-year career winning numerous accolades—Best World Music Swiss drummer Lucas Niggli (Steamboat Switzerland) go from inti- Guitar Player by Guitar Player magazine, American Association for mate dialogue to orchestral abundance. Breathtaking! %"" "& ' ) " " & % & ) ( Earlybird Price $150 + SC March 10 - May 30 Regular Price $175 + SC June 2 - June 15 " " " ) 18 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts Hopper Ad.indd 1 4/26/12 2:57:37 PM Thanks to the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Canada Council for Andrew Collins Trio the Arts. June 24 Jack Loucks Court / JUNE 30 RHPC (Homburger/Guy/Niggli) 3:15pm $5 / Hopper Pass / John Braithwaite Centre 1pm Free $15 Weekend Pass Prolific multi-instrumentalist Andrew Collins is a long-standing mem- JULY 1 Roundhouse (Niggli Workshop) 1:30pm Free ber of the Creaking Tree String Quartet and the Foggy Hogtown Boys. JULY 1 Ironworks (Plimley/Guy/Niggli) 11:30pm $10 +SC With musical styling encompassing bluegrass, jazz, and swing, the trio features Mike Mezzatesta mando family/guitar/fiddle, James Mceleney RHPC (Lan Tung & Proliferasian with Xu Fengxia) 1:30pm JULY 1 bass, Andrew Collins mandolin/guitar/fiddle. $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass Roundhouse (Xu Fengxia Workshop) 4:30pm Free JULY 1 Company B Jazz Band June 23 Downtown Jazz – Anthem Properties The Bletchley Bombes Robson Stage @ 4:45pm Free July 1 Roundhouse – Exhibition Hall @ 5:30pm Free Equal parts sassy and sweet, the six-piece Company B Jazz Band The Bletchley Bombes play from the songbooks of great, often under- blends old time jazz and swing with lush, pitch-perfect melodies and rated jazz composers as well as compositions by baritone sax/bass clari- an infectious sense of fun. Classic repertoire of the ’20s-’50s (think netist Shane Krause. The pieces are vital, living worlds the group inhab- Andrews Sisters to Patsy Cline) is given a three-part female harmony its with their own distinct instrumental voices. With Dominic Conway treatment backed by a swinging clarinet/bass/guitar trio! sax, JP Carter trumpet, Russell Sholberg bass, Ben Brown drums. The Cookers with: George Cables/Billy The Boom Booms July 1 David Lam Park Stage @ 8:45pm Free Harper/Billy Hart/Cecil McBee/Eddie Henderson/Craig Handy/David Weiss “Combines the raw emotional intensity of Ben Harper and the cultural diversity of Manu Chao.” —CBC Radio 3 June 22 Performance Works @ 7:30 & 10pm $30 +SC The Boom Booms is a six-piece “Heavy hitters [The Cookers] play their butts off.”—Jazz Times Latin-soul-funk-rock-reggae band This isn’t your average super- that makes people want to dance. group—it’s a tight working band Think Budos Band, Marvin Gaye, with an aggressive mid ‘60s spirit the Buena Vista Social Club and that crackles with energy and ex- the best night of your life! citement. Members of the potent, mightily swinging septet have contributed to some of the great- est jazz of the last half-century, playing with greats such as Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, and Miles Davis. A debut album, Warriors, is marked by strong post-bop tunes, brilliant arrangements and explosive solos. These all-stars bring it: passion, Breach intensity, smokin’ interplay and joyful camaraderie. Guaranteed to See “Made in the UK” Page [Page 50] cook! Jared Burrows Trio Copilots (with Ndidi O) June 29 Canada Place @ Noon Free June 25 Venue @ 9pm $20 +SC Guitarist Jared Burrows is unabashed about his two biggest musical Renowned for his driving and attentive drumming with Fond of Tigers, influences: they’re the other guys in his band! In over ten years of col- Veda Hille, Inhabitants, and others, Skye Brooks brings his soaring laboration his trio has explored standards, original compositions, and voice, dream-like lyricism and adventurous songcraft to this engaging now almost exclusively play free improvisation, creating honest and five-piece rock band. Undercurrents of the group’s jazz and improv passionate jazz. With Rob Kohler bass, Stan Taylor drums. sensibilities inform their arcing and propulsive and organic folk rock. Liane Carroll Trio Cornshed See “Made in the UK” Page [Page 50] June 30 David Lam Park Stage @ 3:30pm Free Back to the roots is the simplest way to put it. A blend of East Coast, folk, and bluegrass with the tempo and driving force of a punk band Cast makes Vancouver’s Cornshed a stomping, rabble-rousing, forget- June 29 Granville Island – Public about-your-next-day-of-work experience. Market Stage @ Noon Free Drummer/glockenspiel player Ben Brown is very active in the Vancouver The Couling Chu Group music community performing with The Pugs and Crows band and The June 26 Canada Place @ Noon Free Unsupervised. He teams up with vibrant vocalist Jessica Leger for an intriguing duo performance. The Couling Chu Group’s unique jazz arrangements explore the wide world of pop music. Everything from Britney Spears to Bryan Adams gets a lush and jazzy going-over by this fun, refreshing trio featuring Médéric Collignon “Jus de Bocse” Georges Couling piano, Jade Chu vocals, Matt Reid bass. See “Spotlight on French Jazz” Page [Page 51] Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 19 James Danderfer Trio Destroyer June 27 Canada Place @ Noon Free June 29 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $25 +SC Clarinetist/composer James Danderfer leads this fun, swinging trio play- Indie rock’s idiosyncratic and ing 1930s standards and fresh originals in a classic style reminiscent sometimes inscrutable crown of the great Benny Goodman and Jelly Roll Morton trios. prince, Dan Bejar, has trans- “James is one of the best kept secrets in Canada...a truly remarkable formed his critically-acclaimed musician.”—Jazz FM 91.1 Destroyer project once again, this time letting his trademark lyricism take a back seat to extended Debra-Jean & The Dreams smooth grooves, reverb-drenched July 1 Granville Island – Railspur horn solos and yacht-invoking synth pads. The Polaris Music Prize nominated album Kaputt sees District Stage @ 12:30pm Free Bejar, the unorthodox singer/songwriter, standing back and letting the Here’s a cover band led by vocalist Debra-Jean Creelman with a man- musical interplay have a far more significant role than on any previous date to only play songs that they love—Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The releases. Bejar’s relationship to the confident soft rock sonics of his Band, Neil Young, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, The band evokes a wise and winking outsider poet, wandering the neon Everly Brothers, Bob Dylan, Etta James, Tom Waits, Nirvana…and streets of a vibrant cosmopolitan city, bemused, a bit detached, but more Bob Dylan! enthralled by the pulse of the night. Benoit Delbecq / François Donato/Bourassa/Lozano/ Houle with Marc Ducret Tanguay: Bill Evans Project See “Spotlight on French Jazz” Page [Page 51] June 25 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free Drawing from their collective life experience, these four Quebec jazzers pay tribute to one of the most important figures in jazz history—Bill Evans, adding their own spin to the pianist’s rich, now classic repertoire. With Michel Donato bass, François Bourassa piano, Frank Lozano saxophones, Pierre Tanguay drums. 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In a career that spans some 30 years and 20 Marc Ducret + Samuel Blaser albums she’s connected the See “Spotlight on French Jazz” Page [Page 51] worlds of ultra-cool jazz, sexy bossa nova pieces and timeless pop anthems. Jazz Times raves about her latest CD, Light My Fire—“the Doors’ title track is a masterpiece of musical foreplay, her dusky rein- Phil Dwyer: A Canadian Songbook terpretation of Brubeck’s “Take Five” and gossamer cover of Stevie featuring Laila Biali Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour” equally enticing.” With Marc Johnson June 24 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 12:30pm Free bass, Rubens De Lacorte guitar, Rafael Barata drums. Some of Canada’s most beloved popular songs by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, and the Guess Who are re-imag- Barry Elmes Quintet ined as beautifully expansive contemporary jazz by saxophonist/arranger June 23 Downtown Jazz – Anthem Properties Phil Dwyer and his marvelous ensemble including Juno-nominee and Robson Stage @ 3pm Free Sting collaborator Laila Biali vocals, Vince Mai trumpet/flugelhorn, Rob Piltch guitar, Jodi Proznick bass, Joe Poole drums. Multi-award winning Toronto drummer Barry Elmes is a mainstay on the national jazz scene. In addition to his own bands he’s worked Thanks to Canada Council for The Arts. with Charlie Haden, Diana Krall, Oliver Jones and Dizzy Gillespie. His Quintet is a Canadian jazz who’s who, with Juno-winning trumpeter Kevin Turcotte, Mike Murley sax, Steve Wallace bass, Reg Schwager Mathias Eick – Correct guitar. June 27 Innovation Series – Ironworks @ 9pm $20 +SC Thanks to Canada Council for The Arts. ECM recording artist and trumpeter Mathias Eick’s expansive, detailed arrangements are informed by En Karma pop references like Radiohead June 30 David Lam Park Stage @ 8:45pm Free and Joni Mitchell, while echoes of Kenny Wheeler can be heard in One of Vancouver’s best live his sinuous trumpet playing. A key bands, En Karma brings the member of post-rock supergroup Bhangra dance party outdoors Jaga Jazzist (Ninja Tune), Eick’s with insatiable energy, positive compositions and live show share a lot with that group’s propulsive spirit, and a bumpin’ booty vibe! rhythms, though with more open arrangements and emotive, free- Mixing traditional South Asian el- wheeling solos. His dynamic quintet is capable of going on some truly ements with a modern flair, the fire-breathing jams, where electronics and melodies soar above the group’s electrifying stage pres- interlocking double-drum groove! With Andreas Ulvo piano, Nicolai ence and crowd-unifying beats Hængsle Eilertsen bass, Gard Nilssen, Andreas Bye drums. will have you screaming for more! Thanks to Utenriksdepartementet/Norway, Norsk Musikkinformasjon, Norwegian