FRIENDS AND JAZZ LOVERS: LEND US YOUR EARS!

FROM SEPTEMBER 18TH TO 20TH, 2009, PREPARE TO BE HOT, PREPARE TO BE COOL

The 2009 line-up is fabulous, with many styles from smokin' groups who know how to bring it.  So start your browsing, mark your calendars and plan to be here!

Tickets are now available for purchase at John Henry's Marina, Garden Bay, Madeira Park Marketplace IGA (cash sales only) and online.  They are snapped up fast, so be ready with your choices and enjoy.  Check this link to buy your tickets online.

Check our our Program at a Glance and plan to take in as much fabulous jazz as you can from September 18 - 20, 2009.  

*musicians and venues subject to change

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Jim Rotondi LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY!! School of Music Performance Centre, Friday night

Trumpeter Jim Rotondi began recording and touring with the Ray Charles Orchestra following graduation from university. Next came a six year tenure with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, as well as signing on with organist Charles Earland's quintet. Based in NYC, Jim currently tours with his own group, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Grammy-winner Toshiko Akiyoshi and the collective known as One For All, which features Eric Alexander and Steve Davis. Jim's extensive recording experience most recently includes the release of "Destination Up", for the Sharp Nine label, following the release of four CDs on the Criss Cross Jazz label.  He can also be heard on several of Charles Earland's Highnote Records releases. One For All's releases include Sharp Nine Records'  "Too Soon To Tell" and "Optimism." Both received critical acclaim from Cadence, JazzTimes, and The Detroit Free Press.  "Clearly,(Rotondi) emerges as one of the best of the post-Hubbard generation"

To learn more about Jim Rotondi, visit Jim's website.

Jim Rotondi will be performing at the School of Music Performance Centre on Friday, September 18, 2009 from 8:00 - 10:00 pm.  Tickets are available for sale now.  Check our ticket page.

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Ken Lister joins Jim Rotondi

Ken Lister has been playing jazz bass professionally since 1983.  He straddles the Georgia Strait, living, teaching and playing in both Vancouver and Vancouver Island.  Ken has extensively toured within Canada and internationally including Australia, the British Isles, Cuba and South America.  

Ken is a member of the Hugh Fraser Quintet (Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album, 1997) and VEJI (the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation).  He performs with the legendary jazz guitarist Pat Coleman in his trio, with Juno Award winner Buff Allen on drums, and has recently formed his own sextet that is creating lots of buzz.

Throughout his career, he has performed with many great musicians including Slide Hampton, Chucho Valdes, Kenny Wheeler, Joshua Redman, Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd, Rob McConnell, Ian McDougall, P.J. Perry, Sam Noto, Don Thompson, Tommy Banks, Carol Welsman, Kirk MacDonald, Bob McLaren, Jerry Fuller, Lorne Lofsky, Phil Dwyer, Ingrid Jensen, Misha Piatigorsky, Guido Basso and many others.  

To learn more about Ken Lister, visit this website.
Ken Lister

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Cory Weeds joins Jim Rotondi Cory Weeds and 'jazz' are synonymous in Vancouver. Besides hosting and recording some of the world's greatest jazz talent at his night spot, THE JAZZ CELLAR, Cory leads his own quartet with pianist/composer Sharon Minemoto, bassist Jodi Proznick, and drummer Jesse Cahill. He is also a member and co-leader of The Night Crawlers, who just released their debut on Cellar Live, the Jill Townsend Big Band, and the B3 Kings, a seasonal quartet featuring Denzal Sinclaire on voice/drums, Chris Gestrin on B3 organ and Bill Coon on guitar. The band recorded a CD that was released in 2005 that has been a hit worldwide. We are delighted that Cory Weeds was able to arrange for the performance of Jim Rotondi, and that he will be taking the stage with Rotondi this year. To learn more about Cory Weeds, visit Cory's website

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Jesse Cahill joins Jim Rotondi

Drummer Jesse Cahill is a member of the award winning Jodi Proznick Quartet, and will be on stage with Cory Weeds, Jodi, and Jim Rotondi on Friday night at the School of Music.

Jesse is respected as one of the foremost drummers on the Vancouver music scene, and has worked with such international greats as David “Fathead” Newman, Bobby Shew, PJ Perry, Jim Byrnes, Long John Baldry and Jack Lavin.

