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According to jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, music is a place where anything is possible, where all kinds of people can come together, and anything can happen. At TD, we couldn’t agree more. For the eighth consecutive year, TD is pleased to present the 2011 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, an event that showcases the diversity and entertainment of music by talented artists from Canada and around the world. What better way to bring people together in communities across the country than to share in the love of great music! That’s why TD is proud to be the title sponsor of several major music festivals across Canada from Victoria to Halifax. It’s exciting to be part of an event that celebrates artists and we’re thrilled that you are joining the celebration. Great festivals don’t happen without great people, so we’d like to thank everyone involved in making the 2011 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival a hit – from the volunteers and organizers, to the talented featured artists and thousands of music lovers who join us every year. Your support makes this event possible – and that’s music to our ears.

Thank you,

Raymond Chun Senior Vice President, TD Canada Trust, Pacifi c Region

The 2011 year marks a new chapter in our history – the second quarter century of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, the not-for-profi t organization that produces it. Long term observers of the festival will notice a more streamlined and focused event this year, a return to some beloved venues that have been absent from the festival for some time; and a great new way to experience it all with our newly launched Hopper Pass. The upcoming festival once again features a stellar line up of shows that continue to build on our long-standing artistic vision of honing in on the best of the local, national and international creative music scenes. The fi ve show Marquee Series begins with the iconic Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis on June 26th and the world’s most prominent fl amenco artist, Paco de Lucia for the festival fi nale on July 3rd. Colin James, Madeleine Peyroux and Steve Earle complete the series. One of Vancouver’s favourite venues, the Vogue Theatre is back after a long absence from the festival with a classic wide ranging program that includes Vancouver native and rising star, Darcy James Argue and his 18 piece large ensemble “Secret Society” in his fi rst hometown appearance, the fado of Ana Moura, the New Orleans funk of Trombone Shorty, the exquisite duo of Richard Galliano and Gonzalo Rubalcaba and the rootsy Lucinda Williams. Another new addition this year is The Venue featuring the likes of Jaga Jazzist (Norway), Erik Truff az (France) and the Juno award winning Fond of Tigers (BC). The Roundhouse Performance Centre will once again feature an expanded Innovation Series (Peter Brotzmann, Atomic, The Thing, Gordon Grdina and much more) and the quintessential Performance Works Series on Granville Island returns once again. Last but not least, The Ironworks Series will feature a special 5 night showcase of innovative BC musicians for 2011.

4 2011 • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL welcome to the festival 2011

A key new element this year is the creation of the Hopper Pass. Your passport to discovery, the Hopper Pass gives fans the chance to experience the festival like an insider. For an incredibly low price (early bird rate $75, late rate $125), pass holders can see up to 60 shows at 5 diff erent venues (Vogue, Venue, The Roundhouse Performance Centre, Performance Works and Ironworks) over 10 days. Check out your favourite bands and discover new musical experiences and artists. Each participating pass venue will reserve space exclusively for pass holders, but get there early as entry is on a fi rst come fi rst serve basis. Three of the fi ve venues (The Roundhouse Performance Centre, Performance Works and Ironworks) will also be running two shows a night to ensure that all pass holders get to experience these incredible artists. Full details are available on our website at coastaljazz.ca Along with the outdoor free programs, most notably the opening weekend at Gastown and the grand fi nale closing weekend at David Lam Park and Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, North Shore Jazz, Granville Island jazz, the extensive club series at venues such as the Cory Weeds Jazz Cellar – the musical possibilities are endless. Please join us in celebrating the 26th anniversary of the 2011 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Ken Pickering, Artistic Director & Fatima Amarshi, Executive Director

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • 2011 5 GREETINGS

As the Premier of the province of British Columbia, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2011. Vancouver’s signature festival and British Columbia’s biggest music showcase will provide an abundance of entertainment for all ages to enjoy. I understand this year’s Festival will feature over 1800 musicians from Canada and around the world, performing at over 40 diff erent venues. Congratulations to all of the organizers, volunteers and sponsors for their hard work in preparing this event. I would also like to welcome all of the musicians and visitors who are attending this year’s Festival. On behalf of all British Columbians, please accept my best wishes for another successful celebration. Sincerely, Christy Clark Premier

On behalf of the citizens of Vancouver, and my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend my warmest greetings to everyone involved with the 2011 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival has been providing us with fabulous music for the past 25 years. It has grown to be British Columbia’s largest music festival and one of the leading jazz festivals in the world. This year’s festival continues the great tradition of mixing every possible musical expression with our city’s great indoor and outdoor venues to produce 10 days of incredible entertainment. As Mayor, I am honoured to live in a city where we have so many opportunities to bring music into our lives and I encourage everyone to take in at least one of the many concerts available in your community. I would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the musicians, sponsors, organizers and volunteers for once again bringing this great event to Vancouver! Yours truly, Gregor Robertson Mayor

Since the fi rst seven-day festival in 1985, Coastal Jazz has been bringing the world of jazz to a hometown audience. It’s been a magnifi cent success story, as the festival has grown to become the biggest musical festival in the province, and one of the most celebrated jazz festivals in the world. As chair of the BC Arts Council, I am proud of the support that we have provided to Coastal Jazz over the years. We watched it grow from a modest festival that, for the most part, featured local and regional artists, to one of the most celebrated jazz festivals in the world, presenting 400 concerts a year to more than half-a-million people. We watched as Coastal Jazz reached into the very heart of our communities- to the parks, community centres and open plazas and streets- featuring top quality and innovative music. The BC Arts Council is committed to supporting artistic excellence, and has a legislative mandate to, not only support the arts in the province, but help give every British Columbian the opportunity to experience and to participate in the arts. Helping connect the best local, national and international jazz artists with the audiences in this province is an important part of the work we do. Council extends its best wishes to all the artists who are showcasing their talents at Coastal Jazz and thanks to all of you who are helping to provide a platform that makes those vital, creative connections possible. Sincere regards, Stan Hamilton Chair, BC Arts Council

6 2011 • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ARTIST BIOGRAPIES Greetings and Messages 4-6 (Listed alphabetically. Bands listed with “The” in front of in the concert schedule, can be found in the “T” section.) Jazz Friends Donor Listings 8 A to J 14-25 Festival Personnel 9 J to Z 38-59 Education, Workshops & Scholarships 12-13 Sponsorship & Government Support 60-61 MAP Gastown Map 31 CONCERT SCHEDULES & TICKET INFO David Lam Park Map 35 Ticket, Hopper Pass & Membership Info 10 All Venue Map 62 Granville Island Jazz (including Canada Day) 27 (including adjacent EasyPark lots) Jazz Around Town 28 North Shore Jazz 29 Gastown Jazz Week-end 30 Ticketed Concert Series: 32-33 Marquee Series BC Honda Dealers Vogue Series BC Honda Dealers Venue Series Performance Works Series Roundhouse Performance Center Innovation Series Ironworks Series David Lam Park Jazz Week-end 34 Club Series 36-37

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Jazz Lover Matthew Holm Jazz Friends $50 Judith L. Leech Trevor & Elaine Landsiedel Glenn Johanson Sima Abelev $1,000 Aileen Lew Anne Kober James Armstrong Lynn Buhler Robert Ley Richard Kupsch Christine Barnowski David Lidstone Franco Ferrari Claudia Lansdorp Linda Belton Jim Lillyman Marshall Letcher Tony Bortolotto Ronald Lombaert Jazz Patron Peter Lisicin Les Braden Richard Lusk Sharon Brown $500 Susan Lomax Elizabeth Macdonald BeverlyJean Brunet Bob Golden Jay Lundy Robert Mackay Brian Buchanan Shailendra Mahanti Lee Magnolo Darryl Hebert Karen Buhler Gordon Marshall Janet Massaro Shelagh Burke Sinja Masahara Lorraine Maze Jazz Benefactor Chika Buston Rick Miller Theresa Mccarthy Ronald Charles $250 Hugh McCurrach Terry Pask Maxine Charlton Patrick Julian Denis McMaster Jaime Peschiera Barbara Cooper Marko Kerkez Roberta Mickelson Heidi Peters Karen Cooper Jean Lytwyn Gordon Morin Roy & Maynetta James Coverdale Christel Nierobisch Eric Posen Raymond Craig Cromie John Orysik Marianne Rev Keith Dickinson Allen Pasnak Jazz Supporter Paul Richardson Elise F Drake Ranko Petrovic $100 Loretta Einarson Judy Rodger Sharon Quan Sheila Fidler R Adamson Christopher Sebert David Rehorick David Fullerton Stuart Alcock Wes Shennan Carole Roberts Willi Germann Bryan Arnold Chris Thornley Paul Rosenberg William Gibson Howard Bland Kenneth R Tolmie Sandy Ross Chris Glen Robert Bloom Gwendoline Turpin Mel Ross Thomas Hagar Gerald Boey Randy Sharp Sumner Brown Kathleen A Bryant James Buium Our Jazz Friends Duncan Campbell Gary Crompton Thank you to our great donors Edward Desroches Judy Shiels Allan Diamond Jennifer Wahl John Hagen Lindsay Simmonds Lorraine Hamilton John Dreadon John Watson Brent M Smart Bruce Hardy Mitchell Edgar Paul R. Wheeler Nancy Smith Gavin Hodgins Diana Filer Deryk Whitehead Peter Smith Katherine Hoover Christopher Fleck Evan Wickens Ron Sudlow David F Hopwood James Fletcher Leslie Kenway & Gloria Sully Bernice M Hunter Gordon Gallagher William Moore Reena Taviss Robin Kagan Bill Taylor Larry Garaway Kevin Wright Leah M Kaser David Tobin Jacqueline Gijssen James Wyse Matthew Kavanagh Paula Verhoeven Judith Goodman Ya-lin Yeh Yu Barbara Kay Raymond Wargo Sangam Grant Derek Yeung Brian Kell Alfred Waterman Deirdre Hembery Steve Young Chad Kuipers John Watson Clyde Hertzman Teresa G Zagar Gary Kushnir Eric Wredenhagen John Hodgins Paul Kyba 8 2011 • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL THE COASTAL JAZZ & BLUES FAMILY

The Coastal Jazz & Blues Society is a non-profi t organization supporting jazz, blues, creative, and improvised music. With the support of our jazz friend donors, funding partners, dedicated volunteers and staff , we produce the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Winterruption on Granville Island, the Time Flies Improvised Music Festival, an annual concert season in the fall and spring, and numerous free education programs for professional musicians and music lovers each year.

Thank you to our incredible team of volunteers, staff , board members and music supporters, we couldn’t do it without you!

VOLUNTEERS Up to 800 volunteers devote countless hours and energy to support the festival each year. Thank you to each and every one of you.

FESTIVAL STAFF TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS Production Manager ROBERT WILSON President LYNN BUHLER Production Coordinator JAMES ONG Vice-President MITCHELL EDGAR Production Assistant KATJA SCHLUETER Treasurer MICHAEL MATICH Artist Hospitality Coordinator KAREN DAR WOON Secretary KEVIN MCNEILLY Artist Logistics Coordinator MARIJKA ASBEEK BRUSSE Immediate Past President FRANCO FERRARI Transport Coordinator DONNA LYTLE Members at Large CRAIG CROMIE, NOU DADOUN, BOB GOLDEN, PATRICK Volunteer Coordinator ANNE MCILVANEY JULIAN, JAMES COVERDALE Box Offi ce Assistants JO BERGSTRAND, CHRIS HOWARTH, ZOE FORSYTH Honourary Members BOB REBAGLIATI, KARL STAHL, DEBORAH ROITBERG Site Manager TOM FIJAL Assistant Site Manager JULIE MARTENS Banner Coordinator BODIE MACNEILL Food, Beverage & Merchandise Manager ROD GRANT Media & Marketing Intern VERENA WURZER coastaljazz.ca Graphics & Communications Intern CHLOÉ DAMERVAL Operations & Production Intern JESSICA PERKINS Logistics & Programming Intern FELIPE MASCARENHAS Administration & Sponsorship Intern CEILIDH GARRIOCH twitter.com/vanjazzfest Offi cial Festival Photographer CHRIS CAMERON

YEAR ROUND STAFF TEAM Executive Director FATIMA AMARSHI search Artistic Director and Founder KEN PICKERING TD Vancouver Media Director and Founder JOHN ORYSIK International Jazz Festival Associate Director ALEX GRIGG Manager of Artistic Programming RAINBOW ROBERT Artist Logistics Coordinator LORRAINE HAMILTON www.vanjazzfest. Marketing, Media and Communications Assistant blogspot.com CASEY CHAN Operations Manager EDUARDO OTTONI Operations Coordinator JEN THOMAS Offi ce Manager KELLY CREELMAN FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOK CONTACT US: Education and Outreach Coordinator ZAENA CAMPBELL Cover Art EXP CREATE 2nd fl oor, Business Manager PHIL DAUM Project Manager & Design Consultant 295 West 7th Avenue Accountant JEFF TURNER CASEY CHAN Vancouver, BC Editor GARY KUSHNIR V5Y 1L9 Copy JOHN ORYSIK, KATE HAMMETT-VAUGHAN 604.872.5200 Publisher WE URBAN WEEKLY [email protected] Printed in Canada.

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • 2011 9 TICKET INFO 1.855.985.5000

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: HOPPER PASS TICKETMASTER (all shows EXCEPT for BC Honda $125 + service fees on sale until June 5th, 3 PM Dealers Vogue Series) through Ticketmaster. Supplies are limited, so buy www.ticketmaster.ca yours early. A portion of seats at all eligible venues will Charge by Phone 1.855.985.5000 & be available to pass holders. Entry on a fi rst come fi rst Ticketmaster Outlets. serve basis.

