--------------------------- GREETINGS WELCOME 2001 Asa company thatcontinually strivesto be in synchwith progressive, evolutionary musicprograms, wearepleased to beassociatedwiththis16thedition of theFestival, aneventwe have proudly supported sinceitsinception. Delivering fresh,cuttingedgemusicprograms in a diversity ofgenres isalways a challenge. The Coastal Jazz& Blues Society istobe commended for havingthe Inthis16thyearoftheVancouver International JazzFestival it givesmegreatpleasure toreflect onourmany accomplishments. TheFestival hasbecome oneofthemostimportant events of its kindin theworldandthatis cause forcelebration. TheFestival andyearround concerts have developed intoa stronganchor forthedisseminationofcreative musicnotonlyinWestern Canada butoftenacross Canada andintotheUnited States. Ourinnovative programming hasbeenrecognized internationally and is partlyresponsible for the globalrecognition thatmany ofthewonderful musiciansin our community haveattained.We are primed andreadyto delveintotheexplosive contemporary musical milieuthatwillsurely definethe worldof jazzandits relatives in the21stcentury. As alwaysthe Festival focuses on the most important creators in thejazzandimprovised musicworlds, presenting a stimulating overview Festival sucha happening ontheCanadian ofthecurrent stateof theartform. music scene. Someof themostexciting talentin thejazzworldwill befeatured in ourtheatre series. Attendance at this premiereventhas Makesurenotto missthe"Legends oftheBandstand", a wonderful quintetofjazzelders feagrownsteadilyovertheyears,to thepoint turing:Hank Jones, RayDrummond, GaryBartz, LouisHayes andCurtisFuller. Representing the whereit providedmusicalenjoyment to legends to be are Terence Blanchard, JoshuaRedman, RoyHargrove, ChrisPotter,Mark morethan380,000 people lastyear.Thatisa Turner/Kurt Rosenwinkel andoneof ourfavourite musicians-award winningtrumpeter/comtremendous accomplishment, a validation of poser, DaveDouglas performing in Canada fortheveryfirsttimewithhis"NewQuintet". Dave thesignificant stridesthathavebeenmade isalsocollaborating ina firsttimequartet withLouisSclavis (France), BarrePhillips (USA) and sincetheeventwasmerely a gleamin the Vancouver's ownDylan vanderSchyff. eyeof theCoastal Jazz& BluesSociety. OurEuropean program features morethanadozen influential bands ontheimprovised music Whenwefirstgotinvolved insupporting scene. Undeniably, thecenterpiece oftheprogram isBritish bassist/composer BarryGuy's New Canadian musicevents,morethanthree Orchestra. Mr.Guy'snewprojectincludes a who'swhoof international all-stars including decades ago,wedidsowiththeaimofhelp- MarilynCrispell, EvanParker, MatsGustafsson, HerbRobertson, PerAkeHolmlander, Hans ingtransform visionintoreality.Thatsame Koch, Raymond Strid,PaulLytton andJohannes Bauer. Tenmusicians - fromBritain, Germany, principle holdstruetoday. Inpartnering such Switzerland, USAandSweden -will perform inathreedayextravaganza ofmixandmatch that initiatives, we aretryingto makeprograms will bea tonicforadventurous ears.Thisculminates intheOrchestra concert attheVancouver moreaccessible tothepublic, exposing them EastCultural Centre onJune24. to an assortment of musicalstylesand TheNYCdowntown scene willprovide uswithsome ofthemostoriginal musicians playing therebybroadening the audience basefor