Upcoming Dates
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
Capilano University Sportsplex
Capilano University Spring Convocation Ceremonies - 10am, 2pm, and 6pm
2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver BC V7J 3H5 Can 604 986 1911Our alma mater has invited us back to perform for its current grads as they receive their diplomas and degrees on June 3rd. Congratulations to the Class of 2013!
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
Emery Barnes Park
Downtown South Community Festival - 6-8pm
Davie St @ Richards St Vancouver BC Can 604 665 2391 (The Gathering Place Community Centre)
Price: Free!
Sunday, July 21st, 2013
Minter Gardens
Minter Gardens Classic Car Show - 9am-4pm
52892 Bunker Rd Chilliwack BC V0X 1X1 Can 1-888-MINTERS
Price: Regular Minter Gardens admission rates apply; see their website for details.
The Fraser Valley British Motor Club and Minter Gardens invite classic car lovers to the annual Classic Car Show, 9am-4pm Sunday July 21, 2013.
More than one hundred mint condition, classic cars await visitors at beautiful Minter Gardens, just 15 minutes east of Chilliwack in the scenic Fraser Valley. North American beauties and shining imports will be entered into eight different categories based on the origin and era of the car. A ninth 'Premier Class' category features the first place winners of each category from the last two shows. There will also be a 'People's Choice' award for the vehicle that visitors feel is the most outstanding addition to the show. The People's Choice winner earns the honour of becoming the Feature Car for next year's show, so come on out and cast your vote!
Minter Gardens features 12 uniquely themed gardens designed to dazzle the senses with massive displays of colour and fragrance. Gently winding pathways progressively link each garden, and interspersed throughout will be the cars of the Classic Car Show. There will be a fantastic variety of vehicles from the 1930s to 1970s, so be sure to bring the camera as you walk down memory lane!
Live musical entertainment by Company B Jazz Band will help get you into the spirit of things and the Chilliwack Spinners and Weaver's Guild will be there to spin a yarn or two as well! Be sure to stop by our sizzling outdoor BBQ for a summertime favourite or visit the Envision Garden Cafe for a light meal. The Trillium Restaurant will be open from 11am to 2pm for our delicious Sunday Buffet Brunch, but please note that reservations are recommended. Please call 604.794.7044 to book your place.
Sunday, August 18th, 2013
Downtown Vancouver
Dancing in the Street 2013 - 1-4pm
700 block of Granville Street, between Robson and Georgia Vancouver BC Can
Price: Free!
Company B is thrilled to return to the streets of Downtown Vancouver this summer in the Vancouver Swing Society's Dancing in the Street series. Sponsored by the City of Vancouver, you can come down to the 700 block of Granville Street on 4 different Sundays in July and August to take a free swing dance lesson and dance to live music. You'll be surrounded by great restaurants and shops to so you can eat and shop in between dances as well. A perfect way to spend a summer afternoon!
Past Dates
Friday, May 17th, 2013
The Vancouver Club
Vancouver Club Centennial - 7pm
915 West Hastings Street Vancouver BC V6C 1C6 Can 604 685 9321Saturday, April 27th, 2013
St Albans Hall
Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society's Dessert Concert Series - 7pm
510 Bancroft Street Ashcroft BC Can 250 453 9100
Price: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Friday, April 5th, 2013
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Company B Jazz Dance Party
3811 Point Grey Road Vancouver BC V6R 1B3 CanTuesday, March 12th, 2013
Gathering Place Community Centre
Seniors' Dinner - 4:30-6:30pm
609 Helmcken Street Vancouver BC V6B 5R1 Can 604-665-2391
Price: Call to inquire.
The Gathering Place Community Centre offers programs and services to low income and at-risk adults and youth in Vancouver's Downtown South community. The centre's programs focus on education, health, and arts and recreation. Company B Jazz Band is delighted to be bringing their lively sounds to the seniors in this community at this dinner event!
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
CBC Vancouver
The Toque Sessions: A Tribute to Dinah Washington with Jaclyn Guillou and Friends - 8pm
700 Hamilton Street Vancouver BC V6B 2R5 Can 604 662 6000
Price: FREE! Call or email in advance to reserve your seat.
Dinah Washington was a star in the 1950's and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Rising Vancouver jazz star Jaclyn Guillou will sing the songs that Washington made famous along with help from Bruno Hubert and his trio, Evan Arntzen, and the singers from Company B Jazz Band. A Valentine's Day event not to be missed!
