"-T "-T "-T "-T 0 N Ln N ,-.... 00 00 N ~ 'tj-'tj- 0 0 '-0 '-0 UJ a: ~ UJ z ,_ _, ,_ < 0 :E l: ,_ V'l N N < .., > _, l,! ::> u -,i UJ ,_ I Lt'\ N w 2 ::> -,i coastal azz THEVANCOUVER SUN 690 oc.r:adlQ)NE GREETINGS WELCOME 2004 Wearedelighted to bea partoftheTDCanada Trust Inarecent interview, Dave Douglas pointed outthatthejazz scene inthepast 20years Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Asjazzin Canada hasbeen "moving amillion miles anhour inalldirections." continues to grow Afternearly twodecades in popularity, it of presenting whatweconreminds usof how siderthe mostvitaland integralmusicis vibrant jazz ofourtimes, this to ouridentity as isaview withwhich weidenCanadians. tify strongly. Thewidely You may nothave divergent approaches pracheard,but TD ticedbyall kinds of musiCanada Trustnow cianson all partsof the sponsors tenmajor globe have resulted inmultifarious parallel movements injazz. Jazz Festivals across Thewaythatjazzstyles anderaswere defined untilthe1970s (swing/bebop/ thecountry inaneffort todemonstrate ourcommitment to cool/hard-bop/avant-garde/fusion) haslostrelevance when one triestodefine today's thedevelopment ofartsandculture inCanada. AstheFesti- music. We're nowencountering allthose well-known historical styles, butalsonew vals continue toevolve, you willsee more ofTD Canada Trust, approaches bymusicians who explore music from other world traditions, contemporary andourpeople whohave helped make thisnewly formed uses ofelectronics, reinvestigations ofclassic styles, contemporary composed music, relationship areality. When weannounced oursponsorship freely improvised music ...andthelistgoes on.Toparaphrase Dave, "culture isdefined ofthetenCanadian Jazz Festivals, wewere greeted bya less andless bytheseparation ofpeople intocategories." cheer thatcould beheard from coast tocoast. What began Dave Douglas' music andideas exemplify what webelieve areimportant qualities in asanexciting way forustogive something back tothecom- a trulygreat jazzfestival, sowethink it isfittingthatDave's work isfeatured here. munity has turned intoone ofthemost important and unique We've presented many ofhismajor projects over thepastdecade andthisyear we'll cultural collaborations ofrecent years. present twomore: theNorth American premiere ofMountain Passages forinternational Forjazzfans, musicians, andFestival organizers there quintet onJune 25andthevanderSchyff/Douglas IronGiant Project onJune 27,both isgood reason tocelebrate. TDCanada Trust ismaking sure attheVancouver East Cultural Centre (VECC). With anarray ofVancouver's best jazz and thattheTDCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festi- improvising musicians, these concerts willsurely astound. valcontinues togrow andprosper. Wehope thatoursponContemporary developments inScandinavian jazz willbeahighlight ofthisyear's Fessorship willhelpcommunities celebrate Canadian and tival. From Norway-Jaga Jazzist, Wibutee, Beady Belle andEivind Aarset-each hasunique international music everywhere, helping ourartists prosper approaches thatinvolve electronics injazz settings. Sweden's Mattias Stahl Stahls Biaand andallowing thesweet sounds ofjazztobeheard every- Torbjorn Zetterberg Hot5 extend theacoustic jazz tradition increative ways. New Yorkwhere. AllofusatTDCanada Trust areexcited andproud to based Vancouverite Michael Blake willpartner withagreat Danish triofeaturing drummer bea partoftheTDCanada Trust Vancouver InternationalKresten Osgood inBlake Tartare. Michael willalso pertorm with theHard Rubber Orchestra. Jazz Festival. It'satruecommunity experience intheheart TheFestival willshowcase thelegendary British improviser Evan Parker invarious ofthecity. settings. Stellar bassist William Parker brings aquartet featuring powerhouse drummer The positive spirit oftheFestival speaks volumes about Hamid Drake. And underrated trumpet master, Herb Robertson willbring hisDowntown thecomfort thatcomes from music. Asafinancial institution AllStars (Tim Berne, Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Dresser and Tom Rainey) totheVECC. thatiscommitted toproviding acomfortable experience for Don'tmiss France's Orchestre National deJazz featuring Claude Barthelemy at ourclients andcustomers, TDCanada Trust hasa natural theVECC. affinity withtheFestival. I cantrulysay, we're delighted to Finally, we're thrilled tohost thefirstVancouver Festival performances bytwo20th behere. Thank-you totheFestival organizers and volunteers,century legends: Oscar Peterson andAlGreen. (It hastaken us19years, butI think who have made thisFestival areality, andfinally toyou, the you'll agree, better latethannever!) fanswhotrulyunderstand andappreciate howimportant This Festival isdedicated tothememories ofTom Siddall andChris Nelson, twomemmusic istoCanadians. bers oftheVancouver jazz community whose support, friendship andcreative contributions willbegreatly missed. Suzanne Poole Regional SeniorVicePresident TDCanada Trust,PacificRegion ~~ ,C KenPickering, ArtisticDirector CoastalJazz& BluesSociety I GREETINGS Welcome to allthosetakingpartinthe2004Vancouver International JazzFestival. ThisFestival is a hotbed for musical innovation, offering audiences a wide rangeof stylesincluding jazz,blues, funk,electronica, andworldmusic.It also offersincredible opportunities foremerging musicians to reachnewaudiences. A vibrantCanadian musicsceneshowcases ourdiversity andtalentto theworld, whilestrengthening community connections across thecountry. AsMinister forCanadian Heritage, I wouldliketo thankeveryone involved in making thisFestival possible-the Coastal JazzandBluesSociety andits sponsors,thevolunteers andtheperformers. Bestwishes foranother successful musicalcelebration. Enjoy themusic! Helene Chalifour Scherrer Minister of Canadian Heritage Asincere welcome onbehalfoftheprovincial government to the19thannual TD Canada Trust Vancouver International JazzFestival. Every spring, thecityofVancouver comesalivewiththesightsandsounds of theworld's bestjazz- fromfunkto bluesto gospel.As Minister responsible forarts andculture, I wouldliketo recognize thestaffandvolunteers fromtheCoastal JazzandBlues Society forcontinuing to recreate thismarvelous Festival, andthe local,national andinternational creative artistsforconnecting theworldto jazz. Thisisa promising timefortheartscommunity in BritishColumbia asweprepareto invitetheworldto the2010Olympic andParalympic Games. Ourgovernmentis committed to working withcreative professionals around theprovince to enhance initiatives thatcapture thespiritofthisspectacular inter-cultural event andbringoutthebestin B.C:s artsandculturesector. JohnLes Minister of SmallBusiness andEconomic Development Assomeone whobelieves goodjazzis asvitalasfinewineto a well-rounded lifestyle, it givesmegreatpleasure, onbehalfof all thecitizens ofVancouver, to welcome youto thisyear's Vancouver International JazzFestival. TheJazzFestival is oneof thelargest andmostsuccessful culturalevents in ourcity'scultural calendar, aneventwecanpointto withprideasoneofthereasonswehavebeennamed a Cultural Capital ofCanada. Thanks to theorganizers, thesponsors, thevolunteers andyou,theaudience, forkeeping ourcityupbeat. Yours truly, Larry W.Campbell Mayor, Cityof Vancouver Granville Island I love this place Lunchtime Jazz free, Afternoon Jazz free, Evening Jazz ticketed. Proud sponsor of the TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. INSIDE TICKETS ........................................................... Howandwhereto buythem. .6 THEPIAYERS .... , .................................................. Over1,700artistsfromCanada andaroundtheworld. .8 MAPOFVENUES .................................................... Where it'sall happening. .40 JAZZ FESTIVAL CLUBS............................................... Greatmusicin intimatevenues. .42 GASTOWN JAZZ.................................................... A three-block longstreetparty!Free! .44 CONCERT SCHEDULE ................................................ Themainevents at a glance. .46 JAZZ ATTHE ROUNDHOUSE ............................................ Thelegendary Festival withina Festival! 44 Concerts andWorkshops. Freet .48 NORTH SHORE JAZZ................................................. Fivevenues in NorthVancouver City& District. .50 CANADA DAY ATGRANVILLE ISIAND..................................... A fulldayof musicto celebrate Canada's birthday!Free! .51 EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS ................................... Open yourmind'sear! .52 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................... Wecouldn'tdoit withoutthesepeople. .92 PRODUCERS Coastal Jazz & Blues Society isa non-profit society dedicated tothedevelopment ofjazz,blues, andimprovised music. CJBS produces theTDCanada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Burnaby Blues& RootsFestival and concertpresentations year-round featuring regional, national andinternational artists. Ouroffices arelocated at 316West6thAvenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Y1K9.Phone 604-872-5200 Fax604-872-5250. Emailcjbs@coastaljazz.ca BOARD OFDIRECTORS JamesCoverdale President, Deborah Roitberg VicePresident, MichaelMalichTreasurer, Patrick JulianSecretary, SheilaBarazzuol, NouDadoun, Franco Ferrari, KarlStahl. STAFF Robert KerrExecuUve Director, KenPickering ArtisticDirector, JohnOrysik MediaDirector, Kira OrrMarketing & Development Director, GregFruno Operations Manager, Jennifer Wyss Communications Officer, Gwen Barkauskas Marketing & Development Coordinator, Rainbow Robert OfficeManager, CarlChinnProgramming Coordinator, MarinaStamboulieh BoxOffice& Administrative Coordinator, KateHammett-Vaughan Programming Assistant, JulieSmithEducation,Outreach & Community Programs, Lawrence Anthony/Diane BluntProduction Managers, TomFijalSiteManager, Eduardo OttoniProduction Assistant, Fiona Black/Kevin Mooney NorthShoreJazzCo-producers, JeffTurner Accountant, Danielle Foreman/Tara Bailey Artist Logistics Coordinators, Martina Waldkirch/ AnneMcllvaney Volunteer Coordinators, JeffChan Communications Intern, Annika Jungclaus Marketing Intern,PhilDaumTransportation Coordinator,Elizabeth Glancy ArtistHospitality Coordinator, RodGrant Food& Beverage & MerchandiseManager, Thomas Jones/Maeghan Kenney SiteCoordinators, MichaelDickinson Site Assistant, JoBergstrand/Leanne Zacharias BoxOffice,BodieMacNeill Signage Coordinator FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOK Cover Art- Oscar Cahen Cover Design - IonDesign BookDesign - 24ptHelvetica Production Studios Editor- MarianGilmour Copy-JohnOrysik, KateHammett-Vaughan Project Manager - Jennifer Wyss Publisher - Coastal Jazz& BluesSociety There'sjazz in the air. TELUS is a proud supporter of the TO Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival, and the sweet sounds that accompany it. ~TELUS® the future is friendly• Printed inCanada.I ISSN1704-5096 TICKETS ----Orpheum Theatre Smithe & Seymour Oscar Peterson plusOliver Gannon Quartet Fri.June25• 8 PM• Soldout! 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June29• 8 PM• $25 JoeLovano "TrioFascination" plusJillian Lebeck Quintet Fri.June25• 8 PM $35reserved/$30 festival seating Beady Belle plusEivind Aarset Electronique Noir Sun.June27• 8:30PM• $23 Vinicius Cantuaria Quartet Wed.June30• 8 PM• $25 JoeyDeFrancesco Trio plusCharles McPherson Quartet Sat.June26• 8 PM $35reserved/$30 festivalseating Johnny Clegg Band featuring themusicofJaluka andSavuka plusKowKanda Sun.June27• 8 PM $35reserved/$30 festivalseating John Pizzarelli Quintet plusStacey Kent Mon.June28• 8 PM $40reserved/$35 festivalseating KurtElling plusBrad Turner Quartet Tues. June29• 8 PM $30reserved/$25 festivalseating BradMehldau Trio plusChrisPotterQuartet Wed.June30• 8 PM $40reserved/$35 festivalseating Keh'Mo' plusJacksoul Thurs. July1 • 8 PM $45reserved/$40 festivalseating Calexico plusLhasa Mon.June28• 8:30PM• $25 Verba Buena plusKiaKadiri Tues. June29• 8:30PM• $19.50 SoulSurvivors featuring Cornell Dupree, LesMccann & Ernie Watts plusLeonard andSample Wed.June30• 8:30PM• $25 Ivana Santilli plusMoses Mayes andtheFunk Family Orchestra Thurs. July1 • 9:30PM• $19.50 Tony Allen's Afro-funk Orchestra plusAboubacar Camara & Doundounba Fri.July2 • 9:30PM• $23 TheHolmes Brothers plusKevin Breit& Sisters Euclid Sat.July3 • 9:30PM• $23 Manitoba plusKinnie Starr Sun.July4 • 8:30PM• $18 TheBadPlus Sun.June27• 9 PM• $18 Wibutee Mon.June28• 9 PM• $10 lntakto Tues. June29• 9 PM• $15 Gabriela Wed.June30• 9 PM• $18 Canada Day Thurs. July1 • noonto midnight• FREE MattDusk Fri.July2 • 9 PM• $15 Kiran Ahluwalia Sat.July3 • 9 PM• $15 Sumalao Sun.July4 • 9 PM• $10 Arts Club Theatre 1585Johnston Street TICKETS ■ PASSES ■ INFORMATION JAZZ HOTLINE 604-872-5200 ticketmaster.ca604-280-4444 DISCOUNT PASSES Choose a combination of Festival showstosuityourtasteandsave15-45%off thesingleticketprice.Pass Tickets Arelimited-Order Early! Festival 4-Pack • $80 Any4 showsat TheCentrefor Performing Arts,Commodore, or Vancouver EastCultural Centre • 4-Pack ticketsatTheCentre for Performing Artsshows areforfestival seating in thetheatre's balcony • Service charges apply Festival 3-Pack • $24 Any3 shows at Performance Works, Western Frontor Studio16 • Service charges apply Passes include oneticketforeachconcert selected. Allprices include GST. PassOrders areavailable exclusively through theJazzHotline 604-872-5200 Passtickets mustbepicked upfromJazzFestival Office. VISA• MasterCard • American Express • Diners Club• Sears Jerry Granelli TheV-16Project plusNOMA Thurs. July1 • 8 PM• $19 Swingmatism featuring GaryGuthman June24-July 3 • 8 PM• $35/39 Matinees June26,27,July3 • 2 PM William Parker Quartet plusPeggy LeeBand Fri.July2 • 8 PM• $22 Swingmatism ticketsavailable only through Ticketmaster. STUDENTS &SENIORS Studio 16 Save$2 offall advance singleticketprices. Available exclusively through Ticketmaster outletsandtheCJBS office. HerbRobertson's Downtown AllStars plusMichael Blake 'Blake Tartare' Sat.July3 • 8 PM• $25 1545W.7thAvenue HardRubber Orchestra featuring Michael Blake Sun.July4 • 8 PM• $19 Nightly at 11 PM.Allshows$ 12 each.Seecentrepagegridforartist listings. Performance Works onGranville Island Western Front 1218Cartwright Street 0 HENKELL Nominors please New Groove DJJasonWhyte & Series Honeybee Visuals nightly T"-.OCltl!:N Besh o droM Fri.June25• 9 PM• $15 JAUFRIENDS SupportCoastal JazzandBluesSociety's manyprograms witha JazzFriend contribution. JazzFriends saveonticketprices,payonly$1 service charge andgetthebestseatsin thehouse. TojoincalltheJazzHotline. 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Sat.June26• 9 PM• $10 ■ 2004FESTIVAL ARTWORK byOscar Cahen art elegance "Weneeded a creative vehicle to reflect theexuberance andhighenergy of this yearsFestival"-Robert L.Kerr,Executive Director Likethecreative jazzartist,thisuntitled creationspeaksvolumes.Its colours arewarmandinviting. Thecompositionis looseyet structured.Its effectis arrestingand,like the jazz artist,creates a mesmerizing ambiance. OscarCahencreateda wealthof abstract andillustration workthatcontinuesto drawadmiration almostfifty yearsafterhis untimely earlydeathin 1956.Hisstudiesof colourinfluenced Canada'sexplorationof abstract expressionism and decades of artists thatfollowed. Thevalueof hisworkcamefromthefreedom andintegrity ofimmediatepersonal expression. Astheeditorof Canadian Art putit, "Cahen doesnot paintthingsastheyarebutasheis.Hedepictsnotwhatheseesbutfeelings the subjectprovokes in him:• Wewouldliketo sincerely thankMichael Cahen of CahenArchives forthegeneroususeofthisvisualcreation. European clubculture, exploring Eivind Aarset Electronique Noir from thepotential ofa musicsonewit has i 11 I I hotel I! Ii Official host hotel of the TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival 1300 Robson Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6E lCS !el: 60'/ 68'/.8'/61 toll free: 1 800 663.51/91 www.listel-vancouver.com notyetsetanyfrontiers or ruleswith the onlylimits beingthoseof the imagination. One of Scandinavia's mostin-demand guitarists, Aarset is a regular memberof Nils Petter Molvaer's group,appearing on the trumpeter's landmark albumsKhmer andSolidEther. Hehasalsoappeared on over150 recordings with musiciansas diverse as RayCharles, Dee DeeBridgewater, MikeMainieriand DjangoBates.Aarset'sElectronique GuitaristEivindAarset,one of the havetakenup the batonpassedby mostexciting,uniqueand creative suchtrailblazing artistsasBugge Wesvoices fromtheNorwegian jazzunder- seltoft,Molvaer andothersinvolved in ground,sawElectronique Noir(Jazz- theNorwegian jazzelectronica underland/Universal), hisfirstrelease asa ground. Theresults arestunning. leader, hailedas"oneofthebestpost Miles(Davis) electric jazzalbums" by Aboubacar Camara the New YorkTimes.A follow-up and Doundounba release LightAbstracts hadLondon's BBC1 callingit "a vibrantarcticbliz- ThedynamicAfricansinger/dancer/ zard,burstingwith flurriesof sonic multi-instrumentalistAboubabcar invention." Eivindhasleft no doubt Camara headsupthisthrillinggroup. Playing amasumbou music-a mingling thatheis oneofthekeyexponents in European Nu-Jazz. He'screating some of musical traditions including of the mostexcitingsoundsin jazz, Guineanrhythmsand popularWest mixingimprovisation with rhythms Africandancemelodies-Aboubacar plays traditionalinstrumentslike George McFetridge's uniqueharmonic balofonandgongoma alongside elec- approach is anchored by ultra-solid tric guitars,bass and drum kit. bassistAdamThomas, allowing Allen Aboubacar'sextraordinarydance anddrummer JulianMacDonough to moves areriveting, andthejoyof his explore theengaging saxophone/drum musicis infectious. WithDarren Parris dialogues thatarethecentral focusof bass/vocals, SekouSylladjembe/ this quartet's music.Allenalsohosts vocals, ChadMcQuarrie guitar/vocals, thenightly jamsessions at O'Doul's. CraigMccaulguitar,Brendan Ostran- JULY 3 IRoundhouse derdrumkit/vocals. JUNE 27ICivic Plaza (North Shore) Tony Allen's Afro-Funk Orchestra JULY 2 ICommodore Kiran Ahluwalia l! ! ! I I I "If anyoneneedsconfirmationof position inthepantheon ofthe Inda-Canadian singer Allen's justa casual KiranAhluwalia interprets Punjabi folk world'sgreatdrummers, listento Homecooking (Narada/Virmusicandan ancientpoeticformof lovesongcalledtheghazal. Thisdecep- gin)will provideampleproofof his -TheBeat tivelysimpleformis characterized-likeprowess:' Nigerian drummer Tony Allenisamong jazz-bylivelyimprovisation arounda central structure andtheme. Kiranboth theworld'sgreatoriginalpercussionforhisworkwithAfrica70 interprets andcomposes herownghaz- ists,revered FelaKuti.Together als,poeticsungversethathasitsori- andthe legendary thestyle ginsa millennium ago.Sheappeared in the'60s,theyco-created they designatedAfrobeat-a new recently inVancouver asa member of funk thecastinpianist/composer D.D.Jack- blendofjazz,JamesBrown-style African juju andhighson'sjazzoperaQuebecite. WithRez andtraditional this headyconcoction Abbasiguitar,AshokBidayeharmo- life.Formany, of politicalanthemswith muscular nium,RaviNaimpally tablas. Thanks to horns,sinewyguitars and snaky theCanada Council fortheArts. Yorubarhythmswas the funkiest JULY 3 IPerformance Works musicofthedecade thatdefined funk (the'70s).Thirtyyearslater,Allenis Mike Allen Trio atworldmusic's cuttingedge, fusfeaturing George Mcfetridge still ingAfrobeat withfunk,rockandhip Winner ofthe2003Western Canadian hop.Collaborating witha newgeneraMusic Awards Outstanding JazzRecord- tion of killer musicians like French ingfor Dialectic, the MikeAllenTrio's electronic whizDoctorL andDamon recenttour garnered criticalpraise Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz),Allen has acrossthe country.Allen'sdriving recentlyreleasedthreehard-hitting melodic improvisations andtenorsax CDs,BlackVoices, Psycho onda Bus soundarereminiscent ofSonny Rollins (Comet), andlastyear's Homecooking. andJoeLovano, andhisoriginal com- Bringyourdancing shoesto thisone positions areoftencompared to the because youwon'thearmorevital, musicof OrnetteColeman andJohn incendiary musicfroma sexagenarian Coltrane. Iconoclastic Canadian pianist allyear.Thanks toAFAA France. as NewYork's Village Vanguard. They Beady Belle arealsobadto thebone,hotplayers Vancouver vocalist Jayne Anastacio is withhard-rock 27ICommodore hearts: theirsongbook JUNE a born entertainer. She'salso an bravado andgripofextreme dynamics aspiringsongwriter, and performs a are vividlycaughtin the poleaxed mixof jazzstandards and her own coverof Nirvana's SmellsLikeTeen originals, accompanied by the Doug Spirit.TheBadPlusalsowritetheir Louie TrioandBobYork. owntunes, suchasthelong,rapturous JUNE 28IRossini's Gastown Silence Is theQuestion. Theanswer, of JULY 1 IRossini's Kits course: turnit up."