Tickets for the BC Honda Dealers Vogue Series JAZZ FRIENDS available at: Jazz Friends can exclusively make their ticket purchases VOGUE THEATRE through our offi ce. 604-872-5200. in person 918 Granville Street, over the phone 604.569.1144 or online www.voguetheatre.com Jazz Festival Box Offi ce at Gastown JUNE 25 & 26 ONLY

All ticket prices include HST – Service charges may apply - No refunds or exchanges

JAZZ FRIEND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM:

Get the following benefi ts by becoming a member: ■ Personal service through Coastal Jazz Offi ce

■ Access to tickets in advance of the public on-sale ■ Voting membership privileges ■ Pay $1 service charge (on a maximum of two tickets To join, call the Coastal Jazz Box Offi ce– per show) 604.872.5200

10 2011 • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL HOPPER PASS

60 Concerts, 10 Days $125.00 + sc * *Some restrictions apply, see coastaljazz.ca for more details.

Available at Pass Pick Up at the Vogue Box offi ce IN PERSON ONLY! June 1st – June 18th Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10am - 6pm Sun. 12pm - 4pm 604.569.1144

See www.coastaljazz.ca for details EDUCATION

Coastal Jazz has long been a leader in Education and Thanks to our generous sponsors at TD Bank Group, TD High Outreach, off ering diverse and innovative programs. Music School Jazz Intensive provides an open door for the deserving students develop discipline, teamwork, and self-confi dence, young leaders and ‘jazz masters’ of tomorrow. Visit the as well as a bright and open mind. Still, not all aspiring Education Tab at www.coastaljazz.ca to learn more about how talents have access to developed music education programs, we connect, inspire, transform and nurture young artists and jazz studies or jazz bands in their local school curriculum. new audiences.

TD High School Jazz Intensive (FREE) High School student Big Band in residence with Nicole Mitchell. Want to catch the next rising star? You won’t want to miss this show…These kids can really play!

Sat, July 2 1 – 4 pm at Tom Lee Music Hall, 929 Granville St. Open Rehearsal with guest conductor Nicole Mitchell Sun, July 3 Noon - 1pm at David Lam Park, Main Stage Feature Performance!

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Hear the future of jazz! TD High School Jazz Intensive peers and experienced pros. Free concerts and Tom Lee Music provides incredible opportunities for students to prepare for workshops off er inspired new ideas from local and global their future in music and beyond. Aspiring musicians get to innovators. Hailed “one of the greatest living fl utists in jazz,” taste what it’s like to be part of a professional Big Band and conductor Nicole Mitchell, nurtures skilled young musicians perform live at our world-class jazz festival! with innovative repertoire. Aspiring songwriters have a chance Auditions are open to students (Grades 10, 11 and 12), from to enter their original tunes in a composition contest. The across the Lower Mainland. From nearly 200 schools, nineteen winning song is featured in a live TD Jazz High School Intensive outstanding talents are selected. Participants are eligible performance at David Lam Park. for scholarship opportunities –including the Dal Richards “I’ve found the jazz youth of BC to be some of the most talented Scholarship Fund, the Fraser MacPherson Scholarship Fund students of their generation and I love throwing challenges and generous awards from our sponsors TD. During their their way…I only wish there could be more programs around 10-day residency, students get to rehearse with skilled the world like it!” Nicole Mitchell, Conductor

Workshops (FREE) A staple of the Jazz Festival for many years, the workshops at Tom Lee Music Hall and Roundhouse Community Centre at David Lam Park off er a diverse range of styles and perspectives. See David Lam Park Jazz Weekend, p. 34 and Around Town p. 28 concert schedules in this guide for workshop times, or visit coastaljazz.ca

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TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • 2011 13 A Tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks with Jim Altered Laws Byrnes, Steve Dawson, The Sojourners, Del Rey The brilliant Vancouver quartet Altered Laws performs House Band: Steve Dawson, Geoff Hicks, Keith their distinctly individual music that combines Latin, Lowe, Chris Gestrin pop, Brazilian, mainstream, and avant-garde jazz, A tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks, a little known sometimes subtly and sometimes with intense forward- pioneering string band from the 1930’s, was originally drive. The compositions (originals by pianist Miles Black showcased at the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Its and saxophonist/fl utist Tom Keenlyside) are all melodic, brainchild, Vancouver’s preeminent producer/musician but this melody can be hypnotic, light-hearted, or Steve Dawson, conceived it as a follow-up to his criti- surreal. cally acclaimed tribute recording, Things About Coming CBC / Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz; June 28, My Way. We aim to invoke the wonderful spirit of the 2011; 05:30 PM; Free Mississippi Sheiks again, as the project expands with Seattle based singer/songwriter Del Rey. Amanda Tosoff Quartet feat Brad Turner Capilano Performing Arts Theatre; June 29, 2011; The gifted young Canadian pianist Amanda Tosoff is a 08:00 PM; $30/$28 rising jazz star. Still in her ‘20s, she has already devel- Ali Milner oped a strong personal voice, both as a performer and a composer. Performing standards and originals, her This singer, songwriter, and pianist, performs her own super-talented group of young players is augmented by compositions with amazing vocal depth. From Boogie- the great Canadian trumpeter Brad Turner. woogie, soulful ballads, rock’n’roll, and R&B. Performance Works; June 30, 2011; 02:00 PM; Free Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 24, 2011; 5:30 PM Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 29, 2011; 8:00 PM Ana Moura Alison Brown Quartet Portuguese singer Ana Alison Brown has achieved an international reputation Moura brings as a banjo player by pushing the instrument out of its her beautiful familiar Appalachian settings and into new musical voice and territory with a unique jazz/bluegrass hybrid style. Her charismatic 1989 breakthrough with Alison Krauss and the Union stage presence Station, was a prodigious beginning for her music to the Festival career. Now with fi ve successful solo recordings with for the fi rst time. the ABQ (Alison Brown Quartet), Brown is considered She has one of the fi nest players of her generation. emerged as a Capilano Performing Arts Theatre; June 27, 2011; leading 08:00 PM; $32/$30 exponent of her land’s fado style, a poetic, deeply Alita Dupray Trio expressive idiom that explores such universal themes as Evocative and moving, Alita Dupray spins a mellifl uous lost love, separation, and longing. Her rise to global web of bluesy woe and purring delight, illuminating stardom has made fans and collaborators of Prince and both lyric and melody. The Rolling Stones, who recently joined her on stage in O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; July 3, 2011; Lisbon. A soulful and riveting world music sensation, 09:00 PM; $5 Moura takes us on a sensual journey into an ancient and traditional genre while she stretches its boundaries. Powerful stuff !

14 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL The Vogue Theatre; June 29, 2011; 09:00 PM; $35 B Funk Vancouver’s B Funk plays the soulful music of the ‘60s and Andrea Superstein Trio ‘70s funk with a modern sound. All about making you move Libra Room; June 29, 2011; 06:30 PM; $5 and groove, their super-funky tunes are infl uenced by artists Andrew Cyrille Workshop like Booker T and the MGs, Jimmy Smith, Medeski Martin Hailed by the New York Times as “a consummate mod- and Wood, and other champions of the Hammond organ. ern drummer”, the legendary Andrew Cyrille has played Railspur Alley (on Granville Island); July 1, 2011; with a who’s who of creative music, from percussion 12:30 PM; Free groups that included Kenny Clarke, Rashied Ali, and Bill Coon’s TriUnity Milford Graves, and worked with top-fl ight peers such Led by the brilliant jazz guitarist/composer Bill Coon, as David Murray, Cecil Taylor and Oliver Lake. this dynamic trio of Vancouver musicians features the Roundhouse-Workshops at The Studio; July 2, talents of drummer Dave Robbins and bassist Jodi 2011; 04:30 PM; Free Proznick. Paying tribute to jazz guitarists Jim Hall and Atomic Wes Montgomery, the trio plays Coon’s great original Not since the Jan tunes, Brazilian music, and creative arrangements of Garbarek Quartet standards. of the ’70s has a Canada Place; July 3, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Scandinavian Birds of Paradox with Dong Jinming band generated as Birds of Paradox fuses elements of Jazz and impro- much excitement vised music with traditional Chinese, Western and and acclaim. The Indian sensibilities. Their cd was nominated for a 2010 Guardian calls Western Canadian Music Award for the Instrumental Atomic “one of the Recording of the Year. A master of erhu Dong Jingming most exhilarating performs with virtuosity, unrivalled skills and a unique groups on the understanding of music. Thanks to Canada Council for European circuit.” the Arts; Free Combining the Performance Works; July 1, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free powerful, cutting edge Oslo rhythm section of Håvard Black Gardenia Wiik piano, Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten bass, and Paal London Nilssen-Love drums with the Stockholm front line of jazz meets trumpeter Magnus Broo and saxophonist Fredrik Americana. Ljungkvist, the quintet plays original music that mixes With a Billie grooves and modes with a distinctive approach to free Holiday edge playing. Think classic Miles Davis meets late period to her sound Coltrane meets Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. and oodles Thanks to Swedish Jazz Celebration, Norwegian Jazz of charm, Daphne Roubini, vocals and ukelele, leads Federation, Arts Council Norway. the group, a mix of Brits and Canadians, through jazz Roundhouse; Performance Centre; and folk songs of the ‘30s and ‘40s. Playful and often July 3, 2011; 07:00 PM; $20 poignant, this is music with real heart. July 3, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 Ron Basford Park; July 1, 2011; 05:00 PM; Free

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 15 Blonde Redhead Blonde Redhead has built a near-fanatic following. “They are some Consequence of Sound calls new release Penny Sparkle of the most “a rewarding continuation of the band’s pop elegance, uncompromis- sensuality and otherworldliness.” ing, wildly The Vogue Theatre; June 25, 2011; 09:00 PM; $30 original music makers in Blue King Brown America.”— Australia’s hottest New Music urban roots export Express. New is a six-piece York-based art powerhouse band rockers Blonde that blends Redhead Afro-beat, reggae, continue to produce mesmerizing, double-edged world and Latin compositions that are simultaneously bewitching and infl uences with sublimely disquieting. And unlike other avant socially conscious experimenters whose music often comes across as messages. overly intellectual, this trio’s output is immersed with Underscored by powerful, lava-hot emotions. Consisting of Italian the fi ery vocals brothers Amadeo Pace (vocals/guitar) and Simone Pace and political lyrics of front woman Natalie Pa’apa’a, Blue (drums) with Kazu Makino (vocals/guitar) from Japan,

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16 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL King Brown has built a reputation for full force, Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel, and Daft Punk, this incendiary dance-inducing performances. Carlos up-and-coming outfi t creates intriguing and Santana: “Blue King Brown is my favorite band right compelling soundscapes that are thrilling and now. They embody everything I love in music from unpredictable. Ozomatli, African bands, Tower of Power to Santana”. Performance Works; Michael Franti of Spearhead: “I am always inspired by June 27, 2011; 08:00 PM; $20 BKB’s funky, high-energy music... the band raises the June 27, 2011; 10:30 PM; $20 roof off every show they play. I love’em!” Bruno Hubert Trio Venue; July 1, 2011; 08:00 PM; $25 Bruno is a unique and amazing piano player. He is usu- Brad Turner Quartet ally described as “Canada’s best kept secret”. For the last seventeen years, the Brad Turner Quartet has Libra Room; June 27, 2011; 09:00 PM, $5 been at the forefront of the Vancouver Jazz scene, and July 3, 2011; 06:30 PM; $5 has garnered national and international attention as an Bucky Pizzarelli Trio ensemble of keen interactive sense, formidable improvi- Legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli’s six decade jazz sational skills as well as having developed a strong and career includes interplay with a Who’s Who of big bands varied repertoire. The Brad Turner Quartet’s formidable and vocalists. improvisational skills and strong repertoire make it an The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; all-time contemporary Canadian ensemble. July 1, 2011; 08:00 PM; $49.99 (includes dinner) The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; June 26, 2011; July 2, 2011; 08:00 PM; $49.99 (includes dinner) 08:00 PM; $15 Exhibition Hall; July 2, 2011; 5:00 PM; Free C.T.A.S (Creed Taylor Appreciation Society) Creed Taylor’s groundbreaking and infl uential jazz label Brasstronaut CTI is paid homage by this all-star Vancouver Sextet. “Tags like cinematic and The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; atmospheric June 24, 2011; 08:00 PM; $15 are perfect descriptions Candus Churchill and Tom Pickett’s for the Joyful Testimony classically- Vocalists Candice Churchill and Tom Pickett’s longstand- trained ing musical partnership creates a spiritual message sextet’s encompassed in gospel, jazz and R&B idioms. sound, which St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church; June 24, fuses jazz instrumentalism with trance-inducing indie 2011; 12:00 PM; Free pop. Indeed there are more than a few numbers Cat Toren Band featured on the group’s debut Mount Chimaera, that Vancouver-based pianist/composer Cat Toren is a strong would fi t a retro-lounge scene where women with new voice on the Canadian music scene. Infl uenced by painted-red lips puff gingerly on stark-white artists like Brad Mehldau, Jason Moran, Charlie Haden, Cinderellas.”—Georgia Straight. Since forming in 2007, and Maria Schneider, Toren’s music ranges from gentle, local band Brasstronaut has steadily built a strong passionate ballads to angular, dissonant improvisations, following for their eclectic and intricate fi ne arts pop with a spaciousness and patience that belies the youth sound. Incorporating infl uences as wide-ranging as of its creator.