today:Ellery Eskelin withAndrea Parkins andJimBlack, TimBerne's HardCellandtheParadox suchprograms. Trio.Important Canadian projectsby largeensembles includeQuebec composer/bassist The productive partnership we share Normand Guilbeault's controversial - Riel-A Musical Pleain additionto concerts byJohn with the CoastalJazz& BluesSociety Korsrud's HardRubber Orchestra, NOWOrchestra andTony WilsonNonet. wouldcertainly notbepossible withoutthe Thenewgroove component oftheFestival hasalsobeenkicked upanother notch. We'llbe tirelesseffortsexpended by the event showcasing NinjaTune's Cinematic Orchestra (Britain), Soulive andtheJohnScofield Band organizers andvolunteers. Norwouldit be (USA), Ex-Centric Sound System (Israel, Ghana) andgreatCanadian bands suchasBullfrog feapossiblewithoutthe fantasticsupportof turingKidKoala, TheNewDeal,Metalwood andKevin Breit's Sisters Euclid. thehundreds ofthousands of people whose Theworldmusicsceneis represented bygreatartistssuchas Brazil's newbossastylist attendance at the variousperformances MarciaFaraco andpercussion dynamos Olodum, Korean/American komungowizard JinHiKim, givetheeventitselectricity. percussion virtuoso TrilokGurtu's newthirdworldensemble, Cuban greatsBarbarito Torres, Tooneandall, we extendourthanks Ibrahim Ferrer andRuben Gonzalez. andourbestwishesfor a mostenjoyable It addsuptomoremusic thanisimaginable atoneoftheworld's mostcomprehensive music ten daysat the du MaurierInternational festivals. Take prideandtakeadvantage ofthisextraordinary opportunity toexplore. It'sallyours JazzFestival Vancouver! Vancouver. Enjoy! NeilBlanche Director of Marketing Communications duMaurier ~~ KenPickering, ArtisticDirector "t"'" GREETINGS I amdelighted towelcome everyone takingpartinthe16thannual Vancouver International JazzFestival. On Sale@ Virgin Megastore Vancouver willbeentertained byperformances alloverthecityduring thisdynamic event, whichshowcases the talentsof traditional andcontemporary musicartists.The Vancouver International is recognized as oneof world'spremier jazzfestivalsand promises againthisyearto bringtogether a diverserangeof international all-star performers ina vibrant celebration of music. Congratulations onthehighartisticstandards andpopularity achieved bytheVancouver International Jazzfestival. AsMinister ofCanadian Heritage, I extend mybestwishes for a resounding success. Enjoy themusic! SheilaCopps Minister of Canadian Heritage SUPERGENEROUS Supergenerous JOELOVANO Trio Fascination2 SOULLIVE Doin' Something DJ SMASH Phonography: Bluenote Remix Forthenexttendaysthemusic ofNorthAmerica's original artformtakesoverVancouver. Jazz!Fromoutdoor streetvenues to showcase concerts bysomeof theworld'sbest musicians, Vancouver will pulsewiththesound ofjazz,blues, R&Bandalltheirmusical siblingsThecityisafocalpointascultural tourists fromacross thecontinent andmusic fansfromacross thecityandprovince converge to bea partof a unique andhighly successful Festival. Onbehalfof thegovernment of UjjalDosanjh, it is myhonour to welcome musicians, audience members andspecial guests tothe16thannual Vancouver International Jazz Festival, oneofthepremier cultural events inthisprovince. Astheminister responsible for culture,I amproudof the factthatBritishColumbia is hometo sucha worldrenowned showcase forjazzmusic. me SPIRDSOF HAWNII Congratulations