-Rolling Stone TheBadPlusis comprised of bassist ReidAnderson, pianistEthanIverson, Anatma anddrummer DavidKing,threepostMeaning "the absence of self;'this soundofOsloisthe modern jazziconoclasts whocombine "Theunderground Vancouver groupfocuses ona colleckeenwit, dynamic musicalcontrasts, newhip.Slinky, sexyandmodem, it's tivesound- composition-based, but jazzthattakesin theold and an originalsensibilityin what groovetastic largelyopenin concept.Seasoned Esquire magazine calls"...jazz'sversion andthenew,drum'n'bass andambient pianistGeorge Mcfetridge teamsup oftheFooFighters ...loudandmenacing, danceandproper jazz...Beady Belleis withfourcoolyoungplayers on the but witha penchant for the playful:' deliciousnu-jazz, sophisticated and local scene,Rich Rabnettguitar, chic:'-Daily Express, London Drawing inspiration fromtheworldsof Kiyoshi Elkufsax,SeanCroninbass, dance,pop and rock,TheBadPlus A hugelypopularbandat lastyear's DanielGaucher drums. gracefully deconstruct theirinfluences in Festival, BeadyBelleis one of the JUNE 29IPerformance Works FREE sounds to comeoutoftheleft a steadfastly purejazzidiomall their freshest of Norway. Acollabown.(You've gotto lovea bandwiththe fieldunderground Marc Atkinson Trio moxie to playBlack Sabbath's IronMan orationbetweensingerBealeLech atNew York's jazzshrine, theVillage Van- and bassistMariusReksjo,Beady Thiswonderful Victoria-based triooriginals with Bellehasreleased twostunning CDs MarcAtkinson leadguitar,JoeySmith guard.)Mixingdynamic Cewbeagappic) on the ultraof Blondie and (Home, bassand ChrisFryerhythmguitar- thrillingreconstructions thegroup's majorlabeldebut, hipOslo-based labelJazzland. Somemakes fansforlifeeverywhere theyplay. Nirvana, to BjorkandSade, Arethe Vistas(Columbia), has timescompared Acknowledging DjangoReinhardt's These ravereviews. JazzTimes calls Beale'svoiceanddynamicliveperinfluence (particularly evident inAtkin- received havetakenthe worldby "oneofthemostimportant formances son'sblazingbut melodicimprovisa- therelease, storm.Shehasa giftforwritinginfecto appear in morethana tions),the trio also venturesinto jazzalbums TheWashington Postsays, "If tiousmelodies andpoeticlyricswhile musical terrainthattheKingof Gypsy decade." provides the rhythmic jazzis headed MariusReksjo Swingneverexplored, including fla- youwantto knowwhere andTheNewYorker opines, grooves. Don'tmissBeady Belle's senmenco rumba, the19thcentury classi- lookhere;· cal musicof Chopin, Brazilian choro "Soif thispianotriowantsto playas suousmosaicof movesandmoods. ErikHolm loud as a rockband ...well let 'em WithJornOienkeyboards, music, andBroadway showtunes. doublebill with rip...thesebadboyshavethemusician- drums.A Norwegian JUNE 27IPresentation House Theatre Aarset. shipto backuptheirattitude:· Thetrio Eivind has just released a second CD called TheBad Plus Give (Columbia). Beauty, terrorandcomJonBentley Ouintet JUNE 26ICommodore edy,all inonepackage: don'tmissthis Saxophonist Bentley hasbeena busy trio'santicipated Vancouver debut. member oftheVancouver musicscene JUNE 27IPerformance Works for the pastdecade.Backafterlast year'ssoldoutJazzFestival performMary Barry Ouartet ancewithKenny Wheeler, thequintet Anengaging newvoiceontheVancou- will be playingmaterialfrom their verscene, MaryBarryis equally gifted debutCDinspiredby,anddedicated of latebassistChris asbothsingerandsongwriter. In Eng- to, the memory Playing originalcompositions lish or en fran9ais, Barry'sversatile Nelson. bythegroup's members, they'reinfluandexpressive voicegoesstraightto shesings.Bruno encedby 196OsMilesDavisrecord"Fourstars ...TheBadPlusarea jazz theheartofwhatever Ordsax/flute, ings, ECM records, and Kurt trio in that they use standard Hubertpiano,Graham Rosenwinkel/Mark Turner. The twoacoustic bass. weaponry - piano,bass,drums - and RickKilburn horn front line of Brad Turner trumpet JUNE 29 I Pacific Centre Plaza appearin established templessuch Jayne Anastacio ,I I and Jon Bentleysaxophonesis Besh odroM backed bya rhythm sectionfeaturing ChrisGestrin piano,AndreLachance I'<> .,., _ bass,Bernie Araidrums. JUNE 30I CBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz JULY 3 Bogart's Chophouse &Bar(quartet) Michael Blake 'Blake Tartare' I Blue Note The finest in jazz since 1939 BLUE NOTE® LIVE at Jazz Festivals across Canada Barry Berg Ensemble Localvocalist/guitarist BarryBergis a two-timeWestCoastMusicAward nominee.Crooningstandardsby Porter,Ellingtonand Gershwin, he's Crazy musicwitha non-stop groove! Thenamesuggests thatthisistheraw backedby a quartetof talented Michael Blakebut TheBudapest-based futuristic wedding sideofsaxophonist youngplayers. With Mike Kennedy bandBesho droMis a nine-piece in factthemusicmadebyBlakeand bass,AdamThomas drums,IanCox electro-acousticcollective that hisyoung Danish friends issurprisingly keyboards. combines ethnic folkroots, clubculture subtleandmulti-dimensional. Andit's JULY 3 Capone's someof themostexciting contempoand wild jazz improvisationto I spectacular effect.Imagine a crazed raryjazzaround. Similarto SlowPoke Balkan brass section withlocked-down (anotherof Blake'sbands)in that funkgrooves. Founded in 1999,they're thereis a strongrockor songwriter SeeHerbRobertson's Downtown All inspiredby Balkan,Hungarian and elementto someof the material, Stars Romanian Gypsytunesand Middle Blake Tartare alsotouches oncontemEasterntraditionalmusic.In the porary techno, dancegrooves andlike Saul Berson Ouintet Hungarian Gypsy(Roma)language mostgoodEurojazz,thereis lotsof means "sitonthe improv. Blake's co-horts aresomeof A long-time member oftheacclaimed Besho droMliterally Denmark's most acclaimed musiroad", but its real meaning is "follow improvisingensemblethe NOW Kresten Osgood has Orchestra, Vancouver alto saxophon- yourpath,get on with it". It's also cians.Drummer twocriticallyacclaimed jazz in Hungarian, meaning "I am released ist/composer SaulBerson nowturns wordplay ..." (a cigarette). An absolute albumswhilethe DanishGrammies hisverymusical eartotheMiddleEast rolling Dance shoes and nominated a hiphopbandhesteers and beyond. Withthe helpof four must-see/must-hear. for Best Newcomer of 2001.Osgood's loose hips are recommended! Thanks otherstellarmusicians-Tony Wilson Council fortheArts. credits include work with Brad guitar,Kim Darwinaccordion, Paul to theCanada 25IPerformance Works Mehldau, Tim Berne,JoshRedman, Blaneybass, BorisSichonwood- JUNE David Tronzo, PhilWoodsand Derek winds/percussion-Berson's quintet Bailey. SorenKjaergaard is oneofthe Black Trio weaves a seamless andfascinating Miles mosttalentedyoungpianistson the blendof klezmer, jazzandtango. They Vancouver-based pianistMilesBlack Danish jazzscenewinning theNordic havetwoCDs,NotHereNotNowand isoneofourcity'streasures. Hisultra- TalentLaunchin 2000.Sorenleads FromHereToBeyond swinging styleand sensitivity make hisowntrioFuscia andhasperformed JULY 1 I TheMound, Granville Isl. him a singer'sdreamaccompanist. withWilliamParker, HerbRobertson, His trio will be backingup singer TonyMalabyand SteveBernstein. Aubrey Tadman. BassistJonasWestergaard hasperJUNE 26IRossini's Kits formedwithmanyof Denmark's best JUNE 25-27I Rossini's Gastown jazzmusicians including JohnTchchai andJensWither. A doublebill with Herb Robertson's All Star Band. Thanks to theCanada Council forthe ArtsandtheDanish JazzFederation. JULY 31Roundhouse (workshop) JULY 41Roundhouse JULY 41Vancouver East Cultural Centre (Hard Rubber Orchestra) TimBerne Getall thenews inJazz& Blues I Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary Pat Martino Think Tank Wynton Marsalis The Magic Hour Kurt Elling Man in the Air Joe Lovano I'm All For You Stefon Harris Evolution Cassandra Wilson Glamoured □ ' I Montreal Dianne Reeves A Little Moonlight The Rite of Strings The Rite of Strings Gonzalo Rubalcaba Supernova Available on June 8 Greg Osby Public (s211 72435 97683 28) Appearing live at the Montreal Jazz Festival Downtown Vancouver: 556Seymour St.687-5837 • South Vancouver: 732SWMarine Drive 321-5112 East Vancouver: 3433 E.Hastings St.298-0464 • Coquitlam: 2739 Barnet Hwy. 468-1111 Burnaby: 4568 Kingsway 439-0223 • Surrey 10280 135th. St.589-7500 Langley: 20460 Langley Bypass 533-8600 • Abbotsford: 2369 McCallurn Rd.859-4200 Downtown Victoria: 641Yates Street 385-1461 • Downtown Nanaimo 9Commercial Street 753-3241 low price sound advice I i I I I I i I I I ii Ii,, I \ extremely strong, sensitive andmusicalplayer. Overthepasttenyearsthe ThishipVancouver three-piece explores group has playedconcertsfrom techno-jazz anddrum'n'bass. Blending Moscow to Mexico, andtheirlatestCD, a variety of inputslikefunk,classical, Indefinite Time{Effendi) isbeinghailed house, rockandhiphop,BlueQuarter asoneofthebestjazzdiscsto come deliversan originalorganicElectro outof Canada in years. Thanks to the Lounge groove. Thevibeisverycool. Canada Council fortheArts. JULY 3 IMedia Club JUNE 27IGastown JUNE 28ICBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Jau Wendy Bollard 0.uartet Blue Quarter withguests Taksi A delightful newvocalist onthe local scene, Wendy isatheatre school graduatewitha Jessie Award to hercredit. Witha clear,warmvoiceanda lovely presence, she'sbeenenchanting audiences around townwithherowngroup andasthesinger withtheDalRichards Orchestra. NoahWalkerguitar,Roey Shemesh bass,Malcolm Aiken trumpet. JULY 1 ICapilano Suspension Bridge Kevin Breit and Sisters Euclid JULY 3 ICommodore Mwata Bowden KevinBreit'stremendous prowess on all thingsstringed, combined withhis knowledge of harmony, givehim an uniquecompositional voicewhichhe adroitly deploys intheToronto quartet, Sisters Euclid. Theamazing bandtreats audiences to a repertoire thatranges frommodern jazz,rock,bluegrass and hiphopto theoccasional showtune. Described asa 'carnival garage band' Multi-reedist, composer, conductor andsometimes Bomba compared to Medeski and educatorMwataBowdenhas Martin&Wood (withaguitarist), Sisters A hit at lastyear'sFestival, thisfiery beenan activemember of Chicago's Euclidhas released four acclaimed young six-piece groupfromEdmonton Association for the Advancement of albumsincluding the recently issued is dedicated to exploring rhythms and Creative Musicians {AACM) for over Johnandthe Sistersfeaturing blues melodies fromacrosstheAmericas. 30 years.Chicago Tribune artscritic greatJohnDickie. Guitarist KevinBreit Thesemusicaladventurers spanan HowardReichrecentlynotedthat hasrecorded andtouredwiththelikes astonishingly widearrayof evocative Bowden is "oneof themostdynamic of NorahJones, HollyCole,Cassandra styleson theirself-produced second figureson Chicago's creativemusic Wilson, k.d.tang,BillFrisell, CyroBaprecording, A Mi MeGusta(I LikeIt). scene." Bowden holdsa M.A.in com- tista,andHarryManx.Hiskillerband Bombais a newgeneration of musipositionandis in demand asa com- includesIan de Sousabass,Rob cianswellschooled intraditional Latin poser,playerandartist-in-residence.Gusevs organ, Gary Taylor drums. musicforms: timba,rumba,son, Forthepasttenyearshehasledthe JULY 2 ITom LeeMusic Workshop salsa,andsongo,as well as North acclaimedJazzX-tet studentjazz (Kevin Breit) American funkandjazz.Theirenergy is ensembleat the Universityof infectious!Thanksto the Canada Chicago. HewillbeartistjconductorCouncil fortheArts. TheBridge: ATribute in-residence with the Handsworth JULY 3 IRoundhouse to Sonny Rollins Secondary SchoolSeniorJazzBand andwill join in a collaboration per- Getset for a nightof hard-blowing Fran~ois Bourassa Ouartet formance at theRoundhouse. classicjazz.Vancouver saxophonist 3 ITom LeeMusic Workshop Quebec-based pianistBourassa's style JULY Terry Deane leadsthisgreatquarteton (Handsworth Secondary School embraces thejazzcontinuum fromBill tunesrecorded bysaxophone legend Senior JauBand) Evans to McCoy Tynerto Thelonious SonnyRollinson hisclassicsession, 3 IRoundhouse Monk.Expressing hismusical emotion JULY TheBridge.Bill Coonguitar,Adam (Bowden/Parker/Orake) Thomas withenviable spontaneity, thisversatile bass,Morgan Childsdrums. 4 IRoundhouse (Handsworth musician hasset his ownstandards JULY JULY 2 IBogart's Chophouse &Bar Secondary School Senior witha bodyofcompositions thatrange JauBand) from all-out swingto exquisitely Brickhouse 4 IRoundhouse (workshop) craftedbossanovas.Beautifully sup- JULY Brickhouse isoneofourcity'sfavourite portedby bassistGuyBoisvert and partybluesbands. Together for more drummer GregRitchie, Bourassa's outthana decade, this rockin'six-piece standing quartetalsofeatures thefiery featuresRayKeeshbass,Geordie saxophoniSVflautist AndreLeroux, an Bolton drums, RobBracken vocals/har- - I' I I I \ i I monica, Darrel Havers keys, TimPorter guitar/vocals, Oldrich Ziteksax. JUNE 27IYale townlocatedon the borderbetween California andMexico) wasformedin the mid-'90swhenCanadian-born singerjguitarist JoeyBurnsand Long Island-native drummer JohnConvertino Bullfrog featuring KidKoala hookedup in LosAngeles. Thetwo JUNE 25ICommodore workedtogether in bandslike Giant Sandand Friends of DeanMartinez beforerecording theirowncompositionsintheirTucson homestudio. They wonearlypraisefor their laid-back spaghettiWestern-influenced indie Alocallegend in bothmusicandtele- rock, and soonfoundthemselves vision,bluesguitaristJim Byrnes is signed to Quarterstick & GoRecords. one of Vancouver's mostrespected Feast ofWire, theirlatestCD,isanother photo: Melissa Robertson andbeloved entertainers. Thisspring, excursion intoCalexico's southern oeuVancouver audiences can'tseem to get Byrnes celebrated the releaseof a vre,withits signature combination of enough infectious riffsandbootylicious newCDand a brandnewmusical mariachi musicandalternative counbeatsfromtheseFestival favourites direction.Collaborating with well- try.BurnsandCovertino arejust as andthey're backforanopening night known strang-sters SteveDawson gui- adeptat creating jazzysoundscapes, party.Sincethe mid-'90s, Montreal- tarsandJesse Zubotviolin,aswellas sunburned rumbasor Spanish flarebasedBullfrog hasbeenthrillingfans percussionist EliotPolsky, andbassist ups,full of sharpbrassnotes,subtle withtheirR&B-influenced groove and Keith Lowe,Byrnes'newAcoustic pedal-steels andresonating guitarriffs. wowingthem with the awesome Band'sCD Fresh Horses(Black Witha mariachi soulthatwillsoothe turntable talentsof EricSan(a.k.a. Kid Hen/Maximum) is a knockout. Tunes yourheart,Calexico is probably the Koala). Fueled bya passion forMaceo by NeilYoungand BobDylan,plus bestbandyou've neverheard. Parker andthe entirehistory of R&B, somedown-home traditional countryBullfrog leaps effortlessly fromneo-funk bluesandinstrumental originals mix Vinicius Cantuaria Ouartet to acidjazzto hip hop,withmusical beautifully with Byrnes'well-known 30I Vancouver East Cultural Centre tagsandgenres blurred intoanunique bluesartistry.Expecta sideof Jim JUNE andplayful mix.Thatsaid,funkisatthe Byrnes you've neverheardbefore! rootofeverything Bullfrog does. They've JUNE 25I Presentation House Theatre beenheadliners atjazzfestivals world(Acoustic Band) wideandhaveopened forthelikesof JULY 4 I Rossini's Gastown Medeski, Martin& Wood, Beastie Boys andMaceoParker himself. Andwhile Calexico eachmember ofthebandis musically 2BICommodore adept,it's KidKoalawho'lltakeyour JUNE breathaway. Thekiddoesit all-fills, beats, basslines,harmonies andthen "Imagine a voiceasdeeplywarmas some. Deep andrelentless grooves and JamesTaylor's overa serene,spabodypopping iswhatthisfabulous sexcioussoundthat blendsbossanova tet is all about.MarkRobertson guiand NewYorkjazz...and you'rejust tarjvocals,PeterSantiagoelectric beginning to geta senseofthequiet bass,Gutierrez percussion/drums and magicCantuariacreates."-Orange afabulous saxplayer. County Register Vinicius Cantuaria isa 50-ishBrazilian Jared Burrows Trio photo: Emily Wilson singer-songwriterjguitarist wholivesin Forthepastfouryears, thisempathic "Prickly-pear melodies, burbling mari- NewYork,hangsout with musical triohasbeenperforming original com- achi horns, blow-pop marimba globe-trotters likeDavid Byrne andArto positions andstandards witha sense chords, western-sunset guitars, andin Lindsay andwritesjazz-inflected pop offreedom andopenness thatreflects the distance, the cryof a trainwhis- tunesin hisnativePortuguese. While a deepmusical trust.WithJaredBur- tle-suchis theambience of a Calex- his breezymelodiesand mostly rowsguitar,RobKohlerbass,and icotune." -RollingStone acoustic arrangements echothespirit StanTaylor drums. Thiseclectic Arizona-based ensemble of hisbossa novaforerunners (hecites JULY 3 I Granville Isl.Market Stage known asCalexico (named aftera tiny Antonio Carlos Jobim andJoaoGilberto JimByrnes Acoustic Band Nature Boy A collectionof classicstandards, soulfultorch songs,balladsand originalcompositions. Thelatestalbumby AaronNeville bringstogetherthis fegendaryvoice on 12 timelessAmericanSongbook standards. ~ ...-- On hisdebutalbum,Matt Dusktakes all the finer elementsof the rat packera (greatvocals,styleand sophistication) and infusesit with a 21stcenturyspin. 