Frankie's Jazz Club's Upcoming Shows

Jeremy Pelt has become one of the preeminent young trumpeters within the world of jazz. Forging a bond with the Mingus Big Band very early on, as his career progressed, Pelt built upon these relationships and many others which eventually lead to collaborations with some of the genre's greatest masters. These projects include performances and recordings with Cliff Barbaro, Keter Betts,

Pelt...maintains a consistent forward momentum.. while he transmits a modern-day sense of urgency with his songs. more »

Bobby "Blue" Bland, Ravi Coltrane, Frank Foster, Winard Harper, Jimmy Heath, Vincent Herring, John Hicks, Charli Persip, Ralph Peterson, Lonnie Plaxico, Bobby Short, Cedar Walton, Frank Wess, Nancy Wilson and The Skatalites, to name a few.

Pelt frequently performs alongside such notable ensembles as the Roy Hargrove Big Band, The Village Vanguard Orchestra and the Duke Ellington Big Band, and is a member of the Lewis Nash Septet and The Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band featuring Louis Hayes. As a leader, Pelt has recorded ten albums and has toured globally with his various ensembles, appearing at many major jazz festivals and concert venues.

Pelt's recordings and performances have earned him critical acclaim, both nationally and internationally. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal by legendary jazz writer and producer, Nat Hentoff, and was voted Rising Star on the trumpet, five years in a row by Downbeat Magazine and the Jazz Journalist Association. Pelt is currently touring throughout the United States and Europe in support of his latest release, "Soundtrack".

With Jalen Baker- vibraphone, Misha Mendelenko- guitar, Leighton Harrell- bass and Jared Spears - drums

Enjoy an evening of swing classics and standards made groovy. Wendy Biscuit returns to her home town Vancouver to share the stage with some extraordinarily talented musicians. Horns, heartbeats and old- time vocals bring a smoking hot, intimate lounge vibe for an evening promising great entertainment and exceptionally good music.

Wendy Biscuit – guitar / vocals ; Jerry Boey – trumpet ; Saul Berson – alto sax; Andrew Stack – guitar ; Andre Lachance – bass ; Chris Nordquist – drums

Magee Secondary is made up of keen and enthusiastic high school students. The band regularly performs across the lower mainland at festivals and various shows. In 2025 they toured Ireland and in 2026 they went to Montreal and Quebec City. The group of musicians are very excited to be working with Cam Henderson as their fall artist in residence.

Cam Henderson is an in-demand trombonist, arranger, and educator hailing from Victoria BC, Canada. Cam holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Capilano University and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas, where he played lead trombone in esteemed One O’Clock Lab Band. Cam currently resides in Vancouver BC, where he is a top call trombonist in the jazz, commercial, and latin music scenes. Cam’s regular performance credits include the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Critical Hits Jazz Orchestra, Cory Weeds Little Big Band, Julian Borkowski Sextet, Patrick Kao Sextet, and the Thomas Houlden 11-tet. He can also be heard on two releases by the Jaelem Bhate Jazz Orchestra, “On The Edge” (2019) and “Carmen” (2020) and on recordings by Will Clements, Sadé Awele, Josh Ramsay, and the One O’clock Lab Band (2024). In 2025 Cam joined the faculty of the VSO School of Music where he helps direct the Big Band and Vocal Jazz ensembles, and teaches jazz trombone lessons.

Gentiane MG is a Montreal pianist and composer known for emotionally resonant piano trio

music that bridges contemporary jazz and classical influence. With her long standing trio, she

presents Can You Hear the Birds?, a project shaped by connection, listening, and shared human

experience.

The music explores themes of presence, resilience, forgiveness, and renewal, unfolding through

intuitive interplay and collective improvisation. Rooted in an ear based creative process, the

trio’s performances are fluid, open, and deeply connected,

Perennial award-winning jazz artists Phil Dwyer and Brad Turner celebrate the 100th birthday of eight legendary jazz artists who, in their own ways, laid the musical foundation for all who came after them. Phil and Brad are joined by a rhythm section comprised of three of the most respected names on the scene today: Chris Gestrin - piano, Jesse Cahill - drums, and Conrad Good - bass.

Miles Davis and John Coltrane have received the most notice in their centenary year, but they are joined by a half-dozen other musicians all notable for their contributions as instrumentalists, composers, arrangers, bandleaders, and one very well-known vocalist.

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson was a founding member of the Jazz Messengers and, later, a early exponent of the ‘soul-jazz’ sound. Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, was part of the Heath brothers musical dynasty, a contemporary of Coltrane, and renowned composer.

Pianist Randy Weston famously bridged jazz with its African roots and, as with Heath, contributed classic tunes to the jazz canon that are commonly performed to this day.

Trombonist Melba Liston surmounted gender barriers to become recognized as one of the premier arrangers of her generation and performed with leading jazz ensembles on both coasts.

Bassist Ray Brown made his mark early on with bebop pioneers like Dizzy Gillespie and went on to anchor the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Lastly, vocalist Tony Bennett, best known for his hit, I Left My Heart in San Francisco, but revered among jazz players for his impeccable sense of swing and timeless approach to the American Songbook.

Perennial award-winning jazz artists Phil Dwyer and Brad Turner celebrate the 100th birthday of eight legendary jazz artists who, in their own ways, laid the musical foundation for all who came after them. Phil and Brad are joined by a rhythm section comprised of three of the most respected names on the scene today: Chris Gestrin - piano, Jesse Cahill - drums, and Conrad Good - bass.

Miles Davis and John Coltrane have received the most notice in their centenary year, but they are joined by a half-dozen other musicians all notable for their contributions as instrumentalists, composers, arrangers, bandleaders, and one very well-known vocalist.

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson was a founding member of the Jazz Messengers and, later, a early exponent of the ‘soul-jazz’ sound. Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, was part of the Heath brothers musical dynasty, a contemporary of Coltrane, and renowned composer.

Pianist Randy Weston famously bridged jazz with its African roots and, as with Heath, contributed classic tunes to the jazz canon that are commonly performed to this day.

Trombonist Melba Liston surmounted gender barriers to become recognized as one of the premier arrangers of her generation and performed with leading jazz ensembles on both coasts.

Bassist Ray Brown made his mark early on with bebop pioneers like Dizzy Gillespie and went on to anchor the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Lastly, vocalist Tony Bennett, best known for his hit, I Left My Heart in San Francisco, but revered among jazz players for his impeccable sense of swing and timeless approach to the American Songbook.