Vancouver Jazz Festival 2016 Program

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Welcome to the 31st Annual TD Vancouver

International Jazz Festival
TD Bank Group is pleased to bring you the 2016 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, a world-class
event celebrating talented and culturally diverse artists from Canada and around the world. In Vancouver,
we share a love of music it is a passion that brings us together and enriches our lives.
Music is one of many ways that TD connects with customers and communities across the country. And
what better way to come together than to celebrate music at more than nine major music festivals from
Victoria to Halifax.
Thousands of fans across Vancouver including me look forward to this event every year. Im excited to take in the music by
local and international talent and enjoy the great celebration this festival has to offer!
This incredible event wouldnt be possible without the amazing people involved. Thank you to the hundreds of organizers,
volunteers, talented musicians and, of course, the thousands of fans who make the 2016 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
a hit every year. We are thrilled youve all come together in our spectacular backyard for the love of music.
Mauro Manzi
Senior Vice President
TD Canada Trust, Pacific Region
A MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF CANADIAN HERITAGE

Welcome to the 31st TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival!
Thanks to an extensive lineup that brings together concerts, workshops and training, this musical
gathering has succeeded in making its mark on the arts and culture scene in Western Canada. The
Festival, which attracts an audience hundreds of thousands strong, makes an outstanding contribution to
the economic and cultural vitality of this region of the country. This is why the Government of Canada is
proud to support its presentation.
As Minister of Canadian Heritage, I salute the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, as well as all the music
lovers and the many volunteers who helped bring the 2016 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival to life. Enjoy the shows!
Mlanie Joly
MINISTER OF CANADIAN HERITAGE
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TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JA ZZ FESTIVAL 2016
A MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER

As Premier of the Province of British Columbia, I am pleased to welcome everyone to the 2016 TD
Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
For the past 31 years, Metro Vancouver has been fortunate to host this internationally acclaimed event.
With over 300 concerts spread across 35 venues, this is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy amazing
performances set against the breathtaking beauty of Vancouver. Coupled with educational programs,
workshops and free performances, Im sure that this event will inspire people of all ages.
I know that it takes a tremendous amount of planning and organization to bring together a festival of
this magnitude, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, TD Canada Trust and over
600 volunteers who have dedicated their efforts to ensure that this event is a success.
Enjoy the shows everyone!
Sincerely,
Christy Clark
PREMIER
A MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF COMMUNITY, SPORT AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

On behalf of Premier Christy Clark and the Government of British Columbia, I would like to welcome
everyone to the 31st annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Jazz is well loved around the world. The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival not only provides
exceptional musical experiences for more than half a million attendees, but also generates $35 million in
economy activity in the area.
Arts and culture are at the heart of the creative economy, one of the most rapidly growing sectors in
the world. As B.C.s largest arts and cultural event, Vancouvers world-class jazz festival enhances our
provinces prosperity and global profile as a great place to live, work and play.
Thank you to everyone behind this years festival: the organizers, volunteers, venues, musicians and fans. I wish you great success.
Sincerely,
Peter Fassbender
MINISTER OF COMMUNITY, SPORT AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

On behalf of my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend my warmest greetings to everyone
attending the Coastal Jazz & Blues Societys 31st TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
The TD Vancouver Jazz Festival began in 1986 as a non-profit community-based arts organization
and has blossomed into one of British Columbias largest arts and cultural events and one of the
leading music festivals in the world. The Festival showcases a wonderful mix of every possible musical
expression along with our citys great indoor and outdoor venues to produce 10 days of incredible
entertainment.
I want to thank the Society for its long standing commitment to music education and providing our communities with the gift of
music. I encourage everyone to take in at least one of the over 300 concerts that will be held during the festival.
Thank you to all of the musicians, sponsors, organizers and volunteers for once again bringing this great event to Vancouver!
Your truly,
Gregor Robertson
MAYOR
A MESSAGE FROM THE BC ARTS COUNCIL

For more than three decades, this renowned festival celebrating jazz, blues and improvised music has
showcased remarkable talent from British Columbia, Canada and around the globe.
As the provinces largest annual arts and cultural event, the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival is
both a delight to attend and a significant contributor to our creative economy. Over its 10-day run this
year, 1,800 musicians will be featured at more than 300 concerts, generating not only business and
tourism throughout the region but immense enjoyment for an estimated 560,000 attendees.
With funding made possible by the Province of British Columbia, the BC Arts Council is pleased to be a long-time supporter of
the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Congratulations to the musicians, the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society and its many dedicated volunteers. Thank you for creating
this cultural highlight for British Columbia each summer.
Merla Beckerman
Chair, BC Arts Council
Message from Co-Founders

John Orysik and Ken Pickering
that is in the planning stage. Coastal Jazz has commissioned the superb
Vancouver cellist Peggy Lee to compose a new suite of musicEcho
Paintingfor a ten-piece ensemble to premiere at the Festival.
Ken
John
Also new and exciting at this years edition is the integration of Frankies
Pickering
Orysik
Jazz Club into the multi-layered fabric of our event. Since its launch last
October, Frankies (a Coastal Jazz initiative) has become the epicentre for
jazz and blues in Vancouver. Centrally located downtown, the room has a
capacity of 100 and is designed for maximum listening pleasure. In adNow entering its 31st season, the TD Vancouver International Jazz
Festival continues to enrich our community with a vibrant, wide-ranging dition to early evening performances, we are delighted to announce that
audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy free Festival jam sessions
calendar of diverse artistic experiences and free educational programs
hosted nightly at 11pm by saxophonist Mike Allen and his quartet.
and workshops.
Hundreds of thousands of music fans from across the region will attend Providing access to the Festival is important to us. And in the spirit of
our annual celebration of exceptional musical talent and cross-cultural openness, discovery and community building we offer a bevy of free
inclusivity. With over 300 concerts featuring 1800 musicians at 35 indoor concerts and workshops featuring both resident and international artists
in venues throughout the city.
and outdoor venues the Festival generates significant economic and
social benefits as well.
One of the Festivals most cherished annual free performances came
from iconic bandleader Dal Richards. Sadly, Dal passed away on New
Widely recognized by aficionados to be among the most esteemed
events of its kind on the planet, the Festival has earned a reputation for Years Eve just shy of his 98th birthday. For over six decades, Dal and
curatorial excellence. Our dedicated programming team never rests on its his Orchestra delighted generations of swing fans during longstanding
laurels. It searches far and wide to find the very best that the Canadian gigs at the Hotel Vancouver and the PNE, at various tea dances and, of
course, at the Jazz Festival. Vancouvers King of Swing may be gone
and international jazz scenes have to offer.
but many great memories will remain. As a parting farewell the Festival
Our long-term commitment to Spotlight on French Jazz and the
is honoured to present the Dal Richards Orchestra in A Salute to Dal
Made in the UK Series continues unabated for a fifth year alongside
Richards on opening weekend during Downtown Jazz on the historic
new stimulating international collaborations with the Novara Jazz
grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Festival (Italy) and the Jazztopad Festival (Poland). A freshly minted
co-presentation with Early Music Vancouver entitled Common Grounds On behalf of everyone at Coastal Jazz and music fans across the city and
throughout the Province of British Columbia we say: Keep swinging
is a cross-genre venture (jazz and baroque) conceived to support the
important Vancouver Independent Music Centre (VIM House) initiative Maestro!
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Table of Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION
Greeting, Messages and Board of Directors ............................ 4
Jazz Friend Donor Listings ..................................................... 10
Our Team ................................................................................ 12
Education Programs ............................................................... 14
Sponsorship & Government Support .................................... 60
CONCERT SCHEDULES & TICKET INFO
Ticket & Membership Info ..................................................... 13
Downtown Jazz Weekend .................................................... 30
Ticketed Concert Series .......................................................... 32
Granville Island Jazz (including Canada Day) ....................... 26
David Lam Park Jazz Weekend.............................................. 34

Club Series.............................................................................. 36
Made in the UK Jazz Concert Series ...................................... 54
Spotlight on French Jazz ........................................................ 56
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
(Listed in alphabetical order by first name)
A to H .................................................................................... 16
H to Z ...................................................................................... 38
MAPS
Downtown Jazz ..................................................................... 31
David Lam Park ...................................................................... 35
Venues & Parking ................................................................... 62
Jazz Around Town .................................................................. 27
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We Love Our Jazz Friends

Our Jazz Friends ensure that Vancouver continues to be a major creative centre for music and the arts. Your donation supports the
presentation of over 150+ free shows during the Festival, great concerts throughout the year, and the next generation of artists
who rely on our exemplary (and free) music education programs. Thank you for your support; we couldnt do it without you!
JAZZ LOVER
($5000+)
Yvonne De Troye
JAZZ PATRON
($1000+)
Gary Kushnir
Patrick Julian
Frances McGrath
Gary Parkinson
Tracy Penner & Sam Shamash
JAZZ BENEFACTOR
($500+)
Thomas Adair
Lynn Buhler
Barbara Cooper
Franco Ferrari
Charles Gauthier
Robert Mackay
Dieter Nachtigall
Jim Poole
Jo-Anne Thomas
Carol Walls
JAZZ CONTRIBUTOR
($300+)
Joseph Alexis
Donna & Anssi Rantamaa
Judith Trowbridge
Timothy Wyman
JAZZ DONOR
($100+)
Sima Abelev
Patrick Aldous
Jack Amar
Jim Anhorn
Bryan Arnold
Charles Arthur
Murat Aydede
K. Anthony Bailey
Chris Balma
Andrew Bartlett
Wayne Beggs
David Beneteau
Robert Bloom
Norma Boutillier
Murray Braaten
Karen Bunting
Allan Carruthers
Joanne Challenger
Joe Chan
Vince Chura
Dan Cohrs
Karen Cooper
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Lynn Copeland
Kevin Coyne
Nou Dadoun
Allan Diamond
Keith Dickinson
Peter Dodek
Elise Drake
Mitchell Edgar
Lorene & Herbert Ely
Kathy Evans
Carol Faria
David Ferguson
Christian Findlay
Jean Fowler
Stephen Gaerber
Gordon Gallagher
Larry Garaway
Heather Gardner
Ray Giesbrecht
Karen Gilmore & Rob Van Nus
Jeffrey Goldberg
Judith Goodman
Peter Goodwin
Michael Gordon
Sangam Grant
John Groenewold
Christian Guerino
Chris Guzy
Richard & Linda Hanson
Bruce Hardy
Bill Hay
Dean Hirschfeldt
John Hodgins
John Hooge
Karen Hudon
Elaine Hunter
Lance Husoy
Penny Irvine
George Istrate
Jacqueline & Scott Jacob
Richara Johnson
Norah Johnston
Camron Karpiak
Henry Karpus
Leah Kaser
Barbara Kay
Marla Kiess
Maureen Kling
Mariusz Kwiatkowski
Emma Lancaster
Michael Lebowitz
Peter Lewieniec
Lydia Lovison
Richard Lusk
Alison Maclennan
Zahid Makhdoom
Jan Manson
J. Gordon Marshall
Nobuko Masahara
Michael & Jennifer Matich
Anne & Peter McIlvaney
Pam McPhail
Mark Mitchell
Jayeson Nicols
Mark Nishiguchi
Cameron Northcott
Gretchen OBrien
May Oltmann
Eduardo Ottoni
Chris Pekar
Jaime Peschiera
Robert & Alwynn Pollard
Richard Pomeroy
Tim Poole
Eric Posen
Roy & Maynetta Raymond
Jennie Reckon
Valerie Richards
Paul Richardson
Dudley Robinson
Deborah Roitberg
Christopher Sebert
Lindy Sisson
Brent Smart
Lynda Spikerman
Joyce Statton
Norm Steil
William Gary & Janet Diane
Stevens
Mary Stott
Lionel Such
Barrie Sullivan
Adrian Swanston
Randall Takasaki
Robert Taylor
Richard Tetrault
David Tobin
Kenneth Tolmie
Duff Waddell
John Watson
Deryk Whitehead
Paul Whitney
Wayne Wiens
Kevin Wright
Steve Young
Kevin Zimka
JAZZ MEMBER
($50+)
Douglas Akerman
Sandy Allen
Kathleen Anderson
Claudio Arato
Nicole Austin
Giancarlo Baruffa
Linda Belton
Egill Bjornson
Jeannette Bourbonnais
Ellen Boyer
Jeanne Broussard
Susan Buie
Edward Byrne
Lee Caldwell
Ronald Charles
Maxine Charlton
Jane Cherry
Darlene Clarke Hole
Pamela Cohen
Gillian Collins
William Cooke
Flavia Corbella
Gary Deck
Dennis Del Torre
Darlene Dobson
Christine Fedina
Susan Fife
David Gartley
Cary Gertsen
Debra Gettling
Grant Gettling
Christopher Glen
Fred Glick
Carrie Graham
Allan Greenwood
Gordon Hartney
Bianca Hayes
Justine Hills
Jay Hirabayashi
Tom Hockin
Rennie Holley
Darby Honeyman
Nicole Jackson
Eric Johnson
Gary Johnson
Kelvin Ketchum
Melanie Kirkland
Lorraine Koren
Paul Kyba
Dennis Larsen
Peter Lattimer
Shaun Ledding
Allison Lee
Lisa Lennie
Marshall Letcher
Aileen Lew
Lisa Loutzenheiser
John Maclean
Maureen MacNeill
Andrew Major
Jeffrey Marus
Patricia Mason
Lorraine Maze
Terry McBurney
Caitlin McKee
Brenda Mendieta
Richard Menkis
Terry Munro
Sandra Murley
Calla Nestibo
Lance Panerio
Parveen Parhar
Allen Pasnak
Betty Perverzov
Ranko Petrovic
James Pitcher
Elizabeth Reilly
Heather Renforth
Marianne Rev
Carol Roberts
Chris Rose
Carlo Rossetti
Mark Schad
Leonard Schein
Stephanie Shack
Johanna Shapira
Maureen Shaw
Melville & Joan Shaw
Jon Sigurdson
Richard Sims
Lee Smith
Deborah Sommerfeld
Jim Southcott
Paul Summers
Mary Tait
Kimberley-Anne Trueman
Diane Tullson
Mariken Van Nimwegen
Russell Verrall
Christopher Wallace
Jerry Wanek
Kenneth Weremchuk
Daniel White
Alan Wilson
Rod Wong
Simon Wosk
Mary-Helen Wright
Deborah Zbarsky
Nancy Zegarchuk
Our Team
Thanks for being part of the Coastal Jazz Family. We couldnt do it without you!
VOLUNTEERS
Nearly 800 volunteers devote substantial

hours and boundless energy to support
the Festival every year. Our sincere thanks
to each & every one of you.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT: Patrick J. Julian

VICE-PRESIDENT: Franco Ferrari
TREASURER: Michael Matich
SECRETARY: Gary Kushnir
MEMBERS AT LARGE: Patrick Aldous,
Wayne Beggs, Nou Dadoun, Mo Dhaliwal,
Mitchell Edgar, Zahid Makhdoom
ADVISORY BOARD: Lynn Buhler, Keith
Jakobsen, Bob Rebagliati, Deborah
Roitberg
CORE STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mike Forrester

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER:
Ken Pickering
MEDIA DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER:
John Orysik
CONSULTANT:
Emma Lancaster
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: Eduardo Ottoni
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION:
Jen Thomas
MANAGER OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING:
Rainbow Robert
TICKETING AND PATRON SERVICES
MANAGER: Kelly Creelman
MARKETING MANAGER: Kate Knox
PROGRAMMING MANAGER, CLUBS &

