GREETINGS Help bring music to a community and suddenly everyone has something in common. ii] ..Canada Trust Proud sponsor of: TD Canada Trust Vancouver 1.nternational Jazz Festival June 20 - June 29, 2008 www.coastaljazz.ca tfftHic WELCOME 2008 TDCanada Trust isproud tobepartofVancouver's This year's Festival program seems almost miraculous from myvantage point - astrong, hottest summer event - the2008 TOCanada Trust • unique, and diverse series ofevents thatwithout adoubt Ibelieve willultimately stand the Vancouver International testoftime asone ofourgrandest 1 Jazz Festival. This isour, achievements. I fifthyear astitlesponsor . Opening night istruly spectacuofa festival thatshow-lar,aswe're very proud topresent -; _ the beSI cases of local oneofourgreatest living legends andinternational musicin jazz:Grammy Award-winner •- --andattracts people from Herbie Hancock willperform music around theworld tothis exciting andculturally from River The JoniLetters. We're richcity. also thrilled lowelcome back the TD Canada Trust supports inimitable Dave Brubeck, one ofthe photo byChris Cameron eight major jazzfestivals across thecountry, from best-known jazz artists intheworld Victoria toHalifax - thatbring friends andfamiliesforover 50years! from allwalks oflifetogether tocelebrate themusic Anyone withaninterest intheintersection between modern composition andimprolheylove. Weknow ourcustomers andemployees visalion cannot afford tomiss what weconsider tobeacornerstone ofthisyear's event enjoy thefestival experience, and theoverwhelmingly -virtuoso bassist Barry Guy's New Orchestra. Members ofthiscrack international ensemble positive response we've seen across thecountry tells willbefeatured invarious side projects during theopening days oftheFestival. Don't miss usthatmany Canadians feelthesame way. thisvery rare opportunity tohear theBGNO inNorth America over twonights. Asthegreat Thelonious Monk once said, "Talking And thatbrings ustoAtomic/School Days. Separately, these twoensembles have been about jazz islikedancing about architecture," butit's featured inpast editions oftheFestival. However thiswillbethefirstopportunity forthis hard toresist describing thething thathappens at multinational (Norway, Sweden, USA) juggernaut tojoinforces onaVancouver stage.Atomic jazz festivals. There's acommunity spirit thatcomes . knocked everyone outwith anincendiary performance ataWestern Front pre-festival teaser with ashared celebration, aspirit thatmakes youfeel thispast January. This isonenottomiss! connected, comfortable, and partofsomething good. • There's somuch more.Jhe long-awaited appearance ofCharlie Haden's Quartet West 10create It'sthefeeling TD Canada Trust tries forour• thefirst-time festival booking ofMonty Alexander, thetriumphant return ofthephenomenal customers every day, whether they're meeting usina branch, online orover thephone. jazz singer Andy Bey, Jazz atLincoln Center featuring Wynton Marsalis, theexquisite duo TDCanada Trust would liketosend abigthankofpianist Sylvie Courvoisier and violinist Mark Feldman, and achallenging program built youtoallofthehardworking festival organizers and loshowcase theuncompromising music ofTimBerne's Bloodcount. volunteers whohelpcreate thefestival experienceAnd there areother outstanding concerts. lastNovember, Wayne Horvitz's Gravitas every year; toourfeatured artists, whose passion for Quartet (featuring Vancouver's Peggy lee)gave amagnificent performance ofexquisite themusic brings italive forallofus;and finally, tothe contemporary chamber music atNYC's Kitchen while suffering from severe jetlag. This willbe festival-goers, whose continued support ofthefestivaltheir firstVancouver performance and another notlomiss! Holland's Corkestra (Cor Fuhler year after year isthereason wekeep coming back. andcohorts) willbeperforming invarious collaborations, culminating inaRoundhouse Whether you're a seasoned vetofthefestival . performance bythefullensemble. Nigeria's Seun Kuti andEgypt 80willhonour thelegacy orthisisyour firstyear, wehope youfindyourself • ofhisfather, thelegendary Fela Kuti. inwhat willsurely beone ofthemost rousing dance tapping yourfoottothebeatmaking new friends . parties oftheFestival. and sharing laughs witholdones. We have afantastic Animportant Coastal Jazz initiative is"JazzStreet Vancouver," aninnovative and lineupthisyear thatweknow willbeloeveryone's interactive website thatdocuments and celebrates thehistory ofjazz and improvised music liking. • inVancouver and British Columbia thatwillbelaunched onJune 20th. I hope youhave agreat limeexploring thesites, Thefestival willalsopaytribute toinnovative Vancouver artistandiconoclast andsounds atthe2008 TDCanada Trust Vancouver • AlNeil. Weareextremely proud tofeature acompelling piece ofAl'svisual artwork International Jazz Festival! • entitled "Assemblage withBirdCage" asthe2008 festival image. Al'swork willalsobe honoured through amultidisciplinary performance thatwilllakeplace aspartofour • Jazz attheRoundhouse series. Homage Collage: lmprov forAlNeilwillbring together twogenerations ofVancouver improvisers forastriking sonic andvisual exploration. The 2008 edition promises tobeabarnburner, butsadly twoofourmost cherished . volunteers, Bruce Stuart and George Tough, willnotbewithustoenjoy it And tothem we ' dedicate thisyear's Festival. 1• Kerry Peacock Senior VicePresident TDCanada Trust, Pacific Region • KenPickering, Artistic Director Coastal Jazz&Blues Society 1 GREETINGS Greetings toeveryone taking partinthe2008 Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Once again thisyear, Vancouver willmove totherhythm oftheshows being heldallover town during thismusical event. II iswonderful toseehow thisannual gathering brings together musicians from across Canada andaround theworld totakepartinthiscelebration ofmusic andcultural diversity. AsMinister ofCanadian Heritage, Status ofWomen andOfficial languages, I amproud tosupport the TO Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Congratulations totheCoastal Jazz andBlues Society andeveryone who hascontributed tothecontinued success ofthisevent. 0--,_, ~ ~ ',L lJ --- Josee Verner Minister ofCanadian Heritage, Status ofWomen andOfficial Languages AstheMinister responsible fortheArts,I would liketowelcome youtotheTOCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2008. Music hasasignificant roleinexpressing community pride andspirit. II isattheheart ofourprovince's celebrations thisyear aswemark 150 years ofcultural diversity, community strength and widespread achievement since thefounding oftheCrown Colony ofBritish Columbia in1858. This year's festival issure todelight visitors with40venues, 400concerts and1800 musicians. It isan event thatispartofmaking B.C. thebest place onearth tolive,work andplay. Onbehalf ofallBritish Columbians, I would liketothank everyone involved inthisyear's event andhope ii willbethemost successful festival todale. ~~ Stan Hagen Minister ofTourism, Sport andtheArts Onbehalf ofthecitizens ofVancouver, andmycolleagues onCity Council, I want toextend mywarmest greetings toeveryone taking partintheTDCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. The TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival has been providing uswith fabulous music forthe past 20years. Ithas grown tobeBritish Columbia's largest music festival and oneoftheleading jazzfestivals intheworld. AsMayor, I amhonoured toliveinacitywhere wehave somany opportunities tobring music into ourlives andI encourage everyone totakeinatleast oneofthemany concerts available inyour community. Thank youtoallthemusicians, sponsors, organizers, andvolunteers foronce again bringing thisgreat event toVancouver! Yours truly, Sam Sullivan Mayor, CityofVancouver Welcome tothe23rd annual TDCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival! One ofthefinest jazzevents intheworld today, thisfestival attracts international talent and international audiences. II isaninspired combination ofmusic andvenues, bigandsmall, traditional andexperimental, enlivened bythebeauty andhospitality oftheCityofVancouver. Year afteryear, these elements holdan irresistible appeal forlong-time fans andnew explorers. The British Columbia ArisCouncil isproud tosupport theTDCanada Trust International Jazz Festival. We congratulate themusicians, andthesupporters andstaffwho work year-round tobring usthisstellar event. Please enjoy themusic! Sincerely, ~~.,k,,~ DonaldShumka \....Ju------· Chair, British Columbia ArtsCouncil l INSIDE TICKETS ................................................................ How andwhere tobuythem. .6 THE PLAYERS . ............................................................ Over 1,800 artists fromCanada 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! 38Concerts and Workshops. free! 48 NORTH SHORE JAZZ ....................................................... fivevenues ontheNorth Shore. .50 CANADA DAY ONGRANVILLE ISLAND ............................................. fourstages offabulous music andlotsmore tocelebrate Canada's birthday! free! 50 EDUCATION &OUTREACH PROGRAMS ........................................... Think jazz. Add alittleeducation toyour Jazz festival adventure. .52 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . ...................................................... We couldn't doit without these people. 92 Maybe it's the heat. Or maybe it's a certain SANDHILL ESTATE VINEYARD reverence for the soil. But Robert Goltz always 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 intriguing when you consider the property is home to a sizable population of rattlesnakes. Despite the 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 Vice President Michael Matich Treasurer. Karl Stahl Secretarr James Coverdale Past President Lynn Buhler, Craig Cromie, Nau Dadoun Members atlarg~Patrick Julian. Bob Rebagliati Honourary Directors. STAFF Julie Smith Executive Director. Ken Pickering Artistic Director. John Drysik Media Director. Kira OrrMarketing £ Development Director. Diane Blunt Operations Manager. Carl Chinn Artist logistics Manager. Rainbow Robert Manager ofArtistic Programming, Gwen Barkauskas Marketing£ Media Manager. Kelly Phelan Interim Marketing£ Media Manager. Hanne Lene Dalgleish Communications Coordinator. Kelly Creelman Box Office £Administrative Manager, Kristin Fung Education. Outreach andCommunity Programs Coordinator. Phil Daum Business Manager. JeffTurner Accountant, Lawrence Anthony/Eduardo Ottoni Production Managers, Tom FijalSiteManager. Fiona Black/Kevin Mooney North Shore Jazz Co-producers. Lorraine Hamilton Artist logistics Coordinator. Karalee Tonack/Anne Mcllvaney Volunteer Coordinators. Danielle Acken Artist Hospitality Manager. Rod Grant Food, Beverage£ Merchandise Manager. Michael Dickinson Site Coordinator. JoBergstrand/Zoe Forsythe BoxOffice, Donna Lytle Transportation Coordinator. Bodie MacNeil Signage Coordinator, Clare O'Callaghan Communications, laura Trappier/Anna Punke Marketing Interns. Skye Friesen Education Assistant. long days Robert spends padding up and down the picturesque rows of the Sandhill Estate Vineyard, rarely will you find a footprint. That's because the soil here is almost pure sand. Ideal for growing grapes, this sand encourages deep roots and forces the plants to work hard for water and n.utrients. The vineyard also enjoys a favourable micro-climate. Nestled up against a mountain, rocky cliffs reflect intensified heat onto the vines. This one-of-a-kind environment produces small, highly concentrated grapes tl1at are as unique in character as the barefoot man who delicately nurtures tl1em. So it's little wonder why every single grape used to make Sandhill Pinot Blanc comes from block Bl0 of the Sandhill Estate Vineyard. And it's why, like each and every bottle of Sandhill, the single vineyard designation is proudly displayed on tl1e label. FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOK Cover Art-AlNeil Cover Photo - Carole ltter Managing Editor£ Cover DesignHanne Lene Dalgleish Book Oesign-14pt Helvetica Production Studios Edi/or-Sandra Even • CopyJohn Orysik, Kate Hammett-Vaughan PublisherCoastal Jazz &Blues Society Sandhill. A /rue expression of /he vineyard. WAREHOUSE bookwarehouse.ca PrintedinCanada. I ISSNl704·5096 TICKETS Orpheum Theatre Smithe &Seymour Herbie Hancock TheRiver ofPossibilities Tour plusLionel Loueke Trio Naturally 7 andDee Daniels Thurs. June 26• 7:30 PM $45reserved / $40festival seating Jesse Cook plusSteve Dawson Fri.June 27• 7:30 PM $60reserved/ $55festival seating presented by ~ BCHonda Dealers Fri.June 20• 8PM• $75/$70/$65 Andy Bey Trio andMonty Alexander Sat. June 28• 7:30 PM $45reserved/ $40festival seating Pink Martini plus Sneakin' Out Sat. June 21• 8PM • $55/$50/$45 Commodore Ballroom The Dave Brubeck Quartet plusLaila Biali Trio withspecial guest Phil Dwyer presented by ~ Canpages· Mon. June 23• 8PM • $75/$70/$65 Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Fri.June 27• 8PM• $75/$70/$65 TheCentre inVancouver forPerforming Arts 777Homer Street 868Granville Street Nominors please Doors open 30minutes priortoshow Times listed below URBAN GROOVE SERIES Shout OutOut OutOut andRavens &Chimes Fri.June 20• 9:30 PM• $28 Maceo Parker andRyan Shaw presented by J'.!111110WNLINE •SatJune21• 9:30PM• $40 Alpha YaYa Diallo Toby Foyeh &Orchestra Africa BC HONDA DEALERS CLASSIC SOUNDS SERIESand Sun. June 22• 8:30 PM• $28 Charlie Haden's Quartet West andlroHaarla Quintet Divine Brown Sat. June 21• 7:30 PM andSacred linoleum $50reserved/ $45festival seating Mon. June 23• 8:30 PM• $40 Cowboy Junkies andBillFrisell with Greg Leisz, Susan Tedeschi Tony Scherr &Rudy Royston andJimByrnes - House ofRefuge Sun. June 22• 7:30 PM Tues. June 24• 8:30 PM• $45 $55reserved / $50festival seating Seun Kuti andEgypt 80 Ivan Lins andNdidi Onukwulu andMolly Johnson Wed. June 25• 8:30 PM• $40 Mon. June 23• 7:30 PM $55reserved/ $50festival seating John Scofield Trio ande.s.t. Tues. June.24 • 7:30 PM $50reserved / $45festival seating AnEvening with: Brad Mehldau Trio Wed. June 25• 7:30 PM $55reserved/ $50festival seating The Grande Mothers andFond ofTigers Fri.June 27• 9:30 PM• $35 TheBudos Band andMegatron Sat. June 28• 9:30 PM• $28 Roundhouse Performance Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews Kenny Colman &theWizards ofJazz Mon. June 23• 9PM• $23 INNOVATION SERIES Atomic/School Days andHoule/Parker/Delbecq Fri.June 20• 8PM• $30 Coco Zhao &Jazzlab Tues. June 24• 9PM• $30 Free Fall andBaars/Henneman/Flaten/ Nilssen·Love Sat. June 21• 8PM• $25 Eccodek featKiran Ahluwalia Thurs. June 26• 9PM• $23 Blake Tarlare andMichael Blake - Amor DeCosmos Sun. June 22• 8PM• $28 The Thing with Ken Vandermark andParker/Guy/Lytton/Fernandez Mon. June 23• 8PM• $28 Barry Guy New Orchestra Tues. June 24• 8PM• $30 Barry Guy New Orchestra Wed. June 25• 8PM• $30 Saloko Fujii/Carla Kihlsledt andPeggy Lee Band Thurs. June 26• 8PM• $25 Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet andVanasse/ Vitous Fri.June 27• 9PM• $28 Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman andNicole Mitchell/Paul Plimley Sat. June 28• 9PM• $28 Corkeslra andCarlos Bica's Azul Sun. June 29• 9PM• $28 Performance Works onGranville Island 1218 Cartwright Street Nominors please SONGS ETC. SERIES Beady Belle Fri.June 20• 9PM• $25 Kellylee Evans Sat. June 21• 9PM• $25 Hilario Duran Trio Sun. June 22• 9PM• $25 Coco Zhao &Jazzlab Wed. June 25• 9PM• $30 Renaud Garcia-Fons Fri.June 27• 9PM• $25 Renaud Garcia-Fons Sat. June 28• 9PM• $25 Fernanda Cunha &Ricardo Hilo withspecial guest Celso Machado Sun. June 29• 9PM• $28 TheIronworks 235Alexander Street Nominors please Two shows nightly, at8PM&IIPM Allshows SIB each. See centre page gridforartistlistings. Western Front 303L 8thAvenue Nightly at530PM Allshows S15 each. See centre page gridforartistlistings. North Shore Jau CAPILANO COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver TICKETS ■ PASSES ■ INFORMATION JAZZ HOTLINE 604·872-5200 ticketmaster.ca 604-280-4444 OISCOUNT PASSES Choose acombination offestival shows tosuityour taste andsave 15-45% offthesingle ticketprice. Pass Tickets AreLimited - Order Early!• Festival 4-Pack • $88+ service fees Any 4shows atThe Centre forPerforming Arts. Commodore, Roundhouse Performance Centre orPerformance Works. • Tickets toJesse Cook. June 27.arenotavailable inthepackage • 4-Pack tickets atThe Centre forPerforming Artsshows provide festival seating inthe theatre's balcony • Service charges apply Festival 3-Pack • $33+ service fees 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 inadvance ofdayoffirstshow picked. VISA• MasterCard • American Express• Diners Club JAZZ FRIENOS Support Coastal Jazz &Blues Society's many programs withaJazz friend contribution. Jazz Friends save onticket prices. payonlySlservice charge perticket onamaximum oftwotickets pershow andgetpersonal service fromCJBS. TojoincalltheJazz Hotline 604-872-5200. STUOENTS &SENIORS Save $2onalladvance single ticketprices. Available exclusively through Ticketmaster outlets andtheCJBS office. TICKET OUTLETS • JAZZ HOTLINE· 604·872-5200 Charge byPhone • AllTICKETMASTER locations (including major malllnfocentres) orover theweb at Mose Allison www.ticketmaster.ca Charge byPhone 604·280-4444 Mon. June 23• 8PM• $35/$33 VISA• MasterCard • American Express • Diners Club • Sears John Hammond Adult tickets forgeneral admission events (excluding TheIronworks and Western Thurs. June 26• 8PM• $33/$31 Front) areavailable at: • Zulu Records 1972 West 4thAvenue, Vancouver 604·738-3232 TheDixie Hummingbirds • Highlife Records 1317 Commercial Drive, Vancouver 604-251·6964 SatJune 28• 8PM• $40/$38 • Washington State AllTicketmaster Northwest outlets 206·628-0888 • Nightclubs have various cover charges, tickets available atthedoor. Call theJazz Hotline PRESENTATION HOUSE THEATRE orgotowww.coastaljazz.ca fordetails. Club Series details onpage 42 333Chesterfield Ave ..North Vancouver • Allticketprices include GST • Service charges may apply • Norefunds orexchanges Babayaga Siring Quartet Sun. June 22• 8PM• $18 /$16 Tao Ravao &Vincent Bucher Madagascar Blues Sun. June 29• 8PM• $22 /$20 www.coastaljazz.ca Toll Free 1-888-GET-JAZZ (1-888-438-5200) ■ I I I I 11 I: COVER ART byAlNeil 1! ,I thelistelhotel.com 604 684.8461 1 800 663.5491 1300 RobsonStreet VancouverBCCanada Photo byCarole/lier z VESPERS PRESENTS GOSPEL COMESHOME Weekdays • Noonto 1PM Forderailscheckschedule in pmgrnmguide ST.ANDREWS-WESLEY CHURCH "U1here Jazz meets TheSpirit!" Vancouver iconAlNeilhasbeen apracticing Al Neilis alsoa groundbreaking figurein visual artistforover halfacentury. Vancouver jazzhistory. One ofthefounding AllhoU Hancock MULTIP[E ARTISTSSatokoFujii& CarlaKihlstedt > Fujii Henneman/Baars ARTIST WfPROJECT TimBerne-Bloodcount > Henneman > Berne Coco Love Alcorn JUNE 23IOasis Cocktail Lounge BAND W/0[EADERPinkMartini > Pink CreatingReal Estatethat Works > Brubeck INITIAL BAND NAMEe.s.t(Esbjorn Svensson Trio) > est BAND W/ARTICLETheDixieHummingbirds > Dixie l'.Orkestre despasPerdu > Orkestre Dateandvenueinformation canbefoundwiththeartistarticleswhere there areoftenreferences to othershows inwhichtheartistmaybeappearing. It's a greatwayto findotherartistsof a similarstyle. VisitCOASTALJAZZ.CA andnavigate bymusicstyle,venue,anddate.We've included musicclipsformanyoftheartists. TBAlistings(shows thatcouldn't beconfirmed bypresstime)inthegridcanalsobefoundonthewebsite. PROPERTIES Monty Alexander JUNE 281TheCentre TheDaveBrubeck Quartet AnthemU and all that Jazz. photo:Tanii1Mm Jamaican-born New Yorker Monty Alexander isoneofthemost distinctive andexhilarating pianists injazz. Influenced bythe work ofOscar Peterson, ArtTatum, Wynton Kelly, andAhmad Jamal, aswellasbythe musical styles ofhishomeland, heplays brilliant. straight-ahead, hard-grooving bop infused with Caribbean rhythms. Hisunique ProudSponsor of theTDCanadaTrustVancouver International JazzFestival (:'~irne Featuring high calibre entertainment each and every night. Specializing in the best Japanese cuisine. 1130 Commercial Drive 604-215-1130 limerestaurant.ca super-charged style bounces happily on laconic. insightful songs. With hislongtime thefront edge ofthebeat and atthesame Vancouver rhythm section RickKilburn time swings deeply andmightily. Since his bass and John Nolan drums. 23ICapilano College Performing Arts arrival intheU.S. in1963. hisunique abilities JUNE Theatre have enabled himtowork withadiverse assortment ofgreat artists including Frank Laws Sinatra. Ray Brown. Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Altered Gillespie, Ernest Raglin, Quincy Jones, Sly Vancouver's Altered laws creates distinctly Dunbar. andNatalie Cole. Over theyears, individual music thatcombines Latin. pop, Monty's combustible artistry has been heard Brazilian, mainstream, andavant-garde onover 70albums asaleader. The ability jazz.sometimes subtly-and sometimes toignite asundry collection oftunes and withintense forward-drive. Thecompositransform them intotimeless jazz piano-triotions(originals bypianist Miles Black masterpieces has been duly noted byDown andsaxophonist/flutist Tom Keenlyside) Beat magazine contributor Fred Bouchard,areallmelodic, butthismelody canbe who writes, "Monty plays with Tatum's grace, hypnotic, light-hearted, surreal, and eager. Peterson's richness. [Erroll] Garner's force, Inaddition tothebrilliant contributions of NatCole's wit."With Hassan J.J.Wiggins Black andKeenlyside, thegroup features bass and Herl inRiley drums. Akiller double thegifted drummer Bernie Araiandthe billwith theAndy Bey Trio. marvellous bassist Miles Foxx Hill.Their new CD Metaphora received aJuno nomiMike Allen Ouartet nation thisyear. 22ICBC/Radio-Canada Studio One The Mike Allen Quartet has garnered critical JUNE 251TheCellar Restaurant/Jau Club praise across thecountry. Allen's driving JUNE • melodic improvisations andtenorsax sound arereminiscent ofSonny Rollins and Anagram JoeLovano. andhisoriginal compositions Pianist Anna lumiere (Mimosa, Green areoften compared tothemusic ofOrnette Room) andsaxophonist Graham Ord (NOW Coleman andJohnColtrane. Thegreat Orchestra. Hard Rubber Orchestra) are Vancouver-based pianist Bruno Hubert and longtime collaborators. From Brazilian bassist Adam Thomas arerock solid, allow- andLatin rhythms tofunky anddownright ingAllen and drummer Julian MacDonough quirky grooves. thisissoulful andfun toexplore theengaging saxophone-drum music. With local greats Nino DiPasquale dialogues thatarethecentral focus ofthis drums and Tommy Babin bass. quartet's music. Allen also hosts thenightly JUNE 241Granville Island-Market Stage jamsessions atO'Doul's. JUNE 20-291 O'Doul's Restaurant Duane Andrews (Jam Sessions) Heavily influenced bythebrilliance ofthe JUNE 231O'□oul's.Restaurant gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. JUNE 281Granville Island - Performance French Newfoundland's Duane Andrews isavirWorks FREE tuosic guitaristwhose unique blend ofjazz andfolkmusic isconsistently recognized bybothindustry andfanswithawards This year isthe56th anniversary ofMose andaccolades. Andrews melds traditional Allison's professional career. Now 78and at Newfoundland music, with itsmixofFrench, thetopofhisgame, theTupelo, MississippiIrish. Portuguese. andEnglish influences. born, singer/pianist/songwriter hasbeen withManouche (gypsy jazz). blending two playing sixnights aweek since hisfirst disparate worlds intoacohesive, beaugigsinthesummer of1950! Tosaythat tiful,andverymusical experience. His Mose Allison isanAmerican legend would most recent CD isCrocus (Andrews). Steve beredundant. Heis oneof themost Hussey guitar. Patrick Boyle trumpet Dave unique voices injazz. Hisbluesy approachRow bass. This tourissupported bythe tobebop piano playing andhissingular Canada Council fortheArts. vocal style areinextricably linked withhis JUNE 28IRoundhouse - David lamPark Mose Allison Q Which Vancouver bandleader has performed at Hotel Vancouver's Panorama Roof for more than 25 years, the Pacific National Exhibition for 68 years, and on every New Year's Eve for 73 years in a row? Q Who originated "haiku jazz" and has been referred to as a "pioneer of world music" in Vancouver? Q What was the name of the greatest jazz club in Vancouver in the 1950s that premiered performances by legendary jazz figures Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus? (Fun fact: It was also the first venue in Vancouver to serve late-night pizza.) For answers aboutVanc Q Which groundbreaking jazz vocalist walked into Vancouver's CBCstudios and was singing "on air" within half an hour? She also hosted her own national weekly show on CBCTV (1955). ,I ICP Orchestra, Baars iscofounder Molde andChicago. Theresulting music thefamed wasextraordinary withall members withviolist lgHenneman ofHolland's Wig Singer/songwriter Brandon Chalmerscontributing theirowncompositions.Foundation, which supports thecreation of is influenced byBenHarper, Simon & OKKA and improvised music. Although Disk recorded thesession. Formed composed Garfunkel, and Jack Johnson. With guitarist in1999, Atomic combines theaforemen-shewrites fororchestra, film,and theatre, Jeremy Rae, bassist Jemia Fong, percus- tioned powerful cutting-edge Oslo rhythm andis a giftedimproviser, Henneman sionist Sieve Wasstrom. focuses ontheHenneman String section withNorway's Havard Wiik piano mainly JUNE 25 TheMedia Club andSweden's Magnus Broo trumpet and Quartet, DuoBaars-Henneman, andthe Fredrik ljungkvist sax.Anincendiary Queen Mab Trio. Henneman andBaars will Benjamin Arc perform intheirwell-seasoned reeds/ ensemble, Atomic plays original music also grooves and modes withadis- viola duo formatmusic reflective oftheir Vocalist/keyboardist Benjamin Arcdraws thatmixes discStat(Wig). Norwegian bassist approach tofree playing. The band recent onStevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, and tinctive released fouroutstanding CDs onthe lngebrigt Haker Flaten anddrummer D'angelo tocreate hisownmixofLalin has Nilssen-love aremembers ofsome Jazzland label. School Days was formed by Paal street jazz, hiphop, and soul. groups working Chicago reeds player Ken Vandermark in ofthemostimportant JUNE 20ITheAlibiRoom - theThing withMats Gustafsson, 2000 withSwedish vibist Kjell Nordeson,today and Ken Vandermark's School Days. American trombonist JebBishop, and you Atomic, Aspirations toFAPK (Fonds voor Amateurkunst know who. The band derives much ofits Thanks Stuart McKillop (ex-Daggermoulh) and inspiration Fund ofAmateur from '60s bands ledbyOrnette enPodiumkunsten/Dutch Kirsten Harris sample music, playbass Coleman, Cecil Taylor, andArchie Shepp. ArtsandPerforming Arts, Netherlands); and guitar over ii,and yellalot.1laptop+ Theworkof Misha Mengelberg, Evan theNorwegian JazzFederation; Fund 2mies = party! Get intoit! Artists, Norway,andthe Parker, and Anthony Braxton have also had forPerforming JUNE 28ITheMedia Club asignificant influence. The music iscom- Norwegian Ministry ofForeign Affairs. JUNE 21IRoundhouse - Pertormance positionally based buthighly spontaneous Astrid Centre • withatremendous open-ended rhythmic 221Western Front (Henneman/Baars) intensity. Two hotbands in JUNE Vocalist/saxophonist Astrid Sars' sophis- andmelodic let'scook! Thanks toRikskonserter, ticated andstylish blend ofbossa nova one. Konstniirsniimnden, Sweden; Babayaga String Quartet andjazzis retro-cool. Hints of mellow Sweden; JazzFederation; Fund Themembers pop,ultra-smooth vocals, jazzylines, theNorwegian ofVancouver's Babayaga Artists, Norway,andthe String andfunky-smooth grooves make thisthe forPerforming Quartet discovered theirshared Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. perfect chill-out experience. With Budge passion forjazzin1986 andhave been Schachte guitar. TimSars baritone sax/ delighting audiences eversince. The flute, Shawn