FEBRUARY
09 Tuesday MUSIC ON MAIN PRESENTS: COREY HAMM
Pianist Corey Hamm creates emotionally, technically superb interpretations of contemporary music. For his Music on Main performance, he performs Frederic Rzewski's "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!" Written as a companion piece for Beethoven's "Diabelli Variations," Rzewski's 36 variations are one of the masterworks of the 20th Century.

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$20
more info - http://www.music.ubc.ca/index.php?id=12181
10 Wednesday CABS
EVAN ARNTZEN Saxophone, RON SAMWORTH Guitar, JOSH COLE Bass, SKYE BROOKS Drums
"The four local stalwarts unveiled some choice originals...Further proof that they're not chained to jazz orthodoxy came in their set-closing version of Feist's "Lonely Lonely," which included an effective clap-along segment. Audience participation is not always among our favourite things, but this time it worked." - The Georgia Straight
Engaging the vague term know as "Jazz-rock," CABS takes a decidedly Canadiana approach to things with a melodic and rhythmic sense echoing the imaginative singer-songwriters of the last 20 years.
$10
more info - http://www.myspace.com/joshcolebass
11 Thursday Turner Music Presents an amazing singer songwriter double bill: TÉA and Alexandria Maillot
Téa is a Vancouver based singer/pianist/songwriter who fuses elements of R&B, Soul, and Pop music into her own brand of "City Soul." Drawing inspiration from diverse artists like Sade, Amy Winehouse, and Remy Shand, Téa has crafted an unmistakable sound that continues to win audiences over.
More info on Téa Here

Gandhi once said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." With perpetual strive, sheer determination and an open heart, this is what Alexandria Maillot wishes to accomplish through her passion for the arts. A high school graduate at the age of 16, Alexandria's most recent successes include receiving 2nd place in the BC Musician Songwriting Magazine, and is currently featured on Oprah Winfrey's website as part of "Oprah's Search for the World's Smartest and Most Talented Kids" section.
More info on Alexandria Here
$10
12 Friday HUGH FRASER QUINTET
featuring CAM RYGA alto sax, ROSS TAGGART piano/tenor sax, HUGH FRASER piano/trombone, KEN LISTER bass and DAVE ROBBINS drums.

Performance highlights have been featured concerts at the Blue Note Club in New York City, the New Morning Club in Geneva, four weeks at Ronnie Scott's Club in London, Yoshi's in San Francisco, Catalinas in Los Angeles; features at most major Canadian jazz festivals, Havana International Jazz Festival; special concerts in Brazil, Colombia, Panama; television specials of the Quintet at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Hugh Fraser on Cuban national T.V. with Steve Coleman and Roy Hardgrove, a Bravo profile, and radio broadcasts from many concerts throughout the U.S.A. Europe, and Canada.
The Hugh Fraser Quintet has released four albums: Looking Up which won the 1988 Juno Award (Canada's Grammy), Pas de Problem which won the 1989 CARAS (Canadian Association of Recording Arts and Sciences) award for best jazz album and a Juno nomination the same year, Red and Blue winner of 1996 Pacific Music Industry Award for Best Jazz Album of th Year, and In the Mean Time recorded at the end of a highly successful U.K. and Ireland tour in the fall of 1996, winner of the 1998 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album.
$17
more info - http://www.hughfraser.com
13 Saturday HUGH FRASER QUINTET
featuring CAM RYGA alto sax, ROSS TAGGART piano/tenor sax, HUGH FRASER piano/trombone, KEN LISTER bass and DAVE ROBBINS drums.

Performance highlights have been featured concerts at the Blue Note Club in New York City, the New Morning Club in Geneva, four weeks at Ronnie Scott's Club in London, Yoshi's in San Francisco, Catalinas in Los Angeles; features at most major Canadian jazz festivals, Havana International Jazz Festival; special concerts in Brazil, Colombia, Panama; television specials of the Quintet at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Hugh Fraser on Cuban national T.V. with Steve Coleman and Roy Hardgrove, a Bravo profile, and radio broadcasts from many concerts throughout the U.S.A. Europe, and Canada.
The Hugh Fraser Quintet has released four albums: Looking Up which won the 1988 Juno Award (Canada's Grammy), Pas de Problem which won the 1989 CARAS (Canadian Association of Recording Arts and Sciences) award for best jazz album and a Juno nomination the same year, Red and Blue winner of 1996 Pacific Music Industry Award for Best Jazz Album of th Year, and In the Mean Time recorded at the end of a highly successful U.K. and Ireland tour in the fall of 1996, winner of the 1998 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album.
$17
more info - http://www.hughfraser.com
14 Sunday VALENTINE'S DAY TEA WITH CARMAN J. PRICE TRIO
JAZZ CATS CATERING and THE CELLAR present on ongoing AFTERNOON TEA SERIES.

Vocalist CARMAN J. PRICE AND HIS TRIO featuring MILES BLACK piano and JODI PROZNICK bass will present an ALL GERSHWIN program.