90SCARP !e l2 i~ ' Also available: -1 LOUIS ARMSTRONG I -.J DUKE ELLINGTON ..J BILL EVANS :J ELLA FITZGERALD J STAN GETZ J CHET BAKER J OSCAR PETERSON U ASTRUD GILBERTO U BILLIEHOLIDAY J NINA SIMONE i.J SARAH VAUGHAN CJ DINAH WASHINGTON rice sound advice as key influences) it's evidentthe Cherry Ouartet Johnny Clegg Band featuring sounds of NewYorkhaveseeped into themusic ofJuluka and Savuka hismusic.Onthe recentCDVinicius A risingyoungtalent on our local CherryNg JUNE (Transparent Music) hedraws onmusi- scene,tenorsaxophonist 27I TheCentre a blendoffunkyoriginals as cal collaborators who pull together performs in thebeboptradistrandsof classicism and boundary- wellasstandards byHankMobley pushingexperiments-guitarists Marc tion.She'sinfluenced Stitt.Featuring KaliPenney Ribotand Bill Frisell,pianistBrad andSonny bass,MikeMagMehldauand drummerJoeyBaron piano,MikeKennedy nusson drums. amongthem.Theresulting musicis 26ILonsdale Ouay Market eclectic andmoody, butsmooth assilk, JUNE at timereminiscent of maestro Caetano Veloso,with whomCantuaria Cherrybomb touredfor ten years.Hisnewalbum Madeup of threefemalesinger/ HorseandFish(BarNone)continues Clegg wasbornin England in songwriter/musicians, Cherrybomb Johnny to stretch beyond thebossa's cooljazz to promisesa musicalexperience as the'50s,buthisfamilysoonmoved foundations intheworkofStanGetzto explosive and sweetas the name Africawherehegrewupin Zimbabwe themorecontemporary sonicworldof implies. With Jenny Galt voice/ and laterin SouthAfrica.A chance ArtoLindsay. Thisis newmillennium witha Zulustreetguitarist guitar/piano/harmonica, VickySjohall encounter bossanova-sublimely relaxed, comledhimto explore Zuluculture. Inthe vocals/guitar/flute, Suzanne Wilson pletely seductive andtrulyexceptional. early'70sClegg teamedupwithZulu vocals/guitar. WithMichaelLeonhart trumpet, Paul migrant worker/musicianSipho JUNE 30IArts Club Lounge Sokolow bass,PaoloBraga drums. Mchunu. AsJulukatheymadehistory bydefying thestrictapartheid governmentandbecoming the first mixedThreeof Vancouver's hippestyoung racebandto playtogether onstage. Thisacoustictrio, led by trumpeter players meetin thislivelytrio.Drum- Juluka's soundmeldedthe predomiJ.P.Carter, withRussell Sholberg bass Childs powers it upwitha nant Zulu sound (with its fierce andSkyeBrooks drums, foundinstant merMorgan swingfeel that belieshis 22 years. mbaqanga rhythms) with Celticcallchemistry whentheyfirstassembled in Saxophonist AlvinCornista pullsthe ingsfromClegg's origins. Theybuilta 2001fora late-night improv set.Carter influences of Sonny Rollins, Trane and hugenationalfollowing throughtheir laterbrought the players together to Charlie Rouse intothemix,andbassist powerfullive appearances which workonhisoriginal compositions, culAdam Thomas grooves mightily. included convincing displays of tradiminating in therelease of theirdebut 26IGranville Isl.Market Stage tionalZuluindlamu(footstomping) CD,Gumboot Fever. Thetrio utilizes JUNE dancing byClegg. Thebandrecorded simplesongstructures and melodic twoplatinum andfivegoldalbums and Denny Clark themesto contrastandenablefree their song Scatterlingsof Africa, improvisations andopenforms. Active OneofVancouver's swingin' -estsingers, released as a single,broughtworldin Vancouver's experimental music Denny Clark's beendelighting Vancouwidesuccess. Following the group's scene, Carteris influenced bya wide veraudiences forovera decade. Catch in 1986,Cleggcontinued rangeof artistsincluding Wadada Leo himwithBobYorkashedigsintoclas- disbanding to blendAfricanmusicwithEuropean SmithandLester Bowie. sicsmade famous byTony Bennett, Mel popinfluences withthebandSavuka. JUNE 25IVancouver East Cultural Centre Torme, Frank Sinatra andmore. Thegroup's debutalbumThirdWorld JUNE 30IRossini's Kits Childsoldovertwomillioncopies while Leora Cashe Trio a subsequent release HeatDustand Classen Band ThisVancouver-based jazzandgospel Tracy Dreams wasnamedBestWorldMusic vocalist hasa warm,richanddistinc- An uniquetorchsinger/pianist, Clegg launched a Van- AlbumbyBillboard. tivesound.Influenced by herexperi- couver'sTraceyClassenperforms solocareerin the mid-'90sworking encesin thegospelidiom,aswellas evocative with variouscollaborators (including originals andcovers witha byjazzvocalgreats likeSarah Vaughan hint of jazzandCelticmusicin her Mchuru again)whilereleasing twohit andAnitaO'Day, Leora willserveupa Survivor andTheSouth style.Influenced by KateBush,Judy CDsNewWorld delicious mixof traditional vocaljazz Garland andPabloNeruda, this tal- AfricanStory.For this tour Johnny andoriginaltunes.WithpianistTony entedsinger/pianist is accompanied revisitsthe musicof Julukaand Foster andbassistRussBotten. of thegreatest bandsin by DitaSofkova violin/vocals, Collin Savuka-two JUNE 27IO'Ooul's South African popmusichistory. Yong guitar,RobIannone bass. JUNE 29IChivana J.P. Carter Trio Morgan Childs Trio IanColeman Trin ActiveontheVancouver jazzscene for morethana dozenyears, pianistIan Coleman's finecompositions coverall the basesfrombebopto Latinand funkto ballads. Featuring JamesForrestbassandStanTaylor drums. JUNE 25IGranville Isl.Market Stage JUNE 25,26.30,JULY 1-3IHyatt Regency PackandLouiePrimaruled"Sin-City". WithMarkOlexson vocals/keys, Brian - Gallery Lounge Engstrom sax,KarlisSilinsbass,Kyle Radomsky drums. Gary Comeau & JUNE 26IChivana lheVoodoo AllStars Hotandspicy!GaryComeau is a perBillCoon Trio formerandmusician ofunusual versafoaturing Ross Tagyart tility. Playingeither the fiddle, Led by the brilliant jazzguitaristBill mandolin,accordion, or guitar,his thisultra-cool triofeatures the musicdefiesclassification ashedeliv- Coon, KBnny Colman Radtke and ers originallycrafted,high-energy talentsof bassistDarren KennyColman's uniquetalentsas a DaveRobbins. Theirwonderblues, New Orleanszydeco,and drummer vocalisthavebeenwidelypraised. (Pagetown Cuban-influenced Latinrhythms with ful debutCD,Speakeasy FromTheNewYorker to thedeanof features originaltunesand amazing exuberance. Comeau's brand Records), jazzcritics,Leonard Feather, hisadmirof standard of Cajun-infused rockin'rootsand beautifularrangements erscompliment hissmoothphrasing andDarn bluesis irresistible fun.WithJohnEllis gemslikeAutumnLeaves andinterpretive skills.Aveteran enterThatDream.RossTaggart is oneof guitar,RobBeckerbass,HarveyK tainerfrom the heydayof swinging Canada's foremosttenorsaxophondrums, SteveHilliamsax. croonersand saloonsingers(he ists,witha swinging feelandrichtone. JULY 2 IOuisi Bistro (Swamp Boogie Trio) countsthe lateFrankSinatraamong Thetriowithout Taggart alsoperforms JULY 4 IRoundhouse hissupporters), Colman's tworecordat theFestival. ings,A Dreamscape and Straight JUNE 28IBogart's Chophouse &Bar Continental Clyde Ahead, find himdoingwhathedoes (Coon withlhorKukuradza) best-swinging and singingclassic Donyourhippestdudsandordera JUNE 30I O'Ooul's (trio) songsof loveandloss.Kenny will be martiniorfiveforyouandyourbabe. JULY 1 IPerformance Works FREE accompanied bya trioledbythewon- Takea tripto theswingin' Vegas Strip (Trio withTaggart) derfulVancouver pianistTony Foster. of the '50s and'60s,whenthe Rat ·------------------------------JAZZ IT UP AT URBAN FARE FREE* ---00 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;N ~00 =.=a UrbanFareBottledWater ~-.j500 ml, with a minimum !!!!!!!!!'!!!!!-.0 $5 purchaseincludingRestaurant. iiiiiiiiil") !!!!!!!!!'!!!!!-.0 ===Lr\ ValidJune25th to July4'\ 2004 ''Excluding depositenvirolevieswhereapplicable. 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WithNick to thosewith a thirstfor dancing, Laura Crema Ouintet Apivor percussion/vibes, PaulBergman thosewith discerning earsfor fine jazz singerLaura musicianship, bass,DarylJahnke guitar,Jill Russell Vancouver-based andthosewhoarefans Crema'selegantinterpretations of of Latinandjazzmusic.PepeDanza flute/sax. standards possess both clarityand Spanishguitar/percussion/vocals, JULY 3 IChivana confidence.Her MaximumJazz ValeriaMatznervocals/percussion, JULY 3 IPerformance Works FREE release, Almost Bluefeatures perform- DarylJankeSpanishguitarjpercusancesbypianists DaveRestivo, Kenny sion,SamShoichet acoustic andelecSylvie Courvoisier Werner andMilesBlackonclassics by tricbass/percussion. SeeHerbRobertson's Downtown Alf ColePorter, ElvisCostello andmore. JUNE 26IPerformance Works Stars WithGeorge McFetridge piano,Paul Rushka bass,Bernie Araidrums,Kevin Actis Dato Ouartet Elaschuk trumpet. Crash with Or. Lonnie Smith Internationally respected saxophonJUNE 26ICBC/Radio-Canada JUNE 25ICommodore ist/clarinetist CarloActisDatoreturns Studio One Jazz toVancouver asleader ofhisownquartet whichforthelastseven yearshas DeeDaniels andthe beencritically acclaimed asoneofthe German Youth Orchestra best Italiangroupsby MusicaJazz Vancouver-based vocalist DeeDaniels magazine. He'sactiveas a solopersingsgospel-tinged jazzwith a full- former, andis a member oftheItalian bodiedsilkytonethat soarsto the lnstabileOrchestra, the MinafraSud heights anddepthsof herfour-octave Ensemble, the Occhipinti Nonet,and "Thisis onecollaboration youcan't range. Awarmandintimate performer, manyother ensembles. He's also miss:· -CBCRadio played withDavidMurray, KenVandershe'sascomfortable in frontof a full Ledbysaxophonists CoryWeeds and orchestraas she is with a small mark,WayneHorvitz,BarrePhillips, Jerry Cookandincluding guitarist Dave to namejusta few.His combo.TheamazingGerman Youth LouisMahala, Sikulaanddrummer Bernie Arai,VanBeppe DiFilippo saxOrchestra (Landes Jugend JazzOrch- quartetincludes couver-based Crashis one helluva ophones,EnricoFaziobass and ester Hessen) was founded in 1985 foot-stornpin', booty-shakin' funkunit. Fiorenza Sordini drums. Thanks to the Withdeeprootsinjazzandbluesthis as a vehiclefor talentedyoungjazz lstitutoItaliano di Cultura di Vancouver. musicians between the agesof 18 instrumental powerhouse servesup 1 IStudio 16 nationally JULY sweat-inducing originaltunesaswell and25.Thegroupperforms on as hip coversby the Meters, James as well as makingappearances Lyndon Davies Trio Thiswill be a Brown andMaceo Parker. Grooves and radioand television. with Ellen Kennedy performance! Thanks to the moregrooves aretheorderoftheday knockout Institute andtheGerman Fed- Anaccomplished on all threeof the band'scurrent Goethe vocalist, pianistand releases including the latestwithDr. eralForeign Office. guitarist, Lyndon Davies performs jazz LonnieSmith,TheDoctoris in the JUNE 27IGastown standards andpopfavourites withan House(CellarLive).Thepreeminent individual flair.A seasoned performer, Hammond B-3 organistDr. Lonnie Joseph "Pepe" Danza &ElSur! he'sentertained audiences in more SmithjoinsCrashon stageto make than15countries. EllenKennedy is a thisanevening fansof funkyjazzwill Taketwocupsof sambaandspiceit busyVancouver singerandactor.Her well with jazz. Wrap it in funk, cannotsoonforget.A domineering talent listener-friendly style andrumbaandcookat a very straight-ahead, andpace-setting keyboard exponent, dombe is delightful. Whatdo youget? Smithhasbeenatthevanguard ofthe hightemperature. 25.26ICascades Lounge soundof ElSur.Withthis JUNE jazzscene sincehewasnamed 1969's Thesizzling Pepe TopOrganist byDownBeatmagazine. group, multi-instrumentalist Steve Dawson to the rhythms of FromhisearlyyearswithGeorge Ben- Danzais returning withhima versatile SeeHenneman son,to presentday recordings and hisroots,bringing groupof musicians frombothof his Corcovado Downloadjuicycuts. Download music with Puretracks'" from TELUS. 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SATURDAY, JUNE26 ~' I, t Sun Maple Sun Maple Tree TheVancouver Tree TheVancouver Stage Stage Square Square Steam Clock Steam Clock Water& Carra/I Water& Carra/I Water& Cambie •. 1pm : i SUNDAY, JUNE27 j DeeDaniels ToBeOrnette ToBe ; andtheGerman Youth 1-2 i JazzOrchestra 1:45-2:45 Ugetsu 1:45-2:45 Russell Marsland 1-2 1 i ; 2pm: Water& Cambie l ! Sekoya 2:45-3:45 BruceNielsen Band 2:45-3:45 ! i 3pm: Stahls Bia 3:30-4:30 Rabnett5 3:30-4:30 4pm , i Crash with Dr.Lonnie Smith 4:30-5:30 Wibutee 4:30-5:30 ! i I 1 5pm : ShangoAshe WorldJazzEnsemble 5:30-6:30 Fram;ois Bourassa Quartet 5:15-6:30 6pm : Musicset in the keyof sea. That'slife hereon the Westcoast.Andwhenit comes to coveringeventsliketheTDCanadaTrustVancouver InternationalJazzFestival,no one hits all the rightnoteslikeTheVancouver Sun.Insightfulreporting,compelling photography, informedopinions. ! 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Performance Works on Granville featuring Charles Neville Leonard and Sample ~2Y~R,,P featuring __________ F~~~f~~s- f!~~~~ _ 9pm 1 THEBAO PLUS DAVEDOUGLAS Western Front 303 E. 8th Ave. • 5:30pm 1 JAGA JAZZ/ST Mountain Passages ZUBOT and DAWSON J.P.CarterTrio STACEYKENT An Evening with AL GREEN SOULSURVIVORS BULLFROG featuring KIO KOALA HENNEMAN STRINGS Vancouver East Cultural Centre 1895 Venables St. • 8pm JOHN PIZZARELLI QUINTET CHARLESMCPHERSON Jaluka and Savuka QUARTET Kaw Kanda CRASHwith OR. LONNIESMITH CJ I LEXUS auartet The Centre for the Performing 777Homer St. • 8pm oc ♦ rad~ © OliverGannon • 8pm ~0 b • ' ' JERRYGRANELLI THEV-16PROJECT NOMA Quartet PEGGYLEE BAND MANITOBA KEVIN BREIT & SISTERSEUCL/0 KINNIE STARR HERBROBERTSON'S DOWNTOWN ALL STARS HARORUBBER ORCHESTRA MICHAELBLAKE "BLAKETARTAR£' MICHAEL BLAKE/ VEDAHILLE featuring Joe Williamson Magnanensi/Sanders RonSamworth's 1067Band Evan Parker Trio . .~~i~f!~~tf~"!?P."! .. 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Alan Matheson Septet Jon Bentley Mary Barry Quartet Amanda Tosoff Quartet BrandiOisterheft Stringfever SaraZachariasTrio Jakob Trio Wibutee Duintet Quartet Chad Makela Quartet KevinBreit Handsworth Secondary SchoolSeniorJazzBand withMwataBowden: OpenRehearsal,3pm ChrisSigerson Duo i /1 I I At Concord PacificPlace(PacificBlvd.& DrakeStreet) A multicultural,multidimensional feastof music!FeaturingCanadian andInternationalbands, JazzBistro,kidzone.calm andmore. SATURDAY, JULY3 _.,_,___, -!•I• l SUNDAY, JULY 4 ___, _,_, _.,_, Festival Hall Workshops@Davidlam Davidlam,1 Festival Performance Park Hall Centre TheStudio Park I I Performance Workshops@ Centre TheStudio Monterey NOW William GaryComeau : Handsworth Secondary : Willers/ :MarkSanders : Sclwol JmBand widJ : Dresser/ : &John rCounty Honor : Orchestra::Parker/Hamid:Michael & theVoodoo Blake Mwat,BowdenRainey • Band • Exotique Drake Al/Stars Edwards 12-1 12:30-1:30 12-1 12-1 12-1 12-1 12-1 12:30-1:30 Jazz 1pm GrupoJazz: Oave Robbins: Herb Journalists' Tumbao • Electric Band: Robertson Panel 1:30-2:30 1:30-2:30 1:30-2:30 1:30-2:30 :MikeAl/enUuartet: Lu N" 1. 2pm MichaelBlake:Parker/Beme/; ! /eaturing George : ~~s 'l!,91 rdst 1'Blake Tartare':Edw~ : Mcfe~idge • f~~ 2.15-3:15 • Rt~? i: 2:15-3:15 noon f I 3pm 4pm 5pm Sharon : EvanParker: PrimalOrbit: Minemoto: withStrings; Schiaffini/ Prati 3-4 Quintet 3-4 3:45-4:45 3:45-4:45 William Parker 4:30-5:30 Bomba 4:30-5:45 6pm 7pm • ! l Quartet • Sanders 5:30-6:30 5:30-6:30 i WilsonI Bowden/ 1Tony Septet : Parker/Drake 7-8:15 1 I Krakatau 8:15-9:30 i 50 acres of landscaped parks and green spaces weave through Concord Pacific Place, a lush oasis in the city. Walk the winding seawalk, bike, roller blade, jog. Sit with a latte and watch the sailboats, or get onto the water. Imagine the best Vancouver has to offer, from culture and entertainment to shopping and dining, at your door. Enjoy the sparkling nightlife nearby, or the glorious sunsets from your own private terrace. Dream a home so luxurious and well appointed, you will have to pinch yourself to believe it. You get the picture. This is living at Concord Pacific Place. CONCORDPACIFIC PLACE j SteveSmith's I Cora/Egan : 7:30-8:30 : JoaniTaylor1 Jacksoul • Quintet : 8:15-9:30 8:45-10 community of every cosmopolitan convenience. LucasNiggli ·zoom· 6-7 Mark Sonny Rhodesl Feldman 6:30-7:30 ! 6-7 Incognitoi 6:30-7:30 : 8pm lElaschuk/Say : Robertson/ Williamson/ 5:30-6:30 waterfront Add a spectacular natural setting and breathtaking views. Over Mwata Bowden 4:30-5:30 Sou/stream : 4:30-5:45 I; Ross Taggart :Chris Gestrin'si Quartet : Stillpoint •! 5:15-6:15 Franfois KarinPlato :Houle Va,v'NY'.Andreas Quintet • Project ; Willers 3:45-4:45 3-4 3:45-4:45 Rumba Calzada 3-4 Envision a master-planned, visionary, downtown, south facing STEPS : 1:30-8:30 7-8 Concord Pacific is proud to be a supporter of the TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival Effendi JazzLab ! 8:45-10 CONCORDPACIFIC PLACE Fortransitinformation call604-953-3333 ~ ROUNDHOUSE ~ Presentation Centre -1550 Homer Mews on the False Creek Waterfront Open Daily 10am - 5 pm TANGISSIMO Capilano CollegePerforming ArtsTheatre featuring Linda Lee 2055Purcell Way • 604-990-7810 Thomas,Ed Henderson, 8pm Miles Hill Presentation HouseTheatre 333ChesterfieldAve. 604-990-3474 • 8pm Jim Byrnes Acoustic Band featuring Jesse Zubot KENNY WERNER I REM/BOLDUC RUTHIEFOSTER with CYDCASSONE withspecial guests theMAROIS VOCAL PROJECT Marc Atkinson Trio Sweet Papa Lowdown and Steve Dawson I II CapilanoSuspension Bridge 3735CapilanoRd. 604-985-7474 • 7pm I Ill Ill 1 I Colleen Savage Quartet LonsdaleQuayMarket 123Carrie CatesCrt. 