Infidels Jazz Showcase at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is right around the corner, and Infidels Jazz is proud to be a big part of it this year! We're presenting 10 concerts as part of the 2025 festival, and they make up our first ever Infidels Jazz Festival Showcase.
The heart of the Showcase will be at the Zameen Art House, a beautiful new performance space on Granville Island. A lot of the main festival shows are on the island this year, making it easy to attend these shows.
Ruthie Ha and Harmeet Kaur Virdee are two of the city's burgeoning young Jazz scene's brightest stars. Not only are Ru and Harmeet incredible instrumentalists (tenor sax and bass respectively), but they are strong composers. Their band features Noah Franche-Nolan on piano, Parmela Attariwala on violin / viola, and Karl DeJong on drums.
One of the most talked about new groups in the scene over the last year has been Asef, led by West Coast saxophone sensation Saul Berson. Featuring Itamar Erez, Sam Shoichet, and Liam McDonald, this group fuses Middle Eastern melodies with jazz rhythms and sensibilities.
Both the Ru / Harmeet Show & the Asef show are selling quickly, and are expected to sell out. Zameen is a small venue, and there most likely won't be any tickets available at the door..so please check ahead.
One of our most popular series has been our long-running collaboration with the Vancouver International Film Festival Centre. These shows combine the best of music with the best of cinema, and most of them sell out weeks in advance. We wanted to make sure one of these shows was part of our Festival Showcase, and as such, we've asked violinist Jesse Zubot to perform. Jesse is one of Canada's most acclaimed film composers, and he'll be performing a rare solo set in tandem with a screening of one of his newest scored films, Inedia.
Every Sunday afternoon, Infidels Jazz hosts a show at Hero's Welcome, shining a spotlight on the best of Vancouver's straight ahead Jazz scene. For the festival, we've asked three musicians who have led numerous great bands for us over the years to team up as the Jazz Salvation Organ Trio. Mary Ancheta (organ), Chris Fraser (guitar), and Biboye Onanuga (drums) will be performing for the very first time, and playing a selection of their favourite gospel tunes.
Frankie's After Dark is one of our longest running series, and we've put together four exceptional shows that really shine a spotlight on how special that series can be. Julian Borkowski, Graham Villette, Todd Stewart, and Maiden Voyage are our featured performers this year, and these shows are only $10.
In addition, we're pleased to be presenting Kahil El'Zabar & Isaiah Collier at the Zameen Art House for two shows on June 30. Both shows are sold out, and there will be no tickets available at the door.
Upcoming Infidels Jazz highlights