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 17 Performance Works; July 1, 2011; 07:30 PM; Free Bullock is a diverse and charismatic performer with fans Libra Room; June 26, 2011; 12:00 PM; $5 across the globe. Libra Room; July 3, 2011; 12:00 PM;$5 Fairmont Pacifi c Rim June 25, 2011; 5:30 PM Cecile LaRochelle & Gospel Crooners June 26, 2011; 1:00 PM Singer Cecile Larouchelle’s passionate love of teaching July 3, 2011; 1:00 PM the art and heart of singing traverses jazz, blues, gospel and musical theatre. Colin James: An Acoustic Duo St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church; Six-time June 29, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free JUNO Christian McBride and Inside Straight award winner Grammy Award and winning bassist/ multi- composer platinum Christian selling McBride is one Colin James is a soulful singer/songwriter, smokin’ guitar of the most slinger and occasional big band leader who’s been a in-demand restless adventurer throughout his long career, traversing musicians in the genres from blues and rock to pop and swing and back business having worked with artists ranging from again. Over the years, he’s also worked with a legion of Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins and Sting to Pat heavies from Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Metheny, Diana Krall and The Roots. He’s led some Bonnie Raitt to ZZ Top, Lenny Kravitz and Carlos Santana. incredible bands over the years but his current group This performance fi nds him in an acoustic duo setting called Inside Straight may be his fi nest. Featuring alongside guitarist Chris Caddell with the focus clearly on all-stars like saxophonist Steve Wilson, pianist Peter Colin’s terrifi c song repertoire, his outstanding guitar work Martin, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, and drummer Ulysses and powerful vocals. Owens they showcase a smokin’ post-bop vibe that The Centre; June 24, 2011; 08:00 PM; $46 / $41 emphasizes hard swing, bluesy groove tunes, hip Latin romps, and soaring solos. Just try and sit still. We dare Colin Stetson you! “He is taking The Vogue Theatre; July 1, 2011; 09:00 PM; $35 the instrument to NEW places, Coat Cooke Trio with NEW Vancouver saxophonist Coat Cooke’s hard-hitting and technique. interactive trio playing has a fl int-sharp edge that has There are so been honed through live performance. Their swing feel many has that elastic quality of jazz that cannot be defi ned by CRUSHINGLY words; it has to be heard and felt. Their CD is titled Up beautiful Down Down Up. sounds coming out of one person, at ONCE, that it Canada Place; July 2, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free makes your skin tremble, your mind go blank, and your Colin Bullock eyes close.”—Justin Vernon (Bon Iver). Montreal’s Colin Incorporating guitar, harmonica and a stomp box, Colin Stetson recently blew the minds of 15,000 people

18 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL playing solo bass saxophone through Arcade Fire’s Dan Berglund´s TONBRUKET sound system in a Mexican sports arena. His command “There’s less e.s.t. of circular breathing, multiphonics, and melodic in Dan Berglund’s improvisation is simply jaw dropping. Tom Waits, Laurie Tonbruket than Anderson, David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestra, and there is Emerson, Feist have been the benefi ciaries of his talents. Lake & Extraordinary! Palmer.”—All Roundhouse; Performance Centre; July 2, 2011; About Jazz. 05:00 PM; $5 Swedish band E.S.T. (Esbjörn Svensson Trio) was Venue; July 2, 2011; 8:00 PM ; $22 with Fond arguably the most ballyhooed unit in European jazz of Tigers during the early years of the millennium. With the With Mats Gustafson at Roundhouse; untimely death of its leader Svensson in 2008, former Performance Centre; July 1, 2011; 2:30 PM; Free E.S.T. bassist Berglund set out to re-orientate his Colin Stetson workshop; musical life. His new project Tonbruket: Martin Hederos Roundhouse-Workshops at the Studio; keyboards, Johan Lindström guitar, and Andreas Werliin July 2, 2011; 02:30 PM; Free drums, takes the legacy of E.S.T. forward, echoes of his former group blending with progressive rock infl uences Company B to create stirring music that spans genres and defi es A delightful six-piece swing band in the style of the categorization. Thanks to Swedish Jazz Celebration. Andrews Sisters and the Boswell Sisters, Vancouver’s Performance Works; June 24, 2011, Company B is lead by Jen Hodges and fronted by the 08:00 PM; $20 talented young vocalists Shannon Scott, Emily Lyall, Performance Works; June 24, 2011; and Juhli Conlinn. Loaded with personality, sweet 10:30 PM; $20 harmonies, and plenty of swing, Company B serves up great music and entertainment. Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Gastown; Maple Tree Square; June 26, 2011; The buzz for this 04:15 PM; Free outstanding 18-piece big Cory Weeds with The Tilden Webb Trio band is Cory Weeds with The Tilden Webb Trio swings naturally everywhere. with a repertoire of original material, unearthed gems New York’s and classic bebop. Village Voice The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; June 30, 2011; raves, “music of impressive complexity and immense 08:00 PM; $15 entertainment value, in your face and then in your Dal Richards Band head.” The Ottawa Citizen says, “writing and performing A swingin’ maestro, a true Vancouver legend. One of the that catapults Argue’s group into the ranks of jazz’s best most experienced and infl uential men in the Big Band contemporary large ensembles.” Led by Vancouver-born, business. Brooklyn-based musician Darcy James Argue, the Secret The Lamplighter; June 26, 2011; 03:00 PM Society draws on the full spectrum of modern jazz, rock and classical music with sweeping and ambitious compositions that mesmerize. Under his direction the traditional big band is refashioned into an exuberant, emotionally charged cutting edge juggernaut.

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20 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Digable Planets Petter Molavaer, Dhafer Youssef, Jan Garbarek) debuted Incorporating jazz and funk into their street-savvy hip- in 1998 with Électronique Noire, an album that deftly hop, Digable Planets is a rap act every fan should cram blended electronica, metal and jazz into a riveting new to understand. sound. Fast-forward to 2011 and his latest release, Live The Lamplighter; June 29, 2011; 10:00 PM Extracts. Here, he’s further enriched his compositional palette with everything from delicate, soft electronic Dong Jinming workshop – hums and occasional jazz-horn fl ourishes to atmo- Chinese erhu (violin) specialist Dong Jinming has taken spheric percussion and dramatic, guitar-driven his classical instrument to new heights. Since the late crescendos. A revelation! Thanks to FFUK, Fond for Lyd ‘90s, he has been collaborating with jazz musicians Og Bilde. around the world. Director of the huge Nanjing jazz Roundhouse – Performance Centre; festival since 2002, he tours regularly, performing as June 28, 2011; 07:00 PM;$20 a soloist and with various groups. Thanks to Canada June 28, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 Council for the Arts. Tom Lee Music Hall workshops; June 29, 2011; Erik Truff az 4tet 01:00 PM; Free Swiss-born, France- Doug Towle Duo based Guitarist Doug Towle is known as the leader of the jazz- trumpet infused rumba/fl amenco/world beat group De La Terra. This player Eric performance features him in an intimate duo setting. Truff az hit City Square Mall; June 30, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free the European Dylan Cramer Quartet music scene Infl uenced by legendary players Sonny Criss, Paul Des- at the turn of the millennium with an astonishing, bold mond, Johnny Hodges, Stan Getz, and John Coltrane, mix of jazz, drum’n’bass and electronic sounds. Jazzoids North Vancouver-based alto saxophonist Cramer is a tal- and dance music fans alike took to Truff az’s pioneering ent well worth catching. Critically praised for his “ clean, musical approach—a blend of his muted trumpet vigorous lines, often of breathtaking technical brilliance” stylings with an array of down-tempo grooves and (Coda Magazine), Cramer takes on jazz, blues, swing, breakbeats. Sometimes likened to Miles Davis, Rolling and Latin classics. Stone magazine suggests “Truff az plays less like Miles Canada Place; June 27, 2011;12:00 PM; Free than a jazz-rock Brian Eno, making rapturous Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex Orchestra atmospheres from a minimum of notes. [It’s] jazz with brawn, soul and plenty of wide open space. ” Thanks to “Aarset and Consulat Général France, Vancouver. his group Venue; June 30, 2011; 08:00 PM; $23 move from a whisper Espace Musique presents Rafael Zaldivar, to a roar, Révélation 2010-2011 with shades The young Cuban-born, Montreal-based pianist Zaldivar of is infl uenced by jazz legends Art Tatum and Bud Powell, 1970s-era Miles Davis peeking through in (trumpeter) and Cuban greats Chucho Valdes and Gonzalo Rubal- Gunnar Halle’s spare but rich melody lines.”—All About caba. Zaldivar’s original compositions refl ect his unique Jazz. In-demand Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset (Nils approach to harmony and rhythm. The award-winning

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 21 Toronto-based bassist Brandi Disterheft is featured. Five Alarm Funk Révélation is sponsored by Radio-Canada’s Espace This Vancouver-based, Musique (90.9 FM in Vancouver). 12-piece rhythm CBC / Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz; June 29, machine delivers a 2011; 05:30 PM; Free delirium-inducing show Fito Garcia that brims with original Vancouver-based funk and Afrobeat musician Fito Garcia grooves. Searing guitar began his career at riff s and horn-driven age 14, recording two instrumental jams soar albums with a band from above a four-man his native Guatemala. percussion maelstrom. Garcia’s debut album Think Fela Kuti meets was nominated for a James Brown, plus a dash of Kool and the Gang and a West Coast Music Award lot of youthful energy! in 2009 and is described Gastown – Maple Tree Square; June 26, 2011; as an experimental work 6:15 PM; Free of Afro-Cuban rhythms performed with four basses, percussion and singers. Civic Plaza (North Vancouver); June 25, 2011; 01:00 PM; Free

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22 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Fond of Tigers Gary Comeau & his Swamp Boggie Trio “Fond of Tigers vacillate between minimal washes of Gary Comeau plays a range of instruments which he sound and gales of loudness that incorporate jazz, rock, uses to deliver originally crafted high energy, New European, classical and electronic accents in grand, Orleans style rockin’ roots and blues. sweeping ways.” says Exclaim. Fond of Tigers is known Ouisi Bistro; for its intricate, beautiful, and powerful sonic creations. June 26, 2011; 08:00 PM; No cover Featuring seven of Vancouver’s leading musicians, their June 30, 2011; 08:00 PM; No cover nuances and layers explore musical possibilities that Georgina Arnzten & Gospel Giants range from the smallest gesture of extended technique The Gospel Giants ‘ repertoire of modern gospel music to full-on bombastic avant rock. Compelling, hypnotic, and groovy secular songs encourages the heart and gets and absolutely post-everything, this double-drum-kit you dancing. led band’s exhilarating ordered chaos emerges from a St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church; visceral combination of meticulous odd-time composi- July 3, 2011; 04:00 PM; Free tions and improvisational abandon. “Think Rock-in- Opposition meets Steve Reich.”—All About Jazz Venue; July 2, 2011; 08:00 PM; $22 with Colin Stetson François Bourassa Quartet This long-standing group of over 20 years has a highly personal sound and deep rapport. Bourassa’s confi dent and hip piano style embraces the jazz continuum from Bill Evans to McCoy Tyner to Thelonious Monk. This de- lightful group delivers a sparkling set full of melodic and harmonic twists and great grooves. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts Gastown – Vancouver Sun Steam Clock Stage; June 25, 2011; 05:30 PM; Free François Houle Trio François Houle’s clarinet playing transcends the stylistic borders associ- ated with his instrument. This new trio project features original compositions. Guilt & Co (Under Chill Winstons); June 25, 2011; 09:00 PM

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 23 Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Richard Galliano cohorts—bassist Tommy Babin and drummer Kenton This outstanding Loewen—hook up with a Scandinavian powerhouse collaborative duo troika—saxophonists Mats Gustafsson and Fredrik embodies the Ljungkivst along with bassist Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten. international fl avour of Grdina’s trio has built a burgeoning audience for its jazz in the early 21st mix of ballads, improv, song-forms and Arabic inspired century. The New York compositions. Gustafsson is a member of hard-hitting Times calls Cuban- Nordic unit, The Thing. Ljungkvist works with Atomic, a raised, American-based group that mixes grooves and modes with free playing, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba “one of the greatest while Håker Flaten straddles both bands. Think festival musicians in jazz.” A multiple Grammy award winner, highlight. Thanks to Swedish Jazz Celebration, Norwe- his active repertoire continues to expand beyond gian Jazz Federation, Arts Council Norway. mainstream, bop, Afro-Cuban and other forms of jazz Roundhouse – Performance Centre; into the worlds of traditional Cuban and Mexican July 1, 2011; 07:00 PM; $20 ballads, boleros and Cuban classical works. In acclaimed July 1, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 Frenchman Richard Galliano’s hands the accordion Group Doueh swings as hard as any saxophone. He’s raised the If you think instrument’s stature while mixing various musical styles you’ve heard with his melodic jazz. Two master musicians—one all the great extraordinary concert. electric guitar The Vogue Theatre; July 2, 2011; 09:00 PM; $35 styles in the Gordon Grdina Trio world, think Sounds at times like a freight train screaming down the again. This tracks in the dark. There is beauty in this darkness. Saharan Libra Room; July 3, 2011; 09:00 PM; $5 sand-blizzard of passion and virtuosity will blow your mind. Group Doueh play raw and unfi ltered Saharawi Gordon Grdina’s Haram music from the former colonial Spanish outpost of the Oud player Gordon Grdina leads this powerhouse Western Sahara. Doueh (pronounced “Doo-way”) is Vancouver group. Filtering Arabic music from great their leader and a master of the electric guitar. The composers like Farid Al-Atrache and Oum Khalsoum music is based on the same modal structure as through Vancouver’s creative improvising community, Mauritanian music, however, Doueh’s style is a looser Haram’s music constantly shifts directions while build- appropriation infused with a western guitar scope, one ing to euphoric crescendos. As invigorating visually as that relies, in his words, as much on Jimi Hendrix as it it is aurally, this is exciting, cross-cultural, boundary does traditional Saharawi music. annihilating music! Performance Works; David Lam Park Stage; July 2, 2011; 05:15 PM; June 28, 2011; 08:00 PM; $20 Free June 28, 2011; 10:30 PM; $20 Gordon Grdina’s Nordic Sextet: Gypsophilia The Listening Halifax’s Gypsophilia is defi nitely one of Canada’s most The Festival is known for programming exciting interna- exciting young bands. Playing a seamless blend of tional collaborations and this one’s a beauty. Vancouver’s Balkan-folk music and hip-swaying swing with a dy- ubiquitous guitarist/oud player Gordon Grdina and

