GREETINGS Help bring music to a community and suddenly everyone has something in common. Canada Trust Proud sponsor of: TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival June 22 - July 1, 2007 www.coastaljazz.ca 1'{1Hic WELCOME 2007 you've heard people saythattheolder yougetthefaster timeflies.Somehow the Weareexcited to present the2007 TD I'msure Canada TrustVancouver Internationalaging process seems toalterthewayweperceive andexperience time. Foratleast 2500 Jazz Festival years philosophers have been exploring I m - a landmarkthephenomenon ofa"past, present and event celebrat-future"andwhatit means to livein ingVancouver's themoment. rich cultural SoasI reflect onover23years of Jazz, it still seems identity andthe • workat Coastal thatoneofourfounders sweet sounds of • unfathomable summer. haslefttheCoastal Jazz family. Although TDCanadaI'msurehisheart willalways bewith Kerr(co-founder withJohn Trust isnowin us,Robert andmyself) hasmoved ontonew photo hrChris Cameron itsfourthyearsupporting eightmajor Orysik Jazz Festivals across Canada andwe're challenges astheProgram Director oftheCultural Olympiad (Vancouver 2010). Wasn't it just overwhelmed bythepositive feedback we yesterday thatwewere scheming upthefirstjazzfestival intheback room ofBlack Swan? receive fromourcustomers andemploy-Robert's tenacity, team-building skills, savvy management, andintegrity have been defining eesacross Canada. Somuch so,thatwe're characteristics ofhisleadership atCoastal Jazz. We've shared alotofwonderful experiences thrilled tobecontinuing ourrelationship over thepast 25years-thanks forthegood times andtheeverlasting friendship! withthisfestival through 2010. Itissaid thatchange canbegood. Sodrum rollplease! We're thrilled toofficially welcome Jazz isabout swing andblues, freedom • ourincoming Executive Director Dr.JulieSmith (formerly ourEducation, Outreach and andimprovisation, powerful saxophonists, Community Programs Director). Since arriving fromChicago over10years ago, Juliehas andromance anddiscovery, butit'salso become anintegral partofourCoastal family andhasworked inmany areas oftheFestival about enjoyment, comfort, andcommun-operation. Julie's extensive knowledge ofjazzandthecreative improvised music milieu and ityspirit. Contributing tothegrowth and herdeep understanding andsupport oftheCoastal artistic vision areaperfect fit forthe vitality ofourcommunities andprovidingorganization, andwebelieve we're ingood hands forthefuture. comfortable customer experiences iswhat Ultimately it'sabout themusic thatwelove, and thisyear's celebration brings awide array oftheworld's finest talent from over 18countries toFestival stages. We're absolutely thrilled TDCanada Trust isabout. Sonny Rollins-unquestionably oneofthegreatest jazzlegends-for ouropening This year, whether youareajazz"alley• topresent attheOrpheum Theatre. It'sbeen over 15years since Mr.Rollins visited theFestival and cat"ora novice, getready foranother • night nottobemissed. musical voyage atthe2007 TDCanada • thiswillbeanight clarinetist Don Byron explores themusic ofsouliconJunior Walker with"Do TrustVancouver International Jazz• Brilliant One oftoday's most important jazzmusicians, saxophonist Joshua Redman Festival thatwillshowcase some ofthe • theBoomerang." hisnew triototheFestival. Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, Jesse Harris, Richard Julian, finest talent fromCanada andacross the • brings world. This line-up hashittherightnote! Madeleine Peyroux, andHolly Cole areamong theleading lights ofcontemporary song. Both Cole andTierney Sutton interpret theGreat American Songbook attheFestival for Abigthank youtoeveryone who makes • Freddie thisevent happen - fromtheFestival • thefirsttime. finest willberepresented inpartby"New Dutch Swing 2007," 3days ofperformorganizers andvolunteers whopour their• Europe's passion formusic andenergy intothe ances andworkshops builtaround themusicians inMisha Mengelberg's ICP Orchestra. The program continues tothrive withhotly anticipated performances byNorway's Jazzland Festival andtotheartists forcontinuingNordic (anall-star celebration of10years ofOslo's Jazzland label), Finland's UMO Jazz togrow thepopularity ofjazz. Wewould. Community Denmark's New Jungle Orchestra, andSweden's Fredrik ljungkvist &Yun Kan toname alsoliketo thank music fansfortheir• Orchestra, continued support andforreminding us onlyafew. how important jazzisforthiscommunity. • AkiTakase·s Fats Waller Project, Fran~ois Hou Ie'sTentet, Dhafer Youssef, theBad Plus, NY I hope youhave agreat timeatthe2007 pianist Vijay Iyer, andouroldfriend Vinny Golia allportray thediversity andstrength thatis inherent intoday's creative music scene. There's somuch more! TDCanada Trust Vancouver International Thisprogram isyourguide toaglorious array ofgreat jazzandimprovised music tobe Jazz Festival. sampled atthisyear's Festival. The 23rd edition oftheTDCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival willnodoubt beabarnburner! We'll seeyouthere. Kerry Peacock Senior VicePresident TDCanada Trust, Pacific Region KenPickering, Artistic Director Coastal Jazz&Blues Society GREETINGS Welcome tothe2007 TOCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Bycontinuing toofferanimpressive array ofmusicians andvenues throughout Vancouver, TO Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival makes animportant contribution toartsandculture, notonlyin theCityofVancouver, butalsoinCanada asawhole. This year's Festival promises anexciting environment foraudiences andmusicians alike. AsMinister ofCanadian Heritage andStatus ofWomen, I commend thefestival organizers andallofthe volunteers who have helped toensure thatthisyear's Festival isasuccess. Enjoy thefestival!~ Beverley J.Oda t9' VU Minister ofCanadian Heritage andStatus ofWomen Every year theVancouver International Jazz festival presents aspectrum ofjazz, blues, world, creative, and improvised music forresidents andvisitors tosavour. Drawing anannual audience ofmore than500,000, theFestival's mixofinternational artists and exceptional local talent isnotonlyputting Vancouver onthemap asanimportant event destination, butis helping tosupport. build, anddevelop Vancouver's vibrant indigenous music industry. Over thenext 10days, audiences willenjoy over 400performances byleading artists representing 18countries, including more than 140 freeperformances. TheProvince ofBritish Columbia isproud tosupport theTO Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz festival. Congratulations toCoastal Jazz &Blues Society on22years ofexcellence andsincere thanks tothe thousand dedicated, energetic volunteers who help make thisevent anannual success. Enjoy thefestival. s;; ~~ Stan Hagen Minister ofTourism, Sport andtheArts Ohbehalf ofthecitizens ofVancouver, andmycolleagues onCity Council, I want toextend mywarmest greet· ings toeveryone involved withtheTOCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz festival. The TOCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz festival brings us10days ofpure musical enjoyment every year. We areveryproud ofVancouver's reputation asamajor centre fortheperforming arts, and theJazz festival isahuge contributor tothisdesignation. There willbe1,800 musicians from 18different countries participating thisyear, andI hope everyone triestogetasample from each one. AsMayor, Ifeelmost privileged thattheywillshare theirtalents withallofus,andI look forward toattending thefestival witheveryone. Thank youtoallthemusicians, sponsors, organizers, andvolunteers foronce again bringing thisgreat event toVancouver! Yours iruly, Sam Sullivan Mayor, CityofVancouver The BC ArtsCouncil isdelighted tosupport the2007 TO Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz festival. The festival provides enhanced exposure forBC artists throughout the~careers, engages withitsaudiences andartists through community work inBCandthelarger world scene, andcontinues toofferimpressive collaborative opportunities. The festival isoneoftheleading venues inNorth America forbothperformers andtheiraudiences. Thehard work anddedication ofthefestival's artists, organizers, andvolunteers ensure anexciting adventure forparticipants and audiences each year. Congratulations and thanks toallwho make thispossible. Enjoy thedays ahead. Sincerely, ~~__h,~ DonaldShumka \_.Ju-··-·-· Chair, British Columbia ArtsCouncil .. INSIDE TICKETS ......................... How andwhere tobuythem. •....................................... .6 THE PLAYERS . ............................................................ Over 1.800 artists from Canada andaround theworld. 10 MAP OfVENUES . ......................................................... Where it'sallhappening. .40 JAZZ FESTIVAL CLUBS ....................................................... Great music inintimate venues. 42 GASTOWN JAZZ ........................................................... Summer's hippest street party! Free! 44 CONCERT SCHEDULE. ....................................................... The main events ataglance. 46 JAZZ ATTHE ROUNDHOUSE. .................................................. The legendary Festival within aFestival! 44Concerts andWorkshops. Free! 48 NORTH SHORE JAZZ ....................................................... .50 Maybe it's the heat. Or maybe it's a certain SANDHILL Sixvenues inNorth Vancouver City&District. reverence for the soil. But Robert Goltz always ESTATE VINEYARD goes barefoot when he's working in the vineyard. Of course, being one of the most successful growers in the valley, he's earned the privilege of this little eccentricity. Which is even more intiiguing when you consider the property is home to a sizable population of rattlesnakes, Despite the CANADA DAY ATGRANVILLE ISLAND ............................................ Four stages offabulous music andlotsmore tocelebrate Canada's birthday! Free! .50 EDUCATION &OUTREACH PROGRAMS ........................................... Think jazz. Add alittleeducation toyour Jazz Festival adventure. .52 the Sandhill Estate Vineyard, rarely will you find a footprint. That's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................... We couldn't doit without these people. 92 because the soil here is almost pure sand. Ideal for growing grapes, PRODUCERS Coastal Jazz& Blues Society is a non-profit organization supporting jazz,blues, creative. and improvised music. CJBS produces theTDCanada TrustVancouver International JazzFestival. Winterruption, TimeFlies. anannual Concert Season, andeducation programs. Ouroffices are located at 316West 6thAvenue. Vancouver, B.C., V5Y 1K9. Phone 604-871-5100 Fax604-871-5150. E-mail cjbs@coastaljazz.ca BOARD OFDIRECTORS Franco Ferrari President,Deborah Roitberg VicePresident; Michael Malich Treasurer; KarlStahl Secretary,· James Coverdale Past President,Sheila Barazzuol. Lynn Buhler, Craig Cromie. Nou Dadoun Members atLarge; Patrick Julian. Bob Rebagliati Honorary Directors STAFF JulieSmith Executive Director, KenPickering Artistic Director, John Orysik Media Director, KiraOrr Marketing Ii Development Director, Diane Blunt Operations Manager, Carl Chinn Programming Manager, Rainbow Robert Office Manager, Gwen Barkauskas Marketing Ii Development Manager, Hanne Lene Dalgleish Communications Coordinator, Kelly Creelman BoxOffice Ii Administrative Coordinator, Kristin Fung Education Coordinator, PhilDaum Business Manager, JeffTurner Accountant, Kate HammettVaughan Programming Assistant, Lawrence Anthony/Eduardo Ottoni Production Managers, Tom Fijal SiteManager, Fiona Black/Kevin Mooney North Shore JazzCo-producers, NeilScott ArtistLogistics Coordinator, Martina Waldkirch/Anne Mcllvaney Volunteer Coordinators, Elizabeth Glancy Artist Hospitality Manager, Rod Grant Food, Beverage Ii Merchandise Manager, Donna LytleTransportation Manaqer, JoBergstrand/leanne Zacharius BoxOffice, Bodie MacNeill Siqnage Coordinator, JeffChan Communications, Sophie Morvant/Germaid Ponge Marketing Interns. coastaliazr ",I;"'"" FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOK Cover Ari-JeffBurgess Managing Editor Ii Cover DesignHanne Lene Dalgleish Book Design -14ptHelvetica EditorSandra Even CopyJohn Orysik, Kate Hammett-Vaughan PublisherCoastal Jazz &Blues Society ,omrv PrinledinCanada. I ISSNl/04-5096 long days Robert spends padding up and down the picturesque rows of this sand encourages deep roots and forces the plants to work hard for water and nutrients. The vineyard also enjoys a favourable micro-climate. Nestled up against a mountain, reflect intensified rocky cliffs heat onto the vines. This one-of-a-kind environment produces small, highly concentrated grapes that are as unique in character as the barefoot man who delicately nurtures them. So it's little wonder why every single grape used to make Sandhill Cabernet Franc comes from block B7 of tl1e Sandhill Estate Vineyard. And it's why, like each and every bottle of Sandhill, the single vineyard designation is proudly displayed on the label. Sandhill. A. true expression of !ht vineyard. Orpheum Theatre Smithe &Seymour Sonny Rollins presented by ....BOSE"" Fri.June 22• 8PM• $75/$70/$65 Chris Bottipresented by ....BOSE"" plusLaila Biali Sun. June 24• 8PM• $66/$61/$56 Don Byron plays Junior Walker andKurt Rosenwinkel Group Thurs. June 28• 7:30 PM $40reserved/$35 festival seating Madeleine Peyroux plusSteve Dawson's Gold Coast Ensemble Fri.June 29• 7:30 PM $50reserved/$45 festival seating The Blind Boys ofAlabama andJimByrnes "House ofRefuge" Sat. June 30• 7:30 PM $50reserved/$45 festival seating Commodore Ballroom Norah Jones and theHandsome Band withspecial guest M.Ward Thurs. June 28• 8PM• $60 868Granville Street Nominors please Doors open 30minutes priortoshow Times listed below The Centre inVancouver forPerforming Arts URBAN GROOVE SERIES Amon Tobin andPatrick Walson 22• 9:30 PM·$28 SPECIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL PREVIEW CONCERTFri.June Antibalas Cesaria Evora presented by plusMr.Something Something ~CATHAY PACIFIC Sat. June 23• 9:30 PM• $35 withspecial guest Tcheka The Derek Trucks Band Tue. June 12• 8PM• $60reserved plusKellylee Evans CLASSIC SOUNDS SERIES Sun. June 24• 8:30 PM• $45 777Homer Street Holly Cole withveryspecial guest Michael Kaeshammer Sat. June 23• 7:30 PM $49reserved/$44 festival seating Oliver Jones Trio plusChristine Jensen Quartet Sun. June 24• 7:30 PM $40reserved/$35 festival sealing Bebe! Gilberto plusSEKOYA Mon. June 25• 7:30 PM $55reserved/$50 festival seating Joshua Redman Trio andThe Bad Plus Tues. June 26• 7:30 PM $45reserved/$40 festival sealing Freddy Cole Quartet andDavid "Fathead" Newman &the Tilden Webb Trio Wed. June 27• 7:30 PM $40reserved/$35 festival seating James Hunter andJackie Greene Mon. June 25• 8:30 PM• $40 Tortoise plusFond ofTigers Wed. June 27• 8:30 PM• $30 Champion andhisG-strings andMIKE Reim Thurs. June 28• 8:30 PM• $23 lnlerchill Night: Adham Shaikh &theCollective andGaudi "Dub n'Breakz Live Set" plusAndrew lnterchill Fri.June 29• 9:30 PM• $23 KidKoala andKieran Hebden and Steve Reid Sat. June 30• 9:30 PM• $28 Vancouver East Cultural Centre 1895 Venables Street Dhafer Youssef Mon. June 25• 9PM• $25 INNOVATION SERIES Lubo Alexandrov Tues. June 26• 9PM• $23 AkiTakase "Fats Waller Project" andTakase/Mahall Duo Fri.June 22• 8PM• $28 Sasha Dobson, Jesse Harris, Richard Julian Wed. June 27• 9PM• $25 Cuong VuTrio andSienSandell TriowithJohnButcher Sat. June 23• 8PM• $28 Sasha Dobson, Jesse Harris, Richard Julian Thurs. June 28• 9PM• $25 Pierre Dorge "New Jungle Orchestra" andIntheCountry Sun. June 24• 8PM• $25 Jazzland Community featuring Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft and more Fri.June 29• 9PM• $25 Brad Turner Quartet andJens Winther European Quintet Mon. June 25• 8PM• $23 Jazzland Community featuring Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wessellofl andmore Sat. June 30• 9PM• $25 UMO Jazz Orchestra andPeggy Lee Tues. June 26• 8PM• $25 . Canada Day• Sun. July1• noon tomidnight • FREE Vijay IyerQuartet andFredrik Ljungkvisl &Yun Kan 5 Wed. June 27• 8PM• $30 Fran~ois Houle Tenlet andZMF Trio Thurs. June 28• 8PM• $23 DarkBlueWorld andTalking Pictures with Achim Kaufmann Fri.June 29• 8PM• $23 ICPOrchestra Sat. June 30• 8PM• $28 Indigo Trio andVinny Golia Quartet featuring Bobby Bradford Sun. July1• 8PM• $25 Performance Works onGranville Island 1218 Cartwright Street Nominors please SONGS ETC. SERIES Tierney Sutton Billld Fri.June 22• 9PM• $28 Tierney Sutton Band Sat. June 23• 9PM• $28 Dhafer Youssef Sun. June 24• 9PM• $25 TheIronworks 235Alexander Street Nominors please Two shows nightly, at8PM£II PM Allshows $15 each. See center page grid forartistlistings Western Front 303E.8thAvenue Nightly at5.30 PM Allshows $15 each. See center page grid forartistlistings North Shore Jazz TICKETS ■ PASSES ■ INFORMATION JAZZ HOTLINE 604-872-5200 ticketmaster.ca 604-280-4444 OISCOUNT PASSES Choose acombination ofFestival shows tosuityourtaste andsave 15-45% offthesingle ticket price. Pass Tickets AreLimited - Order Early! Festival 4-Pack • S88 Any 4shows atThe Centre forPerforming Arts. Commodore. Vancouver East Cultural Centre orPerformance Works. • Tickets toBebe! Gilberto, June 25th. andMadeleine Peyroux, June 29th, arenotavailable onthepackage • 4-Pack tickets atThe Centre forPerforming Artsshows provide festival seating inthe theatre's balcony • Service charges apply Festival 3-Pack • $33 Any 3shows atWestern Front orThe Ironworks • Service charges apply Passes include one ticket foreach concert selected. Allprices include GST. Pass Orders areavailable exclusively through theJazz Hotline 604·872·5200. Pass tickets must bepicked upfrom Jazz Festival Office. VISA• MasterCard • American Express • Diners Club JAZZ FRIENDS Support Coastal Jazz &Blues Society's many programs withaJazz Friend contribution. Jazz Friends save onticket prices, payonly$1service charge, andgetthebest seats in thehouse. TojoincalltheJazz Hotline 604-872-5200. STUDENTS &SENIORS Student &Senior discounts areavailable forthemajority ofJazz Festival performances. TICKET OUTLETS HOTLINE• 604·872-5200 Charge byPhone Capilano College Performing ArtsTheatre • JAZZ 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver • AllTICKETMASTER locations (including major malllnfocentres) orover theweb at www.lickelmasler.ca Charge byPhone 604-280·4444 Geoff Muldaur VISA• MasterCard • American Express • Diners Club • Sears Fri.June 29• 8PM• $26 Adult tickets forgeneral admission events (excluding The Ironworks and Western John Boutte w/theUniversal Gospel Front) areavailable at: Choir • ZuluRecords 1972 West 4thAvenue, Vancouver 604-738-3232 Sat. June 30• 8PM• $26 • Highlife Records 1317 Commercial Drive, Vancouver 604-251-6964 • Washington State AllTicketmaster Northwest outlets 206-628-0888 Presentation House Theatre • Nightclubs have various cover charges, tickets available atthedoor. Call theJazz Hotline 333Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver orgotowww.coastaljazz.ca fordetails. Club Series details onpage 42. • Allticket prices include GST • Service charges may apply Marc Atkinson Trio • Norefunds orexchanges Fri.June 23• 8PM• $16 SalFerreras/Celso Machado/ John Reischman Sat. June 24• 8PM• $16 CHRIS COVER ART byJeffBurgess CAMERON PHOTOGRAPHY thelistelhotel.com 604 684.8461 1 800 663.5491 1300Robson Street Vancouver BCCanada JeffBurgess, anhonours graduate from theAlberta College ofArtinCalgary, hasbeen apracticing visual artistandillustrator forover 25years, andhas exhibited hisworknationally andinternationally. Jeffhaswonnumerous awards forbothillustration andpainting, andhiswork isincluded inmany private collections inCanada, theU.S., andEurope including Fairmont Hotels, Toronto; Microsoft, Seattle; Alberta ArtsFoundation, Edmonton; TheCalgary Contemporary ArtsFoundation; Profico OilandGas, Calgary; andRoberts & Stahl, Barrister andSolicitors, Vancouver. Aportrait-based series ofhiswork wasexhibited attheRichmond ArtGallery in2002, theComox Valley Ari Gallery in2003, withnew works added fortheArtGallery ofCalgary in2005. Jeffcontinues thisseries ofwork forfuture exhibitions. Featuringlive jazz and fine food and wine nightly throughoutthe Festival(and all year round since 1996), and home to the official late night Festivaljam sessions. Acoustic Waves JAZZ FESTIVAL PREVIEW CONCERT featuring Ashley Arden Cesaria Evora --------JUNE 121TheCentre Jazz guitarist/composer John Richards andjazzsinger/songwriter Ashley • Arden perform a mixofstandards, contemporary songs, andoriginals. Ms.Arden adds international flairby singing inEnglish, French, Spanish, andPortuguese. With VicLowe drums andBillPiggott keys. JUNE 231Bogart's Chophouse &Bar Aeroplane Trio plus One Three highly original, dynamic, and diverse Vancouver-based musicians, trumpeter J.P. Carter, bassist Russell Sholberg, anddrummer Skye Brooks, usea conventional acoustic jazz setting asaplatform fortheireclecticcompositions andimprovisations. Twisting andcontorting theirinstruments, going wherever themusic takes them, nothing issacred increating theirunique sound. Theaddition of thegifted saxophonist JonBentley has setthem onanexciting new path. I I Cesaria Evora isoneofthegreatest singers ofourtime.Rolling Stone says JUNE 261Granville Island - Market Stage that"Cesaria Evora really onlysings twoways: wellormagnificently." The Washington Post comments thather"voice isaveryspecial instrument." And Jacob Elijah Aginsky New York magazine callsherwork, "some ofthemost beautiful, haunting and California-born andnowVancouver(pardon us)perfect music eversung inPortuguese oranyotherlanguage."based protege of Herbie Hancock, isasinger/songwriter witha Critically acclaimed Cape Verdean vocalist Cesaria Evora hascultivated an Aginsky strong jazz bent. international audience while popularizing herisland's most distinctive musical JUNE 251Rime genre, moma - aslow, mournful ballad formsimilar toPortuguese fadobut withagraceful African flavour. She isoneofthesuperstars ofAfrican music, The Malcolm Aiken Trio aglobal celebrity often compared toicons likeBillie Holiday andEdith Piaf for Cool West Coast jazzinspired byMiles herability toevoke themelancholy oftheblues. Herdeep, honey-laden vocals Davis, Chet Baker, andGerry Mulligan. andheart-rending weariness inform hersongs withtheweight ofpersonalThistalented young Vancouver trio tragedy andthehardships oflife.Evora hastoured North America numerousplaysstandards, bossa nova, and swing. WithMalcolm times since themid-'90s, winning thedevotion ofanever-growing legion of straight-ahead trumpet/flugelhorn, Noah Walker fans. HerGrammy-nominated recordings have soldmillions ofcopies. Cesaria Aiken guitar, John Walsh bass. continues toexport what theNew Yorker calls"aback-porch brand ofAfro- JUNE 22,23IOuisi Bistro Portuguese blues thatrecalls thetropical despair oftheBuena Vista Social Club." Catch theQueen ofMorna andhersupporting castastheycreate an irresistible andunbreakable spell. Bookmark coastaljazz.ca Asia Miles cA"> l~ CATHAY PACIFIC Now you're really flying l inCanada hasinspired himtocreate themusic he's always wanted tomake. Characterized bymoving compositions, expressive vocals, andbeautifully understated arrangements, hislive performances andhislatest CDAqua defPozo capture hisvision withheartfeltlyrics, intimate accompaniment, and some seriously soulful sinqinq. AlexCuba hasperformed atfestivals intheU.S. andCanada, sharing thestage with artists likeSeu Jorge, Jose Gonzalez, Feist, theBlind Boys ofAlabama, Cesaria Evora, andRon Sexsmith. JUNE 23IGastown - Maple Tree Square TheBulgarian bornguitarist/vocalistLubo Alexandrov hasdeveloped a Allen/ Julian MacDonough unique musical style, combining the Mike wilddriveofBulgarian dance music, "Hard Bop All-Stars" thefestive spiritofgypsy songs, and theemotional intensity of Turkish music allwiththehipcoolofurban jazzgrooves. Splittinghis time between Montreal, New York, Istanbul, andBulgaria, Alexandrov's melding ofBalkan music withothercultural strains hasculminated