tothestaffandvolunteers attheCoastal JazzandBlues Society forajob welldone.I'manticipating awonderful Festival andanamazing musical experience. iTM0+50UL Gerard Janssen Ministe_r ofSmallBusiness, Tourism andCulture ANEBUNDETT JANE BUNNETT & THE SPIRITS OF HAVANA Ritmo+Soul V ~fJJ- Vancouver ishonoured onceagainto actasthebackdrop forthe16thannual Vancouver International JazzFestival, considered bymanytobeVancouver's premier musical event. Onbehalfof thecitizens of Vancouver, andmanyof mycolleagues ontheCityCouncil, I wouldliketo offermyheartfelt greetings to all participants whowill enjoythisyear's event.I wantalsotocommend theorganizers andthosewhohaveparticipated inorganizingtheFestival. ...~~~~s ~ ;:::- ,-------·· I· RENEEROSNES With a Little Help From My Friends Vancouver isrecognized theworldoverforitsvibrant artsandcultural activities, theJazz Festival isclearly oneofthemostsignificant events inourcultural mosaic. Wewishyou theverybestfora successful festival. PhillipW,Owen Mayor, Cityof Vancouver DIANNE REEVES The Galling Check out Vancouver'slargest selectionof Jazz at the VARIOUS Blue Note Jazz Festival 2001 - VIRGINMEGASTORE ME&ASTORE Robson & Burrard I 604 669 2289 ... VIRGINMEGA COM> TICKETS Orpheum Theatre Anevening with Joshua Redman Quartet plusChrisGestrin Trio Fri.June29• 8pm $40reseived/$35 festivalseating Smithe & Seymour Emmylou HarrisandSpyboy plusJoeHenry Thurs. June28• 8pm• $43,$39,$35 Buddy Guy plusOluDara Sat.June30• 8pm• $40,$35,$30 Buena Vista Social ClubPresents Orquesta Ibrahim Ferrer withspecial guestRuben Gonzalez Thurs. July5• 8pm• $61,$56,$50 TheVogue Theatre DaveDouglas NewQuintet plusChrisPotter Quartet Sat.June30• 8pm $35reseived/$30 festivalseating AnEvening with BelaFleck& TheFlecktones Sun.July1• 8pm $38reseived/$33 festivalseating Commodore Ballroom 868Granville Street Nominors please Doors openone-half hourprior to showtimeslistedbelow 918Granville Street legends oftheBandstand: HankJones, Curtis Fuller, GaryBartz,RayDrummond, Louis Hayes plusHughFraser Quintet Fri.June22• 8pm $33reseived/$28 festival seating Barbarito Torres plusMarcioFaraco Sat.June23• 8pm $40reseived/$35 festival seating JohnPizzarelli Trio plusSharon Minemoto Quintet Sun.June24• 8pm $33reseived/$28 festival seating Kenny Colman plusDeeDaniels Mon.June25• 8pm $25reseived/$20 festival seating lrakere plusOlodum Tues. June26• 8pm $45reseived/$40 festival seating RoyHargrove Quintet plusEastwind Wed.June27• 8pm $30reseived/$25 festival seating Terence Blanchard Quintet plusKenny Werner Trio Thurs. June28• 8pm $35reseived/$30 festival seating Ex-Centric Sound System plusVelvet Fri.June22• 9:30pm • $25 Cinematic Orchestra plusKingCobb Steelie/ DJSerious Sat.June23• 9:30pm • $20 TheNewDeal plusQ.& DJRamasutra Sun.June24• 8:30pm • $20 JohnScofield Band plusMetalwood & Bloomdaddies Mon.June25• 8:30pm • $32 Bullfrog featuring KidKoala plusSoulive Tues. June26• 8:30pm • $25 AlphaYaYaDiallo plusRicardo Lemvo & MakinaLoca Wed.June27• 8:30pm • $25 Clarence Gatemouth Brown plusMarciaBall Thurs. June28• 8:30pm • $30 WideMouthMason plusJazzPharmacy Fri.June29• 9:30pm • $25 TrilokGurtuBand plusSexMob& ZonyMash SatJune30• 9:30pm • $25 Vancouver EastCultural Centre Pertormance Works DISCOUNT PASSES 1895 Venables Street onGranville Island 1218Cartwright Street Nominors please Choose a combination