Featuring the Tasha Adams Quartet (Jacob Krieger, Patrick Thompson, Tasha Adams, Adam Robertson) and the VIU Faculty Band (Rosemary Lindsay, Ben Henriques, Lee Ellefson, Brent Jarvis, Ken Lister, Hans Verhoeven)

A swing dance featuring Alan's arrangements.
Alan Matheson (Cornet), Ben Henriques (Tenor Sax, Clarinet), Josh Roberts (Guitar), Jen Hodge (Bass), Nick James (Drums)

Ben Henriques (Sax), Brent Jarvis (Piano), Alex Coleman (Bass), Hans Verhoeven (Drums)

Ben Henriques, Paul Rushka (bass) & Tristan Paxton (guitar) blowing your blues away.

An off-beat, high-energy response to "shush-core" trad jazz, The Rubber Band lets the blood pump through the veins of over 100 years of New Orleans-style jazz. Ben Henriques saxophone, James Meger bass, Josh Roberts guitar/banjo, and Nick James drums will surprise die-hard jazz fans and thrill the uninitiated.

Drawing on the vast and diverse catalogue of one of music’s most prolific, pioneering, and confounding figures, Star System goes from in the pocket swing to controlled cosmic chaos and intergalactic improvisation. From classic charts to uncharted territories, the 12-piece Star System is “stunning to behold” (Exclaim!).

We're gonna be firing on all cylinders on Friday and Saturday at the Pat. Fantastic saxophonists, a spectacular rhythm section and some smoking charts, originals and standards arranged for five, count 'em, five saxophones....we're ready to rumble! Tom Keenlyside (musical director), Graham Ord, Ben Henriques, Danny Kane and Mike Braverman

Bonnie Northgraves leads her Soft Winds Quintet (deadly, not silent) to play this Thursday night dance in East-Van.

A ripping trio with Jodi Proznick and Tristan Paxton.  An intimate evening of Jazz not to be missed.

Dave Taylor leads a killing group playing the music of Django Reinhardt.  9:30 - 12:30

Vancouver Legacy Big Band plays the music of Bob Florence.  I'll be playing tenor 1 on this gig, as part of a 6 horn sax section (2 baris!)

July 17-23, I'll be working with the kids at the Courtenay Youth Music Camp.  I'm very excited to be involved as this program was a huge influence on me when I attended the camp in 2000.  

I'm honoured to join Sarah Kennedy's Quintet to play the music of Joni Mitchell and Charles Mingus http://www.coastaljazz.ca/sarah_kennedy_quintet

Playing at the Granville Island Public Market with Trevor Whitridge's fantastic young group. Come check out the future of Vancouver's jazz, because these kids are something else! http://www.coastaljazz.ca/trevor_whitridge_quintet

Playing the Railspur stage on Granville Island with Anita's killer band (it's huge... 14 people.) Come hear her funky take on Jazz!  http://www.coastaljazz.ca/anita_eccleston_2016

I'm no longer playing this weekly gig but there is still jazz happening there every Wednesday.

Vancouver bassist Jennifer Hodge leads this pack of talented young musicians with a passion for playing raucous, sassy jazz that’s reminiscent of the prohibition era. Think ’20s, ’30s, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Bob Wills, speakeasies, roadhouses, underground parties…you get the idea. Guaranteed to be great fun!      

Old-timey swing dance with a jass-bans lead by drummer Scott Robertson. 

I'll be leading a trio of Semi-Alum: BenHen - sax, Jillian Lebeck - piano, Jodi Proznick - bass