Carman J. Price has a warm tenor sound and stylistic adaptability that have made him one of Vancouver's most sought-after singers. An alumnus of the Capilano College jazz program, Carman has had the opportunity to perform with such jazz luminaries as Ed Thigpen, Kenny Werner, Phil Nimmons and Kurt Elling. He is also an accomplished classical vocalist and is a member of the internationally acclaimed vocal chamber ensemble, musica intima. A true student of popular song, Carman's sensitive lyrical approach and effortless charm make his performances a delight.
$35.00 including tea menu (tba) and show.
more info - http://www.carmanjprice.com
14 Sunday VALENTINE'S DAY NIGHT with DENZAL SINCLAIRE & CHRIS GESTRIN
featuring DENZAL SINCLAIRE voice and CHRIS GESTRIN keys

Denzal's vocal timbre is similar to some of the great singers. Nat King Cole, Johnny Hartman and there are even glimpses of Johnny Mathis' jazz days. However, Denzal does have what every artist strives for. After singing just a few notes you know it is him. His trademark is the joyfulness in his voice and a special approach to phrasing a lyric or pushing or laying back on a beat. He is blessed with exquisite delivery, sensitivity to melody and a lyrical imagination. For Denzal,singing is as natural as breathing.

A multiple Juno Award nominee, and recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for "Best Album", he has graced the stages of numerous high-profile jazz festivals, performed with symphony orchestras, and starred in his own one hour television special for BRAVO! In 2005, Denzal was inducted into the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame.

Among Denzal's admirers are Diana Krall, who was introduced to Denzal at the 1995 Jazz Winnipeg Festival and Diane Reeves, who became a fan after Denzal opened for her at the 2002 Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
$15
more info - http://www.denzalsinclaire.com/
16 Tuesday MUSIC ON MAIN PRESENTS: RED CHAMBER
Four of the world's finest Chinese musicians create a red-hot band that plays everything from traditional Chinese music to bluegrass. Featuring Mei Han (zheng), Guilian Liu (pipa), Zhiman Yu (ruan), and Geling Jiang (sanxian), Red Chamber pushes the boundaries of their instruments with unparalleled power and fervour.

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$20
more info - http://mei-han.com/redchamber.html
17 Wednesday ALTERED LAWS
Featuring MILES BLACK piano, TOM KEENLYSIDE saxophone/flute, RENE WORST bass, BERNIE ARAI drums
ALTERED LAWS has consistantly delighted audiences with its melodic and driving modern jazz approach.
"The musical values are high in just about every respect here; the writing, group interplay and the solos are all first-rate." - David Kane Cadence Magazine, New York.
JUNO nominated ALTERED LAWS features the creativity of some of Canada's finest players and will be performing at the Montreal Jazz Festival in June 2010.
$10
more info - http://www.alteredlaws.com
18 Thursday THE TAYLOR COOK QUARTET WITH SPECIAL GUEST CAMPBELL RYGA
Featuring TAYLOR COOK saxophones, JACK BODKIN piano, JUSTIN GRAY bass, ROBIN CLAXTON drums, and special guest CAMPBELL RYGA saxophones
From Toronto, The Taylor Cook Quartet features some of the finest young jazz musicians living and studying music in Toronto. Originally from Naramata, British Colombia Taylor is very excited to be bringing his quartet with him for a tour during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Performing music from Taylor's latest release "For Lilia" recorded in New York in June as well as the Quartet?s debut recording "Here We Go" released August 2008 as well as new material. The Taylor Cook Quartet covers a wide spectrum of the jazz idiom focusing on arrangements and original compositions of the members of the group.
"Taylor Cook is truly one impressive saxophonist bent on carving out a piece of the jazz pie all for himself'' - Edward Blanco EJazzNews
$10
more info - http://www.taylorcook.com
19 Friday CORY WEEDS QUINTET feat. JIM ROTONDI
featuring CORY WEEDS tenor sax, FROM NEW YORK, JIM ROTONDI trumpet, ROSS TAGGART piano, KEN LISTER bass and JESSE CAHILL drums

Hard Swinging Jazz Originals and Fiery Standards Firmly Rooted in the Hard Bop Tradition
The Cory Weeds Quintet is a group that is rooted heavily in the hard bop traditions of the likes of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the bands of Horace Silver. The quintet weaves their way through crafty originals, and reworked standards with grace and fire.

An album delightful to both trained and untrained ears, the synchronicity between the players is electric, and the musical chemistry comes through loud and clear on this, the 51st release of Cellar Live Records. It graced the JAZZ WEEK CHARTS for over 19 weeks making it as high as #6.
$15
more info - http://www.coryweeds.com
20 Saturday CORY WEEDS QUINTET feat. JIM ROTONDI
featuring CORY WEEDS tenor sax, FROM NEW YORK, JIM ROTONDI trumpet, ROSS TAGGART piano, KEN LISTER bass and JESSE CAHILL drums

Hard Swinging Jazz Originals and Fiery Standards Firmly Rooted in the Hard Bop Tradition
The Cory Weeds Quintet is a group that is rooted heavily in the hard bop traditions of the likes of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the bands of Horace Silver. The quintet weaves their way through crafty originals, and reworked standards with grace and fire.