of Festival showstosuityourtasteand.save15-40% off the singleticketprice. StevelacyQuintet plusKateHammett-Vaughan Fri.June22• 8pm• $30 EvanParker Trio MatsGustafsson Trio withspecial guestMarilynCrispell Sat.June23• 8pm• $23 BarryGuy's NewOrchestra Sun.June24• 8pm• $30 BentjeBraam plusFran~ois Houle5 Mon.June25• 8pm• $18 AKAMoon plusBenoit Delbecq 5 Tues. June26• 8pm• $20 Rumba Calzada Fri.June22• 9pm• $10 Olam Sat.June23• 9pm• $10 Cinematic Orchestra Sun.June24• 9pm• $15 Soulive Mon.June25• 9pm• $15 AlmaLibre Tues. June26• 9pm• $10 Metalwood Wed.June27• 9pm• $12 PassTickets Arelimited- OrderEarly! Festival 4-Pack Any4Vogue, Vancouver EastCultural Centre orCommodore shows $80plusseivice charges 4-pack tickets forVogue shows areforfestivalseating in thetheatre's balcony Festival 3-Pack Any3 Performance Works, Western Front, Studio16orDr.Sun-Vat SenGarden shows•$24plusseivice charges Passes include oneticketforeachconcert selected. PassOrders areavailable exclusively through the £TE Lu s· JazzHotline 872-5200 Eatons •VISA•Mastercard• American Express• Diners Club HardRubber Orchestra plusRonSamworth/Tony Wilson Wed.June27• 8pm• $20 Plimley/Phillips/Robinson plusJinHiKim/Hans Koch/ Torsten Muller Thurs. June28• 8pm• $18 Sclavis/Douglas/Phillips/ vanderSchyff plusTimBerne's HardCell Fri.June29• 8pm• $25 Normand Guilbeault Riel- MusicalPlea Sat.June30• 8pm• $20 Q Thurs. June28• 9pm• $10 JAZZ FRIENDS Broken Soundbarrier Featuring Graham Haynes & Eyvind Kang Fri.June29• 9pm• $15 Support Coastal JazzandBluesSociety's manyprograms with a $40JazzFriend contribution. JazzFriends save$2onticketprices,payonly$1seivicecharge and getthebestseatsin thehouse. Tojoincallthe £TELUS' JazzHotline. KevinBreit"Sisters Euclid" Sat.June30• 9pm• $12 Dr.Sun Vat-Sen Garden 578Carrall Street Nightly at 7:30pm Allshows $10.Seecentre pagegridfor artistlistings. MarkTurner/ KurtRosenwinkel Quartet plusElleryEskelin withAndrea Parkins/Jim Black Sun.July1• 8pm• $25 ~TELUS® JAZZ. HOTLINE 872-5200 Studio 16 ticketrnaster 1545 W 7thAvenue Twoshows nightly, at 9pm andMidnight. Allshows $12. Seecentre pagegridfor artistlistings. Western Front 303East8thAvenue Nightly at 5:30pm. Allshows $12. Seecentre pagegridforartistlistings. Tickets•Passes• Information or (604)280-4444 www.ticketmaster.ca STUDENTS &SENIORS Save$2offalladvance singleticketpricesAvailable exclusively through licketmaster outlets andtheCJBS office. TICKET OUTLETS s• JAZZ HOTLINE• (604)872-5200 Charge byPhone • £TELU • AllTICKETMASTER andSuperstar locations (including participating A&BSound outlets andmajormalllnfocentres) oroverthewebatwww.ticketmaster.ca Charge byPhone (604)280-4444 Eatons •VISA•Mastercard • American Express• Diners Club AdultTickets forGeneral Admission Events areAvailable at: • BlackSwanRecords 3209WestBroadway, Vancouver (604)734-2828 • High lifeRecords 1317Commercial Drive, Vancouver (604)251-6964 • Washington State-All licketmaster Northwest outlets (206)628-0888 Nightclubs havevarious cover charges, tickets available at thedoor.CalltheJazz Hotline fordetails. • Allticketprices include GST• Seivice charges mayapply• Norefunds or exchanges www.jazzvancouver.com Priority access foreatons cardholders Toll Free 1-888-GET-JAZZ (1-888-438-5200) Dawn Aitken Trio Almost Transparent Blue Backseat Betty Recently arrivedin Vancouver, vocalist