24 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL namic rock edge, they were initially inspired by Django Jacqui B Northern Soul Reinhardt. Their distinctive sound (on three CDs) now Like the fi nest wine, the smoothest silk and the purest refl ects the creativity of the group’s exciting and eclectic gold Jacqui Brown’s voice and music has been refi ned musicians. Thanks to Nova Scotia Dep’t of Communities, by life. Culture and Heritage. Libra Room; June 30, 2011; 06:30 PM; $5 David Lam Park Stage; July 3, 2011; 07:00 PM; Jaff a Road Free Toronto’s Jaff a Road blends tradition with innovation, Håvard Wiik & François Houle bringing together diverse musical languages that Vancouver-based clarinetist François Houle explores the include Jewish roots, jazz, Indian and Arabic music, many facets of modern music—from electronica to electronica, and dub. Ancient and original poetry in acoustic contemporary chamber music. He has performed Hebrew, Spanish and English collides with belly dance with Marilyn Crispell and Evan Parker. Norwegian pianist rhythms, pulsating dub grooves, exhilarating improvisa- Håvard Wiik plays in Free Fall and Atomic, and displays a tions, and a global mix of instrumentation. Thanks to keen musical sensibility in both avant-garde and tradi- Canada Council for the Arts. tional approaches. Thanks to Norwegian Jazz Federation, David Lam Park Stage; July 2, 2011; 07:00 PM; Arts Council Norway. Free Roundhouse – Performance Centre; July 2, 2011; Jaga Jazzist 01:30 PM; $5 Ingrid Laubrock & Kris Davis workshop The award-winning German saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock is one of the most exciting young composer/ instrumentalists on the international scene. Canadian- born and New York-based, the young pianist Kris Davis is already a signifi cant fi gure in the New York and European jazz communities, working both as a leader and a collaborator. Roundhouse – Workshops at the Studio; July 3, “I caught this electro-jazz big band and was blown 2011; 02:30 PM; Free away.”—David Fricke, Rolling Stone. Norway-based Jacek Kochan with Seamus Blake Jaga Jazzist dissolves boundaries while synthesizing Canadian-born, Poland-based drummer Jacek Kochan’s elements of electronica, jazz, dub, and avant-rock into a distinctive modern drumming style references the lush listenable stew that’s all their own. It’s a brilliant, whole history of jazz plus funk, electronic and club multi-textured sound, rooted in the dynamics and beats. His intelligent music is fi lled with nuance, instrumentation of jazz (lots of brass, woodwinds, a space, and layered sounds. The gifted New York-based Fender Rhodes) but able to access the blazing rush of saxophonist Seamus Blake is recognized as one of the dance music and the arms-in-the-air abandon of rock. fi nest players in contemporary jazz. Thanks to Canada “Think of Steely Dan producing a Tortoise album.” Council for the Arts. (www.pitchforkmedia.com). With infectious beats and Gastown – Vancouver Sun Steam Clock Stage; cool arrangements Jaga Jazzist create timeless music June 26, 2011; 03:00 PM; Free that’s melodic, hypnotizing, delicate, and subtle. Thanks to Arts Council Norway, MIC, Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere.

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8:00PM $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 1218 Cartwright St. $20 $20 Twin Shadow with special guest Fond of Tigers/ Jaga Jazzist Erik Truff az 4tet Blue King Brown Radio Zero Colin Stetson

8:00PM Venue Series $30 $23 $25 881 Granville St. $25 $22 Christian McBride Darcy James Argue’s Secret Trombone Shorty Gonzalo Rubalcaba & The Lost Fingers Blonde Redhead & Orleans Avenue Lucinda Williams Ana Moura The Bad Plus and Society ‘Backatown’Tour Richard Galliano 9:00PM Vogue Series $28 $30 $42 $35 $28 Inside Straight $30 $35 918 Granville St. $35 $35 Gordon Grdina’s Médéric Collignon Eivind Aarset Sonic Roundhouse Innovation Peter Brötzmann Jonas Kullhammar Satoko Fujii Ma-do Quartet Nordic Sextet: The Thing Atomic Series FULL BLAST and the Jus de Bocse Codex Orchestra 9:00PM $20 $20 The Listening $20 $20 181 Roundhouse Mews $20 $20 $20 $20 JP Carter/ Peggy Lee/ Rich Halley Quartet Tommy Babin’s Benzene Tony Wilson 4tet Wilson/Lee/Bentley Ingrid Laubrock/ Tyshawn Ironworks Series feat. Clyde Reed 235 Alexander St. 10:30PM $15 $15 $15 Sorey $15 $15 Performance Works Sisters Euclid Dan Berglund’s Tonbruket Robert Glasper Trio Laila Biali Trio Brasstronaut Group Doueh Pilc Moutin Hoenig Series feat Kevin Breit

10:30PM $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 1218 Cartwright St. $20 JP Carter/ Peggy Lee/ Rich Halley Quartet feat. Tommy Babin’s Benzene Tony Wilson 4tet Wilson/Lee/Bentley Ingrid Laubrock/ Tyshawn Ironworks Series Clyde Reed 235 Alexander St.

Midnight $15 $15 $15 Sorey $15 $15 32 2011 • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • 2011 33 David Lam Park Jazz Weekend Free David Lam Roundhouse Workshops Exhibition Hall Date Park Outdoor Stage Performance @ The Studio Centre Free Free Free Håvard Wiik & François Debra-Jean and the Means 1:00PM- The Big Much Colin Stetson 1:30 PM NOON Houle 1:30 PM 3:30PM $5 or Hopper Pass

Magnus Broo & Paal Brad Turner Quartet Kevin Breit Rumba Calzada 1:45 PM Nilssen-Love 3:15PM 5:00PM-7:30PM 3:00 PM $5 or Hopper Pass

simakDialog Colin Stetson 5:00 PM Andrew Cyrille 4:30 PM 3:30 PM $5 or Hopper Pass

Gordon Grdina’s Haram The Thing 7:00PM 5:15 PM $20 or Hopper Pass

Jaff a Road The Thing 9:00PM Sat. July 2 Sat. 7:00 PM $20 or Hopper Pass Wil Campa y su Gran Union 8:45 PM

TD High School Jazz Trevor Watts and Veryan Quatuor André 1:30 PM Intensive / Nicole Mitchell Weston 1:30 PM Lachance Tyshawn Sorey NOON $5 or Hopper Pass 1:00PM-3:30PM

Kjærgaard /Street / Ingrid Laubrock / The Crackling Cyrille Kevin Elaschuk Quartet 1:45 PM 5:00PM-7:30PM Kris Davis 3:15PM 2:30 PM $5 or Hopper Pass

Kris Davis / Ingrid Trevor Watts / Ravens & Chimes 3:30 PM Laubrock / Tyshawn 4:30 PM Sorey 5:00PM Veryan Weston $5 or Hopper Pass

Kazutoki Umezu Atomic KIKI BAND 7:00PM $20 or Hopper Pass

Sun. July 3 5:15 PM

Gypsophilia Atomic 9:00PM 7:00 PM $20 or Hopper Pass

Tom Fun Orchestra 8:45 PM

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The Yale Hotel Ouisi Bistro O’Douls Lamplighter 1300 Granville St. 3014 Granville St. 1300 Robson St. Date 604.661.1400 92 Water St. 604.681.9253 604.732.7550 www.odoulsrestaurant.com www.theyale.ca www.ouisibistro.com 604.687.4424 $5 Cover 9:00pm show www.donnellygroup.com No Minors allowed No Cover Charge No Cover Midnight

Karin Plato Trio 9:00PM Tim Vaughan 9:00PM Karen Larsen Late Night Jam Sessions The Phonix 5 7:00PM $12 8:00PM June 24 hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT PK3 Jazz Trio 9:00PM Blue Voodoo 9:00PM Karen Larsen Sweet Pea Swing Band Late Night Jam Sessions $12 8:00PM 3:00PM June 25 hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT

Gary Comeau & Ross Taggart Trio 9:00PM Jim Byrnes 6:00PM his Swamp Dal Richards Band 3:00PM A$10, D$15 Boggie Trio Late Night Jam Sessions June 26 8:00PM hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT Mike Van Eyes Kate Hammett-Vaughan Trio Strawberry Halfmoon David “Boxcar” 9:00PM Garden 8:00PM Late Night Jam Sessions 8:00PM with Colin Easthope and The Plaid June 27 NO COVER hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHTT Bandits 7:00PM Tony Foster Quartet 9:00PM Live Wire 9:00PM Malcolm Aiken Late Night Jam Sessions Oscar Hicks Sextet 7:00PM NO COVER 8:00PM June 28 hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT Tribute to George Benson & Jimmy Jillian Lebreck Trio 9:00PM David “Boxcar” Marlin Ramizzini 7:00PM Smith 6:00PM Late Night Jam Sessions A$6, D$9 8:00PM 10:00PM June 29 Digable Plants Funk Night 9:45PM hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT NO COVER Gary Comeau & The Kevin Elaschuk Quartet The Lee Boys 9:30PM his Swamp Bog- 9:00PM A$17, D$20 gie Trio Late Night Jam Sessions June 30 8:00PM hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT Jennifer Scott Trio 9:00PM The Twisters 9:00PM Malcolm Aiken Late Night Jam Sessions July 1 $12 8:00PM hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT Saul Berson Trio 9:00PM Kenny “Blues Boss” Pine Grove Wayne 9:00PM Late Night Jam Sessions July 2 Ramblers 8:00PM $12 hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT Women of the Alita Dupray 9:00PM The Uptown Trio Blues 6:00PM Late Night Jam Sessions July 3 8:00PM A$8, D$12 hosted by Mike Allen’s Quartet MIDNIGHT

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Guilt & Co The Cellar Restaurant/ Libraroom 1 Alexander St. Fairmont Pacifi c Rim 1608 Comercial Dr. (Under Chill Winston) 1038 Canada Place Jazz Club 604.255.3787 3611 West Broadway Date www.libraroom.com 604.288.1704 604.895.5300 $5 per show www.guiltandcompany.com www.fairmont.com/pacificrim 604.738.1959 No Cover Charge www.cellarjazz.ca

The Walkman Brothers July 3 July 2 July 1 June 30 June 29 June 28 June 27 June 26 June 25 June 24 Umph Trio Ali Milner 5:30PM C.T.A.S 8:00PM & 9:30PM 6:30PM 9:00PM & 11:00PM Shore Band 8:00PM $15 The Release 9:00PM TBA NOON Colin Bullock 5:30PM Joani Taylor plays Fraser François Houle Trio MacPherson The Grand Trine 6:30PM The Dan Brubeck Quartet 9:00PM & 11:00PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM The Zoe Trio 9:00PM 8:00PM $15 Cat Toren Solo Piano NOON Brad Turner Quartet LaLa Band Colin Bullock 1:00PM Meredith Bates Trio 6:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM 9:00PM & 11:00PM Melody Diachun’s EQ 6:00PM Box Car 9:00PM $15

Monk Monday Martin Acosta 5:00PM Steve Kaldestad Quartet with the Cat Toren Band 6:30PM The Alita Dupray Quartet 8:00PM & 9:30PM Bruno Hubert Trio 9:00PM 8:00PM $15 The Night Crawlers TBA 6:30PM Sammi Morelli & Co 5:00PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM Tom Wherett Trio 9:00PM 8:00PM Myles Bigelow $15 Andrea Superstein Trio The Melanie Dekker Duo Jen Hodge’s All Two Much Guitar 8:00PM 6:30PM 5:00PM John Korsrud Latin Jazz Stars 9:00PM & & 9:30PM 11:00PM $15 Ensemble 9:00PM Ali Milner Trio 8:00PM

Jacqui B Northern Soul Cory Weeds No Sinners Mike Weterings Duo 5:00PM with The Tilden Webb Trio 6:30PM 9:00PM & 11:00PM The Boom Boom’s 8:00PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM Pearl Jig 9:00PM $15

Mike Weterings Band 1:00PM Bucky Pizzarelli Trio Tom Wherett Trio 6:30PM The Guilty Plea The NaRai Trio 5:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM TBA 9:00PM 9:00PM & 11:00PM Shore Band 8:00PM $49.99 INCLUDING DINNER Tom Heuckendorff NOON The Tishomingo The Martin Acosta Duo Bucky Pizarelli Trio 8:00PM The Grand Trine 6:30PM String Band 5:30PM & 9:30PM TBA 9:00PM 9:00PM & 11:00PM The Star Captains 8:00PM $49.99 INCLUDING DINNER Cat Toren Solo Piano NOON Jill Townsend Big Band Colin Bullock 1:00PM Bruno Hubert 6:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM The Phonix 5 6:00PM Gordon Grdina Trio 9:00PM $49.99 INCLUDING DINNER

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 37 Venue; June 25, 2011; 08:00 PM; $30 Guilt & Co (Under Chill Winstons); June 29, 2011; Jasper Sloan Yip 09:00 PM; No cover Ron Basford Park; July 1, 2011;12:00 PM; Free A multi-genre singer/songwriter with a dynamic and versatile band behind him, Vancouver’s Jasper Sloan Yip Jennifer Scott Trio is an emerging star on our music scene. Inspired by his Vancouver-based vocalist/pianist Jennifer Scott is a rare backpacking adventures, Yip’s original songs’ depth belie fi nd. Possessed of a pure, fl exible voice that seems made his youth. With vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, drums, keys for jazz singing, her rare mix of solid and swinging and violin, the music is warm and engaging. piano chops, great vocal technique and deep interpre- Gastown – Maple Tree Square; June 25, 2011; tive skills is simply thrilling. Her original compositions 04:15 PM; Free mix beautifully with the classic standards she chooses. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; July 1, 2011; 09:00 PM; $5 Wynton Marsalis Performance Works; July 3, 2011; 02:00 PM; Free This 15-piece big band is Jill Townsend Big Band hot! The Composer/arranger Jill Townsend, 17-piece BIG BAND, Chicago established in 2000, features energetic and swinging Tribune calls original Canadian music. the JLCO “the The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; July 3, 2011; greatest large 08:00 PM; $44.99 (including dinner) jazz ensemble Jillian Lebeck Trio working today.” It’s a fi tting accolade, as the group Pianist/vocalist Jillian Lebeck’s original and excit- swings hard through the masterworks of Duke ing voice is showcased on her second CD “Songs & Ellington, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Wynton Melodies”. Marsalis, and other great composers in celebratory style. O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; June 29, 2011; Steering the juggernaut is acclaimed nine-time 09:00 PM; $5 Grammy Award winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis whose many honours include a Pulitzer Prize for his epic Jim Byrnes oratorio Blood on the Fields. As a player, Wynton’s clear A local legend in music and television, blues guitarist/ trumpet tone and beautifully crafted solos are vocalist Jim Byrnes is one of Vancouver’s most respected breathtaking to behold. Ladies and Gentlemen, the joint and beloved entertainers. will be jumpin’! The Yale Hotel; June, 26, 2011, 06:00 PM; Adv The Orpheum; June 26, 2011; 08:00 PM; $10/Door $15 $78 / $73 / $68 Jim Byrnes and Gospel friends Jen Hodge’s All Stars Juno award winning vocalist/guitarist Jim Byrnes Vancouver bassist Jennifer Hodge leads this pack of perennially fi lls the pulpit when performing his gospel talented young musicians with a passion for playing roots show. raucous, sassy jazz that’s reminiscent of the prohibition St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church; July 1, 2011; era. Think ‘10s, ‘20s, ‘30s, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beider- 12:00 PM; Free becke, Bob Wills, speakeasies, roadhouses, underground parties... you get the idea. Guaranteed to be great fun!