inthefulfillment ofhiscreative dream - theKaba Horo Ensemble. Thename Kaba Horo cool,andbeyond. Influenced ismade upoftheTurkish word kaba Bebop, by the great bands led by Art Blakey, (low,rough) andtheBulgarian word Horace Silver, and Benny Golson, this hara(traditional Bulgarian dance), quintet evoking theenergetic, ethnic flavour cookin'Vancouver-based trumpeter Chris Davis, tenor of themusic andthediversity of features Mike Allen, andtrombonmusical influences ontheensemble'ssaxophonist vanDeursen onthefrontline, sound. Atrulyglobal band, theyare istJohn rhythm section of a mixof Bulgarian, Bosnian, and andthefantastic Chris Gestrin piano, Adam Thomas Montreal-based musicians. Their pasandJulian MacDonough drums. sionate, go-for-the-throat spiritand bass, JUNE 231Gastown - Steam Clock energy willknock youout.WithEmil llievaccordion/vocals, Georgi Slankov Mike Allen and George bass, Marlin Auguste drums/vocals, Mcfetridge "Threads" EricHove sax.Thanks totheCanada Intimate, elegant, deep, andsoulful Council fortheArts. musicby twoof Canada's finest. Saxophonist MikeAllenhasbeen AlexCuba praised byJazz Journal International JunoAward-winning artistAlexCuba as"anaccomplished musician whohas (Alexis Puentes) ismaking some ofthe studied Coltrane indepth andforged a mostinnovative andoriginal Cuban- style thatisfresh andvital." The gifted inspired music in theworldtoday. Canadian pianist George McFelridge has Distanced fromtheHavana scene and performed with Benny Golson, Lee Konilz, itscompetitive preoccupation withacaKenny Wheeler, PhilWoods, andmany demic complexity, Puentes says living Lubo Alexandrov / Kaba Huro Ensemble more. The duo's new CD Threads (Alm us) show isequal parts sweat-drenched Astrid willbeofficially released atthisgig. bacchanalia andpoliticalrally. Vocalist/saxophonist Astrid Sars' sophisJUNE 261Granville Island - Performance "Theirfrequent Afrobeat parties ticated and stylish blend of bossa nova Works FREE getoffonthegoodfootandstay jazzisretro-cool. Hints ofmellow therefor hours,"exclaims the and ultra-smooth vocals, jazzy lines, Mike Allen Uuartet Village Voice. Since 1998, Antibalas pop, and funky smooth grooves make thisthe (Spanish for bulletproof), a See Jam Session with Mike Allen Quartet chill-out experience. With Budge Brooklyn-based cooperative, has perfect Schachte guitar. TimSarsbaritone carried the Afrobeat torch ignited by Antibalas Shawn Soucy drums/percusthelateNigerian singer/activist Fela sax/flute, sion, Kris Mitchell electronics, Russell Anikulapo-Kuti. Theband's sound bass. combines highlife, jazz,funk,and Sholberg 221Canada Place traditional African rhythms informed JUNE withunabashed political conviction. Atkinson Trio Always looking topush theirunique Marc sound further, Antibalas recently This wonderful Victoria-based trio-Marc released theirfourth album, Security Atkinson lead guitar. Scott White bass, (Anti), a session produced by John and Chris Frye rhythm guitarm akes "The hardest working Afrobeat soldiers McEntire (Tortoise, Stereolab, Tom fans for life everywhere they play. inshow business." - The Beat Theresulting gem showcases a Acknowledging Django Reinhardt's influAntibalas isanAfrobeat juggernaut.Ze). sideofthegroup previously ence (particularly evident inAtkinson's The13-member-strong orchestra sonic Getready, Vancouver, as blazing butmelodic improvisations), the overwhelms thestage withmonstrousuntapped. ensemble getsus trioalsoventures intomusical terrain horns andbass, polyrhythmic beats, thismulticultural to thecredo: "Allnations thatthekingof gypsy swing never funkybreaks, andfurious lyricsin dancing Afrobeat." explored, including flamenco rumba, English, Yoruba, andSpanish. The live under thenineteenth-century classical music ofChopin, Brazilian choro music, and Broadway show tunes. .. J~ JUNE 23i Presentation House Theatre CANADA C.R.Avery July1, Confederation Park, Ottawa A co-presentation of JazzFestivalsCanada andthe NationalCapitalCommission, a collectionof promisingjazz starsfrom acrossCanada convergeon Ottawafor a week of jammingbeforea dazzling debuton CanadaDay! Forcontactinfo pleasevisitour website: www.ottawajazzfestival.com Acclaimed beat-box blues poetC.R. Avery - voice/harmonica/keys - combines theeveryman heart ofSpringsteen, the insightful words ofBob Dylan, thestreet attitude ofLou Reed, and thesong craft ofTomPetty. JUNE 281Rime AbBaars See New Dutch Swing 2007 The Bad Plus Plum • • • Inspired by the runways, designed for you ofphrases withoddlengths orcrossit is moving, mighty music...bad to Jon Ballantyne rhythms thatgoinandoutofphase, thebone, hotplayers withhard-rock eachcomposition is meticulously hearts." - Rolling Stone assembled. Thetunes relyheavily on Onthefrontlines ofanemerging new repetition butnever gelboring, as alternative music, TheBad Plus - Reid theypullthelistener closer and closer, Anderson bass, Ethan Iverson piano, creating analmost unbearable sense andDavid King drums - have made a of excitement. Thisis ritualgroove serious connection withdiverse and music, bordering ontrance butwitha ecstatic crossover audiences through kaleidoscopic nature andsimple comtheirColumbia recordings These AreThe photobyAdamW.leach plexity thatisriveting. With Kaspar Rast Vistas, Give, andSuspicious Activity?. andNewYork- drums, Bjorn Meyer bass, Andi Pupalo This audacious, rule-breaking jazztrio Saskatchewan-born JonBallantyne is a gifted percussion, Shabassandcontrabass draws inspiration fromtheworlds of based, pianist and composer. He's been clarinets. Their latest CD isStoa (ECM). dance, pop, and rock while constructing awards sincethe middle Thanks toProHelvetia-Swiss Arts. adistinctly creative jazzidiom alltheir winning 11Roundhouse - Pertormance Centre a Junofor his JULY own. They gracefully mixoriginals with ·sosandgarnered release Skydance (Justin Time) thrilling reconstructions of Nirvana,1989 Bedard Auguste Ouintette featured thelegendary saxo- Alain thePixies, Black Sabbath, andOrnette which JoeHenderson. In1991 he Coleman. Butdespite theirsongbookphonist upwiththegreat pianist Paul bravado andgripofextreme dynamics,teamed Bley on a CD called A Musing. Since these guys arehotplayers who combine resume reads like keen witwithanoriginal sensibility. New then,Ballantyne's a who's who of jazz Roy Haynes, York's Village Voice says, "After years Redman, Pepper Adams, Mick ofsteady work, thatshitisdeep. Ifthe Dewey Goodrick, The Mingus Big Band, and stars align, they willmow youdown." A pho!ohyMathieuRil ard remains a busy fabulous double billwiththeJoshua more.Ballantyne Quebec bassist Alain Bedard has been a artist with a fertile imagination and Redman Trio. force on Quebec's music scene since the tocreate. Don't miss thissolo JUNE 26ITom LeeMusic Hall(workshop) adrive The president andfounder ofthe performance. He'llalsobeperforming'80s. wonderful jazz label Effendi, he formed withFran~ois Houle's Tentet. Thanks to Roger Baird's Black and hisacclaimed Auguste Quinlette in1994, the Canada Council for the Arts. White Trio and since then the group has performed JUNE 28[Western Front numerous times throughout Quebec as A meeting of threemusical forces wellasabroad. Their latest CD, Sphere fromourcity'swide-open jazzscene, NikBiirtsch's RONIN Reflexion (Effendi, 2006), is,asthetitle thisinside/outside triodances onthe suggests, areflection onthemusic of edge oftime,grooving onharmonic Thelonious Monk. It isalsoa reflecfreedom andmelodic invention. With tiononthecondition ofourplanet. for Roger Baird drums, Miles Black keys, centuries thestage ofprofound injusand(from Vancouver byway ofBerlin) tices andheedless actsperpetrated by Scott White bass. mankind. With Michel Cote altosaxoJUNE 28l Granville Island - Performance photobyMarinMoefl+MarcJYetli phone. Frank Lozano tenor/soprano sax, Works FREE "There aretwopaths asamurai can bass clarinet, Alexandre Grogg piano, walk: thatofaclanmember, andthat Pierre Tanguay drums. Thanks tothe ofa ronin, a freewarrior." TheZen- Canada Council fortheArts. 30IRoundhouse - Festival Hall funkquintet RONIN, founded in2001 JUNE bySwiss composer/pianist NikBartsch, Bennink andAbBaars plays some trulyextraordinary music. Han with Tony Wilson Bartsch firststudied jazzandthen moved toward classical composition.See New Dutch Swing 2007 Highly structured, hismusic ismade up ofsmall cells thatmutate through the course ofeach piece. 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Pianist/vocalist Sten jazzcritics everywhere. 241Orpheum Theatre Sandell iswellknown forhiswork with JUNE Mats Gustafsson andRaymod Stridin Blind Boys ofAlabama Gush, andperforms thisyearwithhis The wonderful trio.Thanks toRikskonserter JUNE 30ITheCentre Sweden, Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs. 231Vancouver East Cultural Centre Two ofVancouver's stellar jazzmusi- JUNE (Sten Sandell Trio cians! Saxophonist JonBentley plays with w/ John Butcher) Ugetsu, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Peggy 251TheIronworks (Sten Sandell Trio) lee,andothers. Guitaris/Bill Coon leads JUNE JUNE 251 Tom Lee Music Hall hisown groups andplays withavariety (Sandell workshop) ofprojects, including Gostoshino and Two JUNE 261TheIronworks (Berthling/ Much Guitar withOliver Gannon. Ljungkvist/Sandell) "Callii catharsis, call ii testifying...butbywhatever name youwish JUNE 261Dockside Lounge atGranville tocalliL[il's]onebig,barn-burning, JUNE 271Vancouver East Cultural Centre Island Hotel roof-raising, heaven-rocking, jubilation(Ljungkvist &Yun Kan5) generating show." - Chicago Tribune JUNE 281TheIronworks (Ljungkvist & Saul Berson Quintet Yun Kan5) The Blind Boys ofAlabama have spread thespiritandenergy ofgospel music Mark Berube forover 60years. These living legends Elvis, little Richard, andAl Now Vancouver-based, singer/song-predate Green, yet even in their 70s they're still writer/guitarist andaccordion player charts andhave MarkBerube mixes hisManiloban/atthelopofthegospel Grammy Awards photo byJoshua Berson Quebecois roots withhisworld travels wonfourconsecutive Inrecent years, theBlind Alongtime member oftheacclaimedandsocial conscience. Anoriginal and (2001-2004). Boys have proven themselves masters of improvising ensemble the NOW exceptional young artist. bringing outthemost spiritual aspects Orchestra, Vancouver altosaxophon-JUNE 23 Rime ofmainstream music, while atthesame 271Media Club ist/composer SaulBerson andhis JUNE limebringing themusic ofthechurch quintet perform a wildmixofjazz, straight to theroadhouse. They've Biali world, klezmer, andMiddle Eastern Laila recorded moving renditions ofsongs by music. Instruments fromaround the everyone from Tom Waits toPrince side globe, stellar accordion playing, and bysidewiththeirtraditional material, someveryexciting grooves! The andthey've appeared asguests on group hastwoCDs, NotHere NotNow record and stage withanequally diverse andFrom Here ToBeyond. With Tony array ofartists, fromPeter Gabriel to Wilson guitar. KimDarwin accordion, Ben Harper. ledbyfounding members Paul Blaney bass, Boris Sichon woodClarence Fountain andJimmy Carter, winds/percussion. Al the2005National JazzAwards, thisseven-piece vocal powerhouse is JUNE 24 CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Toronto-based pianist/composer/vocalsettoshiver your timbers and sear your JUNE 30 O'Doul's (Saul Berson Trio) istlaila Bia Iiwalked away withtheBest soul withthegospel truth. Amen! Keyboardist andSOCAN Composer of Johan Berthling/Fredrik theYear awards. Since then, the26Ross Bliss Trio Ljungkvist/Sten Sandell year-old hasperformed in some of Solid, swinging gypsy jazz thathonours the world's most prestigious venues, Asummit meeting ofthree ofSweden's New York City's Carnegie Hall. the spiritandgeniusof Django topjazzmusicians andimprovis- including This Vancouver trio'sreperyears agosheopened foroursold- Reinhardt. ers!Theverycreative bassist Johan Two toire includes jazz and Lalin standards out Diana Krall show. This year, she's Berthling plays withtheSten Sandell French songs ofthe'20s onadouble billwithtrumpeterandpopular Trio, David Stackenas, Raymond Strid, touring WithRoss Bliss andClaude Botti.Biali's original compos- and'30s. Paal Nilssen-love, andothers. The out- Chris guitars andAndy Milne bass. keyboard virtuosity, compellingPerreault standing saxophonistFredrik ljungkvist itions, 231Granville Island - Market Stage andwarm charm have earned JUNE leads hisgroup Yun Kan 5atthisyear's vocals, ~ DIIT:IIUTION, INC, Proudto be theofficialCDsellerat the TDCanadaTrustVancouver International JazzFestival. (;Jtf.f['[r[';" l,'i,®t;iiltll@tR©i.fr l/:1~M~e,Ml ACtCSJ f,JIJ1& I I BIG GIANT Barry Romberg BigGiant Head EAD 2007release 'Deep Sleep' alsoa~iJJiblll'i Mike DiRubbo Quartet New York Accent MrSomething Something OnEdge JUNO nominee forBest Wodd Album Visit usattheonsite CDtentinGastown andDavid LamPark I Winthe20CDSetJazzPiano History Toenter simply visit I I I andioinourmailing list earned bothcritical acclaim andmain- Brian Tale musical director. 30ICapilano College Pertorming Arts stream appreciation. Though best known JUNE Steel guitarist TimTweedale andhis asacontemporary Theatre jazz artist. Chris first Vancouver band mates fuse their passion came toprominence asahighly regarded forbluegrass, jazz, Latin, and Indian music popsession Hot5 player, lending histalents Bria's intoanoriginal sound that's filledwith to recordings byAretha Franklin, Bob Featuring thefierytrumpet andcool sweet and sorrowful melodies, compellingDylan, and Thomas Dolby. In1990 hewas vocals ofBriaSkonberg, thisgroup's rhythms, anddeep grooves. With Dave asked tojoinPaul Simon's band where he approach totraditional jazz isfresh and Spidel bass and Brendan Krieg drums. remained forthenext fiveyears. In1995 fun. Skonberg is a natural. at ease with a JUNE 221Granville Island - Market Stage hereleased hissolo debut. First Wish, an crowd and trulyaslovely assheistalalbum mixing pop-jazz withthetextures ented. Her smokin' hotband ismade up Boca doRio ofartrock. Film scores, aworld tourwith ofsome ofthefinest young musicians in Singer/guitarist/songwriterGogo leads Sting, andnumerous collaborations with thecountry - Evan Arntzen woodwinds/ thisband, blending Brazilian rhythms thelikes ofAndrea Bocelli, Roy Hargrove,vocals, Amanda Tosoff piano, Georgia withSan Francisco funkinPortugueseClark Terry, Lee Ritenour, and others have Korba bass, andMorgan Childs drums. andEnglish. Boca doRio's music is followed. Chris Botli's debut appearance JULY 11Granville Island - Ron Basford Park attheJazz Festival willbeahighly anticiirresistibly danceable. JUNE 30IRime pated event. Brickhouse Blue Island Trio Brickhouse isoneofourcity's favouritepartyblues bands. Together for The wonderful Vancouver bassist Russ Aword-slingin', hiphoprhymin', camp- more thanadecade, thisrockin' sixBotten recently performed inaduo with firestoryteller, ablue-blooded cowboy,piece features Ray Keesh bass, Geordie Diana Krall ataconcert forBillClinton. and atender-hearted songwriter. There Bolton drums, Rob Bracken vocals/harHehas toured Japan withthelegendarymay bejustthree ofthem, butRidley monica, Darrel Havers keys, TimPorter jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson, and is Bent.Dustin Bentall, andCameronguitar/vocals, Oldrich Zitek sax. abusy teacher andperformer here at Latimer come onlikea songwrilin',JUNE 22-241 TheYale home. With Tony Foster piano, Darren storytellin' stampede. JUNE 29-JULY 11TheYale Radtke guitar, Craig Scott drums. JUNE 22IMedia Club Russ Botten Uuartet TheBottle &The Truth JUNE 251O' □oul's Burrows/Clark Four John Boutte and theUniversal Thisquartet's spontaneous composed Gospel Choir landscapes draw ontwentieth-century Chris Botti JUNE 241Orpheum Theatre classical music andjazzinfluences. Trumpeter BillClark hasbeen anintegralpartofVancouver's creative music scene formany years withVEJI, Talking Pictures, and theNOW Orchestra. Jared Burrows, onguitar/clarinet/bass/accordion, isamong ourcity's most creative artists. WithStan Taylor Often compared to thelikesof Sam andprolific Cooke andLittleJimmy Scott, the drums andbassist Tommy Babin. 281Canada Place photobyfdbriziofmi legendary New Orleans-based jazz singer JUNE Trumpeter Chris Botti iscurrently one of John Boutte isatrulymasterful artist. thehottest young musicians ontheplanet. Hehaswonmultiple awards, including The Portland, Oregon native isagifted theBigEasy Award forBest Latin Album instrumentalist. atalented composer, and withMardi Gras Mambo. Under thediracharismatic performer who - since the ection ofdynamic conductor/arranger release ofhisfirstsolo album adecade ago Brian Tale, Vancouver's Universal Gospel - has created aseries ofrecordings that Choir isrenowned foritshigh-energy have made him avirtual one-person genre performances, spirited blend ofgospel intherealm ofcontemporary jazz. Throughandworld music, andsoulful soloists. hisdeft combination oflush atmospheres With Todd Duke guitar, Diane Lines piano, and thoughtful improvisations, Botti has Danny Parker bass, Phil Belanger drums, inspired andsoulful project ofhis sound onaninstrument." Byron has Butcher/Miiller/van derSchylf most career. This isgospel-tinged music filled revelled ininterpreting themusic of withdeep reverence andpassionatea diverse range ofartistsincluding expression. Whether it'sthegorgeousDuke Ellington, IgorStravinsky, Mickey OfWhom Shall I BeAfraid (anodtothe Katz,SlyStone, andHerbAlpert. 27th Psalm) ortheghostly conjuring of Adding Junior Walker tohisrepertoire Robert Johnson's LastFairDeal Gone underscores hisposition asoneofthe Down, Byrnes takes usona stirring mostopen-minded andadventurous musical journey. With Keith Lowe bass, musicians today. WithDean Bowman Elliot Polsky drums, Marcus Mosely, Will vocals, David Gilmore guitar, George Sanders, Ron Small vocals. Adouble bill Colligan Hammond B-3,BradJones pholobyOsam11£11omoto Boys ofAlabama. bass, Rodney Holmes drums. British tenor saxophonist John Butcher withtheBlind 241TheYale (JimByrnes) is anensemble untohimself, ashe JUNE Fran~ois Carrier Trio makes useofcircular breathing, multipletrills,andmultiphonics. Ahighly respected European improviser, he's worked withChris Burn, PhilMinion, Derek Bailey, andothers. Bassist Torsten Muller anddrummer Dylan van derSchyff aretwoofCanada's finest improvising musicians whoappear in numerous collaborations intheFestival. Thanks totheBritish Council. JUNE 23IVancouver East Cultural Centre "Calling Don Byron ajazzmusician is (w/Sten Sandell Trio) likecalling thePacific wet- it just JUNE 241Western Front doesn't begin todescribe it...Byron has photohyMichel·ThomasP011/i11 JUNE 251TheIronworks (Muller/Lee/ carpentered anextraordinary career Inexhaustible improviser andsaxoNilssen-Love/Butcher) precisely byobliterating theveryidea phonistFran~ois Carrier has captivated ofcategory." - Time critics and audiences alike withhis JimByrnes "House ofRefuge" Bronx-born DonByron is a singular intense andoriginal playing. One of voiceina dizzying array ofmusical Quebec's (andCanada's) essential contexts, exploring widely divergent musical voices, Carrier combines comtraditions while continually pursuing mitment anddiscipline withintuition what hecalls"asound above genre." andinspiration. Hislatest discison Asa clarinetist andsaxophonist,Spool withthelateDewey Redman. composer, andarranger heredefinesCarrier's outstanding trio,withbassist every styleof music heplays, beit Jean-Jacques Avenel (a longtime classical, salsa, hiphop, funk, klezmer, member ofsaxophonist Steve Lacy's A locallegend in bothmusic and oranyjazzstylefromswing andbop group) anddrummer Michel Lambert, television, blues guitarist/vocalist Jim tocutting-edge improvisation. Byron's isdevoted tothespiritoffreeplay and Byrnes is oneof Vancouver's most latest project/recording isdedicated to creation. Thanks totheCanada Council respected andbeloved entertainers.themusic ofsoul legend Junior Walker. fortheArts. With therelease ofFresh Horses (Black 'juniorWalker wasanimportant part JUNE 251Western Front Hen Music) in2004, afantastic collab- of'soulmusic' asamovement," Byron oration between Jimandwell-knownsays. "Along withguys likeKing Curtis Lache Cercel and theRoma "slrang-sters" Steve Dawson andJesse andEddie Harris, hewas successful at Swing Ensemble Zubot was born. Arefreshing project, the creating aninstrumental improvisaensemble's excitensemble mixed tunes byNeil Young and tionalstyleoutofthegospel/bluesThisVancouver ing blend of Eastern European Roma Bob Dylan withsome country blues and techniques thatweretransforming music andNorthAmerican original instrumentals. With therecent popular singing. I managed to see (gypsy) Thegroup isled release ofhisCD House ofRefuge (Black himplayonce atabarinBoston and jazzispuredelight. Hen), Jimhas come upwitharguably the thought violinistLache I hadnever heard a better by Romanian-born Cercel. WithDonOgilvie guitar, Adel Awad percussion, Sam Shoichet bass, Rebecca Shoichel vox, Marian Jantea cimbalon. They have awonderful CD called Muzika Konkordo. JUNE 30IRoundhouse - David Lam Park Chadbourne/Lovens Morgan Childs powers ii upwithaswing feelthatjustwon't quit.Evan Arntzen isone ofCanada's most talented young saxophonists. Pianist Amanda Tosoff. trumpeterChris Davis. and bassist Sean Cronin complete thisA-list band. FraserwaLI RV A JUNE 26IThe Cellar Jazz Club Circle the influences of David "Doing justice tohisname, ChampionCombine Drew Gress, Adam Rogers, builtaningeniously textured sel...lhe Binney, Turner. and Kurt Rosenwinkel, and beat never stopped nordidthevibe." Mark you'llhave Vancouver bassist Steve - Montreal Gazette latest group. Theband effortAmember ofMontreal's music scene for Smith's through Smith's thepastdecade, DJ/ producer Maxime lesslyimprovises harmonic compositions. With Morin, akaChampion, hasbeen making complex saxophone, Daryl Jahnke waves ever since therelease ofhisfirst JonBentley Dave Robbins drums. album Chill'Em A//(Saboleur Musique), for guitar. 