Jazz Forum. Celia Enestrom JUNE 27 Tom Lee Music Hall (Mathias Eick Workshop) 1pm Free June 22 Granville Island – Public Market Stage @ Noon Free Eivør/Yggdrasil Brazilian vocalist Celia Enestrom explores original compositions in the Hidroaviao, bossa nova, samba, chorinho, and Brazilian pop tradi- June 25 Performance Works @ 7:30pm $30 +SC tions. Enestrom’s beautiful, rhythmic voice can be sleek and sensual Featuring the mystically beautiful voice of Faroese songstress Eivør, or strong and sassy. Either way, it’s enchanting. With Alex Kelley bass, this Nordic ensemble led by pianist Kristian Blak expresses the en- Liam MacDonald percussion, Yuji Nakajima guitar. chanted and constantly evolving essence of nature. Like nature, the ensemble’s music constantly grows and changes, while always retain- ing a grand, unifying form. In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is the World Márcio Faraco Tree, forever threatened and devoured as it grows and flourishes. This June 29 NSCU Centre @ 8pm $28/26 is mirrored in the breadth of expression the group achieves from free Paris-based for the last 20 years, jazz to classical, austere to exuberant. With Mikael Blak bass, Anders Brazilian acoustic guitarist/singer- Hagberg flute, Angelika Nielsen violin, Hedin Siska Davidsen guitar, songwriter Márcio Faraco crafts Brandur Jacobesen drums. songs in the samba, bossa nova, Thanks to The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands. baião and choro traditions of his homeland while mixing it up with Portuguese fado, African and Eliane Elias Brasileira Quartet Cuban styles. His influences run June 24 Performance Works @ 7:30 & 10pm $30 +SC deep, conjuring the Brazilian “There is nobody like her, and you owe it to yourself to catch her while masters—Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, João Gilberto and the mic is still hot.” —New York Observer Caetano Veloso. His vocals are effortless, refreshingly reminiscent of his idols, with captivating rhythms, plus delicate and masterful guitar work. Considered Brazil’s answer to Leonard Cohen, he started his career in Brazil playing in popular bands Legião Urbana and Capital Inicial. With Philippe Badden piano. Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 21 Warren Dean Flandez The Grand Trine July 1 David Lam Park Stage @ 7pm Free June 26 Granville Island – Public Yes, that’s right, it’s the Warren Dean Flandez who appeared on Market Stage @ Noon Free CBC Television’s ‘Cover Me Canada’ recently. He’s back and ready Three talented young Vancouver women form The Grand Trine, to spread his infectious blend of old school soul, edgy hip-hop and performing vocal and swing versions of jazz, blues, and Latin clas- traditional R&B to ever-increasing audiences that span the genera- sics. With Orith Horwitz vocals/bass, Jillian Lebeck keyboards, Melissa tions. Get your groove on! Hammer trumpet. Bill Frisell plays John Lennon “All Gordon Grdina Trio with Samuel Blaser We are Saying” J^[cki_Ye\@e^d June 30 Innovation Series – Ironworks B[ddedm_j^8_bb 22 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 01091468.ad 1 4/17/12 2:28:22 PM Granville Island Jazz FREE! PUBLIC MARKET PERFORMANCE RAILSPUR DISTRICT RON BASFORD PARK STAGE WORKS STAGE STAGE Celia Enestrom Parc X Trio 12:00pm & 1:10pm 1:30pm & 2:45pm June 22 June Rick Reynolds Trio Tommy Babin’s Benzene 12:00pm & 1:10pm 1:30pm & 2:45pm June 23 June Daniel Hersog Trio Peggy Lee/Robin 12:00pm & 1:10pm Holcomb June 24 June 1:30pm & 2:45pm 4=4 Donato /Bourassa / 12:00pm & 1:10pm Lozano / Tanguay: Bill June 25 June Evans Project 1:30pm & 2:45pm The Grand Trine New Diversions 12:00pm & 1:10pm 1:30pm & 2:45pm June 26 June Flora Ware Trio 12:00pm & 1:10pm June 27 June Ribcage Trio Liane Carroll Trio 12:00pm & 1:10pm 1:30pm & 2:45pm June 28 June Cast October Trio 12:00pm & 1:10pm 1:30pm & 2:45pm June 29 June Melissa Bandura Trio Ross Taggart Trio 12:00pm & 1:10pm 1:30pm & 2:45pm June 30 June Andrea Superstein Trio Jillian Lebeck Trio Debra-Jean and the Mimosa 12:00pm & 1:10pm 12:00pm Dreams 12:00pm & 1:10pm Mike Allen Quartet 12:30pm & 1:40pm Deanna Knight & the 2:00pm Whiskey Chief Hot Club of Mars Kate Hammett-Vaughan 3:00pm & 4:10pm 2:30pm & 3:40pm Canada Day July 1 July Day Canada Quintet Skyla J and the Vibes Wintermitts 3:45pm 5:30pm & 6:40pm 5:00pm & 6:10pm Sharon Minemoto Soultrax Quartet 8:pm & 9:10pm 5:45pm Cecilia Monte 7:30pm Shuffle Demons 9:30pm 23 Jazz Around Town FREE! 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Budge Schachte / Zhambai Trio Dawn Pemberton 5:30pm Laurence Mollerup 12:00pm & 1:10pm 12:00pm June 22 June Duo 1:30pm & 2:40pm Chris Tarry Group Daryl Jahnke / Tim Sars Trio 5:30pm Kerry Galloway 12:00pm & 1:10pm June 23 June 1:30pm & 2:40pm Yuji Trio Paul Rushka Trio Candus Churchill & 1:30pm & 2:40pm 12:00pm & 1:10pm Tom Pickett June 24 June 4:00pm Dave Phyall / Steve Smith’s ROLL Kenny Wayne Brent Gubbels 12:00pm & 1:10pm 12:00pm June 25 June 1:30pm & 2:40pm Now’s The Time Paolo Vinaccia / The Couling Chu Michelle Richard Trio Terje Rypdal Group and the Gospel June 26 June 1:30pm & 2:40pm 1:00pm 12:00pm & 1:10pm Souls (workshop) 12:00pm Jon Roper / Mathias Eick James Danderfer Cecile LaRochelle Alan Matheson 1:00pm Trio and Anything Goes June 27 June 1:30pm & 2:40pm (workshop) 12:00pm & 1:10pm 12:00pm Just Jazz Trio Ig Henneman Serwan Yamolky Cecile LaRochelle 1:30pm & 2:40pm 1:00pm Trio and Anything Goes June 28 June (workshop) 12:00pm & 1:10pm 12:00pm Double Helix Terell Stafford Jared Burrows Trio Jim Byrnes 1:30pm & 2:40pm 1:00pm 12:00pm & 1:10pm 12:00pm June 29 June (workshop) Doug Towle / TD High School Saul Berson Trio The Sojourners Myles Bigelow Jazz Intensive 12:00pm & 1:10pm 4:00pm 1:30pm & 2:40pm June 30 June Open Rehearsal Conducted by Nicole Mitchell 1:00pm (musical performance) Maria Ho Trio 1:30pm & 2:40 Junly 1 Junly 24 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts North Shore Jazz WEST NSCU CENTRE JACK LOUCKS VANCOUVER PRESENTATION COURT / JOHN MEMORIAL HOUSE THEATRE CAPILANO CIVIC PLAZA BRAITHWAITE UNIVERSITY 14th & Lonsdale LIBRARY 333 Chesterfield Ave. CENTRE 2055 Purcell Way (Free) 1950 Marine Dr. 604.990.3474 145 West 1st St. 604.990.7810 604.925.7400 (Free) (Free) Sofia Rei 7:30pm June 22 June Daniel Lapp New Orleans Ale Quartet Stars June 23 June $17/$15 1:00pm 8:00pm Andrew Collins Trio 1:00pm June 24 June Pierre Bensusan $25/$23 June 27 June 8:00pm June 28 June Marcio Faraco $28/$26 June 29 June 8:00pm Vince Mai Quintet 1:00pm June 30 June Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 25 2-colour (Spot Colour) Anthem Logomark - (spot colour) Anthem Workmark Downtown Jazz Weekend FREE! 4-colour (CMYK) Anthem Logomark - (4-colour (CMYK) GEORGIA STAGE COMMUNITY STAGE FAMILY ZONE SONIC PLAYGROUND ROBSON STAGE Grayscale Anthem Logomark - (grayscale) Dal Richards & His Jen Hodge’s All Stars Dance Lessons Quadrabalamarimbaphone Orchestra 12:00pm 12:00pm 1:30pm 12:30pm Headwater Busker Entertainment Quadrabalamarimbaphone The Night Crawlers 1:30pm 1:00pm 2:30pm 2:15pm Saturday, June 23 June Saturday, Barry Elmes Quintet Dance Lessons Maria in the Shower 3:00pm 2:00pm 3:45pm Company B Jazz Band Busker Entertainment José James: No 4:45pm 3:00pm Beginning, No End 5:15pm Mazacote Dance Lessons 6:30pm 4:00pm Locarno 7:30pm Busker Entertainment 5:00pm Dance Lessons 6:00pm Busker Entertainment 7:00pm Phil Dwyer: A Canadian The Unsupervised Dance Lessons Quadrabalamarimbaphone Songbook featuring Laila 12:00pm 12:00pm 1:30pm Biali 12:30pm Serpentine Funk Busker Entertainment Quadrabalamarimbaphone 1:30pm 1:00pm 2:30pm Sunday, June 24 June Sunday, Miami Device 2:15pm Shine On: The Universe Dance Lessons of John Lennon 2:00pm Médéric Collignon “Jus 3:00pm de Bocse” Busker Entertainment 3:45pm Pierrick Pédron – 3:00pm Cheerleaders No Sinner 4:45pm Dance Lessons 5:15pm 4:00pm Rumba Calzada Van Hunt 6:30pm Busker Entertainment 7:30pm 5:00pm Dance Lessons 6:00pm Busker Entertainment 7:00pm 26 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 27 Ticketed Concert Series June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 MARQUEE SHOWS THE ORPHEUM George Benson Smithe at Seymour $75/$70/$65 +SC 8:00pm THE CENTRE Trombone Shorty 777 Homer St. & Preservation Hall Jazz Band 8:00pm $60/$55 +SC CONCERTS ON THE HOPPER PASS VOGUE SERIES Bill Frisell plays Dianne Reeves Spectrum Road+ 918 Granville St. John Lennon $45 +SC Gordon Grdina Trio +The Pugs and $45 +SC 9:00pm Crows Band $45 +SC VENUE SERIES Ndidi O + Copilots 881 Granville St. $20 + SC 9:00pm “INNOVATION Hélène Labarrière IPA Bennink/ West/ Ex SERIES” AT THE Quartet $20 +SC $20 +SC IRONWORKS $20 +SC 9:00pm 235 Alexander St. “LATE NIGHT V. Vecker Talking Pictures Hard Rubber INNOVATION Ensemble with Robin Orchestra plays SERIES” AT THE $10 + SC Holcomb Mahavishnu 11:30pm IRONWORKS $10 + SC Orchestra 235 Alexander St. $10 + SC PERFORMANCE The Cookers Rastrillos Eliane Elias Eivør/Yggdrasil WORKS $30 +SC $20 +SC Brasileira Quartet $30 +SC 7:30pm 1218 $30 +SC Cartwright St. PERFORMANCE The Cookers Eliane Elias WORKS $30 +SC Brasileira Quartet 1218 $30 +SC 10:00pm Cartwright St. 28 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts Ticketed Concert Series June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 The Avett Brothers + Y La Bamba $40/$35/$30 +SC Janelle Monáe $47.50/$42.50 +SC Wayne Shorter Balkan Destroyer + Robert Los Amigos Quartet Beat Box Inhabitants Randolph & Invisibles+ + Brad Turner + Geoff Berner $25 +SC The Family Basketball Quartet $30 +SC Band+ $25 +SC $55 +SC Rich Hope $40 +SC Kyprios and the The Sway Get the Chaperones Machinery Blessing+ + Son Real + BADBAD The SSRIs $20 + SC NOTGOOD $20 + SC $20 + SC Mathias Eick - Ig Henneman Angelika Delbecq/ Houle François Houle Correct Sextet Niescier - with Ducret 5 + Benoit $20 +SC $20 +SC sublim $ 20 +SC Delbecq $20 +SC $20 +SC Torsten Tony Wilson’s A Gordon Grdina Hexen Trio Müller’s Distant Days Life Band Trio with $10+SC Relatives $10+SC Samuel Blaser $10 +SC $10+SC Terje Rypdal Kid Koala – Kid Koala – Terell Stafford Jill Barber «Crime Scene» Space Cadet Space