Winter rain keeping you cold? Why not warm up with some free jazz performances? The annual mini-festival is back, featuring free performances by local jazz groups in Performance Works. Visit www.coastaljazz.ca for groups and show times and to RSVP to guarantee admittance. Walk-ins are welcome, if capacity allows. Click the links below for performance information: […]
Vibrant, honest, and powerful, WCMA-winner Dawn Pemberton’s voice beats a soulful path from gospel and R&B to jazz, funk, and world music. A regular collaborator with The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, her deep musicality and irresistible verve make Dawn the new queen of Canadian soul! Click the link below to visit the website, or […]
Vancouver-based guitarist David Sikula leads this quartet through a series of his original compositions as well as tunes by some of his favourite composers of the past century. With a tight-yet-loose approach applied to everything from driving grooves to group improvisations, this quartet makes music with a cohesive, dynamic, and nimble approach that is at […]
Traditional Korean music and modern jazz are interwoven in Vancouver vocalist Sara Kim’s “at once virtuosic and eminently comprehensible” (Discorder) Watermill Project. With Itamar Erez keys, Eli Davidovici bass, and Mili Hong drums, these songs of life, love, longing, and hope are imaginatively interpreted through the lens of contemporary jazz and improvised music. Click the […]
Join professional artist and keen oil painter Sheree Jones as she shares her tips & techniques on colour mixing with a limited palette. Using just seven warm & cool colours plus white, Sheree will show you why these tried and true colours work for her, both in the studio, and outdoors “en plein air”. In […]
In its sinuous melodies and complex rhythms, SICK BOSS immediately calls to mind composer Cole Schmidt’s work in award-winning outfit Pugs & Crows. Drawing from creative improvisation, folk, and Jimi Hendrix, SICK BOSS’ sweeping, cerebral originals are taken to unexpected places by Vancouver sonic all-stars Peggy Lee cello, Josh Zubot violin, James Meger bass, Dan […]
FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise is the much-anticipated follow-up to composer, trumpeter, and (now) singer Jaimie Branch’s debut Fly or Die, which was dubbed one of the “Best Albums of 2017” by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR Music, WIRE, Stereogum, Aquarium Drunkard, and more. bird dogs of paradise is […]
Vancouver-based smoky-smooth trumpeter/vocalist/pianist Bonnie Northgraves style calls to the early jazz styles of New Orleans. Performing music from the ‘20s, ‘30s, and ‘40s as well as her own original music, she has been delighting audiences across the world, plus she recently released her debut album, titled Between Then And Now. For this performance she will […]
Itamar Erez’s music holds a depth and sensitivity that touches listeners deeply. During the last few years, he performed in Canada, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Cyprus, Israel, India, Tunisia, Hungary, and Colombia. Itamar will be joined by his fantastic quartet, featuring some of the finest players on the Canadian jazz scene playing selections from his […]
This workshop will show you how Image Transfer can be used with collage as a fine art form, incorporating interesting aspects from your own photographs. Images transfer has become an important two-dimensional medium with other paintings including oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastel, printmaking, and drawing. It has become the new age of collage. In this workshop, […]
Take a magical trip into the Hundred Acre Wood and discover the wonderful world of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends. Music and puppetry without strings make this a very special treat for family audiences. For more information, visit www.carouseltheatre.ca.
Are you ready to loosen up, expand your imagination, and get more creative with your Figurative artwork? This exciting demonstration integrates realism and abstraction in unexpected and magical ways by experimenting with the material possibilities of ink, gouache, and water soluble marker on paper. In working from his imagination, Ogilvie begins by spilling paint, then […]
CMHC-Granville Island would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