241Canada Place which hewon theAlbum oftheYear award JUNE photooffuqeneChadbourne(topJbyBenRaskin intheelectronic-techno music category A meeting of twotrulyextraordin-atlhe Clark 2005 ADISO (Association dudisque, Denny aryimprovisers. Theinnovative and del'industrie, duspectacle quebecois et Vancouver jazzvocalist Denny Clarke eclectic American guitarist/composer delavideo). TheMontreal Mirror calls sings and swings intheclassic tradition Eugene Chadbourne haslongbeen a Chill'Em All."amagnificent mix ofminimal ofTony Bennett and Frank Sinatra ashe highly regarded underground eccentric.techno beats, piercing blues-based song works hisway through hisrepertoire of Simultaneously acontemporary classicaland layers oftwinkling, groaning, howling,great standards andbeautiful ballads. composer, afree jazzimproviser, afolk crunching guitars piled one ontopofthe JUNE 291Rossini's - Kits musician, arocker, andinventor ofthe other." The original andhighly accesselectric rake, Chadbourne's collabora-iblediscmade Champion andhisband, Bruce Clausen &Danny Parker tions arenumerous andinclude artists theG-strings (fourguitars, bass, and Mandolin andguitar virtuoso Bruce likeDerek Bailey, HanBennink. John vocals), aninternational hit.They've Clausen isinterested inmany musical Zorn, Henry Kaiser, Carla Bley, Camperbeen packing clubvenues andfestivals traditions. Herehe is joinedby vanBeethoven, Jello Biafra, and others. inEurope ever since andwere recently wonderful bassist Danny Parker in Drummer/percussionist Paul Lovens is invited toperform attheAcademy Awards a program of jazzy cafe music from theultimate collaborator wholistens, and theToronto Film Festival. Make your Brazil andParis. colours, contributes, andoccasionally way tothedance floorasChampion and JUNE 231 Taproom atGranville Island directs theoverall cooperative sound. company excite your senses. Brewing Hehas worked internationally withmost JULY 11Dockside Lounge atGranville oftheleading musicians infreejazz, Joe Chappel Island Hotel including theGlobe Unity Orchestra, the JoeChappel hasloured the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, the Vocalist Co-Pilots and worked withartists likeMary The Schlippenbach Trio, Company, Quintet world Wells, the Temptations, Robert Cray, Pop, folk,punk,andclassic rock Moderne, andaduowithPaul Lytton. and many more. He's also a member inform the Co-Pilots' unique sound. Thanks totheGoethe-lnstitut/Toronto. ofthewonderful localgospel group Withadventurous, captivating melJUNE 22IWestern Front ofVoices. Hissilky, smooth voice odies anddream-like lyrical images, JUNE 22IVancouver East Cultural Centre Circle isirresistible. (w/AkiTakase) theirenergetic andrhythmic music JUNE 22.23IRossini's - Kits isseamless andnatural. Skye Brooks vocals/guitar, PeleSchmitt bass/ Morgan Childs Ouintet vocals, Chad MacOuarrie guitar/vocals, Smith drums. Five ofVancouver's hippest young musi- Dylan 11Rime cians meet inthisquintet. DrummerJULY ~~ RV SAL.ES • RENTALS • PARTS & SERVICE ServingYou With9 LocationsCOASTTO COAST Ora Cogan Possessing a haunting, soulful, and liltingvoice thatevokes times gone by,guitarist/singerOra Cogan andher band present music thatisbeautiful in itssimplicity. Holly Cole Denis Colin Trio withGwen Matthews JUNE 241Rime Freddy Cole lluartet photobyBryanAaker•blassombo "Her smoky, eloquent voice cantransbetween cultures; form even themost familiar tunes into Aricanbeabridge it can also illuminate the barriers. jewels." - Oakland Tribune bassclarinetist Denis Colin There isanintelligence andsophisti- French has opened a window onto valuable cation loHolly Cole's singing thatsets Heshares withhisband mates herapart. Shecanimbue well-wornterrain. Petit cello, Pablo Cue cozarb (a standards andeclectic songs with - Didier Persian goblet drum), and singer Gwen anuncanny combination ofsensual- thequestions he'sbeen ity,innocence, originality, andsheer Matthews asking himself and the answers hehas musicality. "I lookattheessence ofa found ontheworld's complex relationsong," says Cole. "If it's a great lyric I Freddy Cole isoneofthemost revered music. Their unique love toslow ii down, explore ii. shipwithBlack male vocalists working injazz today. Also often repertoire fuses diverse streams of dissect it.then put it back together . .in ahippiano player, Cole captivates auditheAmerican musical tradition - Neil an entirely different way." Holly has ences withhiselegant presence, subtle JimiHendrix, AlbertAyler, acareer thathas included eight Young, phrasing, and intimate singing style. Heis charted Curtis Mayfield, and more. Their unique albums (six of them gold and platinum). theyounger brother ofthelegendary Nat instrumentation allows them to express recently released astunning new King Cole, and though there arecertain She's while retaining the CD produced bylongtime col- theirownidentity unmistakable similarities between the self-titled essence of their source material. Check bassist/producer Greg Cohen twosiblings, Freddy's voice israspier, laborator onNato - Songs ItonMyYouth), featuring aNew outtheirtwodiscs smokier, and jazzier. Indeed, hisphrasing(Blame for Swans and Something in Common. none! witharrangements isfarcloser tothatofFrank Sinatra or York-based toCultures France. Award-winning arranger Thanks Billie Holiday, and heswings alittlemore. byGrammy JUNE 291TheIronworks Gil Goldstein (Michael Brecker, Pat The New York Times writes, "Freddy has JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Festival Hall Holly Cole isacaptivating animpeccable sense ofswing ...heis Metheny). andherJazz Festival performoverall themost maturely expressivevocalist Kenny Colman arealways athrill. male jazzsinger ofhisgeneration, if ances and theMagnificent 7 notthebestalive." People magazine with Tony Foster Trio gushes about his"gorgeous autumnal IanColeman baritone andpitch-perfect feelforjazz Jazz inthetradition ofthepiano triosof standards, pop tunes andlove ballads."BillEvans andKeith Jarrett. Vancouver Cole hasreleased aseries ofachingly pianist IanColeman's finecompositions beautiful albums (Because ofYou, This range frombebop toLatin andfunkto Love ofMine) thatserve toconfirm his ballads. Featuring Brent Gubbels bass status asasingular artist withastyle andStan Taylor drums. andmusical sophistication allhisown. JUNE 241Bogart's Chophouse &Bar With Elias Bailey bass, Royce Campbell guitar. Curtis Boyd drums. Vancouver-based vocalistKenny Colman hasan impressive list of admirers, including Grammy-winning producer David Foster, legendary composer/arranger Johnny Mandel, and Kenny's longtime friend andmentor {~~ Imagine a catererwho understands the passionof West Coastliving ~~~~~~·~ triofeatures bassist Clyde Frank Sinatra. Hisrecordings include interactive Reed, alsoalongtime member ofNOW, thecritically acclaimed Dreamscape withVinny Golia, Rich (Sony), aclassic collection ofballads whohasplayed Halley, and other icons ofWest Coast free recorded withtheLondon Philharmonic DrummerSkye Brooks isanintegral Orchestra, andStraight Ahead (Justin jazz. who also plays inrock Time), aswinging homage tohisdeeply partofourscene alternative groups. feltjazzroots. Afixture ontheinter- and 24IGastown - Victory Square (Coat national club circuit from Monte Carlo to JUNE Cooke Trio) New York's famed Tavern ontheGreen, 26ITheIronworks (Coat Cooke and Colman brings hisoutstanding voice and JUNE theFiddlers) huge interpretive talents towhat may be hislargest gathering ofhometown fans Quartet/Duo ever. With Tony Foster piano, Rene Worst BillCoon bass, JoePool drums, Tom Keenleyside sax, Derry Byrnes trumpet Rod Murray trombone, Jack Duncan percussion. JULY 1IRoundhouse - David Lam Park Gary Comeau &the Voodoo Allstars Ledbythebrilliant jazzguitarist/comHotandspicy!GaryComeau is a poser BillCoon, thisdynamic group performer andmusician ofunusual ver- ofVancouver musicians features the satility. Whether it'sthefiddle, mandolin,talents of saxophonist Ross Taggart, accordion orguitar. hismusic defies drummer Dave Robbins, andbassist classification ashedelivers originally Darren Radtke. Beautiful andswinging crafted high-energy blues, New Orleanschamber jazz which accents Coon's orizydeco, andCuban-influenced Latin ginal tunes and hisnewfound interest in rhythms withirresistible exuberance.Brazilian music, pluscreative arrangeJUNE 24,271 Ouisi Bistro JULY 1ITheYale ments ofstandards. Billwillalso perform induo withsaxophonist JonBentley and then with guitarist lhor Kukurudza. Coat Cooke and theFiddlers/ Coat Cooke Trio JUNE 27ICanada Place (Uuartet) JUNE 26IDockside Lounge atGranville Island Hotel (Duo w/JonBentley) JUNE 271Dockside Lounge atGranville Island Hotel (Duo w/ lhor Kukurudza) Tonic 6-Spm An intoxicating mix of Jazz. Cornerstone MattAnderson, OraCogan, Frazey Ford, andKhari formed thisunique vocal quartet. They singoldphoto bySieve Bagnell+ Chris /?a/Idle gospel time gospel, blues, and roots music, Leader oftheacclaimed improvising large thrilling audiences withtheirspineensemble theNOW Orchestra, Vancouver harmonies. saxophonist Coat Cooke heads uptwo tingling 241Rime exciting groups inthisyear's Festival.JUNE Hisnewelectronically upholstered Coury Trio quintet, theFiddlers, features J.P. Carter Michael trumpet/electronics, Chad MacOuarrie TrumpeterMichael Coury, bassist Michael guitar. Tommy Babin bass, andSkye Alleyne, andguitarist Sophia Clara Brooks drums. Cooke's hard-hitting and perform jazzstandards andoriginals. Listen to CBC Radio 2 for fresh new sounds in the evening, 7 days a week. radio2.cbc.ca Playing ontheVancouver scene forthe Laura Crema Ouartet DarkBlueWorld last15years, they bring both experience Vancouver-based jazz singer Laura and alove ofmusic tothebandstand. Crema brings clarityandconfidence June 28,291Ouisi Bistro toherelegant interpretation ofstandards. On both originals and classics Crash, Bang, Boom: by Cole Porter, Elvis Costello, and TheRoundhouse Community more - Crema's sultry vocals arecapPercussion Project. tivating. With Jillian Lebeck piano, Paul featuring BillWallace guitars, bass, drums, andacharisRushka bass, Paul Townsend drums. Two JULY 1IGranville Island - Ron Basford Park matic singer who dangles from themic stand asifit'sallthat's keeping herfrom Fernanda Cunha &Ricardo Rita: drowning. Thelegendary Vancouver art singer Elizabeth Fischer (who famously TheMusic ofAntonio fronted theAnimal Slaves) hasavoice Carlos Jobim thatranges fromamacabre growl toa keening shriek, both ofwhich sheuses to verygoodeffect. DarkBlueWorld's original, relevant, culturally engaged, photo byWayne Mercier and profoundly melancholic songs are Coastal JazzandBlues Society has steeped in lossandtheimpossibility commissioned composer, musician, oflove. Hypnotic, poetic art-rock. Their andinstrument-maker BillWallace to eponymous CD is getting raves. With Ron create aninteractive percussion suite Fernanda Cunha is a brilliant young Samworth guitar. Chad Mac □uarrie guitar, incelebration ofthe10th anniversarysinqerfrom RiodeJaneiro. Cunha sings Pete Schmitt bass, Skye Brooks drums. of theRoundhouse Community Arts classic samba andbossa nova witha JUNE 29IVancouver East Cultural Centre Centre andtheVancouver International substantial andversatile voice that's Jazz Festival's 'Jazz attheRoundhouse" reminiscent ofthelate, great Elis Regina TheDave Davies Trio multi-stage weekend event. Asfound- andJoyce. OnherCDDaisCoracoes, DaveDaviesis an ingmember oftheextreme percussionshe'sin distinguished company,Saxophonist musician whohas group SWARM, BillWallace iswellknown performing withesteemed Brazilian accomplished played in Vancouver since thedays asaninstrument-maker extraordinaire, composers Johnny AlfandSueli Costa, Cave Supper Club. constructing elaborate instrumentsheraunt. She isalsothedaughter of ofthelegendary An engaging performer, he is backed andsound sculptures fromfound and singer Telma Costa, who sang thesong• rhythm section ofbass recycled objects. Hisperformances EuTeAmo withChico Buarque. This byatalented and guitar incorporate actiondrumming and year's Festival performances pairher 281Bogart's Chophouse &Bar choreographed percussion andare withherlongtime pianist Ricardo Rita JUNE known fortheirtheatricality, humour, inaconcert thatfeatures themusic of Kris Davis Ouartet diversity, originality, andcommunitythegreat Antonio Carlos Jobim. spirit. Featuring master drummer Han JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Performance Centre Bennink and percussionists Bonnie Soon, JULY 1IGranville Island - Performance Works FREE Fana Soro, Hari Pal, andyouth from the World Rhythms forYouth Society. Join Swell BillWallace June 30andJuly1inthe Current Roundhouse gymfor YOUTHVIBES likethebreakers thatwash theWest hands-on percussion workshops. Coast ofVancouver Island, thesonic JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Performance Centre Bookmark coastaljazz.ca wave ofCurrent Swell invites youon anunforgettable ride.With anupbeat acoustic blend ofblues, folk, and reggae, andahip-hop flowtotheirlyrics, this pholobyJoeSorbara five-piece band lays down thegroove for Vancouver-born pianist/composer Kris thenew generation ofsurfers. Davis israpidly becoming avitalconJUNE 231Media Club tributor totheNew York jazzscene. Exploring thebalance between free Keith Lowe bass. Geoff Hicks drums. Brandi Disterheft Trio 241Gastown - Steam Clock improvisation andcomposition. her JUNE 291TheCentre writing and pianistic prowess have been JUNE described asadventurous andrefreshdelaPena ing.From theoutset ofherimpressiveJulie second recording The Sliqhtest Shift you Born inthePhilippines, jazzvocalist getasense ofkaleidoscopic possibilitiesJuliedelaPena sang andrecorded inboththeplaying andthecompos- inJapan before settling inVancouver. itions. There's colour and angularity and She canbeseen performing regularly continual movement inherapproach,atRossini's andHyatt Gallery lounge which entrusts herquartet - thetal- inDowntown phofobyMikllosle~rady Vancouver. Oscar Peterson says thattheyoung ented and in-demand tenor saxophonist JUNE 25IRossini's - Kits bassist/composer Brandi Disterheft is Tony Malaby, bassist Eivind Opsvik. and "what wecallserious," andRufus Reid drummer JeffDavis - towork independ-Tobias Delius Uuartet has praised her"exceptional depth." One ently toward acommon goal. Thanks to See New Dutch Swinq 2007 ofCanada's rising jazzstars, thisNorth theCanada Council fortheArts. JUNE 231Western Front Vancouver native began hermusical Melody Diachun and the JUNE 231Tom LeeMusic Hall(Malaby career inherteens, performing withher Electric Band workshop) mother, jazz pianist Fran Jare. Now based Brandi leads herown trioand Jazz. soul.R&B, andfunky Latin pop inToronto, Brendan Davis Uuartet withartists likePhilDwyer, collide! ledbyvocalist Melody Diachun,performs Biali. Richard Whiteman, Michael unitromp isallabout Laila Taking itscuefromtheclassic jazz thisfive-piece and others. With Chris Gale piano triosofartists likeNatKing Cole irresistible groove and harmonic adven- Kaeshammer, tenor sax and SlyJuhas drums. Thanks to andKeith Jarrett. Vancouver bassist ture.WithCoryWeeds saxophones. Council fortheArts. Brendan Davis's trioplays standardsTilden Webb keys, Dan Gaucher drums. theCanada JUNE 231Granville Island - Performance Stephenson bass. andoriginals. WithAmanda Tosoff andDoug Works FREE 251TheCellar Jazz Club piano,Morgan Childs drums, and JUNE special guest trumpeterChris Davis. JUNE 29,30ICapones Steve Dawson's Gold Coast Ensemble Dixon's MikeDiRubbo Uuartet featuring Billy Soul Train Express Harold Mabem sinqerBilly Dixon istherealthing. Altosaxophonist MikeDiRubbo is Soul man inVancouver inthe'6Os among theeliteplayers ofNew York Asayoung hewas amember ofpopular City's straight-ahead jazzscene. He's and'7Os, likeNew Breed andtheNight influenced bytwoofthegiants ofthe groups Revue. Come and enjoy thesoulful instrument. Charlie Parker andJackie Train sounds of Olis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Mclean. Hislatest release isNew York Brothers, andmore. Accent (Cellar Live). Heisjoined by theRighteous 29,30ITheYale legendary hardboppianist Harold JUNE Mabern (Hank Mobley, Jackie Mclean. Grant Green). WithAndre Lachance Djangophilia bass andBlaine Wikjord drums. HotClubswingandgypsyjazz! JUNE 29,30ITheCellar Jazz Club Inspired bythemusic ofthelegendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. this Multi Juno Award winner, quitarist and acoustic Vancouver quartet performs all-around siring wizard, Steve Dawson musette waltzes. swing classics, and formed theGold Coast Ensemble with more. WithRoss Blissquitar, Jared theidea ofbringing hissongs together Burrows quitar. Stephen Robb clarinet, with thesounds oftraditional blues and Tommy Babin bass. Hawaiian styles Live and ontheirCD We JUNE 241Gastown -Victory Square Belonq ToThe Gold Coast. thisgroup explores theterritory between antique and modern withmusical style and sonic experimentation. With Chris Gestrin keys, JAZZFRIENDS, STAYINTUNE! TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival Con?ert Season, Winterruption, Time Flies Improvised' Music Festival, Education Programs. Subscribe tothevibeandreceive: • Society membership ticket discounts • Best seats in the house • Subscription to our news magazine • Discounts with local merchants Support creative music foronly840/year. JAZZHOTLINE 604.872.5200 COASTALJAZZ.CA Sasha Dobson, Jesse Harris. Richard Julian JUNE 27,28IPertormance Works photo bytodd Chalfant John Doheny Project Pierre Dorge Jungle Orchestra" Unpretentious, straight-up jazzthat "New bops, swings, slides, andgrooves. This JUNE_ 241Vancouv~r East Cultural Centre burning mainstream jazzguintet, led byVancouver-born, New Orleans-based saxophonist JohnDoheny, performs original compositions byitsmembers. WithTony Foster Hammond 83,Jon Roper guitar, JoePoole drums. JULY 1IGranville Island -·Railspur Alley Park Thisknockout tripletreatfeatures Dong Jinming &Zhou Daiyu "An exotically hued, rhythmically vibrant some ofthebestsinger/songwriters music thatissimultaneously sophistiontheplanet. Inspired byherheroes cated and accessible ...one ofjazz's most EllaFitzgerald andSarah Vaughan, consistently engaging bigbands ofthe California-native Sasha Dobson makes lastdecade." - Down Beat powerful, uplifting music. Hernew Formed in1980 byDanish guitarist Pierre album, Modern Romance(Secret Sun)a D0rge, thefamous Copenhagen-based fusion ofBrazilian groove. pop, and jazz New Jungle Orchestra plays acreative - showcases Dobson's seasoned vocal andprovocative fusion ofworld music chops andcaptures theveryheart of styles rooted injazz. The group's name anartistwhosimultaneously respects wasinspired byDuke Ellington's exotic tradition andupends convention. It'sa jungle period attheCotton Club inNew finecollection oforiginals andgenre- Two inthe1920s, where thebandleader virtuosos oftraditional Chinese York bending covers oftheYeah Yeah Yeahs' music, Dong Jinming erhuandZhou wreaked havoc withhiswhiteaudiModern Romance andDuke Ellington'sDaiyu byblending animal sounds ofthe Chinese dulcimer, perform trad- ence Mood Indigo. Inconcert, she'll bejoined itional folkandclassical pieces and jungle withthetraffic noise ofthecity byNorah Jones cronies Jesse Harris and improvised trombones, andsaxophones music. Since 1985, Dong - trumpets, Richard Julian. Songster/guitarist Jesse Jinming simultaneously lion's roars and hastaught erhuat Nanjing mimicking Harris became ahousehold name in2003 University In1995, hebegan travelling automobile horns. The secrets behind the when hewon theGrammy Award forSong toEurope musical success aretobefound in tointroduce Chinese music NJO's OfThe Year forNorah Jones' rendition of toaudiences D0rge's abilities toabsorb and mix there. Since then, hehas leader Don't Know Why. Many artists includ- returned ofjazz, cabaret, African highmany limes toperform clas- theessences ingMadeleine Peyroux, Sasha Dobson,sical andEuropean traditions erhu music andtoimprovise with life,andAsian WillieNelson, andCatPower have German anebullient global music. The musicians, notably theGermantocreate recorded hissongs. Hislatest album, violinist band isaworldwide sensation Albrecht Maurer. Daiyu Zhou has nine-piece Mineral (Secret Sun), features jazzers been studying thedulcimer since the staging concerts thatare wildly entertainKenny Wollesen and Larry Goldings. New ageofeight listener-friendly. Toquote Danish withclassical experts and ingand York-based singer/songwriter/guitarist "Infectious joiede folkmusic masters. She isasuperlativecriticJanAndersen, Richard Julian made hismajor label performer. optimistic dance rhythms and artful Professors ontheirinstru- vivre, debutin 2006withSlowNewYork ments in theirhomeland, these two provocation arecentral tothemusic of (Manhattan Records/EM!), introducingamazing With Irene Becker synmusicians willalsoperform thisorchestra." what Harp magazine calls "nimble lyri- withtheMei thesizer, Gunnar Halle trumpet, Morten Han ArtEnsemble. cism" and "keenly observational songs" JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Pertormance Centre Carlsen saxophones/taragot, Jakob toabroad international audience. The JULY 1IRoundhouse - Pertormance Centre Mygind saxophones, Kenneth Agerholm Washington Post called it "oneofthe (w/MeiHan ArtEnsemble) trombone, Thommy Andersson bass, year's best albums." Hehas also enjoyed AyiSolomon congas/percussion, Martin success asamember ofThe Little Willies Andersen drums. The Pierre Dorge &New Getall the news (Norah Jones, JimCampilongo) and asa Jungle Orchestra 2007 Canada festival in Jazz& Blues sideman forSasha Dobson. tourissponsored andfinancially supJUNE 28ITom LeeMusic Hall ported bytheDanish ArtsCouncil. (Harris/Julian workshop) a smooth stylethatslides through asideman withother topbands andis jazz, soul, R&B, blues, andworld music now carving hisplace inhistory withthe Elegant harmonic andmelodic blends rhythms, theOttawa-based jazzvocal- EFB. Get ready torock -theElmer Ferrer of brass andwoodwinds supported istrecently released herindependentBand isonfire!With Alexis Bosch keys/ byaswinging rhythm section. Great CDFightorFlight?, aneclectic and piano, Juan Pablo Dominguez electric jazzfromsome ofVancouver's best! focussed effortfeaturing sparse, bass, Jalidan Ruiz percussion, Ahmed WithHenry Boudin saxophone, Alan groove-based jazzheldtogether by 'la Cosa" Mitchel drums. Penfold trumpet/fluge/horn. George Evans· 23IGastown - Maple Tree Square rich,expressive, andeffortless JUNE McFetridge piano, Dave Guiney bass, vocal range. In2004, shewas awarded Tom Foster drums. Machado/ second placein the prestigious SalFerreras/Celso JUNE 28IGranville Island - Market Stage Thelonious Monk International Jazz John Reischman Vocals Competition. Since then,her Musical sparks willfly when these Kevin Elaschuk Trio starhasbeen ontherise.Heard reguthree Vancouver-based virtuosos meet! Vancouver trumpeter Kevin ElaschuklarlyontheCBC, shehasperformed Percussionist and B.C. Entertainment isoneofCanada's finest jazzplayers. withaward-winning saxophonist Jane HallofFame member SalFerreras is Histrioplays standards andoriginal Bunnett attheannual Global Divas at home with a mind-boggling array of compositions. BillCoon guitarand concert. WithJerome Jeffrey guitar, musical styles, fromArabic toLatin to SeanCronin bassarethe ultim- KevinRamessar guitar,MattLima rock. Brazilian guitarist/vocalist Celso ateband mates, providing a perfect bass, JeffAsselin drums. Thanks to Machado isoneofthemostinspired settingfor Elaschuk's lyricaland theCanada Council fortheArts. performers youwilleversee.John melodic playing. JUNE 241Commodore Ballroom Reisch man isone oftheacoustic world's JULY 1IO'Doul's top ranked mandolin players and comFatty Tuna Funktet posers, renowned forhisexquisite taste, ESO (East Side Ouintet) Playing soulful, '60s-influenced jazz/ tone, andimpeccable musicianship Ledbylocalgreats Kevin Elaschukfunk, thishigh-octane quartet's ·take JUNE 241Presentation House Theatre trumpet/flugelhorn andDaveSay noprisoners· approach ispowered by JUNE 27ITheIronworks (Celso Machado) tenorsax,thisquintet plays origin- thewailing Hammond 83stylings of alsthatrange fromfreejazztomore BobMurphy andtheexciting drum- , Five Alarm Funk structured forms, fromthesubtle ming ofJulian MacDonough. With Chris This Vancouver-based, 12-piece rhythm andeclectic tohard-driving grooves.Davis trumpet andMike Allen tenor sax machine pounds outadelirium-induInfluenced byOrnette Coleman, Booker onthefrontline. cingliveshow thatbrims withoriginal Little, EricDolphy, andCharles Mingus, JULY 1IGranville Island - Railspur Alley funkandAfrobeat grooves. ThehornPark Elaschuk andSayformed thisgroup andpercussion-driven instrumental in1996 andrecorded theirfirstCD, jams feature searing guitar leads and Breakfast inKam/oops, in1997. They horn solos wailing andsoaring above a became a quintet threeyearsago four-man percussion maelstrom. withtheaddition of guitarist Andre JULY 11TheLamplighter Lachance. With Stan Taylor drums and Paul Rushka bass. Eastwind 0 JUNE 30IGranville Island - Pertormance Works FREE Kellylee Evans pholobylvanSoca Intense blues-rock withCuban flair!In acountry witha reputation forgreat music, electric guitarist Elmer Ferrer is arising star. (Cuban music critics claim photo byGiannina Urme11e/a 0/tiker thattheelectric guitar inCuba has two Foundedby clarinetistPeter eras: pre-Elmer Ferrer and, then, Elmer Vermeersch, this12-piece juggernaut Ferrer.) Stilljust33,Ferrer hasestab- isoneofthehottest bands inBelgium. lished asolid career writing, arranging,They knocked everyone outinGastown Kellylee Evans isaunique voice inthe producing, and performing both liveand lastyearandthey'rebackfor an urban jazzworld, andmany oftoday's instudio. Hehas travelled theworld as encore! Well-schooled inabroad range topmusicians have taken notice. With ofbigband vocabularies, theFES also of2006 byCoda. With Stephen Lyons Freeflow draws influences fromswing, mambo, guitar, J.P. Carter trumpet/electronics, punklo funk,liveto sample, chanson, cabaret. R&B, andfreejazz. Morgan McDonald piano, Jesse Zubol From structure to stream. Vancouver's Pitchforkmedia.com describes the violin, Shanta Bhattacharya bass, Skye Freeflow blendship hop,reggae, music as"anunruly confluence of Brooks andDan Gaucher drums. androck.Thisis music forandof 271Commodore Ballroom Carl Slalling's 'Merrie Melodies,' Henry JUNE thepeople. It'sbound to bedancing Mancini's cosmopolitan swank, andSun room only. Foster Trio plus One Ra's cosmic slop- allperformed with Tony JUNE 30IMedia Club thewhiplash attention span ofJohn Canadian pianis/Tony Foster hashad Zorn's Naked City"Ifyoudigbands like hiscompositions featured onCBC's TheFugitives Pierre D0rge's New Jungle Orchestra,Jazzbeat andHotAir,andhehas Sun Ra, andFrank Zappa's mixofcon- performed Barbara Adler,Mark withmany giants ofjazz Vancouver's figurations, you'llfeelrightathome oninternational Berube, and Brendan Mcleod are stages including Red withthiscrowd. With Peter Vermeersch multi-instrumenHolloway, Ernestine Anderson, Sheila singer/songwriters, clarinet, Bruno Vansina, Michel Mast Jordan, andperformance poets who andDimitry Shapko. This band talists, MarcDe Maeseneer saxophones, merged theirdiverse styles and takes onFoster's original works with have Tom Wouters clarinet/vibes, Berlinde energy talents. Backed by accordion, guitar, andrapid-fire imagination. Deman tuba, Marc Meeuwissen, Stefaan WithJoePoole andmelodica, their drums, Russ Botten piano,banjo, Blancke trombones, Barf Maris, Luc van bass, three-part harmony, athletic performandaveryspecial guest. lieshout trumpets, Peter Vandenberghe ance poetry, andskillful musicianship JUNE 23IO'Doul's piano/keyboard, Wim Willaert accorkeep audiences hooked. JUNE 231Rime dion/keyboard, Kristof Roseeuw bass, Foundation Teun Verbruggen percussion. Thanks Thisfunky Vancouver unitshines in Galitcha totheFlemish Authorities. live performance. Extended jams, JULY 1IRoundhouse - Festival Hall four-part vocal harmonies, sweeping dynamics, a lightrhythm section, Fond of1igers audience participation, super-funky grooves ...need wesaymore? JUNE 30IMedia Club Bruce Freedman Trio photo DyMike Beede!