Soucy drums/percussion, Kris B&BDuo quartet has toured extensively throughout Mitchell electronics, Russell Sholberg bass, Two andhascollaborated withmany local greats combine theirtalents Canada Raphael Geronimo percussion. musicians: pianistMiles inthisduo. Vocalist Brian Tate (leader of outstanding JUNE 231Canada Place saxophonist BillRunge, andvocaltheUniversal Gospel Choir) iswittyand Black, Jordan andDee Daniels among entertaining. Guitarist Budge Schachte istsSheila Atomic/School Days The group's signature sound isheard (Van Django) isasolidly grooving and them. inarrangements ofjazzmasterworks and creative player. original compositions influenced bythe JUNE 281CitySquare languages ofjazz,pop,androck. With Lawrie Hill,Patricia Armstrong violins, Baars/Henneman/Flaten/ Marie Claude Brunet viola, andHarold Nilssen-Love Birston cello. The Arbutus Collective J Greater Vancouver's little black book. But huge. And yellow. JUNE 221Presentation House Theatre Mary Barry Quintet Thewonderful Newfoundland-based jazz These twofabulous jazzgroups featuring Scandinavian andAmerican players first vocalist Mary Barry isequally gifted as both singer and songwriter. InEnglish oren collaborated at theOslo JazzFestival fran herversatile and expressive voice back in2003. Sharing amusical likeness 1ais, One ofthemost celebrated players onthe andthesame rhythm section (lngebrigt goes straight totheheart ofwhatever she Dutch improv scene, saxophonist AbBaars Haker Flaten bass andPaal Nilssen-Love sings. With Miles Black piano, Rick Kilburn isinternationally acclaimed forbothhis drums), thegroup hassince performed in bass, Graham Ord sax, Craig Scott drums. soloandensemble music. Amember of JULY 1IGranville Island - Ron Basford Park ProudSponsorof the TDCanadaTrustVancouver International JazzFestival Ahugely popular band atpastFestivals, Benzene Bauer/Robertson/Koch/Miiller/ Beady Belle isone ofthefreshest and most vanderSchyff between composition and exciting groups toemerge fromNorway Freewheeling these fourhard-hitting during thelastdecade. Acollaborationimprovisation, performers promise a wild between singer Beale Lech andbassist Vancouver ride. Tommy Babin bass isoneof Marius Reksjo, Beady Belle has released three musical busiest players inboth straightstunning CDs (Home, Cewbeagappic, Clasen ourcity's situations. Chad Makela ontheultra-hip, Oslo-based Jazzland label. upandimprov baritone sax leads his own group and has Each disc draws onthevast vocabularies of withRandy Brecker, Joelovano, and jazz, pop, techno, drum'n'bass, and ambient.played photo:GeorqKraus Chad MacOuarrie guitar andSkye Their new album Belvedere features duets others. German trombonist Johannes Bauer has withBritish drums both play withthealternajazzstarJamie Cullum and Brooks extended thetechnical capabilities ofhis American tiveindie band DarkBlueWorld. souldivaIndia.Arie. Sometimes instrument enormously - andhecoaxes compared 21ITheIronworks . toBjork andSade, Beale's voice JUNE unbelievable sounds from it.Bauer thinks anddynamic liveperformances have ofhimself asnotplaying jazzbutrather brought herworldwide attention. She has Berne/Formanek "improvised music," abroad genre that agiftforwriting infectious melodies _and See Tim Berne -Bloadcaunt oftenincludes elements of jazz,rock, poetic lyrics while Marius ReksJo providesJUNE 28IRoundhouse - Performance classical music, andnoise. TheAmericantherhythmic grooves. Beady Belle's s_ensuCentre trumpeter Herb Robertson isaninterna- ousmosaic ofgrooves andmoods willwm tionalist; a patient, probing improviseryou over. With Jorn Oien keyboards, Tommy 1imBerne - Bloodcount best known forhiswork withTimBerne Kristiansen guitar, Erik Holm drums, Anders andMark Dresser, among others, and Aaseboe sound. amainstay oftheNYC downtown scene. Robertson isalso very active invarious colAspecial presentation laborations withhisEuropean colleagues. withMark Beaty Swiss saxophonist Hans Koch isfamiliar to fans ofimprovisation asamember ofthe Lime's Artist inResidence forthemonth of legendary Koch-Schutz-Studer trio.Bauer, June isbassist Mark Beaty, who performs Robertson, and Koch allperform here with ina number ofgroups (LaCandela, Ora phofo:ClaireStefimi theBarry GuyNew Orchestra. Bassist Cogan, theBeGood Tanyas, and more). This Since emerging from the'80'sNew York Torsten Muller and drummer Dylan van der evening willfeature aselection ofMarks downtown scene, saxophonist/composer Schyff aretwoofCanada's finest improvis-favourite groups. TimBerne hasasserted astrong andsiningmusicians whoappear innumerousJune 22,291Lime gular musical personality in his diverse and collaborations intheFestival. Thanks to captivating works. Hismany collaborators theGaethe-lnstitut/Taranto. Patrick Belanger over theyears have included John Zorn, JUNE 211TheIronworks Ferris, Herb Robertson, andMark With one ear schooled byAlGreen, the Glenn JUNE 24,251Roundhouse - Performance Berne hasaninstantly recognizother byNina Simone, L.A.-based singer/ Dresser. Centre (Barry Guy New able sax style that contains a skewed R&B guitarist Belanger performs his original Orchestra) sensibility coupled withaunique compomusic. JUNE 25ITheAlibiRoom sitional approach. Bloodcount withChris Beady Belle Speed sax, Michael Formanek bass, and Jim JUNE 20IPerformance Works Black drums, isone ofhisstrongest groups, EliBennett Quartet and ii serves asanoutlet forhisinterest in Atage 18, award-winning tenor saxophonist extended-form pieces blending composed andcomposer EliBennett isrecognized andimprovised passages. Compositions asoneof themostcompelling young forBloodcount might run30to40minutes saxophonists inNorth America. Based in long buthave aremarkable co_ntinuity and Vancouver, hehas already performed with maintain analmost cinematic narrative over adozen music legends including Oscar flow. Thegroup hasreleased numerous photo: Mathias Bothor Peterson, Hank Jones, Maria Schneider, Roy recordings on JMT and Tim's own Screwgun "Slinky, sexy and modern, it'sgroovetasticHargrove, James Moody, Barry Harris, and label, and themembers areactive inother jazzthattakes intheoldandthenew, Patti Austin. With some ofourfinest young projects. 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If systemish~et~rne p . ea.P ob. t to changewithout notice.Quotesreprintedwith permission:Sound& V1smn, free refersto 30-daytrial onlya~ddoesnot includereturns ippmg. neeis s~/~;~19/03 C 005871 3/85;WayneThompson, Oregon,an, 9/10/96;DerekAdams,TimeOutLondon, • _ Douglas, Susie Ibarra, andMyra Melford. Andy Bialibroke onto themusic scene inher Bey Trio JimBlack leads hisownpost-rock band early twenties. She isanartist withasin281TheCentre AlasNoAxis andperforms inPachora and JUNE gular sound evolving outofabroad and Dave Douglas' Tiny Bell Trio and UriCaine's eclectic blend ofinfluences...from Chopin Mahler, Bach, andBerio projects. Michael toKeith Jarrett, JoniMitchell, andBjork . Formanek hasworked witheveryone tobecoming wonderfully herown. Biali's from Freddy Hubbard toBaikida Carroll to original compositions, keyboard virtuosity, theMingus BigBand. He's released four compelling vocals, andwarm charm have acclaimed ENJA recordings and asolo bass earned hertheaccolade of"rising star" CDonScrewgun. Healsoworks inaduo from jazz critics everywhere. Her newest CD photo:ToddBeobel withTimBerne (also intheFestival atthe Andy From Sea toSky(CBC Records). The Bey isarguably thebest male vocalist istitled Roundhouse). Don't miss thecollaboration Canadian saxophonist PhilDwyer working injazz today. Stylistically reminis- famed between Berne's downtown colleagues and centofhisidols Laila andhertrio.With George Koller NatKing Cole andSarah joins local heroes Peggy leecello and Dylan van Vaughan, andlarnell lewisdrums. Laila Biali the68-year-old American master bass derScijyff drums. opens for the Dave Brubeck Quartet. This song stylist and pianist draws rave reviews JUNE 28IRoundhouse - TheStudio (Berne forthespecial bytheCanada Council qualities andbeauty ofhis tourissupported workshop) work. People magazine writes, "[Bey) has fortheAris. JUNE 28IRoundhouse - TheStudio 221Gastown - Steam Clock recorded songs byeveryone from StrayhornJUNE (Formanek workshop) 23IOrpheum Theatre toSling inanunforgettable baritone that's JUNE JUNE 28IPerformance Centre equal parts benediction and seduction. His (Berne/Formanek) Bica's Azul four-octave range, nuanced phrasings, and Carlos JUNE 29IRoundhouse - TheStudio (Speed effortless delivery make refrains spiral from workshop) despair topromise andgivetheplainest JUNE 291Roundhouse - Performance lyrics complexity" The Globe and Mail calls Centre (Berne/Speed/Courvoisier/ him "a great voice ... a modernist among Lee/Feldman/van derSchyfl) singers, aperformer ofintegrity andsubstance." Despite working withthelikes of Berne/van derSchyff / Gary Bartz, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Courvoisier/Lee/Feldman/Speed Tyner, Horace Silver, andothers, Bey's own Currently aBerlin resident, bassist/comavailable recorded output hasbeen scant poser See Tim Berne -Bloodcount Carlos Bicais oneof Portugal's asamajor artisthas mostprolificandinnovative See Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman andhisrecognition sound lagged. However, since hisgorgeous 1996 artists. See Peggy Lee Band Known forhislyrical tone onthe Blues &Bey re-introduced him double JUNE 291Roundhouse - Performance CDBallads, bass, Bica hastherareability to asasoloartist aftera20-year recordingwrite Centre melodies thatessentially aresongs drought, thesinger hasreleased aseries without words, haunting andunforgetofbreathtakingly beautiful albums (Shadestable. Saul Berson Quartet Bica's cultured global earandhis ofBey, American Song, Ain'tNecessarilysongwriter's heart have met their match in A longtime member of theacclaimedSo), which have reconfirmed hisstatus as hislongstanding, remarkable international improvising ensemble theNOW Orchestra,asingular talent anddefinitive interpretertrioAzul. With German monster guitarist Vancouver altosaxophonist/composer oftheAmerican songbook and then some. Frank Mobus andAmerican drummer Jim Saul Berson and hisquintet perform awild Bey isanoriginal nottobemissed. With Joe Black (Bloodcount, Human Feel, Eskelin mixofjazz, world, klezmer, andMiddle Martin bass and Vito lesczak drums. Agreat Trio), Bica creates music thatisexciting, Eastern music. Instruments fromaround• double billwithMonty Alexander. modern, andthrillingly beautiful. With an theglobe, stellar accordion playing, and extensive back catalogue, theirlatest CO some very exciting grooves! The group has Laila Biali Trio withPhil Dwyer isBeliever (Enja). Thanks totheGoethetwoCDs, NotHere NotNow andFrom Here lnstitut/Toronto. ToBeyond. With Tony Wilson guitar. Kim JUNE 291Roundhouse - Performance Darwin accordion, Paul Blaney bass, Boris Centre (Carlos Bica's Azul) Sichon woodwinds/percussion. JUNE 281TheIronworks Bookmark coastaljazz.ca JUNE 291Roundhouse - TheStudio (Carlos Bica workshop) Audiences andcritics spotted ii from the moment pianist/vocalist/composer Laila GREATVENUESDESERVE GREATACTS JUNE 25TH the newest release on Jericho Beach Music JUNE 22ND SENSATIONAL • DIZZLIN TD Canada Trust Vancouver ~ jericho beach International music ww.Jerichobeachmusic.com With Kristian Braathen drums, And it'ssome ofthemost exciting contem- BillCharlap. Miyai piano, Jennifer Hodge bass. porary jazzaround. Similar toSlow Poke Paul The Vancouver-based pianist Miles Black is (another 211Tom LeeMusic CityStage ofBlake's bands) inthatthere JUNE nothing short ofmagnificent. Hisstunning isastrong 261Bogart's Chophouse &Bar rock orsongwriter element to JUNE technique and rock-solid groove areatthe some ofthematerial, Blake Tartare also service ofhisfertile musical imagination, touches oncontemporary techno and• Patrick Brealey &theKnives and heseems tobecapable ofplaying any dance grooves, and, likemost good Euro Themusic ofsinger/songwriter Patrick styleimpeccably. He's alsoawonderfuljazz, thereisa tremendous amount of Brealey issteeped inamixofroots and composer. With local greats JodiProznickimprov. Blake's cohorts aresome ofthe country withdoses ofcabaret andblues bass andDave Robbins drums. most acclaimed musicians in Denmark:thrown inforgood measure. Anintelligent JUNE 221TheCellar Restaurant/Jazz Club S0ren Kjaergaard keyboards/piano, Jonas blend oflyrically driven tunes forthehead Westergaard bass, Kresten Osgood drums. andheart that will have listeners cracking Michael Blake - Amor de Thanks totheDanish Jazz Federation and asmile atonemoment andwiping atear theDanish ArtsCouncil. Cosmos &Blake Tartare thenext. Miles Black Trio JUNE 23ITom Lee Music Hall (Michael Blake workshop) Ross Bliss Trio JUNE 271TheMedia Club Bria's HotFive Featuring thefierytrumpet andcool Solid, swinging gypsy jazz thathonours the vocals of BriaSkonberg, thisgroup's spirit and genius ofDjango Reinhardt. This approach totraditional jazzisfresh and Vancouver trio'srepertoire includes jazz fun.Skonberg isanatural. atease witha andLatin standards andpopular French crowd. Her smokin' hotband ismade upof songs ofthe'20s and'30s. With Ross Bliss some ofthefinest young musicians inthe photo:StephenFreiheit andClaude Perreault guitars andAndy countryEvan Arntzen woodwinds/vocals, Vancouver-raised, New York-based sax- Milne bass. Amanda Tosoff piano, Georgia Korba bass, ophonist/composer Michael Blake has JUNE 251Dockside Lounge andMorgan Childs drums. established acommanding international JUNE 251Canada Place presence during thelastdecade. He's Bocephus King released seven CDs asaleader andcan King, akaJamie Perry, fronts Brickhouse alsobeheard ondiscs bytheHerbie Bocephus finest roots bands and Brickhouse Nichols Project. BenAllison, andJohn oneofVancouver's isoneofourcity's favourite playing hisblend ofblues, New Lurie andtheLounge lizards. Michael hasbeen party blues·bands. Together formore than Orleans jazz, folk, country, funk, and more synthesizes elements ofswing, bop, free adecade, thisrockin' six-piece features athome and abroad since the jazz, funk, blues, andpopmusic bycom- toaudiences Ray Keesh bass, EdJohnson drums, Rob One ofthiscity's best liveacts. Bracken bining oldschool elegance andlyricism mid'90s. vocals/harmonica, Darrel Havers 251Oasis Cocktail Lounge withdowntown eclecticism andinnova- JUNE keys, TimPorter guitar/vocals, Oldrich tion. Hismost recent CD Amor deCosmos Zitek sax. (Songlines) focuses onthepolitical. social, Dalannah Gail Bowen JUNE 20,21.22.27,28,29 ITheYale and cultural history ofnineteenth-century Vocalist Dalannah GailBowen hasbeen British Columbia and specifically thepoliti- thrilling Vancouver audiences forfour Divine Brown cian William Alexander Smith, who renameddecades. Striking theperfect balance himself Amor deCosmos. Inkeeping with between raw, powerful blues and sophistithetheme oftherecording, Blake's sidemencated jazz, Dalannah's church performance areallresident players - thecreme dela should raise theroof.Withgreatlocal creme ofVancouver's jazzscene - Brad artists Michael Creber piano, Rene Worst Turn ertrumpet SalFerraras marimba/ bass, Chris Nordquist drums. percussion. Chris Gestrin piano, Andre JUNE 271St.Andrew's-Wesley United Lachance bass, Dylan van derSchyff drums. Church The music isbeautiful and stimulating and it reflects Blake's pan-cultural perspectiveKristian When urban music starDivine Brown Braathen Trio andvaried compositional approaches. played theJazz Festival back in2006 she interesting arrangements and aswing- brought Blake Tartare suggests therawsideof With thehouse down withherkick-bull thisVancouver group isinfluencedR&B Michael Blake, butinfactthemusic made ingfeel, vocal chops. TheToronto-bred soul. jazz-piano trios,including chanteuse byMichael andhisyoung Danish friends is bythegreat withthefive-octave range came those ledbyRay Brown, Ahmad Jamal, and across surprisingly subtle andmultidimensional. asanawesome blend ofErykah Badu hasreceived many Butcher/Miiller/van andChaka Khan - andthen some. With a careerBrubeck derSchyff honours including a Grammy lifetime certified goldrecord andthenumber-one Award in1996 andaJazz hitsingle OldSkool love, Brown was also Achievement Award presented tohimin1999 recognized byElton John as"thebest new Masters Endowment fortheArts. soulsinger since Mary J.Blige" andwas bytheNational joyinperforming andhisdaring honoured withtwoCanadian Urban Music Dave's continue tochallenge and Awards (Best New Artist. Best Single). Her improvisations excite audiences around theworld. With self-titled debut CD (Blacksmith/Universal) ~ Militello altosax/flute, Michael wasahighly engaging mixofpop, soul, Bobby British saxophonist John Butcher's tenor or bass, Randy Jones drums. R&B, andsmouldering jazz. Witha new Moore soprano saxisanensemble unto itself as album intheworks, Divine Brown isback hemakes use ofcircular breathing, multiple ontheroad thrilling audiences across the Tony Buck trills, and multiphonics. Ahighly respected country withherintense andincendiary See Corkestra European improviser, he's worked withan liveperformances. JUNE 281Roundhouse - TheStudio unbelievable cross section of interna(workshop) tional collaborators, including CorFuhler, The Dave Brubeck Quartet PhilMinton, Derek Bailey, andothers. Collaborators bassist Torsten Muller and drummer Dylan vanderSchyff aretwoof Canada's finest improvising musicians who appear innumerous collaborations inthe Festival. Although Butcher's discography is enormous, thisdynamic trio'srecent disc onDrip Audio, Way outNorthwest, isahighwater mark! Amust-hear performance! Pianist Dave Brubeck isaliving legend. JUNE 20IGranville Island - Performance Forover60years thisjazzgianthas Works FREE thrilled legions ofdevoted fanswhile ptroto:MattRoqers improvising inunique rhythms andtime JimByrnes - House ofRefuge 11-piece instrumental ensemble from signatures. Beginning asacompositionThis Island, N.Y.. came together atajam student withthefamous French com- Staten hosted byBrooklyn Afrobeat heroes poser Darius Milhaud, heledstrongly session Now partoftheDaptone stable European-influenced jazzgroups inthe Antibalas. bands and anemerging juggerlate'40s,before hisquartet featuring ofneofunk ontheworld music scene, theBudos PaulDesmond established himasan naut combines jazz, deep funk, Afrobeat. • artistof international stature. After Band - think James Brown Desmond leftin 1967, Gerry Mulligan andsoulinfluences Fela Kuti- while building intricate became a member of thegroup and meets legend inboth music and television, grooves made forthe Alocal Dave's sons joinedlater.Inthe'80s, andhard-hitting guitarist andvocalist JimByrnes is floor. PopMatters magazine writes, blues reedman JerryBergonzi andclarinetist dance most respected and ofwhat funkmaster George oneofVancouver's BillSmith toured withBrubeck. Aprolific "It'stheinverse entertainers. With therelease of used tosay, 'Free yourmind and beloved writer, and forever associated withhishit Clinton Horses (Black Hen Music) in2004, asswillfollow.' Here it's'Shake your Fresh record ofDesmond's composition Take your collaboration between Jimand willfollow."' With two afantastic Five, Dave himself haswritten tunes like assandyourmind well-known 'strang-sters' Steve Dawson CDs, theband's instrumentation BlueRondo ala TurkandIn YourOwn smokin' Zubot wasborn. Arefreshing drums, electric bass, guitar, B-3, andJesse Sweet Way, which have become classics features theensemble mixed tunes byNeil baritone sax, andapercus- project, inthejazzcanon. While always expand- twotrumpets, andBobDylan withsome country section thatemploys bongos, congas;• Young ingjazzhorizons, Brubeck hasperformedsion andoriginal instrumentals. Now, guiro, clave, andcowbell. blues andrecorded withLeonard Bernstein and tambourine, withtherecent release ofhisJuno Awardaccording to PopMatters, theNew YorkPhilharmonic aswellas Theirsound, CDHouse ofRefuge (Black Hen), from adeep place where melodieswinning withlegendary figures Louis Armstrong,"oozes written what isarguably themost snake forward, honkers bleat Jimhas Jimmy Rushing, andCarmen McRae. He consiantly andsoulful project ofhiscareer. thetop,andthebeats move atitchy inspired hasalsoworked withcurrent greats over Thisis gospel-tinged music filledwith tokeep oneenergized." likeJoshua Redman, Roy Hargrove, and tempos deep reverence andpassionate expresChr\stian McBride. Over adistinguished sion. Whether it'sthegorgeous OfWhom -Galax1e -~ www.galaxie.ca ~ 1877-galaxie TheContinuous Music Network oftheCBC Galaxie is includedondigitalcable,satelliteTV, InternetandIPTVservices. Shall IBeAfraid. anod tothe27th Psalm, or Morgan Childs Trio/Omntet theghostly conjuring ofRobert Johnson's three hip,young musicians inthistrio Last Fair Deal Gone Down, Byrnes takes us The bandleaders, composers, and onastirring musical journey. With Steve areallbusy soloists. Drummer Morgan Childs Dawson guitars, Keith Lowe bass, Elliot strong ii upwithaswing feelthatjust Polsky drums, Marcus Mosely, Will Sanders,powers quit.Saxophonist Chad Makela and Ron Small vocals. Adouble billwithSusan won't Adam Thomas complete thisA-list Tedeschi. JimByrnes willalso perform with bassist trio.Childs' quintet adds Evan Arntzen on theDalRichards Orchestra. JUNE 21IGastown - Maple Tree Square sax and features Sean Cronin onbass. (DalRichards Orchestra) JUNE 261StAndrew's-Wesley United Church (with theSojourners) JUNE 291Granville Island - Market Stage [Trio) JUNE 241TheCellar Restaurant/Jazz Club (lluintet) "Kenny, it'syouandme, and Tony Bennett. We're a fraternity ...a special breed." - Frank Sinatra Oneof thefinestjazzsingers of his Calamalka generation, Vancouver-based vocalist Churchill Calamalka isMike Campitelli. aVancouver-Candus Kenny Colman's listofadmirers include based producer, instrumentalist, andOJ Vocalist producer David Foster, Candus Churchill's up-tempoGrammy-winning Aveteran ofthelocal livemusic scene, performances composer/arranger Johnny unite theheart ofchurch legendary Calamalka is a coremember of the music andKenny's longtime friend and withthesoulofpop. Herinspired Mandel, lighta! collective who hasperformed with mentor, the late, great Frank Sinatra. andinspiring voice liftstheaudience's Kode9, HotChip, Cannibal Ox, Subtle, and recordings include thecritispirit and guarantees thatagood limewill Colman's Daedelusa callyacclaimed Oreamscapes (Sony), a behad byall. JUNE 261TheAlibiRoom classic collection of ballads recorded JUNE 251StAndrew's-Wesley United withtheLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Church Leora Cashe andStraight Ahead (Justin Time), a swinging homage tohisdeeply feltjazz Blessed witha rich,resonant voice, Circle roots. Itfeatures Kenny's unique take on Vancouver vocalist Leora Cashe delivers great tunes asCome Rain orCome theinfluences ofDavid Binney, such a soulful combination ofjazz,gospel, Combine That's All,and/'// Remember Gress, Adam Rogers, Mark Turner, Shine, andfolk.With Ross Taggart piano, Darren Drew andKurtRosenwinkel, andyou'llhave April.A fixtureontheinternational Radtke bass, Buff Allen drums. fromMonte Carlo to New Vancouver bassist Sieve Smith's group. clubcircuit, JUNE 23IStAndrew's-Wesley United Colman brings hisoutstanding Church Theband effortlessly improvises through York, voice andhuge interpretive talents to JUNE 28IO'Doul's Restaurant (and theRoss Smith's complex harmonic compositions. his many hometown fans. The Wizards Taggart Trio) With JonBentley saxophone, Dave Sikula of Jazzfeature many of Vancouver's guitar. Tom Foster drums. bestmainstream jazzplayers: Tom Gohy Catt andtheCatt Pack JUNE 271Canada Place Keenlyside sax,RonJohnston piano, Born andraised inSydney, Australia, Goby Rene Worst bass, JackDuncan percusClausen &Danny Parker sion, Catt hasbeen abusy bassist andvocalist Bruce andDave Robbins drums. onourcity's jazz scene forover adecade. Mandolin andguitarvirtuoso Bruce TheCattPack blends coolswing witha Clausen is interested in many musical TheColorifics smattering ofclassic soul, funk,blues, traditions. Here heisjoined bywonderfulVancouver's Colorifics have asound all and rock. With Sean Fulton piano and Benji - ablend ofswing, calypso, flabassist Danny Parker inaprogram ofjazzy theirown Bohannon drums. menco, and more. Clever lyrics, memorable cafe music from Brazil and Paris. JUNE 22IAberdeen Centre songs, and great performers! With Bernard JUNE 271Dockside Lounge Boulanger guitars/voice, Melissa Bandura JoeCha111iel vocals/violin, John Rule drums, andEric OraCo!Jan Napier bass. Vocalist JoeChappel has toured theworld ahaunting, soulful, andlilting JUNE 281Aberdeen Centre and worked with artists likeMary Wells, the Possessing thatevokes times gone by,guitarist/ Temptations, Robert Cray, and many more. voice OraCogan andherband present He's also amember ofthewonderful local singer Bookmark thatisbeautiful initssimplicity. gospel group Circle ofVoices. Hissilky, music JUNE 25ITheAlibiRoom coastaljazz.ca smooth voice isirresistible. JUNE 20,21IRossini's JUNE 26ILime II iohnscofield _ r~ I lthis ieetlhol JOHN SCOFIELDTRIO E.S.T. John Scofield continues to blaze new paths wherever he travels. Be ii the Stones' classic , The Animals' or Charlie Rich's : • , Scofield & Co. deliver new takes on old favourites. ,h~!