SPECIAL PROJECTS: Cory Weeds
ARTIST LOGISTICS COORDINATOR:
Insta
Georgia Mock
BUSINESS MANAGER: Phil Daum
ACCOUNTANT: Jeff Turner
FESTIVAL STAFF
ARTIST HOSPITALITY COORDINATORS:

Laura Ross & Jenny Lee Craig
ARTIST LOGISTICS ASSISTANTS:
Marijka Asbeek Brusse, Rebecca Mulvihill
BANNER COORDINATOR: Bodie MacNeil
BIO WRITER: Stephen Lyons
BOX OFFICE ASSISTANTS:
Will Haberl, Kaen Seguin, Leila Toledo,
Joanne Tsung, Logan Trudeau
MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST:
Sophy Romvari
EDUCATION & OUTREACH COORDINATOR:
Flora Ware
FOOD, BEVERAGE & EXHIBIT MANAGER:
Rod Grant
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Michael Dibblee
INFORMATION COORDINATOR:
Chloe Numbers
PRODUCTION MANAGERS:
Robert Wilson & James Ong
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR:
Ori Nevares
PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR:
Cole Schmidt
SITE MANAGER:
Tom Fijal
ASSISTANT
SITE MANAGER:
Insta
Julie Martens
SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT:
Greg Morgan
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR:
Donna Lytle
VIDEOGRAPHERS:
Devan Scott, Will Ross
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:
Arlene Viccto
VOLUNTEER COORD ASSISTANT:
Michelle Yuen
INTERN: Graham Lim
PUBLISHER: Westender:
Gail Nugent, Robbin Sheriland, Tara Rafiq
CONTACT US
Coastal Jazz & Blues Society

2nd Floor, 295 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1L9
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Phone: 604.872.5200
Email: [email protected]
Web: coastaljazz.ca
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@coastaljazz
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Ticket Purchase Info

ADVANCE TICKET SALES
Please NOTE our ticket prices are in inclusive of tax,

service & facility fees. Additional charges apply only
for the following:
Phone Fee: $2 per ticket if sold by Ticketflys Call Center
1.888.732.1682
Mailing Fee: $3.50 per order sent via Canada Post by Ticketfly or
free for Coastal Jazz Members via Coastal Jazz office
2-Day Mail Fee: $19 Additional fee per order sent direct to
customer via UPS 2-Day mail by Ticketfly
No refunds or exchanges.
If you wish to have your ticket on your mobile device,
choose mobile druing checkout.
The entire Print At Home electronic ticket must be
presented at the door to allow event access.
Day of Show Ticket Purchases:

Tickets go off sale through Ticketfly at 3PM on the day of show
Tickets may still be purchased (if show isnt sold out) approximately one hour prior to show time at the WILL CALL Office at
each venue
Website: coastaljazz.ca
General Public Phone:604.872.5200
Jazz Friend Phone:604.872.5200 ext 5
Toll-free North America: 1-888-438-5200 ext 5
In-Person Sales: No in-person sales available for these events
Accessible Seating: There are reserved accessible seats at The
Queen Elizabeth Theatre and The Vogue Theatre, the rest of the
TD VIJF venues are general admission. If you have accessibility
based questions about any of our events or to purchase reserved
accessible seats please call 604-872-5200 ext 5 or email cjbs@
coastaljazz.ca for assistance.
Frankies: Reservations for Frankies events can be made via
[email protected], 778-727-0337 voice mail only. Full
details available at coastaljazz.ca/frankies_italian
NORTH SHORE JAZZ SERIES:
BLUESHORE FINANCIAL CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BOX
OFFICE
Tickets for North Shore Jazz shows at BlueShore Financial Centre
for the Performing Arts at Capilano University, Presentation House
Theatre and Kay Meek Centre.
Phone:604.990.7810
Online:capilanou.ca/centre
In Person:Arbutus Building 106D, Capilano University, 2055
Purcell Way, North Vancouver
Mon - Fri 11am 4pm
Ticket policies:All advertised prices include taxes and additional
service charges apply. Please note: all tickets are non-refundable.
Club Series
Tickets for the Club Series can be purchased directly from the
individual clubs on the night of the show. Please contact the club
for more info.
Discounted tickets
Discounts are available on advance ticket sales only except North
Shore Jazz Series, where discounts are available at the door.
Senior
15% discount on ticket price available before the day of the event
to anyone 65 and better, a maximum of two tickets per person.
Must pick up tickets at Will Call with valid photo ID.
Groups of 15 or more
10% discount on ticket price available before the day of the
event to anyone. For purchases of 15 or more tickets please call
604-872-5200 ext 5 for assistance.
30 under 30
For selected events, anyone under the age of 30 can receive a
30% discount off the advance ticket price, max. of two tickets per
person. Notices will go out via our e-newsletter, at least 1 week
in advance.
Roundhouse Performance Centre Pass
The Roundhouse Performance Centre Pass allows access to all six
events Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3 for $32 (includes all
fees, service charges and taxes) Available online at coastaljazz.ca
Single set tickets for Roundhouse Performance Centre events
available at the door only.
Innovation Series 3 Event Bundle
Choose any three events from Innovation Series - Ironworks &
Ironworks Late Night for $46 (includes all fees, service charges
and taxes) Available via Coastal Jazz 604-872-5200 ext 5
exclusively. Search for Ironworks Innovation and select three
events you want to see. Choose your events early as the number
of discounted tickets are limited.
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Education & Outreach

The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society presents education programs to secondary and post-secondary schools in the
Lower Mainland on a year-round basis, giving students access to Canadian and international talent. Local and touring artists participate in a wide range of these activities during the periods in which they perform public concerts for
the Society. These activities are supported by our generous donors to see how you can participate as a donor or
volunteer, visit coastaljazz.ca.
TD High School Jazz Intensive

The future of Jazz!
Thanks to our generous sponsors at TD

Bank Group, the TD High School Jazz Intensive is now
in its 13th year, providing high school students in the
Lower Mainland with a unique opportunity to be a part
of a free nine-day music residency. This year we
again welcome composer and guest conductor Tomeka
Reid to lead the program.
Sounds of Youth Stage

Presented by
Come hear the Sounds of Youth! This initiative is dedicated to showcasing some of Metro Vancouvers best
high school jazz combos and big bands.
Saturday June 25 & Sunday June 26, 12-4:30pm:
Robson Square, Ice-Rink Level
Community Partners:
Vancouver School Board
Free Public Workshops

Up close and personal with Jazz masters
Up to 21 talented teens are selected through an audition process open to students in Grades 10-12 from
150 schools across the Lower Mainland. Successful
participants receive extensive rehearsal opportunities,
bursaries and scholarships, complimentary concerts and
workshops with visiting international artists, and get to
perform on the main stage at David Lam Park!
Public performances:
Saturday July 2, 1-4pm: Open Rehearsal at
Tom Lee Music Hall, 929 Granville St.
Sunday July 3, noon-1pm: Feature performance and announcement of scholarship
winners, David Lam Park Stage
Each year, we offer free workshops & lectures at the

Tom Lee Music Hall and The Studio at the Roundhouse
Community Centre led by some of the best artists in the
world. In 2016, acclaimed international artists such as
Alexander Hawkins, Tord Gustavsen, and Tomas Fujiwara
as well as local stars JP Carter, Tommy Babin and Skye
Brooks will be sharing their genius. Dont miss these opportunities to learn from the pros in an intimate setting.
Details at coastaljazz.ca and Jazz Around Town schedule
in this guide.
A special thanks to program co-founder Bob Rebagliati

for his continued support.
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Education & Outreach
Breathturns: Improvisation and

Freedom
June 25-26 @ UBC Robson Campus Room C100

10am - 5pm Free
A Colloquium presented in partnership with the
University of British Columbia and the International
Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI). This
two-day academic symposium will feature presentations from artists, performers, scholars and community
members with keynotes by musicians performing
at the Festival, including world-renowned improvisers
Evan Parker, Georg Graewe, Ayelet Rose Gottleib and
Tommy Babin .
This year, the colloquium will focus on the relationships
between improvisation and freedom. How do improvisational practices in the arts challenge our limits?
How do liberation and spontaneity intersect? How do
collective actions negotiate with individualities?
Check out the Education section of coastaljazz.ca for full
information
Coastal Foundation for the Performing Arts
Match for $1 Million
The Coastal Foundation for the Performing Arts has

been established to support the longer-term goals
of the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society. Over $300,000
has been raised, with an objective to raise a further
$200,000 during 2016 and apply for matching funds
through the Endowment Incentives Program of the
Department of Canadian Heritage.
Your contribution to the Foundation, if made before
November 30, 2016 will be matched 100% through
the Endowment Incentives Program, to create and
endowment of $1 million in raised and matched funds
in early 2017.
The Foundation will ensure that the Coastal Jazz and
Blues Society can continue to provide access to jazz and
creative music to the community on a sustainable basis,
to further education and outreach platforms currently
in development, to diversify the Societys revenue, and
to support artists and organizations aligned with the
Societys mandate.
For more information about the Coastal Foundation for
the Performing Arts, its mission, mandate and founding
Board of Directors, visit coastaljazz.ca. To find out how
you can play a role in the goals of this new Foundation,
call Mike Forrester, Executive Director, at 604.449.5532.
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The 24th Street Wailers
July 3 Roundhouse David Lam Park Stage @ 5:15pm Free

Fronted by the drums and hellfire vocals of Lindsey Beaver, the
multiple Maple Blues Award and JUNO Award-nominated 24th
Street Wailers are a hard-driving electric blues and boogie rock
freight train thatll get any crowd moving down the track. With
Michael Archer bass, Marc Doucet guitar, Jesse Whitely piano,
Jon Wong sax.
Ana Popovic
June 29 Performance Works @ 9pm $48 All In
Alexander Hawkins Trio
See Made in the UK series page 54
Alicia Hansen (with Hiromi: The Trio Project)
June 24 The Vogue Theatre @ 8pm $80/69 All In

Complex and ambitious, pianist Alicia Hansens ethereal voice
and classically informed arrangements come together in
experimental pop thats both listenable and challenging (Now
Magazine). Ranging from driving, experimental instrumentals
to intimate and lush songs, her sublime band features Ben
Brown drums, Peggy Lee cello, David Sikula guitar, James
Meger bass.
Alvaro Rojas Trio
July 2 Roundhouse Exhibition Hall @ 2:30pm and 3:40pm

Free
Vancouver guitarist/composer on the rise Alvaro Rojas creates
engaging and challenging music across a wide spectrum of
genres. From space-groove, to roots, rock, and the forwardthinking jazz of his Trio, hes a talent to watch. Enjoy Monk,
Ellington, and Ornette, plus absorbing originals with Wynston
Minckler bass and Sam Cartwright drums.
Amanda Tosoff Words Project
June 30 Frankies Jazz Club @ 8pm $15 + GST

On her new release Words, pianist/composer Amanda Tosoff
stretches the confines of conventional jazz. She has taken
poems and lyrics that possess a personal resonance for her
and framed them in original new compositions that include
vocals for the first time. The result is an eclectic collection that
incorporates elements of jazz, art song, classical, and folk/pop
while re-casting the poems of award-winning Canadian poets
Tim Bowling and Laura Lush, as well as William Wordsworth
and Edgar Allan Poe, and contemporary artists like Joni Mitchell
and Yo Yo Ma. With Felicity Williams voice, Alex Goodman
guitar, Jon Maharaj bass, Morgan Childs drums.
Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts.
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The lady can flat out rip! Her Strat-driven blues variations
range from high octane SRV-style throwdowns to electric
slide-and-wah excursions to Ronnie Earl-inspired jazziness and
acoustic Delta stomps.Guitar World
With a soulful voice, scorching guitar chops, and heart-stopping
stage presence, Serbian-born, Memphis-based Ana Popovic is a
powerhouse of contemporary blues, rock, and electrifying funk.
AllMusic praises her as a rare triple threat: she is an excellent
singer, an excellent guitarist, and an excellent songwriter.
Equally inspired by Albert King and WAR, Popovics smoking
band Mo Better Love is stacked with some of Memphis hottest
barnburners and boogie men.
Anat Fort & Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
July 1 Granville Island Performance Works @ 3:45pm Free

Called a commanding vocalist by the New York Times, Ayelet
Rose Gottlieb is a regular John Zorn collaborator. In this duo
with fellow Israeli, ECM recording artist Anat Fort (Gianluigi
Trovesi, Paul Motian) piano, the compelling, wildly-talented
pair blend French Chanson, avant-jazz, Jewish and MiddleEastern traditions, and improvisations ranging from breathy
delicateness to uncompromising sonic exploration.
Thanks to the Consulate General of Israel-Ottawa.
Anat Fort and Gianluigi Trovesi
July 3 Roundhouse Performance Centre @ 1:30pm $10 at

door only, or RHPC Innovation Weekend Pass $32 All In
A rare opportunity to experience two of modern jazzs most
eclectic and masterful musicians in an intimate duo setting.
A major figure in the Italian avant-garde, chamber jazz, and
improvised music scenes since the late 1970s, composer and
clarinet maestro Gianluigi Trovesi is a visionary spirit and a conceptualizer who reimagines jazz in vivid Mediterranean hues,
dancing folkloric themes, and bursts of vivid color (JazzTimes).
A daring improviser, Israeli pianist/composer Anat Forts reflective yet probing style (New York Times) is a skillful mix of the
romantic and the cerebral, like watching a flower open; an
enthralling combination of geometry and color (Jewish Week).
Watch for their new ECM album Birdwatching.
Anita Eccleston
Thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute Toronto, Consulate

General of Israel Ottawa and Toronto and the Novara Festival
Italy
July 1 Granville Island Railspur District Stage @ 5:30pm Free

Kamloops-born, Vancouver-based vocalist/trumpeter Anita
Ecclestons music ranges from traditional jazz standards to
funk, soul, Motown, reggae, blues, pop, and bold originals. Her
sweetly sultry voice and lyrical trumpet meshes beautifully with
a hotshot septet featuring Ben Henriques sax, Andrew Smith
guitar, Kris Ruston keys, Doug Gorkoff cello, Graham Clark bass,
and Richard Graham drums.
Andr Leroux Quartet

Founding member of the acclaimed Quasar saxophone quartet,
Montreals Andr Leroux (Christine Jensen, Franois Bourassa,
Jazzlab) is a versatile reedsman who brings warm-toned virtuosity to tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet.
His recent album Synchronie-Cits honours his John Coltrane
and Sonny Rollins influences through new compositions and
passionate interpretations. With Frederic Alarie bass, James
Gelfand piano, Christian Lajoie drums.
Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts
June 26 Downtown Jazz Robson Stage @ 3pm Free
Arild Andersen Trio w/Tommy Smith & Paolo

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June 30 Innovation Series - The Ironworks @ 9:30pm $30 All In

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Andy Shauf (with case/lang/veirs)
June 29 Queen Elizabeth Theatre @ 8pm $79 $140 All In

Channeling heartbreak, bittersweet regret, and prairie isolation,
Andy Shauf is slowly but surely becoming recognized as one
of Canadas best young folk singer-songwriters (Exclaim!). A
gifted storyteller, hes an understated but captivating presence.
Known for goose bump-inducing, pin-drop quiet performances, Shauf has inherited the poetic mantle of Elliott Smith
and Nick Drake.
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collaboration between Norwegian master bassist Arild

