#VernonJazzClub
The Bob Rogers Band
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaLed by trombonist Bob Rogers, the Bob Rogers Band performs primarily original compositions by Bob, as well as tunes by Trombone Shorty, Maceo Parker and original takes of some favourite jazz standards. While they are most at home playing modern funk influenced jazz, the evening will feature a wide range of styles.
Originally from Vancouver, Bob now calls Vernon home. He has played for many years as a member of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, and has also played with and/or recorded for artists and groups including Natalie Cole, Aerosmith, The Temptations, the Bobby Hales Big Band, Fred Stride’s West Coast Jazz Orchestra, Hugh Fraser’s VEJI big band, the Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Opera and numerous small jazz and chamber groups. After retiring from teaching in Revelstoke in 2021 Bob has been an active member of the Okanagan musical community and and currently performs regularly in the Major Mambo latin quintet, the Slide Rule trombone quartet, the Gary Cable Project.
In addition to Bob on trombone and vocals, the Bob Rogers band also features Chris Petterson, sax, Jordan Dick, guitar, Colin Spence, keyboards, Shannon Sternloff, bass and Trevor Wallach, drums.
Karen Wiseman Quintet
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaKaren Wiseman is a Vernon based jazz vocalist known for her velvety tone, attention to phrasing, and an inordinate love of the old standards. After a lifetime of singing in church choirs, choral ensembles and occasional theatre, it was a move to Vernon that jump-started her solo work. New musical friendships and local opportunities to sing in jazz ensembles have been the joyful result of settling here with her family.
Karen draws influences from voices like Peggy Lee or Julie London. Audiences can expect old swing classics, soulful ballads, Latin jazz, and re-imagined Broadway and pop tunes, all delivered with subtlety and elegant arrangements. Karen is also very fond of dusting off and sharing some of the lesser known gems in the jazz tradition.
Karen is joined by Jake McIntyre-Paul (bass), Chris Startup(sax), Neville Bowman(piano) and Will Friesen (drums).
Karen Wiseman Quintet
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaKaren Wiseman is a Vernon based jazz vocalist known for her velvety tone, attention to phrasing, and an inordinate love of the old standards. After a lifetime of singing in church choirs, choral ensembles and occasional theatre, it was a move to Vernon that jump-started her solo work. New musical friendships and local opportunities to sing in jazz ensembles have been the joyful result of settling here with her family.
Karen draws influences from voices like Peggy Lee or Julie London. Audiences can expect old swing classics, soulful ballads, Latin jazz, and re-imagined Broadway and pop tunes, all delivered with subtlety and elegant arrangements. Karen is also very fond of dusting off and sharing some of the lesser known gems in the jazz tradition.
Karen is joined by Jake McIntyre-Paul (bass), Chris Startup(sax), Neville Bowman(piano) and Will Friesen (drums).
The Justin Glibbery Quintet
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaGlibbery, a professional pianist, composer, and music educator, has been a part of the Okanagan Valley music scene for 25 years. His sound encompasses many influences: Lyle Mayes (Pat Metheny Group), Oscar Peterson, Bruce Hornsby, Keith Jarrett, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Glibbery’s music always has a very lyrical melody with a solid harmonic and rhythmic foundation and contains some twists and turns along the way.
“The Vernon Jazz Club is one of my favourite places to play. It feels like a jazz club from the 40’s with the great listening crowds and the vibe of a really cool room,” reveals Glibbery. “Intimate venues are the best play at because you are very interactive with your audience. They feel you and you feel them. This circle of energy usually catapults the performance into something really magical where almost anything can happen.”
Glibbery’s recording projects have included three all-original albums as well as working with Juno-award winning guitarist Oscar Lopez on his most recent album Apasionado, which was recorded at Glibbery’s home studio with Glibbery helping to both arrange and produce it.
Joining Justin on stage will be a stellar line-up of some of the valley’s finest. Stefan Bienz on bass, Michael Treadway on drums, Michael Perkins on trumpet, Yanti on vocals, and Stan Sabourin on sax.
The Justin Glibbery Quintet
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaGlibbery, a professional pianist, composer, and music educator, has been a part of the Okanagan Valley music scene for 25 years. His sound encompasses many influences: Lyle Mayes (Pat Metheny Group), Oscar Peterson, Bruce Hornsby, Keith Jarrett, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Glibbery’s music always has a very lyrical melody with a solid harmonic and rhythmic foundation and contains some twists and turns along the way.
“The Vernon Jazz Club is one of my favourite places to play. It feels like a jazz club from the 40’s with the great listening crowds and the vibe of a really cool room,” reveals Glibbery. “Intimate venues are the best play at because you are very interactive with your audience. They feel you and you feel them. This circle of energy usually catapults the performance into something really magical where almost anything can happen.”
Glibbery’s recording projects have included three all-original albums as well as working with Juno-award winning guitarist Oscar Lopez on his most recent album Apasionado, which was recorded at Glibbery’s home studio with Glibbery helping to both arrange and produce it.
Joining Justin on stage will be a stellar line-up of some of the valley’s finest. Stefan Bienz on bass, Michael Treadway on drums, Michael Perkins on trumpet, Yanti on vocals, and Stan Sabourin on sax.