Cadet Quintet $27.50 +SC $37.50 +SC $25 +SC $25 +SC $30 +SC Pre-show @ Pre-show @ 7:15pm 7:15pm Kid Koala – Jill Barber Space Cadet $27.50 +SC $25 +SC Pre-show @ 9:45pm Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 29 David Lam Park Jazz Weekend FREE! DAVID LAM PARK INNOVATION EXHIBITION WORKSHOPS @ FAMILY ZONE STAGE SERIES @ HALL THE STUDIO PERFORMANCES ROUNDHOUSE PERFORMANCE CENTRE (Ticketed) Monterey Jazz Black Lotos with Xu Tyson Naylor Trio Barry Guy Diana Burgoyne Festival All-Star Fengxia & Lucas 2:30pm 1:30pm Draw & Squeal Band with Vocal Niggli 1:00pm Jazz 1:30pm Tyson Naylor Trio Marc Ducret 12:00pm $5/Hopper Pass/ 3:40pm 3:00pm Knick Knack $15 Weekend Pass Lemon Whack Saturday, June 30 June Saturday, Breach Cat Toren presents Harris Eisenstadt 2:45pm 1:45pm Maya Homburger – Elk Town 4:30pm Barry Guy – Lucas 5:30pm Knick Knack Cornshed Niggli Lemon Whack 3:30pm 3:15pm Cat Toren presents 3:15pm $5/Hopper Pass/ Elk Town L’Orkestre des pas $15 Weekend Pass 6:40pm Knick Knack Perdus Lemon Whack 5:15pm NeWt with special 4:30pm guest Fraser Fifield Monophonics 5:00pm 7:00pm $5/Hopper Pass/ $15 Weekend Pass En Karma 8:45pm TD High School Lang Tung & John Paton’s Soft Lucas Niggli Knick Knack Jazz Intensive / Proliferasian with Morning City 1:30pm Lemon Whack Nicole Mitchell special guest Xu 2:30pm 1:30pm 12:00pm Fengxia Michael Bates Sunday, July 1 July Sunday, 1:30pm John Paton’s Soft 3:00pm Knick Knack Ugetsu $5/Hopper Pass/ Morning City Lemon Whack 1:45pm $15 Weekend Pass 3:40pm Xu Fengxia 2:45pm 4:30pm Jackie Treehorn Marc Ducret + The Bletchley The Legion of 3:30pm Samuel Blaser Bombes Flying Monkeys 3:15pm 5:30pm Horn Orchestra Shuffle Demons $5/Hopper Pass/ with Taylor Ho 5:15pm $15 Weekend Pass The Bletchley Bynum Bombes 3:15pm Warren Dean Colin Vallon Trio 6:40pm Flandez 5:00pm The Legion of 7:00pm $5/Hopper Pass/ Flying Monkeys $15 Weekend Pass Horn Orchestra The Boom Booms with Taylor Ho 8:45pm Bynum 4:30pm 30 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 31 Club Series OUISI BISTRO THE ELECTRIC OWL THE FAIRMONT PACIFIC RIM 3014 Granville St. 928 Main St. 1038 Canada Place 604.732.7550 604.558.0928 604.895.5300 ouisibistro.com electricowl.ca No Cover Charge fairmont.com/pacificrim No Cover Charge David “Boxcar” Gates The Dan Brubeck Quintet 8:00pm 8:00pm June 22 June John Howard Trio Jay Tripwire The Phonix 8:00pm 11:00pm 9:00pm June 23 June Butter and Egg Band The Malcolm Aiken Quartet 8:00pm 8:00pm June 24 June David “Boxcar” Gates WIL The Dan Brubeck Quintet 8:00pm 9:00pm 7:00pm June 25 June $15 Adv/$20 Doors Malcolm Aiken Trio The June Bugs 8:00pm 7:00pm June 26 June ?Soulful Stew? The David Morin Trio 8:00pm 7:00pm June 27 June Butter and Egg Band The Star Captains 8:00pm 8:00pm June 28 June Gary Comeau and the The Miles Bigelow Quintet Voodoo Allstars 8:00pm June 29 June 8:00pm Michael Coury Trio Featuring Melody Diachun’s EQ Vaitlyn Toom 9:00pm June 30 June 8:00pm Gary Comeau and the Jen Hodge’s July 1 July Voodoo Allstars All Stars 8:00pm 6:00pm 32 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts Club Series THE LIBRA ROOM CORY WEEDS’ CELLAR JAZZ EL BARRIO 1608 Commercial Dr. CLUB 2270 East Hastings Street 604.255.3787 3611 West Broadway 604.569.2220 libraroom.com 778.822.3441 noschmo.com $5 per show Cover by donation cellarjazz.com $10 suggested donation Tom Wherrett Trio Oliver Gannon Quartet The Lighthouse Project 6:30pm 8:00pm & 9:45pm 9:30pm June 22 June The Broken Mirrors $15 9:00pm The Grand Trine Van Django Squareheart 6:30pm 8:00pm & 9:45pm 9:30pm June 23 June Jun Clement Dos 4 Dos $15 9:00pm Andrea Superstein Jennifer Scott Brasiliera Shoot the Freak! 6:30pm CD Release 9:30pm June 24 June Debra Jean and 8:00pm & 9:45pm The Dreams $15 9:00pm Paul Keeling James Danderfer Trio Emma Postl 4tet 6:30pm 8:00pm & 9:45pm 9:30pm June 25 June Tyson Naylor Trio $15 9:00pm Craig and Joni’s The Night Crawlers with Big Buck Cocktail Hour the Big Band Sound 9:30pm June 26 June 6:30pm 8:00pm & 9:45pm Jam Session $25 9:00pm Cinematech Mike Allen Quartet Wilson/Lee/Bentley 6:30pm ‘Celebrates Sonny’ 9:30pm June 27 June Ribcage Trio 8:00pm & 9:45pm 9:00pm $15 Jacqui B Northern Soul Jodi Proznick Quartet Sendero Luminoso 6:30pm 8:00pm & 9:45pm 9:30pm June 28 June 4=4 $15 9:00pm Tom Wherrett Trio Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quintet with Josh Cole 4tet + 1 6:30pm guests Peter Washington, Lewis 9:30pm June 29 June Brown Paper Bag Nash and Ross Taggart 9:00pm 8:00pm & 9:45pm $54.99 including 2 course dinner The Grand Trine Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quintet with Tony Wilson and friends 6:30pm guests Peter Washington, Lewis 9:30pm June 30 June Nash and Ross Taggart Pearl Jig 8:00pm & 9:45pm 9:00pm $54.99 including 2 course dinner High Noon Jill Townsend Big Band Delta Quartet July 1 July 12:00pm 8:00pm & 9:45pm 9:30pm Bruno Hubert $46.99 including 2 course dinner 6:30pm For Show Listings at the LIBRARY SQUARE BAR NONE John Korsrud Latin Ensemble following clubs, please check donnellygroup.ca donnellygroup.ca 9:00pm their websites. Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 33 Hard Rubber Orchestra plays most important musicians on the European scene. The trio has re- cently completed a european tour and have released a CD on the Intact Mahavishnu Orchestra label June 24 Innovation Series – Ironworks Thanks to Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council Late Night 11:30pm $10 +SC JUNE 30 Roundhouse (Barry Guy Workshop) 1:30pm Free The 19-piece award winning Hard Rubber Orchestra, led by John Korsrud, plays the high-energy music of John McLaughlin’s ground- JUNE 30 Roundhouse – Performance Centre (Homburger/Guy/ breaking Mahavishnu Orchestra. Founded in 1990 they’ve released Niggli) 3:15pm $5/Hopper Pass/$15 Weekend Pass two CDs, toured Canada and Europe, produced operas, ice shows JUNE 30 Roundhouse – Performance Centre (Black Lotos – and TV specials. They are presently recording their third CD with all Fengxia/Niggli) 1:30pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend compositions by Korsrud. Pass JULY 1 Roundhouse (Lucas Niggli Workshop) 1:30pm Free /$15 Headwater Weekend Pass June 23 Downtown Jazz – Anthem Properties Robson Stage @ 1:30pm Free Maria Ho Trio “Whatever genre…these guys can play the hell out of it”—Georgia July 1 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free Straight Performing a breezy mix of jazz standards, Latin sambas, and bossa Headwater’s acoustic roots sound, influenced by Neil Young and Old nova, Vancouver vocalist Maria Ho has a distinctive voice and an en- Crow Medicine show, incorporates driving rhythms and beautiful vocal ergetic stage presence. Inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, harmonies. With Jonas Shandel guitar/banjo/vocals, Matt Bryant man- Shirley Horn, and Stevie Wonder she can swing a tune brightly or cap- dolin/guitar/vocals, Patrick Metzger bass/vocals, Tim Tweedale pedal steel ture your heart with a powerful ballad. guitar, Andrew Phelan drums. Jen Hodge’s All Stars Ig Henneman Sextet June 23 Downtown Jazz – Anthem Properties June 28 Innovation Series – Ironworks @ 9pm $20 +SC Robson Stage @ Noon Free Straight out of Haarlem Vancouver bassist Jennifer Hodge leads this pack of talented young (Netherlands), composer/violist Ig musicians with a passion for playing raucous, sassy jazz that’s remi- Henneman leads a dynamic and niscent of the prohibition era. Think ’20s, ’30s, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix intense Dutch/Canadian sextet Beiderbecke, Bob Wills, speakeasies, roadhouses, underground par- into some highly adventurous ties…you get the idea. Guaranteed to be great fun! sonic territories. These prodi- giously talented musicians nail the complex intersecting lines and Maya Homburger – Barry Guy – vigorous rhythmic patterns of Lucas Niggli Henneman’s compositions, while also digging into otherworldly and June 30 Innovation Series – Roundhouse Performance mind-altering improvisations that stretch the very definition of each instrument. While often boisterous and muscular, this uncompromis- Centre @ 3:15pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass ing and passionate music also shares some of the hard lines and aus- Barry Guy’s mastery of the bass encompasses extended technique terity of contemporary classical music. With avant all-stars Ab Baars and classical virtuosity, while Maya Homburger brings her baroque-in- sax/clarinet, Axel Dörner trumpet, Lori Freedman bass clarinet, Marilyn formed violin technique to the world of free improvisation, with stunning Lerner piano, Wilbert de Joode bass. results. Drummer Lucas Niggli is “a sonic seismologist, [who] shifts Thanks to the Performing Arts Fund NL/Stitching Wig (Wig Foundation). musical textures like tectonic plates”–New York City Jazz Record. JUNE 28 Tom Lee Music Hall (Ig Henneman Workshop) 1pm Free Thanks to the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. JUNE 28 Innovation Series – Ironworks Late Night (Müller’s Distant JUNE 30 Roundhouse (Barry Guy Workshop) 1:30pm Free Relatives/Baars) 11:30pm $10 +SC JUNE 30 Roundhouse Performance Centre (Black Lotos/Niggli) 1:30pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass Daniel Hersog Trio JULY 1 Roundhouse (Lucas Niggli Workshop) 1:30pm Free June 24 Granville Island – Public Market Stage JULY 1 Innovation Series – Ironworks Late Night (Hexen Trio/ Guy, @ Noon Free Niggli) 11:30pm $10 +SC Daniel Hersog is quickly establishing himself as an exciting young trumpeter/composer on the Vancouver jazz scene. Steeped in the rich Rich Hope & His Evil Doers hard-bop tradition, this swinging group navigates Daniel’s original mu- (with Robert Randolph) sic with ease and wit. With Winston Minkler bass, Andrew Rasmussen keyboards. June 30 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $40 +SC “Hope will electrify you with his style, swagger and swing. And you will Hexen Trio with Paul Plimley, love him for it.” —Vancouver Sun Rich Hope’s howlingly engaging frenzy of ragged blues-rock has Barry Guy & Lucas Niggli earned him a WCMA nomination for best blues album, and party- July 1 Innovation Series – Ironworks starting opening slots for Jon Spencer, Electric 6, and more. Late Night @ 11:30pm $10 +SC “Seat-of-your-pants improvisation of the highest order”—All About Jazz Hot Air at 65 Vancouver pianist Paul Plimley is one of Canada’s foremost impro- June 22 CBC Studio One 5:30pm Free vising musicians. Renowned British bassist/composer Barry Guy is a CBC Radio’s Hot Air celebrates 65 years of great jazz with a special virtuoso improviser with unparalleled extended technique, and Swiss concert. Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of our best-loved drummer Lucas Niggli (Zoom, Steamboat Switzerland) is among the musicians sharing the stage with the next generation of stars. 34 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts François Houle 5 + Benoit Delbecq Poll Rising Star Best Male Vocalist, he channels the great Marvin Gaye on his new single, “Trouble.” With Kris Bowers keyboards, Solomon July 1 Innovation Series – Ironworks @ 9pm $20 + SC Dorsey bass, Nate Smith drums. This pan-continental ensemble draws together some of the world’s finest creative musicians Just Jazz Trio for an inspired summit of powerful June 28 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free hard bop, interlocking melodies, Vancouver’s Just Jazz Trio performs a range of jazz standards and arching solos, and fire! modern classics at venues around our city. Whether you’re in the mood Vancouver’s François Houle, is “a for classic swing, some blistering bebop, a sultry ballad or chilled-out spectacularly versatile clarinetist bossa nova, JJT has what you’re looking for. who appears to have no limita- tions stylistically or sonically” (LA Times). Drummer Harris Eisenstadt (Mark Dresser, John Zorn) is among the most versatile and prolific Kid Koala – Space Cadet musicians of his generation. Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum (Anthony Braxton) is “one of his generation’s top avant-garde figures” (NY Headphone Experience Times). Michael Bates is a virtuoso bassist and New York scene hotshot. Co-presented with Swiss-born trombonist Samuel Blaser plays with colour and texture, while The Telegraph calls French pianist Delbecq “utterly fascinating.” June 27 Performance Works @ 7:15 & 9:45pm $25 +SC Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts June 28 Performance Works @ 7:15pm $25 +SC JUNE 30 Roundhouse (Harris Eisenstadt Workshop) 4:30pm Free Sure to be the most unique and memorable live event of the year, JUNE 30 Innovation Series – Ironworks (Delbecq/Houle/Ducret) famed Canadian turntablist/multi- 9pm $20 + SC instrumentalist Kid Koala brings his JUNE 30 Innovation Series – Ironworks Late Night (Grdina Trio with graphic novel “Space Cadet” to S. Blaser) 11:30pm $10 + SC vibrant life using cinematic sound- scapes, mixed-media installa- JULY 1 Roundhouse (Michael Bates Workshop) 3pm Free tions, and headphones for every- JULY 1 Roundhouse Performance Centre (Ducret + Blaser) one! In this “beautiful mélange of 3:15pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass post-pop, contemporary classical and whispered electronics” (Nightlife Magazine), Kid Koala’s prodigious turntable and piano skills are nu- anced elements of a larger multimedia environment, and the emotional Inhabitants (with Destroyer) range of the project is more profound, immersive and ambitious than June 29 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $25 +SC anything he’s done before. Projections of live stenciling, audience- generated photos, a Wurlitzer cassette jukebox, inflatable space pods There is perhaps no better example of Vancouver’s genre-defying cre- and other surprises await the listener in an organic, boundary-busting ative music scene than Inhabitants. Born of free-improv, Inhabitants sound world! now integrates influences as diverse as Neil Young and Nirvana into their dynamic, flowing, and passionate avant-groove. With JP Carter trumpet/electronics, Skye Brooks drums, Dave Sikula guitar/electronics, Deanna Knight & The Hot Club of Mars Pete Schmitt bass. July 1 Granville Island – Ron Basford Park @ 2:30pm Free This high-energy acoustic seven-piece band inspires non-stop swing IPA dancing. Led by singer/songwriter Deanna Knight, the rollicking ensem- June 23 Innovation Series – Ironworks @ 9pm $20 +SC ble explores great old tunes in the gypsy-jazz tradition. They breathe new life into classic melodies along with original material and a few The Scandinavian improv scene has produced some of the finest, tangos. most mind-blowing talents in modern jazz, and in IPA Vancouver gets a great chance to see players from the cream of the new crop of groups such as Atomic, The Thing, and Motif. With two critically acclaimed al- Kyprios and the Chaperones bums and extensive touring under their belts, this fantastic, energetic, June 26 Venue @ 9pm $20 +SC and melodic group features Norwegians Atle Nymo (Chick Corea, Pat Metheny) sax/bass clarinet, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Evan Parker, The Juno-nominated Kyprios’ razor- Thing) bass, Håkon Mjåset Johansen (Jan Garbarek, Håvard Wiik) sharp raps and irresistible energy drums, and the great Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo (Atomic). recently won both the 2011 Peak Performance Project and the Thanks to Arts Council Norway, Norwegian Jazz Federation and Music hearts of Vancouverites with his Information Centre Norway. playoff run Canucks anthem “How the West Was Won.” The former Daryl Jahnke/Kerry Galloway member of Sweatshop Union’s commanding, rapid-fire flow June 23 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free mixed with hook-laden, sing-along choruses rival Outkast’s catchiest Vancouver-based guitarist Daryl Jahnke has a gorgeous sound and tracks. His soulful live band, the Chaperones, feature a dynamic cast a lyrical melodic sensibility. At home with a huge variety of styles, of players capable of supporting the range of emotions Kyprios ex- Jahnke’s spontaneity and musical intelligence is always rooted in jazz. plores from the tender poetry of “Sadder Days” to the challenging Playing with Jahnke is the gifted Vancouver bassist Kerry Galloway (k.d. spoken word of “Hate” to the slammin’ party vibe of “Ignorance is lang, Renee Rosnes). Beautiful.” José James: No Beginning, No End Hélène Labarrière Quartet June 23 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 5:15pm Free See “Spotlight on French Jazz” Page [Page 51] “Maximum Seductiveness.”—NPR Music Prince, modern jazz, and hip hop inform vocalist José James’ poetic, spiritual brand of funk, soul and R&B. Recently voted Downbeat Critics Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 35 ! " # % $$$ ! 01092342.ad 1 4/24/12 12:27:33 PM Daniel Lapp Quartet – A Tribute performers: includes Daryl Jahnke guitar, Darren Parris bass, Tilden to Chet Baker and Beyond Webb keyboards, Randall Stoll drums. June 23 Presentation House Theatre @ 8pm $17/$15 Maria in the Shower Victoria-based Daniel Lapp is one of the finest fiddlers and roots mu- June 23 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 3:45pm Free sicians in Canada. His jazz chops Vancouver’s legendary gypsy folk cabaret band Maria in the Shower as a trumpeter are equally impres- are wandering minstrels, classic entertainers, musical chameleons, sive. For this special tribute to and captivating storytellers. Their spontaneous energy and raucous West Coast cool jazz legend Chet vaudevillian live show transports audiences of all ages into a whimsi- Baker, the quartet revitalizes the cal, magical place where hearts and melodies lilt and soar. classic ’50s California vibe with a fresh vitality, Lapp draws largely from the repertoire of the late great American trumpeter (“My Funny Mazacote Valentine”, “Let’s Get Lost”) and also mixes it up with original tunes June 23 Downtown Jazz – Anthem Properties and contemporary blues such as Burt Bacharach’s “Close to You” and Robson Stage @ 6:30pm Free Elvis Costello’s “Almost Blue.” This six piece salsa dance band plays horn-driven New York Jillian Lebeck Trio salsa dura featuring beats from July 1 Performance Works @ Noon Free Colombia, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Featuring Malcolm Aiken One of the most original and exciting voices on the Canadian jazz trumpet, David Lopez vocals, scene, Vancouver pianist/vocalist Jillian Lebeck is influenced by artists Eddie Martinez vocals / congas, as diverse as Carla Bley, Bill Frisell, Elliott Smith and Björk. She writes Chris Couto timbales, Aaron stunningly original instrumentals and songs. With Adam Thomas bass/ McKinney bass, Niho Takase vocals, Paul Townsend drums. piano. Peggy Lee/Robin Holcomb Miami Device June 24 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free June 24 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 2:15pm Free Seattle-based pianist/vocalist Robin Holcomb’s (Bill Frisell, Eyvind Kang) Afro-beat/funk 10-piece Miami Device is a deep grooving, Fela Kuti- broad, beguiling sound world ranges from spare country music to am- inspired, dance party juggernaut! Driving horns, syncopated guitars bitious string quartets. In sublime virtuoso cellist and master improviser and propulsive, layered percussion from members of Five Alarm Funk, Peggy Lee (Veda Hille, Talking Pictures), she has the perfect collabo- Rude City Riot, The Carnival Band and Foundation makes for a dy- rator to explore the intriguing worlds between and outside of genres. namic, rhythmically complex and extremely funky live show! JUNE 23 Innovation Series – Ironworks Late Night (Talking Pictures/Holcomb, Lee) 11:30pm $10 +SC Mimosa July 1 Granville Island – Ron Basford Locarno Park Stage @ Noon Free June 23 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 7:30pm Free Vancouver’s Mimosa mixes sambas, jazz, French chanson, and caba- Paperboys’ front man and vocalist/guitarist Tom Landa shows off both ret in equal parts with beautiful melodies and thought-provoking and his Mexican roots and his exceptional musicality in this edgy Latin fu- quirky lyrics. Think Serge Gainsbourg meets