An album delightful to both trained and untrained ears, the synchronicity between the players is electric, and the musical chemistry comes through loud and clear on this, the 51st release of Cellar Live Records. It graced the JAZZ WEEK CHARTS for over 19 weeks making it as high as #6.
$15
more info - http://www.coryweeds.com
21 Sunday BOB LILEY JAZZ QUARTET
JERRY COOK tenor, NORM QUINN trumpet and flugelhorn, ROY SLUYTER piano, MARK BENDER bass, BOB LILEY drums
The group plays a contemporary form of bebop jazz, with influences such as Max Roach/Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, the Cannonball Adderley quintet, and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. BLJQ utilizes strong harmonies and interaction among the horns, with solid and driving rhythms from the rhythm section.

The music reflects the hey-day of classic bebop jazz as performed by some of the leading musicians of the time. It is listenable, stimulating and groovy music that showcases the individual talents of the members of the Quintet while building on the inherent synergies across the group. Our obvious camaraderie, energy and enthusiasm are infectious, and help us to engage our audiences in the overall performance experience.
$10
23 Tuesday MUSIC ON MAIN PRESENTS: JANE COOP
When pianist Jane Coop performs at the Cellar, it will be a rare, intimate encounter with one of Canada's most prominent and distinguished artists. Seats are selling quickly; order yours today.

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$25
more info - http://www.skylark-music.com/coop_bio.html
25 Thursday ANAGRAM
ANNA LUMIERE piano, GRAHAM ORD saxes, ADAM THOMAS bass, and BERNIE ARAI drums.
Anna Lumiere, piano (Mimosa, Green Room) and Graham Ord saxes and flute, (NOW Orchestra, Hard Rubber Orchestra, Garbo's Hat, etc.) have been making music together for 10 years. Both seasoned musicians and composers, Anna and Graham pour their collective heart and soul into their music. Ninety percent of the music played by Anagram are original compositions, ranging from Brazilian and Latin rhythms to Funk and Quirky grooves. Influences range from Keith Jarrett and Charles Lloyd to Randy Weston, Joe Henderson, Eddie Harris and John Coltrane.
$10
26 Friday WOW JAZZ ORCHESTRA
featuring JACK STAFFORD alto sax, AL WOLD tenor sax, CHRIS STARTUP bari sax, TOM SHORTHOUSE & CHRIS DAVIS trumpets, ROD MURRAY & SHARMAN KING trombones, BILL COON guitar, JOHN NOLAN drums and DAVE GUINEY bass.
$12
27 Saturday WOW JAZZ ORCHESTRA
featuring JACK STAFFORD alto sax, AL WOLD tenor sax, CHRIS STARTUP bari sax, TOM SHORTHOUSE & CHRIS DAVIS trumpets, ROD MURRAY & SHARMAN KING trombones, BILL COON guitar, JOHN NOLAN drums and DAVE GUINEY bass.
$12
28 Sunday DIANE PANCEL
DIANE PANCEL voice with Heather Burns piano
Diane Pancel is a dynamic and versatile singer that draws inspiration from such artists as Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr., to give her music a strong sense of international soul. Diane has work with some of the finest musicians such as Louise Rose, Morry Stearns, Tobin Stokes and the late Linton Garner.
Diane's performances range from across Canada and the United States. She recently returned from a very successful series of engagements in New York City where she sang at the Metropolitan Room and the Birdland Nightclub, two of New York's finest Jazz Clubs.
Her current album, "Introducing" is playing on CBC Radio One and receiving rave reviews. Joining Diane is the multi talented Heather Burns on piano. Come and spend and evening listening to one of Canada's most sought after vocalist.
$10
MARCH
02 Tuesday MUSIC ON MAIN PRESENTS: CHOPIN 200 CELEBRATION
Celebrate Chopin's 200th birthday with pianist Robert Silverman, soprano Robyn Driedger-Klassen and pianist Terence Dawson. A special event supporting Music on Main.

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$50
03 Wednesday BRADLEY/MCGILLIVRAY BLUES BAND
featuring RUTH MCGILLIVRAY lead vocals, SHELDON BRADLEY guitar, PAUL FREEMAN bass and vocals, HOTO PARKER drums and vocals. Blues, jazz, Motown and gospel blended into a unique hip & soulful sound. Signature arrangements, original songs, delivered with passion. Canadian Musician says, "You can't help but be impressed by a band that takes a country classic like 'The Tennessee Waltz' and transforms it into a great slow blues tune--one, I might add, that showcases McGillivray's most impressive pipes to perfection." Dynamite, entertaining show, not to be missed.
$10
more info - http://www.bradmcg.com
04 Thursday GERRY HEBERT QUARTET
Featuring GERRY HEBERT saxophone, AARON YOUNG guitar, SIMON FISK double bass, JON MAY drums

Based in Calgary, Alta, the Gerry Hebert Quartet has been showcasing their lush, layered and driving style since 1997. The group has a slight western flavour within a jazz tradition but with the quartet's trademark clean rhythmic sounds, they blend a cohesive feel where the sax organically contributes to the melodic texture. The groups first CD, The Beat Niq Sessions Volume 1: 6th Ave & 2am, featuring the Gerry Hébert Quartet was released in the fall of 2003. and the 2nd CD entitled The Beat Niq Sessions Volume 2: Constructive Interference was released in early 2008. The group is also finishing up a 3rd CD this winter and will showcase many new tunes on the 2010 winter tour.