1pm WendyBollard Quartet June Katz: We Three Cherry Quartet Lorraine Foster Quartet SaraMarreiros Quintet Millar Quartet a: ----------+-----+--------il------+----------t-----+----+-----+-------+------l Don Stewart Sextet ShannonThue Trio II - CivicPlaza 14th& Lonsdale Gypsalero noon ••· ··•· Aboubacar Camara andOoundounba 3pm NORTH SHORE JAZZ TICKETS Capilano College Performing ArtsTheatre 2055Purcell Way•8 PM Tangissimo featuring Linda LeeThomas, EdHenderson, MilesHill Fri.June25• $22/20 - CANADA DAY on GRANVILLE ISLAND FREE- THURSDAY, JULY1 - NOONTDMIDNIGHT- FREE Canada Island TheMound Railspur Alley Granville behind Market Stage Perlormance Works Whee/mouth 12-2pm Ruthie Foster withCydCassone Wed. June30• $25/23 KennyWerner/Remi Bolduc withspecialgueststhe Marois Vocal Project Fri.July2 • $28/26 Presentation House Theatre 333Chesterfield Avenue • 8 PM JimByrnes Acoustic Band featuring Jesse Zubot and SteveDawson Fri.June25• $15/13 Sweet PapaLowdown Sat.June26• $12/10 MarcAtkinson Trio Sun.June27• $12/10 JAZZ HOTLINE 604-872-5200 www.coastaljazz.ca licketmaster 604-280-4444 www.ticketmaster.ca Mike RudQuintet 1-2pm : SaraMarreirosQuintet: 12- lpm TapRoom at PerformanceGranville Island Works 1218Cartwright St. ThomGossage OtherVoices 12-1:30pm Brewery 1441Cartwright St MichaelGuildI TimStacey noon-2pm RayPiper& Fantazea 1:30-3pm AdamThomasQuartet : 2:15-3:15pm BrynRobertsQuartet 2-3:30pm TheGrdina Quartet featuring : Dylan vanderSchyff 3:30- 4:30pm BrianTateQuartet 3:30-5pm MariuszKwiatkowski: Quartet 4:45- 5.45pm Bill CoonTrio SaulBersonQuintet : leaturingRossTaggart 5:30- 7pm • 4 - 5:30pm l♦I Canadian Heritage AndreLachanceTrio 3-5pm Patrimoine canadien Carman J. PriceTrio 6-Bpm OPEN YOUR MIND'S EAR Adda littleeducation toyourJazzFestival adventure! canada Trust VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL to enjoyourFREE Coastal JazzandBlues Society's outreach, education Youdon'thaveto bea musician andoutreach programs! Eachprogram andcommunity programs aredesigned to inspire a education awide range ofcreative issues: youmayget passion forthecurrency andimmediacy oftheliving embraces experience playing Latinpercussion, experiartof improvised music. Weencourage andfacilitate hands-on listentorenowned jazz programs that combine inventiveness, Innovation,mentwithvocalimprovisation, spontaneity andmusical risk-taking withthesheer journalists discuss a variely of subjects, or hearthe future ofjazz.You're welcome to participate orjustsit pleasures oflearning, listening andplaying. backandlisten.Either way,openyourmind's earto theexpansive universe ofjazzcoaml!.4=! TomLeeMusic Hall Saturday, June 26at12PM Journalist BillShoemaker tickles DaveDouglas' ear BLINDFOLD TEST Tom LeeMusic Hall June26,28,29,30 andJuly2 at 2 PM WORKSHOPS breedof artistsrisingfromtheunder- knowing, naive, andcompletely charmground. Kia'screditsarebeginning to ing.June's brandnewCD,Romancing ThisVancouver four-piece servesup accumulate; sheis a featured vocalist TheSeasons is captivating. WithRon an eclecticmix of standards, blues on the newrelease fromL.A.under- Johnston pianoandRickKilburn bass. andpopclassics. Laura Werthvocals, groundheroAbstractRudeandhas JUNE 26ICapilano Suspension Bridge RobWeaverkeys/vocals, DaveSay recorded withthelikesof Kinnie Starr, saxophone, BillWallace drums. Moka Only (Battle Axe), Prevail Stacey Kent JULY 1.2 ICapone's (SwollenMembers)and Malcolm JUNE 28 I The Centre JamalWarner(CosbyShow).Earlier this year she tore it up at Listen Up!, a KiaKadiri threenightshowcase ofyoung B.C. talJUNE 29ICommodore ent heldannuallyat the Vancouver EastCulturalCentre. Nowshe'sjust released herdebutCDon Maximum/ Universal andthere'snotellingwhere she'llgofromhere. Youcanexpect an enchantingperformance from this emerging nu-school diva.Her silky voiceandherrhyming skills,combined Londonwiththekick-ass support ofhersmok- Thestoryof NewYork-born, basedStaceyKent'sriseto internaingband,willputyouinthegroove. tionalfamereadslike a Hollywood Fromsoulfulsingingto speedrap script.As a language student shevisited Katz: WeThree to spoken word- Liverpool-born, Van- June Europe tostudyFrench, ItalianandGercouver-based JUNO AwardwinnerKia Aleading Vancouver jazzvocalist, June manfora Masters degree in comparaKadiridoesit all. Herenergetic per- Katzis an intuitive,intimateand tive literature.Her life took an formances anduniquemicstylehave expressive performer. Herrenditions of unexpected twistthatsawherbecome putherfrontandcentrewiththenew choicejazz standards are at once oneoftheworld's foremost jazzsingers. Just Don't Ask Roundhouse Community Centre Workshops @ theStudio July3 and4 Choose Galaxie ForYourConnection to Music 45Channels of Music Including 5 JauChannels NoAds,NoTalk Digital-quality Sound l TheGalaxie Rising StarsoftheCBC l I Galaxierecognizes Canadian talentbysupporting the development andpromotion of our home-grown musicians. Working with nearly70 partnersof the musicindustryacrossthecountry, the GalaxieRisingStarsProgram of theCBCencourages Canada's up-and-coming stars. Todate,morethan200artistshavebenefitedfromthe Program. I Bestof luckto all the musiciansandthanksto the TDCanadaTrustVancouver International JazzFestivalfor givingthemthe opportunity to shine. -11www.galaxie.ca ~ 1 877-galaxie Askyoursatellite,digital cableor telecomserviceproviderfor Galaxienow! I I She now boastsfive best-selling albums, astring ofawards, including the 2001British Jazz Award, the2002BBC Jazz Award for'BestVocalist', anda fan basethatenables herto selloutconcerthallsaroundtheworld.In 1997, Stacey released herfirstalbumClose Your Eyes (Candid) to criticalacclaim.A trackfromStacey's third albumLet Yourself Gowasselected by Booker Prize-winning authorKazuo lshiguro on his appearance on Britain'sDesert IslandDiscsandClintEastwood invited Staceyto singat his 70th birthday party. Totopit off,three-time Oscar-winningsongwriter, JayLivingston wrote: "Stacey Kentis a revelation ...Shehas thestyleofthegreats, likeBillieHoliday andEllaFitzgerald, andshesingsthe wordslikeNatCole-clean, clearand almostconversational with perfect phrasing ...that'sasgoodasit gets:· Hollywood couldn'thavewrittenit better. WithJimTomlinson tenorsax,Dave Newton piano, MarkIverson drums, and a special guestonbass. Hakon Kornstad SeeWibutee Kow Kanda Irresistibly danceable music! Thesweet sounds ofWestAfrican vocalist Ronald Garber(nicknamed KawKandaas a childbyhisgrandfather) andhisband blendpop,WestAfrican highlife andreggaeintoa mixof non-stop entertainment.Based inVancouver since1986, KawKanda's singingis influenced by MiriamMakeba, Sarah Vaughan, Manu Dibango andJimmy Cliff.KawKanda's debutalbum, BlindFaith, wasrecorded inGhana. Heiscurrently working onhis second CD,doingmostoftherecording in hisnative landofSierra Leone. JUNE 27ITheCentrn •l I .1 Krakatau Fascinating modem music fromIndonesia!Krakatau, named forthefamed volcano,combines traditionalGamelan instruments suchas the tarompet, saranandbonang, withmodern Western instruments. Basingits soundin S'lendro, theancient ten-tone Gamelan I tonalsystem, Krakatau adapts Western madea significant impactonVancouByron Landham diatonic musical elements, fusing jazz, ver'sdeepandexciting contemporary SeeJoeyDeFrancesco rockandpopwiththeethnicrhythms of musicscene. Sincearriving herefrom Indonesian musicaltraditions. Dwiki Toronto overa dozenyearsago,she's Dharrnawan keyboard/synthesizer is a skills to Brett Larner and JoeWilliamsonbroughther wide-ranging leadingjazzmusician and producer, projects likeTalking Pictures, thenew Two fascinating improvisers. Canadianandiscurrently theconductor andcommusic ensembleStandingWave, performs, composes, poserof theIndonesian ArtOrchestra. bornBrettLarner Vancouver Opera,VedaHille, and andimprovises on thekoto. WithPraBudhiDharma electric bass, teaches numerous danceandtheatrecollaboFor years he lived in Tokyo where he TrieUtamivocals, Vayon Dharsono varirations.As an improviser Lee has thecontempoous traditionalinstruments, Adhe splithistimebetween worked withmanyoftheworld'sbest rary koto and electroacoustic improviRudhiana percussion/kendang, Eddy players suchas DaveDouglas, Louis Bassist JoeWilliamson Parameansyah drums, Zainal Arifintra- sationscenes. Sclavis,Butch Morris,John Wolf Vancouverite whohaslived ditional percussion instruments. Thanks isa former Brennan and BarryGuy.She'salso in Europe since1992.Hehasworked totheConsulate General of theRepubrecordedand performed with NOW or recorded withAb Baars, HanBenlicofIndonesia. Orchestra, Fran~ois Houleand Paul nink,SteveBeresford, TobyDelius.Andy JULY 4 IRoundhouse Plimley. In 1998,inspired bythecity's Ex,Peggy Leeandmore. creative musiccommunity Peggy Lee JULY 2 IWestern Front assembled someof her favourite lhor Kukurudza Trio JULY 4 IRoundhouse players to performheroriginalcom(Robertson, Williamson, Sanders) Oneof Vancouver's leadingjazzguipositions. Ina review ofthebandthe tarists, Kukurudza's expressive, compoGeorgia Straight wrote, "Hermelodies sitionalstyleseamlessly blendsboth Jillian Lebeck Ouintet slide in and out of abstraction; melodicandharmonic elements. The skewed marches buttupagainst folktrioplaysa broadrange ofhand-picked Vancouverpianist/vocalistJillian songs; chamber-music niceties crumLebeck's new CD, Living In Pieces standards andcompositions by Miles, is oneof the most ble underthe assaultof funk and Metheny, Corea andmore.WithAdam (Talie/Universal), ...Lee plundersall the Canadian recordings of the psychedelia Thomas bassandMorgan Childs drums. intriguing musicalresources available to her:· last year. Her style-modem mainstream JUNE 28IBogart's Chophouse &Bar jazz with overtones of ECM, pop and (Kukurudza withBillCoon) classical composition-is integrated and JULY 3 ITap Room atGranville Island mature. Lebeck's intelligent original Brewery compositions sit comfortably withcontemporary piecesbyartistslikeBjork, Mariusz Kwiatkowski Ouartet RufusWainwright, NeilYoung, andRon Staytunedfor morenews Inspiredby the musicof Coltrane, Sexsmith. WithBradTurner Wayne Shorter, andJoeHenderson, fromthisrisingtalent. •bass,Jon Polish-born tenor/soprano saxophon- trumpet,AndreLachance tenorsax,Paul Townsend drums. istKwiatkowski hasbeenactiveonthe Bentley 25ITheCentre Vancouver scenesince1991.Hehas JUNE 1 ITheCellar performed withEddieHenderson, Gary JULY BartzandZbigniew Namyslowski. With BrianHorswill piano,BrentGubbels Peggy LeeBand bass,IanHooddrums. JULY 1 IRailspur Alley, Granville Isl. Andre Lachance Trio Wellknownasoneof ourcity'sbest jazzbassists.Andre Lachance alsohas a growingreputation as a finejazz guitaristinthetraditionofWesMontgomery andGrantGreen. Thisswinging classic organtriouniteshimwithlongtimemusical compatriots BradTurner drumsandChrisGestrin organ. JULY 1 ITap Room atGranville Island Brewery musicalinnovation, PeggyLeehas I The band'stwo CDs,a self-titled backto stagesacrossthe country. Lesismore debut releaseand the follow-up Enjoythe magic.A doublebill with aneclecticmixof vocaljazz Calexico. Sounds fromthe Big House(Spool) Offering Thanks to theCanada Counwithjump,swing,R&Band cil fortheArts. showcase a seriesof finelycrafted standards quartet compositions of rich and sonorous the blues,this Vancouver thehipvocalsof LeslieHarris Loose beauty.With BradTurnertrumpet, blends Acoustic grooving stylings Jeremy Berkman trombone, TonyWil- withtheunderstated, This young trio hastouredextensively guitarist songuitar,AndreLachance electric of bassistPatrickMetzger, in the West, honingtheircoolsound Curtis De Bray, drummer Chris bass,DylanvanderSchyff drums. andliveshow.lnfiuenced bymodern Nordquist. jazzgreats likeBillFrisell andMedeski, JUNE 25, 26 I Monk Mcllueens Leonard and Sample Martin& Wood,theyplayoriginals, JUNE 30,JULY 1-3ICascades Lounge SingerSueLeonard andpianistBill JULY standards andtunesbyOrnette, Tom 3 IRossini's Kits Samplehaveformeda songwriting Waitsand the Police.With Gordon partnership and havejust recorded Grdinaguitar,JeremyHolmesbass, Lhasa their debutalbumI Believe. Sue's LiamMacDonald drums. 28ICommodore powerful bluesy voiceandunique style JUNE JUNE 25.26I0uisiBistro haveattracted a loyalfollowing offans andlisteners.After yearsoftouring the Doug Louie Trio globewithk.d.lang,shehassettled Vancouver pianist DougLouiehas onthecoastwheresheis in demand been a stalwart member of ourcity's as a studiosinger(BonJovi,Roy bluesandjazzscene fortwodecades. Forbes). Bill is well-known as botha Histrio will bebackingupwonderful pianistandproducer (LeonBibb,Jane local singersJayneAnastacioand Mortifee, SampleStearns Band)and Amanda Wood. is returning to songwriting afterlifeas JUNE 28-30IRossini's Gastown a musicdirector andstudiomusician. Hewasrecently inducted intotheB.C. Severalyearsago,after achieving JoeLovano irioFascination" Entertainment Hallof Fame.Randall hugesuccess withthe release of her Stolldrums,BrianNewcombe bass, stunning debutalbumLa Llorona-a JUNE 25ITheCentre DavidSinclairguitar,SteveHilliam melancholy collectionof Mexican sax,DerryByrne trumpet. torch ballads-Montreal chanteuse JUNE 30ICommodore Lhasa simplydropped outof sight.It turnsoutshe'drunawayto France to join the circus.There, awayfromthe Marilyn Lerner musicindustrypressures, she perPianiSVimproviser MarilynLerneris formed withherthreesisters in a oneoneof Canada's mostactiveandver- ringtravelling circuscalledPoncheros. satilejazzartists.Shehasperformed Six yearslater, Lhasais back in widelyin Canadaand abroad,has Canadawith her songwriting skills writtenforfilm,theatre, radioandtelintactandplentyof amazing musical photo:JimmyKatz evision, andhasperformed withthe storiesto tell aboutlifeonthe road. isa dreamplayer ...whomixes likesofJaneBunnell, Gerry Hemingway, Her new album The LivingRoad "Lovano romance withrisk." -RollingStone SteveLacyandTitoPuente. Hernew (Audiogram) is as beguilingand "Lovano's tenorwork ...canbeintensely soloCDcanbe foundon theAmbi- haunting as herJUNO-winning debut, intimate andthetunescanswinglike encesMagnetiques label.Othercol- mixingEnglish, FrenchandSpanish onEarth:'-Boston Phoenix laborationsincludethe acclaimed vocalsover mariachihorns,North nothing Toweringtenor saxophonistJoe duoQueenMabwithLoriFreedman Africanmelodies, clatteringpercusLovano plays"witha balance of imagon clarinet,anda duetwithsinger sionandtextured jazzrhythms. Each andtechnical control DavidWallfeaturing originalsettings songis imbuedwiththesameinten- inativeabandon that hasnot beenheardsinceJohn forcontemporary Yiddish poetry. sityandemotional depththatinitially Coltrane" saysDownBeatmagazine. JUNE 25IStudio 16 seduced herfansworldwide andhad anddis(Lerner/Muller/Vatcher) the CalgaryHeraldreportingthat Oneof the mostinfiuential tinctivefiguresonthejazzscenefor JUNE 26IWestern Front (solo) "Lhasa's musicsighsandcrieslikethe over two decades,Lovanohas windblowingthroughMayanruins:• recordedmorethan 20 celebrated It'sbeena longwaitbuttherelease of albums(including the Grammy-winTheLivingRoadhasbroughtLhasa I ning52ndStreetThemes ontheBlue fromuptempo hardbopexcursions to Wes "Bluesman" Mackey Notelabel).His recordings consismedium bluesandballads.A recent CD Rooted inthetradition ofblueslegend recorded tentlytop critics'year-end "BestOf' liveatTheCellarwitha VanVancouver's WesMackey isa lists.Histenorsoundis singularand B.B.King, couver-based rhythmsectionis a powerful andhismusical concepts are versatileartist who performsblues knockout. Thesaxophonist returnsto andcontemporary favourites. playwithhisVancouver inventiveand adventurous. He has classics band. WithRoss performed in avariety ofsettings from Earthy,swingin'musicthat's ultra- Taggart piano, JodiProznick bass,Dave Woody Herman's Thundering Herdand smooth. Robbins drums. 25-27. JULY 4 ICapone's the MelLewisBandto PaulMotian's JUNE JUNE 27.28ITheCellar (withBrad Turner) trio featuring Bill Frisell, John Scofield's quartet,a duowithCuban Charles MacPherson Quartet Giorgio Magnanensi pianistGonzalo Rubalcaba, a nineJUNE 26 I The Centre Italian-born, nowVancouver-based, pieceensemble to orchestral situacomposer/electronics whiz Giorgio tionsin his Celebrating Sinatraand Magnanensi has quicklybecomea VivaCaruso projects. Butfor Lovano, valuedmemberof our local music thetrioformathasa specialallure.In sceneasbotha musician anda conreviewing his superbrecording Trio ductor.Collaborating withVancouver Fascination: EditionOne(BlueNote) artistsliketheEyeOfNewtCollective, withbassistDaveHolland anddrumRonSamworth, Fran~ois Houleand merElvinJones, theTimes of London others,Magnanensi has received noted,"In JoeLovano, a playerfirmly numerous European awards for comgrounded in swingvalues yetdiscernposition andhasserved asconductor inglyaliveto -subsequent developgaveit (Body for a number of esteemed newmusic mentsfrom CharlieParkerthrough "...Hislinearimagination and Soun a freshness one wouldn't ensembles around the world. Coltrane to Ornette Coleman, thetrio sincethat JULY 2 IStudio 16(Houle/Prati/Schiaffini/ formathasfoundoneof its mostnat- havebelievedespecially songhasbeenstormed through byso Magnanensi/Sanders) uralexponents sinceSonny Rollins or McPherson played it asif JoeHenderson ...this is state-of-the- manygiants. thepiece. Swoops, slurs, Chad Makela Quartet artjazz."WithDennis Irwinbass,Billy hehadwritten sustained knucklehead notes, feathery Drummond drums. Vancouver baritone saxophonist Chad arabesques, howls,andaltissimo pin prickswereutilizedwithsuchunfiag- Makelaheadsup this high-energy, TheLundeblacks modern jazzquartet. Makela's gingbalance andmomentum thatthe swinging compositions, created withhis Creating a mellow butrockin' vibe,this house roared afterthesaxophonist fin- original bandmates in mind, refiect the infiu-TheVillage Voice Vancouver trioisledbyguitariSV vocal- ished:· Lovano andTrane. ist BobSim-Devine. Theyplaylaid-back Longrecognized asajazzstylistinthe enceof Scofield, bassist Parker, altosaxo- WithguitaristRobHamilton, folk-infiuenced tunes,jazzytempos, traditionof Charlie Jodi Proznick, drummer Paul Townsend. McPherson bringshis andcovers thatrangefromtheWhite phonistCharles 2 IPacific Centre Plaza Stripes to softacoustic grooves. ownbuoyant lyricism to thebeboplan- JULY JULY 1 IChivana guage.His highlychargedperformancesandacclaimed recordings have Manitoba madehima respected figureinmodem JULY Willie MacCaulder 4 ICommodore mainstream jazzforoverfourdecades. A stalwartof the Vancouver blues A stalwarton the Detroitjazzscene scene, keyboardist WillieMacCaulder during themid-'50s, McPherson moved is a founding member of the Powder to NewYorkin 1959andwithina year BluesBand.Inaddition to leading his wasworking withCharles Mingus. After owngroups, he'sin demand asa side- 15 yearswithMingus, Charles began manandasa solopianist. leadinghisownbandsandalsoperJUNE 28IYale formedwith suchgiantsas Lionel JUNE 29ICapone's Hampton, Art Farmerand Toshiko Akiyoshi. In1988,ClintEastwood asked McPherson to recordCharlieParker's "Electronic musichashaditsshareof alto partsfor the soundtrack to his greatmoments recently, butveryfew movieBird.After40 yearsMcPherson artistshavemanaged to combine the continues in topform,performing and precision andenergy ofthemusicwith recording with a varietyof material purepopsongwriting skill.DanSnaith, Subscribe to theVibe coastal jazz.ca D E D C A T 0 N THE TAYE COMMITMENT c_GREAT SOUNDING -=S DRUMS I::: r I 2 PRICES .. I I I • TouRPRO • GoK1T RocKPRO • SPOTLIGHT STUDtOMAPLE PROX • I. 909.628.9589 • WWW,TAYEDRUMS.CDM I II ! I I ,I I M~kt::ig Mugtc o:nVa:ncouver lsla:nJ JAzz& CLASSICAL Dip. & B. 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A_JVismg (250) 740-6410 M~~~~f}o~~ 900FifthSt.• Nanaimo,BC• V9R5S5 www.mala.ca operating under themoniker Manitoba, Russell Marsland abandons the conventions of laptop musiconhisnewalbumUpinRames, Vancouver'sRussell Marsland's voice-deep, bluesy andfullof and plungesblindlywith wide-eyed singing a perfectmatchfor his abandon in territory heretofore unex- conviction-is Thisgiftedmusician, ploredbyhispeers ...withthisstunning guitarplaying. whohassharedthe stagewithRay CD,he makesRadiohead looklikea James Brown andtheAllman bunchof tuneless novices, he shows Charles, Band,hasa rangeof influTheFlaming Lipsjusthowto combine Brothers thatincludes funk,jazz,Missiselectronic musicwithblissed-out pop ences ina waythatwouldmake Wayne Coyne sippibluesandworldbeat.Working ChrisGestrin, envious, andabove allelse,hecreates with pianist/producer will be performing music some ofthemosteuphoric, mind-blow- Marsland inglybeautiful musicwehaveheardin fromhisfantasticnewCD,DigDeep. Dynamic, creativemusicthat rocks years:' -PopMatters MusicReview Manitoba (a.k.aDanSnaith, 25-year- and swings!With BrianNewcombe sax,KeithBennett old Canadian DJ/producer} got the bass,SteveHillium Shawn Soucy world of electronicabuzzingwith harmonica/guitarjvocal, 2001's Start BreakingMy Heart drums/percussion/vocal. 