38 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Joani Taylor plays Fraser MacPherson Jazz calls him ”one of those saxophonists whose Joani Taylor’s ensemble will perform original material of excursions convey an exuberant joy in improvising and legendary Canadian saxophonist Fraser MacPherson – playing jazz. ” His impressive resumé includes being Fraser’s son Guy presented Joani the originals. voted Jazz Musician of the Year several times and The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; June 25, 2011; numerous award winning recordings with tunes 08:00 PM; $15 ranging from twisting modern bop to heavy groove. The energetically swinging and entertaining nature of Joe Bjornson Trio Kullhammars’ quartet music is just plain fun to listen to. Vancouver trombonist Joe Bjornson and his trio create Go for it! Jonas Kullhammar is supported by Svensk spontaneous compositions, using the musical materials Musik AB + Swedish Arts Council. Thanks to Swedish at hand. Open minds and advanced musicianship Jazz Celebration. pave the way to spontaneous music that refl ects the Roundhouse – Performance Centre; moment. As jazz legend Charlie Parker once said, now June 27, 2011; 07:00 PM; $20 is the time! With Mike Simpson keys and Mitch Lazer June 27, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 drums. Granville Island – Anthem Market Stage; June 27, Jonas Kullhammar Workshops 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Swedish saxophonist Jonas Kullhammar has become one of his country’s brightest jazz stars. The multi- John Butcher Workshops award-winning artist is an amazingly complete and British saxophonist John Butcher’s work encompasses energetic player and composer. Already being compared improvisation, composition, multitracked solos and to jazz giants like Sonny Rollins, Kullhammar exhibits explorations with feedback and extreme acoustics. In all the hallmarks of an artist who will have a long and solo performance, his saxophone is an ensemble unto fruitful career. Jonas Kullhammar is supported by Svensk itself as he makes use of circular breathing, multiple Musik AB + Swedish Arts Council. Thanks to Swedish trills, and multiphonics. He has worked with Cor Fuhler, Jazz Celebration. Phil Minton, Derek Bailey, and more. Tom Lee Music Workshops; June 27, 2011; 01:00 Tom Lee Music Workshops; June 30, 2011; 01:00 PM; Free PM; Free JP Carter/Peggy Lee/ John Korsrud Latin Jazz Ensemble John leads an evening of high-energy latin jazz featur- Ingrid Laubrock/Tyshawn Sorey This is the kind of ing music by Michel Camillo and Chucho Valdes. international Libra Room; June 29, 2011; 09:00 PM; $5 collaboration that has Jonas Kullhammar brought the Festival Sax virtuoso Jonas acclaim. We love to Kullhammar is one match Vancouver artists of the leading with prominent lights of the outsiders to create Swedish jazz exciting new synergies. scene. A Trumpeter JP Carter is powerhouse player best known for his reminiscent of Sonny Rollins for his voluminous sound, stellar work with rhythmic drive and melodic inventiveness, All About Vancouver’s genre-defying Inhabitants. Extraordinary

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 39 cellist/composer Peggy Lee plays an expansive role in Kate Hammett-Vaughan Quintet/Trio the local scene as a bandleader and relentlessly riveting One of Canada’s most distinctive jazz artists, Vancouver- improviser. German saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock has based Hammett-Vaughan is adventurous and assured, wide musical interests having worked with Kenny and her hip vocals have earned her three Juno nomina- Wheeler, Evan Parker, the Brazilian quartet Nois4, and tions. CODA magazine calls her simply “the fi nest jazz the contemporary classical quartet The Continuum standards singer in Canada.” Through soul-searching Ensemble. American Tyshawn Sorey has been called ballads, swinging standards, and freewheeling sonic “the most brilliant composer/percussionist of his explorations, Hammett-Vaughan‘s quintet is simply generation.” remarkable. The Ironworks; Performance Works; July 2, 2011; 02:00 PM; Free July 3, 2011; 10:30 PM; $15 O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; June 27, 2011; July 3, 2011; Midnight; $15 09:00 PM; $5 Just Jazz Trio Kazutoki Umezu KIKI BAND Vancouver’s Just Jazz Trio performs a range of jazz stan- Japanese saxophone virtuoso Kazutoki Umezu has dards and modern classics at venues around our city. collaborated with masters of improvisation, rock, and Whether you’re in the mood for classic swing, some ethnic music around the world, and has worked with blistering bebop, a sultry ballad or chilled-out bossa blues masters like B.B. King. His KIKI Band blends nova, the Just Jazz trio has what you’re looking for. progressive rock with jazz in an adventurous, rhythmic, City Square Mall; June 26, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free ethno-infused experience that has thrilled audiences Karen Graves Group across Europe, Africa and Asia. Inspired by strong melody, a good story and great David Lam Park Stage; July 3, 2011; 05:15 PM; chops, the Karen Graves Group inhabits a rich musical Free universe. From Monk to Funk, and Abbey [Lincoln] to Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Zawinul, the group performs jazz standards as well as A Juno Award and four-time Maple Blues Award winner Graves’ original compositions. Miles Black (piano), Rene who plays high-energy boogie-woogie piano, rolling Worst (bass), Bernie Arai (drums). New Orleans blues and jazz, Kansas City swing, and Civic Plaza (North Vancouver); July 2, 2011; 01:00 vibrant West Coast jump. PM; Free The Yale Hotel; July 2, 2011; 09:00 PM; $12 Karen Larsen Kenny Wayne & The Gospel Travelers Karen has the ability to take any song from any era and Juno award winning keyboardist/singer/songwriter make it her own with integrity. Kenny Wayne learned to play gospel/blues growing up Ouisi Bistro; June 24, 2011; 08:00 PM; No cover in New Orleans. Ouisi Bistro; June 25, 2011; 08:00 PM; No cover St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church; June 27, Karin Plato Trio 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Karin is one of Canada’s fi nest jazz vocalists/composers. Kevin Breit Workshop She has recorded six albums and been nominated for One of the most original guitarists in North America, or various National awards. anywhere for that matter, Kevin Breit has recorded with O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; June 24, 2011; Norah Jones, Ani DeFranco, Rosanne Cash, Bill Frisell, 09:00 PM; $5 k.d. lang, Cassandra Wilson, Celine Dion, and many others. With the Sisters Euclid, he has recorded six CDs,

40 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL and received a Juno Award Thanks to Canada Council thoughtful and engaging composer-improvisers, join for the Arts forces. Using a wide range of dynamics, density and Roundhouse – Workshops at The Studio; July 2, expression, their music is spontaneous yet deliberate, 2011; 03:00 PM; Free thought provoking yet trance-inducing. Their stunning Kevin Elaschuk Quartet debut CD is called Paradoxical Frog. Roundhouse – Performance Centre; July 3, 2011; This Vancouver based quartet has a very nice loose, 05:00 PM; $5 day swinging, interactive, free-ish, energetic and open approach to modern jazz. Their repetoire consists of L’zo originals and great tunes conducive to jazz improvisa- This grooving Vancouver quartet puts a new spin on old tion. With Kevin Elaschuk on trumpet, Ross Taggart on tunes and presents original compositions in the classic tenor sax, André Lachance on bass and Joseph Poole organ quartet format. Infl uenced by the soul-jazz Ham- on drums. mond B3 groups led by Lonnie Smith, Mike LeDonne O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; June 30, 2011; and others, their music is guaranteed to get you on your 09:00 PM; $5 feet and in the groove. Exhibition Hall; July 3, 2011; 05:00 PM; Free Railspur Alley (on Granville Island); July 1, 2011; Kjaergaard/Street/Cyrille 03:00 PM; Free Exploring the democratic territory of group interplay Laila Biali Trio while creating sounds of utter beauty, the open-minded Vancouver- trio of Danish pianist Søren Kjærgaard, American bassist born, Ben Street, and legendary drummer Andrew Cyrille bal- Toronto-based ances silence and chaos, creating lyrical free jazz where pianist/vocalist sound and melodies merge in a lyrical, organic sound. Laila Biali has Thanks to Jazz Denmark. come a long Roundhouse – Performance Centre; July 3, 2011; way in a short 03:15 PM; $5 day time. She burst Koptor onto the music scene while in her early twenties with a singular sound evolving out of a broad blend of Original modern jazz that sizzles with emotion and infl uences from Keith Jarrett to Chopin, Joni Mitchell nuance. Koptor is a coalition of four innovative and and Björk. Now 30, Biali has released her Juno-nomi- internationally acclaimed musicians from Canada and nated third album—Tracing Light—a culmination of Denmark, led by the Canadian-born, Copenhagen- nearly 10 years of work with world-renowned artists based drummer Kevin Brow. Brow’s writing moves (Sting, Suzanne Vega, Chris Botti) and numerous beyond conventional time signatures and traditional awards. It’s a killer collection of originals, standards and harmonies to embrace inside/outside sonorities and songs written by, among others, k.d. Lang, Billy Joel and popular music conventions. Thanks to Canada Council Daniel Lanois. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts for the Arts, Jazz Denmark. Performance Works; Performance Works; June 26, 2011; 02:00 PM; June 26, 2011; 08:00 PM; $20 Free June 26, 2011; 10:30 PM; $20 Kris Davis/Ingrid Laubrock/Tyshawn Sorey This exciting new trio sees drummer Tyshawn Sorey, pianist Kris Davis and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, all

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 41 LaLa Band earned three Grammy awards, released eleven albums LaLa Band’s hard bop, rock, pop and Latin music infl u- and collaborated with artists like Willie Nelson, Elvis ences form an aff able, unique and compelling sound. Costello, and John Prine. Guilt & Co (Under Chill Winstons); June 26, 2011; The Vogue Theatre; June 28, 2011; 09:00 PM; $42 09:00 PM; No cover Madeleine Peyroux with special guest Lisa Cay Miller Trio Sophie Hunger Vancouver-based pianist/composer Lisa Cay Miller Stylish and has become one of the foremost creative forces on the beguiling describes Vancouver scene. Her dynamic music seamlessly blends French-American her interests in modern jazz, contemporary classical singer/songwriter composition, and free improvisation, conveying the and guitarist true spirit of jazz. From quiet meditation to turbulent Madeleine Peyroux. deliberation, this interactive trio is riveting. She’s at times Performance Works; June 27, 2011; 02:00 PM; reminiscent of Billie Free Holiday, a primary Lisa Cay Miller Workshop infl uence; but unlike Billie, she Vancouver pianist Lisa Cay Miller’s work combines covers a wider repertoire that blends jazz, acoustic jazz, modern composition, and free improvisation in blues, country ballads, torch songs and pop that sounds a vibrant and challenging context. Compelling as a both classic and contemporary. Her bittersweet, soloist or a collaborator, she performs with a number of brokenhearted alto shines on tunes by Leonard Cohen, well-known West Coast artists including Eyvind Kang, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, and Joni Mitchell. Dylan van der Schyff , Peggy Lee, Jesse Zubot, and Ron Lately, Peyroux has written some indelible, soul-baring Samworth. songs of her own. Her recent CD, Bare Bones, had Tom Lee Music Hall; June 28, 2011; 01:00 PM; London’s The Observer calling it “a work of high class, Free deep feeling and, let’s not forget, magical singing.” Lucinda Williams Opening the show is up-and-coming folk-rocking “America’s best singer/songwriter Sophie Hunger songwriter.”— The Centre; June 25, 2011; 08:00 PM; $56 / $51 TIME. Critics, musicians and Magnus Broo & Paal Nilssen-Love Two of Scandinavia’s best jazz musicians, trumpeter her adoring Magnus Broo and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love embrace followers a broad landscape of jazz-based expressiveness: from universally hail rhythmic and melodic moments to avant-garde excur- singer/ sions, from slow and bluesy moans to staccato blasts, songwriter Lucinda Williams as a major talent. Her the focus is on their magnifi cent duo interplay. This is songs are rich in literary detail, from her poetic imagery intense, direct, beautiful music. Thanks to Swedish Jazz to her fl awed, confl icted characters. To some writers, her Celebration, Norwegian Jazz Federation, Arts Council evocative singing voice suggests a female Bob Dylan Norway. but Townes Van Zandt might be more apt. For the better Roundhouse – Performance Centre; July 2, 2011; part of two decades, she’s earned a fan base that could 03:15 PM; $5 day rival that of Grateful Dead fans. Along the way, she’s

