Thursday, February 4, 2010 8:00pm
Friday, February 5, 2010 8:00pm
February 6, 2010 8:00pm
The Ironworks 235 Alexander Street
Curated by Ken Pickering and Torsten Mller, this three-night collaborative project has eight internationally acclaimed musicians (three from Vancouver and five from the USA) exploring improvisational practices in a warm, intimate setting. Each evening the octet pushes the music into daring and invigorating terrain using different combinations of players throughout.
Torsten Mller
Renowned German bassist Torsten Mller continues to be a valued collaborator on Vancouvers creative music scene since making the city his home almost a decade ago. A great improviser who expands the sonic possibilities of his instrument through extended techniques, Mller has worked with a diverse cast of international improvisers including Gunter Christmann, Ken Vandermark, Evan Parker, John Butcher, and Robin Holcomb.
Mei Han
Mei Han is a groundbreaking virtuoso on the Chinese zheng. Presenting music deeply rooted in over two thousand years of Chinese culture, she is transforming the stately zheng into a powerful tool for the contemporary international concert stage. Han regularly performs challenging new works by leading-edge composers including compositions by Minoru Miki, Yuji Takahashi, and Barry Truax. As an accomplished improviser, she has toured internationally with the Mei Han Art Ensemble. Her collaborators include piano luminary Paul Plimley and mandolin master John Reischman.
Dylan van der Schyff
Vancouver drummer Dylan van der Schyff is a heavyweight in the citys acclaimed jazz and improvised music community. AllAboutJazz.com notes that his ability to extract an infinite variety of textures from a simple drum kit is unparalleled. Besides working with local groups like Talking Pictures, NOW Orchestra, and the Brad Turner Quartet, Dylan collaborates with international names like Dave Douglas, Mark Helias, Achim Kauffman, and Fredrik Ljungkivst.
Sara Schoenbeck
Californian Sara Schoenbeck is a bassoonist who dedicates herself to expanding the sound and role of her instrument in the worlds of contemporary notated and improvised music. The Wire magazine (London) places her in the tiny club of bassoon pioneers at work in contemporary music today, and the New York Times calls her riveting, noting that she mixes textural experiments with a big, confident sound. She is a member of Anthony Braxtons 12+1 tet, Wayne Horvitzs Gravitas Quartet, and Vinny Golias Large Ensemble.
Jessica Pavone
Brooklyn-based string instrumentalist/composer Jessica Pavone is best known for her work with Anthony Braxtons 12 + 1 tet and for her duo project with guitarist Mary Halvorson, which has been described as distinct and beguiling [whose] core is steely, and its execution clear (New York Times). She currently plays bass guitar and viola in her 60s soul-inspired band The Pavones, and she plays viola and composes for No Way to Say Goodbye (a string quartet that substitutes a second violin for a double bass).
Taylor Ho Bynum
New Yorker Taylor Ho Bynum is a brass instrumentalist/composer committed to the further exploration of composition and improvisation pioneered by masters like Ellington, Ives, and the AACM, but with a third-millennial flavour and a trickster sensibility. He presently leads his Trio, his Sextet, the chamber ensemble SpiderMonkey Strings, and the little big band Positive Catastrophe, and he has developed a body of solo music for cornet and duo work with dancer/choreographer Rachel Bernsen. Bynum regularly performs with Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, and Bill Dixon.
Mary Halvorson
Brooklyn-based guitarist Mary Halvorson has been performing regularly with Anthony Braxton and Trevor Dunns Trio-Convulsant. She has also worked alongside Joe Morris, Nels Cline, John Tchicai, Elliott Sharp, Andrea Parkins, Marc Ribot, Oscar Noriega, and Jason Moran. Current projects include her Trio with John Hebert and Ches Smith, a chamber-music duo with violist Jessica Pavone, and the avant-rock band People. All About Jazz calls her the most impressive guitarist of her generation and enthuses that the future of jazz guitar starts here.