~;giftcard The excitement of three musicians constantly exploring together, collaborating and feeding off each other, working In perfect harmony - and you can take that literally or figuratively. Discover E.S.T. in this music• DVD• videogames )Hf\.1V shows onboth sides oftheAtlantic, thegui- music scene, particularly thatfrom Holland. tarist hasperformed withBritish soprano Dutch music chronicler Kevin Whitehead: Charlotte Church andtoured withlegend- "Corkestra's sound isvintage CorFuhler: Hotandspicy!GaryComeau is a aryIrishband theChieftains. With Chris tuneful, lively, colorful. humorous anda performer andmusician ofunusual ver- Church ...distinctive asafinviolin/vocals, Nicolas Hernandezlittlebitoff-centre satility. Whether it'sthefiddle, mandolin,guitar. Still,insome ways, Corkestra's Dennis Mohammed bass, Amanda gerprint. accordion, orguitar. hismusic defies clas- Martinez vocals, Rosendo Leon and Maninhosingular music does recall themedium-size sification ashedelivers originally crafted Costa percussion. bands composer Sun Ra ledover theyears." high-energy blues, New Orleans zydeco, Pianist/composer Cor Fuhler isinvolved in andCuban-influenced Latin rhythms with Coat numerous projects, none more exciting Cooke Trio irresistible exuberance. than hisnone! called Corkestra. Here he's leader oftheacclaimed improvising largeJUNE 25,291Ouisi Bistrn assembled arichly textured ensemble of theNOW Orchestra, Vancouver JUNE 291TheLamplighter (Ga,y Comeau's ensemble open-eared musicians from across avariety saxophonist Coat Cooke's hard-hilling and Swamp Boogie Trio) ofgenres toperform intricate improvised interactive triofeatures bassistClyde Reed music thatalso swings hard and isn'tafraid (also a longtime member ofNOW), who toshow itsaffection forMonk, Ellington, Company B hasplayed withVinny Golia, Rich Halley, and Stravinsky, as filtered through Misha Adelightful seven-piece swing band inthe andother icons ofWest Coast freejazz. Mengelberg. Ina review of theband's style oftheAndrews Sisters, Vancouver's Drummer Skye Brooks isanintegral part self-titled album onData Records, Michael Company Bisfronted bytalented young ofourscene andalsoplays inrockand Rosenstein notes, "With dizzying variety, vocalists Shannon Scott, Emily Lyall, and alternative groups. spectacular group interplay, andwriting JuhliConlinn. Loaded withpersonality,JUNE 221Gastown - Maple Tree Square thatastounds from start tofinish, thisone sweet harmonies, andplenty ofswing, .. isawinner andhasrocketed tothetopof Company Bserves upgreat music and BillCoon Trio/Duo myrecommended list"Corkestra members entertainment. include American-born flutistAnne la led by the brilliant jazz guitarist/composer JULY 11Granville Island - Railspur Alley BillCoon, thisdynamic trioofVancouverBerge, aleading interpreter ofcontempoPark chamber music and apioneer explorer musicians features thetalents ofdrummerrary Dave Robbins andbassist Darren Radtke. ofextended flute techniques and interactive Jesse Cook Beautiful andswinging chamber jazzthat computer systems. BassistWilbert deJoode JUNE 271TheCentre accents Coon's original tunes, Brazilian isoneofthemost active players onthe music, andcreative arrangements of Dutch improvised music scene. The work standards. Coon alsoperforms inaduo ofclarinetist Xavier Charles ranges from toelectro-acoustic viasound poetry. withthewonderful Canadian jazzvocalist noise Kate Hammett-Vaughan. The duohas just Hehascollaborated withJohn Butcher, released aliveCD, Imagination (Kate HV). theEx,andMartin Tetrault (Charles will JUNE 221Taproom atGranville Island work ina quartet collaboration withla Brewing (w/Kate HammettBerge, Fuhler, andTorsten Muller atthe Vaughan) Roundhouse.) Guitarist Andy Moor began Over thecourse of a dozen years and 271O'Doul's Restaurant (Trio) playing withDog Faced Hermans, apostnumerous best-selling albums, virtuoso JUNE punk band. Recent projects include atrio flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook has explored withJohn Butcher and Thomas Lehn. Nora thelimits ofpopular music, breaking new Corkestra Mulder hasplayed cimbalom (aHungarian ground witheach successive recording. In JUNE 291Roundhouse - Pertormance stringed instrument akin toadulcimer) for thepast, Cook has blended African percusCentre years withtheorchestra ofliege andthe sion, Cajun accordion, classical cello, and rapper MC Wisecrack, among others. Tobias popvocals withhisownrumba flamenco Delius isasaxophonistknown forhisbroad style tocreate athrilling, multi-textured and expressive playing. Drummers Michael global hybrid. Hehassoldmore than one Vatcher and Tony Buck round outtheband. million albums worldwide andwon aJuno (They also willbepartofaquartet collaboAward in2000 forhisCO Free FallLast year, ration withMoor andRon Samworth atthe hissixth release Frontiers(EMI) debuted at photo:JoaquimMenlfes Roundhouse.) Since arriving inHolland in No.1ontheWorld Music charts. Jesse's project fromAmsterdam is '81. Vatcher has worked withMarlin Allena, tours, fromconcert halls tomajor festi- Thismajor testament totheFestival's com- John Zorn, theEx, Roof, and Van Dyke Parks. vals, aresold-out affairs and have become further to showcasing therich·and Aussie-born Tony Buck isbest known forhis renowned fortheirenergy anduncompro-mitment European jazz and improvisedwork withtheNecks andasleader ofthe mising musicality. Inaddition toheadliningadventurous Gary Comeau &the Voodoo Allstars ----~-- ontheNew York downtown hardcore/improv band PERIL. He's worked afterviolinist Mark Feldman isoneoftheworld's withPhilMinton, HanBennink, Clifford scene, versatile and accomplished virtuosos. Jordan, andWayne Horvitz. Thanks to most Heisadept atjazz, classical music, free Nederlands Fonds voor dePodiumkunsten. andcountry music andhas JUNE 28IRoundhouse - Performance improvisation, Centre FREE (Fuhler/La Berge/ worked witheveryone from theWDR Radio Charles/Muller) Symphony ofKain toWillie Nelson toDave JUNE 28IRoundhouse - Performance Douglas. Feldman mostoftenperforms Centre FREE (Delius/Eisenstadt/ withJohn Zorn's Masada Siring Trioand deJoode/Plimley) hisBarKokhba Septet, John Abercrombie's JUNE 281TheIronworks (Delius/de Joode/ quartet, hisown ensembles, and induo with vanderSchyff) Courvoisier. The couple has recently released JUNE 281Roundhouse - TheStudio Malphas· Book ofAngels Vol.3 (Tzadik), an (Mulder workshop) exciting and breathtaking program ofllJohn JUNE 281Roundhouse - TheStudio Zorn compositions filled with creativity, lyri(Buck workshop) cism, andintense energy. This ischamber JUNE 281Roundhouse - TheStudio music forthetwenty-first century! (Moor workshop) JUNE 291Roundhouse - TheStudio JUNE 291Roundhouse - Performance (Mark Feldman workshop) Centre FREE (Vatcher/Buck/ JUNE 29IRoundhouse - Performance Moor/Samworth) Centre (w/Berne/Lee/Speed/ JUNE 291Roundhouse - TheStudio vanderSchyff) (LaBerge workshop) Michael Coury & Michael Alleyne Cortez theKiller Cortez theKiller, fronted bySideSixtySeven's Trumpeter Michael Coury, bassist Michael vocalist IanRoberts, isarare creature -a and guitaristSophia Clara perform hardcore band with sensitivity. Searing riffs Alleyne, jazz standards and originals. Playing onthe withasmattering ofjazzsensibility make Vancouver scene forthelast15years, they thisVancouver group amust-see. bring both experience and alove ofmusic JUNE 281TheMedia Club tothebandstand. pho/o:ValerieTruccia > Yo".;,, ...r::-~ -• • I .'- .- ~ . , ...... info@milanocoffee ca :· www mllanocoffee ca ~04 879 4468 t, This husband andwifeteam could beone ofthegreatest piano/violin pairings ever. Swiss-born composer/improviser Sylvie Courvoisier isoneofthemost imaginative pianists innew music. Afrequent collaboratorwithMark Feldman, lkue Mori, and Fred Withovera dozen critically acclaimed Frith, sheisa member ofMephisla and releases under theirbells andmillions of theleader ofherown quintet andthetrio albums soldworldwide, Cowboy Junkies Abalon. The music onhernew solo CD, Signs belongs inthepantheon ofCanadian pop and fpigmms(Tzadik), isaesthetically beau- music icons thatincludes Neil Young, Joni tiful, moody, and mysterious. Ahighly sought Mitchell, andtheTragically Hip. It was 20 CBCRadio2 fo soundsin the 7 daysa week. cbc.ca/radio2 I 11 I ',I I Hisperformances areunerringly thrilling, years ago thattheToronto-based alterna- Crossing Borders beautiful, and awe-inspiring. This should be tiveroots group released theirseminal ledbytheheralded some celebration! second album, The Trinity Session, acom- A newjazzgroup Canadian jazzvocalist/pianist Jennifer pelling mixofVelvet Underground, Patsy Scott. Playing standards andoriginals, the Current Swell Cline, andHank Williams covers andorigi- quartet's music ranges fromcooltofiery, nalmaterial recorded atToronto's Church swinging thatwash theWest tosoulful. With Rene Worst bass, Likethebreakers ofHoly Trinity. Therelease proved tobe Tom ofVancouver Island, thesonic wave Keenlyside sax, Bernie Araidrums. Coast ofCurrent Swell invites you onanunforgeta breakthrough internationally, andthe JUNE 261Canada Place table ride. With anupbeat acoustic blend of melancholic mixture ofblues, country, folk, blues, folk, andreggae, and ahip-hop flow and rock styles brought theJunkies both a Culte duCargo totheirlyrics, thisfive-piece band lays cultfollowing and critical notice intheU.S. PartSoftCell/Bowie, partRza/Depeche down thegroove forthenew generation The Los Angeles Times voted therecording Mode, Culte duCargo fuses pop, new wave, ofsurfers. one ofthebest 10albums of1988. Last year jazz, androck inthespirit ofhiphop sam- JUNE 261TheMedia Club thegroup commemorated their two-decade pling. AlfaMing vocals, Felix Fung guitar/ anniversary byreleasing Trinity Revisited, a synth, Sean Gilhooly synth/lead, andthe Dee Daniels re-recording ofthealbum featuring guest Stunt Man bass/synth. artists Ryan Adams, VicChesnutt, and JUNE 20ITheAlibiRoom Natalie Merchant. Allthewhile Cowboy Junkies have retained their signature sound Fernanda Cunha &Ricardo Rita - hushed vocals, minimal instrumentation, withspecial guest and adeep, fluidgroove. Aswell, gorgeous Celso Machado melodies andgreat songwriting continue tocharacterize theband's deep andrich output. Look forsome hipsurprises during photo:Anr1aBohn "Daniels' hearty tones, jazz-wise phrasing thisgigincluding aguest appearance by and triumphant scat showed why she's conguitarist BillFrisell. With Margo Timmins sidered among thecream ofmainstream vocals, Michael Timmins guitar. Alan Anton jazz vocalists."-/os Angeles Times bass, Peter Timmins drums. Vocalist Dee Daniels offers thejazz aficionado an ultimate treat jazz served up photo:AugusloPinheiro TheCrackling full-bodied silky tones thatsoar tothe Fernanda Cunha isabrilliant young singer with Featuring music written andperformedfromRiodeJaneiro. and capture thedepth ofherfourShe isthedaughter heights byVancouver vocalist/guitarist Kenton ofTelma range. Whether it'sjazzdelivered Costa, who sang thesong EuTe octave ahead, blues, orgospel, Dee isthe Loewen, hisfolk/indie rockisfullofjazz- Amo withChico Buarque. Cunha sings straight ofsophisticated artistry. She inspired chord progressions, smoky voices, classic samba andbossa nova witha embodiment performed withmany jazz legends like andmelancholic explosions. With Tommy substantial andversatile voicethat's has Hampton, Monty Alexander, Johnny ofthelate, great ElisRegina Lionel Babin bass, Amber Denison vocals, Tyson reminiscent andSarah Vaughan. Herlatest CD, OnherthirdCD, Zingaro, she's Griffin, Naylor keys, Gord Grdina electric guitar. andJoyce. made Coda magazine and inthedistinguished company ofacous- Jazzinit(Origin), Dan Gaucher drums. Public Radio's Top 10CDs of2007. ticguitarist ZeCarlos, andtogether they National JUNE 261Lime ofthedisctheVancouver Sun soarinapost-bossa groove. This year's Inareview declares, "Asalways, Daniels owns each Festival performance has her paired with Laura Crema Ouintet sheperforms. She has allthetools longtime pianist Ricardo Rito. As2008 song range, power, taste andinterpretive Great jazzsingers share threequali- marks the5oth anniversary forthebossa great andwhen shetakes afamiliar ties- theunique vocal timbre thatsets nova sound, special guest Celso Machadocommand, song inadifferent direction, it justfeels them apart, thesongs theychoose, and willjoinCunha andRito tocommemorate With Tony Foster piano, Russ Botten halfcentury. Machado isa right." thefresh ideas they bring tothose songs. themusic's Greg Willamson drums. Vancouver-based guitarist/ bass, Vancouver's Laura Crema hasallthree in Brazilian-born, whodelights audispades. Herlovely new CD iscalled Spring singer/percussionist Davies Trio withhismixture ofinfectious vocals, Dave IsHere. With George McFetridge piano, ences irresistible rhythm, and inspired lunacy. BillCoon guitar. Paul Rushka bass, Paul Saxophonist Dave Davies has been playing He's been hailed as"themost important forVancouver audiences since thedays Townsend drums. Brazilian guitarist ofthenew generation." ofthelegendary supper clubs. AnengagJUNE 21ICapilano Suspension Bridge II seriessponsor radiosponsor mediapartner "'4?.!° bUOP-M THE VANCOUVER SUN - ingperformer, heisbacked byatalented Benoit Delhecq with rhythm section ofbass andguitar. trioistheDutch saxophonis/Tobias Delius, a ferociously gifted player whosounds JUNE 291Bogart's Chophouse &Bar likeBen Webster andArchie Shepp rolled intoone. Aregular member ofA~ailable Brendan Davis Trio JellyandJoos! Buis andtheAstronotes, Delius hascollaborated withawho's who Taking itscuefrom theclassic jazz-piano ofinternational improvisers. Amsterdam's triosofartists likeNatKing Cole and Keith Wilbert deJoode isaregular visitor toour Jarrell, Vancouver bassist Brendan Davis' Festival (AbBaars, BikBent Braam, Eric trioplays standards andoriginals. With Boeren) and is a versatile and marvelously Amanda Tosoff piano andMorgan Childs creative bassist One oftheleading figures drums. ontheVancouver new music/improv scene, JUNE 221Gastown - Victory Square van derSchyff has lenthistalents to Benoit Delbecq isauniquely gifted French Dylan countless performance situations, playing pianist/keyboardist who has created his Steve Dawson asDave Douglas, ownmusic using ideas andtechniqueswithsuchluminaries Lewis, Louis Sclavis, Evan Parker, fromcontemporary classical jazz, Pygmy George more. The triohas recorded aCD called polyphony, European improv, andother and Flyinq Deer(Spool). Delius and deJoode sources. Preparing thepiano withvarious The withCorkestra. Thanks to materials such aseraser bitsandcarved alsoappear Fonds voor dePodiumkunsten. wooden twigs, heimprovises onshort, Nederlands 28ITheIronworks overlapping vamps andpatterns, creating JUNE 291Roundhouse - Performance acomplex, spacious sound, which hardly JUNE Centre (Corkestra) seems to beemanating froma single photo:MarkMaryanovich instrument. Delbecq has anumber ofCDs on "He's aroots-music renaissance man." Diachun Ell Vancouver's Song lines imprint and has col- Melody Georqia Straiqht laborated with Fran~ois Houle, Han Bennink, Inspired byHerbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Vancouver quitarist/sinqer/sonqwriter/promany other important improvisers. He Me'shell Ndegeocello, and more, Vancouver ducerSteve Dawson - best known ashalfof and innumerous ensembles such as vocalist Melody Diachun's EO unites the Juno-winning Zubol and Dawson - isanall- isactive and Pool Players. The Montreal string freedom and excitement ofjazz expression around string wizard. Onhisnew CD Waitinq Kartet Ouatuor Bozzini explores new, con- withamodern, groove-oriented rhythmic fortheLiqhts toCome Up(Black Hen) he quartet experimental, andclassical base. With Chris Andrew Fender Rhodes, applies hishypnotic fingerstyle toelectric temporary, music - famous and unknown, oldand new. Cory Weeds saxophone, Doug Stephenson andacoustic guitar; baritone, pedal-steel, Bozzini willalso perform aprogram bass, Daniel Gaucher drums. and lap-steel guitar; and mandotar. Healso Ouatuor byMontreal-based com- JUNE 20ICanada Place adds pump organ, mellotron, andukulele. ofcompositions Joane Hetu andJean Derome. With JUNE 211TheCellar Restaurant/Jazz Club Andeven though thematerial onthe posers Merkel, Nadia Francavilla violins, album stillincorporates themixofblues, Clemens Bozzini viola, Isabelle Bozzini Alpha folk,Hawaiian, andblue grass strains that Stephanie YaYa Diallo Thanks toConsulat General deFrance, Dawson fanslove, it'sSteve's vocals that cello. JUNE 221Commodore Ballroom Cultures France. stand out.Theevocative lyrics andtex- Vancouver,· JUNE 20 I Roundhouse Performance tural guitars paint anunforgettable picture Centre (Houle/Parker/Delbecq) throughout therecording. Victoria's Monday JUNE 211 Western Front (Delbecq magazine writes, "Waitinq fortheLiqhts is w/lluatuor Bozzini) anaccurate snapshot oftheaccomplished 241Western Front (lluatuor Bozzini) musician's career; solid songwriting, out- JUNE standing musicianship, andgreat musical Joode/van derSchyff friends." Joining Dawson areregulars Keith Delius/de "Deliciously hypnotic, highlyrecomLowe bass, Geoff Hicks drums, and Seattlemended." - Folk Roots based composer/improviser Wayne Horvitz West African-born, Vancouver-based quikeyboards/8-3. Aguitar-lover's double bill tarist/sinqer Alpha YaYa Diallo hascalled withJesse Cook. theWest Coast home foralmost 20years while leading oneofthemost exciting Bookmark bands ontheworld music scene. Oiallo's areveritable feasts featurphoto: Chris Cameron concerts coastaljazz.ca AlthehelmofthisVancouver/Amsterdam ingdazzling musicianship, impassioned coasta~@!! Ouatuor Bozzini JAZZ LOVERS ALERT! Hipsters, we need your help. Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, a registered charity, delivers the vibe: Free festivalgigs Jazz educationfor youth Workshopsby cutting-edgemusicians Affordableyear-roundgigs Makea TAX DEDUCTIBLEDONATION or DONATE SECURITIES 0% capital gains tax, 100% deductions COASTAWAZZ.CA JAZZ HOTUNE 604.a12.s200 vocal displays, andintoxicating rhythms. Dino Dinicola John Doheny &the Hisbrilliant acousticandelectric-guitar Professors of Pleasure music machine! Vancouver work, withitsquicksilver melodic lines and Aone-man guitarist/vocalist Dino DiNicolo's solo act These fiveprofessors fromNew Orleans' combustible grooves, plants himfirmly in issoulful and groovy. Tulane University playtheirownbrand theforefront ofAfrican axemen. He's also JUNE 24,251 Deuce ofthoroughly modern jazz. Firmly rooted adeftperformer onarange ofpercussion intherichandvaried musical culture instruments and onthebalafon (awooden Billy Dixon's Soul Train Express of NewOrleans, theirmusic contains xylophone). Tofurther addtohistalents, elements of funk, Afro-Cuban, andtrasinger Billy Dixon isthereal thing. As Diallo writes hisown songs andhisvoice Soul ditional jazzstyles, aswellastinges a young man in Vancouver in the '60s and hasa beautifully modulated edge. By brass band, andprogressive hewas amember ofpopular groups ofgospel, skillfully blending thetraditional andthe '70s, modern jazz. Arichmusical gumbo. With like New Breed and the Night Train Revue. contemporary, theJuno Award-winning John Doheny saxophones, Jesse McBride Come and enjoy the soulful sounds of artist has deservedly found aniche beside John Dobry guitar. JimMarkway OlisRedding, Marvin Gaye, theRighteouspiano, West African stars likeSalif Keila, Youssou bass, Kevin O'Day drums. Thanks tothe Brothers, andmore. N'Dour, andBaaba Maal, andhe's releasedJUNE Deep South Humanities Center of the 27,28ITheYale fourcritically acclaimed recordings of School ofLiberal Arts-Tulane University, hisowncompositions. Diallo's latest CD, Djangophilia andtheTulane Music Department. JUNE 231TheIronworks Djama, with itsinspired tapestry ofsounds, swing and gypsy jazz! Inspired by should addtohisgrowing legion offans. HotClub ofthelegendary gypsy guitarist Michel Donato Trio featuring Hip, beautiful. anddanceable, Alpha YaYa themusic Django Reinhardt, thisacoustic Vancouver Diallo's music isatreat. Marin Nasturica and JonGearey quartet performs musette waltzes, swing Montreal bassist Michel classics, andmore. With Ross Bliss guitar. Theformidable TheDixie Hummingbirds Jared is oneof ourcountry's great Burrows guitar. Stephen Robb clari- Donato giftstojazz, a powerful bassist witha Babin bass. Celebrating 80 yearsof performing netTommy percussive style, anda master 11Granville Island - Ron Basford Park highly theirgroundbreaking gospel music, the JULY of texture andlime.Throughout his Dixie Hummingbirds areanAmerican distinguished career, he has performed DMBU national treasure! Thegroupbegan withstars such asBillEvans, Paul Bley, theirjourney inthe1920s inGreenville, andOscar Peterson. Romanian-born South Carolina. Aftersinging theirway andMontreal-based, theinternationally through theschool years theyembarked acclaimed accordionist Marin Nasturica ontheirtouring career and, along the began playing hisinstrument attheage way, have managed to influence every offourandisathome infolk,classical, decade ofpopular mu~ic fromthe'20s and jazzsituations. The wonderfully symthrough the'60s.Although thegroup pathetic andintuitive Montreal guitarist pho!o:Michae!Oavidson is nowprimarily made upof young Contemporary rounds outthisenergetic and mainstream jazz atitsfinest! JonGearey singers, carefully chosen to carryon The trio.This tourissupported bythe Davidson/Murley/Braid Quintet (DMBQ)lovely thetradition, IraTucker stillisandhas isacollaborative Council fortheArts. effort among Juno Award Canada 11Granville Island - Performance been thelead singer since 1938, when he winners Mike Murley saxophone andDavid JULY Works FREE was just13!The young singer's energetic Braid piano, andtheemerging saxophone Davidson. TheDMBQ represents performances became themodel forthe starTara Dubyk Uuartet improvisation withlyrical Jerrold 'activity· singer. Heranupanddown world-class contemporary harmony, andrhyth- With aisles, jumped from thestage, andspun grace, hisindependent debut recording The Completing thequintet isthe Way around without sacrificing oneiotaof micvitality. You See It,Edmonton's Jerrold Dubyk rhythm section ofToronto's Jim emerges hispure musical sound, inspiring many dynamic asaversatile jazzsaxophonist bass andNew York's IanFroman witha distinctive andsoulful sound. greatR&B andsoulsingers - Jackie Vivian Check outtheirnewCD, DMBO Hisoriginal compositions paytribute Wilson, Clyde McPhatter, Bobby Blue drums. This tourissupported bytheCanadato jazzmasters likeJoeHenderson, Bland, Stevie Wonder, andmore. The Live. Council fortheArts. John Coltrane, andRalph Bowen while Hummingbirds' recent recording Still JUNE 221Gastown - Steam Clock incorporating modern popinfluences. Keeping II Real ...The LastMan Standing The music varies from enigmatic sounds was nominated foraGrammy in2007. tostraight-ahead swing. With Tom King JUNE 28ICapilano College Performing Arts piano, JeffJohnson electric bass, Bill Theatre dance and theacoustic jazz gelintheway ofhonest and heartfelt the21st-century George drums. This tourissupported by flash tradition." - Times (London) expression. With Roberto Occhipiniti bass piano theCanada Council fortheAris. from Stockholm, Sweden, thisstunMark Kelso drums. This tourissup- Hailing JUNE 26IGranville Island - Performance and triohasperformed attheTDCanada ported bytheCanada Council fortheAris. ning Works FREE Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival onseveral occasions inrecent years. Steeped Alita Dupray Ouintet Bess Durey Band inclassic acoustic jazzandinformed by Mitchell meets Audrey Hepburn meets such Abeautiful young chanteuse possessedJoni electric styles asEuropean artmusic, Jazz. One ofthecity's (and Canada's)drum'n'bass, ofanuncanny ability toconjure another Cool and rock, e.s.l. bridges thegap new talents, withafluidandpitch- between time, spirit. mood, and place. Evocative and best traditional and contemporary music moving, Alitaspins amellifluous web of perfect voice, Vancouver jazzvocalis/Bess without resorting totheendless doodling swings standards, andheroriginal prevalent bluesy woe andpurring delight. illuminat- Durey inthejam-band scene. Combining blend bebop and groove with singer- astraight-ahead ingboth lyric and melody with asound that tunes jazz sensibility with snappy hipness. Infectiously groovy grooves, istotally herown. With Tony Foster piano, songwriter electronic distortion, and multi-laycompelling music. With ered JonRoper guitar. James Forrest bass, Joe andemotionally textures, e.s.t. (Esbjorn Svensson piano, Amanda Tosoff piano, Morgan Childs drums, Dan Poole drums. Berglund bass, Magnus Ostrom drums) JUNE 21ICBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Michael Rush bass, Evan Arntzen sax. has attracted astrong following ofboth jazz JUNE 221O'Doul's Restaurant JUNE 28ICapilano Suspension Bridge fans and pop-oriented listeners. Since 1993, theaward-winning triohas recorded 11 CDs, Phil Dwyer's Hilario Duran Trio including thecurrent release liveinHamburg Food For Thought Trio (ACT). Germany's FonoForumsummarizes the JUNE 221Performance Works band's output as"contemporary jazz atits best." Deeply lyrical. profoundly modern, and beautifully balancing thetradition/innovationquotient. e.s.t. aresound pioneers for thetwenty-first century. Adouble billwith theJohn Scofield Trio. photo: BillKing pho/o:Gordonlafleur Eccodek featuring "Duran isagenuine virtuoso, attacking the The award-winning saxophonist Phil Dwyer Kiran Ahluwalia keyboard withanarsenal ofdevices that has found kindred creative spirits infellow includes runs executed inoctaves: block Canadian JUNE 26 IPerformance Works jazzgiants And.re Lachance chords atfasttempos, and thatmethod so electric bass andBernie Arai drums. Their characteristic ofCuban pianists, sudden quirky butultimately approachable music dance figures executed in twohand isinspired byElvin Jones, Ornette Coleman, unison." - Globe and Mail Claude Ranger, Coldplay, andmore. Asa Internationally renowned pianist/com-group, they advocate forthepreservation poser/arranger Hilario Duran, along with oflocal agricultural lands and theconsumpChucho Valdes andGonzalo Rubalcaba, is tionoflocally grown, organic food. Dwyer is photo: Trina Kosier ranked among themost important con- anavid chef and organic gardener, soyou "Anethereal, atmospheric, global soundtemporary Cuban pianists. Thoroughlymay even pick upsome cooking tips! track." - Toronto Star versed injazzandAfro-Cuban music, he JUNE 24ITheIronworks Hailing from Toronto's multicultural-music was amember ofArturo Sandoval's band melting pot.Eccodek's visionary blend of fornine years before heformed hisown e.s.t(Esbjiim Svensson Trio) downtempo grooves, tribal electronica, and group, Perspecliva, in1990. Ayear later he world dub isquickly capturing theattention 241TheCentre recorded with saxophonist Jane Bun nett on JUNE of the international music scene. MultiherJuno Award-winning Spirits ofHavana instrumentalisl/producer Andrew McPherson CD. He's performed allover theworld while (Jane Siberry, Natalie MacMaster, Andy working withlegends likeDizzy Gillespie White), themastermind behind theEccodek andMichel Legrand. In1997 hemoved to sound, collaborated forseveral years with Toronto andhasbecome anintegral and musicians from around theworld before the important partoftheCanadian music 2004 Canadian indie release ofhismuchscene. Two ofhisrecent Alma recordings, photo: Sarkis Boyadji/an anticipated debut recording, More Africa In From theHeart andNew Oanz6n, snagged"No other group intheworld has such acom- Us. This deeply hypnotic, Afro-dub groovefJuno Awards. Although flamboyant and manding interaction between thegrooves of estimmediately created astir, with Toronto's technically brilliant. Hilario never leis Eye Weekly describing itas"one ofthemost JUNE He's worked withadhoc improvised 251Granville Island - Performance artist. outstanding contemporary dubalbums to music groups withrenowned musicians Works FREE come outofthiscountry." Eccodek's second such asNels Cline, Sam Rivers, andPaul release, Voices Have Eyes, further explores Eisenstadt/de inprojects withmusicians as Joode/Delius/ Rutherford; thecrossroads where global groove, dub, Plimley varied asBobby Bradford and Bernie Worell; and electronica meet. This seven-piece juginlarge ensembles ledbyBarry Guy and Harris Eisenstadt Vancouver Ouartet Yusef gernaut features thepowerful and seductiveSee Lateef; and inworld music bands with 281Roundhouse - Performance voice ofInda-Canadian Kiran Ahluwalia, a JUNE traditional musicians fromBali, Gambia, Centre Juno Award-winning interpreter ofghazal. Morocco, andSenegal. This quartet finds WithDeliveryboy samples/beats, Brent Eisenstadt perfoiming hisowncomposiwithSara Schoenbeck bassoon, and Rowan sax/percussion, JimKnight bass, Eisenstadt/Miiller/Zubottions Steve Clark kitJason Shute congas/djembe. most creative players See Harris Eisenstadt Vancouver Ouartet twoofVancouver's This tour issupported bytheCanada Council JUNE - Fran~ois Houle clarinet and Tommy Babin 271TheIronworks fortheArts. bass. Eisenstadt also appears intheFestival inanimprovising triowithlocal greats Harris Eisenstadt Torsten Muller bass and Jesse Zubot violin, edgeffect Vancouver Ouartet and inanimprovising quartet with thetwo Edgy, passionate music from thetalented wonderful Dutch musicians saxophonist Vancouver-based pianist/composer Lisa Tobias Delius and bassist Wilbert deJoode Miller, acclaimed asoneofthe"leading and Vantouver legend Paul Plimley piano. lights" ofthenew improvisational moveJUNE 26IWestern Front (Vancouver ment(Globe andMain. With grittyand Ouartet) graceful improvisation, edgeffect explores JUNE 271TheIronworks (Eisenstadt/ thedivisions between thedocumented and Muller/Zubot) theuncharted, theheart wrenching and the photo: Peter Gannushkin JUNE 28IRoundhouse - Performance hysterical. With Jesse Zubot violin. Jeremy Toronto-born drummer/composer Harris Centre (Eisenstadt/de Joode/ Berkman trombone, Ron Samworth guitar. Eisenstadt defies categorization asan Delius/Plimley) guitar, Jesse Waldman electric guitar, John Raham drums. Kevin Elaschuk Trio Vancouver trumpeter Kevin Elaschuk is oneofCanada's finest jazzplayers. His trioplays standards and original compositions. BillCoon guitarand Sean Cronin bass aretheultimate band mates, providing a perfect setting forElaschuk's lyrical and melodic playing. JUNE 21ILime MarkFeldman See Sylvie Courvoiser/Mark Feldman JUNE 291Roundhouse - TheStudio (workshop) • JUNE 251O'Ooul's Restaurant Francis Fernandez Trio Juno-nominated singer/songwriterKellylee Evans isaunique voice intheurban jazz This jazz pianist hasbeen honing hisconworld, andmany oftoday's topmusicianssiderable skills atvarious venues about havetakennotice. Renowned bassist town. Influenced principally byBillEvans, Christian McBride callsKellylee a"star" hedescribes hispiano style as"eclectic." and "looks forward towatching herbecome JUNE 231Rossini's aforce." With asmooth style thatslides through jazz, soul, R&B, blues, andworld Alarm Funk music rhythms, theottawa-based vocalist Five pholo:Joefreemansuggests aSade meets Erykah Badu meets Vancouver's ownAfro-funk orchestra! Dedicated totherootsofmodern jazz, Norah Jones vibe.Kellylee's debut co, Intense horn lines and percolating Afrobeat London's Empirical hasitsfinger onthe Fight orFlight?, isaneclectic and focused guitar combine withtheinterplay offour pulse ofthecontemporary world, and these effort featuring sparse, groove-based jazz percussionists tocreate anunstoppable fiveyoung rising jazzstars perform with heldtogether byEvans' rich,expressive,dance party. They have justreleased their astonishing musical maturity andconfi- andeffortless vocal range. Recently she second CO, Voodoo Hairdo. dence. Imagine amixofOrnette Coleman,was awarded second place inthepresti- JUNE 20ITheMedia Club Wayne Shorter, AliFarka Toure, andSteve gious Thelonious Monk International Jazz JUNE 28IRoundhouse - David Lam Park Coleman, andyou'llgetthefeeling. Vocals Competition. Herstarhasbeen on Trumpeter JayPhelps is a Vancouver-theriseever since. Last year shereceived Flatback bornmusician andhasplayed withAmy the2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awar~ for band fuses elements Winehouse, George Benson, Courtney Pine, Female Vocalist oftheYear. Heard regu- Thisnewacoustic Dennis "Badbone" Rollins, andmore. This larlyontheCBC, world music, andjazzinto shehasperformed with ofruralblues, burning quintet wasa highlight ofthis award-winning saxophonist Jane Bunnell a unique buthighly accessible sound. January's IAJE conference inToronto. With attheannual Global Divas concert. With Inspired bythemusic ofDavid Grisman Nathanial Facey altosax/voice, KitDownesDave Thompson guitar, Kevin RamessarandRyCooder, thegroup features Jeremy piano, Tom Farmer bass, Shane Forbes guitar/trumpet Matthew Lima bass, Adam Holmes mandolin, Scott Smith dobro, Gord drums/percussion. Bowman drums. Grdina oud. and Liam MacDonald pandeiro. Empirical JUNE 211Gastown - Steam Clock ESD. (East SideD.uintet) Fatty Tuna Funktet CD, athing tolivewith(Drip Audio), was Toby Foyeh &Orchestra Africa named oneofthebestreleases of2006. JUNE 271Commodore Ballroom Last year's CDRelease theSaviours had England's Wire magazine declare that "there's akaleidoscope ofpleasure tobe had following Fond ofTigers." With Stephen Lyons guitar, J.P. Carter trumpet Morgan McDonald piano, Jesse Zubot violin, Shanta Bhattacharya bass, Skye Brooks andDan Gaucher drums. photo:MuslafaAmeuo Toby Foyeh andOrchestra Africa create Michael Formanek a unique fusion oftraditional Nigerian Yoruba music - including Highlife, AfroTim Berne -Bloodcount pholo:JessicafatonSee beatandfolklore - withjazz, pop, and Fond of Tigers havebeendevelopingJUNE 281Roundhouse - TheStudio Latin music. Nigerian-born, U.S.