42 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Malcolm Aiken Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia. A rising star in the Canadian music scene, Malcolm Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 27, 2011; 5:00 PM Aiken is an accomplished trumpet player, praised for his Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; July 2, 2011; 5:30 PM warm, lyrical sound. Matheson / Roper / Mollerup Ouisi Bistro; June 28, 2011; 08:00 PM; No cover This wonderful group features three of Vancouver’s Ouisi Bistro; July 1, 2011; 08:00 PM; No cover busiest and best musicians; Alan Matheson trumpet, Maria Ho Trio Jon Roper guitar, and Laurence Mollerup bass. With Performing a breezy mix of jazz standards, Latin a perfect balance of skill, deep groove, and a passion sambas, and bossa nova, Vancouver vocalist Maria Ho for performance, they play original compositions that has a distinctive voice and an energetic stage presence. are inspired by Tom Harrell, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, and Inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Shirley Horn, others. and Stevie Wonder, Maria can swing a tune brightly or Canada Place; June 26, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free capture your heart with a powerful ballad. Mats Gustafsson & Colin Stetson City Square Mall; June 28, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free Two genre-defying saxophonists! Sweden’s Mats Marianne Trudel Septet Gustafsson is a star of the Scandinavian free jazz scene. Montreal-based Marianne Trudel is a multi-talented He’s played with Peter Brötzmann, Barry Guy, Ken pianist, composer, improvisor, and arranger. Her music, Vandermark and more. Montreal’s Colin Stetson is a at once energetic and passionate, cuts across a wide player of uncommon skill and creativity who combines swath of styles. A skilled solo artist, she also performs a mastery of circular breathing with percussive valve- in duos, trios, and larger ensembles, including her work and reed vocalizations. Thanks to Swedish Jazz outstanding septet. Her newest CD is Septet Marianne Celebration Trudel (Eff endi). Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts Performance Works; July 1, 2011; 02:30 PM; Free Performance Works; June 25, 2011; 02:00 PM; Médéric Collignon and the Jus de Bocse Free French Mark McLean’s Playground cornetist/ The masterful young Toronto-born, New York-based vocalist drummer Mark McLean is a rising star, having per- Médéric formed with Andy Bey, Oscar Peterson, Peter Cincotti, Collignon is one and more. His Playground is just that, a perfect place of those artists for his all-star band to bounce around creative musical you can’t aff ord ideas on McLean’s dynamic book of original jazz com- to miss. He’s a positions. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts. multi-award winning jazz hero back home who’s Performance Works; July 1, 2011; 09:30 PM; Free collaborated with the likes of the acclaimed Orchestre National de Jazz and Louis Sclavis. Impish, and highly Marlin Ramizzini theatrical, his hard-edged quartet re-visits the electric With a sensuous voice that can tease out the essence of music of trumpet legend Miles Davis on a new album. any song, Marlin’s a pillar of the Latin scene. And there’s a lot to like with all the visceral grooves, The Lamplighter; June 29, 2011; 07:00 PM dazzling melodic work, passionate cornet blowing and Martin Acosta Médéric’s unconventional but astounding wordless This talented producer, songwriter, singer and vocalizing using eff ects to mimic rhythm, electric performer, has captivated audiences of 3 – 40,000 from guitars and singing in tongues. “Performing with

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 43 complete and entrancing abandon.”—Ottawa Citizen Mike Weterings Duo/Band Thanks to Cultures France, Consulat General de France, This two-time West Coast Music Award nominee Vancouver. engages audiences with his African trippy pop/rock, Roundhouse – Performance Centre; all-original tunes. June 25, 2011; 07:00 PM; $20 Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 30, 2011; 5:00 PM June 25, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; July 1, 2011; 1:00 PM Melody Diachun’s EQ Monik Nordine “Departure” JUNO and National Jazz Awards nominee Melody Original jazz fusion from four great Vancouver Island- Diachun leads “EQ”, uniting the freedom of jazz with a based musicians. Saxophonist Monik Nordine and bass- funky rhythmic base. ist Phill Albert are the main composers, and this group Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 26, 2011; 6:00 PM of skilled, expressive players blend their distinctive Michael Blake’s Canadian Club individual styles into a very personal musical statement. Vancouver-born, New York-based saxophonist Michael With Brent Jarvis on Fender Rhodes piano and Buff Blake’s Canadian Club features a stellar cast of Vancouver Allen on drums. greats. The bandleader in Blake allows his fellow musi- Granville Island – Anthem Market Stage; cians to take the music where they choose, but he is June 26, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free far from a passive bystander. Blake is an exciting soloist Monk Monday with the Cat Toren Band who also displays an intensely personal lyricism. Known for her impressive composing and improvising Performance Works; June 28, 2011; 02:00 PM; at the piano, Cat Toren decides to venture into the land Free of one of her heroes, pianist Thelonious Monk. Michelle Richard & Gospel Troubadours Libra Room June 27, 2011; 06:30 PM; Bilingual singer/songwriter Michelle Anne Richard $5 performs jazz, blues and roots music, with ease, in both Myles Bigelow 5 piece band French and English. Berkley and The National University of Arts in Havana St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church; June 30, trained Percussionist, Producer, and DJ, performs 2011; 12:00 PMl; Free original ethnic dance music. Midnight Blue Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 28, 2011; 8:00 PM Vancouver’s Midnight Blue is delightful. The acoustic trio, featuring vocalist Robyn Roscoe, guitarist Luis Sojo Night Crawlers and bassist Jacque Khouri, plays fresh interpretations of Vancouver quintet, The Night Crawlers, preserve the grit, swing standards, cool bossa nova tunes, classic ballads soul and good times vibe of the 1960’s Hammond B3 and pop hits. organ band. City Square Mall; June 24, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club Mike Van Eyes June 28, 2011; 08:00 PM; $15 Vancouver’s best Rockabilly piano player! No Sinners The Yale Hotel; June 27, 2011, 08:00 PM; No Cover Colleen Rennison’s blues, gospel rock-country soul Charge project “No Sinners” will get you in the mood to sin and repent. Guilt & Co (Under Chill Winstons); June 30, 2011; 09:00 PM

44 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL OKA Babin’s energetic and soulful bass and Phil Emerson’s The masters of Aussie chill! OKA brings musical tradi- idiosyncratic guitar, the trio promises interactive, tions and cultures together, ancient and modern, black surprising and deep music. and white. The traditional rhythms of the didgeridoo Performance Works; June 24, 2011; 02:00 PM; Free are woven with pumping electronic beats, vocals, exotic Pearl Jig woodwinds and world percussion - a unique fusion Pearl Jig is a high energy celtic/gyspsy fi ddle group of organic world sounds and electronic music like no with jazz, latin and funk infl uences, playing original and other! traditional tunes. Gastown – Maple Tree Square; June 25, 2011; Libra Room June 30, 2011; 09:00 PM;$5 06:15 PM; Free Peggy Lee Band Oscar Hicks Sextet The magnifi cent cellist Peggy Lee has made a signifi cant Oscar Hicks Sextet enjoys playing great jazz tunes impact on Vancouver’s exciting contemporary music including original compositions and pop tunes that scene. Her outstanding all-star group performs her incorporate their personal style. original compositions. “Melodies slide in and out of The Lamplighter; June 28, 2011; 07:00 PM abstraction; skewed marches butt up against folksongs; Paco de Lucia & Band chamber-music niceties crumble under the assault of Guitar Review calls funk and psychedelia.” (Georgia Straight ) Paco de Lucia Performance Works; July 1, 2011; 05:30 PM; Free “possibly the most Peter Brötzmann FULL BLAST advanced guitarist in “This is free music at its best: fi re, fun, and further any idiom.” From his exploration of the heretofore unknown.”—All Music widely acclaimed Guide. Since the sixties reeds player Peter Brötzmann world tours and has been one of the most important and uncompromis- movie soundtracks, ing fi gures in European free jazz working with everyone Paco has become a from Don Cherry to Marilyn Crispell to Mats Gustafsson. living legend of the FULL BLAST is one of his most explosive groups, built on fl amenco guitar and one of Spain’s ranking musical the ferocious metal wallop of Swiss drummer Michael ambassadors to the world. Heavyweights like Wynton Wertmüller and Greek electric bassist Marino Pliakas. Marsalis, John McLaughlin, and Chick Corea are some of The unit expresses Brötzmann’s unshakeable belief in his famous collaborators. His concerts are renowned for the sheer physical power of sound to transform the their awesome displays of musical virtuosity, raw listener—intense yet paradoxically blissful music. vocalizing, and whirlwind dance. Paco de Lucia takes Thanks to The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. you on an adventure—from light to shade, from fury to Roundhouse – Performance Centre; refl ection; it’s fl amenco that speaks to the soul. June 24, 2011; 07:00 PM; $20 The Orpheum; July 3, 2011; 08:00 PM; $78, $73, June 24, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 $68 Phil Dwyer Septet Paul Plimley Trio Legendary Canadian saxophonist/pianist Phil Dwyer Vancouver pianist Paul Plimley, one of the foremost im- created his Septet to celebrate the best in our country’s provising musicians in Canada, has a highly individual pop music. Dwyer’s handpicked supergroup transcends style that juxtaposes his exuberant jazz vocabulary with style. With Toronto’s Don Thompson, Rob Piltch and quirky humour and refi ned technique. With Tommy

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 45 Davide Direnzo, Vancouver’s Vince Mai and Jodi Proznick, POETRIO and, from New York via Vancouver, Laila Biali. This is a Among the best new artists on Vancouver’s original must-see gig. music scene, Shannon Scott vocals, Gavin Youngash CBC / Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz; guitar and Michael Rush bass are inspired by expressive June 25, 2011; 05:30 PM; Free artists that range from Wayne Shorter to John Keats. Pilc Moutin Hoenig featuring Jean-Michel Poetrio’s repertoire of originals, and their arrangements Pilc, François Moutin, Ari Hoenig of standards and less-than-standard covers, mix wit, sensitivity and quirkiness. “The right hand runs Granville Island – Anthem Market Stage; July 2, of [French] jazz 2011; 12:00 PM; Free pianist Jean-Michel Pilc are enough to Quatuor André Lachance send shivers up your Drawing on jazz, rock, funk, and improvised electric spine…a musical music, leader André Lachance, known to many as one genius at of Canada’s leading bassists, plays guitar in this group, work.”—Washing- trumpet star Brad Turner plays keys, and pianist Chris ton Post. Though his Gestrin holds down the bottom end on Moog bass, chops are formidable, it’s Pilc’s brilliant harmonic drummer Joe Poole completes the quartet. re-casting of standards that is almost unparalleled. He’s Exhibition Hall; July 3, 2011; 01:00 PM; Free performed with many jazz icons from both sides of the Ravens & Chimes pond including Roy Haynes, Michael Brecker, Kenny This acclaimed New York-based indie art-rock band’s Garrett and Daniel Humair. His band mates include witty and original songs are both melodically and French bassist François Moutin whose outstanding work lyrically eloquent. While comparisons to indie rock has been heard with Martial Solal, Randy Brecker and contemporaries The Arcade Fire are unavoidable, Ravens James Moody. Drummer Ari Hoenig’s complex rhythms and Chimes’ irresistible orchestral pop-rock has it’s own suggest Elvin Jones and Jack DeJohnette. You’re gonna unique sound. Lyrics with adult perspective combined love this killer trio! Thanks to Consulat Général France, with ear-grabbing melodies with great hooks. Vancouver. David Lam Park Stage; July 3, 2011; 03:30 PM; Performance Works; Free June 29, 2011; 08:00 PM; $20 June 29, 2011; 10:30 PM; $20 Ray Bonneville Planet Jazz describes Juno Award winner Ray Bonneville Pine Grove Ramblers as having “a guitar style of exacting persuasive nuances, A Cajun dance band that will get you dancing all over gut-felt harmonica lines and a voice soaked in whiskey the room! and road-weary sentiment.” Bonneville has lived all Ouisi Bistro; July 2, 2011; 08:00 PM; No cover over but no place, however, has had more infl uence charge on him than New Orleans. “New Orleans is where I PK3 Jazz Trio learned to take my time, to allow space between the PK3 Jazz Trio performs intricate arrangements of notes so the songs could truly groove.” standards and original music. Acoustic jazz fans-don’t Presentation House Theatre; June 26, 2011; miss this. 08:00 PM; $20/$18 O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; June 25, 2011; 09:00 PM; $5

46 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Ray Piper and Fantazea The Ironworks; June 24, 2011; Midnight; $15 Led by guitarist/composer Ray Piper, this star-studded Rick Reynolds Trio Vancouver ensemble presents authentic Brazilian music, Inspired by the melodies of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Latin jazz, and originals. A festival favourite, Fantazéa’s Charlie Haden and Jim Hall, Vancouver bassist Rick program of colourful, sultry, grooving music is inspired Reynold s trio takes a respectful look at some great stan- by Piper’s extensive travels through South America, dards and also performs a selection of original material. refl ecting Brazil’s dazzling array of musical styles. Expect With Steve Geiger keys and Jon Roper guitar. samba, bossa nova, choro and more! Granville Island – Anthem Market Stage; June 24, Gastown – Vancouver Sun Steam Clock Stage; 2011; 12:00 PM; Free June 26, 2011; 05:30 PM; Free Robert Glasper Trio Ribcage Trio “Like many Vancouver guitarist Jon Roper leads this trio that of today’s explores the melodic landscape of old school funk, indie young jazz rock, and hangman blues, never letting go of the good pianists, groove. Infl uenced by John Scofi eld’s music, and by the Robert epic anthems of UK rock, their music ebbs and fl ows Glasper with a heavy backbeat. speaks Granville Island – Anthem Market Stage; July 1, hip-hop, bebop, classical and pop…accessible 2011; melodies, tumultuous beats and bright lyricism tend to 12:00 PM; Free recall modern jazz icons like Herbie Hancock and Chick Rich Halley Quartet feat. Clyde Reed Corea.”—People. Awesome chops and stunning “No creativity set Blue Note recording artist Glasper apart saxophonist from the rest of the pack. He frequently works with hip out there is hop/neo-soul artists including Mos Def, Bilal and The playing with Roots, and though his trio is fi rmly rooted in the classic more fi re, jazz piano tradition, his compositions and the group’s muscle, sheer approach to rhythm and group interplay, are infl uenced guts or wild by contemporary hip-hop and soul music. abandon than Performance Works; Halley. But as out there as he can get, there’s always a June 25, 2011; 08:00 PM; $20 boppish discipline, a thread of containment.”—All June 25, 2011; 10:30 PM; $20 About Jazz. Not as well known as horn players like Joe Roper/Schachte Duo Lovano and Evan Parker, Oregon-based Halley Two of Vancouver’s most creative guitarists form this nonetheless brings the same level of excitement to the exciting duo. Jon Roper plays with a variety of groups stage. He works with open structures that emphasize and artists, including Ribcage Trio, Alan Matheson, and melody and rhythm and frequently the music is based Alita Dupray. Budge Schachte also plays with many fi ne around a groove. His band features inventive Vancouver Vancouver groups, including the wonderful gypsy jazz bassist Clyde Reed, extraordinary improvising project Van Django. trombonist Michael Vlatkovich and his son Carson City Square Mall; July 2, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free Halley drums. The Ironworks; June 24, 2011; 10:30 PM; $15

