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Las Cafeteras with special guests Locarno
Sat Apr 28 (8:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
The "defiantly political but cheerful party folk" (The Guardian) with a sound that's "fresh and smart" (NPR) stage a one-night show at the Imperial in a special Cap Global Roots and Vancouver World Music Festival collaboration.
Martin Harley
Sun May 20 (8:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
Our 2017-2018 season wraps up with the blues delivered by stellar songwriter and slide guitar player Martin Harley, of whom Roots magazine says, “Slide guitar master. Martin Harley is the business.”
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Fri Jun 22 (7:30 PM to 9:30 PM)
“It’s hard not to start moving once Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio hit the stage. Their blend of soul and jazz is absolutely infectious,” – KEXP
Ayrad & François Houle Trio
Sat Jun 23 (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM)
Folkworld raves, "Canadian world music sextet Ayrad set many a stage on fire and made people dance with their lively music.” Don't miss this free, French-language collaboration with Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver.
Mazacote
Sun Jun 24 (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM)
There's nothing like a - free! - Latin Dance party to kick off summer with Mazacote's Afro-Latin grooves, from horn-driven New York salsa dura and beats from Colombia, Puerto Rico and Cuba,
Eilen Jewell
Tue Jun 26 (8:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
The singer-songwriter "steps back into the wayback machine" with her acclaimed 2017 album, Down Hearted Blues, featuring "songs written or made famous by musicians both renowned and obscure, from Willie Dixon and Memphis Minnie to Charles Sheffield and Betty James" [NPR].
Jamison Ross
Wed Jun 27 (8:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
Jamison Ross emerged on the jazz scene as a commanding drummer. Since then, Ross - who blends jazz, gospel and soul - has also proven himself as a gifted and multifaceted composer, bandleader and vocalist, whose self-titled album, Jamison, earned a Grammy nomination.
David Hidalgo & Marc Ribot Duo
Thu Jun 28 (8:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
Separately, Los Lobos frontman David Hildago and guitarist Marc Ribot mesmerize with diverse string-based stylings. As a duo, they are awe-inspiring in their self-described ability “to stir your heart, challenge your head and move your body.”
Keith Bennett & Miles Black Pay Tribute to Toots and Stevie and Beyond
Fri Jun 29 (8:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
A tribute to two harmonica greats that promises to be both magnetizing and memorable. After debuting this show last year to a sold-out, ecstatic house at Frankie’s Jazz Club, quartet of accomplished jazz musicians - with harmonica player Keith Bennett and pianist Miles Black at the fore - are touring the tribute.
Coco Jafro
Sat Jun 30 (1:00 PM to 3:30 PM)
The 2018 CBC Searchlight Top 10 Finalist and 2016 WCMA Urban Artist of the Year nominees - whose "main goal is to play infectious grooves that get you to dance" [Victoria News], are a fun (and free!) way to wrap up your North Shore Jazz experience.
An Evening with Pat Metheny
Sat Oct 20 (8:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
A career-spanning showcase from the 20-time Grammy-winning guitarist, with drummer Antonio Sánchez, bassist Linda May Han Oh & pianist Gwilym Simcock.