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Chicago-based cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm works in many varied contexts including the Valentine Trio (Jason Roebke, Frank Rosaly); Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet; Ken Vandermarks Territory Band, Frame Quartet, and Vandermark 5; Joe McPhees Survival Unit III (with Michael Zerang); and Tony Malabys Cello Trio. His extensive discography includes free improvised and jazz recordings as well as projects by rock groups including Califone, Freakwater, God is My Co-Pilot, Wilco, and many others.
Hvard Wiik Trio Florence K Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys Club 2010 Chris Gestrin Quartet 10:00 pm Andr Lachance Quartet 10:00 pm Ren Lussier 2 Trios 10:00 pm Marianne Trudel with Andr Lachance & Dylan van der Schyff 11:45 pm Jodi Proznick Quartet 10:00 pm Brad Turner Quartet 10:00 pm Altered Laws Drumheller Deborah Ledon Mimosa Quatuor Bozzini Veda Hille Trio Eric Vloeimans Fugimundi Trio Great music every Wednesday at 8:30pm Capones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club February 5, 2010: The shows announced today join the 55 Cultural Olympiad projects previously announced for 2010, including highlights such as The Blue Dragon/Le Dragon Bleu by Robert Lepage, Delusions by Laurie Anderson, Moon Water by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Chinese Taipei, and Tundra Songs by the Kronos Quartet featuring Tanya Tagaq. Music
Winterruption runs February 19 - 27 on Granville Island.
A unique twist on the Canadian winter festival! While most of the country is snowed under, winter in Vancouver is a distinctive yet unpredictable mix. Whatever the weather, you can expect a fabulous festival on Granville Island. At this multifaceted arts and culture festival, discover Granville Islands distinct creative community and much, much more! Performance Works
1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
One of Norways most extraordinary artists, jazz pianist and composer Hvard Wiik first made his mark in Vancouver with the Scandinavian powerhouse quintet Atomic several years ago. His sensitive, lyrical playing and ability to traverse mainstream traditions while playing more open approaches was a hit with audiences. Wiik has collaborated with jazz giants Joe Lovano, Kenny Wheeler, and Lee Konitz, and his acclaimed new trio finds him performing with Hakon Mjaset Johansen (drums) and Ole Morten Vgan (bass). Together they present a fresh view on the classic piano trio format. The groups CD The Arcades Project finds Wiik on top of his game as composer, pianist, and bandleader.
Saturday, 2/20/2010 at 9:00 pm
Twenty-something Florence K is on a roll! The Quebec-born vocalist/pianist already has three albums under her wing, has performed on four continents, and sings in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Her live concerts are enchanting musical celebrations that mix jazz, bossa, blues, and plenty of Cuban salsa. A charming newcomer to the scene, Florence K is a recipient of the Felix Award for Best World Album 2007 for Bossa Blue. With Norm Zbala guitar and Alec McElchran bass.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 9:00pm
Here comes a Cajun music dance-a-thon brimming with sounds as compelling, diverse, and exotic as one evening can deliver. Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys set the gold standard for modern Cajun music. Since 1988, and over a span of 10 CD releases, their musicianship, songwriting skills, soaring vocal harmonizing, and relentless grooves mark them as one of the best bands ever to emerge from southern Louisiana. Singing almost exclusively in French, accordionist Steve Riley and his crew celebrate the treasures found in the Cajun tradition, while finding a rich and convincing contemporary voice for this resilient American roots musical style. So grab your dance partner and soak up an earful of bayou country: past, present, and future. With David Greely fiddle, Sam Broussard guitar, Brazos Huval bass, Kevin Dugas drums.
Friday, February 26, 2010 9:00pm
Performance Works
1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
Tony Wilson Sextet 11:45 pm
2/22/2010
Pianist Chris Gestrin and his quartet bring the swing, and Tony Wilsons compositions tap into the whole history of jazz and blues.