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 47 Rsoss Taggart Trio and tone colours, using silence and group interaction to Award-winning pianist/saxophonist Ross Taggart has build collages of sound, melody, and rhythm. performed with numerous jazz legends and been in the Roundhouse – Performance Centre; jazz scene for over 20 years. June 29, 2011; 07:00 PM; $20 O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; June 26, 2011; June 29, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 09:00 PM; $5 Saul Berson Trio Rumba Calzada Alto-man Saul Berson’s creative approach to standards Led by composer/bandleader Raphael Geronimo, is unique. “Fine Stuff ! What a treat”– Jurgen Gothe, CBC Vancouver’s Rumba Calzada blends an eclectic, power- Disc Drive ful mix of salsa, jazz, and Afro-Cuban rhythms to create O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar; July 2, 2011; a soulful mesmerizing Caribbean musical fusion. This 09:00 PM; $5 Juno-nominated band performs powerful and joyful Savoy Family Cajun Band music that is the real deal and is guaranteed to bring The Savoy Family Cajun Band play honed down, hard- the house down every time. core Cajun music laced with an earthy sensuality. The David Lam Park Stage; July 2, 2011; 01:45 PM; Savoys are Marc and Ann Savoy with sons Wilson and Free Joel, a family with an entrenched history and storied Rupa and the April Fishes career in Louisiana’s Cajun culture. Delving into the With their enchanting mix of French chanson, Latin history of the music, the Savoys bring the raw energy grooves, Gypsy swing, and Indian ragas, this band is of the dancehalls of southwest Louisiana to the stage, redefi ning the sound of contemporary music. Besides peppered with informative anecdotes about life in the being a songwriter bandleader, Rupa is also a medical Cajun heartland. doctor, splitting her time between her music career and Capilano Performing Arts Theatre; June 30, 2011; caring for her patients in San Francisco. 08:00 PM; $25/$23 West Vancouver Memorial Library; June 24, 2011; Schachte/Cronin Duo 07:30 PM; Free Two fi ne Vancouver artists join forces in this exciting Sammi Morelli & Co. duo. Guitarist Budge Schachte is a swinging jazz guitar- This pop/ rock/ soul singer songwriter has a signature ist and performs with the gypsy jazz band Van Django. lyrical honesty and raw, intense delivery. Bassist Sean Cronin plays in a variety of groups and Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 28, 2011; 5:00 PM leads Very Good, also appearing in the festival. City Square Mall; July 3, 2011; 01:30 PM Satoko Fujii Ma-do quartet Satoko Fujii is an original voice. The Tokyo-based Serpentine Funk pianist/composer and bandleader synthesizes jazz, con- Take a rock-solid rhythm section of bass, drums and keys, temporary classical, avant-rock and Japanese folk music add saxes and a smokin’ vocalist, and you have a recipe for into an innovative music instantly recognizable as her’s some soul-stirring music. Bringing together veteran play- alone. Her ma-do band has many layers. Ma-do means ers with young talent, Vancouver’s Serpentine Funk plays “window” in Japanese. But “ma” also means “the silence classic R’n’B and modern retro-funk a la Sharon Jones, Joss between the notes.” Fujii chose the name to show how Stone, Adele, and others. the music opens to the outside (just like a window) and Railspur Alley (on Granville Island); that silence can have more meaning than notes. The July 1, 2011; 5:30 PM; Free group’s absorbing improvisations explore subtle textures

48 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Shannon Thue Trio electro-acoustic progressive fusion with a distinc- One of the best young players on our local scene, tive cultural bent, their percussion-propelled, fi nely pianist/vocalist/composer Shannon Thue leads her detailed, melodic music embraces expansive solos, rich wonderful trio through a mix of jazz standards and harmonies, and intricate interplay, creating a unique original compositions, including jazz waltzes, ballads, nexus of jazz and less-traveled ethnicity. Don’t let this Latin feels, blues, New Orleans street beats, and hard- gem pass you by. driving swing. With Patrick Metzger on bass and Nino Di David Lam Park Stage; July 2, 2011; 03:30 PM; Pasquale drums. Free Granville Island – Anthem Market Stage; June 28, Sisters Euclid feat Kevin Breit 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Sharon Minemoto Trio One of the leading players on our scene, pianist/com- poser Sharon Minemoto is a swinging and sensitive pianist with a considered and highly melodic style. She’s also the composer of some very hip original music. Her recent composing and playing sojourn to New York is sure to have had an impact. Toronto-based guitarist Kevin Breit is one heavyweight Gastown – Vancouver Sun Steam Clock Stage; player. He’s performed on recordings by Norah Jones, June 25, 2011; 03:00 PM; Free Cassandra Wilson, k.d. lang, Bill Frisell, Cyro Baptista and ShhEnsemble others that have earned 13 Grammy awards. Kevin’s With two saxophones, bass, and drums as their line-up, tremendous prowess on all things stringed, along with his hip harmonic knowledge, give him a unique compo- this exciting quartet of Vancouver jazz stars plays vibrant sitional voice, which he showcases in the Toronto and deep music. Their hip and melodic originals sit quartet Sisters Euclid. This eclectic band treats audiences comfortably alongside angular bop-oriented classics by to a repertoire that ranges from rock, jazz, bluegrass and artists like Lennie Tristano and Thelonious Monk. Eclec- hip hop to the occasional show tune. Sometimes tic, exciting and accessible, this music is just plain cool. compared to Medeski, Martin & Wood (with a guitarist), Canada Place; June 29, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Sisters Euclid snagged a Juno for Run Neil Run. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts. ShhEnsemble featuring Evan Arntzen, Performance Works; Sean Cronin, Bruno Hubert, Joe Poole July 2, 2011; 08:00 PM; $20 The ShhEnsemble (named after its bassist Sean Cronin) July 2, 2011; 10:30 PM; $20 features Cronin’s melodic originals and is strongly infl uenced by its idiosyncratic members. Each member Steve Earle, the Dukes (and Duchesses) off ers grit, intuition, and their ears, always listening, featuring Allison Moorer create one of the most coherent, grooving, and exciting 1986 saw the bands to come out of Vancouver in a while. release of Steve John Braithwaite Centre; June 26, 2011; 01:00 Earle’s debut PM; Free record, Guitar Town, which simakDialog shot to number Jakarta-based, this jazz-fusion band’s music is compel- one on the ling, impressionistic, artful and inspiring. Blending country charts

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  and immediately established the term “New Country.” with a healthy dose of Dixieland. What followed was an extremely exciting and varied Ron Basford Park; July 1, 2011; 02:30 PM; Free array of releases including the Grammy award winning Synergy albums The Revolution Starts…Now, Washington Three veterans of Vancouver’s creative jazz scene — Square Serenade, and Townes. In April, Steve released Brad Muirhead bass trombone, Jared Burrows guitar, his fourteenth studio album, I’ll Never Get Out Of This Stan Taylor drums — defi ne synergy in this interactive World Alive and the publication of his debut novel of group. Musical partners and friends for over 20 years, the same name soon followed. In May, Earle also their creative mix of loose structures, tight composed returned as a cast member for the second season of material, standard tunes and improvisations feels like an HBO’s celebrated original series, Treme. exciting musical conversation. The Centre; June 26, 2011; 08:00 PM; $48 / $43 Canada Place; June 24, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Steve Kaldestad Quartet TD High School Jazz Intensive with Nicole Tenor saxophonist Steve Kaldestad leads this cohesive Mitchell quartet comprised of a rhythm section he has collabo- “If this is the future of jazz in Vancouver, we’re going to rated for nearly twenty years. be just fi ne.” –Georgia Straight. Designed to connect The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; June 27, 2011; talented high school musicians, together with an 08:00 PM; $15 internationally acclaimed artist for a rigorous nine-day Steve Smith’s ROLL residency, the TD High School Jazz Intensive off ers a rare Vancouver bassist Steve Smith is an active member of opportunity for students to explore new techniques, our jazz community and a prolifi c composer. This new develop new works, and investigate new perspectives project features Smith’s original music as he plays with under the tutelage of a jazz master. This year the band two of our city’s best – guitarist David Sikula and drum- –comprising a select group of high school students mer Joel Fountain. from the Lower Mainland who successfully auditioned Canada Place; June 25, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free for the program –will be led by artist-in-residence, Strawberry Halfmoon Garden with Colin fl autist, composer, educator, and conductor Nicole Easthope and the Plaid Bandits Mitchell. David Lam Park Stage; July 3, 2011; 12:00 PM; Strawberry Halfmoon Garden is a refreshing trio of Free bright melodies, and spacious expressive groove includ- TD HSJI Open Rehearsal; Tom Lee Music Hall; July ing everything from reggae to poetry. 2, 2011; 01:00 PM; Free The Lamplighter; June 27, 2011; 07:00 PM Sweetpea Swing Band The Alita Dupray Quartet Alita’s sultry, swing- The SPSB presents swing music in a hip, modern style ing and emotionally that continues to incite audiences into a dancing frenzy. charged performanc- The Lamplighter; June 25, 2011; 03:00 PM es, captivate ears Swing Patrol and hearts of her Drummer Scott Robertson leads his spirited band audiences. One of through a book of great tunes inspired by the Swing Era Vancouver’s true of the 1930s and ‘40s. Expect swinging performances musical gems. of legendary music by the small groups of legends like Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 27, 2011; 8:00 PM Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Louis Jordan, mixed

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 51 The Bad Plus The Crackling “Better than Led by the noted Vancouver drummer Kenton Loewen, anyone at mixing The Crackling features his talents as a singer/song- the sensibilities of writer/guitarist. Loewen’s music is an invitation into an post-60’s jazz and intimate place, a dropping of barriers and an exploration indie rock.”— of experience, aiming to aff ect you with its intensity, but New York Times. not to dictate the meaning. Ultra-cool. Come listen. For the past ten David Lam Park Stage; July 3, 2011; 01:45 PM; years The Bad Free Plus—Reid The Dan Brubeck Quartet Anderson bass, Ethan Iverson piano, and Dave King GRAMMY nominated drummer Dan Brubeck, (son of drums—have broken down the walls of jazz Dave Brubeck), leads his local quartet in a jaw dropping convention and created an uncompromising body of rhythmic experience. work. The trio draws inspiration from the worlds of pop, Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 25, 2011; 8:00 PM rock and country while constructing a distinctly creative jazz idiom all their own. They gracefully mix originals The Grand Trine with thrilling reconstructions of Nirvana, The Pixies, Three talented young Vancouver women form the Black Sabbath and Ornette Coleman. Rolling Stone Grand Trine, performing vocal and swing versions of declares, “It’s about as badass as highbrow gets.” jazz, blues, and Latin classics. With Orith Fogel vocals/ The Vogue Theatre; June 30, 2011; 09:00 PM; $28 acoustic bass, Melissa Hammer trumpet/fl ugelhorn, and Cat Toren piano. The Big Much Libra Room; June 25, 2011; 06:30 PM; $5 Chad Makela, Dave Sikula and Bernie Arai formed The Granville Island - Market Stage; June 30, 2011; Big Much in 2008, developing a repertoire which skirts 12:00 PM; Free between free and mainstream jazz, improvisation, Libra Room; July 2, 2011; 06:30 PM; $5 including original compositions and some Paul Motian, Ornette and Monk. The addition of Tommy Babin opens The Guilty Plea up the traditional roles within the quartet. Formed during one of Guilt & Co.’s improvisation- Exhibition Hall; July 2, 2011; 1:00 PM; Free between-strangers nights, this trio’s magic impressed the bookers, the crowd and themselves alike. The Boom Boom’s Guilt & Co (Under Chill Winstons); July 1, 2011; This latin-soul-funk-rock-reggae sextet, connect with 09:00 PM people of all stripes, on levels equally rhythmic and emotional. The Jason Walters Trio Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 30, 2011; 8:00 PM Swinging jazz standards in a classic tenor-led format. Saxophonist Jason Walters performs with some of our The Couling Chu Group city’s best musicians. This dynamic Vancouver duo features the talents of City Square Mall; June 27, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free Georges Couling keyboards and Jade Chu vocals. With a smooth and mellow style, they play fresh arrangements The Melanie Dekker Duo of current pop songs. Soulful music. This spontaneous, inventive and musically diverse City Square Mall; July 1, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free chanteuse performs her original material. Accompanists range from violinists, electric guitarists and pianists. Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; June 29, 2011; 5:00 PM