Cahill has recorded with CBC Jazz Beat, Phil Dwyer, Jodi Proznick. Cousin Harley, the Brad Turner Quartet, and he has performed at the Vancouver Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Vancouver Island Music Festival and many more. Jesse is a committed teacher, offering private instruction and clinics on the Lower Mainland and Vancouver island. He also teaches at Malaspina College.

To learn more about Jesse Cahill, visit Jesse's website

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Ross Taggart joins Jim Rotondi Pianist Ross Taggart will be on stage with Cory, Ken, Jesse and Jim Rotondi at our Friday Night School of Music performance. Taggart has been an important part of the Vancouver jazz scene since 1985. He has performed in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Central and South America. He has performed and/or recorded with the Hugh Fraser Quintet, Ian McDougall Sextet, Bill Coon Trio, Jill Townsend Big Band, Sharon Minemoto Quintet, Clark Terry, Charles McPherson, Lionel Hampton, and many others. Ross studied in New York and Toronto with George Coleman, Clifford Jordan, Don Thompson, and Bernie Senesky. He has released 4 cd's as a band leader, and is a faculty member in the Jazz Studies department, Capilano University, North Vancouver.

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Don Stewart, School of Music Performance Centre, Saturday night

Smooth, deeply rich and warm, Don Stewart's vocals are brilliant. His background is in gospel, blues, and Motown, but his program for us will be what many believe his voice was made for : a night of nostalgia with the music of Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis, two of the world's all-time greatest male jazz vocalists. Don will do them proud with his rich resonance and four octave range. His ability to connect completely to his music and his dynamic stage presence guarantee a night to remember at the School of Music.

To learn more about Don Stewart, visit Don's website.

Don Stewart will be performing at the School of Music Performance Centre on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 8:00 - 10:00 pm.  Doors at 7:30pm. Tickets are for sale now.  Check our ticket page.

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Ron Thompson joins Don Stewart Ron Thompson has been active on the Vancouver Jazz Scene for over thirty years. He was a founding member of Hugh Fraser's VEJI and went on to lead his own group, Gypsalero. Michael Buble, Dee Daniels and Jim Byrnes are just a few of the singers Ron has played for and he's currently with the Dal Richards Orchestra, Stringfever and the Scott Robertson Trio. Ron's style draws from the entire history of jazz guitar with strong influence from Joe Pass, Django Reinhardt, Kenny Burrell and Lenny Breau.

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Dave Guiney joins Don Stewart Since moving to the Vancouver area from the eastern United States in 1994, Dave has worked with many of the finest jazz musicians in the city and beyond, including Ernestine Anderson, Ron Johnston, Oliver Gannon, John Nolan, Ross Taggart, Jack Stafford, Al Wold, Bob Murphy, Dave Robbins, Jennifer Scott, Brad Turner, Lorne Kellet, Chris Sigerson, and Craig Scott. Dave plays in a swinging straight ahead style, subscribing to the belief that a bass player's number one priority is to provide a solid, driving groove.

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Ron Johnston joins Don Stewart and Dylan Cramer Ron Johnston, often called Canada's best jazz pianist, has been fascinated with jazz from an early age, and was introduced to the genre by listening to such greats as Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, and Bill Evans. As a teenager in Edmonton, he haunted the Yardbird Suite, where he was inspired by Tommy Banks. As a very lucky teenager, Johnston studied with piano icon Oscar Peterson. He then moved to Vancouver, where he has been playing and recording ever since. He has toured with Paul Horn, the New Orleans Connection, the Ian McDougall Quartet, and currently works and records with Dylan Cramer in Vancouver. Participate in the free clinic with Ron and Dylan on Friday, September 18, 2009 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the Community Hall, and enjoy Ron Johnston and Dylan Cramer at Painted Boat Resort on Friday, September 18, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  To learn more about Painted Boat Resort and to reserve for dinner, visit their website.

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Dylan Cramer with Ron Johnston. We are pleased to present this talented duo as the teachers for the Friday afternoon free clinic, sponsored by The Oak Tree Market, at the Madeira Park Community Hall. The duo will also perform at The Restaurant, The Painted Boat, Friday evening.

Alto saxophonist Dylan Cramer was born in North Vancouver, B.C. on January 21, 1958 He studied alto sax with Sonny Criss, and Phil Sobel in LA, and them moved back to Canada in 1977. He recorded a tribute album to Sonny Criss, and in 2000, Dylan signed on with Nagel Heyer Records from Hamburg, Germany, and has released two critically acclaimed recordings for the label, "All Night Long" and "Bumpin' On Sunset".