Andersen (Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal), renowned Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith (Gary Burton, John Scofield), and prolific
Italian/Norwegian drummer Paolo Vinaccia. A compelling live
act, the Trio has the rare ability to balance lyrical and, at times,
near-orchestral tendencies (AllAboutJazz) with astonishing
power, precision and dynamism. Thrilling and unpredictable,
the sheer depth and lustre of this trios sound can invite you to
start purring in grateful imitation (The Guardian).
Thanks to Creative Scotland, Arts Council Norway, Music Norway.
The Arnt Arntzen Quintet
July 1 Granville Island Ron Basford Park Stage @ Noon Free

Charming and tons of fun, banjo man Arnt Arntzen mixes
foot-stomping originals with traditional jazz, Dixieland, old
time country, and blues. Expect a beguiling mix of Sydney
Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Eddie Condon, and Maurice Bolyer,
with some blues-shouters inspired by Joe Williams thrown in
for good measure!
Banda de los Muertos
July 2 Roundhouse - David Lam Park Stage @ 7pm Free

Co-led by clarinetist Oscar Noreiga (Tim Berne, Endangered
Blood) and sousaphonist Jacob Garchik (Lee Konitz), Banda de
los Muertos is a boisterous Mexican-style brass band made up
of some of Brooklyns best jazz and classical players. Unadulterated fun (NPR) with Jim Black drums, Chris Speed clarinet,
Brian Drye and Curtis Hasselbring trombones, Rachel Drehmann

alto horn, Justin Mullens, Ben Holmes trumpets.
Thanks to the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Benoit Delbecq with Franois Houle/Gordon

Grdina/Kenton Loewen
See Spotlight on French Jazz series page 56.
Bernie Arais Goat Logic
July 3 Roundhouse Exhibition Hall @ 5:30pm & 6:40pm

Free
A sax, bass, and drums trio plus another drummer for good
measure! You cant argue with the Goat Logic of it. This new
quartet absolutely slays originals by drummer/composer Bernie
Arai, free improv, and material by Ornette Coleman, Keith
Jarrett, and Bad Brains. With Skye Brooks drums, Tommy Babin
bass, Chad Makela tenor sax.
BigFate
July 1 Granville Island Railspur District Stage @ 8pm Free

Led by bassist James Calvin JCThompson, BigFate absolutely
rips the funk! This hot new Vancouver groups modern jazz
crosses over into R&B while mixing juicy odd-metre grooves,
adventurous harmony, and challenging arrangements influenced by Dave Holland, Thundercat, and Snarky Puppy. With
Malcolm Aiken trumpet, Dominic Conway tenor sax, Daniel
Klenner drums, Mary Ancheta, Ian Cox keyboard/synth.
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The Boys of BenRiach
July 1 Granville Island Performance Works @ Noon Free

This artful modern jazz band is a fine blend of iconic standards
and original compositions by trumpeter Kevin Elaschuk. Hints
of Miles Davis, Woody Shaw, Lee Konitz, and Don Cherry are
stirred up by his long time collaborators, Dave Say saxophones,
Andr Lachance guitar, Steve Holy bass and Joe Poole drums.
Neko Case/k.d. lang/Laura Veirs with special

guest Andy Shauf
June 29 Queen Elizabeth Theatre @ 8pm $79 - $140 All In
Brejera
July 1 Granville Island Ron Basford Park Stage @ 2:30pm

Free
Brejera is the real deal! Playful and lively, this Vancouver-based
band uses authentic samba instruments (cavaquinho, pandeiro,
surdu, etc.) as they exuberantly explore the rich variety of
Brazilian styles such as choro, pagode, bossa nova, forro and
frevo, as well as some flashes of funk and classic rock!
Brickhouse
June 26 Lynn Valley Village @ 1pm Free

With their brand of original, funky tracks and cleverly covered
classic R&B tunes Brickhouse blends classic and modern with
a groovin ease that always makes for a great time. With Rob
Bracken vocals/harmonica, Ray Keesh bass guitar, Ed Johnson
drums/percussion, Oldrich (Oz) Zitek sax, Todd Taylor guitar,
Darryl Havers Hammond organ/keyboards.
Bruno Hubert Trio (with Gregory Porter)
July 2 The Vogue Theatre @ 8pm $80/69 All In

A beloved fixture on the Vancouver jazz scene, pianist Bruno
Hubert has played with Brad Turner, Jacyln Guillou, Seamus
Blake, and scores of other jazz luminaries. Hubert brings huge
personality and rare talent to entrancing standards and nimble,
swinging post-bop. With James Meger bass, Joe Poole drums.
Busty and the Bass
June 26 Downtown Jazz Georgia Stage @ 7:30pm Free

Busty and the Basss deal with their audiences is refreshingly
straight up: we play music, you dance, we all live happily ever
after.The energetic and versatile Montreal electro soul ninepiece collective is loaded for bear with dance grooves, infectious
hooks, intricate instrumental textures, and soulful vocals. And a
keytar, of course.
Camaro 67

Explosive ten-piece instrumental groove monsters Camaro 67
channel classic Fela Kuti and the modern Afrofunk of Antibalas,
whipping up a made-in-Vancouver heavy funk experience.
Featuring members of the now-defunct Miami Device, Camaro
67 is the next big deal in the smoking hot BC groove scene!
Several years ago k.d. lang sent an email to Neko Case and
Laura Veirs on a whim. It read simply, I think we should make
a record together.Though the three musicians were barely
more than acquaintances Laura and I both responded immediately, recalls Case. There was no question.
But now there is an answer. case/lang/veirs, a new album by
three phenomenal, self-driven artists will be released June
17 on Anti- with an extensive tour to follow. case/lang/veirs
features 14 new, original songs written by the artists over a
period of two-and-a-half years.
Full of stunning harmonies and spellbinding rhythms, case/
lang/veirs draws inspiration from alluring, mysterious subjects:
a supermoon, the tumbledown story of 70s singer Judee Sill,
and the best kept secret in Silver Lake, to name but three.
Cat Toren / Peggy Lee / Sam Davidson
June 27 Ironworks @ 5pm Free

These sublime musicians straddle the lines between thoughtful
composition and expressive improvisation. JUNO-winning
pianist Cat Toren (Pugs & Crows) leads expansive groups in
Vancouver and New York. Cellist Peggy Lee has written beautifully contemplative tunes, but shes also capable of exposing
her darkest and most demented secrets by way of her cello
(Georgia Straight). Sam Davidson brings his emotive clarinet to
Brasstronaut, ElkHorn, and his striking new electro/jazz project,
Skim Milk.
Christine Tobin
See Made in the UK series page 54.
Cole Birney-Stewart Quartet
June 26 Granville Island - Public Market Stage @ Noon Free

Bassist Cole Birney-Stewarts pulsing and forward-thinking
compositions lay out arcing melodies and sinewy rhythmic
spines to be artfully interpreted by some of the Vancouver jazz
scenes most gifted creative players. With Tom Wherrett guitar,
Jesse Cahill drums, and Chad Makela saxophones.
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Common Grounds with Alan Matheson Septet

and Pacific Baroque Orchestra
June 30 Christ Church Cathedral @ 7:30pm $46 All In
Two Ensembles. Two starkly different genres. In this remarkable

project, a Baroque ensemble led by JUNO Award-winning
harpsichordist/chamber organist Alexander Weimann and a
brilliant jazz septet led by trumpeter/composer Alan Matheson
explore threads running from the 17th century through to
todays creative jazz scene. Bringing together disparate musical
communities, the two groups will perform works from their
respective fields as well as pieces written for the common
ground of both. In this timeless meeting place, the long
melodic lines of Ellington and Strayhorn echo Handel and Bach,
while the endlessly creative practice of theme and variation is
a keystone of jazz improvisation, of the Baroque and, one could
argue, of life.
Thanks to BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver, the Leon and Thea
Koerner Foundation and Early Music Vancouver.
Copilots

Renowned for his driving and empathetic drumming with
Fond of Tigers, Veda Hille, Inhabitants, and others, guitarist
Skye Brooks brings his soaring voice, dream-like lyricism and
adventurous song craft to this engaging five-piece indie rock
band. Undercurrents of the groups jazz and improv sensibilities
inform their arcing and propulsive organic folk rock. Featuring
Pete Schmitt bass, Cole Schmidt guitar, Karma Sohn keys, and
Dylan Smith drums.
Cory Weeds Quintet featuring Terell Stafford

July 1 & 2 Frankies Jazz Club @ 8pm $25 + GST
Vancouver tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds is an expressive player

with a sound firmly rooted in the jazz tradition. This past year
Weeds 10th release as a leader, This Happy Madness, spent 3
weeks at #1 on the JazzWeek charts. Trumpeter Terell Stafford is
a giant of contemporary jazz, an incredibly gifted and versatile
player who combines a deep love of melody with his own
brand of spirited and adventurous lyricism. The quintet will play
music from Staffords latest release on Capri Records, BrotherLee
Love (Celebrating Lee Morgan) With Miles Black piano, Michael
Glynn bass, Julian MacDonough drums.
Crane Wreck
July 2 Roundhouse Exhibition Hall @ 5:30pm and 6:40pm

Free
This compelling new project from JUNO Award-winning cellist
Shanto Acharia (Fond of Tigers, Gentle Party) blends catchy
rhythms and expressive melodies with adventurous improvisation. Equal parts soaring and grounded, this excellent band
features Franois Houle clarinet, John Paton saxophone, Tommy
Babin bass, and Sam Cartwright drums.
A Salute to Dal Richards
Cortex

One of the greatest bands in Norway (AllAboutJazz), Cortex
takes cues from 60s freebop and pushes them into uncompromisingly modern territories. Bassist Ola Hyer and drummer
Gard Nilssen propel wildly, while trumpeter Thomas Johannson
and saxophonist Kristoffer Berre Alberts mix strident unison
lines and high-wire improvisations. You want genre labels, call
it avant garde party musicJazzwise
Thanks to Norwegian Jazz Federation, Arts Council Norway,
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For over eight decades, iconic bandleader Dal Richards and his
Orchestra dazzled audiences with big band hits from the 30s
and 40s, swinging dance numbers, and brassed-up pop tunes.
Sadly, Dal passed away on New Years Eve 2015, just shy of his
98th birthday and 80th consecutive NYE performance. Another
great Dal Richards tradition was his annual Jazz Festival set. Join
Dals Orchestra for a high-spirited salute to a true entertainer
and gentleman, Vancouvers charismatic King of Swing!
The Dan Brubeck Quartet
July 3 Performance Works @ 9pm $35 All In
Dave Sikula Trio
July 3 Roundhouse Exhibition Hall @ 2:30pm & 3:40pm Free

From the cooking swing of The NightCrawlers to the post-rock/
noise of Inhabitants, to the interlocking melodicism of Alicia
Hansen, Dave Sikula is one of Vancouvers finest and most
versatile guitarists. His tasteful, simmering trio plays originals
and covers by Ornette Coleman, Neil Young, and Paul Motian.
With James Meger bass, Dan Gaucher drums.
David Ward & the Golden Future Orchestra
With his astonishingly textured solos and mastery of oddtime signatures and mind-boggling polyrhythms, JUNO
Award-nominated drummer Dan Brubeck plays with drama,
potency and virtuosity (DownBeat). His compelling new
Vancouver-based group is a labour of familial love. Drawing
from a songbook of music by his late parentslegendary
pianist Dave and noted jazz lyricist Iola Brubeckthe Dan
Brubeck Quartet brings out hidden gems from the vault and
dives joyously into some classic tunes (Blue Rondo a la Turk,
Take 5). Featuring soulful vocalist/bassist Adam Thomas whose
easygoing authority evokes Louis Armstrong, tenor saxophonist
Steve Kaldestad, and pianist Miles Black.
July 2 Roundhouse - David Lam Park Stage @ Noon Free

The dude can totally sing, to the point where you have to
wonder why the hell modern Motown hasnt come calling.
Georgia Straight
A thrilling blend of R&B, art-rock, and funk, singer/songwriter
David Wards stunningly soulful songs are writ large by a dazzling 12-piece band, including horns, strings, and rich backing
vocals.
Dawn Pemberton
JUNE 25 Downtown Jazz Georgia Stage @ 5:15pm Free

Vibrant, honest, and soulful, WCMA nominee Dawn Pembertons deep musicality and powerful voice beats a soulful path
from gospel and R&B to jazz, funk and world music. A collaborator with The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer and Khari
Wendell McLelland, her big voice and irresistible verve leads a
smoking band of Vancouver soulmen.
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Debra-Jean & the Dreams

From stripped-down crooners and classic country swing to
searing folk ballads, uplifting old soul, sock hop party hits, and
rock n roll ragers, this whip smart eight-piece combo led by vocalist Debra-Jean Creelman runs a pretty sweet gamut of tunes
by Bob Dylan, Etta James, Tom Waits, Neil Young, and more.
The Legendary Downchild Blues Band

(with Steve Hill)
Delhi 2 Dublin
Get ready for a wild, genre-bending cross-cultural dance party

explosion! With their free-thinking blend of Bhangra and Celtic
music, hip hop, dub reggae, breakbeats, rock, and electronica,
Delhi 2 Dublin is part Bollywood wedding, part Celtic kitchen
party, and all electronic dance fest. (The Snipe)
Vivo Media Arts Centre Presents:
Flip, flop, and fly with The Legendary Downchild Blues Band!
For more than four decades, this multiple Maple Blues and
JUNO Award-winning Toronto powerhouse has been tearing
up stages with its rollicking, sax-driven jump blues. Led by
guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie Mr. DownchildWalsh
who also lays down some serious train-a-comin harp this
internationally renowned juggernaut is one of the greatest
blues bands in the world. Period (Toronto Star). The immense
charisma and smoking hot take on Chicago and Delta blues
inspired Dan Aykroyd to create The Blues Brothers who then
covered Downchild classics like Everything I Need (Almost)
and Shotgun Blues. Come get some full-tilt blues direct from
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ElkHorn
Destroy Vancouver XVII
June 25 Innovation Series VIVO Media Arts Centre @

9:30pm $20/$15
Curated by John Brennan and Elisa Ferrari, the Destroy
Vancouver series presents a broad range of experimental music
and art aesthetics while bringing together local, national, and
international improvisers, sound artists and avant-garde musicians. Edition XVII features the perpetually innovative, iconic
British saxophonist Evan Parker, the impressive chops and vivid
imagination (JazzTimes) of American drummer Chris Corsano
(Joe McPhee, Bjork, Thurston Moore), installation/performance
artist Erin Sexton, local audio experimenter Constantine Katsiris,
and Selector Records (DJ).