52 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL The Lee Boys The Phonix 5 The Lee Boys are one of America’s fi nest African-Ameri- This talented soulful, funk, R&B group, tantalize their can sacred steel ensembles. audiences with the most fun experience to be had with The Yale Hotel; June 30, 2011; 09:30 PM; A $17/D fi ve musicians. An irresistible party unfolds every time $20 The Phonix hits the stage with their R&B, Soul, Funk, The Lost Fingers Pop and Motown classics. The Lamplighter; June 24, 2011; 07:00 PM This hipster Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; July 3, 2011; 6:00 PM acoustic trio from Quebec The Pugs and Crows Band City plays the Winner of the festival’s 2010 Galaxie Rising Stars pop hits of the award, and one of the best new bands on Vancouver’s ’80s in a experimental landscape, the Pugs and Crows’ dramatic, swinging cinematic music draws inspiration from experimental gypsy-jazz style inspired by the legendary jazz guitarist forms of Eastern European folk and modern jazz. Their Django Reinhardt. Audiences go crazy for their sound has a gritty elegance that balances swing with jazzed-up, high-energy renditions of French pop songs rock. and hits by AC/DC (You Shook Me), Michael Jackson Gastown – Maple Tree Square; June 25, 2011; (Billie Jean), Stevie Wonder (Part-Time Lover), Hall & 01:45 PM; Free Oates (Man-eater), Bon Jovi (You Give Love a Bad The Release Name), and more. Throw in tunes by Django Reinhardt The Release uses luscious vocal harmonies and heavy like Swing 42, Minor Swing, and Blue Drag, and you’ve dose of sexy dance groove to launch audience members got hugely talented artists fashioning a performance on journeys to musical bliss. that’s hilarious, off beat, and incredibly fun to listen to. Libra Room June 24, 2011; 09:00 PM; The Vogue Theatre; June 24, 2011; 09:00 PM; $28 $5 The NaRai Trio The Sojourners This local Vancouver native captivates audiences with The Sojourners bring the committed and energetic spirit her inspiring vocals and powerful lyrics combining R&B, of gospel music to each and every live performance. Jazz, Hip Hop and Soul. St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church; June 28, Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; July 1, 2011; 5:30 PM 2011; 12:00 PM; Free The Night Crawlers with The Big Band The Star Captains Sound This 7 piece high energy, Vancouver based group, fuse Dedicated to preserving the sound and vibe of the great 70s soul, complemented with a modern sound and ‘60s Hammond B3 organ bands, the fi ve musicians of instrumental technology. Vancouver’s Night Crawlers are inspired by Brother Jack Fairmont Pacifi c Rim; July 2, 2011; 8:00 PM McDuff , The Mighty Burner, Big John Patton, and Booker T. Their gritty, soulful, and down-home music is all The Thing about having a good time. This Scandinavian threesome features one of Sweden’s CBC / Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz; June 24, leading sax players, Mats Gustafsson, and the 2011; 05:30 PM ubiquitous and brilliant Norwegian rhythm section of drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and bassist Ingebrigt Hoker-Flaten. All three musicians play with remarkable

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • 2011 53 energy, fi re, and spirit with The Thing mixing free-jazz The Victor Noriega Trio with Evan Arntzen ecstasy with garage-rock intensity. The acoustic trio’s & James Danderfer unusual repertoire is a combination of post-sixties new The young pianist Victor Noriega has developed a distinct jazz (Don Cherry, Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee) and personal style that is both inventive and adventurous. His hard-rock wail (White Stripes, P.J. Harvey, Sonics). But piano playing is crisp and articulate, and his compositions this ain’t no watered-down hybrid. The Thing takes fuse Classical and Filipino folk elements with a jazz aes- the most uncompromising aspects of both genres and thetic. His smoking trio will be augmented by the brilliant turns up the heat, not to mention the volume. Thanks to young saxophonist Evan Arntzen. Swedish Jazz Celebration, Norwegian Jazz Federation, CBC / Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz; Arts Norway. June 27, 2011; 05:30 PM; Free Roundhouse – Performance Centre; July 2, 2011; 07:00 PM; $20 The Walkman Brothers July 2, 2011; 09:00 PM; $20 Guitar heroes, blues brothers, handsome devils, gentlemen & scholars. We’re talking about none other than the The The Tishomingo String Band Walkman Brothers. Tishomingo String Band plays music from all over the Libra Room; June 24, 2011; 06:30 PM; $5 world and unique genre bending originals – an engag- ing multi-instrument live show. The Wee Hours Guilt & Co (Under Chill Winstons); July 2, 2011; Steeped in the classic tradition of jazz organ, from Jimmy 09:00 PM Smith to Joey DeFrancesco, Vancouver B3 organist Jason Decouto, drummer Alexander Klassen, and saxophonist The Twisters Joshua Capri pioneer original electro-acoustic composi- Twisters swing hard with two inspired vocalists, tightly tions. The Wee Hours’ unique sound references diverse woven harp and guitar lines, upright bass and a relent- artists like The Meters, Joshua Redman Elastic Band and less driving rhythm. Tony Williams Lifetime. The Yale Hotel; July 1, 2011, 09:00 PM; $12 Granville Island - Market Stage; The Unsupervised June 29, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Led by guitarist/composer Jeff Younger, The Unsuper- The Zoe Trio vised is one of Vancouver’s toothiest jazz monsters. If the Band of Gypsies did the soundtrack to a fi lm noir Inspired by Atomic, Nels Cline, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and about alien abduction, it might sound like this. Dave Douglas, the group is known for their distinct Libra Room; June 25, 2011; 09:00 PM; $5 compositional voice and adventuresome improvisa- tional spirit. With Kristian Naso trumpet, Colin Maskell Tim Vaughan saxophones, Russell Sholberg bass, Ben Brown drums. Screaming guitar solos, funky compositions and soaring Gastown – Maple Tree Square; June 26, 2011; vocals are all key elements of Tim Vaughan’s signature 01:45 PM; Free sound. A “Renaissance Man” far beyond his years. The Yale Hotel; Jun 24; 09:00 PM; $12 The Uptown Trio The Uptown Trio’s swinging approach to jazz follows in the Tom Fun Orchestra An indie rock ensemble from Cape Breton, the Tom Fun tradition of Linton Garner and Oscar Peterson. Ouisi Bistro;July 3, 2011; 08:00 PM Orchestra features an unconventional mix of electric and acoustic instruments, including violin, banjo, accordion, trumpet, double bass, electric guitars and drums. Eclectic? You bet. They ve been compared to The Clash, Tom Waits,

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whistlerbeer.com The Pogues, Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire. Tony Wilson 4tet David Lam Park Stage; July 3, 2011; 08:45 PM; A major force in Vancouver’s Free creative music community, Tom Wherett Trio guitarist and composer Tony This modern jazz guitar/bass/drums trio is led by guitarist Wilson is one of the most Tom Wherrett. His original music has harmonic density, original guitar stylists on the groove, and an adventurous sense of melody. Canadian scene. His Libra Room; June 28, 2011; 09:00 PM; $5 compositions tap into the Libra Room; July 1, 2011; 06:30 PM; $5 whole history of jazz and blues, shifting from Tommy Babin’s Benzene Leadbelly’s moaning sound “A crafty exercise to Albert Ayler-like combustion, and they’ve been in maddening performed by a wide range of artists such as Hard Rubber juxtaposition… Orchestra, Myra Melford and Zubot and Dawson. Wilson pits full-bore will be writing new material for this group (Jesse Zubot free-improv violin, Dan Gaucher and Skye Brooks drums) that he against describes as “roots music meets Ornette [Coleman].” stratospheric The Ironworks; July 1, 2011; 10:30 PM; $15 out-rock.”— The Ironworks; July 1, 2011; Midnight; $15 Exclaim. One of Vancouver’s busiest bass players and composers, Tommy Babin excels in both straight-ahead Torsten Müllers Distant Relatives plus and improv settings. He can be heard with a wide array of special guest John Butcher artists such as Gordon Grdina, Jorane, Paul Plimley, Les German-born bassist Torsten Müller celebrates ten years Projectionnistes, Hamid Drake and The NOW Orchestra. On of living in Vancouver. With three of our city’s most his debut album with Benzene— Your Body is Your Prison outstanding improvisers — zheng virtuoso Mei Han, —there’s no shortage of hypnotic energy and excitement. cellist Peggy Lee and drummer Dylan van der Schyff — “The compositions benefi t from a focused narrative that’s plus the amazing British saxophonist John Butcher, Müller cinematic in its sweep,” states Now magazine. With creates dramatic, expressive music that refl ects Vancouver’s baritone saxophonist Chad Makela, guitarist Chad creative sound. MacQuarrie and drummer Skye Brooks. Performance Works; July 1, 2011; 03:45 PM; Free The Ironworks; June 25, 2011; 10:30 PM; $15 Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston June 25, 2011; Midnight; $15 Two British masters of improvised music. Saxophonist Tony Foster Quartet Trevor Watts’ angular alto and sinuous soprano is a magi- Pianist Tony Foster’s compositions and performances cal fi t with Veryan Weston’s lyrical yet rhythmic piano. have been featured on CBC radio, and on his debut CD ‘In Although the music is spontaneously created, these two Between Moods’. long-time musical partners share such empathy that the O’Doul’s Restaurant and Bar June 28, 2011; 09:00 music unfolds like a brilliant composition. A must-see PM; $5 show. Roundhouse - Performance Centre July 3, 2011; 01:30 PM; $5 day Roundhouse - Workshops at the Studio; July 3, 2011; 04:30 PM: Free

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Tribute to George Benson & Jimmy Smith electro-tinged soul-balladry with its big choruses and big A powerful, energy-driven showcase of diverse talents drama manages to turn familiar sounds into something ingeniously captures the Best of Benson, and more, with personal, distinct and quite dazzling. Olaf DeShield Venue; June 28, 2011; 08:00 PM; $25 The Yale Hotel; Jun 29, 2011; 06:00 PM; Two Much Guitar Adv $6/ Door $9 The interplay of guitar duo Oliver Gannon and Bill Coon Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue showcases both the sparks and the intimacy of quality ‘Backatown’ Tour communication. “Shorty’s a genius, The Cellar Restaurant / Jazz Club; June 29, 2011; he plays his ass 08:00 PM; $15 off .”—Lenny Tyshawn Sorey workshop Kravitz. Troy New York-based drummer, pianist, composer Tyshawn So- “Trombone Shorty” rey leads his own music projects, and is a regular member Andrews is one of of groups led by trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist the hottest Steve Coleman. He teaches at the School for Improvisa- musicians on the planet right now. The 25-year old New tional Music and the New School and has worked with Orleans singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist has been Misha Mengelberg, Anthony Braxton and more. touring the world the past year drawing rave reviews for Roundhouse - Workshops at the Studio; July 3, his blistering, high-energy shows. Audiences and 2011; 01:30 PM; Free international rock stars like Jeff Beck, Lenny Kravitz, Bono, and Dave Matthews fi nd his explosive, homegrown combi- Umph Trio nation of funk, rock, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, soul and This local jazz trio plays a mix of songs and compositions charismatic vocals absolutely mesmerizing. Shorty calls his from Ellington to Zorn, arranged for the jam-band scenario. exuberant music supafunkrock. Whatever you call it, this Guilt & Co (Under Chill Winstons); June 24, 2011; soulful powerhouse band is bound for glory. Be there. 09:00 PM The Vogue Theatre; June 27, 2011; 09:00 PM; $35 VanDjango with Evan Artnzen Twin Shadow with special guests Vancouver’s premier gypsy-jazz ensemble plays classic Radio Zero Django Reinhardt and unique original material-stellar Twin Shadow is the saxophonist Evan Arntzen will join them. moniker for twenty- CBC / Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz; June 26, something American 2011; 05:30 PM; Free musician George Lewis Jr. Very Good Last year he released his If Duke Ellington, Leonard Cohen, Bjork, and Shostak- debut album Forget, ovich made music together, would it be very good? This produced by Chris Taylor Vancouver band says yes! Combining a huge variety of of Grizzly Bear. The album musical interests, the group has been labeled as “theatrical has a discernibly 1980s new wave vibe with an array of avant-pop,” and “ethnic chamber rock,” but we’ll just call it synth sounds from strings and organ to piano and brass, colourful, fun, good music. along with electric guitar and octopad drums. The vocals Canada Place; June 28, 2011; 12:00 PM; Free sometimes recall Morrissey and the music Echo and the Bunnymen and Depeche Mode, but Lewis’ brand of retro,

58 2011 • ■ Concerts on Hopper Pass ■ Marquee Concerts • TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Way Out Northwest accompaniment, melodic development to harmonic explo- A trio since 2007, this collaboration between British ration. The trio runs the gamut from spacious and refl ective saxophonist John Butcher and the Vancouver-based bassist episodes to driving rhythms, soaring melodies and fi erce Torsten Müller and drummer Dylan van der Schyff unites improvisation in which they pack the punch of a large three intrepid improvisers. Each possesses an astonishing ensemble. La Scena Musicale calls the band’s album array of techniques, and the resulting music is dynamic, Escondido Dreams (Drip Audio) “a refreshing dose of detailed, and expressive. Their eponymous CD (Drip Audio) exciting risk-taking.” is riveting. The Ironworks; July 2, 2011; 10:30 PM; $15 Performance Works; June 29, 2011; 02:00 PM; The Ironworks; July 2, 2011; Midnight; $15 Free Yuji Trio West Coast Art Trio Led by Japan-born,Vancouver-based guitarist/vocalist/ Bruce Freedman sax, Clyde Reed bass, and Stan Taylor songwriter Yuji Nakajima, this charming trio combines drums, have been playing and performing together for the their take on popular Brazilian bossa novas, sambas, and last 15 years. Playing collective improvisation with themes jazz with delicate harmonies and a variety of Latin and to springboard from, this Vancouver trio’s tremendous western rhythms. With Alex Kelly bass and Danilo Havana chemistry is palpable as they create moving, dynamic percussion. music that is uncontrived and straight from the heart. City Square Mall; June 29, 2011; 01:30 PM; Free Granville Island - Anthem Market Stage; June 25, Zhambai Trio 2011; 12:00 PM; Free Vancouver’s Zhambai Trio plays traditional and contempo- Wil Campa y su Gran Union rary Zimbabwean music. Trance to the vibes of the ancient Put on your dancing shoes! One of Cuba’s leading artists, mbira (thumb piano) as they are electrifi ed and amplifi ed the international Cuban star vocalist Wil Campa is a mov- alongside the Zimbabwean marimbas played by Kurai ing and extraordinary performer. He has performed with Mubaiwa and Curtis Andrews. The icing on the groovy cake Cuban legends Omara Portuondo and Ibrahim Ferrer, and is the hosho (maracas), played by Navaro Franco. with North American stars like Wynton Marsalis, Natalie Granville Island-Anthem Market Stage; July 3, Cole, and Joe Lovano. Exciting, unforgettable music. 2011; 12:00 PM; Free David Lam Park Stage; July 2, 2011; 08:45 PM; Free Wilson/Lee/Bentley This is an adventurous, fully integrated co-op band formed by three champions of Vancouver’s creative music scene. With Tony Wilson guitar, Peggy Lee cello, and Jon Bentley saxophones, each musician contributes compositions while performing a variety of functions within the group from soloing to

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