-based gui(workshop) theirintricate andbeautiful sound since taris/Toby Foyeh composes and arranges, 2003. Featuring seven of Vancouver's aswellassings withthebacking female leading creative musicians, theirnuances Lorraine Foster vocalists/dancers. Traditional African andlayers explore musical possibilities When Vancouver jazzvocalist Lorraine instruments suchasgangan (talking thatrange fromthesmallest gesture of Foster wraps herdeep warm voice around drum) and kalimba (thumb piano) mixwith extended technique toMl-onbombastica jazzstandard, audiences sit upand keyboards, guitars, and percussion togive avant rock.Compelling, hypnotic, and takenotice. Aseasoned performer with Orchestra Africa itspowerful hybrid sound. absolutely post-everything, thisdoublegreat character, shehasawonderful CD Themusic expresses social situations in drum-kit-led band's exhilarating ordered thatcollects songs written byother jazz Africa, thenatural elements, andmore. chaos emerges fromavisceral combinamusicians. tionofmeticulous odd-time compositionJUNE 251Rossini's andimprovisational abandon. Their debut Artist Bios ...continued onpage 54 Fond ofTigers JULY 1IGranville Island - Railspur Alley Park Playing soulful, '60s-influenced jazz/funk, Imperfection Led bylocal greats Kevin Elaschuk trumpet/ thishigh-octane quartet's 'take noprison- Flawless flugelhom andDave Saytenor sax, this ers'approach ispowered bythewailing Vancouver's Flawless Imperfection, aka quintet plays originals thatrange from Hammond 83stylings of BobMurphy Cole Benois, makes music thatdelves into freejazztomore structured forms, from andtheexciting drumming of Julian ahybrid ofglitch/lDM and cinematic soundthesubtle andeclectic to hard-drivingMacDonough. With Chris Davis trumpet and spaces withhealthy doses ofpost-rock, grooves. Influenced byOrnette Coleman,Mike Allen tenor sax onthefrontline. classical, found sound, hiphop, andmore. Booker Little, EricOolphy, andCharles JUNE 291TheCellar Restaurant/ Jazz Club JUNE 261TheAlibiRoom Mingus, Elaschuk andSayformed this group in1996. With Andre Lachance guitar, The Fearless Melodies FNDMNTL Stan Taylor drums, Paul Rushka bass. A new R&B soul project featuring originals JUNE 20ITheIronworks instrumental music withbeefy bylead vocalistKhari Khari and inspired by Dubbed-out fat-filled bass lines, snappy thelikes ofSam Cooke, Nina Simone, and instruments, traps, and sprinkles of tasty programming. other R&B greats. Frazey Ford vocals, Mark everywhere can't help butbob. Beatty bass, Melissa Mccready acoustic Heads JUNE 20ITheAlibiRoom 304-2555 East Hastings St. Vancouver B.C. V5K 1Z3 604.875.9642 n D"Q; .• ~'~~~·~~ d ,;, ~~~... , ~ •••. ·~ ' ·~~~ • 4 ~~. !) ~?V#/}v·_Av ~V/// ~ ~ fill □ uJO_ l~Ar:i][fJ □ c=!J fillQJ@:IDi:=:JC ml □□□ i:=:J LAberdeenCentre{4151 HazelbridgeWay,Richmond) 12.DocksideloungeatGranville Island Hotel 2.AlibiRoom {157AlexanderSI.) 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PacificPI.) 15.Thelronworks{235AlexanderSI.) a.David LamParlStage 16.Thelampliglter{210Abbott) b.Festival Hall 17.MediaClub{695C.mbieSt.) c.PerformanceCentre 18.0'Doul'sRestaurantandBar{1300RobsonSt.) d.TheStudio{Workshops) 19.0asisCocktail Lounge{1240ThunowSt.) 25.StAndrew's-Wesley United Chu~h (1022Nelson St.) 20.Orpheum Theatre {Smithe &Seymour) 26.Tom LeeMusic (929Granville St.) 21.0uisi Bistro(3014 Granville St.) 27.VancouverPublic Library(350W.GeorglaSt.) -FestivalParkinglolsQ 22.lime{l130Commercial Or.) 28.VCC Downtown (25D W.Pender St.) ruDDDC=:J 23.Rossini's{1525YewSt.) 29.Western front(303 E.8thAve.) 30.Yale{1300Gran•lleSI.) CLUB SERIES check coastaljau.ca FRI, JUNE 20 TheAlibiRoom 157Alexander St• 604-623-3383 • 7pm i*seecoasta/jazz.ca forcurrentinformation SAT, JUNE 21 \ SUN, JUNE 22 CulteduCargo/ FNDMNTI/True Fold/Chi Turner/Benjamin Arc/ GreenTaRa ShortScores Bogart's Chophouse & Bar •1619V1! Broadl'lay•.604:733:4141 •6}0p111. 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TheDonFraserTrio luv Seat Deluxe LuvSeatDeluxe LuvSeatDeluxe Wes "The8/uesman" Mackey Alteredlaws ZapatoNegro NightCrawlers withspecialguest RedHolloway Night Crawlers withspecialguest RedHolloway FattyTunaFunktet DinoDinicola DinoDinicola MurryPorter RonThompson & BrentGubbels lhor Kukurudza Duo RossBliss Trio Me andPaul ZimbaMoto UnoMas Murry Porter SoulSyndicate TerminalStation MelodyDiachunEO MilesBlackTrio JoelHaynesTrio plusSeamusBlake CDrelease MorganChildsQuintet CDrelease Jack Velker Jack Velker DougTowle &De La Terra FRI, JUNE 27 TheHideawayJugband/Calamalka/Phowa/Royai Aeroplane Trio/Supna/ Cornerstone*/Marinj Destiny/Lid/Flawless I Sgt.Benson Patenaude/Patrick i Imperfection/Integrated I Belanger/Ora Cogan • Circus • Wes"The8/uesman" Mackey BruceClausenand DannyParker New OrleansAle Starsj New OrleansAle Stars TheFearlessMelodies ]~P..'!: ....~~~-~. ~-~.~~~~!!~?~: ~ ~-:.~:. ~-~:.~~-~~- ~~'..~'.~~-t!~~ .. Mark Beaty andfriends* Kola Collective MediaClub 695Cambie St• 604-608-2871 for doortimes,contacttheMediaClub •oasis Cocktail Lounge •1240ThurlowSt• 604-685-8025 • 8:30pm O'Doul's Restaurant andBar 1300 Robson St THELISTELHOTEL 604-661-1400 • 9-11:30pm WED, JUNE 25, THUR, JUNE 26 EveSmithTrio UnoMas CellarRestaurant I JazzClub NancyKing/Steve 3611WBroadway•604-738-1959 Christofferson 8:30pm DeuceRestaurant 1617 Lonsdale Ave•604-988-8180 • 6-10pm Dockside Lounge atGranville IslandHotel 1253 JohnstonSt• 604-685-7070 • 12-3pm TheLamplighter 210AbbottSt•604-681-6666 • 12-2pm Lime 1130 Commercial Or• 604-215-1130 /see coastaljazz.ca forcurrentinformation TUE, JUNE 24 TheSideMan Trio 8pm 9.30pm MON, JUNE 2 10:30pm FiveAlarmFunk JenniferScottTrio 10pm TheArbutusCollective 11:30pm lncura JillianLebeckTrio •i2~1d~i 911i~2;~············································ JamSession 9pm DanMangan 10:30pm featherzEdge* JamSession 11pm RyanMcMahon TBA seecoastaljazz.ca CocoLoveAlcorn AlitaDuprayQuintet Mike Allen Quartet JamSession JamSession w/Mike Allen Quartet w/MikeAllen Quartet ]pm FrancesFernandez Trio Joe Chappel Joe Chappel BobYorkTrio TheYale CurleyTaylor& ZydecoTrouble .1300Gran.ville ..st.~.604:.681.:YALE•9p111 .. CurleyTaylor& ZydecoTrouble CecilPerinbam KarenLarsen andPatCovernton BocephusKing GoldenWeddingBand Trio :o·ooul'spresentstheFestival's E'.> w/MikeAllen Quartet w/MikeAllenQuartet w/Mike Allen Quartet officialnightlyJamSession OuisiBistro •TheMalcolmAikenTrio, TheMalcolmAikenTrio KarenLarsen andPatCovernton 3014Granville St•604-732-7550•8:30-11pm, Rossini's KentishSteele& Chante/ls .1525. Yel'l.~ ..6.04.:!37'.8080 • 3:30:6}0p!T1 .. BobYorkTrio JamSession PaulPigat Trio MichaelCoury& MichaelAlleyne Brickhouse 9:45pm ··••··••···•···•···•·· 12:30-3am Brickhouse 42 Brickhouse 1D Canada Trust '!,Ilic GASTOWN JAZZCELEBRATE THE SIGHTS &SOUNDS OFSUMMER! Thereare people in the streets, leaves on the trees and music in the air. Great Canadianand International artists, kids' activities, buskers,food and refreshments. SATURDAY JUNE 21 SUNDAY JUNE 22 Anthem Properties Anthem Properties TheVancouver TheVancouver Maple Tree SunStage Sounds Tree SunStage Sounds ofYouth ofYouth Maple Square Water& Carra/I Square Square Steam Square Steam ClockVictory ClockVictory Water& Carra/I & Cambie Water& Cambie Hastings & Cambie Water& Cambie Hastings 12:30pm JoelHaynes Trio Amanda Tosoff OafRichards & Brendan Davis North/Mann/ Quartet with OutTolunch plus hisOrchestra Pennell Trio 1-2pm BradTurner Seamus Blake 1-2pm 12:30-1:45pm 12:30-1:45pm 1:45- 2:45pm 1:45-2:45pm 2pm TheBruce Freedman African Groove Band 2:45- 3:45pm The Unsupervised 2:15- 3:30pm UmphTrio CoatCooke Trio 2:15-3:30pm 2:45-3:45pm 3pm Sharon Minemoto Trio 3:30-4:30pm 11 4pm TheOctober TriowithBrad Turner 4:30-5:30pm OMBQ 3:30-4:30pm 5pm LailaBialiTrio with Phi/Dwyer 5:15- 6:30pm Empirical 5:30-6:30pm , I i Jennifer Hodge Quartet 4-5:15pm Shannon Scott Rumba Calzada Band 4:30-5.'30pm 4-5:15pm 6pm la GranUnion & WitCampa 6:30-8pm EliBennett Uuartet 6-7:15pm TheGrand Trine Mother Mother 6-7:15pm 6'30-8pm Anthem(]) THEVANCOUVER SUN PROPERTIES GAS TOWN fortransit information call604·953-3333 ·14.ff. 10 Canada Trust /1{1,11;, --:::, +-- JAZZATTHEROUNDHOUSE • JUNE28 & 29 ~ GASTOWNJAZZ • JUNE21 & 22 FRI, JUNE 20 ; SAT, JUNE 21 :arpheum Theatre Smithe& Seymour• 8pm (!)OW - presentedby ~ PINKMARTINI J Canpages· Sneakin'Out LionelLouekeTrio ~E'i u., presentedby HERBIE HANCOCK THERIVEROF POSSIBILITIES TOUR HondaClassicSounds at the Centrein Vancouver forPerforming Arts en 711 HomerSt.• 7:30pm I- cc SUN, JUNE 22 • MON, JUNE 23. •iii•690~ radloone CHARLIE HAOEN'S QUARTET WEST "' IROHAARLA QUINTET il! ~'ui~QUE 1 1 90,9'" TUE, JUNE 24 WED, JUNE 25 • THUR, JUNE 26. THEOAVEBRUBECK QUARTET FRI, JUNE 27 SAT, JUNE 2B SUN, JUNE 29 • JAZZATLINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA with WYNTONMARSALIS LailaBiali Trio withspecialguest Phi/Dwyer COWBOY JUNKIES BILLFRISELL with Greg Leisz,TonyScherr& /VANLINS JOHNSCOF/ELO TRIO An eveningwith: NATURALLY] JESSECOOK MOLLYJOHNSON e.s.t. BRADMEHLOAUTRIO DEEDANIELS SteveDawson ANDYBEYTRIO RudyRoyston 2 'UrbanGrooveSeriesat the SUSANTEDESCHI SEUNKUTIANO ALPHAYAYADIALLO SHOUTOUTOUT DIVINEBROWN THEGRANDE MOTHERS\ BUOOSBANO MACEDPARKER EGYPT BO world. bERtS OUTOUT .Commodore Ballroom (I Crave JIM BYRNES ~or1channel m TOBYFOYEH& Q SACRED LINOLEUM FONDOFTIGERS MEGATRON 868Granville St. RYANSHAW "HOUSEOFREFUGE" NOIOIONUKWULU ORCHESTRA AFRICA u., RAVENS & CHIMES 9:30mFriSat•8:30mSun- Thurs ITHETHINGwith Ken SYLVIECOURVOISIER/ u., 'Innovation SeriesattheRoundhouse .ATOMICI SCHOOLDAYS. SATOKO FUJII& WAYNEHORVITZ BLAKETARTARE FREEFALL Vandermark MARKFELDMAN CORKESTRA :::i,=::: QUARTET BARRYGUY BARRYGUY CARLAKIHLSTEOT GRAVITAS \performance Centre ~ NEWORCHESTRA NEW ORCHESTRA • BAARS/HENNEMAN/ MICHAELBLAKEHOULE/PARKER/ BICA'SAZUL NICOLE MITCHELL/ CARLOS PARKER/GUY/LYTTON/\ 181Roundhouse Mews PEGGY LEEBAND VANASSE/VITOUS • FLATEN/NILSSEN-LOVEAMOROECOSMOS OELBECQ IFERNANDEZ • PAULPLIMLEY 812m June20-26• 9emJune27-29 Miiller/Bishop/ HarrisEisenstadt VivianHoule/ BenoitDelbecqwith Western Front DuatuorBozzini SteamboatSwitzerland Henneman/Baars Guy/Hamburger Vancouver Quartet vander Schy/f StefanSmulovitz DuatuorBozzini 303E.8thAve.• 5:30m lmprovPowerPlay: John Doheny& the • CampbellRygaQuartet KateHammett-VaughanOliverGannonQuartet: KarinPlatoEnsemble SaulBersonQuarlet JheIronworks BradTurnerQuartet Benzene ESQ Quintet Professors ofPleasurei Canada/Sweden l3~/J.leJNG sTARs MarketStage onGranville Island J AZZ 12-2mFREE Taproom atGranville IslandBrewing •144.1. Ca,:tvyrigh.t.S.t •.2::4P{I). 5-lpm 1111 * Granville Island [CBC/Radio-Canada Studio OneJazz 700Hamilton St• 5& 6pm KELLYLEE EVANS BEADYBELLE Butcher/Miiller/ vander Schy/f Canada/Sweden WandaNowicki Group AdamThomas Trio DarrenRadtke Duo GavinYoungash Trio Malleus Trio Bill Coon& Kate Hammett-Vaughan PuroSon Alita Dupray Quintet Alteredlaws MelodyOiachunEU BrianTate Quarlet Jason Walters Trio OavePhyall Trio ThoughtTrio vander Schy/f Bloodcount COCO ZHAO &JAZZLAB COCDZHAD &JAZZLAB ECCOOEK featuring KIRANAHLUWALIA RENAUD GARCIA-FONS RENAUD GARCIA-FONS FERNANDA CUNHA& RICARDO RITO withspecialguest: CelsoMachado TwoDuos: Broo/Nilssen-Love and Houle/Wiik Noonan/Grdina Quartet edgeffect Jerrold Dubyk Quarlet RossTaggart Trio Mike Allen Quartet StopTime Shilt Anagram VanDjango ChadMakela Quarlet Rabnett5 Headwater MorganChilds Trio Ribcage ShannonThue Trio KENNYCOLMAN HILARIODURANTRIO & TheWizardsof Jazz Z-5pm Houle/Liungkvist/BabinFVCMIStudent/Faculty Strid/vander Schy/f Showcase TheLuscious FredrikL·un kvist Pau/Rushka Trio ,1,,,'sso~iifi•ijlJ~iQUE OliverGannonand Bill Coon- TwoMuch : Guitar RumbaCalzada JuneKatz Quartet Astrid Matthew Smith Trio BriaS HotFive Crossing Borders Circle DonStewart Mimi Snider Trio BradPrevedoros Ian Ross Trio TamburaRasa Duo Just Jazz Trio /hor Kukurudza Duo RonThompson& JohnGilliat B&BOuo Hip Pocket Trio RonSmall LeoraCashe GlendaRaeand theEssentialBand CandusChurchill Jim Byrnesandthe Sojourners DalannahGailBowen Michael Blake CocoZhao SteamboatSwitzerland SatokoFujii/ CarlaKih/stedt WayneHorvitz Ugetsu "' 9Q,9fM radoone CANADAPLACE StAndrew's-Wesley UnitedChurch ChecoTohomaso andthei /012NelsonSt• 604-683-4574 ext.231 VOCSoul GospelChoir [ Weekdayeventsatnoon,Sundays at4pm JamLeeMusicHall 929Granville St• 1-2pm -~:I) Oil!] FreeWorkshos TomLeeMusicCityStage 929Granville St• 2-4 m Aberdeen Centre 4151 Haze/bridge Wa'f,Richmond• 12-1:45em l.46_~ KenVandermark i DavidPriest/ SoundsLike Shearing High SchoolJazz IntensiveOpen Rehearsal1-Jpm JasonWalters Quartet KristianBraathen Trio Tea GabyCatt& the CattPack TheColorilics 1D Canada Trust tf/111ic SpinningRoom JAZZ ATTHE ROUNDHOUSE ATCONCORD PACIFIC PLACE (Pacific Blvd. &Drake Street) Music of the world on the shores of False Creek.Indoor & outdoor stages, kidzone.calm,jazz bistros, refreshments,food & fun! Workshops Workshops David Lam FestivalPerformance@ David Lam FestivalPerformance@ Park Hall Centre Park Hall Centre TheStudio TheStudio Elizabeth HighSchool Vatcher/ Bruno Hubert NOW Michael Anne Zapato Negro ShepherdJazzIntensive Buck/Moor/ Trio Orchestra Formanek LaBerge 12-1:15pm Trio w/N. Mitchell Samworth 12:30-1:JOpm 12-lpm 12-lpm 12-lpm 12-1:15pm12:15-loJOpm12-lpm Nora Mulder 1:30-2:JOpm Fuhler/La Duane Sliding Berge/Miiller. Andrews Hammers 2-3:15pm 2:15-3:15pm Charles 2-Jpm ChrisSpeed 1:30-2:JOpm Homage Celso David lmprov Machado Virelles Collage: Trio Quintet /orA/Neil 2-3:15pm 2:15-3:15pm 2-Jpm Eisenstadt/de Joode/Oelius/ 1im8erne Plimley 3-4pm 3:30-4:JOpm WayOut Yves West Leveil/e6tet 4-5:15pm 4-5pm Sicilian ChrisTarry Tony Buck JazzProject Group 4:30-5:JOpm 4-5:15pm 4-5pm RedHolloway andtheNight Berne/ Crawlers Formanek 5:45-6:45pm 5-6pm Ezeadi Onukwu/u andOne Human AndyMoor 6-lpm Race 6-7:15pm Al Matheson Septet 7:30-8:JOpm FiveAlarm Funk 8-9:30pm Samworth/ Mark Tung/ Feldman Dhillon 3:30-4:30pm 3-4pm Ticketed Program* 9pm Carlos Bica 4:30-5:JOpm Beme/vanderSchyff/ BobMurphy Cou,voisier/Lee/ auartet FeldmaQ!Speed 5:45-6:45pm 5-6pm L'Orkestre despas Perdus 6-7:15pm ChrisTarry 6-lpm Jennifer Scott auartet 7:30-8:JOpm Orquesta GomaDura 8-9:30pm Ticketed Program* 9pm •see main schedule. paqe 41 CONC0RD PACIFIC <•e• ..~ ~•:•> TRANSIT ADVERTISING ~ ROUNDHOUSE ~ NORTH SHORE JAZZ Fri. Sat. June 21 June 20 Sun. June 22 Mon. June 23 Capilano College Performing ArtsTheatre\ (.',\rll .. 1/IC' <.',>LLHGli 2055PurcellWay • Ptrformilfj Artr Theai:rt, 604.990.7810 • 8pm Presentation House Theatre 333Chesterfield Ave. 6M9903474• 8 pm Mose John TheDixie Allison Hammond j Hummingbirds! ' TaoRavao & \ Babayaga • Capilano Suspension Bridge 3735Capilano Rd. 604.985.7474 • 7pm String Quartet •- Madagascar Blues Karen I Bess Durey • J.Carman Graves • Price Band Group Trio Mimosa j LauraCrema Quintet JohnBraithwaite Centre I~ ..- .....I 145West1stStreet 'Comm"';fyCeo<,e' 604.982.8300,/pm • -• Kutapira WestVancouver MemorialLibrary 1950MarineDrive 604.925.7400 • 7:30pm Pine Leaf 1 Boys CANADA DAY oNGRANVILLE ISLAND TUESDAY, JULY1- NOONTOMIDNIGHT Railspur Alley Park R&BStage RonBasford Park behind Performance Works MaryBarryQuintet 12-2pm Flatback 12:30-2:30pm l♦I Canadian Heritage CompanyB 3-5pm Koan 5:30-7:30m • • '' OuoteEndQuote cross-cultural strategy Inc Patrimoine canadien Canada Performance Taproom atGranville Works Island Brewing 1218 Cartwright St. 1441 Cartwright St. ChrisGestrin Trio 12-2pm Triode 12-2pm -ealax1e ~,i• RISING STARS PROGRAM OFTHE CBC MichelDonato Trio featuring MarinNasturica Carman J.PriceTrio andJonGearey 3-5pm 2'30-4:30pm NewOrleans AleStars JillianLebeck Quintet Matheson/Roper/Mollerup 5-7pm 5-7 m 6-Bpm Ojangophilia 2:30-4:30pm s~~a 1111 Granville Island JAZZ PaulPlimley Trio 7:30-9:30m Tony Wilson Sextet 10-11:30pm Add a little educalion lo your Jazz Feslival adventure High School student big band in residence with Nicole Mitchell SEE PAGE 84 FOR MORE INFORMATION FREE Public Performances MAY 27 ALICE MACKAY THEATRE with Ross Bliss JUNE 28 Saturday Open Rehearsal with Nicole Mitchell 1 PM TOM LEE MUSIC HALL 7 PM ALICE MACKAY THEATRE LOWER LEVEL, CENTRAL LIBRARY 350 WEST GEORGIA ST. 7 PM IU \aneome-r JUNE 29 Sunday 12:15 PM Performance with guest conductor Nicole Mitchell ROUNDHOUSE-FESTIVAL HALL PublicLihrnq JUNE3 with Alan Matheson JazzStreet Vancouver: Local Legends JUNE10 with Chris Lee and Kevin McNeilly JazzStreet Vancouver: The Untold History Interviews with Harry Aoki, Paul Plimley & Gregg Simpson JUNE17 with Colin Preston, CBC Archivist, and Paul Grant, from CBC Radio One's Hot Air JazzStreet Vancouver: Treasures from the CBC Archives CBC Radio-Canada Canada Trust /lfvlit; PHOTO BY CHRIS CAMERON Coastal Jazz and Blues Society is pleased to award 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 KAI BASANTA who will perform with DAL RICHARDS AND HIS ORCHESTRA on Saturday June 21, 1:00 PM during "Gastown Jazz" at Maple Tree Square. JUNE 21, JUNE 23-28 @ 1:00 PM JUNE 21 JUNE 23 JUNE 24 JUNE 25 JUNE 26 JUNE 27 JUNE 28 Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 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 Ken Vandermark Michael Blake Coco Zhao Steamboat Switzerland Satoko Fujii / Carla Kihlstedt Wayne Horvitz High School Jazz Intensive Open Rehearsal Michael Formanek Nora Mulder Tim Berne Tony Buck Andy Moor ROUNDHOUSE -PERFORMANCE CENTRE JUNE 29 Sunday@ 2:00 PM FREE SEE PAGE 62 FOR MORE INFORMATION B1fe, Canada Council ~ for the Arts Consell des Arts du Canada Anne La Berge Chris Speed Mark Feldman Carlos Bica Chris Tarry ~ 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 ~ JUNE 22 Sunday, 2-5 PM GRANVILLE ISLAND-PERFORMANCE FREE College Barry Guy and Maya Homburger Evan Parker, Benoit Delbecq, Raymond Strid, Ken Morrison, Giorgio Magnanensi WORKS 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. Vancouver Community Fran9ois Houle PHOTO BY CHRIS CAMERON II alsoattempts toconvey present-dayarealsoindebted totheimprovisational BillFrisell isoneofthemost revered and Africa asitfinds itself inaglobal world of andcompositional methods oftheAACM,sought-after guitarists incontemporary high technology and mass media and com- Anthony Braxton, andEuropean improvis-music. The Grammy Award winner's signamunications. While seeing themselves as erslikeMisha Mengelberg andAbBaars. ture sound has found voice incollaborations guardians ofAfrican tradition and culture, Ultimately, thisadventurous triocreates a with artists asdiverse asDave Holland, Jack themusicians arealso explorers creating highly individual and interactive music that DeJohnette, Elvis Costello, Renee Fleming, newmusical horizons. Thisis onehot stands onitsown. Thanks totheNorwegian John Zorn, JimHall, JanGarbarek, Norah band thatbrings contemporary grooves JazzFederation: Fund forPerformingJones, and theLos Angeles Philharmonic. into aswirl ofcolourful and exciting African Artists, Norway,and theNorwegian Ministry Musical versatility notwithstanding, it is music and dance. Asmokin' African music ofForeign Affairs. Frisell's role asacomposer and bandleader double billwithAlpha Ya YaDiallo. JUNE 211Tom LeeMusic Hall(Vandermarkthat has recently garnered him much critical workshop) acclaim. His multifaceted compositions mix The Don Fraser Trio rock and country with jazz and blues inaway Bruce Freedman thatdefies categorization. The Philadelphia A well-established jazzdrummer who The Inquirer says that"Frisell's been doing the Groove Band hasplayed withsome ofthebestinthe African indefinable for years creating revelabusiness, Vancouver's Don Fraser andhis For more than 20years, saxophonist Bruce torymusic...finding vitalcontexts forjazz swinging trioplays classic jazz that's bound Freedman hasbeen oneofVancouver's improvisation thatareworlds away from toputasmile onyourface. With Chris most committed andexciting jazzartists, bebop ...[He] manages toevoke bigworlds Potter piano and Dave Chokroun bass. creating Coltrane-influenced music that with stark single notes and foreboding susJUNE 281Bogart's Chophouse &Bar isintense, fresh, andfrom theheart. This tained tones, conjuring arichly textured new group features African groove-based atmosphere thatisboth understated and Free Fall withKen Vandermark. blowing fromsome ofourcity'sheavy undeniable. Nomatter what youcallii." lngebrigt Haker Flaten. hitters. Hypnotic, toe-tapping music with Frisell continues toexplore musical poselements offreejazz. With Jesse Zubot sibilities HavardWiik through hisown compositions and violin, Dan Gaucher drums, Russel Shumskytime-honoured jazz andfolkmaterial with JUNE 21IRoundhouse - Performance African drums, Geordie Hartbass, Dave anever-evolving constellation ofextraorCentre Chokroun bass. dinary musicians. Hisnew album History, JUNE 21Gastown - Maple Tree Square Mystery (Nonesuch) premieres many new Frisell compositions. With Greg leisz pedal steel guitar/dobro, Tony Scherr bass, Rudy Royston drums. After histrioperformance, Frisell willcollaborate onsome tunes with theCowboy Junkies during thesecond half photo:AnnlrentJdeby ofthishotdouble bill. Named forthebrilliant album bytheJimmy Guiffre Trio, Free Fall has obvious parallels Fuhler/La Berge/Muller/Charles (clarinet, piano, bass) tothebearers ofits See Corkestra namesake. Asevidenced ontheirthree JUNE 28IRoundhouse - Performance recordings (The Point inaline, Amsterdam Centre FREE Funk, Furnace), thecombination ofpulse photo:JimmyKa/z andopen timeandthedistribution of "The most brilliant and unique voice tocome Fujii &Carla Kihlstedt melodic responsibility through fragmen-along injazz guitar since Wes Montgomery ... Satoko tationreflect Guiffre's music. ButFree Hemay also beoneofthemost promis- JUNE 26 Roundhouse - Performance Fall's Havard Wiik piano, lngebrigt Haker ingcomposers Centre ofAmerican music onthe Flaten bass, and Ken Vandermark clarinets current scene." - Stereophile J ~ 1619 WEST BROADWAY (at Fir Street) Tel 604.733.4141 pho/o:ValerieTwcchia Japanese pianist/composer Saloko Fujii blends jazz, contemporary-classical music, andtraditional Japanese folkmusic into $5 BLACKJACK MATCH PLAY Presentthis ad to GuestServicesat EdgewaterCasinoand receive$5 in Match Play when you place a $5 bet on traditional Blackjack. ValidonlyJune20-301Mustbe 19yearsor older Mustbe BCGoldMemberI Originalad only,no duplication Validonly at EdgewaterCasino Oneperpersonperday aninnovative synthesis instantly recog- quartet includes theamazing Miles Black Chris Gestrin Trio nizable ashers alone. Asanimproviser,piano, Russ Botten bass, and Blaine Wikjord Fujii's explosive free-jazz energy mingles drums. Gannon willalso perform inhiscolwithdelicate melodicism tocreate abroad laboration withthemagnificent Canadian palette oftimbre and textures. She's often quitarist BillCoon - atasteful andinvenbeen compared toCecil Taylor, Keith Jarrett, tiveplayer who justseems togetbetter time youhear him. Their wonderful CD andMarilyn Crispell forherastoundingeach technique. Satoko's considerable range Two Much Guitarswings mightily. Beautiful • hasbeen captured on40CDs, including music. With Darren Radtke bass andDave photo:VinceMai adramatic duorecording called Minamo Robbins drums. Vancouver-based pianist Chris Gestrin is (Henceforth) withviolinist Carla Kihlstedl.JUNE 231CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One unquestionably one ofthemajor jazz talents (Two Much Guitar) TheSan Diego Union-Tribune callsit "a inthecountry andisinhigh demand asa 261TheIronworks (Oliver Gannon) series ofhigh-wire improvisational duets JUNE musician, composer, andproducer. With a thatarerisky, aesthetically challenging and delicate touch andanearfortexture and frequently exhilarating." Carla Kihlstedl is subtlety, Gestrin alsoswings hard andis aninfluential musical voice intheSan equally comfortable playing straight-ahead Francisco Bay Area. With arigorous backjazzandfreeimprov. This fantastic trio, ground inclassical music, shehassince which features bassist Andre Lachance and explored therange ofherinstrument in drummer Dylan vanderSchyff, isinspired many settings, always pushing theedges of bythegreat modern piano triosofKeith what theviolin cando.She was afounding Jarrett, BillEvans, andPaul Bley. Gestrin's member oftheTinHalTrioandcurrently latest disc, After The City Has Gone: Ouiet works with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and (Songlines), isgarnering rave reviews. 