/ theintricate andpulsating Formore than20years, saxophon-Hearing ofOttawa's Galilcha islikesavist Bruce Freedman hasbeenone sway theflavour ofanexotic dish ofVancouver's mostcommitted and ouring - therearetoomany ingredients to exciting jazz artists, creating ColtraneFond ofTigers havebeen developpinpoint each onebuttheircombinainfluenced music that is intense fresh ingtheircomplicated andbeautiful This versatile quartet Thissure-fooledtionisdelicious. sound since2003. Featuring seven andfromtheheart. features KuljilSodhi, Chris Maclean, trio favours free excursions based on of Vancouver's leadingcreative Wellman, andShawn Mativetsky andrhythmic motives; ledby Linsey musicians, theirnuances andlayers melodic onanarrayof instruments, which Bruce's sweeping strings of notes, the explore musical possibilities that includes saxophone, banjo, harmonwiththeforceofpure rangefromthe smallest gesture trioexplodes cello, guitar, fiddle, Along withbassist Clyde Reed, ium,flute,tabla, of extended technique to full-on feeling. and dulcimer. The band whips upa is a longtime member of bombastic avantrock.Compelling,Freedman striking cultural stewofEastIndian the acclaimed improvising big band hypnotic, andabsolutely post-everyandsparkling instrumenOrchestra. Drummer Stan folksongs thing, thisdouble-drum-kit-led band's theNOW tals fused with tasteful elements of spacious yetdriving groove exhilarating ordered chaos emerges Taylor's jazz, flamenco, Celtic rhythms, Chinese underlines this arresting and expresfroma visceralcombination of classical, anda hostofwestern and meticulous odd-time composition and sivemusic. other world flourishes. JUNE 231 Gastown Victory Square improvisational abandon. Their debut JULY 11Granville Island - Performance CD, a thingtolivewith(DripAudio), Works FREE wasnamed oneofthebestreleases Oliver Gannon/Bill Coon "Two Much Guitar" George Garzone Chris Gestrin - Inside Passage Please seeAndrew Rathbun Quartet withGeorge Garzone. JUNE 30IRoundhouse - TheStudio (Garzone/Rathbun workshop) JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Festival Hall !Rathbun/Garzone Uuartet) JULY 1ITheIronworks (Rathbun/Garzone Uuartet) photo byVince Mai Vancouver-based pianist Chris Gestrin Two ofCanada's lopjazzguitarists, Bill is unquestionably one of the major Daniel Gaucher's New Idea Coon andOliver Gannon, joinforces in Jazz talents inthecountry andis in thiswonderful quartet. Gannon has been Led bythetalented drummer/composer highdemand asamusician, composer, called the'king' ofCanadian jazzguitar Daniel Gaucher, thisquartet ofgreat andproducer. Heformed thisquintet andhasperformed andrecorded with y_oung localartistsplaysa selecin2006 torecord music forthefilm legends likeEdBicker!, IanMcDougall, tionoforiginals andcovers ranging Inside Passage. Lyrical andexpressive andFraser MacPherson. BillCoon is fromswinging renditions ofunknown ja_zz withaEuropean flavour. The group simply magnificent - a tasteful and Monk tunes lo unexpected versions of will perform selections from this film in inventive player who justseems toget modern classics. With Sean Cronin bass addition lo some old and new Gestrin better each limeyouhearhim.Their Tyson Naylor keys, Kiyoshi Elkuf reeds: compositions With JonBentley winds, 30ITaproom atGranville Island wonderful CDTwo Much Guitar swings JUNE Ron Samworth guitar, Andre Lachance Brewing m1ght1ly. Beautiful music. With Darren bass, JoelFountain drums. Radtke bass andDave Robbins drums. 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Johnston St.) c.RailspurAlleyParkStage d.RonBaslordPark(lormerly"TheMound') e.TaproomatGranville Island Brewing (1441CertwrightSI.) 19.Roundhouse (PacificBlvd.&DrakeSt.atConcord PacificPL) a.David Lam Park Stage b.FestivalHall c.Performance Centre d.TheStudio(Workshops) 20.Tom leeMusic(929GranvilleSI.) 21.Vancouver East Cultural Centre (1895VenablesSt.) 22.VancouverPublic Libra~(350W.GeorgiaSt.) 23.VCC Downtown (250W.Pender St.) 24.Western Front (303l BthAve.) 25.The Yale (1300Granville St) ~ □□ DC=:J □□ Dc::J fil.lDD □ c::J 1111 G FeslivalParkinglols CLUB SERIES SAT,JUNE23 FRl,JUNE22 !Bogart's Chophouse & Bar •1619WBroadway•604-733-4141 Jprn SUN,JUNE24 check . . coastaljau.ca THUR, JUNE 2B FRI, JUNE 29 WED.JUNE27 VaultLounge7:30pm CellarRestaurant & JazzClub 3611WBroadway•604-738-1959 MonksDreamTrio AcousticWavesfeat. 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JheLamplighter 210Abbott St• 604-681-6666 TUE,JUNE26 MON,JUNE25 BradTurnerQuartet 9:30pm MonksBlue Trio i MurrayPorter MurrayParler TheMike OiRubbo Quartetfeat, Harold Mabern 8:30pm& 10:15pm TheMike DiRubbo Quartetfeat, Harold Mabern 8:30pm& 10:15pm Bill WeedsQuintet featuringJoaniTaylor j 7:30pm& 9:15pm GavinYoungash & JasonGunawan noon-3pm BruceClausen& DannyParker 5-8pm : New OrleansAle Stars : 3---opm ThePaulPigat Trio 8pm FiveAlarmFunk 8pm DarrenRadtke& SharonMinemoto 7-IOpm lhor Kukurudza& Bill Coon• 7-IOpm TheTwisters 8pm TheHoppin'Mad Orchestra• 8pm i BrendanDavisQuartet BrendanDavisQuartet Wes "TheBluesMan,, j Mackeyandfriends • Headwater•9pm CameronLatimer& The Bottle• llpm Jess Hill • 9pm Redeye•10pm CurrentSwelf • 11pm DustinBenta/1& The Truth• midnight LotusChild midnight JUNE21 Checkouttheseperformersat the lediaClub: SuzannaLonsdale•9pm I Adrian lynn• 10pm RyanMcMahon• 11pm I CoryWood •ard• midnight : ; Deviationi Mark Berube• 10pm ! TheGrassroot TheSumnerBrothers 11pm 10:JOpm KentMcAlisterand His Band • 9:30pm Mojo Stars• 10pm Foundation•11pm : TheGrassroot Deviationi 12:30am Freeflow• midnight RidleyBent• lam O'Ooul's Restaurant andBar 1300 Robson St THE LISTEL HOTEL 604-661-1400 • 9pm KarinPlatoTrio 12midnight-2am [O'Ooul's presentstheFestival's ~ officialnightlyJamSession JamSession w/Mike Allen Quartet JamSession w/Mike Allen Quartet JamSession w/Mike Allen Quartet JamSession JamSession w/Mike Allen Quartet w/Mike Allen Quartet !Ouisi Bistro 3014Granville St•604-732-7550 8:30pm TheMalcolm Aiken Trio TheMalcolm Aiken Trio GaryComeauand the VoodooAl/stars KarenLarsen andPat Covernton KarenLarsen andPat Covernton GaryComeauand the VoodooAl/stars Michael Coury-Trio Michael CouryTrio TheJustJazzTrio TheJustJazzTrio Mark Berube OraCogan Jacob Elijah Aginsky GordGrdina:Sketches DawnPembertonTrio Alicia Hansen TheInfinite Happiness • Quartet Sapeca TheInhabitants TheFugitives Cornerstone TBA DawnPembertonTrio TheSunnyboyTrio C,R,Avery Tambura Rasa BocadoRio TheCo-Pilots "So Tight"featuring NadineStates 3:30-6:30pm CecilPerinbam Julie de la Pena w/FrancisFernandez AmandaWood w/PeterTrill AmandaWood w/Bob York lkuko w/Bob York DennyClark w/Bob York HarrisVanBerke/Group 9:45pm RobMontgomery andFriends 9:45pm GlendaRaeand the EssentialBand 9:45pm Lesismore 9:45pm TonyFosterTrio plus One AdamThomasTrio . ..' ..........' 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SUNDAY JULY I ROUNOHOUSE TheStudio David Lam FestivalPerformance TheStudio David Lam FestivalPerformance Park Hall Centre (Workshops) Park Centre (Workshops) Hall Noon DalRichards andhis Orchestra 12-1:15pm 1pm Crash,Bang,Boom: The Roundhouse Wolter Community Wierbos Percussion Project Denis Colin Triow/Gwen Matthews 1:15-2:30pm 2pm Headwater 1:45-2:45pm 12-lpm 12-lpm High School Bennink/ Jazz IntensiveBaars/ MaryOliver Themasses 12-lpm w/N.Mitchell Wilson 12-lpm 12:30-1:45pm12-lpm Joe Williamson 1:30-2:30pm Michael Moore 1:30-2:30pm Marianne Oliver/ HotToddy Trudel Millier/ 1:30-2:30pmQuintet Houle 2:30-3:30pm 2-3pm Wolter Wierbos 2-2:45pm A.Rathbun Tristan Ernst Duartetw/ Honsinger/Joe Glerum G.Garzone Williamson 3-4pm 3:15-4:30pm3:15-4pm 3pm & 4pm LacheCerce/ 6pm 1pm 6-lpm Fernanda Coco Zhao Cunha& 7:15-8:30pm Ricardo Rito 6:45-Bpm CONC(l)RD Kamosc: Moore JefNeve Kaufmann/ Thomas Trio Heberer vanderSchyff 5:15-6:30pm 6:15-7:15pm 5:45-6:45pm 6-lpm Nik Biirtsch's RONIN 7:30-8:30pm LisaMiller's Rastrillos a 7:15-9pm l:45-8:45pm SEKOYA 7:15-9pm SANDHI@ ESTATES condominiums, townhomes and single-family estates with luxurious interiors that exquisitely balance rustic warmth with clean, modern elegance. 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Colleen Price Quartet Savage& i Maddock Friends Quartet Steve Infamous String 100! i John Braithwaite Centre j~ 145West1stStreet ,c,mm,,,.,c'""'' 604.982.8300, 1pm • • Ousters Pe De Cana·\ WestVancouver MemorialLibrary Sara □, ~~~~riarLlbrary 1950MarineDrive Marreiros i 604.925.7400 • 7:30pm 1-LAa CAAOA .OAY ONGNA VI-LL I SUNDAY, JULY1- NOONTOMIDNIGHT Canada Railspur Alley Park R&BStage FattyTuna Funktet 12:30-2:30pm l♦I Canadian Heritage TheOrion Syndicate 3-5pm Ron Basford Park behind Performance Works LauraCrema Quartet 12-2pm Patrimolne canadien VanDjango 2:30-4:30pm Performance Taproom atGranville Works Island Brewing 1218 Cartwright St. 1441 Cartwright St. Amanda Tosoff Quartet RayPiper& Danny Parker 12-2pm 12-2pm -ealax1e •!1!R1s1NG STARS Fernanda Cunha & Ricardo Rito 2:30-4:30pm MatthewSmithTrio 3-5 m JohnDoheny Project 5:30-7:30m Bria'sHot5 5-7 m Galitcha 5-7 m BobMurphy Quartet 7:30-9:30m Shannon ThueTrio 6-8 m .Add a JiUJe educalion lo your Jazz FeslivaJ adventure • High School student big band in residence with Nicole Mitchell FREE Public Performances JUNE 30 Saturday MAY 22 with Ross Bliss MAY 24 with Ross Bliss RENFREW PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM 2969 EAST 22ND AVE. 7 PM VPL CENTRAL BRANCH, ALICE MACKAY THEATRE 7 PM Open Rehearsal with Nicole Mitchell 3 PM TOM LEE MUSIC HALL JULY 1 Sunday Performance with guest conductor Nicole Mitchell 12:30 PM FESTIVAL HALL, ROUNDHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE ALICE MACKAY THEATRE LOWER LEVEL, CENTRAL LIBRARY 350 WEST GEORGIA ST. 7 PM Va,wou\'f'r Puhlic Lilirar) MAY 31 with Nau Dadoun Jazz Legends JUNE 7 with Paul Grant & Neil Ritchie from CBC Radio One's Hot Air Jazz in A Nutshell: The Singers JUNE14 with Kevin McNeilly A User-Friendly Guide to Improvised Music Coastal Jazz and Blues Society is pleased to announce the creation of a $2,000 scholarship sponsored by legendary bandleader DAL RICHARDS. The scholarship is awarded to a talented high school student in the High School Jazz Intensive, moving on to post-secondary music studies. Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipient ELI BENNETT who will perform with DAL RICHARDS AND HIS ORCHESTRA on Saturday June 30, 12:00 PM during "Jazz at the Roundhouse" in David Lam Park. JUNE 23, JUNE 25-29 @ 1 PM, JUNE 30@ 3 PM JUNE 23 JUNE 25 JUNE 26 JUNE 27 JUNE 28 JUNE 29 JUNE 30 Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday @ 3 PM Tony Malaby Sten Sandell The Bad Plus Vijay Iyer Jesse Harris & Richard Julian Tom Varner High School Jazz Intensive Open Rehearsal The Vancouver Creative Music Institute is a program developed by Coastal Jazz and Blues Society in partnership with the Vancouver Community College School of Music dedicated to furthering the practice and study of creative music. ROUNDHOUSE Wolter Wierbos Joe Williamson Ernst Glerum Vinny Golia Garzone/Rathbun 12:00-1 :00 PM 1:30-2:30 PM 3:00-4:00 PM 4:30-5:30 PM 6:00-7:00 PM BHITI.SH COLUMBIA -~12:00-1:00 PM 1:30-2:30 PM 3:00-4:00 PM 4:30-5:30 PM 6:00-7:00 PM JUNE 23 Saturday 12-3 PM THE IRONWORKS FREE The culmination of an intensive 8-day program, the Vancouver Creative Music Institute student/faculty showcase brings leading international practitioners of creative music together with some of the best and brightest innovative and emerging artists. PERFORMANCE CENTRE, ROUNDHOUSE JUNE 30 Saturday @ 12 PM FREE CanadaCouncil Conseil des Arts for the Arts du Canada Mary Oliver Michael Moore Ab Baars Misha Mengelberg Thomas Heberer ~ ROUNDHOUSE -~-- Vancouver Community College Frarn;:oisHoule John Butcher Han Bennink, Cuong Vu, Eugene Chadbourne, Paul Plimley, Torsten Muller, Giorgio Magnanensi, Bernie Arai have emerged from the'60s. Heworked withthe0rnette Coleman Quartet for See New Dutch Swing 2001 twoyears ('61-'63) butisbest known for JUNE 30IRoundhouse - TheStudio his work with the late clarinetist John (Glerum workshop) intheNew AriJazz Ensemble, JUNE 30IVancouver East Cultural Centre Carter one of the most influential bands ofthe (ICP) time.Besides leading hisowngroup, Bobby hasworked withJohn Stevens, Adrian Glynn David Murray, Charlie Haden, andMarty Singer/songwriter Adrian Glynn's com- Ehrlich. With Ken Filiano bass andAlex Entertainment Weekly opines that positions range frommurky talesof Cline drums. "her voiceis the embodimentmurder toconfessions oflove andlust. JUNE 30IRoundhouse - The Studio of breathy Brazilian cool,"while Hesings withrawhonesty and passion. (Golia workshop) Billboard declares thatshesounds JUNE 211Media Club "simplygorgeous." ForBrazilian Gostosinho singer/songwriter BebelGilberto Vinny Golia lluartet featuring Brazilian ch6ro music isanimprovisait'sin thegenes. Herfather, Joao Bobby Bradford tional form begun inthelatenineteenth Gilberto, is considered the most 1IVancouver East Cultural Centre century thatmixes ragtime, Portuguese revered musician in Brazilandis JULY fado, African percussion, andEuropean credited withcreating thebossa harmony withblistering tempos and virnova.Hermother, famous vocaltuosic technique. This fantastic Vancouver ist Miucha, hasworked withsuch group's repertoire emphasizes ch6ro artists asAntonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, andFrank Sinatra. Despite withoriginal tunes andcompositions theimpressive genealogy, Gilberto byPixinguinha, Gismonti, andothers. With Ray Piper guitar/ cavaquinho, Bruce never hadanyintention offollowing Vinny Golia isan Clausen guitar/mandolin, BillCoon guitar. inherparent's footsteps. Shemoved LosAngeles-based recognized multi-wood-Liam MacDonald pandeiro, Tom Keenlyside to New York Cityanddeveloped her internationally performer whofuses therich flute, Phil Belanger percussion. ownstyle,working withartistsas winds ofjazz,contemporary clas- JUNE 231Gastown - Maple Tree Square varied asDavid Byrne, ArioLindsay,heritage sical. and world music into his original andThievery Corporation. Bythe Proprietor of hisown The Grand Trine Trio timeshereleased hersmash debut compositions. Nine Winds record label, Vinny's albums CDTanto Tempo (SixDegrees) in Three talented young Vancouver been consistently picked bycritics 2000, shehad already forged herown have women form the Grand Trine. They fortheiryearly 'TenBest" musical identity, combining Brazilian andreaders perform vocal andswing versions of lists. His recent quartet disc Sfumato pop,European sophistication, and jazz,blues, andLatinclassics. With (Clean Feed) is superb. Jazzizmagazine cutting-edge electronica withasexy, bass, himasoneofthe100 0rith Fogelvocals/acoustic silkyvocal style thatcaptivated audi- hasalsonamed Melissa Hammer trumpet/flugelhorn. who have influenced the course of jazz ences worldwide. Anew release called Rauh piano/Fender Rhodes. century. Golia has been Karen Momenta continues Bebel's upward inthetwentieth JULY 1IBogart's Chophouse &Bar a featured performer with notable musimomentum ashersoulful, seduclikeAnthony Braxton, John Carter, tive,andthoroughly modern takeon cians TheGrassroot Deviation Tapscott. John Zorn, Patti Smith, themagical language ofbossa nova Horace rootsrock,bluegrass, andCeltic HanBennink, andLydia Lunch. Bobby Mixing proves ever speJlbinding. withvocals anda psychedelic jam Bradford isone ofthebest trumpeters to tunes Behel Gilberto Ernst Glerum VCC is everywhere. On stage and in the concert hall, at festivals and in the recording studio. Composing and performing, producing and arranging. We're B.C.'s most innovative music school, featuring diploma and degree programs in classical, jazz and world music, giving students the knowledge and skills to build a career in music. Find out more about our unique music training and award-winning faculty at 604.871.7297 or www.vcc.ca. J:aa: Vancouver'!M Community sensibility, thisVancouver band plays highly danceable party music! College June 28,291Media Club 1619 WEST BROADWAY(at Fir Street) Tel 604-733-4141 II Bookmark coastaljazz.ca School of Music School of Arts and Sciences School of Language Studies Centre for Continuing Studies Centre for Technology Centre for Design Centre for Transportation Trades School of Instructor Education School of Hosp1taltty Centre for Business Studies , School of Health Sciences . . guitars topiano, Hammond B-3organ Kate Hammett-Vaughan and harmonica while singing about such Ouintet/Trio Americana staples aswhisky-fueled nights, love,betrayal, jail, loneliness, dead-end jobsandwanderlust." Sacramento News &Review Twenty-six-year-old multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Jackie Greene istouted asoneof America's hottest young singer-songwriters Hisinspired tunes, Cutting through stylistic boundaries, this mastery ofwordplay, anddeftcomchamber jazzquartet moves inandout positional technique areshowcased offree-form improvisations, grooves, and throughout fouralbum releases. "Each lyrical melodic statements, andtakes oneisdifferent asone ofCanada's most disonpurpose," Greene Acclaimed thelistener tosurprising yetnottotally remarks. jazzartists, Vancouver-based "It'simportant tostretch as tinctive unfamiliar places. LedbyVancouverfarasyour is adventurous bones willletyou." SourcingHammett-Vaughan guitarist Gordon Grdina, thegroup also every and assured, and her hipvocals have major American musical influence features theamazing clarinetistFran~ois herthreeJunonominations. from country tojazz tofolkand blues on earned Houle, bassist Karlis Silins, and drummerhisfirstthree Starhailsheras"amarreleases, American Myth TheToronto Kenton Loewen. Structure andlogic are (Verve storyteller. ..wilhtheknack of Forecast), hislatest CD, bristles vellous atthecoreoftheirmusic, butthere's with everything she attempts sound theenergy ofahighly charged rock making plenty ofspace, texture, andrest, and band. minted," whileCODA magazine Foremotional honesty andpure newly theyseamlessly embrace mainstreammusical prowess Jackie Greene isyour callshersimply"thefinestjazz sensibilities aswell asthose oftheavant- man. singer inCanada." Through With Nathan Dale guitar, Jeremy standards garde. They recently released theirfirst Plog ballads,swinging bass, Bruce Spencer drums. Ahot soul-searching disconSpool. Grdina's group Sketchesdouble standards, andfreewheeling sonic billwithJames Hunter. weaves spontaneous improvisation with explorations, Hammett-Vaughan issupshort musical ideas from vastly different The ported andchallenged atevery turnby Griindal/Hodge Project musical spaces, engaging thelistener hermarvellous band. With Chris Gestrin in Vancouver, Reykjavik, and piano, onamultitude oflevels. With NeelamjilBased Andre Lachance bass, Tom Foster New YorkCity,these fourtalented drums, Dhillon sax, Dan Gaucher drums. JonBentley saxophones. Two musicians aimto transcendnew JUNE 241Gastown - Maple Tree (Box Cutter) young CDs were released inthelastyear both international andmusical bound- - Conspiracy: JUNE 261Rime (Sketches) ArtSongs forImprovisers aries. Their fresh, original music and andSaluckyToBeMe. arrangements combine elements of JUNE Jackie Greene 2710'0oul's (Trio) jazz,pop,folk,andclassical. With JULY 11Granville Island - Pertormance Ragga Griindal (Iceland's 2004 Singer Works FREE (Uuintet) of theYear) vocals/ piano, Jennifer Hodge bass, Hidayat Honari guitar. MeiHan ArtEnsemble Mike Magnusson drums. Gordon Grdina·s Box Cutter/ Sketches JUNE 25IGranville Island - Market Stage Gypsalero From thetango ofPiazzolla tonuevo flamenco andadventurous originals, Vancouver's Gypsalero is much more "Greene's channeling ofAmerican roots than your average "Hot Club" swing band. ThisVancouver ensemble specialmusic smacks ofa modern midnight Playing Django-jazz and beyond forover a izesin contemporary improvised Faustian soul swap atadeserted country dozen years, thisimaginative group keeps musicby combining Asianand crossroads. Hissound isfamiliar yet audiences enthralled. With Ron Thompson Western instruments andextended fresh. Andii connects withaudiencesguitar, John Gilliat guitar, Bruce Clausentechniques tocreate unique soundonemotional aswellasartistic levels, mandolin, Brent Gubbels bass. scapes. Theensemble comes directly 30IGranville Island - Market Stage outof Vancouver's asheshifts from acoustic andelectric JUNE renowned world I andimprov musiccommunity and Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid features MeiHan zheng, Paul Plimley JUNE 30ICommodore Ballroom piano/guitar, Mark Armanini bass, and Randy Raine-Reusch ona plethora of acoustic ethnic instruments. Justback fromarecent tourofChina, theywill bejoined byChinese master musicians Zhou Daiyu andDong Jinming JULY 11Roundhouse - Pertormance Centre Jess Hill Rooted injazz, folk,andblues, singer/ songwriter JessHillhasplayed to spellbound audiences incafes, bars, andlivingrooms fromVancouver to Cape Town. 2006 marked therelease of herfirstfull-length album, Road. JUNE 271Media Club Adventurous London-based laptop Tristan Honsinger and artist/remix producer Kieran Hebden Joe Williamson Singer/pianist AliciaHansen writes - perhaps better known byhisrecordNew Dutch Swing 2007 songs thatarehaunting andpoetic, ingalias Four Tel- isnotafraid topush See influenced byartists asvaried asESJ, theboundaries ofmusic. Since thelate Hope and theEvil Doers Joanna Newsom, andEdith Piaf. '90s,hisanarchistic, cut-up sample Rich JUNE 281Rime music sourced fromhiphop, electron- Vancouver guitarist Rich Hope sounds ica,techno, jazz, and folkhas appealedlikeayoung George Thorogood brawlAaron Hardie Ouartet to bothbootyshakers andserious ingwithR.L. Burnside. Backed byhis listeners. Thisismusic notable forits EvilDoers, Hope serves upkick-ass Inthetradition ofjazz greats Cannonball sounds andharmonioussouthern-fried fuzzed-out blues plus Adderley and AriPepper, Vancouver alto