Antonio Carlos Jobim sion of Cuban Son, salsa, folk, pop and funk. Fans of Manu Chao, meets Billie Holiday. With Anna Lumiere keyboards, Rebecca Shoichet Ozomatli or Rodrigo and Gabriela will find loads to love in Landa’s ex- vocals, Karen Graves sax/flute/vocals, Nino DiPasquale drums, Sam citing new musical adventure. Shoichet bass. Thanks to the Department of Canadian Heritage. Los Amigos Invisibles July 1 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $25+ SC Sharon Minemoto Quartet “Be it Brazilian techno, Afro-jazz flavored pop, soul-samba or tropical July 1 Performance Works @ 5:45pm Free disco, it’s all about hip-shaking beats. Imagine a world music party Vancouver-based Sharon Minemoto is a swinging and sensitive pianist with a Latin flavor; [LAI] is the band filling the dance floor.” —San with a highly melodic style. She is also the composer of some very hip Antonio Express original music. Her tastes are wide-ranging and during the course of a Latin Grammy award winners concert her material runs the gamut from introspective to funky. With Los Amigos Invisibles have Jon Bentley sax, Bernie Arai drums, Adam Thomas bass. been spreading their fiery dance band grooves around the world ever since they roared out of Venezuela in 1995. The band actually got its first break when David Byrne discovered one of their albums in a record shop and shortly after signed them to his label, Luaka Bop. Years later, these Latin alternative kingpins continue to electrify audiences with their explosive live shows. Vince Mai Quintet June 30 Civic Plaza (14th & Lonsdale) 1pm Free Local jazz and funk trumpet/flugelhorn player Vince Mai leads a new quintet with a distinctive Latin-groove. The ensemble of seasoned Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 37 $ * ) )%( "+ #! $# )! ($ '( / ! ! ! " $ ! #! ! $ * ) )%( "& !! #! $# )! ($ ! $$# ! # -!0 --(+ $" )% !-(! #+! '! # ! ! $$ " -( (+.!#-.'& 0 ,$ + +(+#! +& $&))&1&1) AEG Replacement.indd 1 4/24/12 12:34:45 PM Tom Lee Sponsor.indd 1 4/13/12 2:33:57 PM Whistler Beer Sponsor.indd 1 4/13/12 12:06:14 PM Fh[i[hlWj_ed>Wbb@Wpp8WdZ @Wd[bb[Ced|[ Janelle Monáe Monophonics June 29 The Centre for Performing Arts June 30 David Lam Park Stage @ 7pm Free @ 8pm $47.50/42.50 +SC Psychedelic San Francisco soul Tuxedo-clad R&B/soul sensation and Grammy nominee Janelle purveyors Monophonics bring the Monáe’s powerful vocals and infectious, joyful dance moves are a vi- heavy funk and groove! Lacing brant force for good…and good times! A potent musical talent and the sounds of late ’60s/early ’70s larger-than-life presence, Monáe carries the torch of great artist/en- dark psych soul with fuzz guitars, tertainers like Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and James analog effects, vintage keyboards, Brown. Funky and hip as all get out, Janelle Monáe’s music also ad- hard-driving drums and bass, dresses real world issues of empowering women, the oppressed, and brash horns and gritty vocals, the ‘Other’, which according to Janelle we all are, in one way or an- these Bay Area throwbacks take other. She has lent her enormous talent to Outkast, The Atlanta Ballet, us on a funky musical trip! and indie pop band Fun’s Billboard-topping “We Are Young.” This “dif- ferent kind of diva” (Vogue) puts the focus on stirring your soul, moving your feet and simply, creating good music. Cecilia Monte July 1 Performance Works @ 7:30pm Free Dedicated to the interpretation of popular Brazilian music and jazz, Argentina-born Cecilia Monté is a young singer with distinct vocal ex- pression, grace and subtlety. Her repertoire references the finest of samba, bossa nova, jazz, swing, bebop and ballad. Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 41 Monterey Jazz Festival All- Angelika Niescier – Sublim Star Band with Vocal Jazz June 29 Innovation Series – Ironworks @ 9pm $20 +SC June 30 David Lam Park Stage @ Noon Free Polish/German saxophonist The renowned Monterey Jazz Festival brings the brightest, most Angelika Niescier’s Sublim project promising young jazz artists for a knockout demonstration of the kind is an ambitious exploration of of high-level musical development the Festival fosters year-round. A complex melodic patterns, multi- powerful force for jazz culture, the Monterey Festival’s All-Star Band layered minimalism, abstraction will strut its stuff in exuberant style! and beauty. Her innovative work has been described as “Coltrane’s intense force of expression mixed Torsten Müllers Distant Relatives with with the intellectual control of Steve Coleman.” (Fono Forum) In addition to Sublim, she has collabo- special guests Ab Baars & Xu Fengxia rated with the creative drummer Tyshawn Sorey, leads the German June 28 Innovation Series – Ironworks Late Night @ Women’s Jazz Orchestra, was named the inaugural “Improviser in 11:30pm $10 +SC Residence” at the renowned Moers Festival, and received the presti- gious Echo Jazz Award. German magazine Jazzthing called Sublim II German-born bassist Müller celebrates over ten years of living in “the best German jazz-recording of the last ten years.” Vancouver. With three of our city’s outstanding improvisers–zheng vir- tuoso Mei Han, cellist Peggy Lee and drummer Dylan van der Schyff— Angelika Niescier sax, Florian Weber piano, Sebastian Räther bass, plus the amazing Dutch reeds player Ab Baars and guzheng player Christoph Hillmann drums. Xu Fengxia, Müller creates dramatic, expressive music that reflects Thanks to Initiative Music. Vancouver’s creative sound. Thanks to Performing Arts Fund NL/Stitching Wig (Wig Foundation) and Canada Council for the Arts. The Night Crawlers June 23 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 2:15pm Free JUNE 28 Innovation Series – Ironworks (Henneman Sextet/Baars) 9pm $20 +SC In the tradition of the great ’60s Hammond B3 organ bands like Booker T and the MGs, The Night Crawlers bust out with some soulful swagger Roundhouse Performance Centre (Black Lotos/Fengxia) JUNE 30 and good time greasy swing. Led by drummer Jesse Cahill, the group 1:30pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass features Cory Weeds, Steve Kaldestad sax, Dave Sikula guitar, Chris JULY 1 Roundhouse Performance Centre (Lan Tung/Fengxia) Gestrin Hammond B3. 1:30pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass JULY 1 Roundhouse (Xu Fengxia Workshop) 4:30pm Free No Sinner June 24 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 5:15pm Free Tyson Naylor Trio There’s massive buzz around this June 30 Roundhouse – Exhibition Hall @ 2:30pm Free new Vancouver band—and for Pianist Tyson Naylor’s compositions and improvisations touch on jazz, good reason. Smoldering ’60s blues, and roots. A member of Dan Mangan’s band, he has played blues, rock and soul filtered with Tony Wilson, Jesse Zubot, and François Houle. His great rhythm through Big Mama Thornton, section features Skye Brooks (Fond of Tigers, Ndidi O) drums, Russell Janis Joplin, Etta James, and a Sholberg (Pugs & Crows) bass. room full of smoke, the group fea- tures the whiskey-soaked vocals of Colleen Rennison, Black New Diversions Mountain’s Matt Camirand bass, Eric Campbell guitar, Ian Browne June 26 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free drums. Jon Bentley leads this red hot, electronically-enhanced trio featur- ing some of Vancouver’s best, most free-thinking electric jazz play- Now’s The Time Trio ers. Adding a multitude of effects to his saxophone and bass clarinet, June 26 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free Bentley’s compositions are rooted in tradition, while definitely pushing some boundaries! With Bernie Arai drums, Chris Gestrin keyboards. Playing classic jazz tunes, groovin’ blues and gentle ballads, this trio features the robust and swinging sound of the wonderful tenor and alto saxophonist Aaron Hardie. With Andrew Stack guitar, Joe Worst bass. New Orleans Ale Stars June 23 Civic Plaza (14th & Lonsdale) 1pm Free Ndidi O Known for their fun take on classic tunes from the Big Easy and retool- June 25 Venue @ 9pm $20 +SC ing hits from Jimmy Noone, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, the Ale Stars feature locals Simon Stribling trumpet/reeds/vocals, Georgia A delicious blend of sultry jazz Korba bass/vocals, Josh Roberts banjo/guitar, Lauri Lyster drums/vo- and pop, electric blues, gospel, cals, Jens Christiansen clarinet/sax. and country, all delivered with a powerful and compelling voice and electric personality that cap- NeWt with special guest Fraser Fifield tivates audiences. Of Nigerian- German lineage, the BC-raised, See “Made in the UK” Page [Page 50] Paris-based chanteuse draws in- spiration from music of the world and her own global wanderings, while developing the seeds of a voice that is now fully in bloom. This is the sound of someone who earned her voice; the complex blend of pain and celebration is in every note. Her band features great Vancouver players Paul Pigat guitar, Brad Ferguson bass, Skye Brooks drums, Jesse Zubot violin. 42 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts October Trio The Pugs & Crows Band feat. June 29 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free Tony Wilson (with Bill Frisell) One of the hottest modern jazz groups to emerge from the Vancouver June 22 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $45 +SC scene in recent years, the October Trio—Josh Cole bass, Evan Arntzen 2010 Galaxie Rising Star Award winners The Pugs & Crows Band in- saxophones, Dan Gaucher drums—plays with telepathic pulse and corporates influences from tango to John Zorn. For this special perfor- unsurpassed cool. The trio has recently released a CD on Songlines mance, West Coast guitar legend Tony Wilson lends his considerable entitled New Dream. talents to the band’s dramatic, cinematic sound and gritty elegance. With Meredith Bates violin, Cat Toren piano, Cole Schmidt guitar, Russell L’Orkestre des pas Perdus Sholberg bass, Ben Brown drums. June 30 David Lam Park Stage @ 5:15pm Free JUNE 29 Innovation Series – Ironworks Late Night (Wilson’s A Days Life Band/Sholberg) 11:30pm $10 +SC This kick-butt original brass band from Montreal led by trombonist Claude St-Jean is all about funky grooves and expressive soloists. Humourous and highly energetic, their imaginative tunes reach over traditional bound- Robert Randolph & The Family Band aries to create an infectious world-beat boogaloo that swings and rocks. June 30 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $40 +SC Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts/Musicaction Canada. Robert Randolph’s latest album— the T Bone Burnett-produced We Walk This Road—is a celebration Parc X Trio of African-American music of the June 22 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free past one hundred years, from gospel to early blues, to good old “A first class trio emerging from our local scene.”