2Foot Yard. She's also performed with John photo:HansenKlaus-Henning JULY 1IGranville Island - Pertormance Zorn, Tom Waits, Rova Saxophone Quartet, "Abassist withastonishing technique." Works FREE andthe Netherlands Radio ChamberLos Anqeles Times Orchestra. HerCD 2Foot Yard (Tzadik) is French bass virtuoso Renaud Garcia-FonsGolden Wedding Band acreative compendium ofgenre-breaking hasgrown intoaliving legend, bothfor the'20s through tothepresent this instrumentals and vocal miniatures. hisbreathtaking technique andintonationFrom party band covers country-swing, June 261Tom LeeMusic Hall(workshop) aswell ashistalent asacomposer. Adaz- swinging tango, calypso, Dixieland, jazz, and zling performer onfivestrings, heuses rumba, With "Perfesser" Chris Dean tenor hisinstrument's entire range andmakes blues. Oliver Gannon andBillCoon Andrew Burden tromthebowed double bass sound rather like banjo/quitadvocals, Two Much Guitar sax/sousaphone/vocals, Colin acello orviolin. Asacomposer, Garcia- bone/baritone See Oliver Gannon Ouartet soprano sax, Clive "Pops" Jackson Fons likes totake thelistener onagypsy's Maskell See BillCoon Matt Belbin drums/percussion. journey through theMediterranean, Lalin bass, JUNE 231CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One 26IOasis Cocktail Lounge America, India, theArab world, andeven JUNE intoEuropean classical music ofthepast. Oliver Gannon Quartet Union &WilCampa Hisunique artistry hasledtoexciting col- LaGran laborations with such open-minded players asRabih Abou-Khalil, Dhafer Youssef, Cheb Marni, and Jean-Louis Matinier. Arcoluz, the bassist's firstlivealbum aftersixstudio recordings onENJA, powerfully captures thefireandemotionality ofhisvibrant concert performances. Rhythm magazine pholo:PatriciaGannon writes: "Repeated listening only affirms that With aswinging style and warm richsound, Garcia-Fons' command oforchestration, Vancouver-based jazzguitarist Oliver expert musical penmanship andprofound Gannon isamasterful musician who plays in skills asaninstrumentalist place himin thetradition ofthegreat Wes Montgomery. anechelon trulydeserving oftheaccolade Hailed asthe"king" ofCanadian jazz guitar, 'genius.'" With Antonio "Kiko" Ruiz quitar hehasperformed andrecorded with andPascal Rolando percussion. Thanks to photo:DanielaCiuffa legends likeEdBicker!, IanMcDou_gall, Cultures France andConsulat General de Smoking hotCuban music! One ofCuba's and Fraser MacPherson. Hishard-swinging France, Vancouver. leading artists, vocalist WilCampa isa withspecial guests Chris Garcia drums and Miroslav Tadic guitar. Together they revisit Zappa/Mothers classic tunes likeI AmThe Slime, Muffin Man, Florentine Poqen, Bow TieDaddy, andTrouble Every Day from landmark albums such asFreak OutWe're Only InIIForThe Money, Uncle Meat and One Size Fits AllGet ready foranevening of virtuosic playing, bizarre humour, and nonstop entertainment. ladies and Gentlemen, JUNE 211Gastown - Maple Tree Square "Short ofFrank coming back from beyond make way foryour Grande Mothers! to bend earsandbrains, thisis about TheGrand Trine asclose toanauthentic liveversion of TheGrave Life Three talented young Vancouver women Zappa's music asyoucanpossibly gel." East Vancouver's Grave lifeisagritty yet formtheGrand Trine, performing vocal - The Praque Post melodic punk rock four-piece. Singer/ and swing versions ofjazz, blues, and Latin Sixyears agoformer members ofFrank Dana W.R. Edwards, singer/guitarist classics. With Orith Fogel vocals/acoustic Zappa's Mothers of Invention reunited bassist Steve Dalla Benetta, drummerRyan Driscoll, bass, Melissa Hammer trumpel/fluqelhorn, forthefirsttimeto perform themusic and guitarist Brett "Threats" Thompson Catherine Toren piano. of thelate,greatguitarist, composer, withatonne ofenergy. JUNE 21IGastown - Victory Square andbandleader. They have since brought play JUNE 281TheMedia Club theirmusical mayhem towildly enthusiastic audiences across North America and Graves Group Europe proving that"they can stilldothat Karen onstage." The Grande Mothers showcaseThemulti-talented vocalist/saxophonthetalents of Zappa alumni Napoleanist/composer Karen Graves leads this Murphy Brock vocals/sax/flute, Don Preston Vancouver quartet. Performing Graves' keyboards, Roy Estrada vocals/bass, along compositions - influenced by Sonny moving andextraordinary performer. A TheGrande Mothers child prodigy, herose through theranks 271Commodore Ballroom ofgreat Cuban musicians tobecome an JUNE international touring artist. Hetoured and recorded withthefamed group Maraca, andhehasperformed withCuban legends Omara Portuondo andIbrahim Ferrer, and withNorth American starslikeWynton Marsalis, Natalie Cole, andJoelovano. 604.734.2507 taste@lazygoumeto WWW~ o Classic BBC DVDs o BBC Comedy & Drama o New CDs o Jazz / Blues / Folk o Rock n Roll o British Invasion o Rare Records o New& Used o Psychedelic Posters 604-204-0044 12240 2nd Ave at Bayview who will swing into Karlis perfor with: Gord B Rollins, Wayne Shorter, andherworldwidediversity spans thefields ofjazzimprotravels - andcreative arrangements of visation, solorecitals, andchamber and standards, thegroup features local greats orchestral performance. TheBarry Guy Miles Black piano, Paul Blaney bass, and New Orchestra, hismagnificent all-star Buff Allen drums. improvising bigband, willperform twice JUNE 271Capilano Suspension Bridge attheFestival. Switzerland-born baroque violinist Maya Homburger specializes in herown highly developed style thatcomGordon Grdina·s BoxCutter bines chamber music, soloperformance, withFredrik Ljungkvist andcontemporary music. Together with Barry Guy (check outthediscs onMaya andECM), Homburger hasperformed in major jazz, new music, andbaroque music festivals alloverEurope. Thanks toPro Helvetia -Swiss Aris. JUNE 20IWestern Front pholo:Pa11/Grdina Guy NewOrchestra Cutting through stylistic boundaries, this Barry chamber jazzquartet moves inandout JUNE 24,25IRoundhouse - Performance offreeform improvisations, grooves, and Centre lyrical melodic statements, andtakes the listener tosurprising yetnottotally unfamiliar places. ledbyVancouver guitarist Gordon Grdina, and joined bythewonderfulSwedish saxophonis/Fredrik ljungkvist (Atomic andothers), thegroupalso features theamazing clarinetist Fran~ois p/loto:Francescaffeffer Houle, bassist Karlis Silins,anddrummer isdelighted topresent this Kenton Loewen. Structure andlogic areat TheFestival international project which brings thecore oftheirmusic, butthere's plenty major some of thebiggest names ofspace, texture, andrestand they seam- together ofcontemporary jazzand lessly embrace mainstream sensibilities as intheworld fromtheU.S., England, well asthose oftheavant-garde. They have improvisation Switzerland, Spain, andGermany: awonderful CD, Unlearn (Spool). Thanks to Sweden, Evan Parker, Hans Koch saxophones, Mats Rikskonserter, Sweden. Gustafsson woodwinds, Johannes Bauer JUNE 231TheIronworks trombone, Herb Robertson trumpet, Agusti Fernandez piano, Paul Lytton, Raymond GreenTaRA Striddrums, PerAkeHolmlander tuba. Armed witharare voice, aredguitar, and a Steering thisextraordinary ensemble is penchant forsocial awareness, GreenTaRA renowned British bassist andcomposer brings ataste ofreality tomodern soul Barry Guy, one ofvery fewinnovative bassmusic. ThisVancouver-born Canadian of istswhoperform contemporary classical African-American/Cherokee andScottish music forsolodouble bass. Heisalsoa descent delivers jazz-laced lyricsover virtuoso improviser whose extended funkandreggae riffsasdiverse asher technique iswithout equal. Guy's concertheritage. works forchamber orchestras, chamber JUNE 20ITheAlibiRoom groups, andsoloists have been widely JUNE 271Lime performed, andhisskillful andinventive writing hascreated some exceptional Barry Guy &Maya Hamburger compositions. BGNO has released twophediscs onlnlakt: lnscape-Tableaux Hailed in Down Beat magazine as"the nomenal Entropy. The program forthefirst mostawesome bassist in improvisedandOort includes aMats Gustafsson/Agusti music," Barry Guy isaninnovative double night duo, anEvan Parker composibass player andcomposer whose creative Fernandez tionforensemble called Vosteen, followed bya Herb Robertson piece, Elaboration.Charlie agenda include recordings and tours with Haden's Ouartet West The second night opens withabrass trio Egberto Gismonli, PaulMalian, Geri (Robertson/Bauer/Holmlander), followed Allen, Di.no Saluzzi, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, bya shortbass solo, which leads into andCarlos Paredes. Charlie's acclaimed Guy's composition Study. The lastpiece is Quartet West, featuring ErnieWatts Oort-Entropy. Some ofthegreat spinoffs tenor saxophone, Alan Broadbent piano, from thisband include theBarry Guy/Maya and Rodney Green drums, shows him at Homburger duo, lmprov Power Play, and hislyrical peak. Themusic evokes the Parker/Guy/Lytton/Fernandez. Thanks to Raymond Chandler, filmnoiratmosphere ProHelvetia - Swiss Arts: Rikskonserter, photo:ThomasDorn ofHollywood inthe'40sand'50swith Sweden; Konstniirsniimnden. Sweden:"Noinstrument injazzismore essential thetunes ranging from lush and romantic Goethe-lnsti/ut/Toronto: lnstitut Ramon thanthebass, both backbone andheartreworkings of standards by Charlie Parker, Liu/I; and lnsli/u/o Cervantes. beat, andCharlie Haden is itsmaster." Bud Powell, andGlenn Miller, tooriginals, - Francis Davis, Atlantic Monthly ofwhich areinspired bytraditional Bassist extraordinaire, composer, band- some Haden sung asaboy. Quartet leader, teacher, and Grammy Award winner folktunes JUNE 211TheCentre West reflects Haden's fascination witha Charlie Haden isamusician ofimaginative, ashetoldDown Bea/magazine, intuitive, and communicative powers. Over limewhen, thepast fivedecades hisbig,warm, rich "popular music had deeper values." tonehasappeared onover500albums, andhehaswonnumerous readers' and Kate Hammett-Vaughan critics' polls forbest acoustic bass player. & Bill Coon Haden hasworked andrecorded with pholo:Maari/Ky/Oharju Ornette Coleman, JohnColtrane, Keith See Kate Hammett-Vaughan Themusic of Finnish pianist/harpist/ Jarrett, PatMetheny, Michael Brecker, See BillCoon composer lro Haarlabearsstrong Kenny Barron, andhisownliberation JUNE 221Taproom atGranville Island resemblance tothatofherlatehusband,Music Orchestra. other items onhisrecent drummer Edvard Vesala. Indeed, shegave shape andcolour tomany ofhisideas in herarrangements forhisSound andFury group. lroHaarla's newquintet incorporates more improvising, isdeeply melodic, andfavours arestrained melancholy. Her musicians - Verneri Pohjola trumpet Kari "Sonny" Heinla saxophone, Reino Laine drums, andUlfKrokfors bassarekeenly attuned toHaarla's gorgeous, evocative, andsometimes desolate ruminations. lro'sECM-recording debutNorthbound represents some ofthefinest ofNordic contemporary jazz. Britain's Jazz Journal International muses: "Building onthe freeballad form thatwas such adefining element inVesala's aesthetic, themusic flows organically fromthemost p~nsive ofharp orpiano-led introductory meditations toexpansive group flurries ofhigh butintensely focused energy ...the mood is mostly rubato andhymnal, deeply soulful." Northbound is a verystrong statement froma player andcomposer whoshould beheard more widely. Here isyouropportunity! Aterrific double bill withCharlie Haden's Quartet West. Thanks to/uses/Finland KateHammett-Vaughan Ouintet/Trio/Duo Herbie Hancock TheRiver ofPossibilities Tour photo:ChrisCilmeron Oneof Canada's mostdistinctive jazz photo:KwakuAls/on Hancock's all-star band, featuring artists,Vancouver-based Hammett-Herbie Vaughan is adventurous andassured, Chris Potter sax,Lionel loueke guitar. bass,VinnieColaiuta andherhipvocals have earned herthree DaveHolland andSonya Kitchell vocals, will Juno nominations. TheToronto Star hails drums, music insupport ofhisterrific heras"amarvelous storyteller...with the perform River: The Joniletters(a knack ofmaking everything sheattempts newrelease sound newly minted," while CODA magazinetribute tothemusic andsongs ofJoni Hancock recently tookhome calls hersimply "thefinest jazz standardsMitchell). singer inCanada." Through soul-searching tophonours withAlbum of theYear ballads, swinging standards, and freewheel-fortherecording at the50thannual ingsonic explorations, Hammett-Vaughan Grammy Awards. Thewinmarked the thatajazzalbum issupported and challenged atevery turn firsttimein43years byherremarkable band. With Chris Gestrin hasbeen selected asalbum oftheyear. piano, Andre Lachance bass, Tom Foster Over thecourse ofanillustrious career, drums, JonBentley saxophones. Kate HerbieHancock hasdemonstrated willalsoperform inaduowiththegreat resoundingly thatheisa genuine icon jazzguitarist BillCoon. Theduohas just ofmodern music. Few othermusicians released aliveCD, Imagination (Kate HV). have exhibited thewide range ofinterJUNE 221Taproom atGranville Island estandmastery thatthisjazzlegend Brewing (w/BillCoon) hasbrought to hisremarkable body of JUNE 24IO'Doul's Restaurant (Trio) work. Embracing elements ofrock, soul, JUNE 251TheIronworks (Ouintet) ~!'!Wit funk, andelectronica withfreer stylistic elements ofjazz, Hancock has frequently neon ta2pm defied tradition whileexpanding the John Hammond ofmusical thought. AclassiForover40years, thevenerated blues possibilities trained pianist. Herbie gotanearly artist John Hammond hasbeen entertain-cally jazzwithtrumpeter Donald ingblues, folk,androck fans around the startplaying Jln!!M9!! Byrd andsaxgiants Coleman Hawkins world. With his acoustic and National steel NewDrleansAle Stars guitars, Aftersigning withBlue harmonicas, andamassive rep- andPhilWoods. Records andscoring hisfirstTop ertoire oftunes, Hammond hasfollowed Note Man, Miles Davis thepath ofsuch singing poets asWoody 10hitwithWatermelon Jm!!!TM9!1 theyoung pianist to joinhis Guthrie, lightnin' Hopkins, andSonny Boy invited They would goonto become SWeetpeaSWineTria Williamson, taking musical stories oflife quintet. one of the most influential bands inthe andlove from oneregional corner ofthe ofthemusic. Since leaving Miles, globe toanother. Over thecourse ofhis history Herbie has remained active in both the Jln!I stellar career. Hammond hasworked with electronic popandacoustic jazzworlds. Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, CaryCamuu·s Award and12-lime Grammy theBand, BillWyman, J.J. Cale, John Mayall, AnAcademy Chicago-born Herbie Hancock is swamp Baaeie Trla Michael Bloomfield, Dr. John, and such blues winner, oneofthegreatest pianists and composgreats asKoko Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, ersofourlime. and John leeHooker, among others. *****"'** JUNE 26ICapilano College Performing Arts 210ABBDT'! ST• www.thelamplighler.ca IOUBl.6666 •IN HISTORIC GIS!OWN Theatre ,I Headwater. Influenced byNeil Young and HipPocket Trio OldCrow Medicine Show, thisVancouver classic jazz from the'50s and band hasitsownpersonal sound. With Performing aswellasmodern jazz compositions The dynamic Montreal-based drummer Joel Jonas Shandel guitar/banjo/vocals, Matt '60s Hancock, PatMetheny, and Haynes isatthehelm ofthismodern jazz Bryant mandolin/guitar/vocals, Tyson byHerbie thisdelightful triofeatures three group. Aninventive anddiverse musician,Naylor keys/Hammond 83,TimTweedale·more, WithAdam Rohrlich Haynes' great recent CDThe Time IsNow pedal steel guitar, Patrick Metzger bass/ ofourcity'sbest. saxophones, Tilden Webb piano, Jodi (Cellar live)features theVancouver-based vocals, Kenton Lowen drums. bass. team ofbassist JodiProznick andpianist JUNE 281Granville Island - Market Stage Proznick JUNE 291CitySquare Tilden Webb. This performance finds thetrio reunited andplaying withNew York-basedHenneman/Baars Jennifer Hodge Ouartet (and former Vancouverile) Seamus Blake Baars/Henneman/Flaten/Nilssen-love ontenor sax. Blake has worked withVictor See The talented young Vancouver bassist JUNE 221Western Front lewis, KurtRosenwinkel, BillyDrummond, Jennifer Hodge leads thisgreat young Mark Turner, andmany more. Few artists quartet. Inspired byAhmad Jamal, Brad The Hideaway Jugband arecapable ofdelivering near-perfection Mehldau, BelaFleck, andtheBeatles, every timebutBlake isoneofthem. Not With a loveforthespiritofearly blues theirmusic isboth playful andsophistitobemissed. This tourissupported bythe andfolkmusic, these fouryoung musi- cated. With Catherine Toren piano, Jens Canada Council fortheAris. cians playmusic thatisatonce classic Christiansen woodwinds, Mike Treadway JUNE 221Gastown - Steam Clock andcurrent. With Rob Butterfield guitar/ drums. JUNE 231TheCellar Restaurant/ Jazz Club vocals, Perrin Grauer percussion/vocals, JUNE 221Gastown - Victory Square Malcolm Jackguitar/harmonica/vocals, Headwater James Bullearly 45s. Joel Haynes Trio plus Seamus Blake 25ITheAlibiRoom Think folkmusic could usemore edge? JUNE Country music couldusefewerelectric guitars andmorebanjos? Think Bookmarkcoastaljazz.ca Meet Author Red Holloway and theNight Crawlers STEPHENT. BOTEKMD projects. Krista Lomax creates fascinatingvisuals withlivevideo andimage manipulation. SeeCover AribyAlNeil. This concert issupported bytheCanada Council fortheArts. JUNE 291Roundhouse - Pertormance Centre Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Ouartet JUNE 271 Roundhouse - Pertormance Thelegendary saxophonist James "Red" Centre at his Vancouver Book Launch for Song onmylips Jazz Greats were my Mentors Performance Works Mon, June 23, 8:30 pm Holloway hashadastar-studded career - performing withDexter Gordon, Lionel Hampton, Jack McDuff, Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, andLester Young. Anexuberant player withanattractive sound onboth tenor and alto, Holloway is equally adept athard-swinging bebop and pho/o: Nenad Stevanovic deep blues. Joining himarefourterrific pianist/composer and Vancouver-based jazzmusicians - Chris Seattle-based musician Wayne Horvitz first Gestrin Hammond 83,Cory Weeds altosax, electronics asaforce onthedowntown New Jesse Cahill drums, Dave Sikula guitar. emerged scene back inthe'80sincollaboraJUNE 271 Cellar Restaurant &LiveJauClub York withJohn Zorn, Butch Morris, and JUNE 281 Cellar Restaurant &LiveJauClub tions BillFrisell. Hehasledensembles such JUNE 281 Roundhouse - Festival Hall asPigpen, Zony Mash, thePresident. andmanyothers.Gravitas Quartet Homage Collage: bridges thegapbetween thoroughly lmprov forAlNeil composed chamber music andWayne's loveofsmall-group improvisation. The performances areclassical intheirprecision, jazzy intheirmutable blends and theirgrasp ofexpressive possibilities. '? \ --Withtwoexquisite releases outonthe Songlines label, Wayne's writing is as --~.~.~ '-1 '\ .... emotionally resonant as ever, and in imaqebyMarleneMadison bringing the music to life the band spins Twogenerations ofVancouver's great ofmusical relationships. Ron Miles' improvisers collaborate inthistribute to webs trumpet glances back in the direction of theinnovative Vancouver artistAlNeil. Orleans andearlyEllington, while Neil's career asa pianist. composer,New Lee's cello free-associates Bach, writer, bricoleur, andperformance artist Peggy Bart6k, andbeyond. Sara hasspanned 60years, andhisinfluence Beethoven, Schoenbeck's bassoon provides wittily onVancouver's artisticcommunities counterpoint orcontemplative hasbeen bothprofound andenduring. baroque leadaccording tothecircumDrummer Gregg Simpson (also avisual melodic stances, while the piano's runs, motifs, artist) wasamember oftheseminal Al suggest linksto impresNeilTrioandperformed often withNeil andclusters andoccasionally toatonality. In attheCellar (Vancouver's firstjazzclub sionism different setsofconnecinthe1950s). Pianist Paul Plimley and otherpieces, Thismarvellous group bassis/Clyde Reed arefounding memberstiontakeshape. weaves beautiful. poetic, and utterly ofVancouver's New Orchestra Workshop narratives. Give Gravitas Society andhave worked withNeilover adventurous a listen! theyears. Vocalist Viviane Houle and 271 Tom LeeMusic Hall(Wayne electronics wizard Stefan Smulovitz are JUNE -~ "Fascinating reading about a talented young musician in the postWWII era of exploding growth in American jazz and big band music. Steve Botek's memoir provides an entirely different perspective in his detailed analysis of the colourful people in the sometimes complicated world of music. " - Buddy Defranco n www.granvilleislandpublishing.com active artists asa duoandinvarious II Horvitz workshop) JUNE 21IGranville Island - Pertormance cians. Also a composer andbandleader, Works (Houle/Ljungkvist/Babin/ Houle explores themany facets ofmodern Strid/van derSchyff) music - fromelectronic manipulation to Acreative force inVancouver's improv and acoustic contemporary chamber music. He Howard &Co. new music scenes (Eye ofNewt. gesture4),hasperformed withMarilyn Crispell, Dave John Stefan Smulovitz andViviane Houle con- Douglas, Benoit Delbecq, Evan Parker, Joelle Originally fromtheChicago/Minneapolis tinue theirground-breaking collaboration Leandre, andtheNOW Orchestra. Houle area, Vancouver-based trumpeter/bassist/ bycombining freeimprovisation, impro- appears ina number ofconfigurations vocalist John Howard andhisbrand of vised song and unearthly electro-acoustic inthisFestival, including aquintet with soul-jazz isinfluenced byAlJarreau, the soundscapes. Smulovitz unleashes the thewonderful Swedish musicians Fredrik Jazz Crusaders, and George Benson. fullpotential ofthelaptop asamusical Ljungkvist saxophone andRaymond Strid JUNE 271 Bogart's Chophouse &Bar instrument, exposing unimagined terrains drums, and local greats Tommy Babin bass ofsonic expression. Houle's extreme vocals andDylan vanderSchyff drums. Britain's Bruno Hubert Trio andunforgettable versatility defy catego- Evan Parker, soprano and tenor saxophone, oneofourcountry's best-kept rization; theintelligence ofhersinging isunquestionably one ofthemost original Formerly Vancouver's superb jazzpianist blends withdeep emotion tomake music voices incontemporary music. Parker also secrets, Hubert isfinally getting recognition thatisatonce sweet andfierce. They will appears intheFestival with Barry Guy's New Bruno ofhisown group and forhiscolalsobeapartofthisFestival's HomageOrchestra and inaquartet withPaul Lytton, asaleader with artists likeDenzal Sinclaire toAlNeil. Barry Guy, andAgusti Fernandez. French laborations Turner. Fresh, swinging, sublime JUNE 271 Western Front pianist Benoit Delbecq willalsoappear andBrad jazz. Bruno isaccompanied bytwo JUNE 29 Roundhouse - Pertormance withtheOuatuor Bozzini (see Oelbecq).modern jazz luminaries - Andre Lachance Centre (Homage Collage: lmprov The triohasasplendid recent release on Canadian andBrad Turner drums. forAlNeil) PSI entitled LaLumiere dePierres. Thanks bass JUNE 281 Roundhouse - Festival Hall toConsulat General deFrance, Vancouver. Houle/Ljungkvist/Babin/Strid/ Cultures France .. Viviane Houle & Stefan Smulovitz I JUNE 20I Roundhouse - Pertormance Centre (Houle/Parker/Delbecq) vanderSchyff Vancouver-based clariiletis/Fran~ois Houle is aspectacular musician whose performances andrecordings transcend stylistic borders. Swedish saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist (Atomic) isoneofthebest young players ontheScandinavian scene. Tommy Babin keeps busy playing bass withanumber of Vancouver groups. Sweden's Raymond Strid (Barry Guy New Orchestra) and Vancouver's Dylan vanderSchyff aresimply twoof thefinest improvising drummers inthe world. Anot-to-be-missed improv summit! Thanks to Rikskonserter, Sweden, and Kons/niirsniimnden, Sweden. JUNE 21I Granville Island - Pertormance Works FREE Houle/Parker/Delbecq photo:ChrisCameran Vancouver-based clarinetist Fran~ois Houle is oneof Canada's finestmusi- II IanRoss Trio Inhabitants Swinging standards and originals from this longtime Vancouver trio. They have released twoCDs, themost recent being The library Sessions. With IanShaw saxophones, Ross Bliss guitar, Andy Milne bass. JUNE 20-291 O'Doul's Restaurant (Jam Sessions) JUNE 231 O'Doul's Restaurant JUNE 28I Granville Island - Pertormance Works FREE Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra withWynton Marsalis JUNE 23I City Square pholo:Jessieafcton JUNE 271 Orpheum Theatre ,,.-;_._,.._ lkuko Inhabiting the netherregionsof music underground, this Vancouver vocalist lkuko is influencedVancouver's quartet ismade upofsome themost byNancy Wilson andDiana Krall. She's a active andinteresting musicians from regular performer atRossini's, where her ourscene - J.P. Carter trumpet/electronlyrical interpretations ofclassic jazz stan- ics.Skye Brooks drums, Pete Schmitt dards delight audiences. bass, andDave Sikula guitar/electronics. JUNE 261 Rossini's TheGeorgia Straight callstheirmixof artrockandexperimental jazz"nothing brilliance. stylistic authenticlmprov Power Play: shortofspectacular," andthepresti- "Technical ityandtonalsheen ...thegreatest large gious 2006 Moers Festival in Germany Canada/Sweden jazz ensemble working today." Chicago describes thequartet as"themost excitSweden andCanada aretwoofthemost ingnewband inCanada." Their second Tribune world-renowned Jazz atLincoln Center passionate hockey nations intheworld disc,The Furniture Moves UnderneathThe Orchestra is comprised of 15 of the finest (with many Swedish nationals playing on (Drip Audio), ismind blowing. soloists and ensemble players inthemusic. NHL teams andmaking a major impact JUNE 25TheIronworks • Since 19B8 thisincredible bigband and resiontheVancouver Canucks). Teams of dent orchestra ofJazz atLincoln Center has ingenious improvisers fromSweden and Integrated Circus performed and lededucational events inNew Canada face offinfour'periods' ofimprov Integrated Circus manipulates samples York andaround theglobe. They perform play inthispre-season warm-up foramajor from acentury ofacademic, experimental, inconcert halls. dance venues. jazzclubs, presentation in2009. The brainchild ofMats andpopular electronic vinylwithexpert public parks. river boats. and churches while Gustafsson (Sweden) andFran~ois Houle analogue-synthesizer programming to working withsymphony orchestras. ballet (Canada), thecompleted works willfeature create evolving textural soundscapes. troupes, students. andanever-expanding composed pieces based onthesystems With Jess Conn-Potegal turntable/console/ roster ofguest artists. Drawing froman machines/samplerand Elan Benarochextensive andculture oficehockey. This willbethe drum repertoire thatincludes original synths/sequencer. firstmeeting formost oftheplayers onthe analogue compositions byWynton Marsalis and other 261 TheAlibiRoom members oftheorchestra. aswellasthe twoproposed teams. AsMats puts ii."let's JUNE masterworks of Duke Ellington, Charles throw afewpucks ontheiceand see what Session withMike Allen Mingus, JohnColtrane, andother great happens!" TreKroner (Sweden): Magnus Jam composers. theJLCO's concerts arealways Broo trumpet, Raymond Strid drums, Per Ouartet lively and entertaining. Marsalis isthemusic Ake Holmlander tuba, Kjell Nordeson per- Agreatexperience forvisiting musi- director of the JLCO and artistic director of cussion. andMats Gustafsson sax. Team cians andjazzfansalike, ournightly Jazz atLincoln Center. Asanaccomplished Canada: Dylan vanderSchyff drums. John jamsession atO'Ooul's isalways ahuge trumpeter, composer. bandleader. advocate Korsrud trumpet Torsten Muller bass. Peggy hitandpromises to beeven more fun forthearts, andeducator, hehashelped this Festival. Hosiing the session is the Lee cello. Jesse Zubot violin. andFran~ois propel jazztotheforefront ofAmerican Mike Allen Quartet. anacclaimed unit culture. Houle clarinet. Thanks toRikskonserter, Hiscontribution was recognized in withmany luminary 1997 Sweden. andKonstniirsniimnden. Sweden. whohasperformed when hebecame thefirstjazz artist to guests including Julian Priester, Gary beawarded JUNE 22 TheIronworks thePulitzer Prize inmusic for Bartz. KirkMcDonald, Yannick Rieu, and hiswork Blood ontheFields. Asaplayer. Brian Lynch. Allen is a perfect choice for Wynton·s clear trumpet tone and beautifully lncura host. ashe'sbothagifted pianist and crafted solos arebreathtaking tohear. With lncura fuses original lyrics, abstract per- tenorsaxophonist. Weguarantee sur- Sean Jones, Ryan Kisor. Marcus Printup cussion. and unique melodies. and creates prises. lotsofgreatmusic. afantastic trumpets. Sherman Irby, Ted Nash. Walter ambience, andterrificfoodat oneof Blanding, amusical journey likenoother. Victor Goines, JoeTemperley Vancouver's hippest music venues. JUNE 211 TheMedia Club saxophones/clarinets, Vincent R.Gardner, ~B~~~~~~I .SUiYIQI@ Q • SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS • FINANCING C AcousticPianos) Keyboards ) -~;1~«111 I I II C HybridPianos STEINWAY & SONS • YAMAHA• PETROF BOSTON • HOFFMANN & KUHNE C C.._ __ Pr_o _Au_d_io _ _,) .......... ~-···~··· • LESSONS • ProudSponsor of theTDCanadaTrustVancouver International JazzFestival C DigitalPianos ) YAMAHA Clavinova RCMNo.I by Choice Elliot Mason, Chris Crenshaw trombones, Dan Just bass, Joseph Pepe Danza percussion/ Jazz Trio Nimmer piano, Carlos Henriquez bass, Ali shakuhachi. From bebop to modern classics, this JULY Jackson drums. 