Along with his recording schedule, Dylan teaches the saxophone full time.  He lives in North Vancouver with his wife and two children.

Cramer's 4th CD, "ALTO" will be released in February 2009.

To learn more about Dylan Cramer, visit Dylan's website

Enjoy Dylan Cramer and Ron Johnston at Painted Boat Restaurant on Friday, September 18, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  To learn more about Painted Boat Resort and to reserve for dinner, visit their website.

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Brickhouse, Friday and Saturday nights

2004 Best Canadian Live Band/All Genres ~ Real Blues Magazine

Dubbed as Vancouver's busiest band (Storman Norman, Rock 101 Sunday Blues), BRICKHOUSE has won the respect among musicians as a band that makes a difference, where the 'song' is the focus, accompanied by individual inspiration. On any given night, old and new friends share the stage to play their part in the classic Brickhouse experience.

With a list of original material that rivals the number of keys on a full size piano, BRICKHOUSE delivers a message that attracts the young, and the young at heart. With over 200 shows a year, it's no wonder fans choose the set list before the band does.

Now a six-piece ensemble, the sounds are forever evolving, shaping into a new album - one that'll knock your socks off!! Brickhouse is: Darryl Havers, keyboards; Rob Braken, Vocals & harmonica; Neil Cruikshank, guitar; Oldrich Zitek, sax; Ray Keesh, bass, and Ed Johnston, drums.

To learn more about Brickhouse, visit Brickhouse's website

Enjoy Brickhouse Friday and Saturday nights at the Community Hall from 9:00 pm - 1:00 a.m.  Tickets are available now.  Check our tickets page.  

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Laila Biali - 'Live from NYC, by way of North Van and Toronto'

Evocative and fresh lyrics, startingly tender vocals, and flowing, melodic piano mark the style of Laila Biali.  Coming to us live from NYC, by way of North Van and Toronto, Laila Biali started her musical journey as a classical pianist.  When she moved to Toronto, she discovered Keith Jarret, and a new jazz musician was born. Now based in NYC, Laila won both Canadian Composer and Vocalist of the Year, 2005, at the National Jazz Awards. Besides performing and recording her own music, writing and playing with other performers on three continents, Laila teaches at the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University.
 
Her music has been called, simply, 'superb,' and her latest CD, "From Sea to Sky" has garnered rave reviews from the Montreal Gazette; "an exceptional recording by an extraordinary artist, and Instant Classic, five out of five stars;" the Toronto Star; "a surefire winner, four out of four stars;" and the Vancouver Province; "It screams 'Juno' and even whispers 'Grammy'. Superb."

Laila will be performing with Jodi Proznick on bass and Morgan Childs on drums.  

To learn more about Laili Biali, visit Laila's website

Enjoy Laila Biali Trio at Motoko's Original Art Gallery on Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.  To learn more about Motoko's Original Art and to reserve your $30 ticket to this event, visit Motoko's website

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Pat Coleman Trio

Pat Coleman is a legend in Canadian Jazz.

After thirty years playing with the like of John Gross, Paul Horn, PJ Perry, Pat LaBarbara, Don Thompson, Mel Torme, Pete Christlieb and Kenny Wheeler, composition and sound production for movies and other media, Pat's taste and musicality make an indelible impression on everyone who enters his orbit.

Jazz Improv Magazine dubbed "Come Rain or Come Shine (Route 2)" one of the most magnetic jazz albums they had heard. "Mature, full of growl and smoke... a superb release... They get the groove happening with an intense blend of back-in-the-chicken-shack soul, loose (in the most positive sense of the word) rhythmic interaction, and harmonically sophisticated vocabulary... music that originates more from the soul than the intellect."

Pat will be playing with Bob Murphy on piano, and Darren Radke on bass.

Pat Coleman will be performing on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Seafarers Millennium Park during our afternoon ticketed event.  Tickets are available now.  Check our tickets page. Note: Millennium Park performance will be moved into the Community hall if it is a rain day.

Also enjoy Pat Coleman Trio at Painted Boat Resort on Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  To learn more about Painted Boat Resort and to reserve your $30 ticket to this event, visit their website.