—Radio-Canada rock and roll. Named one of Named for Montreal’s most multicultural neighbourhood, the 2010 TD Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Guitarists Grand Jazz Award-winning Parc X Trio are an up tempo soundtrack of All Time, Robert Randolph to their urban origins, fusing jazz, world music, classical, and pop. learned to play the pedal steel (aka “Sacred Steel”) in Church, and this Gabriel Vinuela-Pelletier piano, Alex Lefaivre bass, Mark Nelson drums. upbringing is reflected in his musical mission to bridge generations and uplift audiences. Flying without a set list, an onstage dance party always on the verge of outbreak, Robert Randolph & the Family Band John Paton’s Soft Morning City delivery their message of hope with virtuosic playing and a funky July 1 Roundhouse – Exhibition Hall @ 2:30pm Free beat. Saxophonist/composer John Paton’s Soft Morning City uses a unique double guitar/no bass instrumentation to create spacious music that Rastrillos allows for great sonic interplay between the melodic instruments and June 23 Performance Works @ 7:30pm $20 +SC Paul Townsend’s expressive drumming. Sumptuous and sinuous mod- ern jazz! With Kevin Elaschuk trumpet, Cole Schmidt, Sam King guitar. Check out this groove! Rastrillos’ music is a fusion of popular Mexican music, reggae, jazz, Pierrick Pédron – Cheerleaders funk, indu, and ska. For over two decades, Mexico City has been See “Spotlight on French Jazz” Page [Page 51] swinging and swaying to Rastrillos’ cool Mestizo-reggae Dave Phyall / Brent Gubbels rhythms, their joys and pains, and June 25 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free their musical quest for the basic human values of friendship, respect and love. The band has shared the Award winning Vancouver guitarist Dave Phyall fronts both a Latin and stage with internationally renowned artists like Black Uhuru, Israel a jazz quartet. He’s seen regularly around town performing with singer Vibration and Linton Kwesi Johnson. This is one Saturday night dance Karin Plato among others. Bassist Brent Gubbels has performed jazz party you won’t want to miss. and latin music with Oscar Lopez, Dal Richards and Brad Turner. An Evening with Dianne Reeves Preservation Hall Jazz Band June 23 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $45 +SC (Double Bill with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue) You may have seen Diane Reeves June 22 The Centre for Performing in George Clooney’s “Good Night, Arts @ 8pm $60/55 + SC and Good Luck,” performing re- cently with Wynton Marsalis and “Preservation Hall. Now that’s where you’ll find all of the greats.”— the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Louis Armstrong or singing at the 120th Anniversary If high-spirited rollicking, joyous, Gala of Carnegie Hall. The four- and extroverted sounds are up time Grammy winner seems to be your alley then you’re in for a everywhere. Recognized as one treat. This is New Orleans Jazz at of the world’s pre-eminent jazz vocalists, Dianne belongs to the pan- its finest: clarinets, trombones, theon of great jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. and trumpets soaring and wailing She engages audiences with her strong, multi-octave voice, rhythmic and coming together to make the virtuosity and powerful storytelling style. Reeves combines all her in- best bouncing good time music fluences to create a jazz-world-pop-bop synthesis that the Boston this side of Bourbon Street. Globe calls “breathtaking.” Named for the legendary French Quarter music venue, the PHJB is celebrating 50 years as the polyphonic stewards of the irrepressible, timeless musical culture of The Big Easy. All About Jazz calls this dynas- tic dynamo “America’s best traditional jazz band.” Kick up your heels —in all directions — as these jazz saints come marching in! 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June 22 West Vancouver Memorial Library 7:30pm Free Palle Mikkelborg, Ståle Storløkken, Argentina-born, New York-based Sofia Rei merges Latin rhythms with Paolo Vinaccia & Bergen Big Band jazz harmonies, electronic sounds and rich improvisations. Singing in June 26 Performance Works @ 7:30pm $37.50 + SC Spanish, Portuguese and English, Rei’s voice is graceful and sophisti- cated, tying together her diverse influences in music with great rhyth- “Orchestral ambition and guitar-rock directness.”—The Guardian mic complexity. Her ensemble produces a range of textures reflecting Norwegian guitar innovator Terje their varied cultural roots. Rypdal has been blending jazz, rock, and contemporary classical to stratospheric and distinctly Rick Reynolds Trio European ends since the late June 23 Granville Island – Public ’60s, helping define the legend- Market Stage @ Noon Free ary ECM Records sound. Rypdal’s omnivorous creative vision in- Inspired by the melodies of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden cludes symphonies, operas, and and Jim Hall, Vancouver bassist Rick Reynolds’ trio takes a respectful now the “Crime Scene” suite. Here sampled voices and unique instru- look at some great standards and also performs a selection of original mentation create an epic and varied narrative harnessing the energy of material. With Jon Roper guitar, Daniel Reynolds keyboards. rock with the creativity of jazz. Rypdal adds the 17-piece Bergen Big Band to his pioneering guitar shredding and powerhouse quartet to Dal Richards & His Orchestra create unique orchestral guitar rock with a heady dose of Bitches June 23 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 12:30pm Free Brew-era Miles and film noir. Thanks to Arts Council Norway, Norwegian Jazz Forum, Norwegian Fund for For more than six decades, 94-year-old Richards has delighted Performing Artists, Vestnorsk JazzSenter. Canadians with memorable dance music and is still one of B.C.’s busi- est entertainers. To see and hear Dal Richards & His Orchestra play is JUNE 26 Tom Lee Music Hall (Rypdal/Vinaccia Workshop) 1pm Free to experience a piece of Vancouver’s cultural history. Tim Sars Trio Ribcage Trio June 23 Canada Place @ Noon Free June 28 Granville Island – Public The Tim Sars Trio plays traditional jazz standards and poetic original Market Stage @ Noon Free material. Tim’s tunes about love and life blend complexity with ac- Vancouver guitarist Jon Roper leads this trio that explores the melodic cessibility while always joyfully bringing people together to share in landscape of old school funk, indie rock, and hangman blues, never the eternal spirit of music and community. With Tim Sars reeds/vocals, letting go of the good groove. Influenced by John Scofield’s music Wynston Minckler bass, Brendan Krieg drums. and by the epic anthems of UK rock, the music ebbs and flows with a heavy backbeat. Budge Schachte/ Lawrence Mollerup Duo Jon Roper/Alan Matheson June 22 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free June 27 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free One of Vancouver’s most creative guitarists, Budge Schachte performs Vancouver jazz guitarist Jon Roper has worked with a varied and tal- with many fine Vancouver groups including the wonderful gypsy jazz ented collection of groups and artists including Spygirl, Ribcage and project Van Django. Bassist Lawrence Mollerup has performed with the Spinning Room. Keyboardist/trumpeter/composer Alan Matheson is one VSO, Herb Ellis, Louis Bellson, Van Django and his own jazz quartet. of our city’s jazz treasures. Music by Ellington and Strayhorn is always on his agenda. Serpentine Funk June 24 Downtown Jazz – Antem Properties Rumba Calzada Robson Stage @ 1:30pm Free June 24 Downtown Jazz – Anthem Properties Robson Stage @ 6:30pm Free Brought together by their love of traditional R’n’B and funk, as well as the current retro-style R’n’B made popular by such art- Led by composer/bandleader Raphael Geronimo, Vancouver’s Rumba ists as Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Joss Stone, Adele Calzada blends an eclectic, powerful mix of salsa, jazz, and Afro- and many others. Serpentine Funk brings a dynamic, high- Cuban rhythms to create a mesmerizing Caribbean musical fusion. energy show that will leave audiences begging for more. This Juno-nominated band performs powerful and joyful music that is the real deal. Guaranteed to bring the house down every time. Shine On: The Universe of John Lennon June 24 Downtown Jazz – Anthem Properties Paul Rushka Trio Robson Stage 3pm Free June 24 Canada Place @ Noon Free Leading an ensemble of some of Canada’s most creative musicians, Award-winning bassist Paul Rushka leads his dynamic trio through genre-bending Toronto guitarist Michael Occhipinti reinvents rather original compositions and formidable group improvisations. A noted than replicates the classic music of John Lennon in this ambitious and collaborator with Mike Allen, Denzal Sinclaire and Karin Plato, this sublime project. Yvette Tollar, Elizabeth Shepherd, Dominic Mancuso “postmodern Milt Hinton” (All About Jazz) moves into the leadership role vocals, Mark Kelso drums, Roberto Occhipinti bass, Kevin Turcotte with an emphasis on instrumental dialogue and strong, intertwining trumpet. melodic textures. Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 45 =[eh][8[died JhecXed[I^ehjo 7l[jj8hei$ Wayne Shorter Quartet feat. Brian Shuffle Demons Blade, John Patitucci & Danilo Perez July 1 David Lam Park Stage @ 5:15pm Free June 26 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $55 + SC What do you get when you cross Legendary saxophonist Wayne three amazing saxophonists Shorter is widely acknowledged dressed in wacky clothes, a crazy to be jazz’s greatest living com- dancing drummer and a killer poser, possessed of a rare combi- bass player and have them sing nation of technical mastery and songs about buses, roaches and boundless creative energy. His hockey and spend half their time output as a leader for Blue Note playing in the audience? The records, as well as his work with Shuffle Demons folks; an experi- Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers ence not to be missed! and the second classic Miles Davis Quintet of the 1960s, may arguably Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts. be the finest and most productive ten-year stretch in the history of music. In the ’70s he co-led Weather Report, a unit that helped define JULY 1 Performance Works (Shuffle Demons) 9:30pm Free the fusion movement of the era. He then went on to collaborate with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Santana, Joni Mitchell and Steely Dan. Today, with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade he leads an acoustic powerhouse band that critics and fans are calling “the best small group in jazz.” 46 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts Skyla J & The Vibes Terell Stafford Quintet – July 1 Granville Island – Railspur This Side of Billy Strayhorn District Stage @ 5:30pm Free JUNE 29 Performance Works @ 7:30pm $30 + SC Skyla J & the Vibes are attracting international attention as a fresh A giant of contemporary jazz pays sound in the soul/jazz world. Led by vocalist/flautist Skyla Johnson this loving tribute to one of the 20th inspiring quartet mixes fresh original music with choice soul, reggae, Century’s greatest composers as and jazz covers. With Ozzie bass, Aaron Scoones keyboards/voice, Leon Grammy-winning trumpeter Terell Nagasaki guitar. Stafford (Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, McCoy Tyner) and his crack ensemble joyfully tear into Steve Smith’s ROLL the works of Duke Ellington’s pio- June 25 Canada Place @ Noon Free neering collaborator— Billy Vancouver bassist Steve Smith is an active member of our jazz commu- Strayhorn. Melodic, soulful, and sizzling hot, This Side of Billy Strayhorn nity and a prolific composer. This new project features Smith’s original “doesn’t so much remove the Ellingtonia as rethink how it might have music as he plays with two of our city’s best—guitarist David Sikula and played out had Duke never been involved—and had Strayhorn been drummer Joel Fountain. writing in the 21st century.”—Jazz Times. Terell Stafford trumpet, Tim Warfield saxophones, Bruce Barth piano, Peter Washington bass, Dana Hall drums. SonReal (with Kyprios and the Chaperones) JUNE 29 Tom Lee Music Hall (Terell Stafford Workshop) @ June 26 Venue @ 9pm $20 +SC 1pm Free Rapper SonReal “flows deftly without compromising melody, effort- lessly jumping from double-time raps to sung hooks…it’s easy to see why he’s leading Vancity’s burgeoning rap scene.”—Exclaim! With Andrea Superstein Trio profound personal and social awareness and dance floor-packing July 1 Granville Island – Public beats, SonReal’s new release Where’s Waldo is the rapper’s most Market Stage @ Noon Free honest, most slammin’ work. Sultry and sublime, vocalist Andrea Superstein sings smoky blues and sassy swing, conjuring dimly-lit speakeasies and lavish nightclubs. Soultrax Think Sarah Vaughan meets Blossom Dearie meets your favourite July 1 Railspur District Stage @ 8pm Free martini. With Victor Noriega piano, Rene Worst bass. Soultrax plays a vibrant synthesis of the “baddest” blues to motown, earthy to R&B exhilaration, soul to sizzlin’ solos. An outstanding The Sway Machinery 6-piece, the band amalgamates lead vocalist and “monster” guitarist June 27 Venue @ 9pm $20 +SC Olaf DeShield, a stunning horn section, and B3 organist/vocalist Fran Jaré, who sings warm, smoky, sexy vocals. “Highly recommended”—Global a Go Go Brooklyn’s The Sway Machinery come on like a Hebraic Antibalas, SPECTRUM ROAD: fusing hard-hitting rhythms and feat. Cindy Blackman Santana, sacred melodies into what’s been called “the funkiest bar mitzvah Jack Bruce, John Medeski & Vernon Reid band on the planet.” Like Balkan June 25 The Vogue Theatre @ 9pm $45 +SC Beat Box, The Sway Machinery is A sensational jazz-fusion super- a melting pot of a band, mixing group, Spectrum Road features Jewish Cantorial music with Jack Bruce (Cream) bass, Vernon blues, afro-beat, rock and Daptone-esque sweaty horn funk. Their lat- Reid (Living Color) guitar, keyboard- est album was recorded in Mali and features Vieux Farka Toure. ist John Medeski (Medeski, Featuring guitarist and grandson-of-a-Cantor man Jeremiah Lockwood Martin, and Wood), and Tony (ex-Balkan Beat Box), drummer John Bollinger, and Antibalas members Williams’ protégé Cindy Blackman Nikhil Yerawadekar bass, Jordan McLean trumpet, Stuart Bogie sax. Santana (Lenny Kravitz, Santana), channeling Tony on the drums. Originally conceived as a tribute band to the late great jazz drummer Ross Taggart Trio Tony Williams’ Lifetime project, Spectrum Road has evolved into a co- June 30 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free hesive group incorporating original tunes into their fiery reworking of A renowned saxophonist, Ross Taggart moves effortlessly to piano for pieces from the famed fusion group. The ridiculously talented musi- a set of subtly shaded, sublime jazz. A key player locally for over two cians who make up this group are now guided more by using the musi- decades, Ross has performed with Benny Golson, Bill Coon, and the cal spirit of Tony Williams as a starting point for new explorations in Juno Award winning Hugh Fraser Quintet. With Bill Coon guitar, Darren sound. Radtke bass. The SSRIs (with Get the Blessing) June 28 Venue @ 9pm $20 + SC “SSRIs fuse jagged-glass pop with cockeyed jazz”—Georgia Straight One of Vancouver’s most exciting young bands, The SSRIs are brazen soldiers of the new weird. Their complex, intricate, and spazzy noise pop is as joyful as it is explosive. With Elliot Langford guitar/vocals/synth, Joseph Hirabayashi keyboard/vocals/guitar, Kevin Romain drums/vocals, Aaron McKinney bass/vocals. Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 47 Talking Pictures with Robin Holcomb 48 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts V. Vecker Ensemble Tony Wilson’s A Days Life Band June 22 Innovation Series – Ironworks June 29 Innovation Series – Ironworks Late Night @ 11:30pm $10 +SC Late Night 11:30pm $10 +SC Featuring members of some of “A talismanic West Coast figure” (Downbeat), acclaimed guitarist Tony Vancouver’s most exciting and Wilson’s music is soulful and wildly transcendental! Exploring themes creative young indie bands like from Tony’s recent novel about the struggles of a Downtown Eastside Basketball, Nü Sensae, and No musician, A Days Life features superb Vancouver musicians JP Carter Gold, the 8-piece V. Vecker trumpet, Jesse Zubot violin, Peggy Lee cello, Russell Sholberg bass, Skye Ensemble’s primal psych-rock Brooks drums. rhythms and tension between melody and atonality make for an enveloping aural experience. Wintermitts V.Vecker has played with Glenn Branca, Anthony Braxton, and Sex July 1 Granville Island – Ron Basford Negatives. Park Stage @ 5pm Free Wintermitts is a genre bending six-piece from Vancouver. They sing in Colin Vallon Trio French and English. They rock out on trumpets and accordions. They waltz when they need to and they’re absorbing (and comforting) as July 1 Innovation Series – Roundhouse Performance winter mittens. The latest release, Oceans is dazzling orchestral pop. Centre 5pm $5 / Hopper Pass / $15 Weekend Pass Thanks to the Department of Canadian Heritage. This “quietly innovative” Swiss trio led by pianist and ECM record- ing artist Colin Vallon lays down Y La Bamba extraordinary and exploratory in- June 26 Orpheum (with The Avett terpretations of Björk and the Brothers) $40/$35/$30 +SC Cranberries, plus gorgeous origi- “Delightfully tweaked Mexifolk brings [vocalist] Luz Elena Mendoza nal tunes with subtle hints of ever closer to being crowned the Latin-rock Feist.”—Spin Vallon’s Turkish heritage and spa- cious arrangements that let each On the indie pop CD masterpiece, instrument breathe and eloquently speak. With Patrice Moret bass, Court the Storm, Portland’s Julian Santorius drums. Mendoza and Y La Bamba com- bine ethereal vocals, bittersweet Thanks to the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. melodies and Latin-inspired rhythms to create songs with a Van Hunt breathtaking range. JUNE 24 Downtown Jazz – Georgia Stage @ 7:30pm Free “Full-throated, full-throttle.”—AV Club Grammy Award-winning vocalist/ songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Van Serwan Yamolky Trio Hunt’s idiosyncratic mix of soul, June 28 Canada Place @ Noon Free R&B, and rock is delivered with Kurdistani oud player/poet/songwriter Serwan Yamolky was once se- frenetic, inventive musicality and lected by the VSO to perform for the Dalai Lama…but don’t let that caustic wit. Influences as varied intimidate you! Whether you’re a major worldwide spiritual icon or not, as Curtis Mayfield, David Bowie, the profound beauty of the Serwan Yamolky Trio will transport your and J.S. Bach can be heard in Van spirit and uplift your soul. Hunt’s eclectic, vibrant, and re- bellious rock ‘n’ soul! Yuji Trio June 24 City Square Shopping Centre @ 1:30pm Free Flora Ware Trio Led by guitarist/songwriter Yuji Nakajima, this trio combines their inter- June 27 Granville Island – Public pretation of a variety of Brazilian music with delicate harmonies and a Market Stage @ Noon Free variety of Latin numbers as well as original compositions. With Alex Get your noon-groove on with some hip jazz and original soul/pop. Kelley bass, Liam MacDonald percussion. Flora’s silky, seductive and powerful voice is augmented by her cool keyboard stylings. The Vancouver-based chanteuse performs with Sam Zhambai Trio Shoichet bass, Noah Walker guitar. June 22 Canada Place @ Noon Free Haunting yet uplifting, Zhambai Trio’s pulsing rhythms, interlock- Whiskey Chief ing melodies, and lilting vocals make for a magical, essential sound. July 1 Granville Island – Railspur Featuring ancient instruments such as the mbira (thumb piano), ho- District Stage @ 3pm Free sho (maracas), and ngoma (hand drums) as well as contemporary Zimbabwean instruments, their sound evokes water dropping, spirits This lively band of funsters will slap you in the face and throw you talking, ancestors singing and blood pumping! on the dance floor with their funky jams and savage grooves. One of Vancouver’s finest party bands, Whiskey Chief is an all-instrumental outfit with a rhythm machine fronted by a dizzying horn section that’ll knock you out. Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 49 Made in the UK is a mini concert series that will showcase a cross- Breach CWZ[_dIYejbWdZ section of the most exciting modern jazz from England and Scotland in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues. We hope that this new initiative June 30 David Lam Park Stage @ 1:45pm Free will become an integral component of future festivals. Three of Scotland’s most dynamic musician/composers form an or- gan trio that packs the punch of Liane Carroll Trio CWZ[_d;d]bWdZ rock and the cool of jazz. June 28 Performance Works @ 1:30pm Free Hammond organ groove, Blue The Guardian calls award winning Note swing and harmonic adven- British pianist/vocalist Liane Carroll turousness ala Tony Williams’ “world class” while Jazzwise Lifetime project make this a must magazine declares, “you enter a see! Graeme Stephen guitar/elec- world of magisterial improv, tronics, Paul Harrison B3/electronics & Chris Wallace drums. heartworn balladry, transfixing solos and moments of utter exhil- NeWt with special guest Fraser aration.” Deeply soulful and ut- terly brilliant, Carroll’s music re- Fifield CWZ[_dIYejbWdZ sides at the intersection of jazz and pop. With Roger Carey bass, Mark June 30 Innovation Series - Roundhouse Performance Fletcher drums. Centre @ 5pm $5/Hopper Pass/ $15 Weekend Pass “Catchy and bewildering in equal measure.”—Jazz Journal Get the Blessing CWZ[_d;d]bWdZ Boundlessly adventurous June 28 Venue @ 9pm $20 + SC Edinburgh-based band NeWt’s Like the soundtrack to a wild car already hyper-imaginative sound chase, Get the Blessing’s stylish is taken an idiosyncratic step fur- and energetic sound is a mad ther with the addition of Highland thrill ride of Ornette Coleman- piper/saxophonist Fraser Fifield. A informed horn lines and a rhythm wild mix of lyrical post-bop, New section that’s hot as hell and cool York downtown skronk, and elec- as an English cucumber. Blessed tronically enhanced groove with with jazz and rock chops — and Chris Wallace drums, Chris Grieve trombone, Graeme Stephen guitar. grooves to spare — group mem- Presented with the generous support of British Council, Creative bers have contributed to albums by Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Scotland and the Scottish Jazz Federation. Hawkwind, and Radiohead. Their debut All is Yes won best album at the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards. Fiery and brainy flat-out grooves! With Jim Barr bass, Daisy Palmer drums, Jake McMurchie sax, Peter Judge trumpet. 50 Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concerts North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts This collaboration between the Vancouver and Ottawa Jazz Festivals is Benoit Delbecq / François a fabulous initiative that serves to focus our attention on the contem- porary jazz scene in France. Debut Vancouver performances, special Houle with Marc Ducret collaborations and more will take place in ticketed and free venues June 30 Innovation Series - Ironworks @ 9pm $20 + SC during our opening and closing weekend programs. “At once otherworldly and organic.”—Georgia Straight Hot on the heels of their critically Hélène Labarrière Quartet acclaimed Songlines duo album, June 22 Innovation Series - Ironworks @ 9pm $20 + SC Because She Hoped, pianist Delbecq and clarinetist Houle— Renowned French bassist Hélène masters of extended technique Labarrière plays an intriguingly and melodic free improv—are nuanced brand of free jazz that is joined by expressive French gui- sonically rich, relaxed, and almost tarist and longtime Tim Berne col- cinematic. Undercurrents of roots laborator Marc Ducret for an ex- music and an openness to a vari- citing meeting of the minds. ety of artistic approaches works to transport listeners into a living, Houle and Delbecq play with a great sense of adventure and mutual breathing sound world where vig- trust, leading to conversational and exhilarating chamber jazz and at- orous creative jazz meets raw lyricism and complete, thoughtful, inter- mospheric interplay. Add the unique instrumental voice of Ducret and connected musicianship. Hélène Labarrière has collaborated with Lee you have music that is bold and beautiful and full of thematic surprises, Konitz, Michel Portal, Joachim Kühn and Marc Ducret. Her stunning compositional unity and direction. Quartet features Danish guitarist Hasse Poulsen (Das Kapital), drummer JUNE 30 Roundhouse (Ducret Workshop) 3pm Free Christophe Marguet (Joachim Kühn, Henri Texier), and François Corneloup sax (Louis Sclavis, Marc Ducret). JULY 1 Innovation Series - Roundhouse Performance Centre (Ducret/Blaser) 3:15pm $5/Hopper Pass/ $15 Weekend Pass Médéric Collignon “Jus de Bocse” JULY 1 Innovation Series - Ironworks (François Houle 5 + Delbecq) June 24 Downtown Jazz - Anthem Properties 9pm $20 + SC Georgia Stage @ 3:45pm Free Cornetist/vocalist Médéric Collignon Marc Ducret + Samuel Blaser is a French jazz hero who’s col- laborated with the likes of the July 1 Innovation Series - Roundhouse Performance Orchestre National de Jazz and Centre @ 3:15pm $5/Hopper Pass/$15 Weekend Pass Louis Sclavis. Impish and theatri- Sure to be a transcendent and cal, his hard-edged quartet is beautifully challenging exploration loaded with visceral grooves, daz- of the outer limits of instrumental zling melodic work, passionate expression, this duo features two cornet blowing and Médéric’s as- of Europe’s most idiosyncratic tounding wordless vocalizations mimicking percussion, guitars and musical talents. French guitarist singing in tongues! With Frank Woeste keyboards, Frederic Chiffoleau Marc Ducret has “a penchant for bass, Philippe Gleizes drums. exploring bewildering musical vis- tas” (All About Jazz), while Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser extends his instrument into impressionist Pierrick Pédron - Cheerleaders territory. June 24 Downtown Jazz - Anthem Properties JUNE 30 Innovation Series - Ironworks (Delbecq/Houle/Ducret) Robson Stage @ 4:45pm Free 9pm $20 + SC Post-bop, minimalism, King JUNE 30 Innovation Series - Ironworks (Grdina Trio with S. Blaser) Crimson-esque prog and Pink 11:30pm $10 + SC Floyd surrealism coupled with taut, lyrical sax playing and pro- JUNE 30 Roundhouse (Marc Ducret Workshop) 3pm FREE pulsive groove pyrotechnics…all JULY 1 Innovation Series - Ironworks (François Houle 5 + Delbecq) in the service of a unique piece 9pm $20 + SC about a day in the life of a cheer- leader! Crazy good! Pierrick Presented with the generous support of the Consulate Pédron sax, Chris De Pauw guitar, General of France in Vancouver and Institut Français. Laurent Coq piano, Fabrice Moreau drums, Vincent Artaud bass. Consulat général de France à Vancouver Concerts on Hopper Pass Marquee Concerts Free Concert North Shore Jazz Ticketed Concerts 51 CORPORATE SPONSORS TITLE SPONSOR PLATINUM SPONSORS 2-colour (Spot Colour) Anthem Logomark - (spot colour) Anthem Workmark GOLD SPONSORS 4-colour (CMYK) Anthem Logomark - (4-colour (CMYK) SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS Grayscale Anthem Logomark - (grayscale) MEDIA SPONSORS IMPORTANT: For Usage below 1-1/2” wide OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSORS SUPPORTING MEDIA HOTEL AND TRAVEL SPONSORS HOST HOTEL ASSOCIATE HOTEL 52 GOVERNMENT FUNDING We acknowledge the Financial Assistance Canadian Patrimoine Heritage canadien of the Province of British Columbia COMMUNITY BUSINESS SPONSORS ARTS FUNDING MUSIC EQUIPMENT SPONSORS Arts Council England OFFICIAL MUSICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER: Tom Lee Music Canada Council for the Arts TOM LEE MUSIC IS PROUD TO PROVIDE Consulat Général de France, Vancouver THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: Creative Scotland Steinway and Yamaha Acoustic Pianos Yamaha Digital Pianos Initiative Musik Yamaha Drums Institut Français LP and Toca Percussion Made in the UK Fender, Ampeg and Genz Benz Amplification Musicaction Canada Yamaha, Roland, Nord and Korg Keyboards Mackie, QSC and Shure Audio Equipment Norwegian Jazz Federation Pioneer, Vestax and Numark DJ Equipment Norsk Kulturråd – Arts Council Norway Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs CIVIC & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Norwegian Jazz Forum CFRO 102.7 FM Vancouver Cooperative Radio Roundhouse Community Arts The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands and Recreation Centre The Norwegian Fund for Performing Artists Vancouver Parks and Recreation Board Capilano University The Norwegian Music Information Centre Vancouver Law Courts Performing Arts Fund NL (Netherlands) Province of British Columbia Scottish Jazz Federation University of British Columbia Vancouver Art Gallery Spotlight on French Jazz Jazz Festivals Canada (JFC) Stichting Wig / Wig Foundation International Jazz Festivals Organtizations (IJFO) The Swiss Arts Council / Pro Helvetia Western Jazz Presenters Network Western Front Utenriksdepartementet Norway New Forms Festival Vestnorsk JazzSenter Vancouver International Film Festival 53 54 $ '$ $ ( ! $ $ "( "& %" ''' $ 01090915.ad 1 4/17/12 3:05:50 PM 01088519.ad 1 4/23/12 9:09:32 AM