"Gerry and his seasoned cohorts have reached a new level of subtle artistry - it proves that total commitment to seeking truth through the love of playing ultimately inspires and creates beauty that is beyond description" - Hugh A. Fraser

"Gerry Hebert has create a CD that has a vibe and a mood. This is what makes music more interesting than just a succession of solos. Gerry has created an environment. Bravo!" - Kenny Werner
$10
more info - http:// www.myspace.com/gerryhebertquartet
05 Friday STEVE KALDESTAD QUINTET CD RELEASE
featuring STEVE KALDESTAD tenor sax, CHRIS DAVIS trumpet, TILDEN WEBB piano, JODI PROZNICK bass and JESSE CAHILL drums.

"This recording exemplifies what jazz is supposed to be: entertaining, intricate and served best live. Recorded at The Cellar nightclub in Vancouver last spring, it marks Mississauga-born, Regina-raised tenor sax Kaldestad's first recording as a leader. From the first tune, it's clear this member of the Jodi Proznick Quartet has not been held back by talent: "Shimmy" is a 10-minute tour de force rooted in the chord changes of "Jitterbug Waltz" that showcases Kaldestad's compositional prowess and a muscular tone and breadth that recalls Sonny Rollins. The ensemble pianist Andre White, bassist Jodi Proznick, drummer Jesse Cahill and trumpeter Kevin Dean continue in the vein of the hard-swinging '60s with the horn frontline bringing the Adderley brothers to mind. A version of Billy Strayhorn's "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" shows the band has sensitivity as well as strength. Top Tracks: The oddly metered "In Lieu of You," which samples "Alone Together," and the intoxicating "Stanley," in honour of Stanley Turrentine." - Ashante Infantry
$10 (students no cover with $10 minimum purchase)
more info - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtywXlDrGeY
06 Saturday STEVE KALDESTAD QUINTET CD RELEASE
featuring STEVE KALDESTAD tenor sax, CHRIS DAVIS trumpet, TILDEN WEBB piano, JODI PROZNICK bass and JESSE CAHILL drums.

"This recording exemplifies what jazz is supposed to be: entertaining, intricate and served best live. Recorded at The Cellar nightclub in Vancouver last spring, it marks Mississauga-born, Regina-raised tenor sax Kaldestad's first recording as a leader. From the first tune, it's clear this member of the Jodi Proznick Quartet has not been held back by talent: "Shimmy" is a 10-minute tour de force rooted in the chord changes of "Jitterbug Waltz" that showcases Kaldestad's compositional prowess and a muscular tone and breadth that recalls Sonny Rollins. The ensemble pianist Andre White, bassist Jodi Proznick, drummer Jesse Cahill and trumpeter Kevin Dean continue in the vein of the hard-swinging '60s with the horn frontline bringing the Adderley brothers to mind. A version of Billy Strayhorn's "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" shows the band has sensitivity as well as strength. Top Tracks: The oddly metered "In Lieu of You," which samples "Alone Together," and the intoxicating "Stanley," in honour of Stanley Turrentine." - Ashante Infantry
$10 (students no cover with $10 minimum purchase)
more info - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtywXlDrGeY
09 Tuesday MUSIC ON MAIN PRESENTS: EVE EGOYAN
Toronto's Eve Egoyan is a singular pianist whose passion for the music of today is unrivalled.

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11 Thursday THE EAR JAM QUARTET
Featuring REESE WORTH guitar, RYAN NASO trumpet, LAURENCE SANTOS hammond b3, NATHAN WYLIE drums

This new and exciting Vancouver quartet performs original contemporary jazz compositions as well as arrangements on selected standards in the tradition of the soulful and funky Hammond B3 organ driven bands of Dr. Lonnie Smith, Larry Young and the styles of Lee Morgan to name a few.
$10
more info - http://www.myspace.com/earjamquartet
14 Sunday DARREN SIGESMUND SEXTET - STRANDS II
Featuring DARREN SIGESMUND trombone, ELIANA CUEVAS vocals, QUINSIN NACHOFF tenor sax, REG SCHWAGER guitar, JIM VIVIAN bass, ETHAN ARDELLI drums
National jazz award nominee Toronto trombonist Darren Sigesmund presents Strands II, his most recent recording chosen Best Canadian Jazz CD of 2009 by the Ottawa Citizen. Considered "one of Toronto's best young jazz composers" (Globe and Mail), Sigesmund weaves together a blend of jazz & Latin influences that draw inspiration from Brazilian masters Hermeto Pascoal & Ginga to New York's John Patitucci & Ben Monder. The Cellar performance forms part of Sigesmund's Strands II Canadian tour sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts.
$10
more info - http://www.darrensigesmund.com
16 Tuesday MUSIC ON MAIN PRESENTS: LORNA MCGHEE AND RENA SHARON
LORNA MCGHEE flute and RENA SHARON piano
Two of Canada's greatest chamber musicians team up for a spectacular evening of music. Lorna McGhee and Rena Sharon close Music on Main's season at the cellar with a not-to-be-missed performance.

