The weather is rocking this weekend so don't miss the waterfront patio voted one of Vancouver's Top Ten!
The music is jazzy and soulful (that's my dept) and we have special guests Mimi Snider, Gunther Klaus, and Steven Ley joining me. I'll also be doing a mini tribute to Miles Davis's Kind Of Blue album in the early set, so come hear some classics.....
Chef Scott has prepared a special menu, and that alone is reason to come- check out his Saturday Specials:
Tomato Basil Soup with Garlic Croutons Tuna Sashimi with Ponzu, Cilantro Sauce Grain Fed Veal Chop with Rosemary Sauce & Seasonal Vegetables Orange Crème Brulee
The last Bentall Summer Concert Series Show on Aug 28 was a rainout, so the BLUES BUSTERS are taking over and rockin' the plaza one more time for the shank of summer! Many thanks to Ivanhoe-Cambridge, Bentall Towers, Lynn and Jenna for the magnanamous funding and opportunity!
Come on by to 1055 Dunsmuir, Vancouver, on the lower plaza from noon - 1:30 and have a great end of season wind-up show, with Cecile LaRochelle, Billy Mendoza, Lindsay Mitchell, Loren Etkin, Dave Webb, Keith Bennett, and myself... an all-star lineup!
AND.... Don't forget I will be at Ten Ten Tapas Saturday night at 7-ish, and we have Steven Ley and Mimi Snider joing me on stage as special guests!
It is rare for me to post political commentary on my music based outlets, but there is too much juicy observational content in these links below to not share...
Here is a good highlights reel of the exciting cd release show at Blue Frog Studios Concert Stage for Open Invitation!
"Gabriel Mark Hasselbach's new CD Open Invitation, on which he wrote all the tunes and plays trumpet, flugel, alto and C flutes, valve bone, and EVI, is a tour de force of arranging and production..... Gabriel sounds great on everything.... no easy task, and should be really proud of this one! You'll find yourself humming these tunes when you least expect it!" ~ Randy Brecker -multiple Grammy winning trumpeter (Brecker Bros, etc)
I had a great night performing with the incomparable Blues Boss last night for two sold out shows. Kenny is a consummate performer and is the darling of international festivals from Brazil to Switzerland to Spain to the States!
I couldn't resist grabbing my phone while we were performing onstage to capture a particularly hot moment (below).
Tonite I am at TenTenTapas.com for my regular Saturday funky and swinging gig, with special guest Mimi Snider, who has a special and inviting twist on the Bossa Nova genre. Still the jazziest bistro in Vancouver!
Sunday I am performing with the indefatigable Billy Dixon and Soultrain Express on the Queen of Diamonds Harbour Cruise (1 pm) No one will get wet, so come and party - only a few tickets left!
..... but who wears socks these days, anyway?! Let's get right to it, shall we? (Please share this email)
Tomorrow,Wed Aug. 26, performing at the Bentall Summer Concert Series (rescheduled from a rain-out), is the formidible Les Is More, with a punchy 90 minute set starting at noon (1055 Dunsmuir St, lower plaza below TD Bank). Leslie Harris and her band have been polishing the blues for a number of years and it shows!
Friday Aug 28, same Bat-Time, same Bat-Channel, (that's noon to 1:30) is the Blues Boss himself, Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne. I will be performing with him as well, and this noon show was added as a thanks to Bentall Towers Tenants and music lovers in Vancouver. It's sort of a dress rehearsal, but we'll be way fresh! For those who couldn't get into his sold out show that same evening at Blue Frog Studios Concert Stage in White Rock, your prayers have been answered, as a second show has been added! This caps a summer-long series generously hosted by the swell folks at Ivanhoe-Cambridge and the Bentall Centre. See the complete calendar here, with videos of the shows being added as they get edited.
Saturday Aug 29, at 7:30 pm I am performing at Ten Ten Tapas, my usual Saturday evening haunt, and I always have lots of guest artists join me. Below is a little snippet from an evening not long ago......