Gordon Grdina Trio 11:45 pm
2/24/2010
Andr Lachance is earning a reputation as a fine jazz guitarist, and Gordon Grdina blends mainstream jazz, free-form improvisation and Arabic classical music.
2/25/2010
Guitarist Ren Lussier blurs the distinction between rock, jazz and circus music, and Quebec-based pianist Marianne Trudels work is adventurous and full of beauty.
Ugetsu 11:45 pm
2/23/2010
Bassist-composer Jodi Proznick is a Canadian jazz star on the rise, and Ugetsu, one of the countrys finest original ensembles, has a hard-bop front line of trumpet, tenor sax and trombone.
Laura Crema with the Sharon Minemoto Trio 11:45 pm
2/21/2010
Brad Turners modern jazz quartet is simply one of the best units around, and Jane Crema joins a swinging trio led by pianist Sharon Minemoto.
Free (no reservations required)
2/21/2010, 2:30 pm
Vancouvers Altered Laws creates distinctly original music that combines Latin, pop, Brazilian, and mainstream jazz.
2/20/2010, 2:30 pm
This five-piece jazz outfit often sounds twice its size, with a loping humour essential to the emerging Toronto sound.
2/21/2010, 4:30 pm
The Vancouver-based singer-songwriter is as extraordinary as her life story.
2/21/2010, 12:30 pm An original concoction of samba grooves, sky-high improvisations, and captivating melodies and lyrics.
2/27/2010, 2:30 pm
Four young artists fervently embrace a repertoire from the classic and romantic periods to improvised music.
2/20/2010, 4:30 pm
An amalgam of pop, jazz, classical and art rock featuring intelligent lyrics conceived by a natural storyteller.
2/20/2010, 12:30 pm
A chamber jazz trio led by one of Europes most extraordinary trumpet players.
333 Chesterfield Avenue (3rd St. one block west of Lonsdale), North Vancouver
Admission $8
This is an artist-run weekly series embracing the full spectrum of jazz and improvised music from trad to post-bop, free improv to world music fusions. Presentation House Studio is an historic former church with excellent acoustics where the audience can be up close and personal with the musicians.
Premier dining & live jazz destination in Vancouver. Capones boasts a line up consisting of the best local live jazz & blues musicians on the west coast, performing 7 nights a week.
Olympic Patio Kick Off Party (5:00 pm)
February 6, 2010:
Tracy Moar Collective (5:00 pm)
February 7, 2010:
Phyllis Adelyne (7:30 pm)
February 11, 2010:
The Mojo Stars (7:30 pm)
February 13, 2010:
Wendy Bollard (2:00 pm)
Tracy Moar Collective (9:00 pm)
February 14, 2010:
Dino DiNicolo (6:30 pm)
February 15, 2010:
Dino DiNicolo (2:00 pm)
February 17, 2010:
Tracy Moar Collective (4:00 pm)
February 22, 2010:
Dino DiNicolo (6:30 pm)
February 24, 2010:
Tracy Moar Collective (6:30 pm)
February 27, 2010:
Dino DiNicolo (2:00 pm)
The third and final edition of Vancouver 2010s Cultural Olympiad festivals will start on 22 January 2010 and run throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, concluding on 21 March. The extensive programme will include more than 600 ticketed and free performances and exhibitions in 60 venues in Metro Vancouver and British Columbias Sea to Sky corridor.
If a theme can be applied to this diverse mix of artists, it is collaboration and connection between iconic artists with up-and-coming musicians. The music list is rounded out by Juno-nominated breakout Canadian band Stars, known for its atmospheric, literary pop; the Hilario Duran Latin Jazz Band, led by a man who learned his craft at the centre of Cubas vibrant Latin jazz scene, performing with saxophonist Jane Bunnett, pianist Phil Dwyer and master percussionist Changuito all band leaders and international jazz icons in their own right; and the double-bill of KNaan (a young Somali-Canadian rapper) and Tinariwen (a collective of poet-guitarists that has rocked the south Saharan since the late 1970s).
For more information contact All About Jazz.