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$25
17 Wednesday DEBORAH LEDON
Featuring DEBORAH LEDON vocals, CHRIS HAAS drums, BRENT GUBBELS bass, NICK APIVOR percussion, BORIS FAVRE keyboards and vocals, and musical director GREG ROBERTSON on sax, guitar, and vocals.

A Cuban born Canadian, Deborah Ledon's passion for her Latin roots defines her exotic, seductive jazzy sound, unique in its versatility. This dynamo is backed by some of Vancouver's most talented musicians.
$12
more info - http://www.deborahledon.com/
18 Thursday Turner Music Presents: Ivan E. Coyote with special guest Rodney Decroo
Ivan is good old-fashioned kitchen table stories. Imagine you are drinking black tea with canned milk, and it is snowing outside. The kitchen smells like homemade soup, and you don't have to work tomorrow so you can sit up all night talking and smoking cigarettes. Or maybe it is a warm night in the middle of July, and you are sitting on a wool blanket in the sand, resting your back against a big-beached log. The lake is smooth as glass and there is plenty of wood for the campfire. Someone is talking, telling you a story?
"Ivan has a distinctive and persuasive voice, a flawless sense of pacing, and an impeccable sense of story." Quill's Magazine
Visit Ivan Online

Rodney's songwriting sits in the manful, quasi-roots territory inhabited by Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle, and John Prine. A guy can disappear inside those long shadows.
"Mockingbird Bible is a soulful, quiet and absolutely brilliant collection of songs from one of Canada's premier musical talents. Decroo has yet again proven himself to be one of the country's best songwriters."- 24 Hours
Visit Rodney Online
$10
19 Friday FROM NEW YORK CITY, TENOR SAXOPHONIST JIMMY GREENE & BASSIST STEVE KIRBY
featuring MILES BLACK piano, JESSE CAHILL drums, JIMMY GREENE tenor saxophone and STEVE KIRBY bass

Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Jimmy Greene has emerged as a positive young presence in the creative music world. His solo recordings, True Life Stories (Criss Cross), Forever (Criss Cross), Brand New World (RCA Victor), Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross), The Overcomers' Suite (NuJazz), and Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross) have been met with much critical acclaim. In fact, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine calls Greene "...without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years."

Steve Kirby's career as a jazz musician spans over 25 years of performance collaboration with many of the finest artists in the field, both in North America and abroad. Throughout these years, his role as an educator has been a fundamental and vital part of his commitment to music.

Steve has performed extensively and recorded with some of the most high profile Jazz Artists on the scene today. He spent two years as bassist for Elvin Jones and Jazz Machine and four years with Cyrus Chestnut Trio. He is the bass player on two of Mr. Chestnuts Atlantic Recordings: the critically acclaimed Dark Before the Dawn and Earth Stories. He has also performed in club and/or concert hall settings with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz @ Lincoln Center, opera star Kathleen Battle, legendary Jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln, Jazz violinist Regina Carter and The Joanne Brackeen Trio featuring Horatio "El Negro" Hernandez. He has toured with saxophonist James Carter, and plays bass on Carter?s 2001 Atlantic label release: Chasin' The Gypsy as well as his 1997 release In Carterian Fashion. He toured with trombonist and shell master Steve Turre; Blue Note recording Artist Jacky Terrasson; and the Lee Morgan Tribute Band featuring Joe Lovano, Eddie Henderson, Benny Green and Winard Harper.
$17
more info - http://www.jimmygreene.com
20 Saturday FROM NEW YORK CITY, TENOR SAXOPHONIST JIMMY GREENE & BASSIST STEVE KIRBY
featuring MILES BLACK piano, JESSE CAHILL drums, JIMMY GREENE tenor saxophone and STEVE KIRBY bass

Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Jimmy Greene has emerged as a positive young presence in the creative music world. His solo recordings, True Life Stories (Criss Cross), Forever (Criss Cross), Brand New World (RCA Victor), Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross), The Overcomers' Suite (NuJazz), and Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross) have been met with much critical acclaim. In fact, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine calls Greene "...without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years."

Steve Kirby's career as a jazz musician spans over 25 years of performance collaboration with many of the finest artists in the field, both in North America and abroad. Throughout these years, his role as an educator has been a fundamental and vital part of his commitment to music.