rich,organic aswellasforeschewing the atearinyourbeer to wash ii down saxophonist Aaron Hardie plays original melodies, popsong formal infavour with.Foot stompin' free-for-alls and tunes ranging fromup-tempo modal traditional abstract approach. Two years country laments. excursions toblues-based and standardofamore 221TheLamplighter Hebden teamed upwithlegendaryJUNE forms. With Chris Gestrin piano, Karlis ago, drummer Steve Reid whose resume Silins bass, Nino DiPasquale drums. jazz Hoppin' MadOrchestra includes work withMartha Reeves &the The JUNE 231Gastown - Victory Square Vandellas, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, James The HMO isahotdance band featuring Brown, Sun Ra, David Murray, and count- some Jesse Harris &Richard Julian ofthebestyoung musicians in less others. Since then, Reid's visceral, Vancouver. Selecting theirrepertoire See Sasha Dobson, Jesse Harris, polyrhythmic drumming andKieran's from thegolden eraofjazz, they swing Richard Julian evocative electronics have been docu- theirway through tunes from the'20s JUNE 27,28I Pertormance Works onthreeDomino recordingsthrough (Sasha Dobson, Jesse Harris, mented the'40s. Trumpets, trombones, with Tongues being the latest. The saxophones, Richard Julian) acookin' rhythm section, duo's liveperformances, which arefull andtwoswingin' JUNE 281Tom LeeMusic Hall singers! Who could ofstimulating dance dynamics, spacey askforanything (Harris/ Julian workshop) more? jazz, and electro-funk, have been show- JUNE 241TheLamplighter stealers ata hostoffestivals around Headwater theworld. Ahotdouble billwithKid Hot Toddy Think folkmusic could usemore edge? Koala. Thanks totheBritish Council. Think country music could usefewer electric guitars andmore banjos? Then Thomas Heberer thinkHeadwater. Influenced byNeil New Dutch Swing 2007 Young andOldCrow Medicine Show, See 30IVancouver East Cultural Centre thisnewly formed Vancouver band JUNE (ICP) iscarving outa niche foritself. With 1IRoundhouse - TheStudio Jonas Shandel guitar/banjo/vocals, Malt JULY photo byKaren Ruef (workshop) Bryant mandolin/guitar/vocals, Tyson Organic blues-infused roots music that's Naylor keys/Hammond 83,Tim Tweedale folky, funky, andfullofgroove. One of School JauIntensive pedal steel guitar, Patrick Metzger bass/ High theEast Coast's favourite acoustic acts, See TD Canada Trust High School Jazz HotToddy's vocals, Benji Bohannon drums. shows arefullofimprovisaJUNE 221Media Club Intensive, presented byCantor tion and impromptu musical journeys JUNE 30IRoundhouse - David Lam Park thatdelight theiraudiences. Regulars ontheCanadian festival scene who win Alicia Hansen newfansevery timetheyplay, Thom (Drip Audio). Forthisspecial Festival Swift acoustic guitar/dobro/voca~. Joel performance, Houle hasassembled an Leblanc leadguitar/harmonica/vocals, international all-star ensemble toplay andTom Easley acoustic bass/vocalssome ofhisnew works. With Tom Varner have recorded sixacclaimed CDs and French horn, J.P. Carter trumpet Jesse , have opened forjazzgreat BillFrisell Zubol violin, Fredrik ljungkvist sax, Jon andcountry iconDolly Parton. Ballantyne piano, Gordon Grdina guitar, JULY 11Roundhouse - David LamPark Tommy Babin bass, Jeremy Berkman trombone, Dan Gaucher drums. Viviane Houle and Stefan Smulovitz JUNE 271Western Front (Solo) JUNE 291TheIronworks (Tom Varner/ Fran1ois Houle Uuartet) Freeimprovisation andunearthly JULY 11Roundhouse - Pertormance Centre soundscapes. Vancouver's Stefan (Houle/Oliver/Muller) Smulovitz andViviane Houle combine electro-acoustic music withextreme Bruno Hubert Trio vocals inanunforgettable performance. Formerly one of our country's best-kept Smulovilz unleashes thefullpotential of secrets, Vancouver's superb jazz pianist thelaptop asmusical instrument exposHubert isfinally gelling recogniingunlimited possibilities formusical Bruno ofhisowngroup and expression. Houle's gorgeous voice and tionasaleader forhiscollaborations withartists like endless versatility defy categorization. Denzal Sinclaire and Brad Turner. Fresh, JUNE 291Granville Island - Pertormance swinging, sublime modern jazz. With Sean Works FREE Cronin bass andSam Cartwright drums. Fran~ois Houle Tentet JUNE 23ICanada Place JUNE 28ITheCellar Jazz Club JUNE 281Vancouver East Cultural Centre arrangements, heshows he's someone lkuko played concerts inEurope andtheU.S., who's assimilated hisinfluences and andreleased theirdebut album This Vancouver vocalistlkuko isinfluencedWas created hisown thing. TheColchester, The Pace OfMyHeartbeat (Rune Wilson andDiana Krall. She's Grammofon) England, native hastoured andper- byNancy lo much critical acclaim. performer atRossini's, where Down formed extensively withVan Morrison,aregular Beat callsii "oneofthefinest ofclassic andmost JohnLeeHooker, Junior Wells, and herlyricalinterpretations arresting albums tocome out delight audiences. ofEurope," Georgie Fame. Hisrecent CD, People jazzstandards while Mojo simply callsii 28IRossini's - Kits "startling." Thenew CDLosing Stones, Gonna Talk (Go/Rounder), wasranked JUNE Collecting Bones blends pop, rock, folk, number 8 onthe50BestAlbums of Country 2006 byMojo magazine. Asked about InThe blues, andclassical traditions together 241Vancouver East Cultural Centre thefrenzy created during hisconcerts,JUNE inrichanddetailed melodic layers. All Hunter concludes, "It'ssimple really About Jazz describes themusic asa - it'smusic youcangroove to."With "harmonically richlanguage [that] Jared Elioseff keyboards, Rene Hart extends beyond theconventional jazz bass, Jonathan Leedrums, Damian vernacular to embrace a folksy eleHand, leeBadau saxophones. Asmokin' gance." Adouble billwithPierre D0rge double billwithJackie Greene. New Jungle Orchestra. JUNE 23ITheIronworks Pianist Morten Ovenild, bestknown for hismembership in Susanna andthe Vocalist Melissa Hynd delights audi- Magical Orchestra andJagaJazzist, ences withherswinging interpretations leads thepopular Norwegian piano trio ofjazzandpopclassics. With theBob InThe Country Since forming withRoger York Trio. Arntzen bass andPalHausken drums in JUNE 30IRossini's - Kits 2003, InThe Country have been selected BestYoung JazzArtists in Norway, Melissa Hynd ICP Orchestra See New Dutch Swing 2007 ldiolalla "Aspectacularly versatile clarinetist who appears tohave nolimitations stylisticallyorsonically." - Los Angeles Times who's seenor heard James Vancouver-based clarinetist Fran~oisAnyone Hunter perform is already hip to his Houle isoneofCanada's finest musiremarkable talents asasinger, songcians. Also acomposer andbandleader, andguitarist This includes Van Houle explores themany facets of writer whostates that'jamesis modern music- fromelectronic Morrison oneofthebestvoices andbestkepi manipulation toacoustic contemporary inBritish R&B andSoul." Rolling chamber music. Hehasperformed with secrets says thatHunter is"atreatnotto Marilyn Crispell, Dave Douglas, Benoit Stone There's nodenying thatHunter's Delbecq, Evan Parker, Joelle leandre, miss." styleharkens backto the andtheNOW Orchestra. Hehasalso musical '50sandearly '60sR&B (Jackie worked withensembles under thedirec- classic RayCharles) yetthemusic tionofMauricio Kagel, Toru Takemilsu,Wilson, timeless. Often compared tothe andlannisXenakis. Fran~ois has proves Sam Cooke, Hunter's voice released more thanadozen critically legendary andcontrolled. Through his MON-SAT 10-6FREE PARKING! acclaimed recordings including arecent issmooth infectious vocal and guitar renderings, WWW .AR IWOR KSBC .COM CDofsoloimprovisations called Aerials cleversongwriting, andtighthorn 225 SMITHE SI. ___I_ ldiolalla isactually avocal illness, a made-up language infection. The incredibleexperimental vocalists DBBoyko andChristine Duncan turngibberish intoimprovised poetry, while percussionist Jean Martin accompanies them byhitting multi-timbred objects. These three virtuosos create fanciful dialogues lacedwithrhythms anddynamics, inspired byfolklore, opera, andjazz. ldiolalla's music isintense andbeautiful,adventuresome, absurd, andoneof a kind. Their CDldiolalla (Ambiances Magnetique) isafantastically colourful collection ofcreative music. JUNE 25IGranville Island - Pertormance Works FREE jamband-style improvisation, they areendowed withrazor-sharp vocals, fieryinstrumental abilities, anda rapidly growing repertoire of wellcrafted original songs andtunes. The fill Canada Trn,t ~ Infamous Stringdusters areasfresh VANCOUVER -:J INTERNATIONAL r ... anaddition to thebluegrass scene JAZZ FESTIVAL I ashascome along in many a year. JUNE22 - JULY1 Their light,quick-moving liveshows sparkle withinfectious energy. With Showcasing Andy Halldobro, Chris Eldridge guitar. Vancouver's Finest Pandolfi banjo, Jeremy Garrett photo byChris Cameron Chris Musicians ••• fiddle, Jesse Cobb mandolin, Travis Featuring three of Chicago's finest :*:: Brook upright bass. In partnership improvisers, the Indigo Trio rewards - BOB YORK - • audiences withsomeof themost withtheCityof NorthVancouver -AMANDA WOOD Celebrations. exciting, originalmusicaround. Centennial -IKUKO* 30IThePierontheWaterfront FR.\ ns FERNA 'DEZ Flutist Nicole Mitchell isthefounder JUNE * - PETER TRILLofthecritically acclaimed Black Earth - JOE CHAPPEL~ Infinite Happiness Ouartet Ensemble andBlack Earth Strings. The and many more DownBeatmagazine CriticsPoll Celebrating the musicof Charlie Winner forRising SiarFlutist 2006, Christian, Grant Green, andHerbie ScheduleAvailable shehasperformed withGeorge lewis, Hancock, localgroove-meislers Mark Anthony Braxton, Miya Masaoka, and Campbell guitar, Sean Fulton keyJames Newton. She willbearesident boards, Dave Pawnonen drums, and artistoftheFestival andconductor Gaby Catbass playa mixture ofjazz oftheTDCanada Trust HighSchool from the'40stothepresent JazzIntensive. Hamid Drakehas JUNE 291Rime longbeen recognized asoneofthe bestdrummers inimprovised music. Inhabitants ~LAMPL.lGHTER Incorporating Afro-Cuban. Indian, and Friday JVNB U African percussion instruments and RICHHOPE ANDTHEEVIL influence, in addition to using the DOERS standard trapset.Drake hascollab· Saturda! JVNI23 orated extensively withtopfreejazz 3pm - 8pm improvisers PeterBrotzmann, Fred NIWORLEANS ALE STARS Anderson, andKenVandermark. He's 8pm pholobyJessicafaton alsoworked withDon Cherry, Pharoah SWEETPEA SWING BAND the netherregions of Sanders, andWilliam Parker. Premier Inhabiting Sunday JUNB U Vancouver's music underground, this bassist Harrison Bankhead is best THEHOPPIN' MAD ismade upofsome themost known forhiswork withEdWilkerson'squartet ORCHESTRA andinteresting musicians from 8Bold Souls. Hehasalso collaboratedactive Friday JUNB 89 - J.P. Carter trumpet/elec· withOliver lake, Joshua Redman, Von ourscene THETWISTERS Ironies, SkyeBrooks drums, Pele Freeman, andBillyHarper. bass. andDave Sikula guitar/ JUNE 30ITheIronworks (Plimley/Babin/ Schmitt Saturda1 JVNB 3D electronics. The Georgia Straight calls Drake) 3pm - 8pm NIWORLEANS ALE STARS JULY 11Roundhouse - Festival Hall theirmixofartrock andexperimental 8pm (Mitchell/HSJI) jazz"nothing shortofspectacular," PAUL PIGAT TRIO andthe prestigious 2006Moers TheInfamous Stringdusters Festival Sunday JULY I in Germany describes the FIVEALARM FUNK quartet as"themostexciting new There's no other band quite like the * • • inCanada." Infamous Slringdusters. Schooled in band 210ABBOl'T ST. www.tholampligbter.ca JUNE 241TheIronworks tradition yet able to stretch out in 601.68l ms • IN UIS!ORIC O!S!DWN Indigo Trio!Nicole Mitchell/ Harrison Bankhead/ Hamid Drake) * * * =·~- * world. Hismusic isablend ofstyles andtraditions including breakbeal, dub,downtempo, funk,bhangra, LalinandBrazilian Afrobeat, and JUNE 291Commodore Ballroom ambient andpsychedelic trance. Adham's renowned setsbridge the Adham Shaikh &The Collectivegapbetween organic andelectronic asheweaves soundscapes carried !Live Tribal Fusion) bythetribaldubgroove. Hehas released foursoloalbums, twocollaborative full-length albums, and numerous individual compositions overthepast18years. Ina review ofhisrecent release Essence (Sonic Turtle), Exclaim callsii "gorgeous, daring andrespectful, blending the globally renowned bansuri (Indian bamboo flute)playing of Catherine Potter withthebeatcontributions of Montreal producer Freeworm, Adham Shaikh isa composer/produskillsof SeanHill,flute cer/sound designer based inNelson, dubwise of Jean-Marc Guillemette, B.C. Hegrewuplistening to Indian stylings of Yasmine Amaland ragas andwestern classical music percussion more." andeventually developed anear much forfusing sounds fromaround the lnterchill Records Night Adham Shaikh/Gaudi/ Andrew lnterchill .. ,I, ,I, • • • JULY 11Rime WorldClass Jazz KPLU is real jazz in Vancouver Listento jazz 24 hoursa day at www.kplu.org Original paintings by Nancy Peacock, nancypeacock@myway.com DlUJ ~ mr:Jor Gaudi - "Dub n'Breakz Live Set" (from London) Vijay IyerOuartet Daryl Jahnke Ouartet One ofVancouver's finestguitarists. Daryl Jahnke keeps busyplaying in jazz,Latin, andgroove projects. This quartet findshimreturning to his mainstream jazzroots butwithatwist. using modern. eclectic compositional ideas andguitarsounds. WithAdam Thomas bass.ChrisGeslrin keys, oneof"today's most import- Bernie Italian-born. London-based keyboard-Dubbed Araidrums. bytheNew Yorker. Vijay JUNE 231Gastown - Victory Square ist.music producer, andsoloartist. antpianists" rhythmic player witha Gaudi hasaneclectic stylethat's Iyerisabold, sensibility. Writing in Jam Session with launched himtotheforefront ofthe cutting-edge Voice, Gary Giddins opined Mike nu-beat scene. Hismusic, which isan theVillage Allen Ouartet himself with organic fusionof dub.electronica,thatIyer"hasaligned experience forvisiting musischool ofjazzpiano: Agreat andworldbeat.is ontheplaylists thepercussive cians andjazzfansalike. ournightly Ellington, Hines. Monk, Powell. Taylor, andis regularly beingperformed at O'Doul's is always a Weston, Tyner, andtherest jamsession liveintheU.K. andinternationally.Nichols. huge hitandpromises tobeeven more and you can hear the influences at Anobsessive experimenter, Gaudi Hosting thesession buthedoesn't sound likeany funthisFestival. constantly searches fornew forms of work, istheMike Allen Quartet. anacclaimed of them." An exceptional composer. sounds andgrooves. Heessentially performed withmany fromAfrican, Asian, and unitwhohave takesdifferent genres andstyles Vijaydraws luminary guestsincluding Julian European traditions to create highly fromaround theworldandre-casts Priester. Gary Bartz. KirkMcDonald, original music. His recent acclaimed themin hisownpersonal waywhile Rieu, andBrian Lynch. Allen Reimagining (Savoy) is Yannick retaining theheartandsignificancerecording is a perfect choice forhost.ashe's emotionally expressive with exuberoftheircultural roots. He's remixed a pianist andtenor saxoanchored in bothagifted vast array ofartists. most notably Bob ant improvisations phonist. Throughout theweek, hewill rhythmic structures and ringing harMarley, Simple Minds, TrilokGurtu. bya rotating roster He's worked witha diverse beaccompanied Scissor Sisters. andNusrat Faleh Ali monies. ofrock-solid drummers, bassists, and cast of musicians such as Mike Ladd Khan. With11soloalbums to date horns. Weguarantee surprises. lots Steve Coleman. Miya Masaoka, and 250music productions. 80remixes: music, afantastic ambience, Tate's BurntSugar. Foremost ofgreat andmore than100compilations fea- Greg andterrific food atoneofVancouver's among his collaborators is the turinghistracks. Gaudi is all over music venues. altosaxophonist Rudresh hippest theU.K. andU.S. charts. Hisrecent astounding JUNE 22-JULY 1IO'Daul's Mahanlhappa with whom Iyer shares lnterchill release Bass. Sweat &Tears artistic andancestral bond. isthelabel's best-selling album - an aunique James theculture of his Taylor organic fusionof dubandnu-beat Byincorporating heritage, Rudresh has Citing Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, and witha hintof psychedelia inspired EastIndian myriad influences to create a JoniMitchell asinfluences. Vancouver bycultures fromAfrica, theIndian fused vision. He's worked singer/guitarist Taylor James gains subcontinent. SouthAmerica, and groundbreaking likeDavid Murray, new fans every timesheplays. Gliding theMediterranean. Gaudi hasalso withmusicians Fareed Haque, downtheguitarneckwitha slide worked withdublegend leeScratch JackDeJohnette. andDr.Lonnie solo. commanding thestage frontand Perryandproducer Dennis Bovell. TrichySankaran, Smith. Hisforceful, grab-you-by-thecenter atthemicrophone, ordeliverThanks totheBritish Council. on inganintimate acoustic composition. Andrew lnterchi/1 willbespinning throatsaxattackcanbeheard histastynewCDcalledCodebookTaylor James isunforgettable. tunes between sets. 22.23IThe Yale (PiRecordings). With Stephan Crump JUNE bass andMarcus Gilmore drums. Bookmark coastaljazz.ca JUNE 271Tom LeeMusic Hall (workshop) Jazzland Community withSidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft and more Christine Jensen Ouartet Norah Jones and theHandsome Band JUNE 28IDrpheum Theatre B.C.-born, Montreal-based saxophonist/composer Christine Jensen has builtareputation asanoriginal voice phofobyOannyC/inch ontheinternational jazzscene. Her When distinctive singer, songwriter, workhasbeen transported allover andpianist Norah Jones released her theworldduein partto hersister. debut album Come Away With Me(Blue jazztrumpeter Ingrid Jensen, having Note) back in2002, nooneimagined recorded anumber ofhercompositions. 1twould become oneofthebiggest Christine hasstudied withcomposersdebut albums ever. Agorgeous musical pho!obyAmfersNi/sen : JimMcNeely, Kenny Werner. andothers. statement showcasing originals and Inthisproject. Norwegian pianist/• HerlatestCD,LookLeft(Effendi).classic tunesfromHankWilliams composer/producer Bugge Wesselloft features heradventurous butin-the- Hoagy Carmichael. and JD.Loudermilk: brings together artistswhorecord pocket, mainstream jazzwithfantastic ii sold over 20 million copies worldwide for hisJazzland label.Jazzland's performances from Jensen and herband andsnagged eightGrammy awards in music (likeWessellofl's) is unique mates Dave Restivo piano, Fraser Hollins 2003. Two years later, Jones followed inthewayii embraces theliberating bass. Greg Ritchie drums. Thanks tothe upwiththeequally engaging Feels Like potential ofdance music - mixing and Canada Council fortheArts. Home. another blend of originals and matching European techno, drumn' JUNE 24 ITheCentre well-chosen cover material. The release bass. house. ambient. and jazzimprovisation inamanner thatclicks with clubculture yetiswelcomed byopenminded jazzfans.Theall-starcast dubbed "Jazzland Community" is a who's whooftheScandinavian music scene. Award-winning singer/poet Sidsel Endresen hasworked inawide ers1 - o ege range of musical genres including urnedoutsomeof pop,contemporary classical, multia'smostsuccessful media performances. choral music jazzmusicians. andsolovoice.Hercollaborator~ include NilsPetter Molvaer. Django y notbecome Bates. andHelge Sien. Monster saxophonist Hakon Kornslad leadsthe ourshining stars? exciting electro-jazz group Wibutee. Kornslad's concept of"open minded music" embraces theacoustic andthe electronic. Brilliant nujazz guitarist Eivind Aarset isaregular member of NilsPeller Molvaer's band. Hisdebut CDElectronique Noirwashailed as "oneofthebestpostMiles (Davis) electric jazzalbums" bytheNew YorkTimes. Bassist Marius Reksjo anddrummer Welle Holleround out thisstellar aggregate. June pays tribute tothecool blonde awards including theOrder ing. debuted atNo. 1onBillboard andsold numerous ofthe'50s- Peggy Lee, andtheGovernor General'sjazzvocalists over 10million copies around theworld. ofCanada Connor, June Christie, andmore. ArtsAward for Lifetime Chris Hernew CD, NolToo Late, ishermost Performing Michael Creber piano, Dave Guiney Achievement. With EricLagaceWith personal todate. It'sacollection of13 Artistic bass, John Nolan drums. and JimDoxas drums. original songs withNorah's songwritingbass JUNE 231Capilano Suspension Bridge skills taking thecentral focus. Onrecord Just Jazz Trio and onstage, Jones demonstrates she's The KidKoala anoriginal talent withasingular voice. From bebop to modern classics, this Inthewords oftheNew York Daily News, localtrio'srepertoire includes swing, "When Jones sings ...you can hear echoes ballads, Latin, andblues. WithAndy ofherinfluences likeBillie Holiday, Nina Slack guitar, JoeBouchier bass, Gary Simone andJoniMitchell, mingling in Keenan saxophone/vocals. herimpressive, well-contoured voice to JUNE 30,JULY 11Ouisi Bistro create something allherown." Oliver Jones Trio JUNE 24IThe Centre ProudSponsor of theTDCanadaTrustVancouver International JazzFestival ( Acoustic Pianos) ( HybridPianos STEINWAY & SONS • YAMAHA• PETROF ( DigitalPianos ) YAMAHA Clavinova RCM No.1 by Choice Michael Kaeshammer Montreal-based Eric San, akaKidKoala, does ii all- fills,beats, bass lines, harmonies, andthensome. Theawesome turntablist iswellknown forplaying the turntable like amelodic instrument, where single notes aredragged under the Michael Kaeshammer isone ofthemost long atdifferent speeds, creating difexciting jazzpianists inthecountry. stylus ferent pitches. Noles bend andwaver Stillinhismid-20s, theboogie-woogie theKidtosimulate allkinds of pianist hasreleased aseries ofaward allowing effects from drunken trumpet players to winning, critically acclaimed recordings "Oliver Jones is oneoftheworld's and babies crying. Hissamples include music has developed alarge, international best piano players. He's inaclass with following Brown television specials, through hisdynamic live fromCharlie Oscar Peterson, Arthur Rubenstein, routines, people coughing, performances. Hiship,well-crafted ori- oldcomedy andthelateGlenn Gould. Hisspeed ginals and people reading amenu inCantonese. aregrounded inhisencyclopedic witheither hand boggles themind." knowledge with skilland humour, notto oftraditional piano styles. It'salldone - Montreal Gazette avivid imagination andlaboriBoogie-woogie, ragtime, stride and Jelly mention Oliver Jones is Canada's undisputedRollMorton's "Making Basin Street early jazzstylings seam- ousdedication. heavyweight champion ofjazz piano. Born lessly was likedoing ananimated film," meld withfunk-inspired bebop, Blues inMontreal, hetooklessons from Daisy romantic he explains, referring to his turntable ballads, and modern jazz inthe Peterson, Oscar's sister, andbecame a ever-expanding, of Louis Armstrong's classic unique piano sound of cut-up jazz prodigy. Hiscareer has since taken thehandsome tune. "Every noteoneach instrument young piano star. himaround theworld. With animpres- JUNE was found ondifferent bitsofrecords 231TheCentre sive catalogue boasting over15 releases, thathad tobescratched inand bent. In Jones has demonstrated repeatedly that Kamosc the end you get music which sounds like (Achim Kaufmann/ heisCanada's greatest gifttothepiano theoriginal butmoves differently." Since Michael Moore/ since Oscar Peterson. Hislatest CD, One signing with Ninja Tune back in1996, Kid vanderSchyff) More Time (Justin Time)which alludes Dylan Koala has issued numerous releases. His tohisreemergence ontheconcert front See latest CD, Your Mom's Favorite DJ,isin New Dutch Swing 2007 aftera briefhiatus - isnoexception. keeping withhispenchant fortelling Allthefamiliar trademarks arethere: June stories. There's romance, comedy, and Katz Quartet theunmistakable finesse, lightening-A leading swing that your mother may well appreVancouver jazzvocalist, fasttechnique, graceful innovation, and June butthere's also thecharacteristic Katz isanintuitive, intimate, and ciate, articulation ranging from delicate clean expressive Kid Koala deftness and complexity. And performer whose rendition lines topowerful, rollicking rhythms. And ofjazzstandards it's all woven together with classic hip is simultaneously heswings likecrazy! Oliver has receivedknowing, beats, breaks, and generous swathes naive, and completely charm- hop ofheavy guitars. ( Keyboards ) l;n1~fo,!I C ( PrintMusic& Gifts) r,. .._-:. - MusicLessons ) andhercompositions favour simple, lithemelodies thatgiveway tosmart, One ofVancouver's leading jazzguitar- exploratory improvisations. Her ists,lhorKukurudza seamlessly blends wonderful newquintet includes local both melodic and harmonic elements in greats Peggy Leecello, JonBentley hisexpressive compositional style. His saxophones, PaulRushka bass, Paul triofeatures Adam Thomas bass and Townsend drums. Bernie Araidrums, andhe'llplayina JUNE 241Granville Island-Performance duo with the great guitaristBill Coon. Works FREE (Ouintet) photo byCecelia Muirhead 241Taproom atGranville Island JUNE 261O'Douls (Trio) InZen Buddhism, akoan isanonsens-JUNE Brewing (Trio) icalquestion asked ofastudent, meant JUNE 271Dockside Lounge atGranville Peggy LeeBand to bringthestudent to awareness Island Hotel (Duo) through contemplation. Thisgroup ofVancouver musicians andcompos- Andre Lachance Ouartet ersareexploring adialogue between Well known as one ofCanada's best varied cultural experiences andartAndreLachance is isticpractises, bothcomposed and jazzbassists, a reputation asa fine improvised. Theresult isanexciting alsogaining inthetradition ofWes mixofsounds ranging fromethereal jazzguitarist andGrant Green. This Chinese ballads to Middle Eastern Montgomery swinging quartet unites him with longmelodies andboisterous ethno-jazzcompatriots Brad Turner Themagnificent cellistPeggy Lee rock-fusion jamming. With JinZhang timemusical andChris Gestrin organ. The hasmade a significant impact on erhu, Zhongxi Wusuona/sheng, Brad drums share a richmusical Vancouver's deep andexciting contemMuirhead trombone, Jared Burrows threemusicians andplaytogether inavariety porary music scene. Asasolo performer, guitar/accordion, Tommy Babin bass, history of groups likeGestrin's Slillpoint she isaconstantly inventive improviser Pepe Danza percussion/shakuhachi. project and JonBentley's quintet. With andariveting JUNE 221TheIronworks presence. Heroutstandtheaddition offire-breathing tenor inggroup performs herhighly original saxophonist Daniel Miles Kane, thisis compositions. Kaw Kanda TheGeorgia Straight sure toswing likecrazy! writes that"hermelodies slide inand JUNE 231Gastown - Victory Square outofabstraction; skewed marches bull upagainst folksongs; chamber-music Karen Larsen &PatCovernton niceties crumble under theassault of Theband has Local pianist PatCovernton hasbeen funkandpsychedelia." CDs: aself-titled debut release, entertaining Vancouver audiencesthree Sounds fromtheBig withhisunique jazzstyleforovera thefollow-up photo byEricVijfhuizen (Spool), and 2OO4's Worlds Apart decade. Vocalist Karen Larsen brings House Irresistibly danceable music! The WithBradTurner trumpet, hersoulful sound andpowerful pres- (Spool). sweet sounds ofWest African vocalist Berkman trombone, JonBentley ence to original tunes andclassics Jeremy Ronald Garber (nicknamed Kow Kanda Ron Samworth andTony from EllaJames, Sarah Vaughan, Sade, saxophones, asachildbyhisgrandfather) andhis Wilson guitars, Andre Lachance bass, andmore. band blend pop, West African highlife, JUNE Dylan vanderSchyff drums. 