26IGastown (Lean. It wonElectronica Album ofthe JUNE Yearat the 2002 Canadian Independent Music Awards, andintheU.K. Pat Martino Ouintet scored Muzik Magazine's No.14Album JULY 2 I The Centre of 2001.Snaithhassincetouredthe world,nolongerperforming asa solo laptopentity,butas partof a threepiecebandfeaturing twodrummers, glockenspiel, guitar,thereminand vocals.No demureelectronica sets here,Manitoba serves upbumpin' hip hopwithsoaringmelodies andcunningbeats.Hisremixes of Seelenluft, Four let,TheNotwist andmostrecently Mr. Scruffhaveonly increased his guitaristPat notoriety. Withlastyear'sCD,Upin Twoyearsagolegendary Martino gave a performance thatwill Flames, Manitoba createsbeautifully texturedpopsongswithdeepbeats godownasoneof the mostinspired concerts in thisFestival's history. Peoandelectronic soundscapes, a kindof the 21stcentury psychedelia inspiredby plestilltalkaboutthehotgrooves, the likes of My BloodyValentine, energeticswing,the compositional Spacemen 3,TheBeach BoysandThe genius and seeminglytelepathic interplay that cameto life Byrds. A doublebill withKinnieStarr. ensemble that night.An iconbeforehis 18th birthday, PatMartino wassigned asa Sara Marreiros Quintet leaderfor Prestige Records whenhe Victoria-based singerMarreiros grew was20.Hisseminal albums fromthis up in Victoriaand Portugalwhich period(thelate'60s}include classics enablesher to crosslinguisticand like Strings!,Desperado, El Hombre musical boundaries. Whether romanc- andBaiyina. Martinoalsoimmersed ingheraudience withPortuguese fado himself inthe"souljau" ofthedaygigor improvisingover an old jazz gingwithsuchgiantsasJackMcDuff, favourite, Marreiros iscaptivating. With Charles Earland, DonPatterson, Sonny KenHallguitar,DanWeisenburger Por- StittandGene Ammons. In1980,after tugeseguitar,NathanGagebass, surgery to correcta potentially fatal Kelby MacNayr drums. brainaneurysm, Martinorecovered JULY 1 ITheMound, Granville Isl. onlyto discover hehadlosthismemJULY 3 ILonsdale lluayMarket oryandhadcompletely forgotten how 3 pm and 5 pm everyday 15h et 17h tousles jours i I I i 90.9 88.9 I I o-Canada Vancouver Victoria I 'I 11 'I 1: ji II II 1I I II I \\ I: 11 I ' bassandSamCartwright on drums. to play.It tookyears to regain hisabilMoses Mayes and the JULY 2 IGranville Isl.Market Stage ity,whichhedid partlybylistening to Funk Family Orchesta hisownold recordings! Today, at 59, PatMartino is onceagainconsidered JULY 1 ICommodore oneof the greatest guitarists in the world.His Grammy-nominated 2001 BlueNoterelease, Liveat Yoshi's, perfectlydepictsMartino's statusasguitaristsupreme intheorgan trioformat. ButThink Tank, (a newquintetsession withJoeLovano, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Christian McBrideand LewisNash) findsMartinoinvestigating compositionalpossibilities in searchof selfknowledge anduniformity-themes that "MosesMayesis the Average White positionPatin the samelineageas Band,Jamiroquai andso muchmore "Universally admiredas one of the JohnColtrane to whomthe musicis all rolledintooneuniquepackage:·- most adventurous pianists ..."-Los dedicated. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix Angeles Times Melding the soundandinstrumenta- Hailed forhisoriginality sincehis1995 tionoffunkfusionwiththeirresistible debutalbum, Alan Matheson Septet Introducing BradMehldau drive of house,Winnipeg's Moses (Warner), this classically trainedjau Pianist/trumpeter/composer and Mayes hascarefully crafted a liveshow pianiSVcomposer continues to elicit arranger AlanMatheson is oneof our thatisa powerful display ofhigh-energy enormous interest. Hefirstdrewnotice city'sjazztreasures. Matheson's allvibesandtight grooves. Thishouse- with tenorsaxophonist JoshuaRedstar 'little big-band'performs great rocking seven-piece bandincludes gui- man'sbandin the early'90s,subsearrangements of classics, as wellas tar,bass, turntables, vintage keyboards, quentlyrecordeda slew of highly originals byMatheson. Expect to hear drums,hornsand percussion. The acclaimed albums (Artof theTrioVols. tunesby Ellington, Strayhorn, Quincy musicwill appealto a diverse audi- 1-5) andis nowfirmlyestablished as Jonesandmore.WithRobMcKenzie ence,everyone fromthediscerning lis- oneofthemajor voices injau.Along the trombone, DaveBranter, JuliaNolan tenertothosewhojustwantto move to wayhe'sworked withlegends likeWayne saxophones, ChrisSigersonpiano, thegroove. Withover250shows inthe Shorter, Charlie Haden andLeeKonitz RussBottenbass,CraigScottdrums. lastfouryears, Moses Mayes hasmade and contemporaries like Christian JUNE 29I CBC/Radio-Canada appearances at the 1999 PanAm McBride andBrian Blade. Blessed witha Studio One Jazz Games, JazzFestival Winnipeg, NXNE, natural technique andfervent imaginaPrairieMusicWeekNEMO Conference tion,Mehldau isa master ofmoodand Matheson/Roper/Mollerup andtheYellowknife FunkFest. During colours, alternating introspection and shared thestagewith fury,classicism AlanMatheson trumpet,Jon Roper thistimethey've andswing. Hisromantic, likeJames Brown & Soul lyricalstyleis rhythmically guitar,and Laurence Mollerupbass funklegends creative yet Orishas, TheNewDeal, The subtle. arethreeofVancouver's busiest musi- Manifesto, Withhistrioofmany years, Larry Dwellers andPuente Brothers. Grenadier cians,performing in bigband,modern Pocket onbassandJorge Rossy on jazz,popandclassical contexts. Their One of Canada'spremiertouring drums, Mehldau hasfoundtheingredioriginalmusicis inspired byTomHar- bands,the group'sself-titleddebut entsto makehisperformances a spirirell,MilesDavis, BillEvans andothers. albumcapturedthe PrairieMusic tual experience as wellas a musical Awardfor Outstanding Urban/Dance one.Thegroup's JUNE 26I Tap Room atGranville Island levelofimprovisational Recording. A wickeddoublebill with intuition Brewery isbreathtaking. Recent recordIvana Santilli. ingsbythebandlikeLargo andthenew Valeria Matzner Trio CDAnything Goesmixjau standards McGill House Secret Band and originals withbrilliantinterpretaVancouver vocalistValeriaMatzner byartistslikeRadiohead, saxophonist/flautisttionsofsongs singscool bossanovasandclassic At 24,Vancouver NickDrake andtheBeatles. Reviewing a Latingrooves. Youcanalsohearheras KiyoshiElkufis alreadydisplaying of The and embodying the latterCD,JohnFordham the featuredvocalistwith Joseph modernconception wasprompted to write,"...a of JoeHenderson and Guardian 'Pepe'Danzaand El Sur.WithAnna the infiuences ...greatpiano-trio jazz, Thisgroup,Kiyoshi's first tour de force Lumiere keysandAdam Thomas bass. JoeLovano. keeping BradMehldau rightatthefront outing as a leader,featuresthe JULY 4 ITap Room atGranville Island extraordinary pianist BrunoHubert ofthepack'.' Brewery plusup-and-comers SeanCroninon I _, ~ xperiencet e YAMAHAC avinovaDigitalPianoseriesat: (Web: www.tomleemusic.ca Toll Free: 1-888-BTOMLEE) VANCOUVER RICHMOND COQUITLAM SURREY LANGLEY N. VANCOUVER ABBOTSFORD 929Granville St. 3631No.3Rd. 2635BarnetHwy. 10090-152nd St, 19638FraserHwy. 1757Capilano Rd. 32451S.Fraser Way (604)685-8471(604)273-6661 (604)941-8447 (604)588-3200 (604)532-8303 (604)988-9974 (604)854-3338 Mo'hastouredtheworldasa headlinerandas supportto BuddyGuy, pianist/composer Andy Bonnie Mutually interested in arranging jazz Canadian-born RaittandSantana. Hehaswon and multiple W.C.Handy Awards for Blues standards in creativeways,brother Milneisoneofthemostimportant youngvoicesin contempo- Album/Blues Musicianof the Year andsisterduoAndrew Millardrums respected band, whileSonyCDsJustLikeYou(1997) andErinMillaralto saxformedthis raryjazz.Hishighlyinnovative Theory, is helping to re-draw and and Slow Down(1999) notched swinging youngquartetto playtheir Dapp Their Grammy Awards forBestContemporary takeontheclassics. WithbassistMike extendthe genre'sboundaries. newCD,Y'allJustDon'tKnow(Concord BluesAlbum.Keb'Mo'drawsheavily Kennedy andpianistIanCox. Jazz), is "likejazzfusedwithhip hop onthetraditional country bluesstyle JUNE 27ILonsdale Uuay Market andBartok" saysMilne, whohonedhis ofRobert Johnson andBigBillBroonzy withM-base but keepshis soundcontemporary Lisa Miller Guartet green ideas craftin the'80sworking musicpioneer SteveColeman. If you're withtouchesof soul,popandfolksy Vancouver-based jazz pianist and wondering whatthefutureofjazzmight storytelling. SinceSlowDownhe has composerLisa Miller'sgroupsare soundlike,this band'strulyunique fusedhispopandbluessensibilities vehicles for hercompositions, which melodic, rhythmic andimprovisational into a distinctive visionthat showembrace herinterests injazz,contem- symbiosis just mightbean epiphany. caseshiswarmpersonality andgraceporaryclassicalmusic and free WithLorenStillman saxophones, John ful musicianship. Hewritesmuchof improvisation. Thisnewquartetis a Moonvocals, Anthony Tiddbass,Sean hisownmaterial andhasappliedhis compositional and improvisational Rickman drums/vocals. Thanks to the acoustic,electric,and slide guitar exploration ofthedevelopment oflan- Canada Council fortheArts. skills and vocalsto furtheralbum guageinspiredby the linguistics JULY 1 IPertormance Works FREE releases likeTheDoor,BigWideGrin, phrase"greenideassleepfuriously." MartinScorcese Presents the Blues WithTonyWilsonguitar,SteveSmith andthejust released KeepIt Simple. Sharon Minemoto Ouintet bass,SalFerreras percussion. Keb'Motearsthe housedownwherPerforming togetherfor the past everhe performs. JUNE 27IWestern Front WithClayton Gibb six years,pianist/composer Sharon guitar/banjo, ReggieMcBridebass/ Minemoto's quintethasbecome one vocals,JeffLeibkeyboards, LesFalof thetightestandmostexcitinglive conerdrums/vocals. jazzgroupson the scene.Playing in thepost-bop tradition, andinfiuenced Ben Mander by Art Blakey, WayneShorter,Brad Mehldau, andStevie Wonder, Sharon's SeeOwenHoward/ AndrewRathbun originalmusicis diverse andrefresh- Quintet ing.Thequintet's recentliveCD,SideA (Cellar Live), captures theband's vitalJane Monheit ity.WithJonBentley tenorsax,Brad JULY 3 I TheCentre Turnertrumpet,DarrenRadtke bass, Bernie Araidrums. JULY 3 IRoundhouse I Millar lluartet Andy Milne &Dapp Theory OOWtflOI LIVEMUSIC LOUNGE " ...an immenselypromisingand charismatic jazz singer."-New York Times SinceherdebutalbumNeverNever Land(N-Coded) burstontothecharts several yearsago,JaneMonheithas become oneofthemosthighly touted Sincethe releaseof his self-titled jazzsingers ofthenewmillennium. Her debutalbumin 1994,L.A.nativeKeb' sultryfull-voiced charm,cleardiction andsubtlesenseofswinghavecritics ensembles and runshis ownlabel, Bob Murphy lluartet comparing herto DianaKrallandpop- Ramboy records. He'llperform in this ularmusiclegends likeFrank Sinatra, Festivalas part of DaveDouglas' Longadmired asoneof the iconsof Rosemary Clooney andTonyBennett. MountainPassages jazzscene, Vancouver's (seeDaveDou- theWestCoast Only26, Monheitalreadyhasfour glas)andin a trio withbassistMark Bob Murphyis one of the most highlyacclaimed recordings on her Heliasand percussionist andprolificjazzpianistsin Michael respected resume. Hersecond CD,Come Dream Vatcher. Thiswonderful jazzquartet (SeePlimley listingforinfoon Canada. WithMe,features starslikeKenny Bar- Helias unitesMurphy withlocalgreats CampandVatcher.) ron,Christian McBride, TomHarrell and JUNE altosax,KenListerbassand 25IVancouver East Cultural Centre bellRyga Michael Brecker anddebuted at No.1 (Dave Douglas) BuffAllendrums. Thegroupexplores on Billboard's magazine chart.Her JUNE contemporary standards andoriginals 27IStudio 16 thirdCD,In the Sun,showcases the (Moore/HeliasNatcher) influencedby Miles Davis,John arrangements of AlanBroadbent and Coltrane, Bill Evans, WayneShorter, VinceMendoza andcombines herlove IgorStravinksy andJ.S.Bach. Motor City R&BPioneers of jazz,popandBrazilian music.Her JULY 2 ID'Doul's Kenny fourthalbumLiveat the Rainbow A vintageR&Brevue!Vocalists Room(Red),findsJaneinterpreting Martin,StanleyMitchell,and Joe Mystery loaf greatstandards byEllington, BillEvans Weaverall had hit recordsin the freeimprovised, spontaneous 1950s. Thethreeoldfriends, whose hits Playing andIvanLinsbefore a liveaudience at compositionsthat explore deep likeFourO' ClockIn oneof NewYork's venerable venues. includeclassics I'mTheJivin'Mr.Leeand grooves, nastyfunk,propulsive swing, Though notyetasfamous asheridol TheMorning, andethereal soundwillbetouring witha knock- road-killcountry and main infiuenceElla Fitzgerald, I'mSor,y, thesemusicians knowall the JaneMonheit's moving performances outband.If you'rea fanof MotorCity scapes, rules and love to break 'em. JeffYounger magic, don't miss this performance! havemadeherthemosttalkedabout 30IYale guitar,BillBriscall bass,Kristian Naso newsingerinjazz.Don'tmissherVan- JUNE trumpet, MikeMagnusson drums. couver debut. JUNE 29IGranville Isl.Market Stage Torsten Muller Monterey County Honor Band Renowned GermanbassistTorsten homefor This California-based student big MUiierhasmadeVancouver andhasbecome a bandwillsurprise anddelightyou.The thelastfouryears, of ourmusiccommu2004version of the Bandshowcases valuedmember nity.A greatimproviser whoexpands theforemost young jazzmusicians in the sonic possibilities of his instruMonterey County. The20-pieceband techniques, is hand-picked annuallyby profes- mentthroughextended sionalplayers whoworkastravelling MUiierhas playedwith trombonist Christman sincethelate'70s. clinicians, visitingmiddleschools and Gunter He is also a co-founding member highschools ona monthly rotationto Fuchs) oftheEuropean give youngplayersfirst-handjazz (withWolfgang lovers paradise. The classic, ensemble, KingObU Orchesadvice. TheHonorBandtravels to fes- ten-piece withimprovisers contemporary award winning tivalsacross theU.S.andCanada, and tra,andhasworked restaurant overlooks Vancoutheworld-John Zorn,Phil performs eachyearat theprestigious fromaround ver's spectacular False Creek. Minton, Evan Parker, and Ken VanderMonterey JazzFestival. • New menu featuring an markto namea few. JULY 3 IRoundhouse array of tapas & tasting JUNE 25IStudio 16 plates. (Lerner/MUllerNatcher) Michael Moore • Upstairs at McQueens JUNE 28IWestern Front (Muller/Zubot/ perfect for business Clarinetistand alto saxophonist vanderSchyff) meetings, luncheons & Michael Mooreis nostranger to Van- JUNE 30IStudio 16(Muller/Kornstad/ private functions. couver. Asa member ofgroups likethe Plimley/van derSchyff)) • Free day valet parking. Clusone TrioandICPOrchestra, andas JULY 1 IWestern Front leaderof hisownprojects, hisfiowing (Dutton/Muller/Sanders) andinventive improvisations continue JULY 3 IStudio 16(Samworth 1067 Band) Fresh Seafood & Oyster Bar to delightand fascinateour audi601 Stamps Landing, Vancouver,B.C. ences.American-born, Moorehas Tel: (604) 877-1351 madeAmsterdam his homesince Fax: (604) 873-5816 1982,whereheworksin a number email: monks@monkmcqueens.com oi I AnEvening with the Aaron Neville Quintet featuring Charles Neville JULY 2 IOrpheum TheatJe David "Fathead" Newman Ouartet John Nolan Trio Oneof the WestCoast'smost indemand jazzdrummers, Vancouver's JohnNolanleadsastellartriobacking upvocalist ArmiGrano. JULY 1 IRossini's Gastown Legendary tenorsaxophonist David "Fathead"Newmanfirst cameto prominence asa member of the Ray Charles band.In the heyday of New Yorkjazz,Newman performed livewith iconslike Lee Morganand Kenny NOMA Dorham, andworked inthestudiowith JULY 1 IVancouver East Cultural Centre Aretha Franklin andothers. Don'tmiss a chanceto hearthe great'Texas Tenor'in this intimatesettingwith localhipsters TildenWebbpiano,Jodi Proznick bass,Jesse Cahilldrums. JULY 3.4 ITheCellar "AaronNeville's voiceexistsin that rarefied airoccupied byonlythemost Bruce Nielsen Band lyrical musicians,includingPaul Desmond's altosaxophone andMiles Vancouver drummer/composer Bruce Davis'mutedtrumpet.Sweetand Nielsen leadsthisswinging, interactive photo:Uncoln Clarkes throaty,reedyandalways crying,it's band.Withburning energy at its core capableof bewitching anyone within andjoyfulsoundas its message, London, the "ForgetNewYork,Chicago, hailingdistance ..."-A// MusicGuide groupdeliverscreativemainstream Amsterdam; Montreal's NOMA makes Asoneofthegreatdistinctive voices of jazzthat'ssureto please. direct,conWithgreat musicsounapologetically thepastfourdecades, AaronNeville's local playersMikeAllentenorsax, ceptually articulate, sonically richthat "stunningcombination of choirboy TildenWebbpiano,SteveHolybass. its boldness demands globalmusical purityand streetfightergrit" (Jazz JUNE and critical acknowledgement." 27IGastown Times) hasbeenlongnoted. Hehasthe Exclaim bodyofa linebacker andthevoiceofan TomWalshhasreconfigured NOMA in Lucas Niggli "Zoom" angel;armsthatlookasif theycould thedozen yearssincethegroup's first Lucas recording, snapamicrophone inhalf,coupled with Swissdrummer/percussionist Climbing theWaltz (Contex"Zoom" triounitestheimprov- tural).It's no longera Toronto-Monavoiceofstartling beauty andgrace. It's Niggli's coreofjazzwiththesound- trealaggregate, a spectacular voice-withits classic, isational butiscomprised ofan music.This all-Montreal tremulous falsettos andsilkyvibrato- cultureof contemporary cast of players.Essenthrough tially,NOMA velvet powered bybrawn. Thelegendary smallandagilegroupspeeds is a doubletriowiththe NewOrleans native firstcame to promi- the heightsand depthsof today's electricfunk of GuyKayeguitar,Al therea nenceinthemid-'60s withtheclassic music:herea nodattradition, Baculiselectricbass and Fran9ois andalways up balladTellIt UkeIt Is.Sincethen,he's jumpintotheunknown, Chauvette drumsononesideandthe gonefunkywithhisbrothers intheNew to sometrickor other,guaranteeing jazzthreesome of Rainer Wiensprewill neverturn into paredguitar,MilesPerkinbassand Orleans firstfamilyof rock'n'funk.The that seriousness Niggli, whoplayed at a past ThomGossage Neville Brothers hitthepopcharts with solemnity. drumson the other. withSteamboat Switzerland, Walshstandsin the middle,directs, stunningly beautiful duetswith Linda Festival fantasticgroupchemistry with addssamplesand playstrombone. Ronstadt andTrisha Yearwood, released shares NilsWogram andguitarist Thisstrategicdeployment several acclaimed soloalbums (Warm trombonist is directly Theirjoy of Your Heart, TheGrand Tour) andpicked PhilippSchaufelberger. refiectedin the music,a blendof upfourGrammy Awards alongtheway. playing,evenin the mostcomplex, infectiouslicks and riffs, post-bop makesthe music phrasing, Aaron's latestprojectis thegorgeously abstractpassages, plushealthydosesof free Theyhave improvisation crafted CO, Nature Boy(Verve), hisfirst soundlightas a feather. and humour. Withthe recording dedicated to thegreatAmeri- threeCDsonthelntaktlabel.Thanks group's superbmusicianship anddeft Switzerland. cansongbook. Neville's sublime tenor toProHelvetia, arrangements, Walsh & company have 2 IPerformance Works FREE worksits wayinto everynookand JULY developed a repertoire and playing 3 IRoundhouse cranny of classics fromGeorge Gersh- JULY vocabulary uniquein modernmusic. 