2018 Vancouver Jazz Festival

this years jazz fest looks, like . . . real good

totally way bueno

check it out 👉 coastaljazz.ca

fortunate to be involved in a great variety of music at this year’s fest!

FOND OF TIGERS and SICK BOSS at Drip Audio Night | Mary Margaret O’Hara & Peggy Lee‘s BEAUTIFUL TOOL | AEROPLANE TRIO with saxophonist John Gross | PETER DANEMO QUARTET with André Lachance and Jon Bentley | Duke Ellington‘s Far East Suite performed by The REVIVAL ENSEMBLE | the music of Sun Ra with STAR SYSTEM | improvised trio with bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Nick Yacyshyn, opening up for Deerhoof !

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here’s the schedule

Saturday, June 23

The REVIVAL ENSEMBLE plays ELLINGTON’S FAR EAST SUITE

Led by Toronto-based saxophonist Ted Crosby, The Revival Ensemble re-imagines Duke Ellington’s 1967 suite inspired by his travels around Asia. With Joshua Zubot violin, Brad Turner/John Korsrud/JP Carter trumpet, Rod Murray trombone, Mike Bjella/Lisen Rylander Löve sax, David Blake/Cole Schmidt guitar, James Meger bass, Omar Amlani drums

Downtown – Georgia Street Stage

2:15pm (free)

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Sunday, June 24

STAR SYSTEM plays the music of SUN RA

with Dan Gaucher drums/FX, Colin Cowan bass/FX, Jesse & Joshua Zubot violin/FX, JP Carter trumpet/FX, John Paton saxophones, Ben Henriques baritone saxophone, Jenn Bojm vox/percussion, Lee Hutzulak Korg MS 20 mini, Tom Wherrett guitar/FX, Ian Cox keyboards/FX, and Skye Brooks percussion.

Downtown – Georgia Street Stage

12:30PM (free)

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Monday, June 25

TREVOR DUNN, JP CARTER & NICK YACYSHYN

opening for Deerhoof!

The Imperial

9:00pm

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

MARY MARGARET O’HARA & PEGGY LEE “BEAUTIFUL TOOL”

Songs and improvisation with Mary Margaret O’Hara voice, Peggy Lee cello, JP Carter trumpet, Ron Samworth guitar, and Dylan van der Schyff drums.

Performance Works

8:00pm

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Friday, June 29

DRIP AUDIO NIGHT feat. FOND OF TIGERS

Set 1 – Ken Vandermark & Jesse Zubot Duo

Set 2 – SICK BOSS with Cole Schmidt guitar, Peggy Lee cello, JP Carter trumpet/FX, James Meger bass/FX, Dan Gaucher drums/FX, and Jeremy Page sax

Set 3 – PEREGRINE FALLS with Kenton Loewen & Gordon Grdina

Set 4 – FOND OF TIGERS with Stephen Lyons guitar, Jesse Zubot violin/FX, JP Carter trumpet/FX, Morgan Mcdonald keyboards, Shanto Acharia bass, Skye Brooks & Dan Gaucher drums

The Imperial

9:00pm

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Sunday, July 1

PETER DANEMO QUARTET

with Peter Danemo (Stockholm) drums, Jon Bentley tenor saxophone, JP Carter trumpet, and André Lachance bass.

Performance Works

3:45pm (free)

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AEROPLANE TRIO with JOHN GROSS

with JP Carter trumpet, Russell Sholberg bass, Skye Brooks drums, and John Gross saxophone.

Roundhouse – Exhibition Hall

6:00pm (free)

see ya out there

-jp