Steve has performed extensively and recorded with some of the most high profile Jazz Artists on the scene today. He spent two years as bassist for Elvin Jones and Jazz Machine and four years with Cyrus Chestnut Trio. He is the bass player on two of Mr. Chestnuts Atlantic Recordings: the critically acclaimed Dark Before the Dawn and Earth Stories. He has also performed in club and/or concert hall settings with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz @ Lincoln Center, opera star Kathleen Battle, legendary Jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln, Jazz violinist Regina Carter and The Joanne Brackeen Trio featuring Horatio "El Negro" Hernandez. He has toured with saxophonist James Carter, and plays bass on Carter?s 2001 Atlantic label release: Chasin' The Gypsy as well as his 1997 release In Carterian Fashion. He toured with trombonist and shell master Steve Turre; Blue Note recording Artist Jacky Terrasson; and the Lee Morgan Tribute Band featuring Joe Lovano, Eddie Henderson, Benny Green and Winard Harper.
$17
more info - http://www.jimmygreene.com
23 Tuesday B3 BEATDOWN
Organ grooves with a rotating cast of great Vancouver musicians.
No Cover, $3.75 Russell Pints
25 Thursday BARRY GREENFIELD
This unique Barry Greenfield night will feature something new, fun, and challenging. Half the songs will be covers of songs written by the writers that have shaped my musical journey. "Eleanor Rigby", "Happy Together", "Free Fallin'", plus special guest musicians and others surprises. This is the most direct and intimate way to offer you my music, and I'd be honoured to have you there with me. This show will feature a tale about each song featuring a new crop of recently harvested songs. A special night, I will be recording a live cd of this one time performance. I would love for you to be a part of that adventure. The last 5 CELLAR JAZZ shows were sold out!
$15
26 Friday MIKE LEDONNE QUARTET
MIKE LEDONNE b3 organ, CORY WEEDS tenor sax, OLIVER GANNON guitar, JESSE CAHILL drums.

Smoke is a happening jazz room near Columbia University in Manhattan, and Tuesday nights are set aside for Organ Grooves. The A-team is a quartet made up of Mike LeDonne on the Hammond B-3, joined by tenor sax player Eric Alexander, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and Joe Farnsworth. Ledonne and Co. have held the Tuesday night spot for the better part of 10 years. The group's first CD, Smokin' Out Loud, came out in 2004 on the Savant label, followed by On Fire in 2008 live at the club.

In the jazz world, Mike LeDonne is better known for his piano playing. After graduating from the New England Conservatory, Mike spent his formative years in the 1980s working with such legends as Benny Goodman, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins.

In 1988 LeDonne joined the Milt Jackson Quartet, spending 11 incredible years working with the vibraphone master and eventually becoming music director for the group.

LeDonne first took up the organ at age 10 and when he was 14, his father bought him his first Hammond B-3, an instrument that he says "has the soul built right in." In 2000 he sat in on a tribute concert at Smoke to "The Mighty Burner" -- the late organ legend Charles Earland. It went so well that club owner Paul Stache scheduled Mike for a five-week Tuesday night run, and he's been there ever since.
$15
more info - http://www.mikeledonne.com
27 Saturday MIKE LEDONNE QUARTET
MIKE LEDONNE b3 organ, CORY WEEDS tenor sax, OLIVER GANNON guitar, JESSE CAHILL drums.

Smoke is a happening jazz room near Columbia University in Manhattan, and Tuesday nights are set aside for Organ Grooves. The A-team is a quartet made up of Mike LeDonne on the Hammond B-3, joined by tenor sax player Eric Alexander, guitarist Peter Bernstein, and Joe Farnsworth. Ledonne and Co. have held the Tuesday night spot for the better part of 10 years. The group's first CD, Smokin' Out Loud, came out in 2004 on the Savant label, followed by On Fire in 2008 live at the club.

In the jazz world, Mike LeDonne is better known for his piano playing. After graduating from the New England Conservatory, Mike spent his formative years in the 1980s working with such legends as Benny Goodman, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins.

In 1988 LeDonne joined the Milt Jackson Quartet, spending 11 incredible years working with the vibraphone master and eventually becoming music director for the group.

LeDonne first took up the organ at age 10 and when he was 14, his father bought him his first Hammond B-3, an instrument that he says "has the soul built right in." In 2000 he sat in on a tribute concert at Smoke to "The Mighty Burner" -- the late organ legend Charles Earland. It went so well that club owner Paul Stache scheduled Mike for a five-week Tuesday night run, and he's been there ever since.
$15
more info - http://www.mikeledonne.com
28 Sunday FROM MONTREAL: DENIS CHANG MANOUCHE PROJECT
Featuring DENIS CHANG guitar, BEN HENRIQUES tenor saxophone, IVAN GARZON rhythm guitar, PAYL VANDYK bass
$10
30 Tuesday B3 BEATDOWN
Organ grooves with a rotating cast of great Vancouver musicians.
No Cover, $3.75 Russell Pints
31 Wednesday BERNIE ARAI QUARTET plays THE MUSIC OF ROY HAYNES
Featuring BRAD TURNER piano, TOMMY BABIN bass, JON BENTLEY saxes, and BERNIE ARAI drums.
Cover: $10, free for students with $10 minimum purchase
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01 Thursday MIRANDA SAGE
Featuring DON THOMPSON piano, KEN LISTER bass, DAN BRUBECK drums, ROY STYFFE sax, MIRANDA SAGE vocals
$15
02 Friday CROSS BORDER JAZZ: MIKE ALLEN QUARTET WITH GUEST GRANT STEWART
featuring MILES BLACK piano, ADAM THOMAS bass, JULIAN MCDONOUGH drums, MIKE ALLEN tenor sax and GRANT STEWART tenor sax.