A collaborative Vancouver triothatfuses Hypnotic grooves and ultra-cool sonic Dawn Aitken's lush,richvocals havebeen thehighenergy of rockandmetalwith excursions paytributeto thegreatMiles of 1969-74 (Bitches compared to singerssuchas Phoebe therhythmic complexities of20thcentury Davis'recordings Snowand PeggyLee.Her impressive classical musicandthe extended sonic Brew,Ina SilentWay,etc.).Thegroup's debutCD,BeCool, offersafreshtakeon vocabulary of freejazz.WithMasayoshi stellarline-up features someof ourcity's standards andseldom-heard gems. With Anzaialtosax,KellyChurko players. WithBill Clarktrumpet, guitar,Skye coolest RickKilburnbassand ChrisSigerson Brooks drums.Thanks to theTelemedia PepeDanza percussion, BruceFreedman piano. NewArtistsFund sopranosax, Chris GestrinFender ______ June22Western Front June29CitySquare Rhodes/organ, AndreLachance electric bass,RonSamworth guitar,DaveSay tenorsax,MilesBlack Fender Rhodes and AKA Moon Steve Arguelles DylanvanderSchyffdrums/electronics Belgium's mostexcitingcontemporary SeeBenoit Oelbecq 5 June23Gastown jazzbandtakesitsname fromtheAfrican AKApygmies, a tribewithwhomthistrio Susie Arioli Swing Band Marcia Ball spenttimeintheearly'90s.Musical travNo muss, no fuss just pureswing.This June28Commodore ellerswitha deepcuriosity, they've also is onthe visitedIndiato studyandrecord. Their little bigbandfromMontreal popstardom. Vocalist highlyoriginalharmolodic hip-hop incor- vergeof Canadian onsnaredrumwith poratescomplexrhythms,game-like SusieAriolidoubles She'sbacked by guitarists Jorstructures, sharp-edged funkandoutright brushes. andMichael Browne, andthe fusion.Witb Fabrizio Cassolalto sax, danOfficer MichelHatzigeorgiou bass,Stephane stand-upbassdutiesare sharedby Galland drums, Fabian Fiorinikeyboards, StephenBarryand ShaneMcKenzie. to the Canada Council for the DJ Grazzhoppa turntables, BenoitDel- Thanks becqsamplers. Thanks to theBelgium Arts. June24Gastown Cultural Affairs. June24Studio16 June26Vancouver EastCultural Centre ARRIBA "Ballis the bayouqueenof the piano, steeped in blues,honky-tonk andgospel. Whenrewed ...she'sa rollicking dynamo spewing heat-seeking tripletsfromthe ivories whileherhorndrivenbandwails. She's alsoa subtlesongwriter anda formidable singer witha wispof huskiness edging herCajun-Texan twang."- Minneapolis Star-Tribune MarciaBallhonedherpowerful singing June22O'Doul's {quartet) anddeft,rollicking keyboard chops while Marc Atkinson Trio June23Studio16 growingup in "theTexastriangle," an June26Cellar {withOliver Gannon) Django, Chopin andDukeEllington all areaofLouisiana andTexas thatspawned meetin themusicof thislivelyVictoria- greatslikeJanisJoplin,Johnny Winter, Alma Libre based trio.Ledbytalented guitarist Marc Oueen IdaandZachary Richard. Bythe theiracoustic music isintimate, early'80sshehadsigned with Rounder Spanish for "freesoul"- this dynamic Atkinson, andjust plainfun.WithJoey Records andwentontorelease aslewof Vancouver group,formedby guitarists elegant, guitar dynamite albums- Hot Tamale Baby, MartinSimpson andAndreStephen, per- SmithbassandChrisFryerhythm Works FREE Gatorhythms, LetMePlaywithYour Pooformsin the nuevoflamenco tradition. July1 Performance dleandSingIt, a "threedivasof the Withtherelease of theirextremely sucblues"projectwith IrmaThomas and Azul Liberte cessful self-titled