Sunday Aug 30 I will be playing on another Blow Out Harbour Party Cruise on the Queen of Diamonds at 1 pm with Billy Dixon and SoulTrain Express. The last one sold out, but there may be a few tickets available still. $50 advance, $75 at the dock 604-763-3939, 604-736-1230, 778-887-2563. Everyone heads over to TenTen Tapas afterward!
Sunday Sept 13 (after Labor Day madness), I play an exciting and dramatic event in Kelowna, with my band... a real concert under the stars! There will be a luxe reception with an extensive menu of local and artisan appies especially created by the Cove Chef, and a meet-n-greet with the band, and generous pours from Summerhill Pyramid Winery. If everything goes as planned, the rising young jazz and blues belter Lisa Fennell will be joining us on stage.(Check out her new album). Make this a little getaway before the chill sets in - there are special room packages available at the Cove Lakeside. It will still be warm and 'fruitful' in the Okanagan (bring some vino or peaches back!). Details below.... http://www.CoveLakeside.com or by calling toll free:1.877.762.2683
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
‘JAZZ UNDER THE STARS’Concert SEPT 13, 2015 @ the Cove Lakeside in West Kelowna
Featuring JUNO and multiplatinum award winning hornman GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH
Multi award winner GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH will be headlining a unique and memorable event, an actual Concert Under the Stars at the COVE LAKESIDE RESORT in West Kelowna, BC, SEPT. 13, 2015. This will be a well remembered event, with luxe chef inspired appies, band meet-n-greet, and generous wine pours from Summerhill Winery.
Gabriel is a totally unique jazz artist, creating an enticing and varied palette of textures and colors with his trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, valve ‘bone, and electronic wind instruments with erudite grace and lyricism. He has had half dozen Billboard Top 20 charting tracks of his own, and many more with other Artists as featured soloist. Besides a JUNO Award (Canadian equivalent of a Grammy), two JUNO/Technics ‘All Star Band’ Awards, a West Coast Music Award, a Jazz In The Park ‘Best Instrumental Performance’ Award, an Ampex Golden Reel Award, and several gold and platinum albums to his credit (with his earlier group Powder Blues and others), 2011 saw Gabriel win both ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ awards at the Canadian Smoothies for ‘Told Ya So’.
His new album OPEN INVITATION builds on the successes of 2012’s tour de force KISSED BY THE SUN and 2010’s Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards 'Album of the Year' for TOLD YA SO, which yielded four Top Twenty Billboard hits. Open Invitation has already yielded one Billboard charting hit, and is on track with single #2.
This is Gabriel’s first and only appearance to date in the Okanagan area. The concert is being presented by OkanaganRadio.com, the new digital radio voice for the Okanagan and the home for “Cool Jazz’, and Summerhill Pyramid Winery, the home of 'Jazz Blush' Signature Wine.
What a beautiful summer weather-wise! Rain will come, so don't wait to 'make hay' while the sun shines!
If you haven't experience the Top Ten rated Vancouver Patio at Ten Ten Tapas (1010 Beach Ave on the seawall), then you are truly missing out! I perform my special brand of jazzy-cool there every Saturday eve, and am into my fourth year!
The fantastic Chef Dave Martin has upped the menu in portions and sumptuousness (that's a real word!), but not in price.... great share plates that are perfect for intimate dates or casual groups of friends.
TenTen has frozen Mojito specials and are a summer favourite with a hint of passionfruit and plenty of aromatic mint..... created by mixologist Pierre Spenard.
I start playing at 7:00, but make a rezzie to get a choice table inside or on the patio.
I have a bunch of new tunes and will be featuring a little tribute to Chet Baker this week. We usually have some special guests on vocals and/or horns to round out the evening.
The house gets a 'rocking, so come and be part of it!
Here is a little stab from the past, with Bublé and me on CTV.
Gabriel
Juno Award winner and Album of the Year winner 2011