Featuring members of Pugs & Crows and Brasstronaut, ElkHorn
creates compelling music inspired by guitarist/composer Tom
Wherretts Nebraskan childhood. Elements of jazz, post-rock,
and folk make for a sublime and imaginative trip to where the
west begins. With Meredith Bates violin/viola, Russell Sholberg
bass, Sam Davidson bass clarinet, Mike Magnusson drums.
Emile Parisien Quartet
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Endangered Blood
July 2 Innovation Series Ironworks Late Night @ Midnight

$21 All In or 3-Event Bundle $46 All In
A head-rush of aggressive improvisingSeattle Times
Brooklyns Endangered Blood are a rare blend of fiery interplay,
compositional complexity and intense soulfulness. Endlessly
inventive and thrillingly unpredictable, the beating heart of
traditional jazz is always at the groups core, no matter how
far they push the sonic envelope. Elements of post-bop, free
jazz, and high-energy rock coalesce in a surprisingly melodic
and engaging whole. With cutting edge jazz innovators Oscar
Noriega bass clarinet/alto sax (Tim Bernes Snakeoil), Chris
Speed tenor sax/clarinet (Uri Caine, Claudia Quintet), drummer
Jim Black (Nels Cline, AlasNoAxis), and bassist Trevor Dunn
(Mike Patton, John Zorn, The Melvins).
Equilibrium
June 28 Performance Works @ 2:30pm Free

Danish guitarist/composer
Mikkel Ploug, Norways Sissel
Vera Pettersen soprano sax,
vocals and electronics, and
Belgian clarinetist/tenor
saxophonist Joachim
Badenhorst (Han Bennink)
create a stunning ambience
(AllAboutJazz) and a daringly
cohesive whole with their
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sounds and electronic
soundscapes, minimalist avant-garde, nuanced jazz, and
idiosyncratic, otherworldly folk music. Theyve released three
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Thanks to Jazz Denmark.
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Bates / Peggy Lee
Flat Earth Society

Its been ten years since Belgian big band Flat Earth Society last
treated Vancouver audiences to their adventurous punk anarchy,
orchestral intricacy, and cinematic dynamism. AllAboutJazz
calls Peter Vermeerschs Zappa and Ellington-infused 15-piece
ensemble the sonic equivalent of a freak showweird,
wonderful and like nothing youve come across before.
Thanks to City of Ghent and Flanders State of the Art
Geoff Claridge Quartet

Hot off the release of his new album Sketches in Colour,
saxophonist/clarinetist Geoff Claridge engages the impressive
talents of local heavy hitters Brad Turner piano/Rhodes, Eli
Davidovici bass, and Bernie Arai drums to constantly shift the
colour and tone of his compositions, making every performance
a new window into a singular sound world.
Georg Graewe
July 2 Roundhouse Performance Centre @ 5pm $10 All In

at door only or RHPC Weekend Innovation Pass $32 All In
Listen and be awed.AllMusic
Award-winning German pianist Georg Graewe works on the
borders of jazz, free improvisation, and contemporary avantgarde. Balancing spontaneous creation with a poetic sense
of restraint, Graewe is a true explorer of sound and thematic
development (AllAboutJazz). Active since the early 70s,
Graewe has worked with John Butcher, Ken Vandermark, and
Hamid Drake, while maintaining his trio with Gerry Hemingway
and Ernst Reijseger since 1989. In his deeply moving solo work,
virtually every piece is steeped in the kind of immediacy that
can only be expressed when ones discipline is equal to that of
his inspiration and technique (AllMusic).
JUNE 24 Performance Works (Parker/Graewe/Muller) @
2:30pm Free
Georg Graewe / Dylan van der Schyff / John

Paton

German pianist Georg Graewe traverses the distance from
intensely thoughtful sparseness through to throttling, highdensity hyperactivity (AllAboutJazz). Rising Vancouver jazz
star saxophonist John Paton has worked with Han Bennink, Jon
Bentley, and Orkestra Futura. A master manipulator drummer
Dylan van der Schyff tests and expands common notions of
timbre (DownBeat).
Giorgio Magnanensi/Kenton Loewen/Chris

Kelly/Sam King

Vancouver New Music artistic director Giorgio Magnanensi
laptop/electronics is one of the most outgoing, provocative, and
multifaceted musicians on the local scene (Georgia Straight). A
fearless improviser, drummer Kenton Loewen works with Dan
Mangan, Peregrine Falls, Benoit Delbecq, and The Crackling.
Chris Kelly brings his impassioned sax playing to avant-Arabic
ensemble Haram and a range of improvised settings, while guitarist Sam King (John Paton) is a rising star in Vancouver jazz.
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July 2 Performance Works @ 9pm $35 All In

Driving Latin, swing and afrobeat grooves + greasy Hammond
organ = good times! The spontaneously combustible trio of
Chris Gestrin keyboards, Joe Poole drums, and Jack Duncan
congas/percussion deliver the funky goods. Recommended for
anyone who loves some Green Onions while on the Corner.
Gregory Porter (with Bruno Hubert Trio)

July 2 The Vogue Theatre @ 8pm $80/69 All In
The musics backbone is traditional, but wild outbursts of free
improvisation and subtle injections of noise make it quite unlike
anything youd hear in the shisha dens of Cairo or Baghdad.
Georgia Straight
A phenomenal culture-mashing juggernaut led by Gordon
Grdina (Dan Mangan, Mark Helias) on Iraqi oud, Haram pays
homage to traditional Arabic music while mixing elements of
noise, electronic soundscape, and western free improv into its
explosively self-expressive sound. With creative heavy-hitters
JP Carter trumpet, Jesse Zubot violin, Kenton Loewen drums,
Tommy Babin bass, Emad Armoush vocals, Franois Houle
clarinet, Chris Kelly saxophone, Tim Gerwing, Liam MacDonald
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and dart through a playful, stomping jazz number with equal
power. With a smooth and smoky baritone, Porter continues the
traditions of soul and jazz artists of the past, but sets himself
apart from mere revivalists with his exceptional songwriting.
His insightful lyrics and stirring melodies are sincere, romantic,
and deeply grooving. This enormous talent raised the roof at
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The Boys of BenRiach

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Benoit Delbecq with
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Anat Fort and
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb
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Laila Biali
9:30pm
Trevor Whitridge Quintet

12:00pm
Robin Layne Quartet

12:30pm
The Arnt Arntzen Quintet

12:00pm
Speeding West
3:00pm
Brejera
2:30pm
Anita Eccleston
5:30pm
John Korsruds
Latin Ensemble
5:00pm
BigFate
8:00pm
July 27-29, 2016

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285 Alexander St.
Show 5pm
929 Granville Street

Show 1:00-2:00pm
4 workshops
Rossi Gang
Kristian Braathen Trio
Marianna Trudel Quartet

feat. Ingrid Jensen
Cole Birney-Stewart
Quartet
Donkey Monkey
Malleus Trio
Cat Toren/Peggy Lee/

Sam Davidson
Mats Eilertsen Trio
Equilibrium
Julian Jayme Quintet
Dylan van der Schyff/John

Paton/Georg Graewe
Tyson Naylors Tribute to

Paul Bley
Geoff Claridge Quartet
Kenton Loewen/Giorgio
Magnanensi/ Chris
Kelly/ Sam King
Tord Gustavsen
Interview
Quatour Andr Lachance
Hildegards Ghost
Sissel Vera Pettersen/

Viviane Houle/ Lee
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Sissel Vera Pettersen &

Viviane Houle
Canada Day
Canada Day
Jennifer Scott Quartet

feat. Dave Sikula
Jesus Caballeros
Solo Picnic
Paul Rushka Sextet
Sarah Kennedy Quintet
Sun. July 3
Sat. July 2
Fri. July 1
Tue. June 28
Mon. June 27
Sun. June 26
Sat. June 25
Fri. June 24
Evan Parker/Georg
Graewe/Torsten Mller
Wed. June 29
Show noon-2pm
TOM LEE MUSIC HALL
Thu. June 30
1218 Cartwright St.

Show 2:30-4:30pm
North Shore Jazz

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8pm show
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8pm show
Fri. June 24
Sat. June 25
Petunia
$23/25
Brickhouse
FREE
Tue. June 28
Wed. June 29
Los Straitjackets
$28-$30
Sweet Papa
Lowdown
FREE
Jon Cleary and the
Absolute Monster
Gentleman
$33-$35
WEST VANCOUVER
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
1950 Marine Dr.
604.925.7400
(Free)
7:30pm show
Vahagni
FREE
Fri. Jun ly 1
Thu. June 30
1277 Lynn Valley Road

(Free)
1pm show
Huu Bac Quintet

w/Jou Tou
FREE
Sat. July 2
Sun. July 3
LYNN VALLEY VILLAGE
Marc Ribots
Ceramic Dog
$33-$35
Mon. Jun e 27
Sun. June 26
CIVIC PLAZA
14th & Lonsdale

(Free)
1pm show
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GEORGIA STAGE
Presented by
ROBSON STAGE
SOUNDS OF
YOUTH STAGE
presented by
Saturday, June 25
A Salute to Dal Richards

12:30pm
Paul Keeling Ancient Lights

Quintet
Handsworth Secondary Senior

Jazz Band
Tom Wherretts Evil Three

1:30pm
Holy Cross Secondary Senior

Jazz Band
Greasy G and the Poole Party

featuring JACKITO!
1:00pm
The Syndicate
Longhand
Langley Fine Arts Secondary

Senior Jazz Band
noon
Copilots
2:15pm
Cortex
3:45pm
Dawn Pemberton
3:00pm
5:15pm
Flat Earth Society
5:00pm
7:30pm

6:45pm
noon
2:00pm
3:00pm
RE Mountain Secondary Senior

Jazz Band
4:00pm
Steve Hill
Only a Visitor
Debra-Jean & the Dreams

2:15pm
Jacques Kuba Sguin:

Litania Projekt
James Danderfers
Hummingbird Brigade
1:30pm
Andr Leroux Quartet
WDF (Warren Dean Flandez)
ElkHorn
Busty and the Bass
Jen Hodge All Stars
noon
Sunday, June 26
12:30pm
3:45pm
5:15pm
3:00pm
5:00pm
6:45pm
7:30pm
Sarah McLachlan School

of Music Jazz Combo
noon
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary

Senior Jazz Band
1:00pm
Semiahmoo Secondary Gr. 12

Jazz Combo
2:00pm
Fleetwood Park Secondary Senior

Jazz Band
3:00pm
Elgin Park Secondary Senior

Jazz Band
4:00pm
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PACIFIC CENTRE ONLY
DOWNTOWN JAZZ WEEKEND - SATURDAY, JUNE 25 & SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016 - Noon to 9pm
Ticketed Concert Series
9:30pm
9:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
8:00pm
Fri. June 24
QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
650 Hamilton
An Evening with
Joe Jackson
$52-$96 ALL IN
VOGUE SERIES
918 Granville St.
Hiromi:
The Trio Project
w/Alicia Hansen
$69-$80 ALL IN
Lobby 6:30/Door 7/Show 8pm

Reserved Seating
All Ages
Door 7pm/Show 8pm

Orchestra Reserved Seating.
Balcony General Admission Seating
All ages
Sat. June 25
Sun. June 26
Mon. June 27
Ms. Lauryn Hill

w/ Khari Wendell
McClelland
$79-$151 ALL IN
Sarah
McLachlan w/
Marin Patenaude
$79-$140 ALL IN
Oliver Jones Trio

w/Oliver Gannon
Quartet
$69 ALL IN
The Legendary
Downchild
Blues Band
w/Steve Hill
$52/$63 ALL IN
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

690 Burrard St.
The Jacky
Terrasson Trio
$46 ALL IN
Door 6:30pm/Show 7:30pm

General Admission Seating
All Ages
PERFORMANCE WORKS
1218 Cartwright St.
Soil & Pimp

Sessions
$35 ALL IN
Polyrhythmics
$35 ALL IN
The Thing
$30 ALL IN
Peggy Lees Echo Marcin

Painting
Wasilewski Trio
$30 ALL IN
Spark of Life
$30 ALL IN
Mats Eilertsen Trio

$30 ALL IN
Evan Parker with

Torsten Mller/
Peggy Lee/
Meredith Bates
$21 ALL IN
VIVO Media Arts

Presents: Destroy
Vancouver XVII
Ticket info at
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Larry Fuller Trio

ft. Lewis Nash
$25 ALL IN
Larry Fuller Trio

ft. Lewis Nash
$25 ALL IN
Lobby 8pm/Door 8:30pm/Show 9pm

General Admission
No Minors 19+
INNOVATION SERIES
AT THE IRONWORKS
235 Alexander St.
Door 8:30pm/Show 9:30 pm
General Admission
No Minors 19+
11:00 pm
8:00 pm
Midnight
3 PACK BUNDLE $46 All In

LATE NIGHT
INNOVATION SERIES AT THE
IRONWORKS
235 Alexander St.
Door 11:30pm
General Admission
No Minors 19+
FRANKIES
765 Beatty Street
Cover Charge May Apply

Reservations @ coastaljazz.ca
FRANKIES
765 Beatty Street
FREE
at VIVO Media Arts

Centre, 2625 Kaslo
St., 9:30 pm
Andre Leroux
Quartet
$15 ALL IN
Late Night Coastal Jazz Jam Session

hosted by Mike Allen Quartet
Steve Kaldestad
& The Renee
Rosnes Trio
$30 ALL IN
Tue. June 28
Wed. June 29
Thu. June 30
Fri. July 1
Sat. July 2
Sun. July 3
Tedeschi Trucks case/lang/veirs

Band
w/Andy Shauf
$69-$118 ALL IN $79-$140 ALL IN
Joe Lovano
Classic Quartet
w/Matt Choboter
Trio with Brad
Turner
$69 ALL IN
Gregory Porter/
Bruno Hubert Trio
$69/80
ALL IN
Tord Gustavsen
Hymns and Visions
w/ Simin Tander and
Jarle Vespestad
$46 ALL IN
Common Grounds:
Alan Matheson
Septet & Pacific
Baroque Orchestra
$46 ALL IN
Moon Hooch
$35 ALL IN
Ana Popovic
$48 ALL IN
Steve Riley & the

Mamou Playboys
$48 ALL IN
Alexander
Hawkins Trio
$30 ALL IN
Piotr
Damasiewicz Quintet
Tribute to Szakal
$30 ALL IN
Arild Andersen Trio

w/ Tommy Smith &
Paolo Vinaccia
$30 ALL IN
Canada Day
See page 26
for details
Gordon Grdinas
Haram
$35 ALL IN
The Dan Brubeck

Quartet
$35 ALL IN
Vinny Golia Trio w/ Tomeka Reid

Clyde Reed & Dylan Quartet
$30 ALL IN
van der Schyff
$30 ALL IN
Endangered Blood Mary Halvorson/

$21 ALL IN
Tommy Babin/
Skye Brooks/JP
Carter
$21 ALL IN
Steve Kaldestad Mike Rud Minatures/ Amanda Tosoff

& The Renee
Two Much Guitar
Words Project
Rosnes Trio
$15 ALL IN
$15 ALL IN
$30 ALL IN
Cory Weeds
Quintet ft.
Terell
Stafford
$25 ALL IN
Late Night Coastal Jazz Jam Session

hosted by Mike Allen Quartet
Cory Weeds Quintet Jaclyn Guillou

ft. Terell Stafford
$15 ALL IN
$25 ALL IN
David Lam Park Jazz Weekend FREE!
Saturday, July 2
DAVID LAM PARK

STAGE
David Ward and the

Golden Future Orchestra
12:00pm
Star Captains
1:45pm
ROUNDHOUSE
EXHIBITION
HALL
Alvaro Rojas Trio

2:30pm & 3:40pm
Crane Wreck
5:30pm & 6:40pm
Khari Wendell McLelland

and the Unsung Heros
3:30pm
Presented by
ROUNDHOUSE
PERFORMANCE
CENTRE
$32 All in Weekend Pass or