debutCD,thebandhas TracyNelson. In 1998,Marciawashonbeenin greatdemand. Theyopened our Featuring electric fiddle,guitar, voice, alto ouredwith the prestigious WC.Handy 1995JazzFestival andperformed with saxandflute,pluskeyboards andpercus- Awardfor Contemporary BluesFemale the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in sion,thisbanddescribes itsmusic asjazz Artistof theYear. Full-tiltorslowburn1997. WithChris Tarry bass, JackDuncan, inflected funkyfolkandLatinblues,plus whatever themusical moment demands RaphaelGeronimo percussion, Chris electro-acoustic improv withcybertribal - thisunabashed powerhouse artistisat Gestrin piano,PhilBelanger drums, Lou andambient electronica. homeplayingroadhouse rock,jumpMastroianni keyboards. June23Starbucks Granville Isl blues,secondline syncopation (a la June26Performance Works Thislocalbandmixes jazzandbluesstandardswithhittuneslikeCorcovado, One NoteSamba andOesafinado bythegreat composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Vancouver-based tenorsaxophonist/com-Brazilian poser MikeAllen's wonderful trioisaper- With ScottWatsonbass,RexFugard drums,Mark Macintosh guitar,Kate fect showcase for his repertoireof keyboards. Thanks to theCanada originals andchoice standards. Swinging Leahy fortheArts. mainstream jazz.Veryhip!WithDarren Council June28Starbucks Granville Isl. Radtke bass, DaveRobbins drums. TERENC ·LET'S "LET'S GET LOST" and most popular Monheit,Dianne celebrating Professor Longhair), R&B,deepsouland ballads. Inthewordsof the Milwaukee Journal, "Sheappears to bethesecret lovechildof MissManners andLittle Richard, sittingdemurely at thekeyboard whileblowing thejointapart."A double billw· C atemot:JtlrBrown 1mBerne's Hard Cell Bet.e andStef These youngMontrealers havefallenin lovewiththesensuous rhythms ofJobim andGilberto's music.Bet.e'sseemingly effortless vocals aresupported byStet's guitarandvocals. Enchanting renditions of classic bossanovaandsamba tunes. Thanks totheTelemedia NewArtists Fund. June29Studio16 Terence Blanchard Witha toneasthickasgumbo andlicks asfieryasa tablespoon of cayenne, this blues guitarist maybethehottest thingto comeout of Louisiana sincechefPaul Prudhomme. Hisfunky,jazzed-up, rhythmicbluesarea knock-out! June24Yale June28 Vogue Theatre Animportant member of NewYorkCity's creativemusiccommunity, saxophonist 1imBerne's contributions invitecompar·sons tothoseoffellowNewYorker John rn. LikeZorn,Berneasserts a stron "Wynton Marsalis maygathertheattenThisinternational assembly of fantastic d singular musical personality througtrummusicians ledbyDutch pianist/composer ut hisdiverse andfrequently absorbi6g tion,buthisfellowNewOrleans is the mainstream MichielBraam playssomeof thecoolest arks.Since1979,Bernehasrecorded peter/composer makingthe moresignificant modern jazzonthe planet.Referencing umerous albumsfor SoulNote,JMT, jazzman records." -Entertainment Weekly themusic ofjazzidolslikeMonkandTris&W,Columbia andforhisownEmire onthe tano,Braam worksin anexpanded har- andScrewgun labels.Hiscollabora ors Oneof themostgiftedtrumpeters contemporary jazz scene,Blanchard's monic idiomthatseems toviewthemusic vertheyears haveincluded PaulMot n, careerhastakenhimfromLionelHampthrough a prism,startingtuneswith a • ill Frisell, JoeyBaron, OluDara,M rk ton'sBigBand, to a four-year stintwith