11Granville Island - Railspur Alley localtrio'srepertoire includes swing, Park ballads, Latin,andblues. WithAndy Molly Johnson Slack guitar. JoeBourchier bass, Gary Kola Collective JUNE 231 The Centre Keenan sax/vocals. From their beginnings asamodern folk JUNE 251 City Square trio,blending Roma music, funk beats, and JUNE 27,28IOuisi Bistro Lalin-American melodies andlyrics, Kola Collective soon expanded toinclude aLatin June Katz Uuartet rhythm section, Spanish guitars, and violin. Aleading Vancouver jazzvocalist, June Agreat mixofworld rhythms, languages, Katz isanintuitive, intimate, andexpres- and styles. photo:AndrewllacNaughlan siveperformer whose rendition ofjazz JUNE 20ILime Toronto-based Molly Johnson hasearned standards issimultaneously knowing, herreputation asoneofCanada's best naive, andcompletely charming. She lhor Kukurudza Duo vocalists. From singing topacked audi- sings thegreat songs thatmade their ofVancouver's leading jazzguitarists, ences asapopartist innightclubs across wayfromthemusical theatre to the One seamlessly blends both thecountry toseducing patrons atconcert pantheon ofjazzstandards, orasJune lhorKukurudza andharmonic elements in his halls and theatres withherrichinterpreta-putsii."from Broadway to52nd Street." melodic compositional style. Hisduo tions ofjazz and blues standards, Johnson With Michael Creber piano, Dave Guiney expressive partner isthegreat guitarist BillCoon. brings anemotional depth tosongs that bass, John Nolan drums. JUNE 241 Dockside Lounge fewsingers ever attain. "She isaproud JUNE 221 Canada Place JUNE 26ICity Square Canadian wholooks fororiginal songs, vehicles for adultemotions ...ll'sthe Nancy King & Kutapira timbre ofhervoice thatelevates them," Steve Christofferson says theEvening Standard (London). And Five teens atthevanguard ofVancouver's bymany to betheworld's next theToronto Starnotes that"flashes of Considered generation ofworld-music artists play living jazzsinger, Nancy King's apercussion-driven Dinah Washington, Janis Joplin, andBillie greatest style thatisafresh aremesmerizing. With an approach Holiday colour thenaturally warm textures performances tothegenre. Kutapira's innovoice, aninfallible ear, and vative ofhervoice. She's fullofdrama, witand ultra-flexible musical ideas areinspired bythe heartache." Molly's latest release, Messin' a truejazzer's loveof risk,Kingalso marimba traditions ofSouthern Africa and Around (Anthem/Universal), builds onthe possesses therareability to make the thecomplex rhythms anddramatic breaks strength ofherfirsttwoCDs and sees her most intricate jazzarticulations sound ofCaribbean music. Their repertoire isa poised onthebrink ofwidespread cross- likepurefolkmusic. Herduowiththe danceable, high-energy mixoftraditional over success. The music ishighly engaginggreat pianist Steve Christofferson isa andoriginal composition. WithSangito asJohnson skillfully integrates herwell- must-see event! Bigelow, Jeremy Bryant. KaiBuchan, Chris honed melodic skills, artful TinPan Alley JUNE 20IThe Cellar Restaurant/ JauClub Couto, and Theo Vincent. style lyrics, jazzphrasing, andoverall pop JUNE 221 John Braithwaite Community sensibility. What's most impressive isthe Koan Centre breadth ofinfluences thatrunthrough the InZenBuddhism, akoan isanonsensialbum's 12tunes - hippoptunes, hints of Kuti &Egypt 80 calquestion asked ofastudent. meant Seun bossa nova, French chanson, funk, jazz, and to bring the student to awareness JUNE 251 Commodore Ballroom tender ballads - allrendered withcharacthrough contemplation. Thisgroup of teristic aplomb. After years ofdeveloping Vancouver musicians andcomposers herart.Molly Johnson issimply oneof areexploring adialogue between varied thefinest jazz/pop singers around. With. cultural experiences andartistic pracLisa MacDougall piano, Mike Downes bass/• tices,bothcomposed andimprovised. vocals, Mark Mclean drums. Theresult isanexciting mixofsounds ranging fromethereal Chinese ballads JonandRoy pholo:Alexisftlaryon to Middle Eastern melodies andboismost Since 2004, Jon&Roy (guitar and percus- terous ethno-jazz-rock-fusion jamming. FelaKutiwasoneof Africa's outrageous, andelectrifying sion) have been entertaining crowds with With JinZhang erhu, Zhongxi Wusuona/ renowned, Theinventor andcharistheirblend offolk,hiphop, andreggae. sheng, Brad Muirhead trombone, Jared bandleaders. JUNE 261The Media Club pioneer ofAfrobeat died justover Burrows guitar/accordion, Tommy Babin matic II ••• ESP/\CE • •!tt•MUSIQUE 90,9FM Radio-Canada.ca/radio 10years ago, buthislegacy isasstrong JUNE York City. His talented ensemble consists of 211O'Doul's Restaurant (Trio) asever. Hisyoungest son,25-year-oldJULY twosaxophonists, piano, bass, and 11Granville Island - Performance trumpet, Seun Kuti, iswidely considered tobethe Works (Uuintet) FREE drums. Each oftheplayers deftly contribtrueheirofthatlegacy, andforyears utes tothesense ofgroup creation butalso hehasbeen leading Fela's former band Peggy makes potent individual statements. The LeeBand Egypt 80,playing tunes associated with music isemotionally expressive butmakes hisfather aswellasoriginal material. itscase insubtle shades anddynamics. Although Seun Kutidelivers a rough, WithAronDoyletrumpet/flugelhorn, grittyversion ofAfrobeat forayounger Frank Lozano woodwinds, Roberto Murray generation, he haskeptthegrace, saxophones, Marc Lalonde bass, UgoDi energy, andstrength ofhisfather's perVitodrums. This tourissupported bythe formances - theincendiary phrases, the Canada Council fortheArts. solidbrass section, theincomparable JUNE 281Roundhouse - Festival Hall photo:laurenceSvirchev groove ofAfrican percussion andvoices. The magnificent eel/is/Peggy leehas made • It'sallthere. Showing anastonishingasignificant impact onVancouver's deep Lid maturity when he'sonstage withthe18 andexciting contemporary music scene. Paul Finlaz's signature darkbeats meet members ofEgypt 80,it'sclear thathe Asasoloperformer, sheisaconstantlyMike Brennan's melodic guitar sounds in isnotonlycarrying onFela's legacy but inventive improviser andariveting pres- seamlessly structured compositions. also building onii. This tourissupportedence. Her outstanding group performs her JUNE 261TheAlibiRoom bytheCanada Council fortheArts. highly original compositions. TheGeorgia Straight writes that"hermelodies slide in Ivan Lins Anne LaBerge andoutofabstraction; skewed marches JUNE 231TheCentre buttupagainst folksongs; chamber-music See Corkestra niceties crumble under theassault offunk JUNE 291Roundhouse - TheStudio andpsychedelia." The band hasfourCDs: (workshop) aself-titled debut release, thefollow-up from theBigHouse (Spool), 2004's Karen Larsen &PatCovernton Sounds Worlds Aparl(Spool), and thejust-released Local pianist PatCovernton hasbeen New Code (Drip Audio). With Brad Turner entertaining Vancouver audiences withhis trumpet Jeremy Berkman trombone, Jon unique jazz style forover adecade. VocalistBentley saxophones, Ron Samworth and Vocalist/pianist/composer IvanLinsisa Karen Larsen brings hersoulful sound and Tony Wilson guitars, Andre Lachance bass, superstar inhisnative Brazil. Hecame to powerful presence tooriginal tunes and Dylan vanderSchyff drums. fame inhishomeland when thegreat Elis classics fromEllaJames, Sarah Vaughan,JUNE 261Roundhouse - Performance Regina recorded hissong Magdalena and ii Sade, andmore. • Centre went ontobecome anenormous hit.Today, JUNE 22,23IOuisi Bistro Lins isrenowned andbeloved worldwide, thanks inlarge measure tothebossa nova Lesismore Jillian Lebeck O.uintet/Trio craze of the '60s and the many American One oftheLower Mainland's 'must-see' artists thatdiscovered the Emerging asoneofthemostoriginal entertainment gems, Lesismore delivers andEuropean romance, and subtlety ofBrazilian and exciting voices ontheCanadian Jazz a high-energy mixofroots, R&B, anda beauty, Hismost famous composition, Love scene, Vancouver pianist/vocalist Jillian healthy helping oftheblues. Lead singer music. Dance, hasbeen recorded bydozens of Lebeck isinfluenced byartists asdiverse Leslie Harris fronts thistightand talented luminaries including Nancy Wilson, George asCarla Bley, BillFrisell. Keren Ann, Elliott four-piece band. With Curtis DeBray guitar. Sarah Vaughan, andDiane Schuur. Smith, M.Ward, andBjork. Following up Nino DiPasquale drums, Steve Hilliam sax, Benson, Further testifying to his importance asa hercritically acclaimed debut. livingIn Patrick Metzger bass. composer, other notable songs such asThe Pieces, thenew Songs &Melodies (Talie JUNE 261TheYale Island. Comecar deNovo, Don Palmeira, Records) showcases herwriting instunand Nocturna have been recorded by ningoriginal instrumentals andsongs. Yves Leveille 6tet international greats likeBarbra Streisand, Quiet andintensely beautiful, thenew pianist/composer Yves Leveille theManhattan Transfer, Take 6,Sergio CDalsofeatures fourcarefully chosen Montreal asapassionate andintelli- Mendes, andcountless others. Asapervocal covers thatinclude theBeatles' hasemerged creator ofnew music. Soho, hisfourth former he'sreleased over30acclaimed Juliaandtheclassic Smile. Herquintet gent recording for the Effendi label, further recordings andrecently appeared asa includes localgreats Peggy leecello, hisnotions ofspace and intimacy guest onMichael Buble's current album, JonBentley saxophones, Paul Rushka expands asii defines asortofhymn toartistic New CallMeIrresponsible. IvanLinsstands bass, Paul Townsend drums. ,,' outasanenchanting performer whose Celso Machado Trio musical roots have sprouted intoasound thatbelongs tothewhole world. Magical! With Marcelo Martins saxophones, Marco Brito keyboards/vocals, Leonardo Amuedo guitar. Nema Antunes bass/vocals, Teo Lima drums/vocals. , Lionel Loueke Trio ... .::::::::. ::: ... !!! ........... ::: ill Iii::::: ::: ::: ::: .......... .. ... ... ... ... . .... . ................... ...... ... ......... ........ ............ ....... ::: n::~iH ·u[-~1: iUmii::::? photo:AlexWa/erhouse-Hayword There arefewperformers intheworld today asversatile andfascinating asguitarist/singer/percussionistCelso Machado. Brazilian-born andVancouver-based, Machado delights hisaudiences withhis subtle mixture ofmusical inspiration, irresistible rhythm, andinspired lunacy. Heis pholo:JimmyKatz ahighly respected multi-instrumentalist From theWest African country ofBenin, andcomposer, andMarcus Vinicius, one guitarist loueke andhisband mates ofBrazil's leading critics, hails himas"the bassis/Massimo Biolcati (ofItalian descent most important Brazilian guitarist ofthe butraised inSweden) and drummerFerenc new generation." Whether he's leading the Nemeth (from Hungary) - create themost audience inacall-and-response percusunexpected jazz you've ever heard. Loueke sionnumber orperforming asprybossa specializes inlacy, virtuosic guitar lines nova rendition oftheXavier Cugat favourite settocomplex timesignatures recalling Brazil. Machado's performances areunerrhisAfrican background, buthebreaks ii ingly thrilling, beautiful, and awe-inspiring. upwith resonating jazz chord progressions With Estanislau Gubiotti mandolin and Liam andstaccato solos. Sofarhe's been best MacDonald percussion. known asatalented sideman formusi- JUNE 291Roundhouse - David Lam Park . cians likeHerbie Hancock andTerrenceJUNE 291Performance Works (guest w/ Blanchard, butthetrioshowcases himat Fernanda Cunha) hismost individual. JUNE 20IOrpheum Theatre Wes "The Bluesman" Mackey Rooted inthetradition ofblues legend B.B. King, Vancouver's Wes Mackey isaversaAninspired song-based collaborationtileartist who performs blues classics and between acclaimed Vancouver-based contemporary favourites. Earthy, swingin' artistsRobyn Carrigan voice/guitar/music thatisultra-smooth. accordion (Bottleneck) andRon SamworthJUNE 22,291Capones Restaurant guitar (Talking Pictures). Drawing onlate '60srock, cosmic country, andimpro- The Vince MaiProject vised music, theirseamless soundscape trumpeter Vince Maiisadynamic wanders from Brit-folk topsychedelia, from Jazz and well-known member ofvarious Bakersfield tobaroque. With Skye Brooks soloist Canadian jazzandfunkgroups. Atop-call drums and Jeremy Holmes bass. studio musician in the Pacific Northwest, JUNE 20IGranville Island - Market Stage Maiexplores contemporary smoothgroove jazz from a world perspective that Luv Seat Deluxe isinspired bytravels andperformances This local group ispopular withlisteners abroad. and dancers. JUNE 241TheYale TheLuscious JUNE 26,27.28[ Capones Restaurant Bookmarkcoastaljazz.ca ■ Chad Makela Ouartet vocals lightuphislyrical ruminations Megatron ontheupsanddowns oflife. Vancouver baritone saxophonist Chad JUNE 25ITheMedia Club Makela heads upthishigh-energy, swinging modern-jazz quartet. Makela's compositionsMatheson/Roper/Mollerup reveal theinfluence ofScofield, lovano, Matheson trumpet JonRoper guitar. andTrane, while thegroup's harmonic Alan Mollerup bass arethree of freedom andsinuous melodic contours andLaurence busiest andbestmusicians. reflect themusic of0rnette Coleman. With Vancouver's phofo:JohnMe/oy original music isinspired byTom bassist Paul Rushka, drummer Jesse Cahill, Their Washington's Megatron effortHarrell, Miles Davis, BillEvans, and others. Bellingham, trumpeter Brad Turner. lessly spans genres ofmusic. With afocus 1ITaproom atGranville Island JUNE 261Granville Island - Market Stage JULY onfunkandrevamped groovy jazztunes Brewing from the '60s and '70s, Paul Chandler ' Malleus Trio trumpet Julian MacDonough drums, and AlMatheson Septet Anexciting new group ofyoung Vancouver Delvon Dumas Hammond 8-3produce the andarranger sound musicians, thistrioplays originals and free Pianist/trumpeter/composer equivalent ofabarfightbetween is oneof ourcity'sjazz Duke improvisations. With Dominic Conway sax, AlMatheson Ellington's BigBand, Twisted Sister, treasures. Matheson's all-star 'littlebig- andParliament Geordie Hart bass, Ben Brown drums. Funkadelic. Highly enterband' performs terrific arrangements of JUNE 211Taproom atGranville Island taining andverycool, they've opened for classics aswellasoriginals byMathesonstars Brewing likeSharon Jones and theDap Kings andJonRoper. Expect tohear tunes by andIvan Neville's Dumpstaphunk. Ellington, Strayhorn, and more. They DanMangan JUNE 28ICommodore Ballroom have awonderful new CO titledlntrada. Withrootsinthemusic of artistsas WithRobMcKenzie trombone, Dave diverse asNickDrake, Woody Guthrie, Branter, JuliaNolan saxophones, Jon Neutral MilkHotel. andSigur Ros, Dan Roper guitar. Laurence Mollerup bass, Mangan's powerful. weather-beaten Craig Scott drums. i n c r e d i b. I e eco ar JUNE 281Roundhouse - Festival Hall Ryan McMahon Influenced byWarren Zevon, Pearl Jam, led Zeppelin, Ryan Adams, andBob Dylan, Vancouver's Ryan McMahon mixes humour andheartbreak inhismusic. He photo:Michae/Wilson hasopened forLisaLoeb, Nickelback,"The most exciting pianist tocome along andDaniel Powter. since Herbie Hancock." - PatMetheny JUNE 251TheMedia Club Brad Mehldau isamong themost compelling, adventurous, and innovative musicians MeandPaul inthejazzscene. Theclassically trained firstdrew notice with Guitarist PaulPigathasshared the pianist/composer saxophonist Joshua Redman's band stage withgreats suchasTajMahal, tenor '90s. Hesubsequently recorded Michael Kaeshammer, andMae Moore, intheearly ofhighly acclaimed albums andis andhasrecorded withCarolyn Mark and aslew firmly established asone ofthemajor Neko Case among others. He's anatural now inthemusic. Along theway hehas showman withagreat sense ofhumour voices withlegends likeWayne Shorter, andguitar chops fromheaven. Theinfa- worked Scofield, Michael Brecker, andWillie mous Monte ripsit ontheharmonica. John Nelson, aswellascontemporaries like JUNE 231Lime Christian McBride andKurtRosenwinkel. In2006 hereleased arecording forvoice and piano called Love Sublime (Nonesuch) withthegreat classical soprano Renee Fleming. Shortly thereafter, heteamed upwithguitarist PatMetheny forduo andquartet recordings. Blessed witha II II natural technique and fervent imagination, Earth Ensemble andBlack Earth Strings. become thenext bigthing. Performing the Mehldau isamaster ofmood andcolours, Down Bea/magazine's Critics Poll Winner for unique andoften brilliant songs ofRyan alternating introspection andfury,clas- Rising Star Flutist 2006, she has performedGuldemond acoustic & electric guitar/ sicism andswing. Hisromantic, lyrical withGeorge lewis, Anthony Braxton, Miya vocals, theirartfully directed sound isa style isrhythmically creative yetsubtle. Masaoka, andIndigo Trio(Hamid Drake, mixof vaudevillian country, post-punk With Larry Grenadier bass and JeffBallard Harrison Bankhead). She willbearesident interludes, andharmonies thatliesomedrums, histriomixes jazzstandards and artist oftheFestival andconductor ofthe where between IanandSylvia andthe originals withbrilliant interpretations of TD Formed in2005, Mother Mother's Canada Trust High School Jazz Intensive.Pixies. songs byRadiohead, Nick Drake, andPaul Pianist andhometown hero Paul Plimley wrylyricism touches oncontemporary life Simon, and they achieve what Time maga- stretches theboundaries asanimproviser.inallitsbeauty andbalderdash, and their zinecalls "analmost spiritual resonance, He's assimilated jazz traditions along with CDTouch Upsounds great. Ifyoumissed chords echoing likeaniens." Atourdeforce contemporary classical approaches to theirhigh-energy antics atWinterruption, nottobemissed! anopportunity tohear them taking create aformidable andhighly personal here's sonic architecture. Acofounder oftheNOW ittoWater Street during thefreeG-astown Orchestra, Plimley's collaborators include Jazz performances. With Molly Guldemond Mimosa such diverse artists asHan Bennink, lisle vocals, Debra-Jean Creelman vocals, IfSerge Gainsbourg, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ellis, Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Joey Baron, Jeremy Page bass, AliSiadat drums. and Billie Holiday allhung outtogether one Trichy Sankaran, andHenry Kaiser, among JUNE 221Gastown - Maple Tree Square night andwrote tunes, theymight sound others. He's released many CDs including something likeMimosa's concoctions - an Kaleidescopes, oneofthefirstandmost Nora Mulder original bagofsamba grooves, sky-high convincing interpretations of Ornette See Corkestra improvisations, andcaptivating melodies Coleman's music onthepiano. JUNE 281Roundhouse - TheStudio andlyrics. With Rebecca Shoichet vocals, JUNE 291Roundhouse - Festival Hall (workshop) Anna lumiere keyboards/left hand bass, (TDCanada Trust High School Karen Graves, Bernie Araidrums, Nick JauIntensive) Apivor percussion. Miiller/Bishop/van derSchyff JUNE 20ICapilano Suspension Bridge Monks Blue Trio Performing classic jazztunes,this Vancouver trioisinfluenced byThelonious Pianist/composer Sharon Minemoto is Monk, Keith Jarrett, and Ray Brown. Pianist oneoftheleading players onourcity's Christopher Pittisjoined byDon Fraser scene. Aswinging andsensitive pianist drums andDave Chokroun bass. withaconsidered and highly melodic style JUNE 20IBogart's Chophouse &Bar photo:ChrisCameron (influenced byHorace Silver), she's also Renowned German bassist Torsten MUiier thecomposer ofsome veryhiporiginal Rob Montgomery &Friends hasmade Vancouver hishome andhas music. Herband mates Paul Rushka bass a valued collaborator in our theperfect blend ofsmooth jazz, become andPaul Townsend drums aretwoofour Playing creative music scene asaplayer blues, and soul, thispopular Vancouver six- vibrant city's finest. astheassistant artistic director forthe piece group features thesmokin' guitar of and JUNE 211Gastown - Steam Clock annual Time Flies festival. A great improRob Montgomery andvocalists Mike Henry viser whoexpands thesonic possibilities and Nadine States. Nicole Mitchell/Paul Plimley ofhisinstrument through extended techJUNE 25ITheYale niques, MUiier hasplayed withtrombonist Gunter Christmann since thelate'70s. He Andy Moor appears inanumber ofgroups thisyear, See Corkeslra including collaborations withsaxophonist JUNE 128Roundhouse - TheStudio John Butcher, drummer Harris Eisenstadt, (workshop) pianistCor Fuhler, drummer Raymond Strid, clarinetist Fran~ois Houle, andasapart Mother Mother oftheSweden vs.Canada lmprov Power photo:BradWalseth Play. American trombonist JebBishop has In a world of indie groups that all sound Hailed as"one ofChicago's more inspiring performed and recorded with the Peter Vancouver's Mother Mother isatrue jazz visionaries" (Chicago Tribune), flutist/. alike, Chicago Tentet, School Days, offresh airwithasound alltheir Briitzmann composer Nicole Mitchell explores new breath Globe Unity Orchestra, and his own Jeb Recently signed toindie powerhouse sounds and creative techniques. She isthe own. Bishop Trio,among others. Vancouverlast Gang Records, they are poised to founder ofthecritically acclaimed Black based drummer Dylan vanderSchyff is Sharon Minemoto Trio II simply one oftheworld's best improvisingwinning anAmerica-wide acappella gospel and has influences asdiverse asBoubacar Marc Ribot, andKen Vandermark. percussionists, making stellar contribu- competition, theTake 6-inspired group Traore, quickly added renditions of R&B, soul, Fascinating groove-based music with Jesse tions inanymusical situation. JUNE 20IGranville Island - Performance and jazztunes totheirgospel repertoire.Zubol violin and Tommy Babin bass. Works (Butcher/Muller/ 241Granville Island-Performance Though their vocal harmonies arecomplex JUNE vanderSchyff) Works (FREE) and polished, what makes Naturally 7.stand JUNE 20ITheIronworks (Strid/Muller/ outistheband's uncanny ability tomimic Houle) different instruments likeguitar, violin, North/Mann/Pennell JUNE 211TheIronworks (Bauer/Robertson/ bass, turntable, anddrums. Founding This newly formed Vancouver trioofyoung Koch/Muller/van derSchyff) member Roger Thomas toldtheVancouverplayers hasadynamic andmature sound. JUNE 221TheIronworks (lmprov Power Province, "When weopen ourshow, ii takes Onjazz,rock, andLatin grooves, their Play) twoorthree songs before people realize music isinfluenced byHerbie Hancock, JUNE 23IWestern Front (Muller/Bishop/ it'sonly vocals. Then wetotally blow their Airto Moreira, BillEvans, Miles Davis, and vanderSchyff) minds." Check outthegroup's fourth CD, theBad Plus. With Eric North piano, Jordan JUNE 271TheIronworks (Eisenstadt/ Ready IIFly, and then check them outlive. Mann bass, Daniel Pennell drums. Muller/Zubot) Hearing isbelieving! Ahipdouble billwith JUNE 211Gastown - Victory Square JUNE 281Roundhouse - Performance Dee Daniels. Centre (Fuhler/La Berge/Muller/ Charles) NewOrleans AleStars NOW Orchestra ledbysaxophonist Coat Cooke, thisnew Unpretentiously refreshing andseriously version Bob Murphy Quartet oftheNOW Orchestra operates funmusic! Old-timey swing andrompin' under theumbrella oftheNew Orchestra BobMurphy isa legend onourscene, a NewOrleans rootsmusic withSimon Workshop Society (NOW), anorganization seasoned master oftheartofjazzpiano. Stribling trumpet, Georgia Korba bass, that's been presenting creative music in Aprofessional musician since theageof JoshRoberts banjo, Gerry Green reeds, Vancouver forthreedecades. Inspired 14,Murphy hasoftenrecorded hisown andKarl Watt drums. bytheoriginal NOW Orchestra's criticompositions forCBC's various national JUNE 21.221 TheLamplighter callyacclaimed body ofwork - created jazzradio programs. Reflecting theinflu- JULY 11Granville Island - Ron Basford Park ences of BillEvans, Keith Jarrett, and Miles Davis, among others, hehas evolved TheNight Crawlers withspecial hisownhighly recognizable style. With RedHolloway Tom Keenlyside saxophones/flute, Doug guest Stephenson bass, Buff Allen drums. See Red Holloway andtheNight Crawlers JUNE 291Roundhouse - Festival Hall Naturally 7 June 27,281 TheCellar Restaurant/ Jazz Club June 281TheRoundhouse - David Lam Park Noonan/Grdina Quartet This Brooklyn-based acappella septet will photo:Oirk£11sterbrock knock yoursocks off.Naturally 7gained NYC percussionistSean Noonan has played worldwide notoriety after theyperformed withbothThierno Camara's West African acover version ofPhilCollins' IntheAir Waaw Band and withthejazz-punk triothe Tonight inaParis subway carandthen Hub. Now heisforging aunique musical posted iionYou Tube. Millions upon millions idiom, combining progressive jazz, African ofhitslater, crooner Michael Buble asked tribalrhythms, andIrishlyrics. HisCD them toopen forhimonhisEuropean and Brewed ByNoon (Songlines) isgarnerCanadian tours. Now Vancouverites have a ingrave reviews. This collaboration with chance tocheck them outasheadliners Vancouver composer/guitarist/oud player attheJazz Festival. Formed in1999 after Gordon Grdina features original repertoire Somuch more thanyouraverage brass band,trombonist/composer Claude St-Jean's Montreal nine-piece draws on traditions fromEastern Europe to New Orleans, theCaribbean, andLalin America. Funky grooves andexpressive soloists create a contemporary edge thatputs them athome inbothmainstream and avant settings. Fullofhumour andnever predictable, theirdynamic andimaginapho/o:Michellelr/organ JUNE 281Roundhouse - Pertormance tivecompositions reach over traditional "Onukwulu is already one ofToronlo's buzz Centre tocreate aninfectious worlddivas forherintuitive ability tomixtradi- boundaries beat boogaloo that swings and rqcks. They tional American blues andgospel forms Wanda Nowicki Group twofantastic recordings, thefirst withtheirAfrican roots tocreate anew have andthesecond called Mondo Vocalist Wanda Nowicki's repertoire of kindofrootsy salon music thatembracesself-titled With Maxime SI.Pierre trumpet, offbeat bluesy tunes andclassic jazz elements ofblues, jazz and folkyetsounds Cuivro. Levasseur and Marc Villard alto contemporary." - Toronto Star Jean-Denis ballads areadelight. Nowicki's toneis completely Roberto Murray andPierre reminiscent ofJune Christy, a cooled- Nowbackin hernativeVancouversaxophones, tenor saxophones, Jean Sabourin hasoneofthose voices thai Labbe outapµroach thatstill swings. With Onukwulu sousaphone, Bruno Blouin-Robert French forget. Whether she's outonthe Steve Bagnell sax,Mark Bender bass youcan't horn, Remi Leclerc drums. This tourissupskids with a melancholy moan or chasing Christopher Pill piano,TomFoste; bytheCanada Council fortheAris. hellhounds witha strident tone,it'sa ported drums. JUNE 291Roundhouse - David Lam Park voice that stops you in its tracks. Since JUNE 211Granville Island-Market Square therelease ofhercoming-out recording Goma Dura No, INever(Jericho Beach), thisfast-rising Orquesta The October Trio with