Frankie's Jazz Club's Upcoming Shows

Enjoy 50% off all Reserve bottles of wine and cover charge starting at $5 Cory Weeds will be away this week and taking over Weeds / Wine / Wednesday will be pianist JIMI JAMES FRASER Jimi James Fraser has been playing in Vancouver for years and piano trio has always been a very exploratory process. Channeling the music of pianist like Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal, and Phineas Newborn Jr., to name a few, the group has formed from various members of Jazz House alumni through the years and the arrangements are always evolving. In this performance, the Jimi James Trio features Brad Pearson on bass and Dave Robbins on drums

Week Two of the VSO School of Music Summer Jazz Faculty & Friends brings the exhilarating spirit of The Best of Bebop to Frankie’s Jazz Club. Led by Jodi Proznick, the lineup features Miles Black, James Danderfer, Steve Maddock, Jesse Cahill, Tristan Paxton, Julian Borkowski, Cam Henderson, and special guest Kelly Jefferson. Joined by teaching assistants and additional guests, this dynamic faculty concert promises bold improvisation, vibrant ensemble playing, and the unmistakable energy of live jazz.

Chicago blues ‘triple threat’ (slide guitar, harmonica and vocals) Nigel Mack delivers a high-energy show that fuses classics with the punch of contemporary original blues. These are talents honed by years of relentless touring in support of his critically acclaimed CDs, Devil’s Secrets, Road Rage and High Price to Play. Nigel’s latest release, Devil’s Secrets, reached #1 on the Canadian blues charts and won ‘Best Self-Produced CD’ from the Windy City Blues Society, in Chicago. He has recently wrapped-up recording his fourth album. Originally from Canada, Nigel has called Chicago home since 2003 and has been performing in the Windy City since 1992 at such legendary clubs as, Buddy Guy’s Legends’ and House of Blues.

Jazz saxophonist/composer and leader Campbell Ryga is thrilled to be returning to Frankies Jazz Club! Campbell was the last original member of the Hugh Fraser Quintet, an association that spanned more than 40 years. He received the Jazz Report Award of Canadas Alto Saxophonist of the Year 2000. During his career to date, he has twice received the Western Canada Music Award, acquired 3 Juno Awards with two additional nominations, a Grammy nomination and was involved in Michael Buble's Grammy Award winning recording Crazy Love. Ryga has toured Internationally on 26 occasions and has been featured on 92 Jazz Recordings including 5 under his own name. With Chris Sigerson piano, Darren Radtke and Craig Scott drums

Jazz saxophonist/composer and leader Campbell Ryga is thrilled to be returning to Frankies Jazz Club! Campbell was the last original member of the Hugh Fraser Quintet, an association that spanned more than 40 years. He received the Jazz Report Award of Canadas Alto Saxophonist of the Year 2000. During his career to date, he has twice received the Western Canada Music Award, acquired 3 Juno Awards with two additional nominations, a Grammy nomination and was involved in Michael Buble's Grammy Award winning recording Crazy Love. Ryga has toured Internationally on 26 occasions and has been featured on 92 Jazz Recordings including 5 under his own name. With Chris Sigerson piano, Darren Radtke and Craig Scott drums

Enjoy 50% off all Reserve bottles of wine and cover charge starting at $5 Join saxophonist and Frankie's Artistic Director Cory Weeds EVERY WEDNESDAY for a night of swinging hard bop with a brand new band featuring TILDEN WEBB piano, DAVID CABALLERO bass and GRAHAM VILETTE drums. Cory Weeds is an expressive saxophonist with a warm and impactful sound rooted in jazz tradition. Jazz aficionados know that Cory, when playing tenor or alto sax, conveys an unerring sense of swing.

Sean Bray and Roy Styffe came of age together in the Toronto jazz scene, honing their talents and creating some of their first serious recordings together under the guidance of jazz legend Don Thompson. After years of following their own star studded paths, Sean and Roy are reuniting to delight audiences on a Westcoast tour. They will be joined by a similarly matched rhythm section: bassist Louis Rudner and drummer Nicholas Bracewell are long-time collaborators and share the musical E.S.P. that only a shared heritage can bring. This band will present music from Sean and Roy’s early collaborations as well as jazz standards and newer compositions.