Today from noon to 1:30 I have a skookum outdoor show at Bentall Plaza (1055 Dunsmuir, Vancouver).
I'll have my regular full band with Tilden Webb - keys, Adam Rohrlick - guitar (who is featured on my current single Count Me In), Laurence Mollerup - bass, and Joel Fountain - drums.
There is a plethora of lunch options there, so have a nosh and a summer concert all in one! See the full lineup at http://tinyurl.com/q75dtsl
Then tomorrow I am back at www.TenTenTapas.com at 7:30 for perfect summer jazz on a waterfront patio. Rezzies recommended 604-689-7800.
Having fun? Stop complaining about the heat, it will fade soon enough!
We are the New California! Movies, Music, and Mountains of fun.....
Tonight (Friday) I am playing my jazz on a Sunset Dinner Cruise, it is not too late to book. Glorious day for that!
Tomorrow (Saturday) I am at my regular Saturday jazz roost Ten Ten Tapas, at 7 pm, where we have excellent jazz (with guest star Linda Szentes) and awesome food from our new Chef Scott. At 9:45 we slip out the door and 50 paces away is a perfectly framed closeup view of the Fireworks, launch barge and all...... an excellent place to eat and then have a superb light show for dessert. Make a rezzie at 604-689-7800! Did you know the Patio there was voted one of the BEST in Vancouver?
Sunday I am at Hastings Park Racetrack, where I will be performing for a giant BBQ. I am not sure what it takes to partake, but if you are out there for the BC Cup prelims, come say hello.
The next two days are just private events, but Fun Will Be Had By all!
Vancouverites will be treated to some great music this weekend, starting tomorrow, Thursday July 23!
First out of the chute is a show that is part of the Jazz Waves Series at the Silk Purse in West Vancouver. I am honored to be performing with the ubiquitous Amanda Wood, who recently put on a knock-em-dead show at the Cultch! There are only a few tickets left, so if you missed Amanda's last show, or haven't experience the Silk Purse, now is your chance... click here.
Friday, the Bentall Summer Concert series continues with yet another fabulous noon show downtown. I thought it would be great fun in the summertime to mount a Brasil 66 type show, so I conscripted the brightest and best for this event, including Armi Grano, L J Mounteney, Amanda Wood, Tom Arntzen, Daryl Jahnke, Phil Belanger, and Jen Hodge. I will play on a few tunes, but this is all about the singers! Check out the full roster!
Saturday will be the first night of the 2015 Celebration of Light fireworks display at English Bay, Vancouver. I am performing at Ten Ten Tapas (my usual Saturday haunt), and what a great place to view the fireworks, right from the seawall! A special buffet is planned, and the place will be jumpin' so if you are coming, make a rezzie well in advance at 604-689-7800.
The weather is staying brilliant and by the weekend you deserve to treat yourself to some fun. The patio at Ten Ten Tapas is a good place to start, and I will be performing there Saturday at 7:30. I've added some cool new tunes and besides classic jazz I will be playing tunes off my new album Open Invitation. (See link below). Anyway, come enjoy the great food and my music vibe.... Rezzies!!! 604-689-7800 www.tententapas.com
Then on Sunday, there's a unique daytime gig I am part of at Fortune Sound Club (see flyer). The DLights be gettin' funky! 2-5pm. Acid jazz, funk, etc....
Following that I am at Federico's with my good friend Pat Milino, who has been touring the world nonstop the last few years. This will be a great little band with seasoned pros, and the food there is pretty tasty!
The following Thursday July 23 I will join Amanda Wood at the Silk Purse for the West Van Arts Council in a well rounded jazzy show. Google it for more info.
Had a great show yesterday at Rocky Point with the indefatigable Billy Dixon! Man that guy has vim and vigor!
Tonight, come on down to Ten Ten Tapas at 1010 Beach Ave on the seawall in Vancouver. The weather is cooler, and the patio will be even sweeter. Mimi Snider is guest star tonight with some classic songs, and she really has a style all her own! Leonard Rivero will drop in with his axe, too....
Although I thought the food couldn't get any better, there is a new chef on board with a distinct style all his own as well. He has created a new menu, so check out his artistry, especially if the last menu wasn't to your taste....
I start at 7:30... Rezzies please, it gets busy! 604-689-7800
BTW, my recent album Open Invitation was submitted this week by a Grammy member for Contemporary Instrumental album and for two jazz solos... Cross your fingers!
This is a very patriotic week with Canada Day on July 1, and today, Saturday July 4, which is a similarly big deal to the Americans. I'm all for any excuse to Celebrate Summer, Independence, and Fun Get-Togethers! Check out the video below for the most amazing fireworks display!