25,261Duisi Bistro andreggae intoa mixof non-slop JUNE 261Vancouver East Cultural Centre entertainment. Based in Vancouver Cameron (Solo) Latimer &TheBottle since 1986, KowKanda's singing is JUNE 271TheIronworks (Band) The Bottle &The Truth influenced byMiriam Makeba, Sarah See Vaughan, Manu Dibango, andJimmy Lesismore Lebeck Ouintet/Trio Cliff.Kow Kanda's debut album, Blind Jillian One oftheLower Mainland's 'must-see' Faith, wasrecorded in Ghana. His Vancouver pianist/vocalist Jillian entertainment gems, Lesismore delivsecond CDGbengbeh wasrecorded in Lebeck is influenced byartistsas ersa high-energy mixof roots, R&B, Sierra Leone. diverse asCarlaBley,BillFrisell, and a healthy helping of the blues. Lead JUNE 231Gastown - Maple Tree Square Radiohead, ElliottSmith, andBjork, singer Leslie Harris fronts thistightand Kuan lhor Kukurudza Trio/Duo • Prenez votre espace jazz. Your space for jazz. Classique • Jazz • Chanson • Musique du monde Espace musique, Radio-Canada's Music Radio. ••• ESP/\CE !1!•MUSIQUE 4 90,9FM 889FM , Vancouver Victoria www.radio-canada.ca/radio teacher andactor, healsosings in talented four-piece band. With Curtis Lotus Child choirs asa classical andpopsoloist DeBray guitar. Nino DiPasquale drums, sold-out shows atVancouver's andhasa busy lifeinmusic theatre. Steve Hilliam sax, Patrick Metzger bass. Playing premier indie venues, Vancouver's lotus Putajazz JUNE 28IThe Yale • standard inSieve Maddock's Child isreceiving rave reviews fortheir hands, JUNE 30IRossini's - Kits andyou'llhearthesong like new CDGossip Diet from critics across never before. Andheswings! With Canada. Their sophisticated brand of MilesBlack Fredrik Ljungkvist &Yun Kan 5 piano, MilesHillbass, indie pop-rock isahithere athome and Craig Scott drums. JUNE 271Vancouver East Cultural Centre ontheroad. Ahard-core touring band, JULY 11Capilano Suspension Bridge theirliveshows areelectrifying. JUNE 231Media Club Chad Makela Ouartet Vancouver baritone saxophonist Chad Makela heads upthishigh-energy, swinging modern jazz quartet. Make la's original compositions reveal theinfluSwedish saxophonist/clarinetistFredrik ence ofScofield, lovano, andTrane, ljungkvisl isbest known asamember while thegroup's harmonic freedom, oftheNordic jazzgroup Atomic, an sinuous melodic contours, and oblique exhilarating quintet atthevanguard connection totheblues bring tomind ofEuropean jazz. He's alsoamember themusic ofOrnette Coleman. They arefewperformers intheworld have ofbands ledbyPer"Texas" JohanssonThere agreat CD, Flicker, onCellar live. asversatile andfascinating as Withbassist andKen Vandermark. During thelast today PaulRushka, drummer Celso Dave decade he's collaborated with adiverse guitarist/singer/percussionist Robbins, Brad Turner trumpet. Brazilian-born and Vancouvercast ofartists such asLina Nyberg, Mats Machado. JUNE 291Canada Place Machado delights hisaudiences Gustafsson, John Taylor, Bobo Stenson,based, hissubtle mixture ofmusical inspira- Tony andMarc Ducret. Since 2003, Fredrik with Malahy rhythm, andinspired hasbeen atthehelm oftheYun Kan 5, tion,irresistible KrisDavis Ouartet Heisahighly respected multi- See anaward-winning group with twohighly lunacy. JUNE 231Tom LeeMusic Hall (workshop) instrumentalistand composer, and Marcus acclaimed releases ontheSwedish JUNE 231 Western Front (Kris Davis oneofBrazil's leading critics, Caprice label (Yun Kan 12345, Bakaling).Vinfcius, Uuartet) himas" themost important Thisexciting all-star ensemble plays hashailed guitarist ofthenew generation." original music thatmixes grooves and Brazilian Sara Marreiros Ouartet he's leading theaudience ina modes witha distinctive approach to Whether singer Sara Marreiros percussion number Victoria-based freeplaying. With Klaus Nevrin piano, call-and-response upinboth Victoria andPortugal, aspry bossa nova rendi- grew Per-Ake Holmlander tuba,Matthias orpeliorming enables hertocross linguistic and Cugat favourite Brazi( which Welin bass, JonFaltdrums. Thanks tionoftheXavier boundaries. Whether romancing peliormances areunerringlymusical to Rikskonserter Sweden, SwedishMachado's withPortuguese fado or beautiful, and awe-inspiring.heraudience National Council forCultural Affairs. thrilling, improvising over anoldjazz favourite, JUNE 271TheIronworks JUNE 261TheIronworks (Ljungkvist/ Marreiros is captivating. WithGalen Sandell/Berthling) Wes "The Blues Man" Mackey Hartley guitar, KenHallguitar. Dan JUNE 281Vancouver East Cultural Centre Weisenburger Portuguese guitarra, (Fran1ois Houle Tentet) and Friends JUNE 28ITheIronworks Kelby MacNayr drums. Rooted inthetradition ofblues legend JUNE 221West Vancouver Memorial Library B.B. King, Vancouver's Wes Mackey isa Suzanna Lonsdale versatile artist who performs blues clas- Matheson/Roper/Mollerup Influenced by AniDiFranco, Joni sics and contemporary favourites. Earthy, Mitchell, andSarah Mclachlan, this swingin' trumpet, JonRoper music thatisultra smooth. AlanMatheson Vancouver-based folksinger/song-JUNE guitar. andLaurence Mollerup bass 24,JULY 11Capones writer lends hercommanding voice to arethreeof Vancouver's busiest sweet melodies andpowerful lyrics. , Steve musicians, performing in bigband, Maddock Ouartet JUNE 211Media Club modern jazz,pop, andclassical conThisgiftedvocalistis one of texts. Their original music isinspired Vancouver's musical treasures. Abusy Celso Machado "' byTom Harrell, Miles Davis, BillEvans, drums) embraces Lisa's interests in Sharon Minemoto Sextet plays andothers. modern jazz,contemporary classical Billy Strayhorn JUNE 30ITaproom atGranville Island composition, andfreeimprovisation. Brewing COOA magazine praises theirdebut CD, music bylisamiller 0,as"animpresAlan Matheson Septet sivedebut...[a] wildnatural sound, Pianist/trumpeter/composer andarran- fieryandgraceful." 11Roundhouse - Festival Hall gerAlan Matheson isoneofourcity's JULY jazz treasures. Malheson's all-star 'little withherOuartet photo byS/aecie Bracken-Horrocks big-band' performs terrificarrange- Mimi pianist/composer Sharon ments ofclassics, aswellasoriginals Vancouver jazzvocalist Mimihasa Vancouver leads oneof thelightest byMatheson. Expect tohear tunes by background indance andpercussionMinemoto exciting livejazzgroups on Ellington, Strayhorn, Quincy Jones, and andknows a great melody andlyric andmost This project features herorimore. With Rob McKenzie trombone, Dave when shehears one. Hercoolreper- thescene. arrangements oflegendary Billy Branter, Julia Nolan saxophones, Sharon toireoftunes byRandy Weston, Jobim, ginal compositions such asLotus Minemoto piano, Laurence MollerupHorace Silver, andLambert. HendricksStrayhorn andAFlower IsALovesome bass, Craig Scott drums. and Ross isdelightful. With Tony Foster Blossom JUNE 231Gastown - Steam Clock aswellaslittle-known gems like keys, Russ Bollen bass, JoePoole Thing Ballad ForVery Tired andVery Sad Lotus drums, Dave Say sax. JoeMavety Eaters. With Jon Bentley and Ross Taggart JUNE 221Capilano Suspension Bridge saxophones, Brad Turn ertrumpet Darren Guitarist JoeMavety hasbeen enterRadtke bass, Bernie Arai drums. taining audiences fortwodecades. JUNE 231CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Mavety is anartistwhopossesses Bookmark JUNE 231Tom LeeMusic CityStage (Trio) technical mastery andanabilityto JUNE 241TheCellar JauClub (Trio) coastaljazz.ca JUNE inspire hisband mates andcharm the 281Dockside Lounge atGranville Island audience. Hotel (Duo w/ Darren Radtke) JUNE 25ICapones Ryan McMahon Fans ofrock'n'rollrootsmusic will finda kindred spiritinVancouver's Ryan McMahon. Heandhisband play ii honest andstraight up. JUNE 211Media Club Misha Mengelherg/ Joe Williamson/ Dylan vanderSchyff See New Dutch Swing 2007 HAVANA Jazz Festival Tour2007 Lisa Miller's 0 If thenewimprovisational movement means to convey thespiritof jazzwithout reiterating itsstylistic cliches, then Vancouver-based pianist/ composer LisaMiller deserves to be considered oneofitsleading lights. Miller hasbecome oneoftheforemost creative forces on theVancouver scene. 0 (Peggy lee cello,Steve Smith bass andDylan vanderSchyff Learn all about Cuba and experience the best of Latin jazz! November 25 to December 3 www.JazzCuba.com 1.877.687.3817 toll free MojoStars Monks Dream Trio Mr.Something Something Combining soul, jazz-infused funk, and From Thelonious Monk toMiles Davis, straight-up Chicago blues, thishard- from theBeatles toJimiHendrix - this working band's sound issteeped inold eclectic jazztriohasafresh lakeon school, new school, andeverything in theclassics. WithMark Bender bass, Braathan drums, Christopher between. Randy Clarke vocals, Mark Kristian Rankin guitar, Jamie Carter drums, Pillpiano. 221Bogart's Chophouse &Bar Alex Kelly bass, Mark Race keyboards.JUNE photobyJanineS!o/1 JUNE 30IMedia Club led by vocalist/percussionist Johan Rob Montgomery and Friends Ivar,Toronto's super-funky Afrobeat Monks Blue Trio Mr.Something Something mixes Playing theperfect blend ofsmooth jazz, sextet tongue-twisting tools asKpanlogo Performing classic jazztunes, this blues, and soul, thispopular Vancouversuch borborbor hand drums, Ashanti Vancouver trio is influenced by six-piece group features thesmokin' drums, ofRob Montgomery andvocal- gourdra/1/es. andFrychiwa metal Thelonious Monk, Keith Jarrett. and guitar with more conventional noiseRay Brown. Pianist Christopher Pillis istsMike Henry andNadine States. castanets 26IThe Yale makers (tenor and baritone saxophones. joined byDon Fraser drums andDave JUNE guitar, bass) intoaninfectious blend of Chokrun bass. JUNE 30IBogart's Chophouse &Bar Michael Moore percolating polyrhythms. layered horn punches, andhot-stepping bass lines. See New Dutch Swing 2007 Add spirited male and female vocals, and it'salmost impossible nottobemoved Mother Mother bythesheer intensity oftheirgroove. Bookmark This isdance-floor heaven. Johan Ivar vocals/percussion, Larry Graves drums/ coastaljazz.ca percussion, John Maclean sax/vocals/ percussion, Steve Dyle trumpet/percussion, Paul MacDougall guitar, Todd Porter saxophones, Liam Smith bass, Tanya Matthews dancer/percussion. Ina worldof indiegroups thatall JUNE 23ICommodore Ballroom soundalike,Vancouver's Mother JUNE 24IGastown - Maple Tree Square Mother isa truebreath offreshair withasound alltheirown. Recently Geoff Muldaur signed toindie powerhouse lastGang records, theyarepoised to become thenextbigthing.Performing the unique andoftenbrilliant songs of Ryan Guldemond acoustic &electric guitar/vocals. theirartfully directed sound isamixofvaudevillian country, post-punk interludes, andharmonies One ofthegreat voices andmusical thatliessomewhere between Ian forces toemerge fromthefolk,blues, andSylvia andthePixies. Formed in andfolk-rock scenes centred in January, 2005, Mother Mother's wry Cambridge andWoodstock inthe'60s lyricism touches oncontemporary and '70s, Geoff Muldaur made aseries of lifeinallitsbeauty andbalderdash, highly influential recordings with theJim andtheirCDTouch Upsounds great. Kweskin JugBand and Paul Butterfield's WithMolly Guldemond vocals, DebraBetter Days group, and collaborated with Jean Creelman vocals, Kenton Loewen Bonnie Raitt andJerry Garcia. Hehasa drums, Jeremy Page electric bass. magical voice andasingular approach JULY 11Roundhouse - David Lam Park to American music. Muldaur's recent appearances have included concerts attheLincoln Center inNew York City, JefNeve Trio theGetty AriCenter inLos Angeles, and Royal Festival Hall inLondon. groundbreaking musicians. Thegroup combines classic swing andbebop by Ellington andMonk withthemusic of JUNE 291Capilano College Performing Arts KurtWeill andCharles Ives, European Theatre dance band music, African rhythms, andfreeimprovisation. Their irreverMiiller/Lee/Nilssen-Love/Butcher entapproach tojazz,which includes unexpectedly humorous theatrics, intersects withkeenartisticintellipho/obyLKnaepen gence Kevin Whitehead writing inNew The prodigiously talented young Belgian Dutch Swinq. "ICP's music driftsfrom pianist JefNeve leads hisacclaimed trio onelocus toanother liketheaction in through asetofinspired original music, adream, where guiding intelligence may verymuch jazzbutwithasubtle clas- thwart rational progress. Some compossicalsound. Neve's originals arelike itions feature glaring wrong notes or photob) ChickRice musical journeys: youstartoffhere brazenly dumb ideas; nopiece exists in Renowned German bassist Torsten andenduphalfamileaway over there. adefinite state. Players have theoption Muller hasmade Vancouver hishome With bassist PielVerbist anddrummerofmaking some willfully idiotmelody andhasbecome avalued collaboratorTeun Verbruggen, thishugely talented sound betterorevenworse ...thisis inourvibrant creative music scene. A band shapes andshades themusic with jazz/improvised music atitsmost deft great improviser who expands thesonic powerful rhythms, shifting through the andsophisticated." With AbBaars and possibilities ofhisinstrument through changing moods ofNeve's compositions. Michael Moore sax&clarinet, Tobias extended techniques, Muller has played Thanks toVlaams Ministerie van Cultuur Delius sax, Woller Wierbos trombone, withtrombonist Gunter Christman since JULY 1IRoundhouse - Festival Hall Thomas Heberer trumpet, Mary Oliver thelate'70s. Here heheads animproviolin, Tristan Honsinger cello, Ernest vising quartet made upofthebrilliant Glerum bass. Thanks toFAPK (Fonds voor cellist Peggy Lee, Norwegian drummer enPodiumkunsten). Dutch music scene isrenowned for Amateurkunst Paal Nilssen-Love (Sien Sandell Trio), The JUNE 30IVancouver East Cultural Centre top-notch improvisers and andBritish saxophonist John Butcher.itsmany JUNE 30IRoundhouse - TheStudio composers. Writer Kevin Whitehead Thanks totheBritish Council. (Glerum workshop) hasdocumented themusical wealth JULY JUNE 241Western Font 1IRoundhouse - TheStudio (Butcher/Muller/van derSchyff) and diversity ofthisscene inhisbook (Heberer workshop) JUNE 25ITheIronworks entitled New Dutch Swing. Weborrow JULY 1IRoundhouse - Performance Centre themoniker. Han Bennink and AbBaars 1 (Oliver/Muller/Houle) Bob Murphy Ouartet with Tony Wilson Han Bennink isapowerhouse percussion- istwhose sizzling commentary and wacky Pianist BobMurphy is a legend on sense of humour belies his phenomenal ourscene, aseasoned master ofthe technique. Hehasperformed with artofjazzpiano. Aprofessional musieveryone from Ben Webster and Sonny ciansince theageof14,Murphy has Rollins toPeter Brotzmann andDerek written andproduced music forfilm, Bailey. Saxophonist Ab Baars leads atervideo, andcommercials andhasoften rific trio (Wilbert de Joode, Martin van recorded hisown compositions forCBC's "Thisbandcouldkicktherearsof Duynhoven) andhasworked withSteve various national jazzradio programs.countless mainstream repertory Lacy, lgHenneman, and Anthony Braxton. Reflecting theinfluences ofBillEvans, orchestras withits expressiveness GuitaristTony Wilson isaleading figure in Keith Jarrell, andMiles Davis, among andpower." - Chicago Sun-Times Vancouver's creative music community. others, hehasevolved hisownhighly Founded in 1967 by pianistMisha JULY 1IRoundhouse - Performance Centre recognizable personal style. With Tom Mengelberg, drummer HanBennink,JUNE 241TheIronworks (Tony Wilson 6tet) Keenlyside saxophones/flute, Doug andlong-departed saxophonist Willem JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Performance Centre Stephenson bass, Buff Allen drums. Breuker, the Dutchcollective ICP (Bennink w/ Crash Bang Boom) JULY 11Granville Island - Performance (Instant Composers Pool) OrchestraJULY 1IRoundhouse - TheStudio Works FREE has for40years showcased thework of (Baars workshop) connection gelsstronger each year. JUNE 291Western Front 221TheIronworks (Dylan vander Kaufmann isoneofthemost heraldedJUNE Schyff's Bande X) pianists in Europe. Hismusic twists 30IRoundhouse - TheStudio threads ofjazz andclassical influencesJUNE (Williamson workshop) together, weaving in improvisational 1IRoundhouse - TheStudio strands at unpredictable moments.JULY (Menge/berg workshop) Kaufmann currently leads atriowith Frank Gratkowski and Wilbert deJoode. Mary Oliver withFran~ois Houle American-born, Amsterdam-based Torsten Miiller saxophonist/clarinetist Michael Moore and witha widerange _of California-born violinist Mary Oliver Saxophonis/Tobias Delius isanexciting hasperformed including theClusone Trio, isasoloist whose work encompasses musician whosounds likeBen Webstermusicians Crispell, andGerry Hemingwayboth composed andimprovised music. andArchie Shepp rolledintoone. Marilyn Dylan vanderSchyff is a She haspremiered works ofJohn Cage, American writerAriLange observesDrummer improviser who George Lewis, andlannis Xenakis, and thatDelius has a"sound thatcan caress highlyin-demand works with many resident bands has worked with improvisers like lg anEllingtonian phrase orsplinter into including Talking Pictures, Peggy Lee Henneman, Joelle Leandre, andEvan quick-willed thematic abstractions." andhisownBande X.Check out Parker. Vancouver-based clarinetist Tobias isaregular member ofAvailableBand, Toucan. Fran~ois Houle andbassist Torsten Jelly and Joos! Buis and theAslronotes.theirdisconRed 1IRoundhouse - Performance Centre Muller joinher. Hisquartet flows freely between open JULY JUNE 29IVancouver East Cultural Centre JULY 11Roundhouse - Performance Centre improvisation andwritten charts while (Talking Pictures w/ Kaufmann) JULY 1IRoundhouse - TheStudio creating surprising andalways fascinat- JULY 1IRoundhouse - TheStudio (Oliver workshop) ingmusic. His fellow improvisers include (Moore workshop) drummer HanBennink, cellist Tristan Honsinger, andbassist JoeWilliamson. Misha Mengelberg/ JULY 1ITheIronworks Tristan Honsinger and Joe Williamson Joe Williamson/ Dylan vanderSchyff Intensely creativepianist Mengelberg is a seminal figurein CellistTristanHonsinger is an improvised music. Therecent docuextremely energetic player who creates mentary "AFIJN" provides clear insight unexpected textures withwit and intoMisha's original wayofthinking sensitivity Hehasplayed withGlobe andworking. Jazz Weekly writes that Unity Orchestra, Cecil Taylor, andDerek "if anyone couldbecharacterized Bailey. Anexcellent soloist, Londo~ astheThelonious Monk of Europe based bassist JoeWilliamson's resume ii would beMisha Mengelberg ...he's includes workwithSteve Beresford, thetheoretician behind thecreative Vinny Golia, andEvan Parker. musical irony which underlies much of JJJNE 30IRoundhouse - Performance what we know as post modern Dutch Centre - andbyextension - European jazz." JUNE 30IRoundhouse - TheStudio Former Vancouverite JoeWilliamson (Williamson workshop) on bass,combining low-register sense Kamosc (Achim Kaufmann/ soliditywithanimproviser's of adventure, joins Misha in this Michael Moore/ raretrio performance. Ondrums, Dylan vanderSchyff) Vancouver's Dylan vanderSchyff is oneofCanada's leading percussionists.Hisskilled andimaginative use ofdynamics, colour, andtexture, not to mention hisadept inside/outside capabilities, sethimapart. Thecreative Amsterdam-Vancouver andQueen latifah. He's alsoappeared Wanda Nowicki Ouintet intheRobert Altman filmKansas City. Wierbos isoneoftheworld's greatest In2005 VocalistWanda Nowicki's repertoire ofoffthesaxophonist's recording trombone players. Down Beat calls him I Remember beat bluesy tunes and classic jazz ballads Brother Ray (High Note) "atotalplayer, withoutrageous facility became adelight. Nowicki's tone isreminiscent thenumber onemost played are andaninquiring mind." Wierbos has jazz of June Christy, a cooled-out approach album intheU.S. Newman isjoined worked withanarray ofartists includ- during With Steve Bagnell sax, thisspecial performance bythe thatstillswings. ingGerry Hemingway, Alexander von Tilden Mark Bender bass, Christopher Pill piano, Webb Trio,a Vancouver-based Schlippenbach, Cecil Taylor, Sean Bergin, groupherecorded Foster drums. withontheCD Tom 241Gastown -VictorySquare Henry Threadgill, andSonic Youth. Cellar Groove (Cellar live)several JUNE JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Performance years ago. Pianist Tilden Webb isone Centre Trio ofthemost prolific musicians inthe October JUNE 30IRoundhouse - TheStudio acoustic country. He's worked witheveryone Oneof themostexciting (workshop) onourlocalscene, the from Ray Brown andMaria Schneider to jazzgroups Phil Dwyer and Terry Clarke. With Jodi October Trio explores the boundaries New Orleans AleStars saxophone-led trio Proznick bass andJesse Cahill drums. ofthetraditional Seriously funmusic! Old-timey swing while creating afuture alltheirown. andrompin' New Orleans roots music The Beautiful music bythree ofourrising Night Crawlers withSimon Stribling trumpet, Georgia stars. With Evan Arntzen saxophones, intheblues and drawing their Korba bass, Josh Roberts banjo, Gerry Drenched Josh Cole bass, Dan Gaucher drums. from thelikes ofLou Donaldson, Green reeds, andKarlWalldrums. material JUNE 251Canada Place Grant Green, and Red Holloway, they're JUNE 23,30ITheLamplighter amust-see and-hear forfans offunky, Mary Oliver withFran~ois jazz. Cory Weeds altosax, Chris David "Fathead" Newman with bluesy Houle and Torsten Miiller Davis trumpet, Chris Gestrin organ, Dave theTilden Webb Trio Sikula guitar, Jesse Cahill drums. See New Dutch Swing 2007 Wolter Wierbos --- JUNE 271TheCentre June 23ITheCellar Jazz Club Robin Nolan Trio TheOrion Syndicate Playing groove-based original compositions, thisexciting young Vancouver triois influenced bythesoulorgan sounds ofMedeski, Martin andWood, Soulive, andLarry Goldings. Nathan Wylie drums, EricWasstrom guitar, Laurence Santos Hammond B-3. 