Another Satisfying Saturday

Spring is here and it's time to experience the Oasis of Music, Food, and Atmosphere that is Ten Ten Tapas (1010 Beach Ave). This is a hopping busy place and my regular Saturday gig, and this weekend is the last one before I head off to Phoenix Arizona to perform at the Chandler Jazz Festival on April 2.

Come on down to Ten Ten Tapas and savour the menu from award winning Executive Chef Paul Stephens.

Here is some video of some of my recent full band performances, similar to what AZ will be like:

Starpixie

Rockin' The Ribjoint

Let It Slide

Driftin'

Recife

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Two rippin' jazz shows this weekend!

For those of you who missed last Friday's show at The Blue Martini, here is your chance to partake of the funky and swingin' sounds you didn't hear.

Friday I am at Frankie's Italian Kitchen with a five piece band, including the ubiquitous Miles Black on piano, Brian Monroney from Seattle on guitar, Laurence Mollerup on basses, and Joel Fountain on drums! 8-10:30 pm Rezzies (778) 727-0337 765 Beatty St Vancouver

Last week was sans guitar, so this Friday we expand our sound with Brian's touch. He was in Miami Sound Machine, and was Tom Jones' music director for 12 years, but he is a U of Miami music grad, so he can play some heavy crossover jazz....

Now don't forget..... Saturday is my usual night at Ten Ten Tapas, and there is a reason my night has been going on for over two years.... it is a perfect trifecta of jazz, food, and ambiance (and that includes one of the top five voted patios in the city!)

7-10 pm, make a rezzie at 604-689-7800

Here is what you missed last week:

Gabriel at the Blue Martini - King James

Gabriel at the Blue Martini - Song For My Father

YOU CAN FIND ME ANYTIME: http://gabrieljazz.com/shows.htm

ciao 4 niao,

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

Juno Award winner & Album of the Year winner 2011 5 singles hit Billboard charts Top Videos EPK

Gearing up for a great Arizona show

Here's a little feature article on my upcoming show at the Chandler Jazz Festival in Phoenix April 2.

I have the fantastic Adam Armijo on guitar, Buddy Banks on drums, Lamar and Will Gaines on keys and bass respectively.

https://issuu.com/timespub/docs/mar16_entertainer_web/c/spm007y

Awards Celebration Tonight!

Although Saturday night is my usual roost at Ten Ten Tapas, tonight will have a different level of excitement!

To celebrate being the winner of the Georgia Straight Golden Plates Award for #1 Best Restaurant with Live Entertainment, I will perform and host this tonight's celebration and jam session with many of the musicians who have contributed to the great sounds that emanate from this classy bistro!

Come on down TONIGHT and enjoy a fantastic event!

Funky Toons and Blue Martinis in Kits this Friday

Friday is a good day for my funky jazz!

Cool venue, good eats, full band, new repertoire!

I have a super band with me, including Nino DiPasquale on drums, Tim Stacey on bass, and Jason deCouto on keys.

It's gonna be

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Exciting news for Friday!

Friday is a good day for my funky jazz!

Cool venue, full band, new repertoire!

New interactive video channel:

http://www.videogram.com/windtunnelmultimedia

Three important mandates for this Saturday

Caucus time!

Hey Friends and Fans below the 49th Parallel!

Another political comment post at Caucus time, because we are ALL witnessing the possible fall of the (Roman) Empire here, so wake up!

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/23/1490081/-Article-Unless-the-Democrats-Run-Sanders-a-Trump-Nomination-Means-a-Trump-Presidency

Did you see John Oliver's show this week? Do yourself a favor and do a channel or YouTube search.

You can go go to http://donaldjdrumpf.com/ (Trump's REAL name), and download a safe browser extension for chrome that replaces the word 'Trump' to 'Drumpf' everywhere it shows up on your computer. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/drumpfinator/hcimhbfpiofdihhdnofbdlhjcmjopilp

A bit of fun at the expense of that erudite, gentlemanly, savvy, non-misogynistic, wise candidate, hair-club-for-men, Donald J Drumpf!

Share your Liberal views and don't take any poopoo blahblah from the Right wing purveyors in your midst!

Gabriel

Parade tonite

Not only is there a great parade of classic and original jazz tunes tonite at TenTenTapas.com, but they have unveiled the Seafood Parade, and it is a dandy!

5 time Fine Dining Award winning Executive Chef Paul Stephens has created the Seafood Parade...

