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February Highlights
JAZZ EVENINGS IN THE PARLOUR
Thursday, February 13
7 to 9 p.m.
Roedde House Museum (1415 Barclay)
$15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors.
604-684-7040 or through Eventbrite
The Roedde House Museum’s monthly jazz series presents Dan Reynolds on piano, Eli Davidovici on bass, and Mili Hong on drums featuring a repertoire of music by American jazz pianist Chick Corea.
Ada Lee and Don Stewart sing Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald at PAL Studio Theatre.
DON STEWART / THE SONGS OF NAT KING COLE
With Special Guest Ada Lee singing Ella Fitzgerald
Saturday, February 15
2 p.m.
PAL Studio Theatre (581 Cardero)
Admission $30 / Tickets Here
Bringing together two gifted Vancouver vocalists, this concert will pay tribute to the greatest jazz singers of the mid-twentieth century — Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald, incandescent and immortal stars who created the music we love and today call standards, breaking through the barriers of racism to create true crossover art.
Don Stewart brings to life the charm and brilliance of the great Nat King Cole in a selection of his best-loved songs, while Ada Lee makes a special appearance bringing to life the musical genius of Ella Fitzgerald. Ada recorded her first album in 1957, and has shared the stage with Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Don’t miss it!
Jeanette Jonquill peforms with Bernard Duerksen at Roedde House Museum.
ROEDDE HOUSE CLASSICAL MUSIC SERIES
Romantic Melodies For Valentine’s Day
Sunday, February 16
4 to 5 p.m.
Roedde House Museum (1415 Barclay)
$15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors
Tickets at 604-684-7040 or Evenbrite.
Come celebrate Valentine’s Day in perfect musical style from the comfort of the Roedde House Museum parlour. Jeanette Jonquil on clarinet and Bernard Duerksen on piano perform a program entitled Isn’t it Romantic, featuring music by Brahms, Schumann, and Poulenc. Ticket holders should arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to showtime to secure seats.
Vancouver playwright Bill Marchant.
POT KETTLE BLACK
A Play by Bill Marchant
February 21 - 29 (except Monday, Feb. 24)
8 p.m.
Matinee Sunday, February 23
2 p.m.
PAL Studio Theatre (581 Cardero)
Tickets $35
Explosive, dark and damn funny, Pot Kettle Black, is the latest play from local writer Bill Marchant. When six friends gather to celebrate a birthday, the icing is definitely off the cake as the ensemble wrestles to discover the truth of love, longing and the Blue Jays.
Starring Stephan Park, Suzanne Hepburn, David Lennon, Missy Cross, Leah Jacksties, and Cody Kearsley.
Once A Week, Every Week …
MUSICAL MORNINGS
Wednesdays
10 to 11 a.m.
Barclay Manor (1447 Barclay)
Free
“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast” according to 17th-century poet William Congreve, and few musical styles do so as completely as classical guitar. Come to Barclay Manor to enjoy a repertoire of classical guitar played by Cuneyt Tirmandi. Cuneyt studied classical guitar at the Mount Royal Conservatory in Calgary and under renowned Argentinian guitarist Analia Rego in Buenos Aires. Wednesday’s Musical Mornings will now soothe your soul and calm your mind.
ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE SING-ALONG & PIANO BAR
Sing Out The Chorus!
Every Wednesday
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
The Pumpjack / 1165 Davie
No Cover
Join in the fun at the Pumpjack Wednesday night for live piano and sing-alongs of musical theatre and popular hits! Featuring Kerry O'Donovan and Sean Allen on piano. No Cover and drink specials aplenty!
Violet Finch is at the Park Pub Feb. 7
LIVE AT THE PARK PUB
Every Friday
8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight
The Park Pub at English Bay (1755 Davie)
No cover charge
The Park Pub at English Bay, located in the Sands Best Western Hotel on Davie, takes a break from their sports bar motif (NFL Sundays, Football Mondays, and Thursdays) to present an evening of live music every Friday. This month’s lineup includes the foursome known as Violet Finch on Friday, February 7.
Visit the pub’s calendar here for updates.
Crystal Hicks will be at Jazz Vespers Feb. 23.
JAZZ VESPERS
Every Sunday
4 to 5 p.m.
St. Andew’s-Wesley United Church Salons (1018 Nelson)
By Donation
Every Sunday afternoon the folks at the historic St. Andrew’s-Wesley Church at Burrard and Nelson present the finest jazz musicians in the Lower Mainland in an afternoon performance where jazz meets, and dances, with the spirit. The February lineup includes: The Henry Young Quartet (Feb. 2); a Black History Month celebration led by Candus Churchill (Feb. 9); Ada Lee (Feb. 16); and Crystal Hicks (Feb. 23).
JAZZ ON THE BAY
Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday the Sylvia Hotel (1154 Gilford) presents an evening of live jazz in their lounge overlooking English Bay.
The lineup for February includes:
Wednesdays (8 - 10 p.m.): 70s classics with Taylor James (Feb. 5); country blues with The Skillet Lickers (Feb. 12); jazz and roots with The Kasuals (Feb. 19); and rhythm & blues with Bob Richard Acoustic (Feb. 26).
Thursdays (8 - 10 p.m.): Roots & blues with Brandon Isaak (Feb. 6); acoustic blues with Jim Foster (Feb. 13); rockin’ roots with Chapter 11 (Feb. 20); and smooth jazz with the MoonGlow Duo (Feb. 27).
Sundays (7 - 9 p.m.): jazz and vintage pop with Angela Verbrugge (Feb. 2); swing and jazz with the Blue Velvet Duo (Feb. 9); sultry jazz with the Caryn Slade Trio (Feb. 16); and popsicle jazz with the Hrothgar Jackson Band (Feb. 23).
SAMBA FUSION
Fridays & Saturdays at Rio Brazilian Steakhouse (1122 Denman). Samba Fusion is a Vancouver-based Dance Company, whose roots are based in Brazilian Samba, fused with numerous dance styles, music and rhythms. This Multicultural Dance Group performs several styles of dance fusion including: Brazilian Samba, Forró, Samba Reggae, Afro-Brazilian, Hip Hop, African, Polynesian, and Burlesque.