familiarfeelingandthentakingthem resserandmanyothers.1imhasan ArtBlakey's JazzMessengers, to a fiveapartinoblique ways.Recent CDsinclude nstantlyidentifiablesaxophone s le album partnership withsaxophonist DonTheSecond Coo/book andMonkMateri- !withits skewed R&Bsensibility) anda ald Harrison. He has also composed als.With Holland's Wilbertde Joode compositional approachthat lea s numerous soundtracks including Spike bass,Britishdrummer MartinFrance and towardextended formpieces. Hisrecet Lee's Mo'Better Blues andMalcolm Xand lainBallamy lot Loose Tubes) on tenor projects include therough andedgyqua is featured onthe upcoming soundtrack sax,andGermany's Frank Gratkowski, a tel Bloodcount !Michael Formanek, Chri for Things YouCanTellByLooking AtHer long-time cohortof GeorgGraewe and Speed, Jim Black). his improvising tri !Sony Classical). Blanchard's debutCDon Gerry Hemingway, onaltosax.Thanks to Paraphrase !DrewGress, TomRainey). th the Royal Netherlands EmbassyBigSatan trio!MarcDucret, TomRainey, Sony Classicalwas the criticallyacclaimed Jazzin Film,a project thatcelOttawa, Dutch Ministry ofEducation. Sci- andHardCellwithkeyboard playerCrai ebrated the powerful encounters ence& Culture andtheDutchFundfor aborn!James Carter) anddrummer To between jazzandclassicmoviescores Performing Arts. 1Rainey. of a Murder!Duke June25Vancouver EastCultural Centre ~une30Roundhouse (Berne/Sclavis/ suchas Anatomy Ellington), Chinatown !JerryGoldsmith) June26Tom LeeMusicw.shop / Taborn/Phillips/Rainey) andThePawnbroker IOuincy Jones). His June26Studio16 Vuly1 Roundhouse w.sho second release forSonyClassical, Wan.lultl_Stuei01S--deringMoon,is a quietlydazzling setof originalcompositions featuringguests Saul Berson Quartet BranfordMarsalisand DaveHolland. Lately, Terence andhisstellarbandhave Vancouver alto saxophonist/composer Bersonleadsthis wonderfulquartet. beentearing it upinjazzclubsthroughout Incorporating MiddleEasterngrooves, NewYorkCity.Withhispuretone,rhythjazzandjusta pinch oftango, themusic is mic phrasing, harmonic sophistication riveting,the musicianship stellar.With andincredible white-hot sense of swing, TonyWilsonguitar,KimDarwinaccor- Blanchard isoneofthegreatest hardbop dion,PaulBlaney bass. trumpeters in jazz.BriceWinstontenor June23Granville Isl.MarketStage sax,Edward Simon piano,Derek NieverJune24O'Dou/'s (trio) geltbassandEricHarland drums. City.Toronto's SistersEuclid, ledbythe released several CDsofhisowncompositions,includingTheStoryof Ireland amazing Breit,treatsaudiences to a epertoire thatranges frommodern jazz, (Tzadik).PetrifiedWood,an ongoing Thisfunkygroove-based NewYorkjazz hip-hop totheoccasional series ofpieces forstringensembles, has quintet, ledbyferociously talented saxo- ock,bluegrass, in NewYork,Seattle and phonist andformer Vancouverite Seamus how tune.Described as a "carnival beenperformed garage band," Sisters Euclid hasreleased Oklahoma. WithShazad lsmailyelectric Blake,boastsan unorthodox lineupof bass, AndySillsdrums. Blakeand ChrisCheekelectricsaxo- threeacclaimed recordings including the phones, TonyMasonand DanReiser latestEmilyGunfighter. Thisshowis not June29Tom LeeMusicw.shop drums, andlim Luntzel electric bassand bemissed! {Graham Haynes) vocals.Combining groovesand beats July1 Roundhouse {concert & w.shop) withtightmelodic linesandadeep, funky Clarence Gatemouth