The Toque Sessions is a series of FREE pre-weekend concerts held at CBC Vancouver and programmed to bring some warmth to your Winter. Now in its fourth year, in 2013 you can experience an even wider range of tunes from jazz to rock to world music and more! For tickets please email rsvp.radio@cbc.ca with the concert title in the subject line. Seating is limited so get your requests in early! Please note a RUSH LINE will be in place for every concert beginning at 7:00pm outside 700 Hamilton Street. There is no guarantee that seats will be available for rush line guests but we will do our best to accommodate.
http://jaclynguillou.com/
http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/BrunoHubertTrio
http://www.myspace.com/evanarntzen
Monday, January 28th, 2013
The Cultch
Politics NOT as Usual - Pre-reception 6pm; Presentation at 7pm
1895 Venables Street Vancouver BC Can 604 251 1363
Price: $68
The Burgundy Luncheon Club - "Vancouver's hottest luncheon ticket" - takes its provocative, entertaining and highly popular political discussion format and amps it up big-time. You're in for a fast-paced, fun and informative evening of BC pre-election political debate, discussion and insight - as well as music and entertainment (including Company B Jazz Band and Corbin Murdoch & the Nautical Miles) - like you've never seen before. Leading BC Liberal and NDP candidates, pundits, activists, pollsters and YOU - our audience - will all have a voice.
Details on the BLC website. Net proceeds to Vancouver Sun’s “Adopt-a-School” program for food voucher purchases for students and families of Grandview/Woodlands Elementary School.
Ticket Prices: $68 (reserved seating)
For tickets call The Cultch box office 604.251.1363
Purchase online at http://tickets.thecultch.com
Or in person at 1895 Venables Street.
Sunday, January 27th, 2013
St Stephen's Anglican Church
Jazz Vespers - 4-5pm
885 22 Street West Vancouver BC V3R 4K9 Can 604 926 4381
Price: By Donation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Rio Theatre
BECKstravaganza: 20 New Beck Songs Performed by The Broken Mirrors & Friends - 8pm
1660 East Broadway Vancouver BC Can 604 879 3456
Price: $15 in advance, $18 at the door
Beck's latest album, 'Song Reader' has been released in an almost forgotten form: sheet music. These 20 new songs have never been released or recorded and the only way to hear them is to play the songs yourself or find someone who can.
The Broken Mirrors have rallied over twenty of Vancouver's finest musicians to help bring the songs to life one night only at The Rio Theatre.
PERFORMANCES BY:
- Mother Mother (Ryan Guldemond and Jeremy Page)
- C.R. Avery
- Headwater
- Rococode
- Hilary Grist
- BeeKeeper
- Buckman Coe
- Debra-Jean Creelman
- Khari Wendell Mclelland (The Sojourners)
- Leah Abramson
- the Company B singers
- Ben Rogers
- Jesse Waldman
- Van Driver
- Christie Rose
- The SSRI's
- Paul Pigat (Cousin Harley)
- Pineapple
- HEY OCEAN
$15 in advance at http://riotheatretickets.ca/ $18 at the door.
Licensed event 19+. Please bring 2 pieces of ID.
Stay after the show and enjoy cheap drinks and a DJ spinning your favorite Beck Songs!
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
Northwood United Church
Jazz Vespers in the Valley - 4-5pm
8855 156th St. Surrey BC Can 604 581 8454
Price: By Donation
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
The Biltmore Cabaret
Christmas Band 10 Year Anniversary, feat. Company B Jazz Band - 8pm
2755 Prince Edward Street Vancouver BC Can 604 676 0541
Price: $10 at the door
The Christmas Band is an East Vancouver ensemble which exists for one show each year - this being their 10th! The purpose of the Christmas Band and their shows is to raise money for the Saint James Music Academy, which provides music education services to children in Vancouver's Downtown East Side. Company B Jazz Band is delighted to be on the bill helping this great cause, as well as helping our guitarist Dave who puts in so much time and effort each year to make this show / fundraiser happen!
Learn more about the Saint James Music Academy here: http://www.sjma.ca/index2.php#/home/
Monday, December 17th, 2012
The Railway Club
Jeff Younger Presents STUMPAS 2012 - 9pm
579 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver BC Can 604 681 1625Company B Jazz Band is delighted to be on the bill again for Stumpmas, the most festive family gathering of the season... well, depending on your definition of family. We're sharing the bill with The Family Stump, after whom the occasion is named (and which commonly features members of CoBJB in character as inhibitionless rednecks), and one of Noah Walker's delightful projects. Certainly a bill with some variety on it! Always a blast!
