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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 […]
VJC presents STEVE MADDOCK BLUES SEXTET
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaContinuing the Vernon Jazz Society's 25th anniversary celebrations, the Vernon Jazz Club is thrilled to feature the powerhouse vocalist Steve Maddock Sept. 21. Over the past two decades, Steve Maddock has been steadily establishing himself as one of Canada’s most versatile vocal talents. Whether sharing a concert stage with a 65-piece symphony orchestra, performing with a 10-piece […]
Vernon Jazz Club 25th Anniversary Season: Dan Brubeck Trio
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaThe Vernon Jazz Club Society is excited to continue its 25th Anniversary season with jazz royalty: The Dan Brubeck Trio. The Dan Brubeck Trio with Miles Hill (bass), Miles Black (piano), and Dan Brubeck (drums) offer an in-depth exploration of the music of jazz icon Dave Brubeck (Dan’s father) as well as some original compositions. […]
Vernon Jazz Club 25th Anniversary Gala with The Laila Biali Trio
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaThe Vernon Jazz Club Society presents its 25th Anniversary Gala event with The Laila Biali Trio Oct. 19th at 7:30 pm. Joining Laila will be none other than Jodi Proznick on bass, and Joel Fountain on drums. Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and CBC Music national radio host, Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues […]
The Jennifer Scott Quartet
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaThe Vernon Jazz Club celebrates its 25th Anniversary with the return of The Jennifer Scott Quartet. Renowned jazz vocalist and pianist Jennifer Scott joins Mike Rud, Bernie Arai, and Rene Worst for an unforgettable evening of jazz, blues, and world music.
Brian McMahon & the Okanagan Jazz Roots
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaThe Vernon Jazz Club celebrates 25 years of music, honoring its journey from humble jam sessions to a thriving jazz venue. Join us for a family reunion-style event led by former artistic director Brian McMahon, featuring Okanagan Valley’s finest jazz talents in three sets of musical magic.