$10 per set
Mattias Risberg and

Franois Houle
1:30pm
$10 All In
Ron Samworths
Dogs Do Dream
3:15pm
$10 All In
WORKSHOPS @
ROUNDHOUSE
THE STUDIO
JP Carter
1:30pm
Tommy Babin
3:00pm
Skye Brooks
4:30pm
Georg Graewe
5:00pm
$10 All In
WIL CAMPA y Su Orquesta

5:15pm
Banda de los Muertos
7:00pm
Sunday, July 3
Roots Roundup
8:45pm
TD High School Intensive

with Tomeka Reid
12:00pm
Camaro 67
1:45pm
Cory Weeds Quintet
ft. Terell Stafford
3:30pm
The 24th Street Wailers
5:15pm
Wooden Horsemen
7:00pm
Delhi 2 Dublin
8:45pm
Bernie Arais Goat Logic

2:30pm & 3:40pm
Dave Sikula Trio
5:30pm & 6:40pm
Anat Fort/Gianluigi
Trovesi
1:30pm
$10 All In
Mammal Hands
3:15pm
$10 All In
Matthew Halsall & the
Gondawana Orchestra
5:00pm
$10 All In
Jason Roebke
1:30pm
Tomas Fujiwara
3:00pm
Vinny Golia
4:30pm
DAVID LAM PARK JAZZ WEEKEND - SATURDAY, JULY 2 & SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2016 - Noon to 10pm
PRESENTED BY
Club Series
Blue Martini Jazz Cafe
libra room
1608 Commercial Drive

604-255-3787
libraroom.ca
[email protected]
Cover for each performance is by donation
TANGENT CAF
2095 Commercial Drive 604-558-4641

tangentcafe.ca
Cover for each performance is $10
June 23
June 22
1516 Yew Street

604-428-2691
3 course dinner including event ticket: $49
The Paris Trio
The Falcon Trio
The Grand Trio
Steve Kaldestad Trio
Guenter Schulz Trio
Deanna Knight and the Hot

Club of Mars 7:00pm
Mostly Marley 9:00pm
Nobuki Takamen Trio
Gabriel Mark Hasselbach
Jaqueline Dawn 7:00pm

Alvaro Rojas 9:00pm
Jaclyn Guillou Quartet
Bruno Solo Piano 5:00pm

Monks Dream 7:00pm
Alvaro Rojas Trio 9:00pm
Malcolm Aiken Quartet
Jon Roper 7:00pm

Zak Youssef 9:00pm
Autobahn
Kris Schulz & Calum Graham
Hot Club of Mars 7:00pm

Tim Sars Band 8:00pm
Victor Noriega Quartet
Ron Johnson Trio with Maria Ho
Bruno Piano Trio +1 7:00pm

Jay Leonard Jautco 8:00pm
Kelly Brown Quartet
Winston Minkler Band 7:00pm

Alma Chevere 9:00pm
Sharon Minemotos Simmer
Los Duendes Latin Band
July 3
July 2
July 1
June 30
June 29
June 28
June 27
June 26
June 25
June 24
Bob Liley Jazz Quartet
For additional details please check club websites.
Meghan Gilhespy Quartet
Club Series
Ouisi Bistro
3014 Granville Street

604.732.7550
ouisibistro.com
No cover charge with $25 minimum
purchse of food or beverage.
ROSEWOOD HOTEL
GEORGIA - 1927 lounge
St. Andrews Wesley

Burrard and Nelson
(604) 683-4574
standrewswesley.com
801 West Georgia Street

604.682.5566
rosewoodhotels.com/hotelgeorgia
No cover charge
Jack Garton
June 22
9:00pm - 12:00am
Jaclyn Guillou
June 25
June 24
June 23
9:00pm-11:30pm
Skillet Lickers
Bayou Ramblers
The Vancouver Academy of Music
Malleus Trio
9:00pm-1:00am
8:00pm
2:00pm-4:00pm
Simply Twisted
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30
July 1
2:00pm-4:00pm
Cannery Row
Kristian Braathan
9:00pm-12:00am
noon
The Universal Gospel Choir

4:00pm
8:00pm
Wooden Horsemen
8:00pm
Leora Cashe
noon
Papertrails Band
Good Noise Gospel Band

noon
8:00pm
Hokum Hamfats
8:00pm
Kristian Braathan
9:00pm-12:00am
The City Soul Choir

noon
Dave Phillips Band
Malcolm Aiken
9:00pm-11:30pm
Top Line Vocal Collective

noon
MudFunk
Vanessa Moodley
9:00pm-12:00am
Marcus Mosely Chorale

noon
Lyndon Davies Trio

9:00pm-1:00am
Candus Churchill
4:00pm
8:00pm
8:00pm
2:00pm-4:00pm
Terminal City Brass Band
8:00pm

July 3
Ingrid Mapsen
8:00pm
July 2
9:00 pm-1:00am
2:00pm-4:00pm
Cannery Row
8:00pm
For additional details please check club websites.
Hiromi: The Trio Project (with Alicia Hansen)

Shes to the
piano what
Hendrix and Van
Halen are to the
guitar. Yeah,
shes that good
All About
Jazz
Ever since the
release of her
2003 debut
album, Another
Mind, Japanese
pianist/composer Uehara
Hiromi has electrified audiences
worldwide. One
of the most
exciting groups working in any genre today, writes Downbeat.
With electric bass master Anthony Jackson (Chick Corea, Steely
Dan) and hard-hitting drummer Simon Phillips (Al DiMeola,
David Gilmour), this fierce but playful trio blends percussive
post-bop, proggy polyrhythms, mesmerizing counterpoint
melodies, swing, and rockall accompanied by Hiromis joyful
offhand vocalizations and gleeful bouncing off the piano bench!
Huu Bac Quintet with Jou Tou
June 25 Civic Plaza (14th & Lonsdale) @ 1pm Free

Huu Bac Quintet blends jazz and world music seamlessly.
Vietnamese-born Huu Bac Quach uses everything from the
Chinese fiddle and the Andean flute to the jazz guitar, creating
a sound that is simultaneously familiar and mysterious.
The quintet will be joined by Vancouver-based world music
ensemble Jou Tou. With Huu Bac Quach dan bau/erhu/quena/
guitar, Guillaume Martineau piano, Jean-Flix Mailloux bass,
Marie-Neige Lavigne violin and Etienne Mason drums.
Jou Tou features Andre Thibault flamenco guitar/oud and Qiu
Xia He pipa.
Jaclyn Guillou
July 3 Frankies Jazz Club @ 8pm $15 + GST

A treasure that is quietly evolving into one of the premier
vocalists of our time.Critical Jazz
Nominated for a JUNO Award in the Best Vocal Jazz Album of
the Year category for her new release This Bitter Earth, A Tribute
to Dinah Washington, Jaclyn Guillou brings a signature vocal
style that draws laudatory comparisons to Betty Carter, Joni
Mitchell and Diane Reeves. With Campbell Ryga saxophones,
Jillian Lebeck piano, Darren Radtke bass, Bernie Arai drums.
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The Jacky Terrasson Trio
Jacques Kuba Seguin Quartet: Litania Projekt
June 26 Downtown Jazz Robson Stage @ 1:30pm Free

Montreal trumpeter/composer Jacques Kuba Seguins arresting
Litania Projekt moves masterfully between traditionalism
and cutting-edge modern sensibilities, marrying neoclassical
melodies with Northern European jazz and subtle electronics. Cinematic in his use of dramatic tension and long-game
arrangements, his fantastic quartet features Frdric Alarie bass,
Kevin Warren drums, Jonathan Cayer piano.
Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts.
James Danderfers Hummingbird Brigade

A meaty, beaty, big and bouncy all-star band Georgia
Straight
Composer/clarinetist James Danderfer delivers his contemporary big band take on the New Orleans Brass Band tradition,
mixing soul, funk, and jazz with irresistibly propulsive results.
Populated with 16 of Canadas finest jazz musicians, Jamess
Hummingbird Brigade is a jubilant powerhouse!
Jen Hodge All Stars

Vancouver bassist Jennifer Hodge leads this pack of talented
young musicians with a passion for playing raucous, sassy jazz
thats reminiscent of the prohibition era. Think 20s, 30s, Jelly
Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Bob Wills, speakeasies, roadhouses, underground parties... you get the idea. Guaranteed to
be great fun!
Jennifer Scott Quartet featuring Dave Sikula
July 2 Performance Works @ 2:30pm Free

With gorgeous tone and absolutely killer technique (The
Province), vocalist/pianist Jennifer Scott puts a distinctive stamp
on repertoire ranging from Joni Mitchell and the Beatles to
Brazilian classics and jazz standards. With a supple sense of
swing and deft, slippery phrasing (Seattle Times), her stellar
combo features Dave Sikula guitar, Cory Weeds sax, Rene Worst
bass, Joel Fountain drums.
Jesus Caballeros Solo Picnic
July 2 Granville Island - Public Market Stage @ Noon Free

Drummer Jesus Caballeros exciting new project spotlights his
fiery original compositions. Blending jazz, free improv and
prog rock, Caballeros influences (Bill Frisell, Elvin Jones, Pink
Floyd, Radiohead) inhabit his loose melodies, pulsing vamps,
and thrilling free improv. With local jazz stalwarts Emma Postl
vocals, Jared Burrows guitar, Clyde Reed bass, Bill Clark trumpet.
Joe Jackson
June 24 Queen Elizabeth Theatre @ 8pm $52-$96 All In
collection of original songs in seven years and features guest

musicians including Bill Frisell, Stefan Kruger (Zuco 103), Earl
Harvin, and Stanton Moore. His career-spanning Festival show
will feature Jackson as my own opening act, playing a short
solo piano set before bringing out a full band which will include
Graham Maby bass, Teddy Kumpel (Rickie Lee Jones, Feist)
guitar, and Doug Yowell (Suzanne Vega, Ari Hest) drums.
Joe Lovano Classic Quartet

(with Matt Choboter Trio with Brad Turner)
June 28 The Vogue Theatre @ 8pm $69 All In
The ever-restless British-born, NYC/Berlin-based singer/

songwriter Joe Jackson makes his highly anticipated debut at
the Jazz Festival. With a string of 19 studio albums and multiple
Grammy nominations, Jackson rocketed to stardom with songs
including Is She Really Going Out With Him?, Steppin Out
and Its Different for Girls. Over a long career Joe has traversed
territory ranging from cabaret and film scores to classical music,
pop and jump blues. His latest release, Fast Forward, is his first
A massive force in jazz for four decades, Grammy Awardwinning saxophonist Joe Lovano cut his teeth in early gigs with
Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chet Baker, Rashied Ali, and Paul Motian
before emerging as a leader in his own right. Versatile and
2016 Series
Monthly dinner and concert series:
More information at
italianculturalcentre.ca
Free Concerts
in the Piazza
JUL 27, 7:00pm
AUG 24, 7:00pm
ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTRE

3075 Slocan St, Vancouver, BC
604.430.3337
TICKETED
FREE
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omnivorous in his collaborations, hes worked with a whos

who of jazz stalwarts, including John Scofield, Herbie Hancock,
Dave Holland, Bill Frisell, and Dave Douglas. Expertly balancing
heartfelt melodicism and cerebral harmonic improvisation
(AllMusic), Lovano is constantly creative, constantly exploring.
With rising star pianist Lawrence Fields, and the in-demand
New York-based rhythm section of Bulgarian bassist Peter
Slavov, and Kosovo transplant Lamy Istrefi drums.
John Korsruds Latin Ensemble
July 1 Granville Island Ron Basford Park Stage @ 5pm

Free
Led by the rigorous trumpet of Hard Rubber Orchestra founder
John Korsrud, and featuring a whos who of leading Canadian
jazz, world, and new music players, this hard-hitting band
plays tunes by Michel Camilo, Arturo Sandoval, Chucho Valdes,
and many more. A powerhouse of pulsing Latin grooves and
virtuosic melodic interplay.
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster

Gentlemen
July 3 The BlueShore at Cap @ 8pm $35/$33
unforgettable melodies and pop accessibility and incorporates

elements of funk and reggae. The Monster Gentlemen features
some of the best musicians in New Orleans with Derwin Big D
Perkins guitar, Cornell C. Williams bass, and Jellybean drums.
Julian Jayme Quintet

Local guitarist Julian Jayme has taken giant steps since relocating to Boston to study at The Berklee College of Music. His
incisive original tunes are influenced by Kurt Rosenwinkel and
Brad Mehldau, and rendered skillfully by emerging Vancouver
talents Eli Bennett tenor sax, Jonathan Tobin keyboards, Cole
Birney-Stewart bass, and Matt Skepasts drums.
Khari Wendell McClelland and The Unsung

Heroes (with Ms. Lauryn Hill)

Known for his key role in local gospel heavyweights The
Sojourners, vocalist Khari Wendell McClelland leads a soulful
journey from heart-wrenching experiences of personal loss to
heart-swelling messages of redemption, hope and positive
social change. Smoking soul tunes, moving interpretations of
Underground Railroad slave songs, and some choice covers; this
is a deeply grooving, deeply affecting, must-see group.
July 2 Roundhouse - David Lam Park Stage @ 3:30pm Free
Kristian Braathen Trio

Drawing on influences from Jacky Terrasson and Bill Charlap,
Vancouver drummer Kristian Braathens Trio performs superb
originals as well as sophisticated arrangements of jazz
standards and tunes by everyone from Joni Mitchell to Pearl
Jam all with exceptional feel and killer chops. With Miles Black
keyboards, Jodi Proznik bass.
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen is a southern
soul band like no other. Born and bred in England, but claiming
New Orleans as his adopted hometown, keyboardist/singer/
guitarist Jon Cleary has become one of the most well-respected, hard working artists in the R&B and soul scene. He blends
the soulful jazz and R&B heritage of New Orleans with smart,
Laila Biali

A voice that makes the listener shudder its so rounded and
pureMontreal Gazette
Award-winning keyboardist/vocalist Laila Biali moves effortlessly between incandescent contemporary jazz and absorbing
modern pop. An acclaimed composer, deeply personal lyricist,
and acute interpreter, the New York-based Vancouverite has
worked with Phil Dwyer and Sting. With George Koller bass and
Ben Wittman drums.
Larry Fuller Trio featuring Lewis Nash
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June 24 & 25 Frankies Jazz Club @ 8pm $25 + GST

Whether playing rapid-fire, intricate passages or subtly
interpreting a tender ballad, Fuller is always totally in command
and engaging.Jazz Times
A world-class jazz pianist rooted in the hard-swinging traditions of mainstream jazz, Larry Fuller has worked with legendary bassist Ray Brown, drummer Jeff Hamilton, and guitarist
John Pizzarelli among others.
Perhaps the most talented drummer of his generation, opined

jazz critic Ira Gitler of drummer Lewis Nash. He has been the
drummer of choice for an incredible array of artists from Betty
Carter, Tommy Flanagan and Ron Carter to Branford Marsalis,
Sonny Rollins and Renee Rosnes. With Russ Botten bass.
Ms. Lauryn Hill (with Khari Wendell