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D & the Hot Club of Mars

D & the Hot Club of Mars is a direct descendant of The Kitsilano Kat Kickers, one of the first groups to play hot swing around Vancouver, BC, in the late 70s. Having gone through an enormous body of musical alumni since then, the present band still does "Gypsy Jazz", the contemporary name for the genre of music now popular worldwide that was created by Django Reinhardt and his Quintette du Hot Club de France in the 30s and 40s.

With a twist. Gifted and sultry chanteuse, Deanna Knight, adds an extra element to the group: irrisistable dancibility. You will not be able to sit still when D  takes the stage with Michael Dunn, lead guitar; Mark Dowding, winds; Tom Neville,violin; Charlie Knowles, bass; Steve Szabo, rhythm guitar and Don Kellett on lead guitar.


To learn more about D & the Hot Club of Mars, visit their website .  

Enjoy D & the Hot Club of Mars at the Grasshopper Pub at the Pender Harbour Hotel on Friday and Saturday from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am and on Sunday from 8:00pm - midnight.  To learn more about the Pender Harbour Hotel visit their website

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The Aaron Hardie Trio

Aaron Hardie first picked up the saxophone in his grade seven school band, and has been playing ever since. He has his BA in Jazz Studies from Capilano University, where he studied privately with saxophonists Mike Allen and Stan Karp. During this time, he also held the lead alto chair in the Capilano College "A" Band, under the direction of Brad Turner, where he played with such jazz greats as Kenny Werner, Ian McDougall, and Kurt Elling. He was the 2001 recipient of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Music Education Award for Capilano College.

Aaron leads his own trio, dedicated to playing various song forms from the standard jazz repertoire. The trio's voice, with Chris Gestrin on keyboard and Karlis Silins on Bass, is cool, sooth, and melodic, the best qualities of standard jazz.  

To learn more about Aaron Hardie, visit Aaron's website

Enjoy Aaron Hardie Trio at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort on Friday, September 18, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  To learn more about Rockwater Secret Cove Resort and reserve for dinner, visit their website  The Aaron Hardie Trio is also performing at Painted Boat Resort on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  To learn more about Painted Boat and to reserve for dinner, visit their website

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Bradley McGillivray Duo

Sheldon Bradley and Ruth McGillivray are a duo of seasoned pros who've spent the last 8 years blending blues, jazz, Motown and gospel into their own hip, soulful sound. Founded by vocalist Ruth McGillivray and guitarist Sheldon Bradley, this duo is a unit that listens, writes, records and performs together. Listen to Ruth's knock-you-flat vocals and Sheldon's tasty guitar.

To learn more about the Bradley McGillivray Blues Band, visit their website

Enjoy Bradley McGillivray Duo at Garden Bay Pub Restaurant on Friday and Saturday, September 18 & 19 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and on Sunday, September 20 from 5:30 - 8:00 pm.  To learn more about Garden Bay Pub, visit their website

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Ken Johnson Duo

Smooth standards, a gentle touch, mood, romance.  When it comes to performing jazz standards on the keyboard, Ken Johnson does not take himself too seriously.  He has fun and he takes you along for the ride.  Teamed up with local bassist Boyd Norman, and you are in for a treat - the smooth sounds of recognizable favorite tunes with clever improvisations and sassy rhythms.    

Since 1999 Ken has performed regularly as a guest artist on Regent Seven Seas Cruise Lines, both in concert and as an evening entertainer  For ten years prior to that he performed exclusively for Four Seasons Hotel in Canada, and held the position of Entertainment Director at Minaki Lodge, a Four Seasons Northland Resort.  Before that, he performed in a variety of venues in Winnipeg and Toronto, composed and produced music for film, tv and choral groups, and combined that with a career as a music educator and administrator.

Although well known as a performer, he is also a composer and lyricist, writing beautiful music in a style that is both jazz and classically influenced.  He has released more than a dozen piano cds in the world market, achieving Canadian Platinum status in 1996 for his recording “The Natural Piano”.  His critically acclaimed music is heard frequently on airwaves around the world.  

Ken is currently completing the music and libretto for a dramatic oratorio titled “The Quest', and last year released his Christmas cd “Wintersong”  (best of the season).  2008 will see the release of a new cd “Classique”, featuring his solo piano work with special guest performances by soprano Caitlin Bradley.  

The Ken Johnson Duo will be playing at the P.H. Golf Club Restaurant for supper hours, 6pm-9pm, Friday and Saturday September 18 & 19, 2009.