4 IRoundhouse (workshop) win,ColePorter, Harold Arlenandoth- JULY Exclaim callstheband's CDDiversions ers.A brilliant singer withanaceband, (AM)a "recording of compelling resoanAaron Neville performance is notto nance ...musicthat is etherealand butt-shaking, abstractyet visceral:' bemissed. Phat Hed is a free-wheeling trio extracted fromNOMA andfeatures the trombone gymnastics of leaderTom Walsh. Thanks to theCanada Council for theArts. JUNE 30IPerformance Works FREE (Phat Hed) improvising andthepotential for colOrchestre National deJazz laboration with musicians of other featuring Claude Barthelemy backgrounds andcultures. Checkout the band's exciting new CD, Admirabelamour (LabelBleu).The Orchestre hasa revolving leadership policy,with a newdirectorchosen every threeyears. Thedirector chooses themusicians anddetermines theoriNOW Orchestra: Exotique entation of themusic. Acclaimed guiLedbysaxophonist CoatCooke, VantaristClaudeBarthelemy, recognized couver's NOW Orchestra is recognized for his workwithStu Martin,James as one of the world'sfinestlarge Newton,John Surmanand Aldo improvising ensembles. Underthe Romano, currently leadsthisextraordiCreated in 1986 as a laboratory for umbrella of the NewOrchestra Worknarygroup.Likedirectors beforehim, young musicians to develop their craft shopSociety (NOW), an organization hascreatedan orchestra newmusical terrainaway Barthelemy that'sbeenpresenting creative music andexplore Brandishing two concerns, thislead- withits ownidentity. inVancouver fora quarter ofa century, frommarketplace trumpets, three trombones, two saxobig bandhasbecome an thelargeensemble hasbeenthevehi- ingFrench phones, anaccordion, vibraphone, two clefor a number of remarkable proj- importantinstitutionfor promoting guitars, bassguitar,doublebass,and contemporary jazz in France. During its ectsincluding concerts, modern dance drums, theOrchestre brilliantly showscores,workshops and recordings. almost20 yearhistory,the governcasesEuropean jazz and its world ment-funded ONJ has incubated and Overthe last decade,they'veperTheresulting musicis thecareers of Stephano Di musictentacles. formedandrecorded withBarryGuy, launched breathtakingly alive, in perpetual ButchMorris, Wadada LeoSmith,Rene Battista,FlaviaBoltro,MarcDucret, Le,Stephane Belmondo and motionand in a stateof constant Lussier andothers. Theirmuch-cele- Nguyen others.Orchestre projects renewal.Thanksto AFAAand the bratedCD,TheShadowgraph Series: numerous Fran9aise. have stressed the strength of French Alliance Compositions for Creative Orchestra (Spool) features the musicof George Lewis, withwhomtheyhavecollaboratedsince1995.lnfiuenced byVancouver's vibrant world-music community, this projectadds the exoticfiavourof percussionist Joseph PepeDanza, pipaplayerQiuXiaHe, andthewonderful improvising vocalist DB Boykoto NOW's stellarline-up. WithRonSamworth guitar,KateHammett-Vaughan voice,ClydeReed, Paul Blaney bass,Graham Ord,SaulBerson, BruceFreedman saxophones, John Korsrud, J. P.Cartertrumpets, Brad Muirhead, RodMurray trombones. JULY 3 IRoundhouse Now's The lime Fromswinging bluesand bebopto favourite standards andgentle ballads, thisVancouver trioprovides theperfect atmosphere. AaronHardiesax,Andy Stackguitar,JoeWorst bassarededicatedto playingvarioussongforms fromthestandard jazzrepertoire. JUNE 27IOuisi BistJo II Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble William Parker lluartet whichhas produced threeCDsfor JULY 2 I Vancouver East Cultural Centre Saxophonist Graham Ordis a stalwart ECM.He hasbeenworkingconcuroftheVancouver scene. Asa member rentlywiththe acoustic trio featured of greatlocalbandslike the NOW here.Bassist JohnEdwards is oneof Orchestra, JohnKorsrud's HardRub- London's busiestmusicians; worliing ber Orchestra, Garbo'sHat, Brass in improvised contextswith Harry Roots andothers, he'sbecome known Beckett, Eddie Prevost,Maggie for his lyrical improvisations and NicholsandJohnButcher, with the beautifultone.Ordsharesa great computer-based compositions ofJohn musicalchemistry withhislong-time Wall,anddrum'n'bass projectswith musicalpartner, bassistPaulBlaney. thelikesof DJFood. Anextremely verDrummer PaulTownsend, a swinging satiledrummer,MarkSandershas WilliamParkeris collaborator, playsin a numberof played withjazz,rockandimprovising BassisVcomposer asoneofthemostformilocalprojects. musiciansfrom aroundthe world established musicians on the JUNE 28IGranville Isl.Market Stage including MarkDresser, Charles Gayle, dableimprovising Gnawas fromMorocco, Spanish Gyp- planetandasoneof themostinvensince Charles sies,French rappers, andJahWobble's tive bassist/leaders Evan Parker Trio Bornin NewYork, Parker's first groupswith Bill Laswell and Harold Mingus. session wasthe1973date Budd.He'srecorded a striking session recording of duets(NisusDuetson Emanem) that producedthe classic Frank JosephJarmanalbumBlack with JohnEdwards. At this Festival, Lowe/ In the 30 yearssince, Sanders andEdwards willbeinvolved Beings(ESP). in several one-offcollaborations with Parkerhasplayedon over100sesa diverserange of international sionswithsuchartistsasCecilTaylor, PeterBrotzmann, SusieIbarra,Bill artists.EvanParker will appearin a andCharles Gayle. Possessed of quartetwithEdwards andsaxophonist Dixon technique, he is the bass TimBerneanddrummer TomRainey a massive fromtheUnitedStates. Evanwillalso playerof choicefor freeplayerslike "Hehassingle-handedly changed the performwith stringmusicians Mark DavidS. Ware,MatthewShippand faceofsaxophone technique andsax- Feldman, TorstenMUiier,PeggyLee, RobBrown.He'swrittenscoresfor ophone music ...heis simplya heroof StefanSmulovitz, JoeWilliamson and dance,opera,film andtheatre,while modern music."-John Zorn asa poet,educator and RonSamworthduringthe Round- alsoworking British tenor/soprano saxophonist houseweekend. for severalmusicfestivals. TheEvanParker Trio organizer EvanParker isoneofthemostoriginal willcollaborate canbeseen withtheItalians, Wal- Histalentasa composer voicesin contemporary music. A lead- ter Prati and GiancarloSchiaffni. in hisworkwithlargeensemble, The ingfigurein the European scenefor LittleHueyCreative MusicOrchestra, Thanks to theBritishCouncil. almostthreedecades, he is recog- JULY aswellas in the smallergroupcon1 IWestern Front nizedfor his brilliantworkin small cept, In Orderto Survive.Recent (triowithSchiaffini &Prati) groupcollaborations withDerekBai- JULY recordings include theacclaimed Aum 1 IWestern Front ley,BarryGuy,PaulLytton, Alexander (Dutton/Muller/Sanders) FidelityreleasesPiercingthe Veil, von Schlippenbach as well as with JULY O'Nea/'s PorchandPainter's Spring 2 IStudio 16(Houle/Prati/Schiaffini/ groupsliketheGlobeUnityandLon(Thirsty Ear).Parker's quartetbristles Magnenensi/Sanders) donJazzComposers' Orchestra. Heis with creativeenergyand vitality-a JULY 3 IRoundhouse alsoacknowledged asoneofthepiothoroughly smokin'unit.This much (Evan Parker withStrings) neersof solosaxophone performance JULY anticipated concert features acclaimed 4 IRoundhouse workshop having developed hisownunique style (Mark Sanders &John Edwards) alto saxplayerRobBrown(hisVanof improvisation. A recentsolo CD, JULY couver debut),LewisBarnes trumpet, 4 IRoundhouse LinesBurntin Light(Psi),revealsa HamidDrakedrums. (Parker/Berne/Edwards/Rainey) total command of free musictech- JULY JULY 3 IRoundhouse 4 IRoundhouse niques,circular breathing,slaps, (William Parker/Hamid Drake) (Robertson, Williamson. Sanders) snortsandoverblowing usedto create JULY JULY 3 IRoundhouse (workshop) 4 IStudio 16(Evan Parker Trio) extended,complex, overlapping, JULY 3 IRoundhouse repetitive andbeautiful soundscapes. (Bowden/Parker/Drake) Duringthe'90sParker tookup electronicprojects, collaborating firstwith WalterPrati,and then formingthe Graham Ord Trio Everygreat jazz performance deservesan encore! CBC Radio is proud to sponsor ten hot days of cool jazz during the 2004 TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival. CBC Radio will be recording many festival concerts and airing these great performances on Hot Air, Westcoast Performance and Jazz Beat. Log onto vancouver.cbc.ca for detailed program information. Hot Air With Paul Grant Saturdays at 5 pm on CBC Radio One Westcoast Performance With Michael Juk Sundays at noon on CBC Radio Two Jazz Beat With Katie Malloch Sundays at 8 pm on CBC Radio Two Sundays at 11 pm on CBC Radio One 690 ros.7 •sir• radiQ)NE CBC•sir• radi~ CBC vancouver.cbc.ca themagnificent Loopin' theCool. Mark MalianandSteelyDan.Theyoungest mated by FederazioneCEMAT currentlyleadshis own trio Open musician to ever receive the (SONORA) andsupported bytheMinLoose. Helias willalsobeworking with esteemed DanishJazzpar Prize,Pot- istry for Foreign Affairs,Ministryfor the Amsterdam-based Henneman ter'sworkonJoanne Brackeen's Pink CulturalAffairs-Department for PerStrings groupduringthe Festival. The Elephant Magicearned hima Grammy forming Arts,Italy. Wire{London) callsMichael Vatcher a nomination for BestJazzInstrumental JUNE 30IWestern Front drummer who"canswinglike mad, Solo.Potter'strademark,sculpted JULY 1 IWestern Front (Evan Parker Trio inserthomemade instruments with solosfilledwithsurprising twistsand withSchiaffini &Prati) precision anddelicacy, andthrashthe turnsandbursting withkineticenergy, JULY 2 IStudio 16(Houle/Prati/Schiaffini/ hellout of everything:· TheCalifornia aretruehighlights ofthatrecord.Apart Magnenensi/Sanders) native,nowresiding in Amsterdam, is fromleadinghis owngroup,(check JULY 3 IRoundhouse (workshop) currently working with Michael outthenewVerve CD,Liveat theVilMoore's Available Jellyandin a trio lageVanguard), Potteralsoperforms Carman J.Price Trio with pianist Michiel Braamand in oneof trumpeterDaveDouglas' jazzvocalist's beautiful bassist WilbertdeJoode. Hehasalso manycombosand is an integral ThisVancouver sense workedwithJohnZorn,TristanHon- member of theDaveHolland Quintet. lighttenorsoundandengaging a singer,PhilMintonandJohnHandy. WithCraig Taborn keys,Wayne Krantz of humourmakehis performances delight. Inspired by singers like Tony JUNE 25IStudio 16 guitar,NateSmithdrums. A hotdouBennett, KurtElling, James Taylor and (Lerner/Muller Natcher) blebillwiththeBradMehldau Trio. StevieWonder,Carmansingsand JUNE 27IStudio 16 swings choice standards. WithShannon (Moore/Helias/Vatcher) Prati &Schiaffini's ThuepianoandPatrick Metzger bass. JUNE 30IStudio 16(Muller/Kornstad/ Silent Movie Project JULY 1 ITap Room atGranville Island Plimley/van derSchyff) Brewery 1 Chris Potter Ouartet Is Proud To Present ... The TD Canada Trust Vancouver International David Priest Trio JUNE 30ITheCentre LedbypianistDavidPriest,thisfine Vancouver jazztrio hasbeenentertaininglocalaudiences since1996. Themainstream musicreflects anera whenmelody,chordstructureand captivating swinging rhythms defined A fascinating collaboration between jazz.With BrianHarrison bassand twoof Italy'smostinteresting andpro- BobLileydrums. lific artists.Bassist/cellist/electronics JUNE 28-30I0uisiBistro wizardWalterPratiand trombonist Giancarlo Schiaffini firstbegan playing photo:Michael Piazza Primal Orbit improvised musicto silentmovies in Dubbed "easilythe mostcompelling 1995.Withtheiracoustic Primal Orbit's "high instruments Vancouver's saxophonist of hisgeneration," bythe andelectronic powerjazz" is devices, PratiandSchi- energy,outer-space DetroitFreePress,33-year-old Chris affinicreatesoundtracks that stimu- intenseandintuitivemusic.Ranging Potteris oneof thebusiestandmost lateandsurprise. blowing They'll beperforming fromall-outtake-no-prisoners respected playersin modernjazz. withtheshowing thegroupperof anobscure silent to quietintrospection, Raisedin South Carolina,Potter filmcalledLestraordinarissime byBradMuirhead awen- formscompositions movedto NewYorkat age18 and ture di Saturnina andguitarist Tony WilFarandola. Milan- basstrombone soonfoundhimselfplayingwithleg- bornPraticollaborates withnumerous son.Witha line-upof someof our endarytrumpeterRedRodney. This importantEuropean the group and Amercian city's best improvisers, provedto be the first of manyhigh artists,includingEvanParker,Barry includesSaulBerson alto sax,Dave profilegigsfor the saxophonist who GuyandSonicYouth Carter trumpet, Paul guitarist Thurston Saytenorsax,J.P. moves easilybetween theexperimen- Moore. bass,andStanTaylordrums. Schiaffini is oneof Italy'smost Blaney tal NewYorkdowntown scene,the importantcontemporary 3 IRoundhouse composers JULY advanced bop settingof Greenwich andis renowned forhistrombone and Villageclubs,and variousstraight- tubavirtuosity. He'salsoassociated JodiProznick Quartet aheadsideman projects. Hisincredi- withbreakthrough bandssuchasthe Fresh, interactive andintenseis how ble resumeincludestours and Italianlnstabile Orchestra andthe'6Os Vancouver bassist Jodi Proznick recordings withJimHall,RayBrown, Gruppo Romano FreeJazz.Thisconher quartet'smusic.PerJamesMoody,SteveSwallow, Paul cert of Contemporary Musicis pro- describes ■ lune 25 - July 4 forming newinterpretations ofcompo- Rhodes isaself-confessed "disciple of sitionsby someof the greatjazz the Blues," andhejust maybe the bassists (including RayBrown,Dave hardest working bluesman inAmerica. Holland,and CharlesMingus)plus Overthe last 37 years,the prolific originals byall itsmembers, thisband Rhodes hasrecorded over200songs, is full of surprises. WithTildenWebb andpaidmoreduesthanoughtabe piano,MikeRudguitar,DaveRobbins legal.Iftherealbluesisyourthing,get drums. JodiandTildenalsoperform at a frontrowseat! theFestival asa duo. JULY 4 IRoundhouse JUNE 26ITom LeeCityStage (trio) JUNE 27ICBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Dave Robbins Electric Band Jau(quartet) drummer DaveRobJUNE 29i Hyatt Regency - Gallery Lounge Vancouver-based binsiswell-known asa swinging main(duo) streamjazzartist.His newElectric JUNE 30ITheCellar (quartet) Band, inspired bytheMilesDavis elecJULY 3 ITap Room atGranville Island tric groupsof the '80s and '90s, Brewery (duo) exploresthe use of synthesizers, loops,samples, deepgrooves, and Rabnett 5 driftingspaceto createa soundthat Creative opportunities and melodic both burnsand dreams. WithJack groupinteraction areat the coreof Duncan percussion, Daryl Jahnke elecVancouver guitarist/composer Rich tricguitar,MikeAllentenorsax,Chris Rabnett's conception. With a loose Gestrinelectrickeyboards, Darren and funkyheartbeat, this bandof Radtke electric bass. brightyoungimprovisers hasa sexy JULY 4 IRoundhouse grooveand laid-backappeal.New tunesandcompositions fromtheirCD Bryn Roberts Ouartet Rest (Maximum Jazz)rangefrom Among the finest youngpianistson thoughtful andspacious to the outrightbanging'. Digit. MikeKennedy the scene, Winnipeg-bornBryn hasbeenlivingin NewYork bass,Kiyoshi Elkuftenorsax,IanCox Roberts since2001,where hestudies withthe keyboards, DanielGaucher drums. great pianist Fred Hersch. His firstCD, JUNE 26IGastown Present Tense, received glowing critiJULY 1 IArtsClub Lounge calpraise, andhisplaying is uncommonin its carefulbalance of space, Tom Rainey weighting andemotion. Roberts' natuSeeHerbRobertson's Downtown All ral flair for fine melodies and easy Stars rhythmicand harmonic motionand his sure-footed improvisations are supported by an outstanding group Bethan Rees Ouartet thatincludes saxophonist WillVinson, A delightful newvoiceontheVancou- bassistMattPenman, drummer Mark verscene, singerBethan Reeshasan Ferber. Thanks to theCanada Council affinity fortheblues, a sweet waywith fortheArts. a standard, anda natural flairforperJULY 1 IPerformance Works FREE forming. WithRees Haynes guitar,Mary KastlepianoandRobLintondrums. JUNE 28IMetropolis Metrotown Plaza Sonny Rhodes Yougottalovea bluesman inaturban, especially whenheplaysa stingin'lap steelandsingswitha wholelot of soul.Grizzled and gritty,Texas-born bluesguitarist,singer/writer Sonny suchlabelsasJMT, Leo,Cadence and including MarkHelias, DrewGress, Tim CIMPwhileworkingwith luminaries Berne, Tony Mala byandFredHersch. A likeTimBerne, MarkHelias, BillFrisell, worldpremiere. JohnZorn,BobbyPrevite, DavidSan- JULY 2 IWestern Front born,andBarryGuy. Saxophonist Tim (Courvoi sier/Feldman) Berneassertsa strongandsingular JULY 3 IRoundhouse musicalpersonality throughouthis (Mark Feldman workshop) diverseand frequentlyabsorbing JULY 4 IRoundhouse works. Hiscollaborators overtheyears (Willers/Dresser/Rainey) have includedPaul Motian,Joey JULY 4 IRoundhouse (Robertson workshop) Baron, OluDara, JohnZorn,andMarc JULY 4 IRoundhouse Ducret.Tim hasaninstantly recogniza(Parker/Berne/Edwards/Rainey) blesaxstyle(withitsskewed R&B sen- JULY 4 IRoundhouse sibility)anda compositional approach (Robertson/Williamson/Sanders) Thiscoterieof creative musicians led that leanstowardextendedform Asa pianist,Swiss-born Sylvie Jon by the brilliantif underrecognized pieces. Roper and Leslie Mounteney playsand recordswith American trumpetwhizHerbRobert- Courvoisier Talented Vancouver singer and perartistslikeSusieIbarra,Fred sonissetto blowyoursocksoff.Called diverse former Leslie Mounteney blends her Frith and lkue Mori. Her latest CD, Aba"oneofthemosttalented andinquisijazzstandards withher isa beautiful chamber proj- flairforsinging tive trumpeters of the day,"by the ton(ECM), Boston Globe, anda player with"power ect with Mark Feldmanand Eric loveof soulandR&B.Herlong-time Bassist MarkDresser has duo with guitaristJon Roperis chops,sneakylyricismand dexterity Friedlander. andswingin'. withanarrayoffigures includ- straight-ahead withmutes" byDownBeat,Robertson worked JUNE 30 I Capone's ing Denman Maroney, Dave Douglas is aninnovative instrumentalist, comBraxton. Drummer Tom poserand arranger. Sincethe mid- andAnthony Rainey hasa longlistof collaborators '80s,Herbhasrecorded asa leader for Herb Robertson's Downtown AllStars JULY 3 IVancouver East Cultural Centre Subscribe to theVibe ■ signupforE-news I Kurt Rosenwinkel JUNE 29IVancouver East Cultural Cenlle ludesarepunctuated byrawbombast. quartetat O'Doul's. WithBarneyMcCallkeys,MattPen- JUNE 25ICBC/Radio-Canada manbass,MarlonBrowden drums. Studio One Jau JUNE 26I0-Doul's (quartet) MikeRud Quintet Ron Samworth's 1067 Band Vancouver guitaristMikeRudisa serioustalentasanimproviser, composer Assembled by RonSamworth, this and bandleader. His agilityon his stellarcollective of Vancouver-based instrumentis almostbreathtaking. artistsshowcases someof thebrightAddto that a beautifultoneanda esttalentsonthe Canadian creative mature, lyricalsensibility-you getthe musicscene. Shifting textures, subtle picture. ThequintetplaysRud'scom- electronics,astonishingextended positions. WithTildenWebbpiano, techniques andsublimegroupintersax, actionaretheelements thatcharac"In hissolos,Rosenwinkel combined RussBottenbass,JackStafford drums. terize this assemblage of gifted the speedandinsistence of a bop- DaveRobbins 27IBogart's Chophouse &Bar improvisers. Theensemble derives its basedguitaristwiththe morebiting, JUNE (lliowithCampbell Ryga) namefrom the venue1067; the fog-cutting soundof someone equally 1 IRailspur Alley, Granville Isl. Granville St. loft that hasbeenthe attunedto rock...(he)canreflectthe JULY 2 ITheCellar nexusof the Vancouver improvised aggression of a PatMartinoandthe JULY musicscene forthelastsixyears. Ron warpofaJohnScofield without soundSamworth acoustic/electric guitars, Calzada inglike a pastiche ..."