However, music takes the forefront this weekend for me, and hopefully you as well.
Tonight at 7 pm, I am at my usual Saturday roost: Ten Ten Tapas. This place is a whole lot of fun and was voted one of Vancouver's Top Patios! free parking in the parkade, exiting just a few feet from the restaurant door, at 1010 Beach (on the seawall).
Tomorrow I perform (on trombone) with Billy Dixon and Soultrain Express on a Queen of Diamonds harbour cruise from 1- 6 pm (SOLD OUT!), and then we all head over to Ten Ten Tapas again for the highly anticipated CD release of Lisa Fennell's new CD 'By Request' (which I produced) at 7 pm. I will join her, as well as Billy Dixon, and other guests.
The Vancouver Jazz Festival is still on and arguably the best yet, with some pretty varied and strong acts.
Oh, yeah...
The Supreme Court finally put down that Right Wing nonsense in the US, by finally declaring same sex marriage to be legal in all states, and solidifying ObamaCare (who doesn't want universal healthcare except the 1%?).
and....
How about this awesome weather in Vancouver?! Global warming is treating the west coast kindly this year ....
NOW ON TO THE MUSIC ....
I'll list them in reverse order because I just can't save the best for last.....
The long awaited CD from Vancouver powerhouse singer Lisa Fennell is almost here!
The CD release party for 'By Request' will be at Ten Ten Tapas on Sunday July 5, at 7 pm, right after the Billy Dixon & Soultrain Expressboat cruise. Lisa has a killer new album, and will be performing tunes from the new release. Billy and Gabriel will join as guests....
and....
Before that - this Monday, June 29 at 7pm, I'll be performing with the Urbana Big Band at the venerable Kitsilano Show Boat Stage at Kits Beach. This 18 pc band kicks ass!
Did you know Ten Ten Tapas (where I hold my regular Saturday eve gig), made the list of Top 20 Patios in Vancouver?! It has a remarkable waterfront patio, shaded just enough to not be too hot.....
I'll be there Saturday with my new red trumpet, and Lisa will likely drop in for a preview of her album with a few tunes...
Watch the video of a typically busy eve, and make your rezzies well in advance at 604-689-7800!
Jazz Alley in Seattle hosted the inimitable trumpet maestro Arturo Sandoval, who has won 10 Grammys and has 7 more nominations. He blew the roof off the Vogue theatre last year and held court 4 nights at Jazz Alley, arguably the finest jazz and blues showroom in North America.
There is some Arturo content below.
Coming up Saturday June 20, I'll be rockin' the ribjoint at Ten Ten Tapas at 7:30 pm (1010 Beach Ave on the seawall), always with special guests!
And on Summer Solstice/ Father's Day June 21, I am performing as part of the DLights at the Fortune Sound Club at 147 E. Pender St, in Chinatown. That's a 2-5 pm gig for me....
Come on around! And don't forget Lisa Fennell's CD release party Sunday July 5, 7 pm at Ten Ten Tapas as well. I produced her CD and she is OFF THE CHAIN!
The weather has been cool all week in Vancouver, but not rainy, so we have had a little break from last week's blazing days.
This weekend promises to be sunny and very warm, perfect for Hats Off Day in Burnaby, BC, the yearly festival that runs the entire length of Hastings Street (between Boundary Rd.and Willingdon), and that includes a boffo parade at 10 am and lots of live music all day long!
There will be various small stages, booths, and food stalls all along the street, but the largest production and show value is on the West Stage at 3800 Hastings @ Esmond (one block east of Boundary).
I will be be performing with Urbana Big Band at 11 am, and with the Arokis Allstars at noon. The powerhouse blues-belter Lisa Fennell takes the stage at 1 pm (she has a new album out in a few weeks), and the ebullient Top City (feat. LJ Mounteney) lays down the R&B at 2 pm. Soul 2 Life Band performs at 3 pm with special guests and I return to the stage at 4 pm for a set of my originals. Whew!
After that, I head over to Ten Ten Tapas for my usual Saturday 7-10 dinner jazz (although it gets pretty rocking by 9 pm). They have a patio that is so amazing (as is the food). You MUST make rezzies in advance 604-689-7800!
Sunday is a Big Band Extravaganza at the Columbia Theatre in New West. I'll be performing with Urbana, and the other great big band in the city, Impressions, will also be on the bill. This is a CAN'T MISS for jazz lovers- it is so rare to experience any Big Band, let alone two as fine as this!
Sun, 31 May 2015 @ 19:30 (15.00 CAD) COLUMBIA THEATRE