Brad Turner young singer/songwriter has been wowing JUNE 291Roundhouse - David Lam Park withherdistinctive songs and TheJazz One ofthemost exciting new groups on audiences Festival roars toaclosing cresoulful voice. Last year she snaggedscendo ourlocal scene, theOctober Trio explores strong, witha huge dance party inthe Galaxie Rising StarAward. She park.Vancouver's acclaimed 20-piece theboundaries ofthesaxophone-led trio theCBC picked uptheNew Artist oftheYear powerhouse Orquesta Goma Dura will tradition while creating afuture alltheir also from theMaple Blues Society. Ndidi provide thesizzling salsa andnon-stop own. Joined forthisperformance bythe Award issettomake ahuge impact Latin groove rhythms. Ledbytrumpeter/ great Canadian trumpeter Brad Turner, Onukwulu herJazz Festival debut. Onadouble composer John Korsrud, andboasting the these three rising stars create beautiful during billwithSeun Kuti andEgypt 80. best resident jazz and Lalin music all-stars, music. WithEvan Arntzen saxophones, thismusical juggernaut smokes itsway Josh Cole bass, Dan Gaucher drums. Cristina Orbe through tunes byEddie Palmieri, Arturo JUNE 211Gastown - Maple Tree Square TitoPuente, andthensome. Cristina Orbe was born inNYC andraised Sandoval, Susanna Abreu, Danay Sinclair vocals, upanddown theEast Coast. In2000, she With Ezeadi Onukwulu and Romero, Jack Duncan, Phil Belanger, moved toSeattle, turned offtheTV, and Martin One Human Race Romero percussion, Ross Gregory, picked upaguitar todiscover shehada Edgar Kent Wallace, Derry Byrne trumpets, Dennis andatalent forwriting. Her2006 Nigerian vocalist/percussionist Ezeadi voice Brad Muirhead, Rod Murray, Jeremy Contradiction features afive-pieceEsson, Onukwulu's music isbased ontraditional release Berkman trombones, BillRunge, Graham Forgotten Sol. lgbo rhythms, evoking thespiritofhigh- band, Ord, Mike Braverman, Daniel Miles Kane JUNE 271 Lime lifeandAfrobeat withsplashes offunk, saxophones, AllanJohnston bass, Lou jazz,blues, andreggae. Thelyricsare Mastroianni piano. rnrkestre des pas Perdus prayers andappeals to universal consciousness andourconscience tomake Out ToLunch theworld abetter place forall.With Nick New York's cutting-edge Out toLunch has Apivor keyboards/marimba/percussion, justreleased itsdebut album, Excuse Me Trevor Ainsworth drums, Robert Thomson While IOo theBoogaloo (Accurate Records). bassguitar,Graig Robertson guitar, Fusing groove music withimprovisational Salvetina Agba, Roxxanne Faye, Marion imagination, their music generates irresistLanders vocals/background animation. pho/o:SylvieAubin ible fodder fordancing while continuously in performances andrecordings with Ndidi Onukwulu remarkable artistslikeGeorge Lewis, Barry Guy, andMarilyn Crispell - the new group features J.P. Carter trumpet, Skye Brooks drums, Chad MacOuarrie guitar, Jesse Zubol violin, Chris Gestrin piano, Brad Muirhead trombone, Tommy Babin bass, Kedrick James andMercedes Bains vocals. JUNE 28IRoundhouse - David Lam Park challenging thelistener's aesthetic sen- Parker/Guy/Lytton/Fernandez Cecil Perinbam sibility. Informed byMedeski Martin and For the last 40years pianist Cecil Perinbam Wood, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, andClub hasperformed allover theworld, includDllf,Outto Lunch features afullhorn ing India, Malaysia, and across Europe. His section andliveelectronica. They move eclectic mixofshow tunes from the'30s effortlessly from theworld ofJames Brown tothe'80sincludes swing standards and soultodub-influenced reggae andfrom Latin classics. jazztohouse. This tourissupported by pholo:Carolinefor/Jes JUNE 22,291Rossini's theCanada Council fortheAris. Britain's Evan Parker hasdeveloped his JUNE 221Gastown - Maple Tree Square own unique style ofimprovisation onboth Phowa soprano andtenor saxophone. Through Maceo Parker lap/op/sampler/guitars hasdone htssoloworks andperformances with Phowa forCheb I Sabbah and theFuture groups liketheGlobe Unity andLondon remixes ofLondon. Also known asJeremiah ,Jazz Composers' Orchestra, hehasestab- Sound music works inmultiple fields ~ lished himself asaleading figure onthe Phowa's soundtracking anddeep listening to international improvised music scene. from and thedance floor. Hislongtime trioincludes UCO comradesliveperformance 261TheAlibiRoom Barry Guy bass andPaul Lytton drums. JUNE This magnificent triohasrecently joined forces withtheimportant Spanish impro- Dave Phyall Trio pianist Agusti Fernandez, andthey Vancouver-based "The funkiest saxplayer alive." - Chicagovising jazz gui/aris/Dave Phyall have justreleased a quartet CD,Topos plays Sun-Times inthemodern mainstream tradition These fourmusicians willalso play onelectric, Rhythmically charged, funkyhorn (Maya). acoustic, and synth guitars. The intheBarry Guy New Orchestra,trioalso bursts andsoulful, gospel-tinged blues together features Brent Gubbels bass and Evan Parker also performs inatriowith Myles inflections arethehallmarks ofMaceo and Bigelow percussion. Houle and Benoit Delbecq. ThanksJUNE Parker's sound. Asa longtime sideman Fran~ois 21ICitySquare Helvetia -Swiss Arts, lns/ilut Ramon for James Brown, Parker, alongwith toPro /nstituto Cervantes. cohorts Pee Wee EllisandFred Wesley, Liu/I, 20IRoundhouse - Pertormance made upR&B's mostmemorable brass JUNE Centre (Houle/Parker/Delbecq) section: theJBHorns. Throughout his 23IRoundhouse - Pertormance rich20-year collaboration withBrown JUNE Centre (Parker/Guy/Lytton/ which ended in1984, Parker continu'. Fernandez) ously experimented withhybrid forms JUNE 24,25IRoundhouse - Pertormance of_ funk.Hejoined forces withGeorge Centre (Barry GuyNew Clinton andtheP-Funk.movement inthe Orchestra) '70s. Later hebacked theretro-'70s disco darlings Dee-Lite, which inevitably ledto Parlour Steps collaborations withbohemian rappers Mixing the emotion ofArcade Fire and the DeLaSoul. Hewent ontowork withthe withthelyricism ofSufjan Stevens likes ofPrince, Ray Charles, AniDiFranco, Pixies Tom Waits, Vancouver's Parlour Steps' James Taylor, Dave Matthews Band, and and ofthought-rock isboth stormy and theRedHotChilliPeppers. Whatever brand Music thatmakes you want tomove thecontext, onethingiscertain: Maceo playful. youthink! Parker is theliving,breathing pulse while !!!NO COVER!!! 271TheMedia Club thatconnects thehistory offunkinone JUNE golden thread. Hislatest album isatwodiscsel'called Roots£ Grooves, recorded Marin Patenaude with withtheGrammy Award-winning WDR Big Vaca/island $15 minimum order guitarist Marin Patenaude has Band. Don't miss Maceo's owndie-hard b_een singing, studying, andperforming dance band astheyprove once again smce shewas three years old.Influenced thatyoucan't stopthefunk. byJoniMitchell andBonnie Raitt, she ookmar. .,oastaljazz.ca sings ofheartbreaking blues andcheap whiskey. JUNE 251TheAlibiRoom ouisibistro.com calypso, andHollywood golden-eraareto thegreatCecil Taylor, Plimley siringarrangements atsold-out con- achieves hisown voice through thejuxtaVancouver guitarist Paul Pigat hasafeel certs onseveral continents. Thegroup's position ofanexuberant jazzvocabulary forswing, rockabilly, and jumpin' jive.Also debut album, Sympathique, soldalmost andarefined classicism. Tommy Babin's known asCousin Harley, Pigal's anatural amillion copies. Afollow-up album Hang energetic andsoulful bass isa perfect showman with agreat sense ofhumour and onlittleTomato was even more success- match forPlimley. Gilberto "Gilbert6nn" guitar chops from heaven. He's played with ful.The current CDHey Eugene!, withits Moreaux is oneof Cuba's foremost Neko Case, Carolyn Mark, andmore. deftsongwriting andno-holds-barred drummers/timbaleros. Amaster inall JUNE 241Oasis Cocktail Lounge cabaret showmanship, haspropelled styles, heisknown internationally for theband to newheights ofpopularity.the"funk-in-clave" styleofAfro-Cuban Pine Leaf Boys Partlanguage lesson, partHollywoodsalsaknown astimba.Plimley also Pink Martini continues iodraw appears inaduowithNicole Mitchell; in ThebestnewCajun band inaverylong musical, andwildly diverse audiences toits aquartet withHarris Eisenstadt, Wilbert lime,thePineleafBoys present their huge repertoire. TheWashington deJoode, andTobias Delius; andinan ownbrand of traditional zydeco and multi-lingual Post callsii "rich,hugely approachable homage toAlNeil. creole music withyouthful exuberance. utterly cosmopolitan yetutterly JULY 1IGranville Island - Performance Steeped inmusic since childhood and music, Works FREE Andii speaks to just hailing fromfarms andtowns inCajun unpretentious. JUNE 28IRoundhouse - Performance everybody ...from grade-schoolers country, theyplaytheold-fashionedabout Centre (w/Nicole Mitchelll totheyoung andhip dancehall standards andobscure tograndmothers JUNE 28 I Roundhouse Performance and beautiful." songs bypastmasters, preserving the Centre (w/Eisenstadt/de Joode/ traditional Cajun sound while bringing Deliusl Plato Ensemble ii delightfully intothepresent. With Karin JUNE 291Roundhouse - Performance Wilson Savoy andCedric Watson accorCentre (Homage Collage: lmprov dion/fiddle/vocals, Drew Simon drums/ forAlNeill accordion/voice, JonBertrand guitars, Blake Miller guitar/bass. Paul Pigat Trio JUNE 271West Vancouver Memorial Library All Bite. Murry Porter From theMohawk Turtle Clan, born and raised ontheSixNations oftheGrand Pink Martini pho/o:Jameslowen River Territory in southern Ontario, JUNE 211Orpheum Theatre Oneof Canada's finestjazzvocalists, blues singer/pianist Murray Porter tells Vancouver's Karin Plato hasa breezy, theaboriginal sideof history witha swinging styleandmelodic sensibility mixture ofcountry, blues, andhumour. thatbring newlifetoclassic gems. Her He's opened forlegends B.B. King and clear-as-a-bell diction andsensitivity to EttaJames. lyrics areatreat. AJuno nominee forher JUNE 231Capones Restaurant vocals, Karin isalsoagifted songwriter,JUNE 26IDeuce Restaurant hercompositions stand comfortably photo:Adamlevey and standards onrecordings such as Brad Theexciting 13-piece PinkMartini band among Prevedoros Again andThe State ofBliss. Her fallssomewhere between a193O's Cuban Blue The Canadian guitarist Brad Prevedoros band includes LouMastroianni danceorchestra, a classical music fantastic is both a gifted technical player and Bill Coonguitar,Doug ensemble, a Brazilian marching street keyboards, interpreter. Hisunique bass, Elliot Polsky drums. a passionate band, andJapanese filmnoir."We're Stephenson stylemelds jazz,Celtic-folk, pop,and JUNE 26IO'Ooul's Restaurant kindof likemusical archaeologists, classical. 271TheIronworks bringing melodies andrhythms from JUNE JUNE 221City Square different partsoftheworldtogether Plimley Trio to create something which ismodern," Paul Carman J.Price Trio saysfounder andpianist Thomas l. Throughout hisdistinguished career, witha gorgeous, clear Lauderdale. "It'slikeanurban music Vancouver pianistPaulPlimley has Ajazzvocalist sound andaninfectious sense of travelogue," he adds.Lauderdalecontinually reasserted hisroleasone tenor both humour and swing, Vancouver's formed the Portland, Oregon-based oftheforemost improvising musicians isatruestudent ofpopular song. "littleorchestra" in1994. Soon after, inCanada - asasoloist. inhislongtime Price byTony Bennett, JonHendricks, theytooktheworld bystorm perform- partnership withbassist lisleEllis, with Inspired hedelights inentertainingamixed bagofswinging Afro-Cubanthe NOW Orchestra, andotherwise.andKurtElling, withbebop, vocalese, and rhythms, Parisian cafetunes, CaribbeanIndebted asmost improvising pianists ingaudiences No Bark. Informative. Provocative. Entertaining. Always. Available on newsstands everywhere, or subscribe online atjazztimes.com and choose a free CD or DVD as a gift. Find outwhytheJazzJournalists Association haschosenJazzTimes the Best Periodical Covering Jazzfor nine years running. And with our money-back guarantee, you have nothing to lose ... sotakeabite. beautiful ballads. WithBillCoon guitar andRene Worst bass. JUNE 291Capilano Suspension Bridge JULY 11Taproom atGranville Island Brewing Darren Radtke Duo Ravens &Chimes Darren Radtke hasbeen performing at JUN~ 20ICommodore Ballroom thisFestival formany years asabassist. Asa guitarist, hecounts friends Oliver Gannon, lhorKukurudza, andBillCoon among hisbiggest influences. Catch David Priest / Darren playing withoneofhistalented Sounds Like Shearing friends inanafternoon ofwell-loved jazz standards. DavidPriest's elegant andsoulful pholo:ElililbelhPerrin 211Taproom atGranville Island pianostylings havebeena partof JUNE "Ravens &Chimes keep getting compared to Brewing Vancouver's jazzscene foralmost 20 Wolf Parade and Voxtrot forlyrics thattug years. Hismost recent project, Sounds atyour heart strings and synth softened by Glenda Rae and the LikeShearing, pays tribute to George thedulcet instrumentals offlute, mandolin, Band and glockenspiel." - CMJ Report Shearing. With leeOliphant bass, Howie Essential Asher lack, thisBrooklynAbelguitar, PhilBelanger drums, Nick Glenda Rae's voice turns and tumbles like ledbyvocalist group ofclassically trained musicians a high-wire acrobat overitsincredibly based Apivor vibraphone. in2005 andhasquickly become wide range. Thechildoftwoministers,formed JUNE 291StAndrew's-Wesley United oftheindierockscene. Their shebrings herpassion forblues andpop therage Church album, Reichenbach Falls (Belter back totheplace where shefirstprac- debut Records), weaves amagical blend ticedii - thechurch. WithMiles Black looking Puro Son instrumentation, ear-grabbing keyboards/guitar/vocals, BrettWade ofeclectic Trumpeter MiguelitaValdeshas guitar/vocals, andsuperb musicianship. The Kerry Galloway bass, Tony percussion, performed withmany ofCuba's topper- Chamberlist songs arereminiscent ofthestylings of drums. formers, including theCabaret Tropicana Arcade Fire; there isawell-balanced richOrquestra andIsaac Delgado, andhe ness and acinematic tone and texture that evoke anautumnal, nostalgic beauty. In toured theworld forsixyears withthe a review ofthediscglidemagazine.com famed CUban singer Omara Portuondo remarks," Reichenbach Falls feels exciting, (Buena VistaSocial Club). Since his grandiose, messy andadventurous, just arrival inVancouver in2006, Valdes has likethefirsttimeshould be." Adouble bill become oneofthebrightest starsof withShout Out Out Out Out. ouractive Lalinmusic scene, andPuro Son isoneofthemost popular bands in thecity.With hiswifeCynthia Rodriguez piano,Arianne Charon bass,Sahili Gonzalez vocals, Jesus Hierrezuelos and Eddy Labrada percussion. JUNE 20ICBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Ouatuor Bozzini See Benoit Oelbecq JUNE 241Western Front Rabnett 5 Praised byjazzers and jambanders alike, thisVancouver-based quintet marries the soulofNew York's downtown scene with West Coast cool. ledbyguitarist/composer RichRabnett, theband features Mike Kennedy bass, Kiyoshi Elkuf tenor sax, Ian Cox keyboards, Dan Gaucher drums. JUNE 27Granville Island - Market Stage JUNE 28ILime Tao Ravao &Vincent Bucher Madagascar Blues From Madagascar beaches to Parisian cafes andLouisiana mangroves, thesongs ofTaoRavao vocals/kabosy/guitar and Vincent Bucher harmonica meld theblues withtheirFrench and Malagasy roots. Both artists have travelled theworld, experiencingthemusic ofthestreets. They have been playing music together foralmost three decades, andtheirshared loveof music creates anirresistible energy that sweeps uptheaudience andcarries them along. With Jean-Noel Godard percussion. JUNE 29IPresentation House Theatre Ribcage Exploring themelodic landscape ofoldschool funk,indierock,andhangman blues, thisVancouver trionever letsgo ofthegood groove. Withinfluences as award-winning altosaxodiverse asJohn Scofield, theBadPlus, Valdes trumpet, Allan Johnston bass, Vancouver's Campbell Ryga is oneofthis Preza congas/vocals, RodMurray phonist andtheU.K. band Elbow, thegroup fea- Rolo country's busiestplayers. He has turesJonRoper guitar, James Forrest trombone. received threeJunoAwards, andhas JUNE 241CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One bass, andDan Gaucher drums. toured across thecountry and toWestern JUNE 281Taproom atGranville Island Europe andLalinAmerica. Much ofhis Brewing Paul Rushka Trio touring hasbeen withtheinternationTheinteractive, modern guitar trioled allyacclaimed Hugh Fraser Quintet, of DalRichards and hisOrchestra bybassist Paul Rushka draws inspiration which heis afounding member. Ryga from modern masters likeBillEvans, Kurt hascontributed toover50jazzrecordRosenwinkel, andtheGateway Trio. With ings, including thefantastic CDhejust a focus onoriginal material, theyalso released withaltolegend P.J.Perry, playcompositions byPaul Motian, Kenny Joined at theHip(Cellar live)With Wheeler, andothers. WithDave Sikula Ross Taggart piano, Darren Radtke bass, guitar andBernie Araidrums. Blaine Wikjord drums. JUNE 29ITaproom atGranville Island Brewing DalRichards, aniconintheentertainmentbusiness in western Canada, Ryga Ouartet celebrated his90thbirthday early this Campbell year. Formore than sixdecades, Daland hisOrchestra have delighted Canadians withmemorable dance music, andheis stilloneofB.C.'s busiest entertainers. AVancouver native, heformed hisfirst dance band while inhighschool andhas been performing onstage, atclubs, and inhotels inwestern Canada eversince. Always ahitwithourFestival audience, wearethrilled tofeature Dalonce again. Dalwillbejoined forthisperformance bythelegendary Vancouver vocalist JimByrnes. JUNE 21IGastown - Maple Tree Square Royal Destiny Thecrunk'd outglam-rap flowofsinger Johnny Valentine meets thebassbinbreaking beats ofRichie Taxes. Addthe wax-cutting turntable trickery ofDJFinlaz, and thesound isRoyal Destiny. JUNE 261TheAlibiRoom Rumba Calzada Areyouready to rumba? Composer/ bandleader Raphael Geronimo blends salsa, jazz, andAfro-Cuban rhythms to create atoe-tapping andsoul-moving Caribbean musical fusion. Afavourite withVancouver audiences forovera decade, thisJuno-nominated band's powerful andjoyful music isguaranteed to getyoumoving. Raphael Geronimo timbales/vocals/drums, NickApivor vibes, LouMastroianni keys, Miguelita JUNE 241TheIronworks Sacred Linoleum localfans oflivedance music may know thisgroup asSoulstream. Byeither name, thisisoneofourcity's most in-demand urban jazzandsoulgroups. They've been rockin' thehouse weekly atBar None for10 years, and their mix offunky faves byJames Brown, Herbie Hancock, Earth Wind and Fire, plusdrum'n'bass andhouse grooves are guaranteed tostiryouup.Brad Turner keys, Randall Stolldrums, Darren Parris bass, Karen Graves sax,RobHamilton guitar BillRunge baritone sax, Vince Mai trumpet Joseph "Pepe" Danza percussion. Shannon Scott Band Vancouver singer/songwriter Shannon Scott's lyrical andmelodic pop/jazz is inspired bytheweather, andeverything tragic andtrivialabout life.Citing Joni JUNE 231Commodore Ballroom Mitchell. NickDrake, Carmen McRae, JeffBuckley, andmore asinfluences, Samworth/Tung/Dhillon hermusic ranges from thesimple tothe Vancouver ishome tomany fineimprovisharmonically andtexturally complex. pholo:JosefAstor ersfrom both Eastern and Western cultures. WithMarkVasak guitarSean Cronin themost influential jazzguitar- bass, Guitarisl/composerRon Samworth, acorner- "Arguably Mike Magnusson drums. ist."- International Herald Tribune stone ofCanada's creative music community, JUNE 211Gastown - Victory Square totalkabout great jazz guitar hasakeen earforunusual textures and It'simpossible without alluding toone ofthegenre's approaches, improvising with aunique struc- players Sgt. Benson John Scofield. Hailed byDown Beat turalconception. Heleads theacclaimedfinestis littleto besaidaboutSgt. as"King John," Scofield defines There quartet Talking Pictures andcomposes for magazine Forthemost partheisneither incontemporary jazz guitar. Benson. theatre, film,_ and dance projects. Samworthstate-of-the-art norheard. Hefinds himself most at of'80sfusion, perennial poll seen hasperformed withBarry Guy, Wayne Atrailblazer inthelimbshadows oftheendanbandleader, master improviser, soul ease Horvitz. Han Bennink, and others. Lan Tung, winner, Gary Oaks ofVancouver Island. and funkmeister, and major player gered leader oftheacclaimed Orchid Ensemble isa purveyor 241TheAlibiRoom forthree decades, John JUNE virtuoso and askilled improviser onthe~rhu onthejazzscene never fails togenerate excitement. (atwo-stringed Chinese fiddle). Tabla player Scofield innovative player andcomposer Neelamjit Dhillon isequally versed inEasternAhighly releases, Scofield's andWestern music, giving hima unique withover30album skills have ledtocollaborations withmany insight intotheuniversality ofmusic. artists. Hislistofpast band mates JUNE 291Roundhouse - Performance major includes Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Chick Centre Corea, Herbie Hancock, BillFrisell, Billy Cobham, McCoy Tyner, andMedeski Martin &Wood, among others. Scofield hasbeen The Alibi Room continually breaking new ground withhis inventive trio- Steve Swallow electric bass pholo:Chris/lanlantry Gastown and Bill Stewart drumsaunithecalls his "So doggone good...holding hisown against 157 Alexander "A-Team." Hissecond CDrelease withthe thesacred Otis [Reddingl...prepare tohave (at Main) triocalled This Meets That (Emarcy) has your soul rocked." - Los Angeles Times 604 623 3383 drawn widespread critical praise. AllAbout Drawing inspiration from Sam Cooke and Jazz pronounces it"one ofthebest records OtisRedding, this27-year-old singer/ ofhiscareer. ..[Scofield islaman who loves songwri/erfrom Decatur, Georgia, isout toplay theguitar" Anincredible double bill to revive thepassion andsoulofthe with theScandinavian piano trioe.s.t. golden ageofR&B (1960-1972) foranew 14 Local Craft Brew Beers generation. His debut album, This isRyan On mp Shaw (Razor &Tie), combines apowerJennifer Scott lluartet fullyexpressive voice witha clutch of Vancouver-based vocalist/pianist Jennifer Inspired Comfort Food great songs both classic (Wilson Pickett. Scott isararefind.Possessed ofapure, Jackie Wilson) andnew. Onstage, Ryan flexible voice thatseems made forjazz Live Music brings it alltog_ether withacombination singing, Scott's solid andswinging piano Throughout Jazz Fest ofSouthern warmth andNew York vitalchops areicingonthecake. Herlatest ity.Using justasmallrhythm section CDs, Mile 41andliveattheCellar exemwithtwomalebacking vocalists, he's plifyScott's raremixofgreat te~hnique ableto stretch histunesintofull-on anddeep interpretive skills. WithRene vocalrave-ups. "Sofull of fire and Worst bass, Tom Keenlyside saxophones, conviction, exploding withenergy and Bernie Araidrums. emotion," declares theWashington Post. JUNE 20IO'Doul's (Trio) There's noposturing ormindless booty JUNE 291Roundhouse - Festival Hall shaking, noneed forcontrived antics. II Ladies andgentlemen, Ryan Shaw isthe realdeal. Awicked double billwiththe legendary Maceo Parker. Elizabeth Shepherd Trio andunreleased gems thatwillappeal to allmusic lovers. With Scott Kemp bass andColin Kingsmore drums. Thistour issupported bytheCanada Council for theAris. Shout DutDutDutOut JUNE 29IRoundhouse - David Lam Park Shilt Certainly oneofthemostinteresting photo:VictorTavares young jazztriosonthelocalscene, byvocalist/bassis/Nik Kozub, thisnative Shiftfeatures thetalents of guitarist Led sextet combines twodrummers, Dave Sikula, bassist Sean Cronin, and Edmonton players. fivesynthesizers, two Dan Gaucher. Grooving, dark, fourbass Toronto-based vocalist/pianist Elizabethdrummer andhurricane-force energy to music grows fromthetrio's vocoders. Shepherd pushes theboundaries ofwhat andplayful ahighly infectious mixofrock and open-minded improvisations.create isconsidered conventional jazzwhile patient. Putsimply, it'svolatile dance 231Granville Island - Market Stage electronica. creating acool. smart. andsexy sound JUNE music with slamming sequenced beats thatiscompletely herown.From the andpointed lyrics. "People likedancing Scores Jazz Cafe inLondon totheCotton Club Short andourmusic crosses overinenough inTokyo, herblend ofjazz-funk, soul, Happy Bats Cinema andtheAlibiRoom rightspots ofrock anddance music that blues, andsamba hascaptivated audi- present "Short Scores," anevening of it makes them immediately want toget ences andcriticsonbothsides ofthe newinterpretations oforiginal short- down," band member WillZimmerman told pond. Shepherd received aJuno nomi- filmsoundtracks, performed livetothe Edmonton's Vue Weekly. The band's gigs are nation forherdebut CD, StarttoMove, films. less live concerts than huge, steamy, and a collection oforiginals andclassics. JUNE 231TheAlibiRoom torrid dance parties. Since therelease of Hernewest recording, Besides, features their debut album, Not Saying/Just Saying, dance-floor remixes, B-sides, exclusives, Shout Out Out Out Out has been nominated Illpacific centre foraJuno (Alternative Album oftheYear), Ron Mimi Snider Trio Small played attheVirgin Music Festival with jazzvocalist Mimi Snider RonSmall grew upsinging in Vancouver-based theBeastie Boys andthePolice, and Vocalist where hediscovered thatgospel isoneofthefreshest jazzvoices onthe become thetoast oftheCanadian dance Chicago good music andthathisexceptionalCanadian scene. Herdebut CDThank You andclubscene. Irresistible! Adouble bill was voice was agreat gift.Expect tobemoved, Merci captures herdistinctive and swinging withRavens &Chimes. inspired, andentertained when hebrings sound. Mimi's choice ofmaterial isequally seldom-heard tunesby hissound back to itshome. WithBob cool,covering Sicilian Jazz Project Murphy onpiano Randy Weston, WC Handy, Horace Silver, Toronto guitarist Michael Occhipinti'sJUNE 221StAndrew's-Wesley United andothers. With Russ Botten bass, Tony newest undertaking istheSicilian Jazz Church Foster piano, and JoePoole drums. Project. Using Sicilian folkmusic, often JUNE 291Canada Place from 1950's fieldrecordings bymusicolo- Eve Smith Trio gistAlanLomax, Occhipinti rearranges TheSolightBand andpianist EveSmith is simple melodies intomusic withdifferent Jazzvocalist one of Vancouver's treasures. While still a Vancouver-born, powerhouse vocalmetres andharmonic structures, which student inWashington, D.C., Eve was istNadine States fronts thisfunky soul arebetter suited toimprovisation and the college atalocal nightspot when Duke ensemble. Anatural-born singer, States is harmonic changes ofcurrent jazz. With performing asked hertoperform andrecord influenced byAretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Roberto Occhipinti acoustic bass, Ernie Ellington Areal-deal jazzsinger, Eve Gladys Knight, EttaJames, andMahalia Tollar flutes/soprano sax, Kevin Turcotte withhisband. performs inthetradition ofother great Jackson. She performs regularly withthe trumpetLouis Simao accordion/mulsuch asCarmen McRae and BigDawg Band andJohnny Ferrera &the tipleinstruments, Barry Romberg drums, singer/pianists Sarah Vaughan. Swing Machine. Domenic Mancuso quest vocalist. JUNE 29IRoundhouse - David LamPark JUNE 211Bogart's Chophouse &Bar JUNE 281Rossini's TheSide Man Trio Matthew Smith Trio Soul Syndicate ofourcity's best young jazzvocalists,This local band issure togetyourmojo Thes.e three fineyoung Vancouver musi- One Smith hasachilled-out vibeand workin'. cians playjazzstandards inanelegant, Matthew smooth sound, andcantearyourheart JUNE 241Capones Restaurant straight-ahead style. With Alex McKechnie withaballad. He's also hiptogreats drums, IanCox piano, Mike Kennedy bass. apart likeKurtElling andMark Murphy, andhe Chris Speed JUNE 221Bogart's Chophouse &Bar canbop, scat, andswing hard. With Noah See Tim Berne -Bloodcount Walker quitar andMichael Rush bass. Sliding Hammers JUNE 241Canada Place , Sneakin' Out JUNE 291Roundhouse - TheStudio (workshop) IS Spinning Room N New-grass meets new wave! These three Thispower triodraws onblues, rock, highlyoriginalmusical