If you're interested in making a financial contribution to the CROSS BORDER JAZZ SERIES please contact
cory@cellarjazz.com

Toronto native Grant Stewart is a hard-swinging tenor saxophonist steeped in the jazz tradition. Introduced to jazz by his part-time jazz guitarist father, Stewart grew up listening to such legendary saxophonists as Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, and others. By his early teens, Stewart had already found performance experience with such artists as Pat La Barbera and Bob Mover, and at age 19 moved to New York City. Since that time, Stewart has performed with a bevy of well-known jazz musicians, including Clark Terry, Brad Mehldau, Curtis Fuller, and many others. On his own, Stewart has released a handful of recordings, including 2007?s In the Still Of The Night and 2009's Plays The Music Of Duke Ellingotn and Billy Strayhorn.

Mike Allen, 44, is profiled in Mark Miller's "Miller Companion to Jazz in Canada" and has a Master's in Jazz from New York University. He has performed and/or recorded with internationally recognized players including Cedar Walton, Julian Priester, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Gary Bartz, John Taylor, Jim Snidero, Brian Lynch, Don Friedman, Don Thompson, John Ballantyne, Kevin Dean, Phil Dwyer, Chuck Israels, Donald Bailey, Ali Jackson, Seamus Blake, and Pete Magadini. Allen was a member of Canadian guitar legend Sonny Greenwich's quintet from 1990 to 1995. His playing is featured on Greenwich's Standard Idioms (Kleo) and Fragments Of A Memory (Cornerstone). In 1993, Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail listed Mike as one of a half-dozen "Interesting Canadians To Watch".

If you're interested in making a financial contribution to the series please contact us here at The Cellar.
$17
more info - http://www.mikeallenjazz.com
03 Saturday CROSS BORDER JAZZ: MIKE ALLEN QUARTET WITH GUEST GRANT STEWART
featuring MILES BLACK piano, ADAM THOMAS bass, JULIAN MCDONOUGH drums, MIKE ALLEN tenor sax and GRANT STEWART tenor sax.

If you're interested in making a financial contribution to the CROSS BORDER JAZZ SERIES please contact
cory@cellarjazz.com

Toronto native Grant Stewart is a hard-swinging tenor saxophonist steeped in the jazz tradition. Introduced to jazz by his part-time jazz guitarist father, Stewart grew up listening to such legendary saxophonists as Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, and others. By his early teens, Stewart had already found performance experience with such artists as Pat La Barbera and Bob Mover, and at age 19 moved to New York City. Since that time, Stewart has performed with a bevy of well-known jazz musicians, including Clark Terry, Brad Mehldau, Curtis Fuller, and many others. On his own, Stewart has released a handful of recordings, including 2007?s In the Still Of The Night and 2009's Plays The Music Of Duke Ellingotn and Billy Strayhorn.

Mike Allen, 44, is profiled in Mark Miller's "Miller Companion to Jazz in Canada" and has a Master's in Jazz from New York University. He has performed and/or recorded with internationally recognized players including Cedar Walton, Julian Priester, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Gary Bartz, John Taylor, Jim Snidero, Brian Lynch, Don Friedman, Don Thompson, John Ballantyne, Kevin Dean, Phil Dwyer, Chuck Israels, Donald Bailey, Ali Jackson, Seamus Blake, and Pete Magadini. Allen was a member of Canadian guitar legend Sonny Greenwich's quintet from 1990 to 1995. His playing is featured on Greenwich's Standard Idioms (Kleo) and Fragments Of A Memory (Cornerstone). In 1993, Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail listed Mike as one of a half-dozen "Interesting Canadians To Watch".