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Rumba Calzada

RUMBA CALZADA has been a favorite with Vancouver's Latin Jazz and Salsa enthusiasts for over 15 years.  Their  Vol.3 CD has been nominated for various awards including a 2002 Westcoast Music Award, a 2002 Canadian Independent Music Award, and a 2002 Juno Award. The band performs a powerful blend of Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms that are; "Guaranteed to move your feet and reach your soul". - Latin Beat Magazine, Los Angeles

Raphael Geronimo, percussionist, timbales, vocals, and Calzada's leader, has been an integral part of the Vancouver Latin and Jazz scene for more than ten years, performing, teaching, writing and directing for many of the city's best-loved groups. Third generation in a family of professional musicians and dancers, he committed himself at age seventeen to serious musical studies under the direction of his father Boying Geronimo, and made his professional debut one year later.  Continuing his training he studied in Cuba at the Laboratorio Internacional de Folklore en la Habana and in New York City at the Harbour Center of Performing Arts. Raphael continues to lead and direct the band, Rumba Calzada, with members Allan Johnston on bass, Lou Mastroianni on piano, Nicholas Apivor on vibraphone and Miguel Valdez on trumpet..

To learn more about Rumba Calzada, visit their website

Enjoy Rumba Calzada at the Madeira Park Elementary School playground, as they serenade you and Copper Sky's Artisans Craft Affair on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 10:30 am - 11:30am.  To learn more about the Copper Sky, visit their website.

You can also enjoy Rumba Calzada at the Backeddy Pub on Friday and Saturday from 9:00 pm to 1:00 a.m. and on Sunday from 2:00 - 5:00 pm.  To learn more about the Backeddy Pub, visit their website.

And Rumba Calzada will also be performing on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Seafarers Millennium Park during our afternoon (noon - 4:00pm) ticketed event.  Tickets are available now.  Check our tickets page. NOTE: Saturday am performance and all Millennium Park performances will be moved into the Community Hall if it is a rain day.

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Doc Fingers, with special guest Tom Keenlyside

The Doctor has treated crowds of partiers from the peaks of ski slopes in British Columbia to smoky jazz bars in Paris, France, from 'Paradise' (Hawaii) to Keffalonia, Greece, and many places in between.  Wherever music therapy is recommended, the Doctor is the Cure.  Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun Music Critic says: "Good time music--it's what the doctor ordered...When it comes time for that therapeutic, good time, boogie woogie blues, jazz and rock and roll, there's no one that can tickle the keys quite like the Doctor."

To learn more about Doc Fingers, visit this website .
 
Enjoy Doc Fingers with Tom Keenlyside at Garden Bay Pub on Friday and Saturday, September 18 & 19, 2009 from 9:00 pm - 1:00 am and on Sunday, September 19, 2009 from 8:00 pm - midnight.  To learn more about Garden Bay Pub, visit their website

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Tom Keenlyside with Doc Fingers

Tom Keenlyside's musical career has spanned four decades, featuring performances and recordings throughout North America and Europe. His saxophone and flute playing have been featured with a wide variety of groups at many major festivals, including the Newport Jazz Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival. He has performed with many of the biggest names in the music business: Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme and Tom Jones. In November 2006, Tom was inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame.

To learn more about Tom Keenlyside, visit Tom's website

Enjoy Tom Keenlyside and Doc Fingers at Garden Bay Pub on Friday and Saturday, September 18 & 19, 2009 from 9:00 pm - 1:00 am and on Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 8:00 pm to midnight.  To learn more about Garden Bay Pub, visit their website

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Astrid Sars Quintet

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Company B Big Band

Company B, a jazz band in the style of the Andrews and Boswell Sisters, rouses crowds with their light and cheerful arrangements of classic swing era hits. Loaded with personality, the harmonies of the female vocal trio are well-complemented by the traditional jazz rhythm section and horn player(s).

Company B Big Band is a light-hearted, hard-swinging group of talented young musicians based out of Vancouver, BC.  The group's main attraction is its three harmonizing female singers who perform in the style of classic 1930s and '40s acts like the Andrews Sisters and the Boswell Sisters.  The singers are backed by a driving traditional jazz rhythm section and are complimented by up to three horns. They have an uncanny ability to cause feet to tap and faces to smile with their fun arrangements of classic swing era hits as well as with their classy image, based on the fashions of that era.