mindsfrom jazz,andsoulto keepit all funky. Portland create joyously subversive and Supported bypowerhouse drumming inventive acoustic rock. Withawinning fromFrank Baker androck-solid groove pholo:Per-ErikAdamsson,Annikalundva/1 combination ofchops andcharm, David from bassist James Forrest, guitarist Jon Two talented Swedish trombonist/vocalGerow mandolin, Don Henson percussion Roper explores theinfluences ofKenny istsisters - Mimmi Pettersson Hammar (heplayseverything frombongos to Burrell, Stevie Ray Vaughan, andmore. andKarin Hammar - co-lead thisunique rainsticks andparty favours), andMike JUNE 291Aberdeen Centre group. Their mixoforiginal compositions "Cheddar" Schmitt bass perform original andAmerican standards, withmostof tunes andplaycovers thatexploit their thearrangements written byKarin, are band's unique instrumentation. Their thrillmainstream andswinging, andtheyalso ingmusicianship, creative arrangements, perform arrangements bythegreat trom- andsheer audacity willleave youbreathbone duo Jay&Kai (Johnson and Winding).less! Opening forPink Martini! Their outstanding rhythm section includes JUNE 211Orpheum Theatre Mathias Algotsson piano, Martin Hoper bass, andRonnie Gardiner drums. JUNE 28IRoundhouse - Festival Hall fortheirdislike ofDixieland music and Stop lime theiraffinity forArtBrunt or'outsider together thedynamic instruart.'Thanks toProHelvetia -Swiss Arts. Bringing styles offourofVancouver's finest JUNE 251Tom LeeMusic Hall(workshop) mental improvising musicians, thisengaging and JUNE 251Western Front captivating band serves asanoutput filter onmusical musings ranging from indie rock Kentish Steele andmodern jazztoambient electronica Amainstay ofVancouver's R&B scene for andfreeimprovisation. Ledbydrummer/ pholo:Ri/aPalanikumar years, Kentish Steele performs knockout electronics manipulator Daniel Gaucher, Thisastonishing Swiss triohasbeen renditions ofclassics byJames Brown thegroup features Lisa Miller piano/precaptivating audiences foryears asthe andother legends. pared piano, Sean Cronin acoustic/electric world's onlyavant hardcore HammondJUNE 211Rossini's (and Chantells) bass, andDave Sikula quitar. trio.Now playing inanacoustic setting, JUNE 27,281 Rossini's JUNE 291Granville Island - Pertormance theyperform theirfierceimprovised Works music inonecontinuous set.Their new Don Stewart CDlone2 (Grob) istheirfirstacousSmooth-as-silk vocals fromDon Stewart, Strid/Muller/Houle tic release, butthemusic retains the oneofCanada's finest crooners. Stewart intensity. In addition to its crashing hiswayaround a tuneand improvisations, theband alsolikesto knows hismagic onromantic standards rearrange works ofobscure contempo-works classics. WithRon rarycomposers. Dominik Blum piano, andcontemporary piano, DonClarktrumpet, Marino Pliakas quitar. andLucas Niggli Johnston Guiney bass, JohnNolan drums, drums (Barry Guy, Jacques Demierre,Dave Apivor vibes/percussion. andZoom withNilsWagram) make no Nick photo: ln~er Arvidsson 281Canada Place bones about theirartistic-political alli- JUNE Swedish percussionist Raymond Stridis ances, asserting thattheirname stands animportant member oftheinternational Steamboat Switzerland Community Radio DoingJazzfor overJ~ years! Chasin' The Train ~ Monday,llam-Noon Blues In The Dark ~ Monday,/0pm-lam The Wild Years ~ Tuesday, 2:J0pm-Spm A Trane ~ Friday,2:J0pm-5:J0pm Crossroads~ Friday,5:J0pm-6:J0pm Gospel Train ~ Friday,8:00pm-9:J0pm r1, andhasperformed withBenny Henry Hey piano, Dan Weiss drums. This improvising community, working with theworld, George Coleman, Clark Terry, Frank tourissupported bytheCanada Council Barry Guy, Roger Turner, Evan Parker, John Golson, andmany others. Taggart andhis fortheArts. Butcher, andMatsGustafsson, among Wess, 29IRoundhouse - Festival Hall mates - Darren Radtke bass andBill JUNE others. Strid hastheability toclarify the band 291Roundhouse - TheStudio essence ofthemusic asitdevelops, creat- Coon guitar - playwithwarmth, finesse, JUNE (workshop) sense ofswing, radiating ingasense ofspace withgreat subtlety andanunerring spirit ofmelodic joy. within themost complex ofsettings, often anextraordinary 271Granville Island - Pertormance Brian holding back where another might blur JUNE Tate Ouartet Works thedetails. Strid willalso appear withthe Vancouver jazzvocalist Brian Tate defines 29IO'Ooul's Restaurant Barry Guy New Orchestra andisonfaculty JUNE theword eclectic. With instrumental influatthisyear's VCMI (Vancouver Creative ences fromMonk andMiles toBach and Music Institute). Bassist Torsten Miiller Tambura Rasa Duo Bart6k, andvocal influences thatinclude andclarinetist Fran~ois Houle aretwoof Thisenergetic localworld-fusion duo Louis Armstrong, Tom Waits, andMahalia Canada's finest improvising musicians who delivers a unique blend of Afro-Latin,Jackson, he'sa greatperformer. With appear innumerous collaborations inthe flamenco, Balkan, Middle Eastern, gypsy Budge Schachte guitar, PhilBelanger Festival. Thanks toRikskonserter, Sweden,jazz, drums, Laurence Mollerup bass. and more. andKonstnarsnamnden. Sweden. JUNE 24ICity Square JUNE 211Canada Place JUNE 20ITheIronworks JUNE 211Granville Island - Pertormance Curley Taylor &Zydeco Trouble TDCanada Trust High School Works (Houle/Ljungkvist/Babin/ Jazz Intensive Sliid/van derSchyff) Thesonof zydeco greatJudeTaylor, JUNE 221TheIronworks (lmprov Power vocalist/accordionist Conducted byNicole Mitchell Louisiana-born Play) Curley Taylor heats things upwithhis "Ifthisisthefuture ofjazzinVancouver, JUNE 24,25IRoundhouse - Pertormance danceable zydeco-meets-R&B style. With we're going to bejustfine."- Georgia Cenlie (Barry Guy New Matt Sonnier and Charlie rubboards, Errol Straight Orchestra) Taylor bass, Keith Clement keyboards, Designed toconnect talented high-schoolErick Minix drums. Check them outfora student musicians together withan fierytaste ofsouthern-flavoured blues, internationally acclaimed artist forarigsoul, and zydeco. Melodic music filled withintricate rhythms orous nine-day residency, theHigh School JUNE 20,21ITheYale andwildsolos. Theband incorporatesJazz Intensive offers arareopportunity many musical genres including eastern, forstudents toexplore new techniques, folk,jazz, metal, andimprov tocreate a develop new works, andinvestigate new Tea richand unique sound. With Jesse Waldmanperspectives under thetutelage ofajazz Local vocalist/pianist TeaPetrovic has acoustic/electric guitars, Kenton Loewen master. This year theband - comprisinga sultryandpowerful sound. Bornin drums/percussion, Rup Sidhu didjeridoo/a select group ofhigh-school students Serbia, thisyoung musician's creativity, percussion, Pete Schmitt bass. from theLower Mainland who successfully passion, andsoul/pop/jazz sound are JUNE 241TheAlibiRoom auditioned fortheprogram - willbeled magnetic. With Jeremy Scott bass and byartist-in-residence, flutist, composer,Vladan Nojkovic drums. Sweetpea Swing Trio educator, andconductor Nicole Mitchell. JUNE 211Aberdeen Cenlie See Nicole Mitchell/Paul Plimley. Cut arugtothehotsounds ofVancouver's won Tedeschi aGrammy nomination. Since Holloway sax, Robert Walter Hammond 8-3/ thatfeatures oneofSweden's leading sax Tyler Greenwell drums. players, Mats Gustafsson, andtheubiquithenthemulti-talented musician has piano, tous and brilliant Norwegian rhythm section established aformidable reputation as ofdrummer Paa I Nilssen-Love andbassist adeeply expressive singer (think Bonnie Terminal Station Raitt meets Janis Joplin), aprodigiously lngebrigt Haker Flaten. The lasttwoform Athree-piece Vancouver band thatplays talented guitarist (traces ofMagic Sam, astellar backbone foranumber ofgroups funky jazz and swinging blues. Scott Smith likeAtomic andSchool Days who willalso Freddie King, andGatemouth Brown), and vocals/guitar, LiamMacDonald drums, beappearing attheFestival. Allthree musiadistinctive songwriter. She's won alarge andJeremy Holmes bass have been on cians playwithremarkable energy, fire, andloyal following forherability tocraft thescene forthebetter partofadecade elements ofclassic blues, rock, R&B, folk, andspirit, withtheThing mixing freejazz playing withartistssuchas Michael andgospel intoa distinctly individual ecstasy (Briitzmann, McPhee, Morris) with Kaeshammer, Bocephus King, andothers. style thathonours rootsy musical tradigarage rockintensity (While Stripes, P.J. JUNE 251Capones Restaurant Harvey, Sonics). The acoustic triolikes to tions without being subservient tothem. employ additional players who bring further She shows herrange over thecourse of Thing with fourrecordings, moving fromincendi- The energy totheiralready dense dynamics. A Ken Vandermark aryvocal rave-ups tosoulful balladry to recent collaborator isAmerican saxophone Chicago blues. Hercurrent release, Hope JUNE Vandermark withwhom thetrio 231Roundhouse - Pertormance titanKen andDesire (Verve Forecast), presents her have recorded a COcalled Immediate Cen intheroleofinterpretive vocal stylist as Sound (Smalltown Superjazz). Afixture she puts aheartfelt personal spin onsongs ontheChicago music scene foralmost byRay Charles, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, twodecades, Vandermark hasearned theRolling Stones, andDonny Hathaway. wide critical praise forhispastwork in Those who caught Susan's surprise guest bands liketheNRG Ensemble, theDKV Trio, appearance withherhusband/guitarist AALY, andWitches andDevils. Currently Derek Trucks andhisband atlastyear's thebulkofhisworkisdirected toward photo:RuneMorlensen theVandermark 5,Powerhouse Sound, the festival know what a treatthisconcert isa Scandinavian power trio Peter hasinstore. With Ted Pecchio bass, Ron TheThing Briitzmann Chicago Tentet, andFree Supna 281Tom LeeMusic Hall(Open Susan Tedeschi Sweetpea Swing Trio!Rooted inthetra- JUNE Rehearsal) ditions ofearly jazzgreats likeJellyRoll JUNE 291Roundhouse - Festival Hall Morton, JoeOliver andCount Basie, these young musicians have ahipandmodern Chris Tarry Group style that's justmade fordancing JUNE 27,281 TheLamplighter Canadian-born, New York-based electric bassist/composer Chris Tarry isone ofthe most sought-after artists incontemporary Ross Taggart Trio jazz, performing andrecording withJohn Ross Taggart·s lyrical phrasing androbust pholo:KwakuA/slon Scofield, Bill Evans, Ben Mander, DJLogic, sound onthetenor saxarejustapartof powerful andsoulful vocals andmany more. 2007's Almost CertainlyCombining thereason he's oneofourcountry's finest with fiery guitar work, Susan Tedeschi received aJuno award forBest jazz players. This trioalso features hiscon- Dreaming in1998 withher Contemporary JazzAlbum. WithKelly burstontothescene siderable skills asapianist andcomposer. hugely successful album Just Won't Burn saxophones, Pete Mccann guitar, Hehasperformed foraudiences around Jefferson (Tone Cool). Therelease went Gold and ~ Frase~aLI RV RV SAL.ES • RENTALS • PARTS and SERVICE Serving You With 9 Locations COAST TO COAST Fall. Acknowledged forahuge sound that clapping music. True Fold synthesizes bop, freeimprov, andblues June20ISLAndrew's-Wesley United Vocally richelectronic popthatuses jazz, elements, Vandermark isa recipient of Church folk, dub, and techno toproduce anexperia MacArthur "genius" Award. Thanks to mental hybrid allitsown. With Jessica Rikskonserter, Sweden; theNorwegian Jazz Amanda Tosoff Ouartet Vaira vocals/guitar. Clarence Chu synths/ Federation; Fund forPerforming Artists, withBrad Turner programming, Mark Harvey bass/guitar/ Norway; andtheNorwegian Ministry of ThegiftedyoungVancouver pianist synths, Norman Coloma percussion. Foreign Affairs. Amanda Tosoff isarising star. Anaward- JUNE 20ITheAlibiRoom winning graduate ofCapilano College's Adam Thomas Trio jazzstudies program, Tosoff hasalready Brad Turner Ouartet The Adam Thomas Triohasbeen playing established herself onourlocal scene. She together forover 10years, which explains leads aquartet ofsuper-talented young thisVancouver band's deep chemistry onthe localplayers, including Evan Arntzen stand. Adam isagifted bassist andvocalist. tenor/soprano sax, Sean Cronin bass, and With thewonderful Daryl Jahnke guitar and Morgan Childs drums. The band plays amix theswinging Sam Cartwright drums. ofstandards andoriginals, withTosoff's JUNE 22 Granville Island - Market Stage swing reflecting thesound ofsuch greats asOscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, and photo:Slc1cey8racken-Horrocks Ron Thompson &John Gilliat BillEvans. They'll bejoined bythegreat Vancouver-based Brad Turner isoneof trumpeter Brad Turner. Canada's most prominent andprolific jazz TwogiftedVancouver guitarists, Ron Canadian 21IGastown - Steam Clock artists. Anaward-winning trumpeter and Thompson andJohn Gillial, joinforces in JUNE composer. heisalsoaverygifted jazz aprogram ofswing standards andgypsyOoug Towle andDeLaTerra pianist anddrummer. Hailed bythenoted and flamenco-inspired songs. Canadian jazz writer Mark Miller as"akind JUNE 271CitySquare Thejazz-infused rumba/flamenco/world of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock andKeith beat music ofDelaTerra willmove you, allrolled intoone" andbyfamed Ron Thompson &Brent Gubbels body and soul. ledbyguitarist Doug Towle, Jarrett saxophonist Joelovano as"abeautiful alsofeatures Mike Michalkowjazz Two ofourcity's finest players, guitarist thegroup musician,' Turner's modern jazzquartet is percussion and David Marion bass. Great Ron Thompson andbassist Brent Gubbels simply oneofthebest units around. With entertainment. areskilled inswing, Latin, andgypsy jazz Brad ontrumpet, thegroup also features JUNE 211Dockside Lounge styles. three ofthecountry's greatest rhythm-secf JUNE 231Dockside Lounge tionplayers - Andre Lachance bass, Bruno Hubert piano, Dylan vanderSchyff drums. Shannon Thue Trio Abass player fordecades, Vancouver's They perform original compositions with an Trillisnowasolopianist aswell. interactive, cutting-edge sensibility. One ofthebest young players onourlocal Peter Hisbass-playing experience isputtogood JUNE 291TheIronworks scene, pianisl/composer/arrangerShannon headds left-hand bass parts Thue isinfluenced byjazzgreats Oscar usewhen piano. Gershwin, Ellington, Chi Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald (Shannon's also a tothegrand Turner andPorter areafewofPeter's very finesinget), Thelonious Monk, McCoy Strayhorn, Chi Turner isasinger/songwriter/producer composers. Tyner, and Gene Harris. Her music isswing- 'staple' and student ofhiphop. Agifted singer and JUNE 241 Rossini's ingandverycool. WithPatrick Metzger multi-instrumentalist, Chi's firstCanadian bass andMike Magnusson drums. CD, 7thNursery Broadcast, has justbeen plays withAtomic andFree Fall, andhe Umph Two Duos: Broo/Nilssen-Love Trio hascollaborated withHakon Kornstad, &Houle/Wiik This local guitar-led trio plays a mix Kenny Wheeler, andleeKonitz. Thanks to ofstandards, originals, androcktunes Rikskonserter, Sweden; Konstn!irsn!imnden, arranged forthejam-band scenario. With Sweden; theNorwegian Jazz Federation: jazz-guitar triosin mind, their Fund forPerforming Artists, Norway.· and classic repertoire also incorporates tunes Norwegian Ministry ofForeign Affairs. eclectic theBeatles, Mingus, Zorn, Ellington, JUNE 231Granville Island - Performance from and more. With Cole Schmidt guitar. James Works FREE Meger bass, Ben Brown drums. photo:RuneMortensen Ugetsu JUNE 211Gastown -VictorySquare One afternoon, twooutstanding duos! after theJapanese word forfantasy, Uno Swedish trumpeter Magnus Broo hashis Named Mas group began itslifeasan ownunique sound: awildrhythmic and thisVancouver This trio takes classic swing andLatin tribute band andhassince melodic imagination combined with sincer- ArtBlakey andfreshens it upwitha lively become one ofthecountry's finest original music ityand warmth. Hehasbeen collaborating offunk. Uno Mas isafavourite atthis ensembles. Co-led bydrummer Bernie Arai twist induo forsome time with hisAtomic/School nightspot. With Kelly Brown guitar, JonBentley, thegroup's Yaletown Days colleague, thebrilliant Norwegianandsaxophonist Dino Dinicolo bass, Doug Cuthbert drums. repertoire features compositions by all of drummer Paal Nilssen-love. Clarinetist 20,21ICapones Restaurant aswellasjazzclassics. With JUNE Fran(ois Houle hasestablished himself as itsmembers a hard-bop front line of trumpet, tenor sax, oneofCanada's finest musicians inallof Unsupervised trombone, thisband smokes! With Brad The thediverse musical spheres heembraces:and trumpet Rod Murray trombone, Ross Formed classical, jazz,newmusic, improvised,Turner in2005 byguitarist/composer piano, Andre Lachance bass. andworld music. Hehasworked with Taggart JeffYounger, theUnsupervised is one 25ICBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Marilyn Crispell, Myra Melford, AbBaars, JUNE ofVancouver's toothiest jazzmonsters. Georg Grawe, andothers. One ofthemost Inspired by Atomic, NelsCline, Kurt acclaimed pianists inNorway, Havard Wiik Rosenwinkel, andDave Douglas, thegroup Peter Trill Trio JUNE 291Taproom atGranville Island Brewing Triode released. Vancouver's Triode has asimple ethic...playJUNE 20ITheAlibiRoom jazz without borders. Influenced bymodern JUNE 271Lime Checo Tohomaso and the masters likeMarc Johnson's Bass Desires andBrad Mehldau, Daryl Jahnke guitar. Soul Gospel Choir Kerry Galloway bass, andDave Robbins Celebrating their12th anniversary, Checo drums meld warm emotion, brilliant techTohomaso and thehigh-energy Vancouver nique, andelectric energy. Outreach Community Soul Gospel Choir JULY 11Taproom atGranville Island willstiryoursoulwiththeirsix-part Brewing harmony-infused message ofpeace, hope, and healing. Irresistible toe-tapping, hand- SE£ll SEE/TiWeekdaysat 7PM with Michael Eckford & Fiona Forbes voe ' " Sf£1r iswellknown fortheirdistinct composi-with Scott laFaro, Dave Holland, and Charlie Creative Music Institute (VCMI) Student/ tional voice and grinningly adventuresome Haden. Hislate'60sperformance onNow Faculty Showcase brings leading interimprovisational spirit. With Kristian Naso HeSings, Now HeSobs (Solid State/Bluenational practitioners ofcreative music trumpet Colin Maskell saxophones, Dave Nole) withChick Corea andRoy Haynes together with some ofthebest and brightChokroun bass, Mike Magnusson drums. is astonishing. Thisclassic piano-trio estinnovative and emerging artists. This is JUNE 221Gastown - Victory Square recording shows hisstrong rhythmic arare opportunity tohear up-and-coming sense, innovative walking lines, and inten- creative musicians engage incollaborative sityasanimproviser. Since thenhe's led music-making through improvisation, new Harris Van Berkel Group hisown groups featuring players likeJohn compositional techniques, andtheappliAfounding member oftheaward-winning Herbie Hancock, andJack cation ofnewtechnologies. Developed group Skywalk, ·Vancouver guitarist Harris Mclaughlin. OeJohnette, and he was a founding member by Coastal Jazz & Blues Society inpartVan Berkel hasabusy career asastudio with Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul ofthe nership withtheVancouver Community player andmusical director. Van Berkel's fusion band Weather Report. The College School ofMusic, VCMI isdedicated guitar chops arelegendary, and hecovers seminal last decade has found Vitous focusing more to furthering creative music. Artistic amultitude ofstyles with ea!e. on composing and arranging. His latest Director Fran~ois Houle (Canada), Artis/sJUNE 23ITheYale recordings, Universal Syncopations I £2 in-Residence Barry Guy (U.K.) andMaya (ECM), showcase hiscurrent interest in Hamburger (Switzerland), Faculty Evan Van Django melding jazzimprovisation withclassical Parker (U.K.), Benoit Delbecq (France), Vancouver's premier gypsy-jazz ensemblemusic forms. This tourissupported bythe Raymond Strid(Sweden), KenMorrison plays classic Django Reinhardt aswellas Canada Council fortheArts. (Canada), and GiorgioMagnanensi their own unique mixoforiginal tunes and (Canada). Thanks toPro Helvetia, Cultures eclectic arrangements ofjazz/pop and Ken France, Riksconserter Sweden. Vandermark classical music. Featuring fourofthecity's JUNE 221Granville Island - Pertormance Atomic/Schoo/ Days best musicians - Budge Schachte guitar, See Works FREE Free Fall Finn Manniche guitar/cello, Cam Wilson See See The Thing with Ken Vandermark violin, Laurence Mollerup bass. Jack Velker JUNE 251Granville Island - Market Stage Jean Vanasse/Miroslav Vitous JUNE 211Tom LeeMusic Hall(workshop) Solo pianist Jack Velker isanentertainer extraordinaire, and amainstay ofourlocal Vatcher/Buck/Moor/Samworth scene. Forover 30years hehas been perTwo drummers! Two guitarists! The Wire forming hisrange ofswing standards and (London) calls California-born, Amsterdamblues onthree continents. based Michael Vatcher a drummer who JUNE 22,23IDeuce "canswing likemad, insert homemade instruments withprecision anddelicacy, Virelles Quintet andthrash thehelloutofeverything."David jazzfromanexceptionally talTheaddition ofthecreative andadven- HotLatin ented young pianis~ Toronto-based David turous Australian drummer/percussionist was born toamusically talented Tony Buck intothisgroup should provide Virelles inCuba. Hefirstcame toToronto as pholo:Miche/Pinaull enough rhythmic interest tosatisfy the family ofCanadian saxophonist/flutist TheFestival is pleased to present an most groove-thirsty soul. Buck's Corkestraaprotege Bunnell. and studied attheUniversity ongoing collaboration between twokindred colleague Andy Moor has anunusual guitar Jane andthenatHumber College spirits who firstteamed upinthelate ·sos. style, which ranges from melodic solos to ofToronto hereceived thefirstannual Oscar Montreal-based vibist Jean Vanasse and atmospheric soundscapes andwildout- where Prize formusical excellence. His Czech bassist/composer Miroslav Vitous bursts ofradical sound. Vancouver's Ron Peterson CDisMotion (Justin Time). With released a recording back thencalled Samworth isanequally skilled guitarist newest Denis altosax, Luis Orbegoso congas/ Nouvelle Cuisine (Justin Time), featuring with deep melodic roots and awide textural Luis Devon Henderson bass, Ethan Thanks toNederlands Fonds percussion, acollection ofplayful. adventurous duet vocabulary. Ardelli drums. This tour issupported bythe pieces. Aveteran ontheQuebec jazz scene voor dePodiumkunsten. 291Roundhouse - Pertormance Canada Council fortheArts. withseveral acclaimed Effendi recordingsJUNE Centre JUNE 291Roundhouse - Festival Hall byhissextet. "Vanasse's general approach smacks ofGary Burton, buthisbold, percussive attack, keen sense ofdynamics and VCMI Student/Faculty ShowcaseJason Walters Trio/Ouartet inventive solos transcend mere compariThe culmination ofanintensive seven-daySwinging jazz standards inaclassic tenorson," notes theGlobe andMailMiroslav program thatexplores thedepths ofcon- ledformat. Saxophonist Jason Walters Vitous isamonster bass player inaleague temporary music practices, theVancouverperforms withsome ofourcity'sbest JI. 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Grooves forNew Streets (Jazzhead), is Sholberg Quartet features Kerr, Shannon Thue piano, Old JUNE 261TheIronworks (6tet) kickin'. With Paul Williamson saxophones, and JoePoole drums. 1IGranville Island - Pertormance Ray Pereira percussion, Howard Cairns JULY JUNE 20ICitySquare (Trio) Works (Sextet) FREE JUNE 281Tom LeeMusic CityStage acoustic bass, Dave Beck drums. Thanks (Ouartet) toAustralia Council fortheArts. JUNE 28IRoundhouse - □avid Lam Park WayOut West Bob York Trio Pianist/composer/arranger Bob York has Tony Wilson Sextet/6tet been professionally involved withartand since the197Os. Influenced byArt Amajor force inourcity's creative music music BillEvans, andCarl Stalling, this community, guitarist/bandleader Tony Tatum, player isadelight. Wilson isunQuestionably oneofthemost eclectic 20,21.25-281 Rossini's original guitar stylists ontheCanadianJUNE scene. Hiscompositions tapintothe whole history ofjazzandblues, shift- Gavin Youngash Trio phofo:Phi/Greenwood ingfromLeadbelly's moaning songs to Talented jazz guitarist Gavin Youngash and The eclectic Australian trumpeter/composer Metheny-like combustion. Wilson leads two histrio,Mike Ardagh drums andJames Peter Knight andVietnamese traditional-different six-piece groups intheFestival.Meger bass, areinfluenced byWayne music virtuoso Dung Nguyen dan bau/danThe sextet features hislongtime collabo- Shorter, Donny Hathaway, BillFrisell, and tranh/modified electric guitar areatthe rators andlocal legends Kevin Elaschukothers. They create vibrant vehicles for heart ofthisremarkable collaboration. trumpet, David Say saxophones, Peggy Lee improvisation thatdefya fixedgenre. Inspired bythecultural vitality and diver- cello, Paul Blaney bass, andDylan van der Very cool. sityofMelbourne, Way OutWest creates Schyff percussion. The 61et isanaggrega-JUNE 22ITaproom atGranville Island something miraculous, atrulynew sound tionofsome oftheleading young voices Brewing rather than apastiche ofsomething pre- ofourcity's creative music community existing. The supple seamless vibes they One of lastyear's mosttalked-aboutanensemble thatfeatures some ofthe from Quebec's artists isreturning totheFestival. The topmusicians/composers Featuring musicians from CUba, much-heralded - Remi Bolduc, Frank jazzvocalist andinstru- jazzlabelEffendi Venezuela, andCanada, thisQuintet's mentalist Alexandre Cote saxophones, Joe Coco Zhao from China performsLozano, blendof progressive jazzandAfro- original trumpet, Richard Gagnon tromjazzcompositions inhisnative Sullivan Caribbean rhythms isguaranteed toput language. John Roney piano, Isaiah Ceccarelli Zhao's music isintelligent. and bone, youinthegroove. Their eclectic rep- hisvocals Alain Bedard bass. You don't want arehaunting, cool, and soulful. drums, ertoire includes original compositions likethegreat singer Jimmy Scott. Zhao's tomiss these performances. This tour aswellasarrangements ofjazzed-upvoice ishigh and feminine withawistful issupported bytheCanada Council for Lalin classics andfunked-up jazzstan- •Quality Born in1977 inasmall townin theAris. dards. Andre CarrasQuero piano, Gilberto Hunan 241Tom Lee Music Hall province incentral China, theson JUNE Moreaux drums, JackDuncan congas, oftwotraditional (Coco Zhao workshop) Chinese-opera musiAllan Johnston bass, Migeulito Valdes cians, hestudied oboe andcomposition trumpet. attheMusic Conservatory ofShanghai.ZimbaMoto JUNE 261TheCellar Restaurant/Jazz Club In1994 hestarted performing soloin From traditional Shona music toconJUNE 281Roundhouse - □avid Lam Park Shanghai barsandclubs andbecame temporary African andfunkrhythms, fascinated withjazz.In'97,Coco had Zimbabwean native Kurai Mubaiwa along Coco Zhao &Jazzlab thegreat honour ofcollaborating with withMark Campbell, Cameron Hood, and thelegendary jazzsinger Betty Carter JUNE 24,25IPertormance Works Shambunata fusetheuniQue acoustic at theInternational JazzFestival in sounds ofthembira (thumb piano) and Shanghai. Since thenhehasperformedtenormarimba withthepulse ofthe around theworld. Hislatest CD, Dream drums, thedepth ofthebass, andrhythSituation (Effendi), interprets old micAfrican guitar riffs. Shanghai tunes through jazzandfusion JUNE 241Lime arrangements. AI/Abou/Jazz.com calls it "oneofthisyear's truegems." Zhao is pholo:ChrisCameron joined byviolinist Peng FeiandJazzlab, Zapato Negro ~ CANADA JazzFestivalsCanadais a not-for-profitnational artsserviceorganization WHISTLER MOUNTAINEER" Vancouver to Whistler A train experience, like never before! Proud sponsor of the TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Book at whistlermountaineer.com or visit your travel agent. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We gratefully acknowledge thefollowing tortheiroutstanding support oftheFestival. 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