If you're interested in making a financial contribution to the series please contact us here at The Cellar.
$17
more info - http://www.grantstewartjazz.com
04 Sunday CHRISTINE GRACE
Featuring CHRISTINE GRACE vocals, CHRIS GESTRIN piano, JODI PROZNICK bass, BERNIE ARAI drums, and DARYL JAHNKE guitar.
$15
06 Tuesday B3 BEATDOWN
Organ grooves with a rotating cast of great Vancouver musicians.
No Cover, $3.75 Russell Pints
08 Thursday UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BIG BAND
under the direction of FRED STRIDE.
$10
13 Tuesday B3 BEATDOWN
Organ grooves with a rotating cast of great Vancouver musicians.
No Cover, $3.75 Russell Pints
24 Saturday MONTY ALEXANDER TRIO
In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has built a reputation exploring and bridging the worlds of American jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica, finding in each a sincere spirit of musical expression. In the process, he has performed and recorded with artists from every corner of the musical universe and entertainment world: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Ernest Ranglin, Barbara Hendricks, Bill Cosby, Bobby McFerrin, Sly Dunbar, and Robbie Shakespeare, among others.
$69.99 including 3 course meal (taxes and gratuity extra)
more info - http://montyalexander.com/
25 Sunday MONTY ALEXANDER TRIO
In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has built a reputation exploring and bridging the worlds of American jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica, finding in each a sincere spirit of musical expression. In the process, he has performed and recorded with artists from every corner of the musical universe and entertainment world: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Ernest Ranglin, Barbara Hendricks, Bill Cosby, Bobby McFerrin, Sly Dunbar, and Robbie Shakespeare, among others.
$69.99 including 3 course meal (taxes and gratuity extra)
more info - http://montyalexander.com/bio.html
MAY
14 Friday Turner Music Presents: Van Django
Van Django is an acoustic string ensemble whose music is well-rooted in the gypsy jazz of 1930's Paris France, but beyond that it's all pure blue-skying; flights of dazzling fancy, driving rhythms and boundless creativity. The quartet was formed in 1998 and is made up of four of Canada's most talented and eclectic musicians - violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist Budge Schachte, guitarist/cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Laurence Mollerup.

Experience this foursome playing their original compositions and quirky arrangements in an action packed musical universe they call, "acoustic string hot jazz!"

"Van Django tosses off jaw-dropping technical licks with effortless ease, but above all, they entertain hugely, with every bar of every tune - tried and true or keenly original." - Jurgen Goethe - Host, CBC Disc Drive
$10
more info - http://www.turnerme.com/vandjango.shtml
15 Saturday Turner Music Presents: Van Django
Van Django is an acoustic string ensemble whose music is well-rooted in the gypsy jazz of 1930's Paris France, but beyond that it's all pure blue-skying; flights of dazzling fancy, driving rhythms and boundless creativity. The quartet was formed in 1998 and is made up of four of Canada's most talented and eclectic musicians - violinist Cameron Wilson, guitarist Budge Schachte, guitarist/cellist Finn Manniche and bassist Laurence Mollerup.

Experience this foursome playing their original compositions and quirky arrangements in an action packed musical universe they call, "acoustic string hot jazz!"

"Van Django tosses off jaw-dropping technical licks with effortless ease, but above all, they entertain hugely, with every bar of every tune - tried and true or keenly original." - Jurgen Goethe - Host, CBC Disc Drive
$10
more info - http://www.turnerme.com/vandjango.shtml
28 Friday CROSS BORDER JAZZ: DAVID SCNITTER/BILL COON/KEN LISTER/CRAIG SCOTT
If you're interested in making a financial contribution to the CROSS BORDER JAZZ SERIES please contact
cory@cellarjazz.com

featuring DAVID SCHNITTER tenor sax, BILL COON guitar, KEN LISTER bass, CRAIG SCOTT drums.
He studied clarinet as a chil but changed to tenor saxophone at age of 15. He began his professional career playing at weddings and as member of various rock bands. In 1972 Schnitter formed his own group in New York. After playing with Ted Dunbar (1973) he began his most important association, with Art Blakey (1974-79). He worked with Freddie Hubbard from 1979, recording with him in 1980 and 1981; he also played with Frank Foster, Charles Earland, Groove Holmes, and Johnny Lyttle. Schnitter's style is based firmly on hard bop; his sound has been compared in particular with Dexter Gordon's, though the influences of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane are also detectable.
$15
more info - http://www.jazzspain.net/web/daveschnitter/schnitterweb.htm
29 Saturday CROSS BORDER JAZZ: DAVID SCNITTER/BILL COON/KEN LISTER/CRAIG SCOTT
If you're interested in making a financial contribution to the CROSS BORDER JAZZ SERIES please contact
cory@cellarjazz.com

featuring DAVID SCNITTER tenor sax, BILL COON guitar, KEN LISTER bass, and CRAIG SCOTT drums.
He studied clarinet as a chil but changed to tenor saxophone at age of 15. He began his professional career playing at weddings and as member of various rock bands. In 1972 Schnitter formed his own group in New York. After playing with Ted Dunbar (1973) he began his most important association, with Art Blakey (1974-79). He worked with Freddie Hubbard from 1979, recording with him in 1980 and 1981; he also played with Frank Foster, Charles Earland, Groove Holmes, and Johnny Lyttle. Schnitter's style is based firmly on hard bop; his sound has been compared in particular with Dexter Gordon's, though the influences of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane are also detectable.
$15
more info - http://www.jazzspain.net/web/daveschnitter/schnitterweb.htm
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