-BostonGlobe Rumba Peggy Leecello,Fran~ois HouleclarKurtRosenwinkel is a dazzling player Guaranteed to moveyourfeet and whoguitarmaster JohnScofield calls reachyoursoul,this smokin'JUNO inets, J.P.Cartertrumpet,Torsten Miiller contrabass, Dylanvan der "oneof thefinestandmostcreative nominated band'spowerful blendof Schyff drums/percussion. jazz guitaristsplayingtoday."Since LatinJazzandAfro-Cuban rhythms has JULY 3 IStudio 16 landing in NewYorkin 1991,thegui- beena favoritewithVancouver auditaristhastouredwith someof the ences forovera decade. WithRaphael Mark Sanders mostrespected namesin the busi- Geronimo timbales/vocaVdrums, Nick ness,including JoeHenderson, Paul Apivorvibes,LouMastroianni keys, SeeEvanParker Motianand Joe Lovano.He has AllanJohnston bass,RoloPreza conappeared onover50 recordings with gas/vocals,Rod Murraytrombone, Ivana Santilli dozens of artists,andis mentioned in VinceMaitrumpet. the samebreathas groundbreakingJUNE 30IChivana guitarists PatMetheny andBillFrisell. JULY 4 IRoundhouse Onhisfirsttwosoloreleases onVerve, TheEnemies of Energy andTheNext Campbell Ryga iluintet Step,Kurtestablished a singular voice award-winning altosaxoasa writerandimproviser. Heshowed Vancouver's Rygais oneof this a knack for combiningsoaring, phonistCampbell romantic melodies withangularhar- country'sbusiestplayers.He has monies,and for penningextended receivedthree JUNOAwards,and compositions that soundlike Cole touredacrossthe countryand to Portertunesrefracted throughsome WesternEuropeand LatinAmerica. strange cubistprism.Butonhislatest Muchof histouringhasbeenwiththe Toronto-based vocalistjpianistjtrumacclaimed HughFraser peterIvanaSantilligotherfirsttaste releaseHeartcore, Rosenwinkel has internationally Quintet,of whichhe is a founding offameintheearly'90swiththepopdeliberatelysteppedbeyondthe Rygahascontributed to 43 boundaries of genreto createa new member. ularJUNO-winning funkandhip hop includinghis two bandBassis Base.Bytheendof the soundthatisdistinctly hisown.Enlist- jazz recordings, as a leader,Coastal decade the critically acclaimed ing the inputof legendary hip hop recentreleases andSpectacular (Radio- funksters artist Q-Tipas co-producer, Rosen- Connection calledit a dayandSantilli Records). The latter wentsoloonherdebutrelease winkellaiddown11original composi- land/Universal Brown. received a 2001JUNO nom- Thealbumwasa hugehit,mixing tions that traverse a musical recording jazz, landscape in whichwashes of sound ination.Witha stellargroupof local soul, funk, Brazilianmusic and Turner trumpet, MilesHill drum'n'bass surgeundermelodies, drummachines artists-Brad into a warmandtasty piano,Blaine stew.It soldover20,000copiesand andsynthesizers alternate withshak- bass,ChrisSigerson ers and horns,and romanticinter- Wikjorddrums.Rygaalso leadsa earnedSantilliJUNO nominations for bestnewsoloartistandbestR&B/ Shhz Selmya soulrecording. Ivanaseemed poised Using compositional ideasaslaunching Ascending stars in the world of groove to become a majorstarbut instead Vancouver's Shhzexplores the thisyoung Vancouver points, droppedout of the publiceye,per- andelectronica, blendofnujazz andfuture- fertilegroundwhereimprovandnew formingand recording onlycasually collective's Theirsearch forthemusiFusing theirseri- musicmeet. withJannArden, KingBrittandBrass- soulis a knockout. makes forcaptivating lismunk. Butnowshe'splottingto return ously chilled vibe with jagged callysublime Stefan Smulovitz viola/laptop is breakbeats, acoustic instruments, and tening. in a big,bigway.She's justreleased a a risingforceonthelocalimprovised Sekoyais newalbum,Corduroy Boogie, recruit- intelligentarrangements, FranGois Houle clarinet is Townsend, saxophon- musicscene. ingsomeheavyweight producers like vocalistAmalia bestknown improvisandpro- oneof Canada's StuartMatthewman (Sade,Maxwell), ist/ flautistAlvinCornista withartistslikeBenoit DanKearley. Ontheirdebut ers,collaborating JamesPoyser (Lauryn Hill,Common) grammer MyraMelford,and others. andKaidiTatham (Herbaliser) forthe CDSunsetNights(Nutone/Nettwerk)Delbecq, andonstage, Townsend is utterlycap- VivianeHoulevoiceis a strongnew project. Ready to resume hercareerin music tivating.Influenced bybluesandR&B singeron the localimprovised boldfashion, IvanaSantillireturns to andJesse Zubotviolinis known andspoken scene, the JazzFestivalwith her smokin' greatslikeNinaSimone wordartistslike UrsulaRucker, her forhisworkwithZubotandDawson. bandandplentyof newgrooves. 27IVancouver East Cultural Centre delivery isfresh,stylishandseductive. JUNE With NinoDipasquale drums,Kent Colleen Savage Ouartet Wallace trumpet, JackDuncan percus- Shuffle Demons Jazzandbluesvocalist Colleen Savage sion,ChrisGestrin keyboards. Canada's mostnotorious hepcats, the hasbeenswinging andsinging forVan- JUNE 26IGastown ShuffleDemons, areback,performing couveraudiences for morethantwo theirwacked-out combination ofjazz, decades. Influenced bySarah Vaughan, Shango Ashe boprap,freejazz,poetry andperformCarmen McRae andRayCharles, her Jazz Ensemble anceart withall thecracked convicwonderful repertoireincludesswing World Inthe standards, LatintunesandR&Bclas- Percussionist Jack"Jackito"Duncan tionoffiveHarpoMarxclones. sics.WithRoySluyter keyboards, David hasassembled someofCanada's finest '8Osand early'9Os,the Demons' galvaGuiney bass,PhilBelanger drums. musicians for this colourful, exciting eccentriclive performances nizedfansacross Canada andEurope, JUNE 25ICapilano Suspension Bridge ensemble. Shango, theAfrican godof andtheywerethe top-selling indefire,thunder andlightning andowner of Rob Scheps with Sean Cronin the drums,comesto musicallife pendentbandin the country.This through thediverse rhythms andbeau- 2004 reuniontour will give rabid Oregon nativeRobScheps is a formiwhatthey've beencraving tifullyricism of Cuban music. There are Demon-ites dableforceonthe tenorsaxophone. funk,rumba,andafrogrooves, some for years,hitslikeOutOfMyHouse, He'sperformed withgreatslikeJohn Spadina Bus,andmore!With verysassyhornlines,rich,resonant Roach, Abercrombie andGilEvans. Herehe'll Demon RichUnderhill altoand vocals anda power-packed percussion Master be joinedby oneof our city'sbest Stich section.Add sparkling arrangementsbaritonesaxophones/vocals, young bassists, SeanCronin. andtightensemble playing, andyouare Wynstondrums,DavidParkerand JUNE 29,30IBogart's Chophouse &Bar Whitetenorsaxjvocals, George guaranteed a thrillingmusicalexperi- Perry ence.Drawing on thevastknowledge Kollerbass.Thanksto the Canada Giancarlo Schiaflini fortheArts. andexperience of its members, with Council JUNE 27 IGastown highly percussive rhythms as the driving SeePrati& Schiaffini's SilentMovie Denzal Sinclaire Ranee Lee,Denzal recently hosted the NationalJazzAwards in Toronto. His albums include I Waited forYou, Mona Lisa,I Found LoveandhislatestJUNO nominated self-titled release. Adouble billwithJaneMonheit. Steve Smith's STEPS Bassist/composer SteveSmithis an activemember of ourjazzcommunity Vancouver's legendary jazz fusion and a prolificcomposer. His debut groupgot its startin 1980.Twenty- recording as a leader, Chantal's Way threeyearsandsix recordings later, (Double TimeJazz) featured thetalents theiroriginalcontemporary blendof of pianistRichie Beirach anddrummer artistrykeepson grow- BillyHart.Hislatestproject, STEPS, feaOver thepastdecade, Denzal Sinclaire, instrumental in our with his rich baritonevoice,elegant ing. With ReneWorstbass,Tom turessomeofthefinestplayers reeds, JimMcGillveray per- city.Smith's musicis moody, swinging, delivery andmagnetic stagepresence, Keenlyside cussion,Miles Blackpiano, Don andaltogether modern. WithDave Say hasearneda reputation as oneof drums. sax,LisaMillerpiano, Steve Fiskguitar, Canada's mostpopular jazzvocalists. Powrie 26IArtsClub Lounge DaveRobbins drums. Based inVancouver, hehasgraced the JUNE JULY 4 IRoundhouse stagesof numerous high-profile inter- Skywalk Jack national jazzfestivals in NorthAmerica Slammin' Rings andEurope, performed withsymphony SlamminJack'morphsand blends Smoke orchestras, andstarred in hisownone syncopated rhythms, four-parthar- Ledbybassist/composer Shanta Bhathourtelevised specialon Bravo. Sin- monies, cunning lyricsandcontagious tacharya, this grittyVancouver-based clairewasalsoafeature vocalist forthe grooves to createdynamic musicthat quartetblendsimprovisational pracCountBasieOrchestra and co-pro- hasstrongrootsin funk,bluegrass, ticeswithoriginal compositions. Bhatduceda musical tributeto the great jazz and rock.RichMartinguitar, tacharya citesKenVandermark's MLV Nat KingCole.Alongwith vocalist force,the group'soriginalrepertoire Sigerson fuses elements fromtraditional folkloric Chris melodies to thelatestin Cuban timba. SwingingVancouver Jennifer Scott Trio pianist Chris With Lou Mastroianni piano,Mike Sigerson is a mainstay of ourvibrant Vancouver-based jazzvocaliSVpianist Braverman sax/flute,John Korsrud A busyteacherand Jennifer Scottis a superbmusician trumpet,DannyParkerbass,Dennis jazzcommunity. musician, he playsin a varietyof anda talentedcomposer/lyricist as Esson trombone, PhilBelanger drums. groups aswellasleading hisownprojwell.Oneof Canada's bestjazzvocal- JUNE 26IGastown ects.WithPaulRushka bassandKevin ists,Jennifer wasrecently featured live Elaschuk trumpet. at the GlennGouldStudioon CBC's JULY 3 ITom LeeCityStage (triol OnStage,andplayedlastyearwith JULY 4 ITapRoom atGranville Island jazz legendClarkTerry.With Rene Brewery (duo) Worst bass,JohnNolandrums. JULY 3 IO'Doul's Project I ScottDaniels keyboards, Martin Ayerst bass,SeanScalliondrums,Jeffrey Kornblum percussion. JUNE 30IMedia Club I TrioandTimBerne's BloodCountas Belafonte, andin funkyfusiongroups Springer and Ducommun major influences. They'verecently likeStuffandThe(Steve) GaddGang. and funky,and definitely recorded a CD.WithMasaJ. Anzai As a straight-ahead jazz playerhe Laid-back guialto/tenor sax,JoelLower drums/per- released numerous acclaimed record- not just jazz!Vancouver-based cussion, Jeremy Page altosaxjclarinet. ings including the venerated taristChrisSpringer andkeyboardist JUNE 26IWestern Front compose, arrange Bop'n'Blues (Kokopelli). LesMccann CraigDucommun alltheirownmusic. Their skyrocketed to fame at the 1968 andproduce Montreux JazzFestival, recording the groovymixof jazz,funk,Latin,and Soul Crib is a hit withaudiences. smashhits Compared to Whatand electronica ThisVancouver-based quintethasbeen JazzCD, ColdDuckTimefor Atlantic(Swiss ChecktheircoolMaximum layingdownthephatgrooves forover Movement) With with EddieHarrisand TwoWeeksfrom Everywhere. ten years.Expect to hearselections Benny bass,JohnRaham Bailey. Hissoulful, funkypiano BradFerguson fromtheirlastCD,In A Mellotron, as styleandpowerful Jamie vocalshavebeen drums,DaveSaysaxophones, wellasa batchofnew, strangely haunt- documented trumpet. on manyof histrio-led Havorka ing originals.DavidMornadrums, 25IArtsClub Lounge albums andwithgreats likeBenWeb- JUNE Bernie Addington bass,FinnMan niche ster,Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Stanley guitar,GrantColeman trumpeVflugel-Turrentine, BlueMitchell andtheJazz Stahls Bia horn,Chris Grove saxophones. Crusaders. His latestCD,PumpIt JULY 2 IChivana (ESC) is a guest-heavy (Bonnie Raitt, DianneReeves) celebration of funk Soul Survivors featuring and jazz.A highlyrespected jazz andsoulful Cornell Dupree. Les McCann soloistwitha distinctive soundon tenor saxophone, Ernie &Ernie Watts Wattsbringsintensity, passionand JUNE 30ICommodore tasteto anymusical situation. During MattiasStahl hiseventfulcareerhe'sworkedwith Swedishwunderkind a lot of attention big bandleadersBuddyRich,Oliver hasbeenattracting anddynamic Nelson andGerald Wilson, fusionpio- for his highlypersonal to the vibraphone, andhis neersJeanLucPonty,LeeRitenour approach StahisBia(rhymes withSaul's andStanley Clarke, jazzlegends Can- quartet, nonballAdderley andCharlie Haden, Law),is beingheraldedas making ledhisownstraight-ahead jazzquar- some of the freshestand most musiconthe European tets and touredwith the Rolling extraordinary of Stones. ThisSoulSummit shouldnot scene.Imaginea reconstruction musicwithall of be missed.With GordonEdwards OrnetteColeman's the harmonic,compositional and Getintothe groove withoneof the bass,Buddy Williams drums. technicaladvances of the last 40 funkiestsoul-jazzbands on the years. Stahl's angular, melodic compoplanet!Thisall-starensemble seam- Soulstream sitionsact as frameworks for open lesslysynthesizes NewYorksophistiThe cation,Detroitsoul,Chicagoblues Oneof our city'smostin-demand landscapesof improvisation. JoakimMilder, andFortWorthfunkin a manner no urbanjazz and soul groups,Soul- superbsaxophonist (at lastyear's othercontemporary groupcan.Check streamhasbeenrockin'the house bassistFilipAugustson at BarNoneforsixyears!Com- Festival withFredrikNordstrom) and out their collectivecredits:Aretha weekly top play- drummer Thomas Str0nen (lastseen Franklin, RobertaFlack,JoeCocker, prisedof tenofVancouver's withlainBallamy's Food) LouRawls, andthe Manhattan Trans- ers,theirmixof funkylavesbyJames inVancouver EarthWind completethis exceptionalgroup. fer;themembers oftheSoulSurvivors Brown,HerbieHancock, andhouse Thanks totheSwedish National Counarea who'swhofromthe souland andFireplusdrum'n'bass is guaranteed to stiryouup. cilforCultural AffairsandtheSwedish R&B traditions.GuitaristCornell grooves Rebecca Schoichet vocals, Concert Institute. Dupree, theband's musical director, is TimFuller, keys,Randall Stolldrums, JUNE 27IGastown a veteranof over2500 recordings BradTurner AndreLachance bass,RobHamilton JUNE 28IWestern Front fromBrookBenton's RainyNightin Joseph Pepe Danza percussion, Georgia to OtisRedding's Sittin'On guitar, Bill Runge TheDockof theBay.He'sworked pro- KarenGravesaxjvocals, sax,VinceMaitrumpet. lificallyin R&B,bluesandsoul-jazz baritone 4 IRoundhouse groups withKingCurtis,LenaHorne, JULY andAretha Franklin, withpopperformers like BarbraStreisand andHarry I Obie Media is a proud sponsor 2000andhadToronto's NOWmagaDon Stewart Sextet zinedescribing it asrichwith"visceral JULY 4 [Commodore rhymes, napalm delivery, spoken word Soulful,silky and satin smoothvocalistDonStewarthas montages andeagle-eyed surveillance Vancouver of the threeS's-sexuality, spirituality beengiftedwitha purevoiceanda rare lnfiuenced byTony and society:· Starr'slatestrecording fouroctaverange. Johnny Mathis, LouRawls and SunAgain,(VioletInch),placesmore Bennett, Stewart's performances area emphasis on the musicandlesson NatCole, keys, Jl Platt pointed political statements. Intelligent treatWithRonJohnston and sensual, it's head-nodding pop sax,Tim Staceybass,JohnNolan JimSalmon percussion. reminiscent of thelazypaceof Sade, drums, 3 ICapilano Suspension Bridge India.Arie andthe playfulmusings of JULY photo:DavidEllingsen DeLaSoul.Adding to thesession are "Sexy, androgynous, andfull of 'tude, thevoices of collaborators KiaKadiri, Stringfever Kinnie Starris a hiphop,trip-hop diva MokaOnlyand CocoLoveAlcorn. A Thischarming Vancouver trio features withtastesthat runfromthe Dream double billwithManitoba. the12-year-old dynamo Stefan ThordarWarriors andDeLaSoulto PJHarvey sononviolin. Withveteran localswingers andTricky:'-L.A. BuzzWeekly Hans Staymer Swing Band: DougThordarson (Stefan's father)on Moving effortlessly fromspoken word Tribute toLouie Prima violinand guitaristRonThompson, to trip hop,funkandpop,fromsilk repertoire ofGypsy jazz, fidscreening to graffitito acting, Vancou- OneofVancouver's finestR&Bsingers Stringfever's andstandards ispuredelight. ver-based KinnieStarrhas beena forovertwodecades, Staymer's soulful dletunes 29IMetropolis Metrotown Plaza member of Canada's creative commu- renditions of classictunesand his JUNE nitysincesheemerged onthe music rockin' blues feelkeepthefanscoming scene in1995."Hiphopaggro-groove,"backformore. Sumalao Thisyearhepresents a wrotetheL.A.Weekly aftertherelease tributeto thegreatLouiePrima. of herdebutalbumTidyin 1996.Her JUNE 26IRossini's Kits follow-up discTuneUpcameout in JULY 2 IRossini's Gastown Kinnie Starr Building onthetime-honoured tradition ofrhythmic LatinAmerican musics, Vancouver'sSumalaocombinesLatin strings, Andean fiutesandvarious percussion instruments withthe toolsof modern jazzto createtheirpersonal version of'world beat'music. WithHugo Guzman Latinstrings/percussion, Robin Reid percussion,MiguelVasquez Andean flutes/percussion/vocals, KarenGraves saxophones/flute, Laurence Mollerup bass, William Benavides strings/vocals, EliotPolsky drumkit, MiguelBenavides vocals/percussion, Oliver Delgado vocals, Derry Byrne trumpet,RodMurray, Gerry Forte trombones. JULY 4 IPertormance Works Sweet Papa Lowdown Thesehot, Vancouver-based musiciansbringa contemporary energy to classicvocalbluesandjazztunesof the'20sand'30s.Drawing frompast I masterssuchas JellyRollMorton, BlindBlakeand Bessie Smith,they combine the rawintensity of country blueswiththesophisticated hornsof NewOrleans stylejazz.WithJeffShucardguitar/vocals, DanSmithslide guitarjmandolin, LloydArntzenclarineVsoprano sax. JUNE 26IPresentation House Theatre heardby Canadian audiences," he upthiswonderfully diverse trioofVanstates enthusiastically. Guthman's couver's mostrespected andaccomconcept, bornsometenyears ago,isa plishedmusicians. Togetherthey fabulous musical experience. It'snew, combinetheir vast musicalexperislickandhot.Aiming itsappeal to the ences to breathe lifeintothemusicof freshtastesof thoseunder40,those Argentina. Themusictheyperform is over40 will be ableto reminisce eclectic:an excitingblend that aboutthegloryoftheSwing Era. embracesclassical,jazz, and of course tango,FromAlbertoGinastera toAstorPiazzola, JulianPlaza to HoraAubrey Tadman cioSalgan-tangos oldandnew-they Swing Fingers If you'rea fanofTonyBennett, Frank coverthe complete paletteof ArgenPlaying musicreminiscent ofthegreat Sinatra orMelTorme, thenAubrey Tad- tiniancolours, sounds andemotions. swingeraof the '30sand'40s,this manisyourkindofsinger. He'sgotthe Thetriohasbeenblessed byMaestro smokin'Vancouver trio featuresthe swingandsoulof the mastercroonHoracio Salag-Argentina's mostcelegreatCanadian jazzguitaristOliver ers,buthisownsoundandstyle. With bratedcomposer and pianist-"por Gannon andlocallegend AlWoldon theMilesBlack Trio. lasmagnificas versions demisobras" tenorsaxandclarinet. Rhythm guitarist JUNE 26IRossini's Kits (forthe magnificent versions of our RickStormisalsotheleadvocalist. JUNE 25-27IRossini's Gastown pieces). Thissaysit all. Hearingis JUNE 27ITap Room atGranville Island believing. Thisconcertwill celebrate Brewery Ross Taggart Ouartet/Trio thereleaseofTangissimo's debutCD. JUNE 29ITheCellar Vancouver's RossTaggart is a local jazzhero,buthisnationalandinterBrian Tate Ouartet Swingmatism national profileis alsoontherise.As Vancouver jazz vocalistBrianTate JUNE 25-JULY 3 IArtsClub Theatre a member oftheaward-winning Hugh defines thewordeclectic. WithinstruFraser Quintet, thisgiftedtenorsaxo- mentalinfiuences from Monkand phoniSVpianist toursthe worldand Milesto BachandBartok, andvocal he'skeptbusyhereathomeina numberofgreatprojects. Hishardswingin' quartetis rounded outbypianistBob Murphy, guitaristMikeRud,anddrummerBuffAllen.Histrio features Bob Murphy pianoandKenListerbass. JULY 3 IRoundhouse (quartet) JULY 4 IO'Doul's (trio) Backfroma successful concertwith the NewYorkPopsconductedby Tangissimo featuring SketchHenderson, internationally Linda Lee Thomas. acclaimed trumpeter GaryGuthman and Miles Hill (StanKenton,DonEllis,and Louis EdHenderson Bellson) issetto present Swingmatism JUNE 25ICapilano College featuringhis NewSwingOrchestra. Pertorming ArtsTheatre Localaudiences will remember the Portland-born, Toronto/VancouverbasedGuthman as"Tommy Vickers", bandleader andstar of the Stanley Theatre's 1998production of Swing. Guthman'sSwingmatismbrings togetherten of Vancouver's finest musicians to recapture the sounds that werethe drivingforceof the SwingEra.Garyleadsthe ensemble withbrandnewarrangements andsiz- Tangissimo is Canada's sensational zlingtrumpetvirtuosity. "Thiswill be newArgentine tangoband.Pianist the bestbandI'vefrontedandper- LindaLeeThomas, guitaristEdHenhapsoneof the hottestbandsever derson andbassistMilesBlackmake Mike Allen infiuences that includeLouis,Tom Waitsand MahaliaJackson, he'sa greatperformer. PatrickDuboiskeyboards,DannyParkerbass, Phil Belanger drums. JULY 1 ITheMound. Granville Isl. Joani Taylor Quintet Go buythiscritically acdaimed,award-winning CD. ... Availableat FineRecord StoresEverywhere. - TheMa ic ute 2203 ~st I!