McCelland)
June 26 Queen Elizabeth Theatre @ 8pm $79 $151 All In
Malleus Trio

High-energy originals, choice standards, and expansive free
improv from three of Vancouvers most in-demand, cuttingedge young talents. Featuring bassist Geordie Hart (The Boom
Booms), tenor saxophonist Dominic Conway (We Just Stole A
Car), and JUNO Award-winning drummer Ben Brown (Pugs &
Crows).
Mammal Hands
Marc Ribots Ceramic Dog
From a young age it was obvious that Ms. Hill possessed

extraordinary talents and creativity. Her love affair with music
would extend in many different directions, from jazz and soul to
reggae, rock, and classical. She would establish her reputation
in the music world as the lone female member of The Fugees,
whose record sales would make them the second biggestselling R&B act worldwide since Michael Jackson. She launched
her solo career with the release of the commercially successful
and critically acclaimed album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,
which earned a record-breaking five Grammy Awards.
Longhand

Led by iconic West Coast guitarist/composer Tony Wilson,
Longhands lyrical, deeply emotional music borders on the
spiritual. With JUNO Award winners Tyson Naylor keys, Russell
Sholberg bass, and Skye Brooks drums, Longhand gets to the
soul of inventive originals and covers of Pharoah Sanders, Tom
Waits, Nirvana, and more.
Los Straitjackets
June 30 The BlueShore at Cap @ 8pm $30/$28

Formed in Nashville, Los Straitjackets used the music of Ventures, The Shadows, and Dick Dale as a launching pad to capture
audiences with their unique, high-energy brand of original rock
& roll.They have delivered their trademark guitar licks on over
16 albums, thousands of concerts, dozens of films, and two
albums specifically written for TV. Clad in their trademark Lucha
Libre Mexican wrestling masks, the Jackets will make you
grab your surfboard and hit the beach or watch a Mexican heist
movie. With Eddie Angel guitar, Sugar Balls drums, Gregorio
Cortez guitar, and Pedro del Mar bass.
June 24 The BlueShore at Cap @ 8pm $35/$33

In perhaps his rawest ensemble
to date, New York-based jazz
guitarist Marc Ribot and his trio
bring down the house with
their jam-heavy, rock-driven
electro-freak funk, shamelessly drawing on hard rock and
extreme sonorities while remaining accessible and delectable.
Hovering in and out of jazz as effortlessly as he does in rock,
Ribot and his stooges aim to push listeners into an experience
somewhere between jazz and funk, bringing a whole new
meaning to the term hard rock. But, as Ribot says, Ceramic
Dogs just wanna have fun. With Marc Ribot guitar/voice, Ches
Smith drums and Shahzad Ismaily bass/electronics.
Jazztopad presents:
Marcin Wasilewski Trio Spark of Life
June 26 Innovation Series - The Ironworks @ 9:30pm $30 All

In or 3 Event Bundle $46 All In
His sense of musical space and
his aural imagery are so fresh
they are initially mysterious,
then get more so. JazzTimes
A Polish pianist/composer
of cinematic and profoundly
melodic originals, (and long time collaborator with Tomasz
Stanko), ECM artist Wasilewskis superb off-book explorations
reinforce his growing reputation as a visionary improviser
(All About Jazz). Daring re-workings of Herbie Hancock,
Ennio Morricone, The Police, and legendary Polish pianist and
film music composer Krzysztof Komeda (Rosemarys Baby)
beautifully frame his Keith Jarrett-influenced lyricism alongside
the spacious and deeply engaged rhythm section of bassist
Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz. One of
the best [trios] to appear on the European jazz scene in the past
decade.The Guardian
Thanks to the Jazztopad Festival in Wroclaw, Poland the Polish
Cultural Institue in New York and National Forum of Music
Poland.
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Marianne Trudel Quartet featuring Ingrid

Jensen

JUNO Award-nominated Montreal pianist/composer Marianne
Trudels new project Life Begins Here is expansive and
emotional modern jazz of the highest order. With captivating
Vancouver-born, New York-based trumpeter Ingrid Jensen
(plays with the fire and brilliance of a true virtuoso Marian
McPartland), bassist Morgan Moore, and Jim Doxas drums,
Trudel holds audiences spellbound with deeply adventurous,
lyrical and utterly personal music(Ottawa Citizen).
Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts
Marin Patenaude (with Sarah McLachlan)

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Marin Patenaudes absorbing sound
is earthy, soulful, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Her pure voice
ties together country, blues, and folk into something sublimely
intangible. Her band features two Vancouver players who
expertly blend nuance and fire in Cole Schmidt (Pugs & Crows)
guitar, and Kenton Loewen (Peregrine Falls, Dan Mangan,
Crackling) drums.
Mary Halvorson/JP Carter/Tommy Babin/

Skye Brooks
July 3 Innovation Series Ironworks Late Night @ Midnight

$21 All In or 3 Event Bundle $46 All In
A must-see for forward-thinking jazz fans, this meeting
between a New York avant titan and three of Vancouvers most
dynamic creative voices is sure to be full of originality and fire.
Called the most impressive guitarist of her generation (AllAboutJazz), Mary Halvorson has worked with Anthony Braxton,
Tim Berne, and a plethora of cutting-edge jazz artists.
Skye Brookss drumming is as incisive as it is emotional. His
main projects include Inhabitants and Tony Wilsons Sextet.
JP Carter brings his idiosyncratic melodicism and signature
affected trumpet sound to acts as diverse as Destroyer and Fond
of Tigers. Bassist Tommy Babin (Haram) plays with muscularity
and rare artistic vision.
July 2 Roundhouse Studio (JP Carter Workshop) @
1:30pm Free
July 2 Roundhouse Studio (Tommy Babin Workshop) @
3pm Free
July 2 Roundhouse Studio (Skye Brooks Workshop) @
4:30pm Free
Mats Eilertsen Trio

Contemporary European jazz of the highest quality; understated and compelling, it is music that makes its point through
eloquence and sensitivity. JazzWise
One of Norways finest young players, bassist Mats Eilertsen
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is a fount of robust tone and singing texture (AllAboutJazz)

who has played with Mathias Eick, Bobo Stenson, and Atomics
Fredrik Ljungkvist. Drummer Thomas Strnens arsenal of clatter
drives things with an abstracted, occasionally swinging groove
(BBC), while Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje vocalizes as he
plays, as though dictating sublime melodic imagination to his
hands. This trios sound is so intelligently crafted and beautifully distilled that it is nigh on perfect (JazzJournal).
June 27 Tom Lee Music Hall (Mats Eilertsen Trio Workshop)
@ 1pm Free
Thanks to Music Norway
Matt Choboter Trio with Brad Turner (with Joe

Lovano Classic Quartet)
When acclaimed Vancouver trumpeter Brad Turner (Metalwood) was honoured with the Mayors Arts Award in 2014, he
chose pianist/composer Matt Choboter as his Emerging Artist
counterpart. For this concert, the mentor joins the rising star
for adventurous, wide-ranging post-modern jazz. With Cole
Birney-Stewart bass, Andrew Thomson drums.
Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra

Mattias Risberg and Franois Houle
July 2 Roundhouse Performance Centre @ 1:30pm $10 All

In @ door ONLY or RHPC Innovation Weekend Pass $32 All In
Swedish pianist Mattias Risberg has collaborated with an array
of great European improvisers, including Fredrik Ljungkvist,
Mats leklint, Joe Williamson, and Raymond Strid. His
otherworldly sonic explorations span jazz, improv, art-rock,
and contemporary classical worlds. Vancouvers Franois Houle
is a spectacularly versatile clarinetist who appears to have no
limitations stylistically or sonically (LA Times). Co-founder of
the Turning Point Ensemble, he plays in avant-Arabic ensemble
Haram, and has worked with Samuel Blaser, Harris Eisenstadt,
and many others. Never less than excellent (Exclaim!),
Houle brings an astonishing range of extended techniques,
wild percussive pops and clacks, and stratospheric melodic
experimentation to his choice collaborations.
Thanks to Konstnrsnamnden, Sweden
Mike Rud Miniatures/Two Much Guitar

(Double Bill)

Mike Rud magically weaves multiple melodic lines without
multi-tracking using just voice and guitar. The result is a
miniature band that lights up jazz classics, originals and even
Bach. Rud has the uncanny ability to sing and play one musical
line against another while generating the sound of a large
ensemble in the process. It makes for a delightful listening
experience.
Were collecting
used iPods
Coastal Jazz is partnering with Music Heals, and is

collecting your used iPods for the iPod Pharmacy.
Good as new iPods are delivered to music therapists
in BC for use with their clients.
Bring devices youre no longer using to the Coastal
information and ticket booth, downtown on June
25/26, and at David Lam Park July 2/3. The iPods
that enhanced your life can change the lives of others!
Moon Hooch
Oliver Jones Trio (with Oliver Gannon Quartet)
Moon Hoochs early subway busking days were cut short by the
NYPD after the double-sax and drum trios raw grooves incited
some frenzied and decidedly disorderly commuter dance parties. Bedford Avenue stations loss is our gain, as the electrifying
group takes stages everywhere by storm.
Loud, proud, and deliriously unrefined (Village Voice),
Moon Hooch blazes through jagged groove-jazz with frenetic
post-punk energy, ridiculous technical chops, and a daredevil
approach to extended technique (adding PVC tubes, traffic
cones, or whatevers handy to the bells of their saxes). This is
primordial art mischief at its best. With Mike Wilbur and Wenzi
McGowen saxophones, James Muschler drums.
Oliver Gannon Quartet (with Oliver Jones Trio)

Echoes of Wes Montgomery and Barney Kessel can be heard in
the fluid, swinging style of Vancouver guitarist Oliver Fingers
Gannon, while his primo band expertly distils classic 50s
and 60s bop in the manner of the great Art Blakey. With Jodi
Proznick bass, Miles Black piano, and Andrew Miller drums.
At 81 years young, the masterful Canadian pianist Oliver Jones

remains one of the most consistently inventive and technically
awesome mainstream jazz pianists on the planet (All About
Jazz).
A JUNO and Governor Generals Award-winning Officer of the
Order of Canada, Jones is as decorated as he is beloved. A strong
musical kinship with lifelong friend Oscar Peterson can be heard
in his phenomenal swing and bebop shredding, while his Bach
and Chopin influences find expression in the arching emotion of
his restrained, tender ballads. Oliver Jones retires from touring
in the fall of 2016 so dont miss his top shelf trio Eric Lagac
bass, and Jim Doxas drums.
Only A Visitor
June 26 Downtown Jazz Robson Stage @ Noon Free

Vocalist/pianist Robyn Jacobs eclectic avant-pop compositions
and adventurous vocal arrangements evoke Bjork and Dirty
Projectors. With drummer Kevin Romain, bassist Jeff Gammon
and singers Emma Postl and Celina Kurz, Only A Visitor is one of
the most fascinating and singular musical projects to come out
of Vancouver in recent memory (Discorder Magazine).
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JULY AT FRANKIES
July 7
Cannery Row
July 8
Alita Dupray/Rob Montgomery
July 9
Brickhouse
July 10
Steve Kozak & The West Coast All-stars
July 14
Heather Keizur and Steve Cristofferson
July 15
Gabriel Hasselbach
July 16
Bradley/McGillivray Blues Band
July 17
Paul Rushka Sextet
July 21
ONE NIGHT ONLY: Jeff Hamilton Trio w/ Cory Weeds
July 22-23
Trumpet Summit featuring Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott
July 24
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Paul Keeling Ancient Lights Quintet
June 25 Downtown Jazz Robson Stage @ Noon Free

WCMA-nominated pianist/composer Paul Keelings Ancient
Lights Quintet digs deeply into earthy, propulsive hard-bop
with luminous melodies drawn from classical music and 70s
rock. His Quintet is a dream team of Vancouvers finest jazz
musicians, featuring Brad Turner trumpet, Jon Bentley tenor sax,
Bernie Arai drums, and Andr Lachance bass.
Paul Rushka Sextet
July 3 Performance Works @ 2:30pm Free

Award-winning bassist Paul Rushka leads his dynamic Sextet
through original compositions and formidable group improvisations. A noted collaborator with Mike Allen, Denzal Sinclaire,
and Karin Plato, this postmodern Milt Hinton (All About Jazz)
moves into the leadership role with an emphasis on instrumental dialogue and strong, intertwining melodic textures. With Jon
Bentley and James Danderfer reeds, Dave Sikula guitar, Jillian
Lebeck piano, Joe Poole drums.
Peggy Lees Echo Painting
June 25 Innovation Series - The Ironworks @ 9:30pm

$30 All In or 3 Event Bundle $46 All In
In celebration of her exceptional impact on the Vancouver

creative music scene, Coastal Jazz has commissioned Peggy Lee
to compose Echo Painting, an original suite of music for an exciting new ensemble. The cast of characters is the brainchild of
Peggy Lee and Rainbow Robert, who had it in mind to present a
new group that features and celebrates the voices of Vancouver
creative music artists across the generations.
With many colours to draw upon, Peggy Lees Echo Painting
features music that is multi-layered, texturally varied, and
melodically rich. From incendiary improvisation and intensely
cerebral New Music to achingly beautiful melodic compositions, she takes anything she touches to a deeper and more
artful level creating music that combines the timeless and the
otherworldly in equal measure (Georgia Straight). With Brad
Turner trumpet, John Bentley tenor sax, Dylan van der Schyff
drums, James Meger bass, Cole Schmidt guitar, John Paton
saxophones, Meredith Bates violin, Roderick Murray trombone,
Bradshaw Pack pedal steel guitar.
The commissioning and development for this project were made
possible through the generous support of the BC Arts Council and
the Province of British Columbia.
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Petunia
June 26 Presentation House Theatre @ 8pm $25/$23

Imagine David Lynch and Nick Cave had a hillbilly baby that
yodeled or that Tom Waits met Elvis at Woody Guthries hobo
junction and you have the one and only Petunia. For fans who
saw him with his band at North Shore Jazz last year, youll
know that he is a true musical gem, not defined by any one
genre, but residing somewhere elegantly between rockabilly,
country blues, swing, and latin rhythms. This year hell perform
in the intimate setting of Presentation House Theatre with a
special solo show featuring just his achingly beautiful, virtuosic
voice and his guitar.
Jazztopad presents:
Piotr Damasiewicz Quintet Tribute To Szakal

Rising star trumpeter/
composer Piotr
Damasiewicz has
performed with Phil
Minton, Paal Nilssen-Love,
and Samuel Blaser. A
Fryderyk (Polish Grammy)
winner, Damasiewicz has
assembled a stellar band to
pay tribute to prolific and
charismatic Polish jazz icon
Tomasz Szakal Szukalski,
who passed away in 2012.
A major force in European
jazz since the 1960s, Szakal appeared on over 100 albums, and
performed with Tomasz Stako, Dave Holland, Terje Rypdal, and
legendary Polish progressive rock band SBB. Damasiewiczs
Quintet features tenor saxophonist Gerard Lebik, pianist Artur
Tunik, bassist Max Mucha, and Szakals former collaborator,
drummer Krzysztof Dziedzic.
Thanks to the Polish Cultural Institute in New York, Jazztopad
Festival in Wroclaw, Poland and the National Forum of Music
Poland
Polyrhythmics
Ron Samworths Dogs Do Dream
July 2 Roundhouse Performance Centre @ 3:15pm $10

All In at the Door ONLY or RHPC Innovations Weekend Pass
$32 All In
An imaginative new project from Vancouver composer and
guitar great Ron Samworth (Talking Pictures), Dogs Do Dream
attempts to evoke the inner world of mans best friend, narrated
in first person by Barbara Adler. Featuring local innovators JP
Carter trumpet, Tyson Naylor keyboards/accordion, James Meger
bass, and Skye Brooks drums.
Roots Roundup
The controlled tempest of the Polyrhythmics is like manna
from heaven The Stranger
This hard-driving Seattle eight-pieces taut, complex grooves
and vividly cinematic instrumental imagery is going a long way
towards redefining the term funk for 21st century audiences.
A modern afrobeat/psych sound that recalls Fela Kuti, The Meters, and the sharpest of jam bands, the groups 32 limbs work
in intricate harmony to generate a sophisticated slinkiness and
expressive brassiness (The Stranger). With Ben Bloom guitar,
Grant Schroff drums, Nathan Spicer keys, Lalo Bello percussion,
Jason Gray bass, Scott Morning trumpet, Elijah Clark trombone,
Art Brown sax/flute.
Quatuor Andr Lachance

Drawing on jazz, rock, and electric improvisation, one of
Canadas top bassists Andr Lachance switches to guitar for
this dazzling mix of cool tunes, pulsing grooves, and cosmically
compelling sonic excursions. Featuring fellow renaissance men
Brad Turner Rhodes, Chris Gestrin Moog, Joe Poole drums.
Rachel Therrien Quintet

An exciting new creative voice, Montreal-based trumpeter/composer Rachel Therrien took home the 2015 TD Grand Jazz Award
at the Montreal International Jazz Festival for her charged blend
of melodic lyricism, imaginative arrangements, and fluidly
inventive improvisation. With Benjamin Deschamps sax, Charles
Trudel piano, Simon Page bass, Alain Bourgeois drums.
Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts.