1IGranville Island - Railspur Alley Tenor player David "Fathead" Newman pho/obylarryPollock JULY Park comes fromalonglineofgreat Texas Considered oneoftheworld's leading saxophonists thatincludes Booker gypsy jazzguitarists inthetradition Ervin, Ornelle Coleman, Arnett Cobb, ofDjango Reinhardt, Robin Nolan has Ossuary andKingCurtis. TheTexas sound is alsosethimself apart bycreating his characterized byits deeply soulful ownunique style.From hisbasein blues sound. Newman is bestknown Amsterdam, hehascircled theglobe forhis12-year stint(1954-1966) with withperformances at the Lincoln thelategreat Ray Charles withwhom Center, both theMontreal andToronto hisbig,earthy improvisations became jazzfestivals, DjangoFest, andnumera trademark. Over theyears, David ousother events. Joined byhisbrother photobyKawaiShinobu hasreleased over 35albums onlabels Kevin Nolan onrhythm guitar and gypsy led by KellyChurko electronics/ likeAtlantic, Prestige, andKokopellijazzveteran Simon Planting ondouble guitar,Ossuary's original composwhile working withartists asdiverse basstheRobin Nolan Trioblazes itionsincorporate noise, jazz,and asHerbie Mann, Stanley Turrentine,thro~gh a mixof Django, Lalin, and improvisation. Churko iswellknown Aretha Franklin, B.B.King,Jimmy swing classics, peppered withstunning asa member of Vancouver-based McGriff, Hank Crawford, EricClapton, andinventive original compositions.groups likeAlmost Transparent Blue, JUNE 241Gastown - Maple Tree Square Hospital, andField andhasbeen living Madeleine Ray Piper and Danny Parker Peyroux andworking in Japan forthelast Anafternoon concert ofBrazilian classics several years. Ossuary brings Churko andoriginals from twoofourcity's best. together withtwoof hisJapanese Guitaris/Ray Piper leads the popular group compatriots. Tokyo-based drummer Fantazea and isamember ofGostoshino. Akira Sotoyama hasperformed with Bassis/Danny Parker isindemand asa artistssuchasTerumasa Hinoand sideman in a variety of styles. Sadao Watanabe, andbassist Keila JULY 1ITaproom atGranville Island Itois active inTokyo's improvising Brewing andnoise music scene. French-American singerMadeleine JUNE 261Western Front Peyroux burstontothemusic scene Karin Plato Ouintet/Trio JUNE 271Granville Island - Performance asa 22-year-old overa decade ago One Works FREE of Canada's finest jazzvocalists, withawildly successful debut album, Vancouver's Karin Plato hasa breezy, Dreamland She was greeted byawave swinging style and melodic sensibility that ofglowing reviews, many extolling her bring new life to classic gems. Her clear-asIIseems thatevery daymore people are vocal abilities andinterpretative skills, a-bell diction and sensitivity tolyrics area discovering thebeauty ofBrazil's choro and some even comparing hertothelate treat. A Juno nominee, Karin is also a gifted tradition. Vancouver's own chorinotrio,great Billie Holiday Industry pressuressongwriter, andhercompositions stand PeDeCana, performs homespun, heart- eventually chased theyoung diva tothe comfortably among standards onrecordwarming renditions ofchoro classics, sidelines. After retreating from thelime- ingssuch asBlue Again andThe State plussamba, bossa nova, anda little light foreight years, Peyroux returned to ofBliss. Her fantastic band includes Lou jazz.These three talented musiciansactive touring and recording in2004 with Mastroianni keyboards, Bill Coon guitar, - Paul Bray percussion, Trevor Murray therelease ofCareless Love, aseamlessPaul Rushka bass, Dave Robbins drums. andMario Silva guitars - make every blend ofacoustic blues, country ballads,JUNE 221 O'Doul's (Trio) dayfeellikesummer. Inpartnershiptorch songs, andpopthatsounds both JUNE 28ITheIronworks (Uuintet) withtheCityof NorthVancouverclassic andcontemporary. Thebulk Centennial Celebrations. ofhernewCD, HalfthePerfect World JUNE 241John Braithwaite Community (Rounder), focuses onartists and writers Centre Peyroux grew upwith. She employs her bittersweet, brokenhearted altotogreat TheDawn Pemberton Trio effect, covering material fromgreats Aversatile, thoughtful, andpowerful likeLeonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Fred singer, Vancouver's Dawn PembertonNeil, andJoniMitchell. Since stepping draws onjazz,blues, funk,gospel, back intothespotlight Peyroux isonce andsoul.WithJeffYounger guitar again proving herself tobeastylish, andCoryCurtisbass,the trio beguiling interpreter oftheAmerican approaches modern standards witha songbook. Herkillerband includes Sam sense ofadventure, quirkiness, and Yahel Hammond B-3/piano, Matt Penman serious groove. bass, Scott Amendola drums. PeDeCana JUNE 26,271Rime Cecil Perinbam ThePaul Pigat Trio Vancouver guitarist Paul Pigat hasa Forthelast40years pianistCecil feelforswing, rockabilly, andjumpin' Perinbam hasperformed all over jive.Anatural showman witha great theworld, including India, Malaysia,sense of humour andguitarchops andacross Europe. Hiseclectic mix fromheaven, he'splayed withCousin ofshow tunes fromthe'30slo the Harley, Neko Case, Carolyn Mark, and '80sincludes swing standards and more. WithTommy Babin bassand Lalinclassics. Jesse Cahill drums. JUNE 24.JULY 11Rossini's - Kits JUNE 26ICanada Place JUNE 28ICapones JUNE 30ITheLamplighter Plimley/Babin/Drake Jodi Proznick Quartet Rastrillos Bassist/composer JodiProznick is a gifted young musician whose staris definitely ontherise.Although she plays regularly inanumber ofgroups, thetotality ofhergifts come tolight asa leader. Her quartet isfresh. intense, and highly interactive, featuring some ofthe agroove! Rastrillos' music isafusion finest young musicians inthecountry- Whal Mexican music, reggae, jazz, Tilden Webb piano. Steve Kaldeslad tenor ofpopular Throughout hisdistinguished career, sax, indu, andska. Since 1988, Mexico Jesse Cahill drums. Their repertoirefunk, Vancouver pianist PaulPlimley has includes has been grooving toRastrillos' cool originals byallband membersCity continually reasserted hisroleasone and Mestizo-reggae rhythms, theirjoysand new interpretations ofcompositions oftheforemost improvising musiciansbythelikesofDave andtheirmusical quest forthe Holland, Charles pains. inCanada, asasoloist inhislongtime Mingus. basic human values offriendship, respect and JoniMitchell. partnership withbassist LisleEllis, JUNE 221TheCellar Jazz Club and love. Rastrillos have shared thestage withtheNOW Orchestra, andother- JUNE 231Taproom atGranville Island with internationally renowned artists like wise. Indebted, asmostimprovising Brewing (Trio) Black Uhuru, Israel Vibration, andLinton pianists are,tothegreat Cecil Taylor, Kwesi Jhonson. aswellasthebest the Plimley achieves hisown voice through Rabnett 5 Mexican musical scene has tooffer. thejuxtaposition ofanexuberant jazz Praised 1IRoundhouse - David Lam Park byjazzers andjambanders JULY vocabulary anda refined classicism.alike,thisVancouver-based quintet Tommy Sabin's energetic andsoulful marries Rathbun Quartet thesoulofNew York's down- Andrew bass is a perfect match forPlimley. town George Garzone scene withWest Coast cool. Led with The great drummer Hamid Drake brings byguitarist/composer RichRabnett hisdeep swing andextraordinary ear theband features Mike Kennedy bass. forshading andcolour tothisexcit- Kiyoshi Elkuf tenor sax,IanCoxkeyinggroup. Drake willalsoappear with boards, Dan Gaucher drums. theIndigo Triowithbassist Harrison JUNE 241Gastown - Steam Clock Bankhead andflutistNicole Mitchell. JUNE 30ITheIronworks Darren Radtke/Sharon Minemoto Bassist Darren Radtke isoneofour Murray Porter city'sfinestmusicians anda longInspired by Dr.John,JoeCocker, timemember oftheBrad Turner Trio. photo byNilsWinther andDelbert McClinton, FirstNations' Joining himforanevening ofwell- Toronto-born. New York-based saxo(Mohawk Nation, Turtle clan)singer/• loved jazzstandards isthewonderfulphonist/composer Andrew Rathbun is songwriter/pianist MurrayPorter• pianist Sharon Minemoto. attheforefront ofa newgeneration brings theblues tovibrant life. JUNE 28IDockside Lounge atGranville ofjazzinnovators. Hisimprovisations JUNE 22.23.29.30ICapones Island Hotel areatonce melodic. gritty, andtechnically stirring, and his compositions Carman J.Price Glenda Rae and the are lyrical,harmonically complex. Ajazzvocalist withagorgeous. clear Essential Band andformally ambitious. OnRalhbun·s tenor sound andaninfectious sense of recording Shadow Forms. histrio One oftheWest Coast's most exciting recent both humour and swing, Vancouver's Price bytenor saxophonist George vocalists, Glenda Rae combines breath- isjoined isatruestudent ofpopular song. Inspired Garzone. A founding member ofthe taking vocal ability withsuperb lyrical byTony Bennett JonHendricks, and Kurt Boston-based jazzgroup the insights. Herrepertoire oforiginals legendary Elling, hedelights inentertaining audiFringe, the ferociously talented Garzone encompasses pop.soul.R&B, gospel, ences with bebop, vocalese, and beautiful withjazzgreats such as andjazz. With Miles Black keys, Brett hasperformed ballads. With Shannon Thue piano, Patrick Brecker, JoeLovano, Dave Wade guitar/vocals, Rene Worst bass, Michael Metzger bass, Dan Gaucher drums. Liebman. George Russell, Danilo Perez, andTony Chamberlisl drums. JUNE 291Capilano Suspension Bridge Gunther Schuller. and Jack DeJohnette. JUNE 271TheYale anall-star repertory octet dance band while inhigh school and has Akillerband withScott Leebass and Collective, performing onslage, atclubs, and Bobby Hutcherson, Nicholasbeen JeffHirschfield drums. Thanks tothe (including Payton, Renee Rosnes, etal).Althoughinhotels inwestern Canada ever since. Canada Council fortheArts. JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Festival Hall ahitwithourFestival audience, hismuscular swing andearthy ballads Always (Rathbun/Ga11one Uuartet) tofeature Dal once again. may evoke Sonny Rollins, Redman has wearethrilled JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Studio (Ga11one/ proven 30IRoundhouse - David Lam Park himself awide-ranging musicianJUNE Rathbun workshop) andafearless voice atthevanguard of JULY 1ITheIronworks Sonny Rollins contemporary music. Redeye MIKE Reim Blending thebestelements ofJack Johnson, G.Love, and Sublime, Redeye's West Coast vibewillhave youswaying totheirinfectious pop,rock,.reggae, and skabeats. JUNE 231Media Club Joshua Redman Trio Sharing thestage withnothing more oneofthemostrevered musithan twoturntables, aDVJ, mixer, and a He's intheworld. Down Beat calls microphone, San Francisco's MIKE Reim cians saxophone player defies any preconceived notions ofwhat himthegreatest Parker's explosion on asolo DJcan achieve musically and vis- sinceCharlie inthe'40s.Rolling Stone ually. Genres ofmusic mean absolutelythescene thatthissaxophone colosnothing tothischampion turnlablisl. declares Using thescratch techniques that susis oneof themostinventive inthehistory ofmusic. turned thehiphopworld upside down, improvisers Matters refers tohimas"our Reim masterfully manipulates every- AndPop living jazzman anda linkto One ofthemost pre-eminent. profoundthing from JimiHendrix toBeck toVince greatest most storied era." Sonny saxophonists of thepast15years, Guaraldi toRage Against theMachine.themusic's isindeed a bona fidelegend. Joshua Redman hasbeen hailed asthe Reim hasbecome aworldwide leader Rollins work stands upwith crown prince ofthetenor saxophoneinthevisual arts,transforming every Hisextraordinary ofgiants Lester Young, John (Associated Press). The late, great saxo- stage intohispersonal filmfestival, thelikes Coltrane, Ben Webster, and Coleman phonist Michael Brecker simply called manipulating music andmovies liveto Hawkins. Moreimportantly, hehas himagenius. Son ofrecently deceasedawestruck audiences. mastered and integrated styles from saxman Dewey Redman, Joshua burst JUNE 28ICommodore Ballroom every corner ofjazz, andthensome. onto thejazz scene in1993 withhisselfthespeed and intricacy ofbebop, and hisOrchestraFrom tilleddebut CD andsubsequent release DalRichards through lushromantic balladry, into Wish (both onWarner), which sold over livelyCaribbean dancerhythms, aquarter ofamillion copies combined andbywayofstartling melodic and - unheard ofoutside thepop-jazz arena. harmonic conventions, Rollins has Since then Redman's career has advanced continually proven to be one of the atastartling pace. Over thepast decade mostinnovative artistsin modern he'sworked in various formats with music. Over thelast50years hehas PalMetheny, Jack DeJohnelle, Herbie released over 70recordings, including Hancock, JoeLovano, andmany others. hislatest. Sonny. Please (Doxy), and Recently, Redman hasfound occasionDalRichards isanicon intheentertainhehas toured andrecorded withMiles topush boundaries andstimulate his ment business inwestern Canada. For Davis, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, creative juices intheclassic acoustic more than60years, DalRichards and Dizzy Gillespie, and the Rolling Stones. trioformat withkeyboardist Sam Yahel hisOrchestra have delighted Canadians Al76,hisdistinctive sound - withits anddrummer BrianBlade (Elastic withmemorable dance music, andheis robust attack, elegant lyricism, and Band). Inaddition Joshua istheartis- stilloneofB.C:s busiest entertainers. fierce swing - remains undiminished. ticdirector ofSanFrancisco's SF JAZZ AVancouver native, heformed hisfirst Rollins waspresented withaGrammylikeJoeHenderson, Paul Motian, and salsa, jazz, andAfro-Cuban rhythms to Award for Lifetime Achievement in JoeLovano. He's alsoreleased four create atoe-tapping andsoul-moving 2004, andthisyearhewas therecipi- acclaimed recordings ontheVerve Caribbean musical fusion. Afavourite entof the2007PolarMusic Prize labelincluding thehighlylyrical withVancouver audiences forovera ($140,000 US.) awarded bytheRoyal Deep Song. Astrikingly original voice decade, thisJuno-nominated band's Swedish Academy ofMusic. onguitar, Kurtstrives fora legato powerful andjoyfulmusic is guarconnectivity tothe notesin the anteed to getyoumoving. Raphael Barry Romberg's Random Access lefthand whileretaining a sense of Geronimo timbales/vocals/drums, rhythmic syncopation intheright.He NickApivor vibes, LouMastroianni toldJazziz "Basically, I want across keys, Allan Johnston bass, Raio Preza between AlanHoldsworth andGrant congas/vocals, Rod Murray trombone. 30IRoundhouse - David Lam Park Green ...bulI alsowantthechordal JUNE approach ofKeith Jarretl...The intePaul Rushka Trio grationof chords andmelody is something thatI really hear inmyhead Theinteractive modern guitartrio ...l'mtrying tocombine aspects of ledbybassist Drummer Barry Romberg hasbeen a now PaulRushka draws Green, Jarrell, Bud Powell inspiration leading figureontheCanadian jazz Holdsworth, frommodern masters like Hope ontheguitar." With BillEvans, scene forover25years. He's played andElmo KurtRosenwinkel. andthe Turner sax,Aaron Parks piano, Gateway withmany of thefinestmusiciansMark Trio. With afocus onoriginal bass, TBA drums. Adouble material, in thecountry andwithartistsas JoeMartin theyalsoplaycompositions Byron. diverse asGilEvans, Don Pullen, and billwithDon byPaulMalian, Kenny Wheeler, and Don Byron. Romberg's Random Access others. WithDave Sikula guitar and Rumba Calzada (theirdebut CDistilledPartJ) isa Bernie Araidrums. group ofgifted improvisers who create Areyouready 241Granville Island - Market Stage to rumba? Composer/JUNE thatrarespace where themusiciansbandleader Raphael Geronimo blends seem tobreathe asoneandmusical magic happens. WithKevin Turcotte Massei trumpet, KirkMacDonald sax,Rich Brown bass. Thanks to theCanada Council fortheArts. JUNE 24IGastown - Maple Tree Square JUNE 28IThe Centre pholobyJJl Oelia "Rosenwinkel combined thespeed andinsistence ofabop-based guitaristwiththemore biting, fog-cutting sound ofsomeone equally attuned to rock." - Boston Globe KurtRosenwinkel isadazzling player whom guitarmaster JohnScofield calls"one ofthefinest andmost creativejazzguitarists playing today." Since landing inNew York intheearly '90s, Kurthastoured withluminaries Paci • Sten Sandell Trio with John Butcher sics.HerbrandnewCDHallelujah • sounds great. With Ron Johnston keyboards, Dave Guiney bass, John Nolan drums, John Doheny saxophone. JUNE 251TheIronworks (Sten Sandell Trio) JUNE 251TheIronworks (Muller/Lee/ Nilssen-Love/Butcher) JUNE 261TheIronworks (Berthling/ Ljungkvist/Sandell) JUNE 30ICapilano Suspension Bridge Sangha withFatieh Honari Jennifer Scott Ouartet Vancouver-based vocalist/pianistJennifer Scott isarare find. Possessed ofavery pure, flexible voice thatseems made for jazzsinging, Scott's solidandswingingpiano chops areicing onthecake. Herlatest CDs, Mile41andLive atthe Cellar, exemplify Scott's rare mixofgreat technique anddeep interpretive skills. With Rene Worst bass, Tom Keenlyside saxophones, Bernie Arai drums. Pianist/composer Sten Sandell isprobablybestknown forhiswork withthe Swedish free-improv trioGush (Mats Gustafsson, Raymond Strid). He's also a member oftheLow Dynamic Orchestra andhascollaborated withmusicians photo byJordan Junck such asEvan Parker, Chris Culler, David 251TheCellar JauClub Sangha isamodern, ener- JUNE Moss, andBarryGuy. AnengagingVancouver's JUNE 261CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One getic, and vital ensemble that mixes improviser strongly influenced by 28IO'Doul's (Trio) Indian, andArabic musical JUNE contemporary classical composersPersian, Therearemoments of likeMorton Feldman andJohnCage, traditions. subtlety andgreat emotional SEKOYA Sien hasbeen compared toPaul Bley delicate exciting and virtuosic improvisaand Cecil Taylor. Down Beat criticJohn depth, grooves. Sangha is Corbett recently wrote: "Sandell's solo tion,andspacious foragroup ofpeople who was afestival highlight: absolute poly- atermused together witha common bond. rhythmic directness (threes andtwo come These fourmusicians - Gordon Grdina overlaid likeanabsolute metronome!), oud, Hidayat Honari Persian tar, startling vocalinterjections anda Arabic photo byDean Vargas Singh Dhillon Indian tabla, and This sensational manipulation ofenergy." Neelamjil fresh young Vancouver collective inHonari tombekand daf-strive to isamash in'blend ofnujazz and futureJoining Sten. bassist Johan Berthling,Ham their different cultures and tounite soul!Garnering anddrummer PaalNilssen-Love is unite ravereviews from with their music. FeaturingMiami British saxophone master John Butcher.theaudience toLondon, Vancouver's SEKOYA guest vocalistFatieh Honari. fuses theirseriously chilled vibewith Butcher hascreated avocabulary that special 271CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One canaccommodate anynumber ofdis- JUNE broken beats, acoustic instruments, parate musical concepts including free andintelligent arrangements. With influences ranging fromBerlin-based improvisation, compositional structure, Sapeca multi-tracking, liveelectronics, ampli- Sapeca crew Jazzanova tothebreak plays traditional Brazilian music electronic ofUK's Bugz intheAttic,from fication, andfeedback. Ina review, - amixofchoros, baiaos, andsambas beats England's Wire magazine staled that - withhumour godsWeather Report tojazz andsensitivity. With fusion BillieHoliday, theirsecond "Butcher's solowasrevelatory ...held Steve Charles cavaquinho, Mario Silva legend aloftbycircular breathing, themultiple guitar, Dalawa, willbereleased globally Liam MacDonald pandeiroa. CD, trillsandmultiphonics ...astoundingJUNE 30IRime thisSummer. WithAmalia Townsend control. ..occasional lyrical eruptions." vocals, Alvin Cornista saxophone/flute, Hehasperformed withDerek Bailey, Colleen Kearley programmer, Kent Wallace Savage and Friends Dan Nino DiPasquale drums. Paul Lovens, PhilMinton, PhilDurrant. Jazz and blues vocalist Colleen Savage trumpet, JUNE 25ITheCentre Sieve Beresford, and Gerry Hemingway. hasbeenswinging andsinging for JUNE 30IRoundhouse - David Lam Park Thanks toRikskonserter Sweden and Vancouver audiences formore than two theBritish Council. decades. Influenced bySarah Vaughan, Adham Shaikh &The Collective JUNE 241Western Front (Butcher/Muller/ Carmen McRae, andRay Charles, her vanderSchyff) (Live Tribal Fusion) wonderful repertoire includes swing JUNE 251Tom LeeMusic Hall standards, Lalin tunes, andR&B clas- See lnterchill Records Night (Sandell workshop) Shift firstlivealbum, I'mwiththeBand, was The Sumner Brothers nominated for a Grammy award. Her Certainly oneofthemost interestingFoot stompin', rustic, androotsy, the release, OnThe Other Side, had young jazz triosonthescene, Shift fea- Sumner Brothers· unique mixofcountry, latest Daily News calling ii tures thetalents ofguitaristoave Sikula, folk,andblues conjure a vision ofa theLosAngeles ...one tohear." Acaptivatbassist Sean Cronin, anddrummer Dan young Elvis Presley meeting Johnny "mesmerizing Sutton has recently sold Gaucher. Grooving, dark, beautiful, and Cash onthebandstand. Samanthaingperformer, out legendary New York venues like the playful music grows fromthetrio's Parton oftheBeGood Tanyas calls Oak Room, Birdland, andCarnegie Hall. patient. open-minded improvisations.them herfavourite new band. Don'tmissherFestival debut. With JUNE 291Granville Island - Market Stage JUNE 271Media Club Christian Jacob piano. Kevin Axtbass, Ray Brinker drums. Eve Smith Trio TheSunnyboy Trio Jazz vocalist andpianist Eve Smith is The Sunnyboy Trio grooves intheworld Sweetpea Swing Band one ofVancouver's treasures. While still thatexists between jazz, soul, beats. of acollege student inWashington, D.C., Eve andfunk.WithWilson Padmos on Cuta rugto the hotsounds Sweelpea Swing Band! was performing atalocal nightspot when Fender Rhodes/keys/electronics, Mike Vancouver's inthetraditions ofearly jazz Duke Ellington asked herloperform and Kennedy acoustic andelectric bass. Rooted greats likeJellyRollMorton, Joe record withhisband. Areal-deal jazz Ryan Davis drums. Oliver, andCount Basie, these young singer, Eve performs inthetradition JUNE 271Rime musicians have ahipandmodern style ofother great singer/pianists such as that's made just for dancing. Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan. lierney Sutton Band JUNE 291Bogart's Chophouse &Bar JUNE 23ITheLamplighter Matthew Smith Trio AkiTakase "Fats Waller Project" Jazz vocalist Matthew Smith isoneof ourcity's best young singers. Influenced bygreat vocalists likeKurt Elling, Smith can bop, scat. and sing aballad thatwill tearyour heart apart. With Noah Walker guitar andMichael Patterson bass. JUNE 221Vancouver East Cultural Centre JULY 1ITaproom atGranville Island Brewing photo byPamela Springsteen "Aserious jazzartistwhotakes the whole enterprise to another level." - Osaka-born, Berlin-based pianist/comNew York Times poser AkiTakase isoneofthemost "So light" featuring Eversincehermajor-label debut. versatile figures incontemporary jazz, Nadine States Unsung Heroes (Telarc) in 2000, in running thegamut from conventional Vancouver-born powerhouse vocalist which shetookpopular jazzstandardsstructures tofreeimprovisation. While Nadine States fronts thisfunky soul thatareusually performed instrumen-remaining steeped in themusical ensemble. A natural-born singer, tallyandputvocals tothem (Clifford traditions of hernative Japan, she States isinfluenced byAretha Franklin,Brown's JoySpring, Wayne Shorter's hascollaborated withawide range of Tina Turner, Gladys Knight. EllaJames, Speak NoEvil,Dizzy Gillespie's Con diverse musicians from Dave Liebman, andMahalia Jackson. Sheperforms Alma), critics have been raving about JoeHenderson, andJohnZornto regularly withtheBigDawg Band and Tierney Sutton. TheCalifornia-based Alexander vonSchlippenbach, Maria Johnny Ferrera &theSwing Machine. vocalist hasbeen compared to Ella Joao, andReggie Workman. Takase JUNE 231Rossini's - Kits Fitzgerald forherexquisite intonation,hasphenomenal technique, abizarre boldrhythmic skills. andanability to sense ofhumour. arichimagination, Subnautic improvise withorwithout lyrics. Her anddigsallerasofjazz.Since 1990, Dancing in theDark, shehasrecorded Chill-out jazz. Led bypianist Jacob Elijah 2004release aseries oftributes bythemusic ofFrank Sinatra, tothegenres' seminal musicians such Aginsky, Subnautic steps offthestraight- inspired debuted in the Billboard Jazz Top Ten asDuke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, ahead path and infuses theirmusic with andremained onthecharts forover 15 EricDolphy, W.C. Handy, andOrnette electronica and downtempo flair. weeks. In2005 shewas named Vocalist Coleman. JUNE 221Rime Herrecent COAkiTakase oftheYear byJazzWeek, whileher PlaysFatsWaller (Enja)lovingly Monk, McCoy Tyner, andGene Harris, Tortoise hermusic isswinging andverycool. WithPatrick Metzger bass andMike Magnusson drums. JUNE 30ITom LeeMusic CityStage JULY 1[Taproom atGranville Island Brewing Amon Tobin including Evan Arntzen tenor/soprano saxSean Cronin bassandMorgan Childs drums. The band plays amixof standards andoriginals, withTosoff's swing reflecting thesound of such greats asOscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly andBillEvans. JULY 1IGranville Island-Performance Works Since itsformation inChicago inthe The Derek Trucks Band early '90s, Tortoise has been one ofthe JUNE 241Commodore Ballroom most dynamic bands inmodern music. The group transformed American indie rockbyshunning standard punk and rock-and-roll influences andincorporating instead avariety ofdiverse music genres including Krautrock, dub,jazz,minimalism, electronIca, DJAmonTobinis an electronic ambient. andfilmmusic. Moreover, sound sculptor, a Ninja Tune artist Tortoise dispensed withrock's normal whoblends jazz,hiphop,ambient songstructure andfocused almost elements, dub,electronica, breaks, entirely oninstrumental prowess _and Aphenomenal player withanastonishstrings, andglobalflavours into group interaction. Some have c1_tedingcommand ofstyles thatrunthe a powerful signature sound. More Tortoise asbeing oneoftheprime gamut fromblues andclassic R&B lo accurately, Laurence Stationof forces behind thedevelopment and rock, jazz, andIndian music, 28-yearShaking Through.net likens Tobin "l_o popularity of theso-called "post- oldDerek Trucks wastheyoungest a filmeditorwho,rather thanspli- rock" movement. Over thepast decade guitarist recently named lo Rolling cingindividual cells together, further Tortoise hasproduced a number of Stone magazine's listof100Greatest subdivides theactual frames, and innovative andinfluential albums for Guitarists ofAllTime. He's alsobeen thenrearranges thedisconnectedtheThrillJockey label. From thedeep hailed asoneofthegreatest slide snippets in incredibly abstract yet andunderstated rhythms andtones guitarists around. Since 1997 theDer_ek familiar ways." Currently Montreal- ontheir1996 landmark Millions Now Trucks Band hasreleased sixmustebased Brazilian-born Tobin moved Living WillNever Die, tothebombas-allydiverse albums, each reflecting tothe·U.K. inthemid-'80s, when hip tic sounds of 2001's Standards, to thegroup's shared passion forimprohopwasbeginning tolakeholdand thebuilding andrebuilding upon visation andmusical exploration. therhythms of breakbeat electro- melodies andrhythms on Its All Thereviews forhislatest andargufunkwere replacing reggae androck Around You, thisdelicately complex ablybestrecording, Songlines (Sony astheunderground youthmusic of andfiercely original ensemble has BMG), have been glowing. Guitar World choice. Smitten bythenewsounds, always been ahead ofthecurve. With writes, "Song linesisa deep-rooted, Amon began releasing material that JohnMcEnlire drums, JohnHerndonglobe-spanning tastingmenuof incorporated thenew music withjazz, drums/marimba, DougMacombsstyles ...Trucks solos withtheauthoril~ funk, andblues. In1996 Tobin signed electric bass, JeffParker guitar, Dan ofabig-lunged saxophone colossus. withNinjaTuneandhasreleased Bitney percussion. Blender raves: "Young guitarguru nineacclaimed albums, including makes jamrecord oftheyear already! hislatest. Foley Room. Hisintense Amanda Tosoff Ouartet Here hecomes intohisown, uncorking andintricate compositions unveil lava-lamp slide guitar on Vancouver pianist hiseruptive, bold,awesome soundscapes that Thegiftedyoung asetthatinterprets Delta blues and Amanda Tosoff is a rising star. An oftenconjure mystery, suspense, Oawwali withequal authorgraduate ofCapilanoPakistani andanticipation. Tobin hasclearly award-winning ity."Alongside work withhisown band: College's jazz studies program, Tosoff solidified hisreputation asoneof Trucks performs withSusan Tedeschi has already established herself on the mostintelligent andexciting andEricClapton. With Ko_f1 ourlocalscene. Sheleads a quartet (hiswife), mixmasters onthescene. keyboards, Todd Smallte ofsuper-talented young local players, Burbridge bass/vocals, MikeMattison vocals, Brad Turner Trio/Ouartet CountM'Bulu percussion, Yonrico Scott drums/ vocals. Marianne Trudel Ouintet saxophonist JonBentley, thegroup's repertoire features compositions by allofitsmembers aswellasjazzclassics. With aclassic hard-bop frontline oftrumpet, tenor sax, andtrombone, thisband smokes! WithBrad Turner trumpet, Rod Murray trombone, Ross Taggart piano, Andre Lachance bass. JUNE 22[ Granville Island - Performance Vancouver-based multi-instrumental- Works FREE ist/composer Brad Turner is oneof Canada's most prominent andprolific UMO Jazz Orchestra jazzartists. Anaward-winning trum26[Vancouver East Cultural Centre peter andcomposer, heisalsoavery JUNE gifted jazzpianist andanemerging force asadrummer. With histalented One ofthegreatnewvoices onour collaborators, bassist Darren Radtke national music scene, Quebec-based anddrummer Bernie Arai,Turner's pianist/composer Marianne Trudel trioisswinging, melodic, andvery hip. drawsequally on classical, jazz, Their debut CD, Ouestion theAnswer, andfreeimprov idioms. Hermusical captures thegroup perfectly. Turner's JazzOrchestra, based in interests arefarreaching - shehas modern jazzquartet. featuring Brad on TheUMO Helsinki, Finland, ranks among the composed andarranged for jazz trumpet, issimply one ofthebest units topbigbands. Founded in ensembles andorchestra, andhas around. Performing original compos- world's 1975, the12-piece ensemble (conaccompanied thefamed French singer itions withaninteractive, culling-edge byKimmo Lintinen) hasbeen Charles Aznavour andtheArgentiniansensibility, thislong-standing group ducted defining Scandinavian big band jazz singer andcomposer JuanCarlos justgetsbetter andbetter. Watch for II especially Cacere. With herkeen sense ofcom- anew quartet CD inthefall.With Andre foroverthreedecades. Finnish music bothhome positional design andavocabulary of Lachance bass, Bruno Hubert piano, promotes andabroad. SofarUMO hasreleased deftimprovisational gestures, Trudel's Dylan vanderSchyff drums. 23recordings including Sauna Palaa! music isadventurous, lush,andfull JUNE 251Vancouver East Cultural Centre (TheSauna is onFire!- UMOCD), ofbeauty. WithRobMosher soprano (Uuartet) which features seven compositions sax/oboe, Jonathan Stewart tenor sax, JUNE 28ITheCellar Jazz Club (Uuartet) byFinnish composers. Themusic 30ITheIronworks (Trio) Morgan Moore bass, Robbie Kluster JUNE blends Finnish folkthemes withcondrums. Thanks totheCanada Council temporary jazztoproduce absorbing The Twisters fortheArts. melodic, harmonic, andrhythmic JULY 1[Roundhouse - Festival Hall One ofthefinest jumpin' swing bands content. nottomention some thrillaround, themusic of Vancouver'singimprovisation. Inrecent years Twisters hasbeendubbed 'blues- UMO hasrecorded anumber ofspecial a-billy.'David "Hurricane" Hoerl's projects forinternational labels such super-hot harmonica lakescentre asaprogram ofMuhal Richard Abrams stage, andtherhythm section cooks compositions forSlam, andprojects likenobody's business. forA-Records suchasanelectricJUNE 291TheLamplighter period Miles Davis project withTim Hagens andanother featuring Kenny Ugetsu Wheeler. Great jazznames likeThad Named aftertheJapanese wordfor Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, GilEvans, and 'fantasy,' thisVancouver group began Tomasz Stanko have alsoperformed itslifeasanAriBlakey tribute band withthisremarkably expressive and andhassincebecome oneof the strikingly original bigband. Thanks country's finestoriginal ensembles.to Luses, E.5.E.K. (Finland), Finnish Co-led bydrummer Bernie Araiand Ministry forForeign Affairs. • excels whatever thecontext - main- lacy, Dave Liebman, John Zorn, and many stream jazzandfree-improv settings, others. Vancouver-based clarinetist Thealchemy thatignites a musical ortheatre, dance, and filmprojects. He Fran~ois Houle isaspectacular musispark can beelusive, butguitarist/comworks inVancouver bands likeTalking cian "who appears tohave nolimitations poser Stephen Fisk andcompany have Pictures andtheNOW Orchestra and stylistically orsonically" (L.A. Times). found therightmixofingredients. With withlocalplayers likePeggy lee, The quartet willperform compositions by awide frame ofreference, theirpotent Brad Turner, andTony Wilson. Healso thegreat Steve lacyaswell asrepertoire sonic concoction combines song and collaborates withinternational impro- thatlacyloved: Thelonious Monk, Duke existential commentary withahealthy visers Dave Douglas, Mark Helias, Louis Ellington, andmore. With Dan Gaucher measure of rock'n' roll.WithTim Sclavis, and Achim Kaufmann. With Brad drums and Tommy Babin bass. Tweedale trumpet/pedal steel, Josh Turner 28IVancouver East Cultural Centre trumpet, Ron Samworth guitar, JUNE Cole bass, Dan Gaucher drums. ThanksTorsten (Franiois Houle Tentel) Muller bass. to/uses, ES.EK., Finnish Ministry for JUNE JUNE 291Tom LeeMusic Hall 22ITheIronworks Foreign Affairs. (Varner workshop) JUNE 241Western Front (Butcher/Muller/ Uncommon Gold JUNE 241Gastown - Victory Square Uno Mas JUNE 291TheIronworks vanderSchylf) JUNE 291Western Front (Mengelberg/ Williamson/van derSchylf) VCMI Student/ JULY 11Roundhouse - Performance Centre Faculty Showcase (Kamosc) This triotakes classic swing andLatin music andfreshens it upwithalively Theculmination ofanintensive 8-day twistoffunk.UnoMas isafavourite program that explores the depths of Van Django atthisYaletown nightspot. With Kelly contemporary music practices, the Vancouver quartet offers Vancouver Brown guitar. Dino Dinicolo bass, Doug Thisexciting Creative Music Institute a veryhiptakeontheswinging '40s (VCMI) Cuthbert drums. Student/Faculty Showcase gypsy jazzof Django Reinhardt and brings JUNE 22,231Capones leading international practiStephane Grappelli. Violinist Cam Wilson tioners of creative music together isalongtime member oftheacclaimedwithsome Harris Van Berkel Group ofthebestandbrightest Celtic group Mad Pudding andthe innovative andemerging artists. This A founding member of theawardVancouver-based group Joe isarareopportunity tohear up-andwinning groupSkywalk, Vancouvereclectic who have toured throughout North coming creative musicians engage in guitarist Harris Van Berke I hasabusy Trio America. His witty arrangements have collaborative music-making through career asastudio player andmusical performed bynumerous symphonyimprovisation, newcompositional director. Van Berkel's guitar chops are been orchestras. Guitarist Budge Schachtetechniques, and theapplication ofnew legendary, andhecovers amultitude with Tango Paradiso, Gypsalero, technologies. Developed byCoastal ofstyles withease. Thisnewgroup performs othernotable VancouverJazz andBlues Society inpartnership plays hisoriginal compositions. andmany groups. With Finn Manniche guitar/cellowiththeVancouver Community College JUNE 251The Yale and Laurence Mollerup bass. School ofMusic, VCMI isdedicated to 11Granville Island - Ron Basford Park Dylan vanderSchyff's Bande X JULY furthering creative music. Artistic Director Fran~ois Houle, Artist-inTom Varner/Fran~ois Houle residence JohnButcher, Faculty Han Ouartet Bennink, Cuong Vu, Eugene Chadbourne, Paul Plimley, Torsten Muller, Giorgio Magnanensi, Bernie Arai. Laurie Anderson, David Bowie, Cibo piano, Ward spins timeless classics Matto, BillFrisell, and thePalMethenythatseem tofloweffortlessly. These JUNE 23Vancouver East Cultural Centre Group withwhom herecently wona aresimple yeteloquent tales alive with Grammy Award forBest Contemporary metaphor andimagery, toldinaraspy, Jazz Album. Vu'slatestrecording is sepia-toned I croon. listening toM.Ward called/f'sMostly Residual (Artist islikethumbing through anoldfamily Share). WithStomu Takeishi electric photo album fullofblack andwhile bass andTed Poor drums. photographs thatarefading around the edges, animperfection thatonly adds to theclarity oftheirmemories. Vietnam-born, Seattle-raised Cuong M.Ward JUNE 28IOrpheum Theatre Vuisoneofa newbreed ofinnovativemusicians. Adistinctive musical voice, Cuong hasbuiltaunique sonic architecture onthetrumpet rooted injazz,pop,andfunkthatblursall stylistic borders. Splendidezine.com writes, "Cuong isthenearest thingto pholobyAu/umnOeWildeWard encapsulating andsurpassing [Miles] M.Ward isa Portland, Oregon-based Davis' rangeof textures. Imagine, singer/songwriterwhose music occupies -:---=~·-=--~~-::::....~ if youwill,Bitches Brew or OnThe aplace thatisuniquely 'outoftime,' a , r::--·- ~~ Corner, butwithmorecinematic place thatbridges thegaps between the down forthe clarity ...thal's where Cuong Vuandhis roots ofvarious American musical trad- "Theworldis upside manwhosings about falling musical juggernaut aresitting, just itions - folk,country, blues, androck. young to the sky. Patrick Watson's Close to waiting tocrush you.Andyou'lllove Armed withaguitar, harmonica, sparse Paradise rose to No. 4 on the Canadian ii."Vu's artistic collaborations include percussion, andaTinPan Alley-esque charts recently, closing inonthepop- Cuong VuTrio with Michael Eckford & Fiona Forbes Weekdays at 7PM JUNE 231TheIronworks Jack Velker Cadence magazine callsVancouver's Solo pianist Jack Velker isanenterphoto byTerri Constant Dylan van derSchyff "acomplete player tainer-extraordinaire andamainstay Seattle-based Tom Varner isunquestionofourlocalscene. Forover30years whose subtle percussive gestures are ably theforemost jazz French horn player asmeaningful asa full-onbarrage hehasbeenperforming hisrange ofhisgeneration and isalso ahighly creofdrums." Aubiquitous presence in ofswingstandards andblueson ative arranger and eclectic composer. He Vancouver's heralded jazzandimprothreecontinents. hasperformed andrecorded withSteve JUNE 26ICapones vised music community, vanderSchyff ' " II starairofNelly Furtado, theShins and Tony Palmieri. He's alsoamember of Wilson Quartet/Stet Eddie Justin Timberlake." - Globe andMail drummer EdThigpen's Scantet. last seen here in2005. Blessed withagorRising starPatrick Watson isasinger, songwriter, andkeyboard player geous trumpet sound reminiscent of Miles Davis andChet Baker, Jensis fromMontreal whomakes beautiful,gloriously weird,psychedelic, alsoanaward-winning composer and bandleader. Hiscurrent ensemble, andsophisticated popmusic. He's oftencompared to Rufus Wainwright theEuropean Quintet. plays withfire anddriveandfeatures some ofthe andJeffBuckley for hissoaring, melodic, melancholy-tinged vocals. finestmusicians onthecontinent. forceinourcity'screative A recent Strongly influenced byclassical music Amajor recording calledConcord music community, guitarist/band-(Stunt) showcases theband's swing(Debussy, Ravel), jazz, gospel, cabaret. Tony Wilson isunquestionably ing,bopsensibilities andits solid andpop,Watson creates textured leader original guitar stylists ensemble playing andstrong solos. orchestral soundscapes withvocals oneofthemost on the Canadian scene. His composthatcanattimesrecallPinkFloyd, With Tomas Franck sax, Ben Besiakov tapintothewhole history ofjazz piano, theBeatles' Ma.gical Mystery Tour, itions Jonas Westergaard bass, Dejan and blues, shifting from Leadbelly's ora choir-backed Johnny Cash. His Terzic drums. songs to Metheny-like comeponymous group isashotasapoker moaning bustion. Wilson leads two different rightnow. They toured Europe with Amanda Wood inthisFestival. Thequartet. James Brown lastyear thenreturned groups This talented vocalist works in the group forWilson, isagrooveto playsold-out houses across the a new entertainment industry instage, film, based ensemble, which features Tyson country, like at Toronto's Rivoli andtelevision. She'll perform amixof Naylor Hammond 83, Tommy Babin recently. Thesophomore release andpopfavourites. andKenton Loewen drums. The jazzstandards Close toParadise (Secret City)has bass, JUNE 26,271Rossini's - Kits 61et is an aggregation of some of the received heaps ofcritical praise, and young voices ofourcity's creWalson hasreceived aJuno nomina- leading Woodward community - J.P. Carter Cory tionfor2007 New Artist oftheYear. A ativemusic trumpet/electronics, Masa J. Anzai alto A singer-songwriter/guitarist inthe perfectly chilled-out double billwith saxophone, Jesse Zubot violin, Russell vein of Ryan Adams, Woodward's roots Amon Tobin. Sholberg bass, Skye Brooks drums. musicblends withfinelytextured JUNE 241Gastown - Steam Clock (Uuartet) soundscapes, melodic guitar hooks, BillWeeds Quintet JUNE 241TheIronworks (6tet) andapowerful voice. featuring Joani Taylor JUNE 21IMedia Club Winther European Quintet Influenced bylegends suchasWes Jens Montgomery, EdBicker!. andKenny Gavin Youngash Trio/Duo Burrell, Vancouver guitaris/Bill Weeds This talented young jazzguitarist and andhisquintet have aswing feelthat histrio,withMike Ardagh drums and justwon't quit.With Cory Weeds sax, James Meger bass, areinfluenced by Sharon Minemoto piano, Paul Rushka Wayne Shorter, Donny Hathaway, Bill bass,PaulTownsend drums, and Frisell, and others. They create vibrant special guest vocalist Joani Taylor. vehicles forimprovisation thatdefy a JULY 1TheCellar JauClub fixed genre. Very cool. Gavin also plays inaduowithYason Gunawan piano. Wolter Wierbos See New Dutch Swing 2007 Joe Williamson See New Dutch Swing 2007 • JUNE 241Taproom atGranville Island Danish trumpeter/composer Jens Brewing (Trio) Winther hasbeen attheforefront of JUNE 30IDockside Lounge atGranville European jazz fordecades. Hecame to Island Hotel (Duo) prominence withtheDanish Radio Big Band ledbythelatetrumpeter Thad Jones intheearly'80s.Since then, Bookmark Winther's worked withanarray ofgreat musicians such asCarla Bley, Kenny coastaljazz.ca Barron, Max Roach, George Gruntz, and t ~ost reliable network claim refers to calf clarity and dropped calls test results as conducted by Rogers and a recognized third-party research company in the maJor ur~an. Canadian centres vyithin the Rogers Wireless footprint, comparing voice services of the major wireless providers. "''Trademarks of Rogers "'' Commun1cat1ons Inc. used under license. e 2007 Rogers Wireless. mystical Sufitradition butdraws Zapato Negro fromdifferent influences including musicians from Cuba, jazz,electronica, androck.Withhis Featuring andCanada, thisquintet's deeply affecting vocal style, apoetic Venezuela, of progressive jazzandAfroapproach totheoud(theArabic lute), blend rhythms is guaranteed spacey electric lounge vibes,and Caribbean Their variety offusion sounds, Youssef is to put youin the groove. repertoire includes original oneofthemost impressive voices to eclectic aswellasarrangements emerge ontheworld music stage. He compositions Lalin classics and funkedhasreleased fouracclaimed record- ofjazzed-up Andre Carrasquero ingsincluding theenchanting Divine upjazzstandards. Gilberto Moreaux drums, Myles Shadows (Jazzland), which Jazzwisepiano, congas, AlJohnston bass, (London) calls a"heady, enticing cul- Bigelow Migeulito Valdes trumpet. turalclash ...hypnotically sublime." In 271TheCellar Jazz Club a recent concert review, Straight Na JUNE Chaser wrote thatii was, "thekind pholobyJessicaChaney+VincentKnapp andprayed would "Music ofsuch timeless beauty you ofgigyouwatched end,charged withsuch magic canimagine it happening atanypoint never youwould betelling overthelastthousand years. It'sthe thatyouknew about ii foryears tocome." With sound of humanity thatresonatespeople within usall,a universality thatstirs Jatinder Thakur tabla andtheDivine Strings - Joanna lewis, Ivana something deep within thatwenever Shadows knew was there." - The Observer Prislasova, Petra Ackermann violins, Tunisian-born, Vienna-based singer Melissa Coleman cello. and oudplayerDhaferYoussef creates music thatis rooted inthe Dhafer Youssef with Jatinder Thakur tabla and Divine Shadow Strings Music Conservatory ofShanghai. In 1994 hestarted performing soloin Shanghai bars andclubs andbecame fascinated withjazz. In1997, Coco had thegreat honour ofco-operating with thelegendary jazzsinger Betty Carter attheInternational JazzFestival in Shanghai. Since thenhehasperformed around theworld. Hislatest CDDream Situation (Effendi) interViolinist Jesse Zubot isaJuno Award prets old Shanghai tunes through jazz winner forboth hisacoustic roots group andfusion arrangements. Don't miss Zubol and Dawson and theGreat Uncles phofobyliJ1Jn thisextraordinary performer Thanks oftheRevolution (Andrew Downing,Hailed asChina's mostpromising totheCanada Council fortheArts. Kevin Turcotte, Sieve Dawson). Heis young jazzmusician, jazzvocalist JUNE 30IRoundhouse - Festival Hall alsoheavily involved in improvisedCoco Zhaoperforms original jazz music, working withartists asdiverse compositions inhisnative language. asFredFrith,Eugene Chadbourne, Zhao's music is intelligent, andhis Dave Douglas, NelsCline, andGerry vocals arehaunting, cool, andsoulful. Hemingway. Dementia (DripAudio) likethegreatsinger Jimmy Scott, isZubol's firstalbum entirely made Zhao's voiceis highandfeminine upofimprovisations. Toronto-based witha wistfulquality. Bornin1977 drummer Jean Martin has worked with inasmall towninHunan province in a diverse group ofartistsincluding central China, thesonoftwotradDavid Murray, Chelsea Bridge, Peggy itionalChinese opera musicians, he lee,Dutch Mason, andTimPosgale'sstudied oboe andcomposition atthe Jazzstory. Hewas recently involved in pianist/composer D.D. Jackson's jazz opera Ouebecile asa member ofthe musical ensemble. Healsoleads his owntrio,works ina duowithvocalistChristine Duncan, andplays inan electronic-chamber improv triowith J_;}J_;JJ3JJJL!J _;J_;}JJJJJ Fran~ois HouleandJesseZubot. American bassist JoeFonda is a member oftheFAB Trio (Barry Allschul, BillyBang). Healsoco-leads the Fonda/(Michael Jefry) Stevens Group, anaccomplished ensemble thatstraddlesthelinebetween post-bop and freeimprov, andis,along withStevens, amember ofConference Call (Gebhard Ullmann, Matt Wilson). Fonda hasalso performed withAnthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, LouDonaldson, Kenny Barron, andLeoSmith. Thanks totheCanada Council fortheArts. ZMFTrio Coco Zhao kidzone.calm ffi[DJOJJUOO 1/[rug](D□LJ FOR INFORMATION AND LINKS VISIT: Jazz FestivalsCanada is JlffiLZLZC? rnIB'ITOW ffi[LIB©ffiOOffilIDffi□ ©ffi a not-for-profit national arts service organization One voice, many languages, Fairchild Radio, Vancouver's multicultural radio station. www.am1470.com www.fm961.com 'I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We gratefully acknowledge thefollowing fortheiroutstanding support oftheFestival. 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