PEI Jazz Festival

15/01/2024

Top Canadian jazz Tuesday night at the Trailside Music Hall - guitarist Don Ross with special guest Sean Hall. Tickets are $30 plus fees, show starts 8pm but doors open at 6:30pm

Don is an incredible Canadian fingerstyle guitarist with a long connection to PEI. Don has just released a new solo album WATER, his 18th solo album, and his 21st including collaborations. The album features collaborations with legendary guitarist/songwriter Bruce Cockburn, fretless bass wizard Michael Manring, Washington State-based guitarist/composer Sean Hall, singer/guitarist Brooke Miller, Prince Edward Island-based quintet The Atlantic String Machine, and even one piece with the 70-piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The album features cover art by luminary Mi’kmaw visual artist Alan Syliboy of Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia.

Don Ross has just released new solo album, WATER. It is his 18th solo album, and his 21st including collaborations. For this new recording, Don decided to launch a Kickstarter fundraising campaign and do the release 100% independently. He managed to raise his financial goal in 28 hours, and was able...

11/01/2024

Glen Strickey's popular Winterjazz series is back for it's 16th season, with a stellar show this weekend featuring the amazing Catherine MacLellan.

For years Winterjazz has showcased great jazz and blues artists from Atlantic Canada, and financed scholarships for Island students heading off to study jazz. Past performers include Jenn Grant, Kim Dunn, Don Ross, Erin Costelo, Paul Tynan, Coco Love Alcorn, Ian Sherwood, and Island performers Joey Kitson, Tara MacLean and many more. Anchoring the Winterjazz concert series for season 16 is the house band of Deryl Gallant, Glen Strickey, Ian Toms, and Matt MacEachern.

Show runs from 7pm to 9:30pm on Saturday January 13th at The Pour House, 89 University Ave. downtown. Admission is $30 with a portion of the profits going to the jazz scholarship. For reservations call 902-892-5200.

Winterjazz Season Opener with Catherine MacLellan January 13th
Sat Jan 13 7pm at the Pour House

Date Update: April 6th show with Amanda Jackson is now April 13th.

Winterjazz is back for season 16 and we have an absolute killer lineup. We are super excited to be back and look forward to seeing you at the Pourhouse above The Old Triangle Charlottetown.

Thanks for all of the support. We wouldn't have made it 16 years without the amazing support of our musical community.

We so hope to see you this Saturday for the Winterjazz Season Opener with Catherine MacLellan January 13th

10/01/2024

Two great jazz bands perform a fundraiser this Friday - the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble plus the stellar Colonel Grey High School Jazz Combo! Music starts at 7pm at Jack Blanchard Hall , admission by donation. All proceeds to the Upper Room Food Bank.

17/11/2023

"Of course Jazz isn't dead. The core idea of using pop music as source material for creative exploration is still very much alive…It is easier to appreciate (and follow) where these artists take the music when you already understand where they started… Snarky Puppy, Mehliana, The Worst Pop Band Ever… "
Kevin Hurley, Huffington Post

Worst Pop Band Ever, with Hit The Coast
Baba's Lounge 9pm tonight

With influences ranging from Miles Davis to the Carpenters to J Dilla, The Worst Pop Band Ever is a Toronto based group that combines their love of improvisational jazz with modern pop influences.

Individually, the members of the band - Chris Gale (sax), Adrean Farrugia (keys), Michael Herring (bass) and Tim Shia (drums) - have had the good fortune of playing/touring/recording with a host of Juno, Grammy, Polaris, Trille Or, and Golden Melody (Taiwan) winners (and losers) in a multitude of genres including Blue Rodeo, Holly Cole, Kevin Breit, the Shuffle Demons, Reg Schwager, Ernesto Cervini, Donne Roberts, Tara Davidson, The Canadian Opera Company, Sarah Slean, Colin James, Shan VDP, Ernie Watts, Brad Goode, Adam Nussbaum, Elizabeth Shepherd, Caity Gyorgy, Barry Elmes Mike Murley, and more.

WPBE welcomes PEI alt-jazz-rock band “Hit The Coast” – Bruce Rooney, Curtis Klein and Evan McCosham.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it54j9MoAso
Their website for more info: www.worstpopbandever.com

The Worst Pop Band Ever performing new music in one take with no rehearsal.Sophia foolishly asked for lyrics. Be careful what you ask for...Recorded at Dusk ...

16/11/2023

Friday night at Baba's Lounge, a talented quartet of jazz heavies is playing Baba's Lounge. With influences ranging from Miles Davis to the Carpenters to J Dilla, The Worst Pop Band Ever is a Toronto based group that combines their love of improvisational jazz with modern pop influences.