Company B was featured in the 2008 TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival and in Vancouver's 2008 Chutzpah! Festival. They have delighted audiences in many of the lower mainland's premier venues, including the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, the Vancouver Club and West Vancouver's Silk Purse, and are becoming a popular act in their thriving local swing dancing community. Company B has been seen on CBC Television and on CFJC's Midday Show (Kamloops, BC), and they have been featured guests on CiTR's Sweet and Hot radio program.

All the members of Company B Big Band: Shannon Scott, vocals, Emily Lyall, vocals, Juhli Conlinn, vocals, Evan Arntzen, saxaphone/clarinet, Jens Christiansen, saxaphone/clarinet, Dan Pigott, saxophone/clarinet, Bria Skonberg, trumpet, Jerome Etchberry, trumpet, Matt Bowman, trombone, David Taylor, guitar/banjo, Jennifer Hodge, upright bass, and Benji Bohannon, drums, have either completed or are working on their Bachelor's degrees in music and have extensive experience with and passion for performing.

To learn more about Company B Big Band, visit their website

Enjoy Company B Big Band at the outdoor park at The Painted Boat on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Enjoy an alfresco gourmet BBQ lunch at The Painted Boat as you listen to Company B swing you. To learn more about The Painted Boat, visit their website. Note: performance and BBQ will be in the Community Hall if it is a rain day.

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The Rakish Angles

Local Sunshine Coast musicians Serena Eades, violin, Boyd Norman, bass, Simon Hocking, mandolin, and Dan Richter, guitar, come together to weave a mesmerising and energetic blend of Gypsy jazz. They compose, perform and arrange their material, inspired by old world sounds, transforming the music into a very youthful contemporary jazz that Grapelli and Reindhardt would be proud of.

To learn more about the Rakish Angles, visit their myspace website

Enjoy the Rakish Angles at the Copper Sky Artisans Craft Affair on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.  To learn more about the Copper Sky, visit their website. NOTE: performance will be in the Community Hall if it is a rain day.

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Chris Andersen Trio

Leading this exciting trio is fleet-fingered electric bassist Chris Andersen - equally adept at flowing fretless lines and fretted hyperslap as the solid groove and steady walk.  Graham Ord brings to the trio a myriad of influences and worldly experience on saxophones, flute and percussion while Barry Taylor, with decades of experience in countless genres, stylishly lays it all out on the drums.  As a unit they perform across the spectrum of jazz, from soothing standards to reworked classics, crazy bebop to straight-ahead soul - and then some.

Enjoy Chris Andersen Trio at John Henry's Marina in Garden Bay on Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.  To learn more about their sponsor, Sunshine Coast Homes, visit their website

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The Coast Jazz Septet

The Coast Jazz Septet swings on the jazz classics and standards. The group features some of the best jazz musicians on the coast; Ken Grunenberg on tenor sax, Carl Montgomery on alto sax, John Frederickson on trumpet, Bryan Airth on trombone, John Parker Toulson on piano, Boyd Norman on bass and Tim Enns on drums. They play it like it was in the 1950s, 60s and 70s with driving jazz hits by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Horace Silver, mixed in with beautiful ballads by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and others.

Enjoy The Coast Jazz Septet on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Seafarers Millennium Park during our afternoon ticketed event.  Tickets are available now.  Check our tickets page.
NOTE: All performances at Millennuim Park will be moved inside the Community Hall if it is a rain day. The Hall only seats 220, so get your tickets early!

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The Outer Bridge Ensemble

Smart, creative and often purely intellectual, the jazz played by the Outer Bridge Ensemble has been called 'exquisitely beautiful', 'fearless' and 'meaningful.'  "We're into anyone who thinks outside the box," Steve Hudson, pianist with the quintet explains. The band shades its free improvisations with sounds from the east, ragas, Klezmer, and Balkan soul. Adventurous fusion with a distinctive pulsating sound. Outer Bridge Ensemble is : Steve Hudson, David Freeman, Mike Noordzy, Jerome Jennings, and Mark DeJong. Mark's new album "The Unknown," was just nominated for a Western Canada Music Award for Best Jazz Album.

To learn more about The Outer Bridge Ensemble, visit their website

Enjoy The Outer Bridge Ensemble on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Seafarers Millennium Park during our afternoon ticketed event.  Tickets are available now.  Check our tickets page. Note: Performance will be moved into the Community Hall if it is a rain day.

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