Calamari, fish poppers, prawns, albacore tuna & red snapper served together on a platter with dips and citrus micro greens- add a perfectly paired wine and bliss achieved....

Come on down for a great evening!

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

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New Richmond Music Venue starts this Friday

Richmond has a new music venue, and they are aiming for regular Friday events, so come out and show some support! Sit ins welcome, so bring your axe!

LJ Mounteney joins me this Friday for the kickoff to the Shady Island Funky Fridays. She sings like noboby's business. We also have a special guest, Linda Szentes, who has a great repertoire that really stays with you! Lots of R&B and jazzy stuff starting at 7 pm this Friday the 26th.

3800 Bayview, on the waterfront, in Steveston.

Lots of drink specials and awesome seafood @ Shady Island Seafood Grill

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

This site documents my journey as an independent jazz artist in a chaotic music industry. I guess this is where I get to 'blow my own' horn, so here goes.

I consider myself rather unique, as I am a multi-wind instrumentalist, performing and recording (mostly jazz) on trumpet, flugelhorn, C and alto flutes, valve trombone, and the Akai EVI wind instrument. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, but followed my muse to Vancouver, Canada, where my career on the world stage started with the success of the multiplatinum Powder Blues Band. After many national, international, and world tours, I launched a solo career with my Polydor album Solar Winds, and the dozen or so albums since then seem to have withstood the test of time, steadily building up my body of work. Due to pent up demand, my entire catalog has been meticulously remastered and is now on iTunes and all digital distributors, with a limited physical pressing of each available at info@windtunnelrecords.com

I have toured world festivals in locales such as Switzerland (Montreux), Netherlands (North Sea Jazz Fest), and the UK, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Mexico, USA, and I continue to develop my fanbase through live appearances and esome choice exposure on radio and TV. I have spent the most number of weeks of ANY Canadian artist on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts.

My 2010 release, ‘Told Ya So’, won ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, and spawned three singles including ‘Rockin’ The Ribjoint’, my first Billboard charting track, co-written with Jeff Lorber.

‘Kissed By The Sun’, the 2012 follow-up to that home run, seems to have been a home run with three Billboard charting singles, including ‘Starpixie’ and ‘Lock It Up’; and ‘Ready When You Are’. KBTS reached #8 on the Smooth Jazz Top 50 Album Charts, and was in the top 200 on the Contemporary Groove Charts for 2012. ‘Kissed By The Sun’ was co-produced with, and features Jeff Lorber, as well as a plethora of stellar guests such as Chuck Loeb, Brian Bromberg, Rock Hendricks, and fellow Canadians Rob Tardik and Walle Larsson.

I have also had notable straight ahead jazz successes, including a relatively lengthy two month run on the Jazz Week Mainstream charts with my ‘Come Out Swingin’ album, which featured Michael Bublé (before his rise to prominence), and also made a splash with ‘Swingin’ Affair’ which featured international latin star Nancy Ruth and the legendary jazz and blues icon Dee Daniels. I try to keep the improvisational content of my playing rich but concise, drawing from the Blue Mitchell/ Donald Byrd legacy. Critics seem to support that theory, and I have mountains of reviews to attest to that fact.

However, I prefer the more rhythmically succinct domain of contemporary jazz (or smooth jazz as it is sometimes called) for the variety of color and texture that it provides. I have tried to develop a style that pleases my ear and suits my skills, and that is highly listenable to music aficionados of all stripes.

I am the recipient of a JUNO Award (Canadian equivalent of a Grammy), two JUNO/Technics ‘All Star Band’ Awards (people choice awards with Guido Basso and Maynard Ferguson also in the running), a West Coast Music Award, a Jazz In The Park ‘Best Instrumental Performance’ Award, an Ampex Golden Reel Award, and several gold and platinum album awards (with my earlier group Powder Blues and a few others), besides the aforementioned ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ nods at the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. I have recorded or performed with the likes of such varied artists as Michael Bublé (I toured with him extensively, and recorded several albums with him, and even produced his album ‘Dream’ in my studio), Bob James, Ernie Watts, Little Richard, Tom Scott, George Benson, Lowell Fulsom, John Denver, The O’Jays, Ben E King, Heart, John Lee Hooker, Nikki Yanofsky, and Long John Baldry, including recent Billboard-charting records with Paul Hardcastle, Bob Baldwin and Steve Oliver.

Home Page: www.gabrieljazz.com

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