One of the hardest workingand most funbands of the
mid-80s and 90s, Roots Roundup are back to get the crowd
bouncing to their trademark high-energy, globe-spanning mix
of rock, reggae, ska, funk, folk and punk. These guys are having
a rip-roaring good time, and their mood is highly contagious!
Rossi Gang

A British Columbian twist on New Orleans hot jazz, this young
quintet brings a raw exuberance to their swinging, greasy
party music. Mardi Gras and Mingus-inflected fun with Connor
Stewart sax, Joseph Abbott clarinet, Skye Lambourne trumpet,
Noah Gotfrit bass, Aaron Levinson drums.
Sarah Kennedy Quintet

Vancouver-based vocalist Sarah Kennedy pays tribute to
the poetic folk/jazz of songwriting icon Joni Mitchell and
groundbreaking bassist/composer Charles Minguss late-1970s
collaboration with polished elegance and a transcendent voice.
Complex and sublime, Kennedy weaves lyrical magic with Ben
Henriques sax, Dan Reynolds piano, Michael Rush bass, Sam
Cartwright drums.
Robin Layne Quartet
July 1 Granville Island Railspur District Stage @ 12:30pm

Free
The soundtrack to summer! Led by the percussion and marimba
of Robin Layne, this groove-heavy ensembles irresistible mix
of Jazz, Latin, and African traditions hints at Abdullah Ibrahim,
Steve Coleman, Thomas Mapfumo, and the marimba music of
Chiapas while remaining entirely original. With Wynston Minckler bass, Colin Maskell sax/flute, Justin James drums.
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Sarah McLachlan (with Marin Patenaude)
Soil & Pimp Sessions
For a group
that calls
themselves
death jazz,
Japans Soil
& Pimp
Sessions is
pretty damn
lively!
Whether
exploding
off the stage at Glastonbury, Fuji Rock Festival, or a sweaty
nightclub, Soil & Pimp Sessions are one of the most engaging
live bands in jazz. Shamanic hype man Shacho plays the role of
agitator while the group flat out slays, creating a feedback loop
of energy between band and audience. Its an ecstatic, almost
aggressively entertaining molten mix thats stirred up by Tabu
Zombie trumpet, Motoharu sax, Josei piano, and the pulsing
rhythm section of Akita Goldman bass, and Midorin drums.
Speeding West
With over 25 years in the recording industry, Sarah McLachlan

is a multi-platinum singer/songwriter best known for her
intimate vocals and engaging lyrics. Canadian-born, this
Grammy and Juno Award-winning artist has sold over 40 million albums. She is the recipient of numerous awards including
the Order of Canada and the Governor Generals Performing
Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. Her philanthropic efforts
extend to The Sarah McLachlan School of Musica non-profit
music education program for at-risk and underserved youth.
Sarahs latest album Shine On celebrates the human ability to
grow from our experiences, thrive and shine on.
Sissel Vera Pettersen / Viviane Houle / Lee

Hutzulak

Viviane Houle is an attention-riveting artist (Exclaim!) capable
of lush melodies, intimate whispers, guttural bellows and
decibel-defying vocal squelches. With a painters touch, Lee
Hutzulak creates immersive sonic worlds using an unlikely array
of sources, from stratospheric synths to wadded-up tinfoil.
Norwegian vocalist/saxophonist Sissel Vera Petteren uses subtle
electronics to push her beautiful, otherworldly vocals and sax
even further outward.
JUNE 30 Tom Lee Music Hall (Sissel Vera Pettersen & Viviane
Houle workshop) 1pm Free
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July 1 Granville Island Railspur District Stage @ 3pm Free

Speeding Wests sizzling country jazz, Western swing, and
rockabilly is inspired by the 1950s collaboration between pioneering pedal-steel guitarist Speedy West and guitar virtuoso
Jimmy Bryant. Featuring recently relocated New York guitarist
Luca Benedetti (Jim Campilongo), local guitar/pedal steel ace
Scott Smith (Just A Season, Rich Hope), Jeremy Holmes bass,
and Nino DiPasquale drums.
Star Captains

Navigating a constellation of influences from slamming funk to
sultry groove and hip-hop, the Star Captains take you higher.
With NaRai Dawns luscious, emotional vocals, the hot guitar
of Jim Black, Gavin Youngash bass, Max Zipursky keys, David
Mergen sax/EWI/keys, and Daniel Klenners funky drums.
Steve Hill (with The Legendary Downchild

Blues Band)

Montreals Steve Hill is hands-down the meanest guitar player
in Canada. Montreal Gazette
Last year, Hill took home a JUNO for Blues Album of the Year,
plus Maple Blues Awards for Electric Act, Guitarist, Producer,
and Entertainer of the Year! The man is a gritty force of nature,
funneling intense virtuosic blues through his elaborate oneman-band set up of drums, harmonica, hell raising vocals, and
some seriously heavy guitar licks.
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Steve Kaldestad & The Renee Rosnes Trio
June 27 & 28 Frankies Jazz Club @ 8pm $30 + GST

Vancouver saxophonist Steve Kaldestad is an in-demand musician as his work with Jesse Cahills Nightcrawlers, Jodi Proznick
and others clearly attests. His latest album NY Afternoon (featuring The Rosnes Trio) was released to critical acclaim. Joining
Kaldestad is one of the great artists of her generationpianist/composer Renee Rosnes. A four-time JUNO Award winner,
NY-based Rosnes creates fiery, forthright post-bop, full of bold
imagination. Shes performed with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter,
Wayne Shorter, and with husband and fellow pianist Bill Charlap. Her music offers exquisite balances of delicacy and power,
assertiveness and deference. (Downbeat) With Neil Swainson
bass, Lewis Nash drums.
The culmination of an exciting and focused series of student

music workshops led by Chicago-based experimental jazz
cellist, composer, and educator Tomeka Reid, this performance
gives the kids a chance to show off their chops, and gives all of
us a chance to see some up-and-coming musical stars.
Tedeschi Trucks Band
June 28 Queen Elizabeth Theatre @ 8pm $69 -$118 All In
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

For almost 30 years, Grammy Award-winning master accordionist Steve Riley has been celebrating Cajun and Creole
greats (such as Canray Fontenot, Willie Broussard and Boozoo
Chavis) and pushing the envelope of his regional roots by mixing in newer flavours of ska, funk, country swing, and swamp
rock. Singing in French and English, Rileys soaring voice
and infectious charisma steers crowds through bittersweet
front-porch waltzes, high-spirited dance hall barnburners, and
bluesy stomps. His hot stepping Mamou Playboys whip up an
unforgettable good time with their conversational musicality
and southwest Louisiana charm.
Sweet Papa Lowdown
July 2 Civic Plaza (14th & Lonsdale) @ 1pm Free

Heres a modern take on classic jazz and blues. Drawing from
such masters as Ma Rainey, Bo Carter, and Leroy Carr, the band
combines the raw intensity of country string blues with the
sophisticated horns of New Orleans. With Jeff Shucard vocals/
guitar, Rick Van Krugel mandolin/comb/vocals, Dan Marcus
horn/bass/trombone, and Blaine Dunaway violin/trumpet.
TD High School Jazz Intensive with Tomeka

Reid
JULY 3 Roundhouse - David Lam Park Stage @ Noon Free

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Tedeschi Trucks Band, a 12-piece tour-de-force, has quickly

become the vanguard of modern roots music. Driven by Derek
Trucks, #16 of the top 100 Guitarists of All Time (Rolling Stone),
and Susan Tedeschi, blessed with a voice that passionately
delivers both powerful R&B belters and gentle ballads, the
group enlists dual drummers, two vocalists, a three-piece horn
section, bass, and a multi-instrumentalist keyboard player for
a greater-than-the-sum-of-its parts collective. Its a deeply
skilled groove machine, raves the Los Angeles Times. Tedeschi
Trucks Band debuted big with its Grammy Award-winning
Revelator, 2012s dynamic live follow up, Everybodys Talkin,
and 2013s critically acclaimed Made Up Mind bolstered the
Jacksonville-based groups growing reputation as the preeminent blues-rock leader. With guitarist Derek Truckss departure
from The Allman Brothers Band final at the end of 2014, the
band has fully dedicated itself to expanding its legendary live
performances. TTB has just released a third studio album, Let
Me Get By.
The Thing
June 24 Innovation Series - The Ironworks @ 9:30pm $ 30

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The sheer power they generate from wood, metal, breath and
muscle is stunningBBC
Potent and uncompromising, The Things high-energy immolation of genre renders free jazz, noise and garage rock
into a seething mass of molten bass saxophone, filthy fuzz
bass and machine gun snare (The Quietus). With a repertoire
that ranges from Steve Lacy to the White Stripes and noise
rock guerillas Lightning Bolt, The Thing is a sonic strike force
of three of Scandinavian creative musics most commanding
and important figures. With Swedens Mats Gustafsson sax/live
electronics, and Norwegians Ingebrigt Hker Flaten bass and
Paal Nilssen-Love drums.
Thanks to Swedish Arts Council, Norwegian Jazz Forum, Norsk
Kulturrd Arts Council Norway, Music Norway
Tom Wherretts Evil Three

Vancouver guitarist Tom Wherrett composes beautifully arcing,
complex tunes that bridge cerebral jazz and groove-driven
post-rock. Thought-provoking and head-bobbing, theres still
lots of room for seriously stunning melodies within the dense
and muscular rhythms of James Meger bass and Omar Amlani
drums.
Tomeka Reid Quartet
July 3 Innovation Series - The Ironworks @ 9:30pm $30 All

The New York Times recently called Chicago-based cellist/
composer/educator Tomeka Reid one of the great energies in
jazz: a melodic improviser with a natural, flowing sense of
song and an experimenter who can create heat and grit with
the texture of sound. A remarkably versatile (Chicago Tribune)
collaborator, her compositions take centre stage in her new
Quartet. She was cited Chicagoan jazz musician of 2015 while
her Thirsty Ear debut album received universal rave reviews.
No stranger to Vancouver, shes led our TD High School Jazz
Intensive for several years. This year its her turn in the spotlight!
With Mary Halvorson guitar, Jason Roebke bass, and Tomas
Fujiwara drums.
July 3 Roundhouse Studio (Jason Roebke Workshop) @
1:30pm Free
July 3 Roundhouse Studio (Tomas Fujiwara Workshop)
@ 3pm Free
Tord Gustavsen Hymns and Visions

with Simin Tander and Jarle Vespestad
June 29 Christ Church Cathedral @ 7:30 pm $46 All In
The sonically spare and alluring sound world of award-winning

Norwegian pianist/composer Tord Gustavsen draws the listener
in so completely making us consider each note, each small
gesture in its ethereal, shimmering whole (DownBeat). His
new project Hymns and Visions explores and interprets ancient
Norwegian hymns translated into the hauntingly beautiful
Pashto language, as well as newly composed settings of Sufi
poetry. A rising star in European jazz, Afghan-German vocalist
Simin Tander hums, sighs, and bends notes tenderly, arching
upwards from Gustavsens lyrical minimalism and subtle
electronics, and the impressionist drumming of Jarle Vespestad
(formerly of Supersilent).
June 29 Tom Lee Music Hall (Tord Gustavsen Q&A) @ 1pm
Free
Trevor Whitridge Quintet

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Tyson Naylors Tribute to Paul Bley

JUNO Award-winning keyboardist Tyson Naylor (Dan Mangan,
Tony Wilson) pays artful tribute to pioneering Canadian
avant-garde pianist Paul Bley, who passed away in January.
With inventive improvisers James Meger bass and Dylan van
der Schyff drums, Ted Crosby sax. Naylor explores notable Bley
tunes and new compositions inspired by Bleys adventurous,
unorthodox spirit.
Vahagni
June 24 West Vancouver Memorial Library @ 7:30pm Free

Armenian-born Vahagni blends flamenco guitar with jazz,
folk and classical with an intuitive ability to cross genres and
borders. With influences as far ranging asBeethoven to Pat
Metheny and flamenco masters such as Nio Ricardo, Vahagni
has created a new style with a modern take on flamenco.
Vinny Golia Trio with Clyde Reed and Dylan

van der Schyff
July 2 Innovation Series - The Ironworks @ 9:30pm $30 All

Reprising a potent cross-border collaboration from 20 years
ago, this compelling trio is back for more magic.
Virtuosic California-based creative giant Vinny Golia (Nels
Cline, Anthony Braxton) blends jazz, contemporary classical and world music on a vast array of wind instruments.
Forever pushing the cutting edge of vanguard jazz, even at his
boundary-stretching limits Golia has something for even the
uninitiated listener (Jazznews). Known for his work with The
NOW Orchestra, Claude Ranger, and George Lewis, Vancouver
bassist Clyde Reed is the consummate collaborator. Textural and
endlessly inventive drummer Dylan van der Schyff has played
with John Butcher, Phil Minton, and Eyvind Kang.
July 3 Roundhouse Studio (Vinny Golia Workshop) @
4:30pm Free
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A star in the making, rising R&B vocal sensation Warren
Dean Flandez has soul to burn (Exclaim!). Infectious hooks,
jaw-dropping vocal skills, and a joyful take on gospel, Motown,
contemporary urban, and old school funk. WDF stirs the soul
and gets the people moving!
Wil Campa y Su Orquesta

For those who like their salsa muy caliente! charismatic Cuban
vocalist Wil Campa leads his sizzling 13-piece band of merry
musicians through festive Afro-Cuban music perfect for a
hot summers night. Their previous Festival appearance was
a triumph of all-out dance revelry The Georgia Straight called
Caribbean party fever!
Wooden Horsemen
July 3 Roundhouse - David Lam Park Stage @ 7pm Free

