Live Jazz in Vancouver

Keyboardist and composer/songwriter JD Rich (Jared Richardson) delivers a supercharged evening of melodic originals, reimagined pop covers, and memorable themes from movies & video games, tied together with a groovy funk/fusion sound. Featuring Colin Sankey on bass and Trent Otter on drums. Jared is from Victoria, BC, and currently based in Vancouver. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music (2016), where he majored in Electronic Production & Design. He has written and produced music across many genres, including pop, jazz, film scores, and orchestral compositions performed by the Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. www.instagram.com/jdrichmusic https://www.instagram.com/jdrichmusic Keyboardist and composer/songwriter JD Rich (Jared Richardson) delivers a supercharged evening of melodic originals, reimagined pop covers, and memorable... jazz,fusion

Get ready for another amazing night of music featuring some of Vancouvers best at 2nd Floor Gastown. July 2nd we have none other than The Jake Huse Quartet gracing our stage! The Jake Huse Quartet is making its debut this jazz fest grooving jazz-blues and favourites by Coltrane, Miles, Mingus and others as well as a selection of choice jazz standards and contemporary, polyrhythmically-inspired originals. Jake Huse has explored the world and its music with his saxophone, living and playing in Montreal, Paris, Mombassa, and Tokyo before settling back in his hometown Vancouver and focussing on jazz life and the rich scene here. His compositions are heavily influenced by the reggae and African music of his early music career, particularly rhythmic elements, and blend these influences with his jazz passions and approach. The most recent recordings of which can be found on Bandcamp with his band The New Vida Blues (thenewvidablues.bandcamp.com/album/2-2). https://thenewvidablues.bandcamp.com/album/2-2). For this show, he is joined by some of the top young jazz stars on the local Vancouver scene: Max Huberdeau on piano; Wynston Minckler on bass; and for the first time, Arvind Ramdas on dr

Get ready for another amazing night of music featuring some of Vancouvers best at 2nd Floor Gastown. July 3rd we have none other than The Dutch Robinson Experience gracing our stage! Dutch Robinson - R&B Hall of fame vocalist, music producer, composer and actor sings an upbeat mix of fresh and cool arrangements for jazz standards, R&B Soul Classics and Dutch's original hits. Dutch is a world class performer who exudes presence and truly touches audiences. This show will move you. Prepare to be transported. Featuring: Brian Bird - Keys, Vocals, Left Hand Bass Herb Weber - Guitars, Vocals elhorn The 2nd Floor Gastown offers Live Music on Thursdays - Sundays, open during Dinner Service from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Guests may seat for both sets depending on availability and manager discretion. Dinner Sets: 1st - 6:30pm - 7:45pm 2nd - 8:30pm - 9:45pm Get ready for another amazing night of music featuring some of Vancouvers best at 2nd Floor Gastown. July 3rd we have none other than The Dutch Robinson... Live-Music,Dinner,Drinks,Restaurant,Community,Moments-Hospitality

Bonnie is a trumpet player, vocalist, and composer based in Vancouver. Her singing is smoky and rich, and her trumpet playing a call to the early jazz styles of New Orleans while remaining fresh, inventive, and playful. Bonnie has one foot rooted in jazz heritage and one foot stepping forward creating a fresh new voice in the musical landscape. This powerful combination has given wings to a music career that’s seen her perform on Juno award winning albums, and numerous tours across North America, Europe, China, and India; delighting audience at home and abroad. With Brent Mah – saxohpones, Dean Thiessen-piano, Wynston Minckler-bass and Seth Kitamura-Drums

Sat, Jul 4, 6:30 PM

Ballads, Bossas, and Blues - JAZZ FEST

2nd Floor Gastown / Gastown / Map

Get ready for another amazing night of music featuring some of Vancouvers best at 2nd Floor Gastown. July 4th we have none other than Ballads, Bossas, and Blues gracing our stage! Ballads, Bossas, and Blues are a Vancouver-based band formed in 2016 to play the compositions of bandleader Jake Huse. They combine contemporary jazz with influences from reggae, African and groove music and often explore polyrhythms, polymetre and odd-time signatures. They have released two EP’s on Bandcamp, with the latest, 2, in 2024. Featuring: Jake Huse: Tenor Saxophone/Composition James Huumo: Keyboard Dan Howard: Bass Andrew Wilson: Drums The 2nd Floor Gastown offers Live Music on Thursdays - Sundays, open during Dinner Service from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Guests may seat for both sets depending on availability and manager discretion. Dinner Sets: 1st - 6:30pm - 7:45pm 2nd - 8:15pm - 9:45pm Get ready for another amazing night of music featuring some of Vancouvers best at 2nd Floor Gastown. July 4th we have none other than Ballads, Bossas, and... Live-Music,Dinner,Drinks,Restaurant,Community,Moments-Hospitality

Sat, Jul 4, 8:00 PM

JAZZ FESTIVAL: CORY WEEDS MEETS JERRY WELDON

Frankie's Jazz Club / Downtown Vancouver / Map

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. Recording more than 20 albums as a leader that document his dynamic saxophone playing on both hard-swinging tunes and gentle ballads, he has shared stages and recording studios with the likes of Bill Charlap, Joey DeFrancesco, Champian Fulton, Jeff Hamilton, Harold Mabern, Roy McCurdy, Brad Turner, and many other high-level artists. He’s a fearless musician who embraces a broad range of playing situations and then delivers with performances that shine. Jerry Weldon is one of today's leading proponents of Soul Jazz who represents the 'bar-walkin', hard-blowing, tenor legends in our contemporary American Jazz scene. Weldon who is New York born-and-raised musician, became a charter member and featured soloist in Harry Connick Jr. 's newly formed big band in 1990. He was seen daily on Connick’s daytime television program HARRY throughout its two-year run. In 2025 the two saxophonists went into the studio and recorded Cory Weeds Meets Jerry Weldon. The album spent over 19 weeks on the JazzWe

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.

Jerry Steinhilber’s Bellingham, WA-based trio features Josh Cook’s full-throated tenor saxophone soaring over the propulsive rhythms generated by King Dahl’s bass and Steinhilber’s drums — a close-knit rhythm section relationship that has spanned decades. The interplay between the three musicians is palpable, resulting in a truly cohesive, group sound. The trio will be playing selections from their new live releases, The Jerry Steinhilber Trio LIVE Volume 1 & 2.