Brown bass,the Bloomdaddies' musicis too Brickhouse June 28 Commodore cool.TheyhavetwoCDs,TheBloomdadbest knownpartyband! diesand RacerX, anda brandnew Vancouver's forrnore thaneightyears, Brickrelease coming outonNewYork's Fresh Together houseplaysfunkyR&Bwitha hiptwist. Sound label. With RayKeeshbass,Geordie Bolton June22Cellar drums,RobBracken vocals/harmonica, June24Gastown NeilCruickshank guitar,Oldrich Ziteksax. June25Commodore June22 Yale Bloomdaddies Broken Sound Barrier feablring An energetic andfunVancouver sextet Graham Haynes &Eyvind Kang whichcombines thefreedom of improvisational jazzwiththegrooving rhythms of June29Performance Works Brazilian andAfro-Cuban music.With GrahamOrd saxophones, Laurence Mollerup bass,PhilBelanger drums, Jim McGilveray percussion, DarylJahnke guitar, AnnaLumiere keyboards. June29Fox& Firkin "ThatGatecandomorewithaguitarthan amonkey withapeanut!" - Lonnie Brooks Aftera distinguished, 50 yearjourney throughAmericanmusical history, Clarence"Gatemouth"Brown has returned totheoriginal source ofhispopularity:hisswinging hybridof bluesand Botten/Wold/Taggart Trio jazzliberally seasoned with otherinfluA nightof swinging jazzandmusical surencesfromthe Texas-Louisiana border prises.Vancouver bassistRussBotten country. Overthecourse of hiscareer, he holdsdownthebottom endasRoss Taghasbecome established asa legendary gartandAlWoldtaketurnsonbothpiano performer of breathtaking diversity and andtenorsaxophone. Choice standards virtuosity. At homeonvocals, guitar, harandunknown gerns areonthernenu. monica,mandolin, and fiddle,or with Ju O'Doul's Thisgroupfeatures two genre-busting composer's penin hand,hehasdemonprotagonists. Cornetist/composer Gra- stratedhismastery of blues,jazz,Cajun, Kevin Breit "Sisters Euclid" hamHaynes(thesonof jazzlegendRoy country,andswing.Hebringsall these Haynes) pushes theboundaries between strains together withinstantly recognizadifferentmusicalworldsas a natural ble individuality on his currentrelease expression of hiscreative soul.Hislast AmericanMusic, TexasStyle (Blue release, 8PM(Knitting Factory) couples Thumb). Therecording balances vocals thefluidtonesofhiscornet withtheomi- andinstrumentals, combining a healthy noussoundscape of electronic sequenc- portionof originals with classics from Count Basie, Duke Ellington,Jay ing. Haynes has reshapedthe expectations ofevenhismostdevout fans McShann andPercy Mayfield. Butdon't callGatemouth abluesman, jazzmusician by successfully blendingelementsof music,hip-hopandambient orcountry artist- herefuses to becateGuitarist/composer KevinBreitis onedf electronic NewYork-based gorized. "TheHighPriest ofTexas Swing" themostprolificartistsaround. HehJs styles.Winnipeg-born, violinist/violist/composer EyvindKang istheonlylabelhe'lllettouchhisname. recorded andtoured withHollyCole,k..~, from Whatever youcallhisstyle,themultiple lang,Grammy-winner Cassandra Wilsbn hasworkedwith rnanymusicians traditions ranging fromBillFrisell WC HandyAwardwinningGatemouth andmanyothers.Healsoperforms ahd diverse andhisfive-piece bandplaymusic andJohnZornto AmirKoushkani and Brown records (Supergenerous, BlueNote)with Hehaswrittenmusic fornumerous that bringsjoy andexcitement to his Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista in/an Beck. dance, theatre andfilmpieces aswellas many fans. 11-impC