/; Ave. Adam'soriginalcompositions. With BobMurphy keys, JonBentley sax,Joel Fountain drums. JULY 1 IRailspur Alley. Granville Isl. Sibel Thrasher Trio Loved byVancouver audiences forher workinhitshows likeAin'tMisbehavin' andBluesIn TheNight, thisdelightful Vancouver vocalistsingsandswings soulstandards andR&Bclassics. JUNE 27.JULY 2.3 IRossini's Kits Joani Taylor istherealdeal,a truejazz singer.Ballads,blues,bebopand swing-thisVancouver-based artist handlesthem all with graceand sophistication. Possessed of a marvelousvoicethat'sbothcharismatic Shannon Thue Trio andintimate, she'sa legendin West Thelonious Coastjazzcircles.WithBobMurphy Inspiredby Bill Evans, Monk,and McCoyTyner,talented piano/B-3, KenListerbass,BuffAllen youngVancouver pianist Shannon drums, Ross Taggart saxjpiano. Thue's trio performs creative arrangeJUNE 25ITheCellar mentsof familiarstandards. With JULY 3 IRoundhouse PatrickMetzger bassandMikeMagnusson drums. TheSunday Night Smokers JUNE 26ICBC/Radio-Canada Studio One Jazz Onthefinalnightof theFestival, this 4 ILonsdale Uuay Market burningtrio hostsa swinging party JULY withlotsofspecial guests dropping by to play.Don'tmissit! lhorKukurudza ToBeOrnette ToBe guitar,AdamThomas bass,Morgan Formed in November 2000byVancouChilds drums. verdrummer Bernie Arai,thisensemble JULY 4 IBogart's Chophouse &Bar originally performed the compositions of Ornette Coleman. Sincethen,the Themasses withKaejema band'srepertoire has expanded to musicbyKeithJarrett's AmeriA hot Vancouver doublebill! The- include plustunesbyDonCherry, masses play"livefunktronica," blend- canQuartet, Redman, PaulMotian, andorigingtheinfluences of GarajMahal, The Dewey NewDealandTheCinematic Orches- inalsbytheband.Morethana tribute ToBeOrnette ToBecaptures the tra.MarkStrachan guitar,BenBrown band, and vitalityof Ornette's synths/Wurlitzer,Eric Stepenhson freshness exhibiting bothhisstrongroots bass,Ali Siadatdrums.Kaejema's music, andR&Bandhislong-lasting cookin'brandof'funkdubjazz' is guar- in bebop formsof anteedto getyouin thegroove. Tim effecton so manydifferent music. WithBradTurner trumTownsend lead guitar/vocals,Kit modern saxophones, andDarSodenrhythmguitar/vocals, Aaron pet,JonBentley renRadtke acoustic bass. Burnie bass,JustinShaub drums. JUNE 27IGastown JULY 2 IArtsClub Lounge Adam Thomas Quartet Too Slim and theTaildraggers GiftedyoungbassistAdamThomas hasjustreturned homefromstudying at NorthTexas Stateandgiggingin NewYorkwherehehadtheopportunityto playwithjazzgreatsKenny Wheeler and MichaelBrecker. He's already busyonthelocalsceneasa sideman, andhiscoolquartetplays Oneof the Northwest's mostsought afterblues/rock acts!Tim"TooSlim" Langford, Dave"Groovemaster'' Nordstrom, andJohn"Midnight" Cage playa raw,high-energy mixof blues,roots rock,rockabilly andsurf.Theseguys rockhard.Guaranteed to raisetheroof! JUNE 26IYale ningtrumpeterjpianiSVdrummerjcomharmonica/vocals, BrandonIsaak poseris oneof Canada's mostpromi- guitarjvocals, SandySmithdrums/ At 20 yearsof age,Vancouver pianist nentjau artists, vocals, James 'JT'Taylor bass/trumpet. known nationwide asa Amanda Tosoff is emerging asa bright member oftheacclaimed fusiongroup JUNE 29IYale newtalentonthelocalscene. Thewin- Metalwood. Hereat home, Turner is a nerof the 2002FraserMacPhersondrivingcreative forceon Vancouver's Ugetsu Jau Scholarship leadsa bandof tal- musicscene. Hismagnificent modem wordfor entedyoungplayers, including drum- jazzquartet, featuring Turner ontrum- Namedafterthe Japanese anddedicated to themusic mer MorganChilds,bassistPatrick pet,is simplyoneof the bestunits 'fantasy', andTheJazz Metzger, andsaxophonist Evan Arntzen. around.Performing originalcomposi- andspiritofArtBlakey this stellarVancouver JUNE 30IPacific Centre Plaza tionswithan interactive cuttingedge Messengers, Bernie sensibility, thislong-standing group just groupis co-ledby drummer JonBentley. With seems to get betterandbetter. With Araiandsaxophonist Tropicana Girls. Girls. Girls frontlineof trumAndreLachance bass,BrunoHubert a classichard-bop Showcase Review pet, tenorsax and trombone, this piano, Dylan vanderSchyff drums. bandsmokes! WithBradTurner trumShowcasing the dancing,dazzling JUNE 25,26IBogart's Chophouse &Bar pet,Dennis Esson trombone, Ross Tagsequins,shinybeadsand colorful JUNE 27.28ITheCellar gartpiano, AndreLachance bass. feathers ofCarnivals around theworld! (Charles McPherson) JUNE 26IGastown Experience thepassion andglamour of JUNE 29ITheCentre thetropics-the funistrulycontagious. Uno Mas JUNE 27.JULY 4 IChivana The Twisters Amanda Tosoff Quartet Oneofthefinestjumpin'swingbands around, Vancouver's Twisters playa TheGlobeandMailcallsVancouver- brandofWestCoast partyblueswhich basedBradTurner "kindof a Miles theycall'blues-a-billy'. They've been Davis, Herbie Hancock andKeith Jarrett rockin'audiences acrossthecountry rolledintoone...".TheJUNO-award win- for overa decade. WithDavidHoerl Brad Turner Quartet I Funky jazz,upbeatandstylish. This Vancouver groupis a favourite at this Yaletownnightspot.Dino DiNicolo bass,DaveCorman guitar,Doug Cuthbertdrums. JUNE 25.26ICapone's Dylan vanderSchyff Van Django JUNE 27I Vancouver East Cultural Centre (van derSchyfl/Douglas Iron Giant ProjecQ Thisexciting Vancouver quartet offers a Swinging, creativemainstream jazz! veryhiptakeontheswinging Gypsy jazz Sincemoving toVancouver fromMonof DjangoReinhardt and Stephane treala fewyearsago,the wonderful Grappelli. Featuring four impeccable pianistTildenWebbandbassistJodi musicians: BudgeSchacteguitar, Proznick havebecome integralmemTheirhigh Cameron Wilson violin,FinnManniche bersofourcity'sjazzscene. guitarjcello, Dave Brown bass. levelof intuitiveinteraction reflects JUNE 27IGranville Isl.Market Stage their long musicaland personal friendship. They'llbejoinedbydrummerJesse Cahillin a triosetting. Michael Vatcher JUNE 26ITom LeeCityStage (trio) SeePlimley JULY 3 ITap Room atGranville Island Brewery (duo) Tilden Webb/ Jodi Proznick AlWalker Oneofthebrightest lightsontheVan- Wailin' couver jazz/newmusicscene, drum- Vancouver Kenny Wemer/Remi Bolduc bluesguitarist AlWalker is merDylan vanSchyfl works withmany a powerhouse playerwith a hard- with special guests resident ensembles (Talking Pictures, rockin',highenergysoundhe calls TheMarois Vocal Project NOW Orchestra, BradTurner, Tony Wil- worldclassBoogie. An impassioned sonandPeggy Leeamong others) and andarticulatemusician, 2 I Capilano College RealBlues JULY participatesin numerous theatre, Magazine Performing ArtsTheatre hascalledhim"a national danceandfilmprojects. He'sa highly treasure" andan"unique artist." soughtafter playerknownfor his JUNE 25IYale uncanny abilityto excelin bothtraditional and free improvsituations. Bruce Ward Trio Cadence magazine callshim"a comBruce Wardis anexciting pleteplayerwhosesubtlepercussive Vancouver's performer on tenorand gestures areasmeaningful asa full- anddynamic sax.Influenced byEastCoast onbarrage:' Among hismany gigsdur- soprano cool,Ward's quaringlastyear'sJazzFestival, Dylanled soulandWestCoast blues, bebop, bossas, ballads an all-stargroupfeaturingbassist tetmixes WithJoeWorstbass, "Always MarkHelias, pianist AchimKaufmann, and originals. freshandspontaneous in its Potter piano, JimKempton drums. exchange, saxophonist Michael Moore andtrum- Chris theduoofRemiBolduc and 3,4 IOuisi Bistro peterBradTurner. Recent collabora- JULY Kenny Werner breaks downthe usual tionswithartistsas diverse as Louis barriers separating soloandaccomSclavis, JohnButcher, JohnWolfBren- Andy Warren and Guests panyinginstruments. Not only are nan,George LewisandJoeLovano Souljazz music-acoustic, electric, thesekindredspiritsableto re-harreflecthis multi-dimensional talents tunesatwill,buttheycanalso conscious, and alwaysseekingthe monize and interests.Duringthis Festival turnon a dimeandlaunchintomeltransportive. It's a bit like Zero7 Dylan's skillswill be deployed in a lifluous cadenzas thatarerhythmically meetingBenHarper. The musicis number ofhighly anticipated contexts. fluid yet never out of bounds." -Marc invigorating, smooth,and beautifully Twoof hismostnotableprojects are (Montreal) arranged. WithMarkHumeniuk bass, Chenard collaborations with trumpeterDave A brilliantpianist,Kenny Werner has GeoffHicksdrums, DaveBuekeys. Douglas attheCultch. developed a styleall hisown. ThroughJULY 2 IMedia Club JUNE 25IVancouver East Cultural Centre outthe'80sand'90sheplayed witha (Dave Douglas Mountain variety of jazzgreatsfromJohnAberWassabi Collective Passages) crombie andJoeHenderson to Dave JUNE 28I Western Front Vancouver's Wassabi Collective is a Holland andJackDeJohnette. Oneof (Muller/Zubot/van derSchyfl) high-energy, progressive worldbeat hisstrongest alliances waswithsaxoJUNE 29I Western Front groupthat delivers non-stop grooves phonistJoe Lovano, with whomhe (Gestrin/Monder/van derSchyfl) to packed dancefloors. Thebandhas recorded several albums. KennyproJUNE 30IStudio 16(Muller/Kornstad/ opened forstarssuchasRandy Bach- duced aseries ofacclaimed recordings Plimley/van derSchyfl) man,HotHotHeatandRasTrillas. includinga sensational solo album JULY 1 I Railspur Alley, Granville Isl. JUNE 29IArtsClub Lounge calledLiveat Maybeck Hall(Concord) (Grdina lluartet featuring Dylan whichis considered a bellwether for vanderSchyfl) I You don't need to wear a beret to get JazzTimes Jazz Festival Special Subscribe now for just $25 USD. That's more than 62% off the regular cover price! Go to www.jazztimes.com/canada or call l-888-4JTIMES. Be sure to mention/enter promo code Vancouver to get this great one-time rate! JazzJimes· contemporary pianists. Hisrecentduo performs musiccomposed byitsmem- Wibutee's newbeat-oriented recording, CD,Tchat(JustinTime)with Remi bersplustunesbyDaveHolland, Kenny EightDomestic Challenges (Jazzland), Bolducis a highlyengaging musical Wheeler houseanddubwith and others.lhor Kukurudza easilycombines conversation. Montreal-based altosax- guitar,Jon Bentleytenorsax,Jodi contemporary classical music, freejazz ophonist RemiBolduc honedhiscraft Proznick multi-dimenbass,PaulTownsend drums. and noise.Kornstad's with well-known artistssuchas Vic JULY 1 IGranville Isl.Market Stage sional,post-minimalistic, future-jazz Vogel, ReneLussier andLorraine Dessonicsarethesoundof the21stcenmarais. Apassionate andsophisticated Wibutee tury.WithMariaRoggen voice,Erlend improviser, Bolduc's power-packed CD, Skomsvollkeyboards/piano, Per Renaissance (Effendi),revealsa Zanussi bass,WetleHoltedrums/sammature artistdelivering everything from plers/percussion, Gulleiv Weeelectronscorching solosto elegant jazz.Joining ics. Kornstad will alsoappearin an Werner andBolduc forthiscollaboraacousticquartetwith PaulPlimley, tionistheMarois VocalProject. Ledby TorstenMUiierand Dylanvan der composer/ arranger Rejean Marois, the Schyff. Thanks to theNorwegian Culrepertoire ofthisquartet ofgreatyoung turalCouncil andtheNorwegian Minsingersincludesinfluences ranging istryofForeign Affairs. frommedieval musicto contemporary JUNE 27IGastown jazz. Theiracappellasinging isflawless, JUNE 28IPerformance Works andtheyswinglikecrazy. WithBess Jazzfans who caughtNorwegian JUNE 29ITom LeeMusic Workshop saxophonistHakon JUNE Durey, Bekah Peterson, Carman J.Price, tenor/soprano 30IStudio 16(Muller/Korstad/ Kornstad's acoustictrio and Bugge IanLivingstone. Plimley/van derSchyll) Wesseltoft's groupherein2002willbe eagerto heartheVancouver debutof Wheel mouth Willers/Dresser/Rainey Kornstad's fascinating new project, Swinging, interactive mainstream jazz Wibutee. Three unbelievableimprovisers! Kornstad's concept of "open byfourof Vancouver's mostversatile mindedmusic"embraces Willersis oneof the most expressions Andreas andtalented jazzplayers, Wheelmouth both acousticand electronic,and originalguitaristsin modernmusic. From the Atlantic to the Pacific... ...from intimate regional festivals to spectacular city scenes ~ CANADA For information and links to 16 leading Canadian Jazz Festivals JAZZFESTIVALSCANADA.CA l♦I Canadian Heritage Patrimoine canadien Jazz Festivals Canada is a not-for-profit national arts service organization His range of artistic expression Amanda Wood includes thepuretouchoftheclassical guitaraswellas electronics and Thistalentedvocalistworksin the industry in stage,film, noiseeffects. Willershasworked with entertainment Accompanied by the PaulBley,LouisSclavis, EnricoRava, andtelevision. Trio,shesingsa mixofjazz andmanyothers.MarkDresser has DougLouie andpopfavourites. provento be one of the master standards 29,30IRossini's Gastown bassists of modern jazz,perhaps even JUNE themostexciting. Hisrhythmic solidity, melodicliquidity,and varietyof Yitzhak Yedid Trio timbralhuesareastonishing. Percus- featuring Fran~ois Houle sionistTom Rainey hasperformed with Yitzhak Yedid's music reflects a multia widerangeofartists,including John Abercrombie, Ray Anderson,Tim tudeof ethnicandculturalaspects from modernIsrael.Thecomposer/ Berne, FredHersch, andmore. pianist,bornin Jerusalem to a Jewish JULY 4 IRoundhouse descent, is creating an JULY 4 IRoundhouse (Willers' workshop) familyofSyrian unique synthesis oftraditional musical patterns fromhis nativecountryand Joe Williamson contemporary Western music.In this SeeBrettLarner real 'meetingof cultures',Oriental melos(Arabian andJewish scalesor whichissotypicalof Tony Wilson Ouintet/Septet themicro-tonality the MiddleEastand the Mediterranean) encounters newmusic andjazz improvisation. Yedid hasa beautiful CD titledBeneath TheCave(Between The Lines). ThisCanadian premiere performance features Canadian clarinetist Fran~ois Houleand Jerusalem-born bassistOraBoasson. Thanks to the IsraeliMinistry ofForeign Affairs. JUNE 25IWestern Front photo:ChrisCameron JUNE 26IStudio 16 A majorforcein our city'screative Buena music community,guitariSVband- Verba leaderjcomposer Tony Wilson's Quintet JUNE 29ICommodore playsboisterous andjoyfulmusicthat makes useof acoustic andelectronic soundsto providenewinsightinto olderWilson originals andtunesbyDon Cherry, Ornette Coleman, the Beatles andTomCora. WithMasaJ.Anzaialto saxophone, SkyeBrooks drums, Russell "Thecriticsagree, thissupergroupled Sholberg bassandJ.P.Carter trumpet. byVenezuelan producer Andres Levin Wilson's long-standing septetfocuses isthemostamazing Latindanceband ona chamber musicconcept andwill coming outoftheBigApplesincethe bepresenting Wilson's arrangements of Sixties whenNewYorkwasconsidered the musicof Benjamin Britten.With the salsacapitalof the world:'-Loft Kevin Elaschuk trumpet, David Saysax- Caracas-born songwriter/multi-instruophones, Becky Whitlingviolin,Peggy mentalist Andres LevinhasskillscurLeecello,PaulBlaney bass,Dylanvan rentlyin highdemand throughout the derSchyff percussion. worldof"Latinalternative" music. He's JUNE 29IStudio 16(quintet) produced albums forLosAmigos InvisJULY 3 IRoundhouse (septet) ibles, El GranSilencio,Carlhinos Brown, Moreno Veloso andcuttracks I E 8.. ♦ • ~ CD ♦ > ::, 0 u C ti ♦ > The complete guide to jazz in Vancouver. with CaetanoVelosoand Marisa WithRonThompson guitarandBrent hammarQuartet).Pianist Ludvig Monte.A NewYorkresidentsince Gubbels bass. Berghe joinedthegroupin 2002and 1989,Levinhas alsoworkedwith JUNE 30IMetJopolis MetJotown Plaza also leadsa highlyregarded trio. artistsranging fromChakaKhanand JULY 1 IOuisi BistJo DanielFredriksson is Sweden's new TinaTurnerto D'Angelo and Macy hotshot drummer. Heworksin groups Gray. VerbaBuena's soundis a prod- Torbjom led byJanLundgren, LudvigBerghe, Zetterberg HotFive uct of Levin'svision:a blendof FredrikKronkvist and PatrikBoman. 29IVancouver East Cultural Centre Withthreestunning Afrobeat, funk,hip hopandpopele- JUNE CDs, theTorbjorn mentswitha firm Cuban/Caribbean Zetterberg HotFivearesetto conquer foundation,richly melodic and NorthAmerica. Thanks to theSwedish intensely percussive. Therecent arrival NationalCouncil for Cultural Affairs. fromCubaof the acclaimed vocalist JUNE 28IPerformance Works FREE XiomaraLaugartand percussionist extraordinaire Pedrito Martinez, along Jesse Zubot withtheSt.Thomas-born horncombiSee lg Henneman nationof RonBlakesaxophones and Rashawn Ross trumpet, gaveLevin the coremusicians needed to formthe Zetterberg is oneofthemost band.Sometimes compared to War Torbjorn sought after bass players in Sweden. andEarth, WindandFire,the group alsofeatures twosingers anda rapper He'sworkedwith an international withlyricssunginYoruba, Spanish and who's who of artists including Payton, BoboStenson, Ron English. Aftera recentperformance, Nicholas Benny Bailey, MarkMurphy and BenRatliffof the NewYorkTimes Blake, Lastyearhe toured hailedVerbaBuenaas "oneof New NicolaiDunger. withthreeof Sweden's greatYork's bestnewdancebands, mixing Canada LinaNyberg, Rigmor up the Latinboogaloo of the '60s, estjazzsingers: and Jeanette Lindstrom. Cuban religious music, some American Gustafsson Zetterberg HotFiveis a groupof outsoulandFela-like Afrobeat...and it'sa standingyoungmusicians basedin goodparty:' Stockholm.Saxophonist/clarinetist Alberto Pinionis a creative improviser Bob York on all reedswho"demonstrates an photos:ChrisCameron Pianisf/composerjarranger BobYork acuteabilityfor constructing dense hasbeenprofessionally involved withart arrangements amid an airy,loose andmusic sincethe1970s. Influenced groove typevibe"(AlfMusicGuide). byArtTatum, BillEvans, CarlStalling, this Pintonhasperformed witha hostof eclectic musician willbeaccompanyinginternational artistslikeFredrik Nordfinelocalsingers SibelThrasher, Jayne strom, Marty Ehrlichand Bobby Anastacio andDenny Clark. Previte whileleadingthreeSwedishJUNE 30-JULY 3 IRossini's Kits basedbands:SnapTurtle,ClearNow andDogOut.Theyoungest member of theband,saxophonist Jonas KullhamSara Zacharias Trio maris probably the hottestnamein ThisVancouver jazz vocalisthas a contemporary Swedish jazz.At the honey-sweet altotoneanda natural Swedish JazzCelebration 2003 he flairforperforming. Fromclassic stanwonawards for Musician of theYear dardsto theblues, it'ssmooth sailing. andforGroup oftheYear(Jonas Kull- Canada Trust ■ music samples VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ■ artistlinks ■ updates ■ contests ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wegratefullyacknowledge the followingfor theiroutstandingsupportof the Festival. 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