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FEBRUARY 2009
CONCERTS
8BANG
ON A CAN Part rock band and
part amplified chamber group, Bang on a Can incorporates cello,
keyboard, electric guitar, bass, and drums to blur the lines
between classical and pop ensembles and give voice to an enormous
range of musical styles. Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Chan Shun Concert Hall,
Chan Centre of the Performing Arts at UBC, 6265 Crescent Rd.
604-280-3311. ticketmaster.ca
13
GLADYS KNIGHT “Midnight Train to
Georgia,” “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination” and “Best Thing
That Ever Happened to Me” are perennials. Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. River
Rock Show Theatre, River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd.
Richmond. 604-280-4444. riverrock.com
14
DAME EMMA KIRKBY & DANIEL TAYLOR Dame Emma Kirkby’s
pure and agile soprano voice is the quintessence of pure Baroque.
Daniel Taylor’s honey-toned countertenor wins accolades
internationally for its golden eloquence and passionate
soulfulness. Appearing with musicians of the Theatre of Early
Music. Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave., West
Vancouver. 604-913-3634. kaymeekcentre.com
15
THE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS The VSO presents one
of the world’s great orchestras on the 50th anniversary of its
founding by Sir Neville Marriner. Violinist Julia Fischer leads in
a program of Mozart, Bach and Walton. Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. Orpheum
Theatre, Smithe at Seymour. 604-280-4444.
ticketmaster.ca
22CURTIS
FULLER The fluent
trombonist and NEA Jazz Master whose impeccable sense of time and
ambitious solos has made him a mainstay of the hard bop scene.
Fuller worked in Detroit with Kenny Burrell and Yusef Lateef then
moved to New York where he made his recording début as a leader in
1955. With “A” Band and NiteCap under the musical direction of
Réjean Marois. Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. Performing Arts Theatre, Capilano
University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver. 604-990-7810.
capilanou.ca/theatre
27
BILL FRISELL & RUSSELL MALONE Two fine guitarists,
who recently have been having a ball playing together, promise an
evening of exceptional modern jazz. Frisell has collaborated with
Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Elvis Costello, Renee Fleming, Norah
Jones, and the L.A. Philharmonic. Hemispheres is Frisell’s
new album with Jim Hall. Malone, a native of Georgia, is well known
for his association with Diana Krall and has played with Jimmy
Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron and Aretha
Franklin. His beautifully recorded current CD is Live at the
Jazz Standard. Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. Christ Church Cathedral, 690
Burrard St. 604-280-3311. ticketmaster.ca
JAZZ
CLUBS & LOUNGES
The
Cellar Restaurant & Jazz Club 3611 W. Broadway
(604-738-1959) — Wednesdays through Saturdays, 8:30 and 10:15 p.m.;
Sundays, 7:30 and 9:15 p.m. Feb. 11: Oliver Gannon’s trio performs
the second Wednesday of each month through April. Feb. 12: Tribute
to the Clarinet Trios of the 1930s, featuring James Danderfer,
clarinet, Miles Black, piano, and Joe Poole, drums. Feb. 23: Lou
Donaldson Quartet, with the bluesy, soulful alto of Donaldson,
Akakiko Tsurga on Hammond B3, guitarist Randy Johnston, and Fuki
Tainaka, drums. cellarjazz.com
THEATRE
5–21
THREE VIEWINGS Jeffrey Hatcher’s
adaptation of Tuesdays with Morrie, directed by Jay Brazeau,
and starring Jillian Fargey, Suzanne Ristic and Kevin McNulty. Feb.
5–21 at 8 p.m. (Sundays and Mondays, dark). Presentation House
Theatre 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604-990-3474.
phtheatre.org
DANCE
26–28
CARMEN Inspired by Prosper
Mérimée’s original French novella and Georges Bizet’s most popular
opera, Carmen tells the tragic love story of a fiery Gypsy
temptress who pushes the men in her life to the explosive limits of
their passion, with choreography by Jean Grand-Maitre. Plus: the
world premier of choreographer James Kudelka’s Goldberg
Variations by J.S. Bach. Feb. 26–28 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 28 at 2
p.m. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Hamilton at Dunsmuir. 604-280-3311.
ticketmaster.ca
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