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and folka melting pot of styles that has to be heard to be
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The UK scene is widely considered to be one of the most

vibrant on todays global- jazz landscape. Entering its fifth
year we believe this is our deepest Made in the UK program to
date. A pivotal figure in European free jazz and improvisation,
saxophonist Evan Parker returns to the Festival for a mlange
of collaborative performances. Outstanding pianist Alexander
Hawkins returns to the Festival for the third year running this
time with his hard-hitting trio! Manchesters Matthew Halsall
brings his genre-bending Gondwana Orchestra to Vancouver for
their inaugural show. Gondwana labelmates (remember GoGo
Penguin last year?) the trio Mammal Hands will join in the
festivities. Wrapping up the program are two of the UKs most
unique and distinctive vocalists - Christine Tobin and Gwyneth
Herbert.
Thanks to the two architects of Made in the UK - John Ellson
and John Nugent - for making this project possible.
Braxton, John Zorn) a leader in his own right is among the

most versatile and prolific musicians of his generation, while
Neil Charles (Soweto Kinch) is one of the most in-demand bass
players on the UK scene.
June 28 Tom Lee Music Hall (Alexander Hawkins Trio
Workshop) @ 1pm Free
Christine Tobin
July 1 Granville Island Performance Works @ 7:30pm

Free
Gorgeous, affecting and deeply human, award-winning
Irish singer/songwriter Christine Tobins 24-carat voice (The
Guardian) alights on imaginative settings of W.B. Yeats poems,
inspired versions of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Bessie
Smith songs, and her own far-reaching originals. Over ten
acclaimed albums, Tobin has transcended simple genre labels,
blending folk, jazz, and 20th-century classical influences with
an unmistakable refinement, free-spirited earthiness and giddy
romanticism; this singer-songwriter is in a field of one (MOJO).
With Phil Robson guitar and Leo Genovese piano.
Evan Parker / Georg Graewe / Torsten Mller
June 28 Innovation Series - The Ironworks @ 9:30pm

$30 All In or 3-Event Bundle $46 All In
If Hawkins really is the future of jazz pianism, the future looks
bright. Daily Telegraph
One of the UKs fastest rising stars and a Festival favourite,
pianist Alexander Hawkins has played with Evan Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, and Louis Moholo-Moholo. His wide-ranging
style moves from stride piano to all-out Cecil Taylor-inspired
mayhem (All About Jazz). An innovative improviser and a
profoundly curious composer, Hawkins has reached a dazzling
new apex (DownBeat). Drummer Harris Eisenstadt (Anthony
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The Guardian recently called Evan Parker the greatest living
exponent of free improvisation. High praise, but consistently
earned by the tirelessly innovative British saxophonist. A distinct
creative voice and masterful collaborator, German pianist Georg
Graewe is always identifiably himself, but deeply affected by
the colleagues in any given session. (AllAboutJazz)
German ex-pat and Vancouver improv heavy-hitter Torsten
Mller (Phil Minton, Achim Kaufmann) is a far-ranging bassist
who mixes extended technique with a masterful sense of group
dynamics.
Evan Parker with Torsten Mller / Meredith

Bates / Peggy Lee
June 24 Innovation Series Ironworks Late Night @

Midnight $21 All In or 3 - Event Bundle $46 All In
One of the best improvisers of our time. AllAboutJazz
British saxophonist Evan Parker is an iconic artist who plays with
striking dexterity and deep emotional connection. Bracingly
unpredictable (The Guardian), Parker has collaborated with
Derek Bailey, Peter Brtzmann, and scores of cutting-edge

improvisers. Cellist Peggy Lees omnivorous musicality ranges
from work with new music ensemble Standing Wave to beautifully abstract, and magnificently composed (Panpot) playing
with Tony Wilson, Dave Douglas, and her own ensemble.
German-born Vancouver bassist Torsten Mller creates dramatic
music using knotty plucks, audacious bowing, and a wide
vocabulary of extended technique, while JUNO Award-winning
violinist/violist Meredith Bates (Pugs & Crows) blends classical
foundations with transcendent sonic excursions.
June 25 Downtown Jazz Robson Stage @ 6:45pm

Free
A remarkably
gifted talent (The
Guardian),
award-winning
composer/lyricist/
multi-instrumentalist Gwyneth
Herbert is a
strikingly original
musical
adventurer. With
one foot in jazz
and the other in the thrilling unknown, shes collaborated with
writers, choreographers, visual artists, clowns, pirates and
young people to make a huge canon of genre-defying
interdisciplinary work. Switching between vocals, ukulele, and
piano, Gwyneth, along with Ned Cartwright piano and Dave
Price percussion, takes audiences on a wild journey through her
varied musical world.
Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra
July 3 Roundhouse Performance Centre @ 5pm $10

All In @ door ONLY or RHPC Innovation Weekend Pass
$32 All In
A rising star in the European jazz scene, The Times calls
Manchester-based trumpeter/composer Matthew Halsall the
master of Mancunian spiritual jazz. His cool, clear tone, modal
melodicism and Eastern influences eloquently blend the
tranquil tone-poetry of Alice Coltrane and the jazz intensity
of her husband, John (The Guardian). His latest Gondwana
Orchestra album was unreservedly recommended by All About
Jazz, who hailed it as one of the finest British jazz records of
the modern era. With harpist Rachael Gladwin, Taz Modi piano,
Luke Flowers (Cinematic Orchestra) drums, and Jordan Smart
(Mammal Hands) saxophone.
Mammal Hands
July 3 Roundhouse Performance Centre @ 3:15pm

$10 All In @ door only or RHPC Innovations Weekend
Pass $32 All In
Drawing on Steve Reich, Pharoah Sanders, and the Cinematic
Orchestra, as well as traditional North Indian and African
musics, the bassless UK trio of Nick Smart piano, Jesse Barrett
drums, and Jordan Smart saxophones play an immersive
and masterfully restrained blend of cyclical minimalism,
contemplative atmospherics, and hypnotic melodicism. With
remarkable assurance for such a new group, their overall effect
is something like what GoGo Penguin might have been had
they grown up somewhere quieter, away from the temptations
of clubland. (AllAboutJazz)
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Our fifth year of Spotlight on French Jazz puts the focus on some
of the exciting jazz to be found on the European continent.
Building on the success of last years Spotlight project with
Benoit Delbecq, Franois Houle will reconvene the band in
Vancouver this summer for a recording session and a follow up
Festival concert. The distinguished jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson
makes a rare Vancouver appearance; Donkey Monkey (Eve
Risser and Yuko Oshida) bring their quirky, delightful and
individualistic sensibility to a set that combines composition
and improvisation with vocal interludes. Our most exciting find
for this years Spotlight could be saxophonist Emile Parisiens
Quartet. They were cited as a slam-dunk hit of the recent Winter
Jazz Festival according to the NY Times. Not to be missed!
Returning to Vancouver to build upon last years amazing

Festival collaboration, French pianist Delbecq rejoins his cohorts
this June to record their first album as an ensemble. Delbecqs
mastery of extended technique and melodic free improv is at
once otherworldly and organic (Georgia Straight), while Vancouvers Franois Houle is a spectacularly versatile clarinetist
who appears to have no limitations stylistically or sonically (LA
Times). Regular co-conspirators in numerous projects, guitarist
Gordon Grdina and drummer Kenton Loewen are boldly
adventurous, cutting-edge improvisers.
Thanks to Consulat Gnral de France Vancouver and Institut
Franais
Benoit Delbecq with Franois Houle/Gordon

Donkey Monkey with Eve Risser & Yuko

Oshima
July 1 Granville Island Performance Works @ 2:15pm

Free
Donkey Monkey guides a very excitingand undoubtedly

exoticstrange trip.All About Jazz
At the intersections of drama and delicacy, humour and
heaviness is where youll find the thrillingly unique, virtually
indescribable duo of French pianist Eve Rissler and Japanese/
French drummer Yuko Oshima. Check your preconceptions at
the door, this is some next-level creativity.
Thanks to Consulat Gnral de France Vancouver & Institut
Franais
This program would not be possible without the support of the
Consulat Gnral de France Vancouver and Institut Franais.
Consulat gnral de France

Vancouver
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can recall Oscar Peterson(The New York Times), while echoes

of Ahmad Jamal inform his almost impossibly light touch and
sublime sense of space (London Jazz News). Between the sly
eclecticism of his jazz and pop re-interpretations, the virtuosity
of his rhythmic variations, and his infectious energy, Terrasson
is a joyfully masterful artist that blurs lines and stirs souls. With
Burniss Travis bass, Jamire Williams drums.
Franais

The Jacky Terrasson Trio
June 27 Christ Church Cathedral @ 7:30 pm $46 All In

It takes sharp musical intelligence as well as chutzpah to make
Duke Ellingtons Caravan morph into Michael Jacksons Dont
Stop Till You Get Enough. Jacky Terrasson has both in spades.
The Telegraph
French pianist Jacky Terrassons boldly physical playing makes
him one of the few post-bop pianists whose amiable virtuosity

French saxophone star Emile Parisiens jaggedly restless soundworld (The Guardian) takes influences from Wayne Shorter
and Cecil Taylor to Stravinsky and Schoenberg, exploding them
outwards in all directions. His startlingly tight, strikingly creative, and at times impishly humorous quartet features Sylvain
Darrifourcq drums, Ivan Glugne bass, Julien Tourey piano.
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BIG PRINT PROJECT 2016

GRANVILLE ISLAND
July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2016
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Photo Credit: Esther Rausenberg
A team of volunteers, artists and professional

printmakers will celebrate the art of large-scale
woodcut printing using a steamroller as a press.
Elevating relief printmaking to an epic art form,
twelve artists will be engaged in reflecting themes of
music and the city. The artists will carve the blocks,
and the works will be printed in small editions in a
public performance atmosphere. The resulting suite of
unique 4 X 8 woodprints on cloth and on paper will be
displayed on-site, as they come off the press.
This highly accessible event will take place on
Granville Island for four days in early July 2016, as
a part of this years TD Vancouver International Jazz
Festival. An exciting addition to this summers festival,
Big Print Project is coordinated by Vancouver-based
Society for Contemporary Prints on Paper and Creative
Cultural Collaborations Society.
The event unfolded as a public performance and
a very enjoyable, mostly spectacular act. The ritual of
essential stepsinking the plate, covering it with paper
or canvas, rolling over it, displaying the resulting images
on the walls of the neighbouring buildingsthat had
to be repeated many times, engaged the public in the
creative process, allowing for a moment of (artistic)
communion between all the participants, artists and
audience.
With each set of prints, everyone seemed equally
invested in the successful outcome of the process. It was
a beautiful summer afternoon in a city that can use a lot
more of this kind of art project: simple, playful, ambitious
and carefully attuned to the unique topography of the
surrounding metropolis.
Antonio Eligio (Tonel) Vancouver,
Big Print project 2014
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HOTEL AND TRAVEL SPONSORS

HOST HOTELS
ASSOCIATE HOTEL
CULTURAL PARTNERS
MUSIC EQUIPMENT SPONSORS
Berlin Senate Cultural Affairs Department

Canada Council for the Arts
City of Ghent
Consulat Gnral de France, Vancouver
Consulate General of Israel, Ottawa
Creative Scotland
Flanders State of the Art
Flemish Government
Initiative Music (Germany)
Institut Franais
Italian Cultural Institute, Toronto
Jazz Denmark
Jazztopad Festival (Wroclaw, Poland)
Konstnrsnmnden, Sweden
The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation
Made in the UK
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Music Norway
Musicaction Canada
National Forum of Music, Poland
Novara Festival (Italy)
Norsk Kulturrd Arts Council Norway
Norwegian Fund for Performing Artists
Norwegian Jazz Federation
Norwegian Jazz Forum
Polish Cultural Institute New York
PRSF (Performing Rights Society Foundaton)
Spotlight on French Jazz
Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrdet)
Swedish Arts Grant Committee (Konstnarsnamnden)
Official musical equipment supplier: Tom Lee Music

Steinway and Yamaha Acoustic Pianos
Yamaha Digital Pianos
Yamaha Drums
LP and Toca Percussion
Fender and Ampeg Amplification
Yamaha, Roland, Nord and Korg Keyboards
Mackie, QSC and Shure Audio Equipment
Pionner, Vestax and Numark DJ Equipment
Special thanks to Rick Reynolds - Luthier and Upright Bass supplier
CIVIC & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Capilano University
CFRO 102.7 FM Vancouver Cooperative Radio
Early Music Vancouver
Hard Rubber New Music Society
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisations (IICSI)
Jazz Festivals Canada (JFC)
LeCentre Cultural Francophone de Vancouver
Province of British Columbia
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
University of British Columbia
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Independent Music Centre (VIM)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver Law Courts
Vancouver Parks and Recreation Board
VIVO Media Arts
Western Front
Western Jazz Presenters Network
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2. Christchurch Cathedral (690 Burrard St)
3. David Lam Park:
3a. The Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews)
3b. David Lam Park Stage
3c. Roundhouse Exhibition Hall
3d. Roundhouse Performance Centre
3e. Roundhouse The Studio (Workshops)
4. Downtown Jazz Weekend:
4a. Georgia Stage (Georgia @ Hornby St)
4b. Robson Stage (Hornby @ Robson St)
4c. Sounds of Youth Stage (Plaza & Ice Rink)
5. Frankies Italian Kitchen (765 Beatty Street)
6. Granville Island (under the Granville St bridge):
6a. Public Market Stage
6b. Performance Works (1218 Cartwright St)
6c. Railspur District Stage
6d. Ron Basford Park Stage
7. The Ironworks (235 Alexander St)
8. Libra Room (1608 Commercial Dr)
9. Ouisi Bistro (3014 Granville St)
10. Queen Elizabeth Theatre (650 Hamilton St)
11. Rosewood Hotel Georgia (801 West Georgia St)
12. Sandman Hotel City Centre (180 W.Georgia St)
13. Sandman Suites Davie (1160 Davie St)
14. St Andrews- Wesley United Church
(1022 Nelson St)
15. Sutton Place Hotel (845 Burrard St)
16. Tangent Caf (2095 Commercial Dr)
17. Tom Lee Music (929 Granville St)
18. Vogue Theatre (918 Granville St)
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Welcome to the 31st Annual TD Vancouver

A MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF CANADIAN HERITAGE

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JA ZZ FESTIVAL 2016

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We Love Our Jazz Friends

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JA ZZ FESTIVAL 2016

Nearly 800 volunteers devote substantial

PRESIDENT: Patrick J. Julian

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mike Forrester

PROGRAMMING MANAGER, CLUBS &

ARTIST HOSPITALITY COORDINATORS:

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Ticket Purchase Info

Please NOTE our ticket prices are in inclusive of tax,

Day of Show Ticket Purchases:

Education & Outreach

TD High School Jazz Intensive

Thanks to our generous sponsors at TD

Sounds of Youth Stage

Free Public Workshops

Each year, we offer free workshops & lectures at the

A special thanks to program co-founder Bob Rebagliati

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JA ZZ FESTIVAL 2016

Education & Outreach

Breathturns: Improvisation and

June 25-26 @ UBC Robson Campus Room C100

Coastal Foundation for the Performing Arts

Match for $1 Million

The Coastal Foundation for the Performing Arts has

TD VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JA ZZ FESTIVAL 2016

The 24th Street Wailers

July 3 Roundhouse David Lam Park Stage @ 5:15pm Free

June 29 Performance Works @ 9pm $48 All In

Alexander Hawkins Trio

See Made in the UK series page 54

Alicia Hansen (with Hiromi: The Trio Project)

June 24 The Vogue Theatre @ 8pm $80/69 All In

Alvaro Rojas Trio

July 2 Roundhouse Exhibition Hall @ 2:30pm and 3:40pm

Amanda Tosoff Words Project