Individually the members of the band - Chris Gale (sax), Adrean Farrugia (keys), Michael Herring (bass) and Tim Shia (drums) - have had the good fortune of playing/touring/recording with a host of Juno, Grammy, Polaris, Trille Or, and Golden Melody (Taiwan) winners in a multitude of genres - including Blue Rodeo, Holly Cole, Kevin Breit, the Shuffle Demons, Reg Schwager, Ernesto Cervini, Donne Roberts, Tara Davidson, The Canadian Opera Company, Sarah Slean, Colin James, Shan VDP, Ernie Watts, Brad Goode, Adam Nussbaum, Elizabeth Shepherd, Caity Gyorgy, Barry Elmes and Mike Murley.
WPBE welcomes PEI alt-jazz-rock band “Hit The Coast” – Bruce Rooney, Curtis Klein and Evan McCosham. Music runs 9pm to 1am.

Worst Pop Band Ever, with Hit The Coast
Friday Nov 17 at Baba's Lounge 9pm to 1am

Check them out at the website www.worstpopbandever.com and here's a clip from a live streamed show from Toronto https://youtu.be/gpgtA1usM3Q?si=Kw9oWSyklcgLldbb&t=99

Thanks for dropping by! Please click on SET A REMINDER or SUBSCRIBE to get a reminder about the premiere. See you on Thursday, Jan. 6.With influences rangin...

19/10/2023

Last day to get your discounted tickets for this show! Only $20 and $10 in advance through Eventbrite
https://Ineke-and-Marc-PEI2023.eventbrite.ca

On Friday October 20th we present the award winning duo Ineke Vandoorn and guitarist/composer Marc van Vugt, on tour promoting their album ‘Crossing Canada’ which was recorded live during tours playing across Canada.

Dutch Grammy award winners Ineke Vandoorn & Marc van Vugt made several 5-week tours across Canada playing as a duo and also collaborated with some of our best Canadian musicians including Mark Kelso (drums), Søren Nissen (bass) and Michael Occhipinti (guitar), who can also be heard on the album.

CONCERT INFO:
Ineke Vandoorn and Marc van Vugt at St. Paul's Church
7:30pm Friday October 20th 2023
St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 101 Prince St Charlottetown
Tickets $25 adults and $15 students at the door

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9-YJT9_sU

PEI Jazz Festival presents Ineke Vandoorn and Marc van Vugt as they tour Canada to promote their acclaimed album ‘Crossing Canada’

14/10/2023

Music like this on Friday October 20th as we present the award winning duo Ineke Vandoorn and guitarist/composer Marc van Vugt, on tour promoting their album ‘Crossing Canada’ which was recorded live during tours playing across Canada.

Dutch Grammy award winners Ineke Vandoorn & Marc van Vugt made several 5-week tours across Canada playing as a duo and also collaborated with some of our best Canadian musicians including Mark Kelso (drums), Søren Nissen (bass) and Michael Occhipinti (guitar), who can also be heard on the album.

CONCERT INFO:
Ineke Vandoorn and Marc van Vugt at St. Paul's Church
7:30pm Friday October 20th 2023
St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 101 Prince St Charlottetown
Tickets $25 adults and $15 students at the door
$20 and $10 in advance through Eventbrite
https://Ineke-and-Marc-PEI2023.eventbrite.ca

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9-YJT9_sU

Live recordings from the 'Crossing Canada' album tour.Ujazz/TivoliVredenburg Utrecht June 5 2020.WhiteOn the MountainIsayaLiefdeall music (c) Ineke Vandoorn ...

23/07/2023

Tonight the Paulina Hernandez Trio celebrates the Women of Jazz, at the Watermark Theatre

Women have been involved with jazz since its inception, but all too often their achievements are not as well-known. Of course we have Billie, Ella, and Sarah, but there are so many more — singers, instrumentalists and composers — that have made a worthy contribution.

Paulina Hernandez Trio focuses primarily on Latin jazz and jazz fusion, classical jazz but with a modern twist, along with many original compositions and arrangements. From Mexico Paulina Hernandez graduated from Holland College and St. Francis Xavier University. Also in the band, drummer Heidi Burns, a student at St. Francis Xavier University student, and Maya Marquez a Colombian bassist and student of Holland College.

There are still a few tickets left for Sunday night's concert!
July 23rd at 7:30PM www.ticketwizard.ca or 902-963-3963
Women of Jazz; The Music of Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and more.
Women have been involved with jazz since its inception, but all too often their achievements are not as well-known or trumpeted, so to speak. Of course we have Billie, Ella, and Sarah, but there are so many more — singers, instrumentalists and composers — that have made a worthy pantheon. On this night we will explore the greats of Jazz history, and dive into some lesser known names, as we celebrate the contributions from the Women of Jazz.
Performed by the Paulina Hernandez Trio, a musical group that focuses primarily on Latin jazz and jazz fusion, classical jazz but with a modern twist. We have a repertoire of arrangements and compositions made only by women and some original tunes composed by Paulina Hernandez, a Mexican pianist who graduated from Holland College and St. Francis Xavier University, her style is striking. Also, in the band, we have Heidi Burns, a drummer and St. Francis Xavier University student, and member of several bands in the local New Scotia scene, she comes to delight us with a solid and unique rhythm as well. Last but not least, we have Maya Marquez, a Colombian bassist and student of Holland College, influenced by Latin rhythms and more.