Balladextrous
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaJuno-award winning vocalist, Sienna Dahlen will take the stage at the Vernon Jazz Club with Juno-award nominated guitarist, Bill Coon as the duo Baladextous.
Sienna has toured her music extensively across Canada, Europe, and parts of the US in addition to having given numerous performances in Mexico and South America. She has released six albums of original jazz and folk music. Sienna has also lead and collaborated on several national and international projects. She has also been a guest vocalist on several recordings.
In addition to performing, Sienna has taught jazz voice and directed small ensembles at the post-secondary level for over 10 years. For the past three years, Sienna has taught at McGill and Concordia University in Montreal . She has given voice clinics and songwriting masterclasses around the world. Some of the highlights have included Moscow, RU at the Konsort Music Academy, the Kiev National University in Ukraine and the Performance House Jazz Camp in Silkeborg, Denmark to name only a few.
Bill Coon is one of Canada’s most highly respected musicians and is the winner of the 2009 National Jazz Awards,’Guitarist of the Year.’ Bill has performed professionally for over thirty years and has played with many significant jazz artists. Bill has over 50 recordings to his credit. He is an in-demand composer and arranger with several commissions with highly rated orchestras around the globe. Bill is on the faculty of Capilano University, teaching composition, arranging, jazz history and of course, jazz guitar.
Balladextrous
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaJuno-award winning vocalist, Sienna Dahlen will take the stage at the Vernon Jazz Club with Juno-award nominated guitarist, Bill Coon as the duo Baladextous.
Sienna has toured her music extensively across Canada, Europe, and parts of the US in addition to having given numerous performances in Mexico and South America. She has released six albums of original jazz and folk music. Sienna has also lead and collaborated on several national and international projects. She has also been a guest vocalist on several recordings.
In addition to performing, Sienna has taught jazz voice and directed small ensembles at the post-secondary level for over 10 years. For the past three years, Sienna has taught at McGill and Concordia University in Montreal . She has given voice clinics and songwriting masterclasses around the world. Some of the highlights have included Moscow, RU at the Konsort Music Academy, the Kiev National University in Ukraine and the Performance House Jazz Camp in Silkeborg, Denmark to name only a few.
Bill Coon is one of Canada’s most highly respected musicians and is the winner of the 2009 National Jazz Awards,’Guitarist of the Year.’ Bill has performed professionally for over thirty years and has played with many significant jazz artists. Bill has over 50 recordings to his credit. He is an in-demand composer and arranger with several commissions with highly rated orchestras around the globe. Bill is on the faculty of Capilano University, teaching composition, arranging, jazz history and of course, jazz guitar.
RJ Leblanc’s Heyday with Erika Angell
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaMontreal-based bassist Rémi-Jean LeBlanc’s latest project, HEYDAY, is a group consisting of 5 of Montreal’s most versatile and prolific musicians; Erika Angell on voice, Jérôme Beaulieu on keyboards, Kevin Warren on drums and Nicolas Ferron on guitar, and RJ LeBlanc on bass. The group has a wide range of influences hailing from post-rock to RnB and beyond while tastefully keeping the spirit of jazz as a common thread. It is an eclectic and highly energetic band that mixes finesse and feel-good in a beautiful way.
RJ has been on the Canadian music scene since the mid-2000s performing with jazz artists as diverse as Jean-Michel Pilc and Carol Welsman as well as with iconic rock bands like The Dears. He is on the faculty at McGill University. HEYDAY is his 4th album and most ambitious thus far.
RJ Leblanc’s Heyday with Erika Angell
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaMontreal-based bassist Rémi-Jean LeBlanc’s latest project, HEYDAY, is a group consisting of 5 of Montreal’s most versatile and prolific musicians; Erika Angell on voice, Jérôme Beaulieu on keyboards, Kevin Warren on drums and Nicolas Ferron on guitar, and RJ LeBlanc on bass. The group has a wide range of influences hailing from post-rock to RnB and beyond while tastefully keeping the spirit of jazz as a common thread. It is an eclectic and highly energetic band that mixes finesse and feel-good in a beautiful way.
RJ has been on the Canadian music scene since the mid-2000s performing with jazz artists as diverse as Jean-Michel Pilc and Carol Welsman as well as with iconic rock bands like The Dears. He is on the faculty at McGill University. HEYDAY is his 4th album and most ambitious thus far.
Tom Keenlyside at Vernon Jazz Club
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaThe Vernon Jazz Club is excited to present a BC Entertainment Hall of Fame musician, Tom Keenlyside, March 9. Woodwinds player Keenlyside describes how he became a working musician: ”I was lucky. The idea that music was to be gradually embraced as a profession with which to make a living while working a day job […]
Tom Keenlyside at Vernon Jazz Club
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaThe Vernon Jazz Club is excited to present a BC Entertainment Hall of Fame musician, Tom Keenlyside, March 9. Woodwinds player Keenlyside describes how he became a working musician: ”I was lucky. The idea that music was to be gradually embraced as a profession with which to make a living while working a day job […]
Vernon Folk Roots Music Society Presents Cassie and Maggie
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaFrom the deepest roots of Canada and its very earliest musical traditions come Nova Scotian sisters Cassie and Maggie, putting their own 21st Century stamp on the Celtic soundtrack of this nation. Exciting and innovative, their talent is surpassed only by the sheer joy they exude in performance. Alternating between Gaelic and English, traditional and […]