Saturday, December 15th, 2012
Red Robinson Show Theatre
Private Christmas Party
2080 United Boulevard Coquitlam BC V3K 6W3 Canada 604-581-8454Friday, December 7th, 2012
CBC Broadcast Centre - Studio 700
CBC Open House & Food Bank Day - 5:30am-8:40am
700 Hamilton Street Vancouver BC - Can 1-866 306 4636
Price: Free! Donations for the food back greatly appreciated.
Company B is delighted to be participating in this wonderful annual event! Grab your food bank donations and come on down to CBC Broadcast Centre and see how radio, television, and digital programming are produced, all the while kicking off the holiday season with a star-studded cast of entertainers and well-known British Columbian personalities. We will be featured during the Early Edition with Rick Cluff, alongside legendary Canadian men's choir Chor Leoni. The event will be broadcast live on CBC Radio One.
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
Minter Country Garden
Swingin' on a Star - 6-9pm
10015 Young Road Chilliwack BC V2P 4V4 Can 604 792 6612
Price: $10 (must be purchased prior to Nov 22nd)
Ladies and gentlemen, swing into Christmas in style! Join us at the Fraser Valley's premier (and most fun) garden centre for a night of incredible music, dancing, sweet treats, good libations and more! Enjoy holiday flavours and themed decorating presentations by Tracycakes, take part in traditional (and not so traditional!) holiday decorating sessions, enjoy a complimentary seasonal sipper, listen to the sounds of Company B Jazz Band, and hit the dance floor... in the greenhouse!
Tickets are $10 per person and must be purchased prior to Nov. 22. Guests must be 19 years of age or older to attend. Please call 604.792.6612 to purchase or visit us in store. Part proceeds of every ticket will go to the Chilliwack Hospice Society.
Sunday, November 11th, 2012
The Russian Hall
Vancouver Jazz Dance Festival - 3-8pm
600 Campbell Ave Vancouver BC V6L 1K5 Can
Price: see website
Company B Jazz Band is thrilled to be performing at the relatively new Vancouver Jazz Dance Festival, a weekend which brings musicians and dancers from near and far together for a weekend of hot music making and boogie-ing down. The Sunday of the festival is Remembrance Day, so we will be busting out our best Andrews Sisters repertoire (and dresses ;) ) amongst war-era footage and cartoons, not to mention some of the best era-authentic lindy hopping you could hope to see live.
(You don't have to be a musician or a dancer to come to this festival - spectators more than welcome!)
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
Cascades Casino Summit Theatre
1940s New York Cabaret Fundraising Gala for the Langley Care Foundation - 6-11pm
20393 Fraser Highway Langley BC Can 604 532 4200 ext. 4116 (Langley Lodge)
Price: Contact Langley Lodge for info
Langley's going back to the 1940s for a night of music, dancing, and Big Apple glamour on October 13th. Your ticket includes dinner, a chance to win prizes (including a trip to NYC), and outstanding entertainment brought to you by Company B Jazz Band. The group's usual 6-piece configuration will perform earlier in the evening, and at the end of the night they'll be augmented by an all-star cast of Vancouver heavyweight musicians to perform as the Company B BIG Band. This evening will benefit the Langley Care Foundation, an organization which provides 24-hour care and support to seniors.
Sunday, September 30th, 2012
ASA Ballroom
Suburban Swing Dance - Swing dance lesson 7:30pm, live music 8:30-11pm
33889 Essendene Avenue Abbotsford BC CanCompany B Jazz Band returns to Suburban Swing in Abbotsford! We hope to see all you Fraser Valley-ites out cutting a rug on Sunday the 30th. The evening will have a 1940s theme, so don your zoot suits and pencil skirts for a chance to win...
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Pacific Inn Resort & Conference Centre
VDJS Jazz Band Ball - 1pm - 11pm
1160 King George Highway White Rock BC Canada 604-987-5966
Price: see http://www.vcn.bc.ca/vdjs/jbb.html for ticket info
Dixieland jazz lovers rejoice - the Vancouver DixieFest returns for 2012 in the form of the Jazz Band Ball! The festival will run from 1pm Saturday, September 29th until 6pm Sunday, September 30th. In addition to CoBJB, you will hear Blackstick (featuring Evan and Lloyd Arntzen), the Grand Dominion Jazz Band, the Hot Foot Five, Slipped Disc, and the Square Pegs, each playing multiple sets over the course of the weekend.
Friday, September 21st, 2012
St James Hall
Company B Jazz Band & Black Gardenia Double Bill - doors at 7pm
3214 West 10th Avenue Vancouver BC V6K 2L2 Can 604 739 9373
Price: $10 in advance, $12 at the door
We are thrilled to be sharing the bill at Kitsilano's historic St James Hall with our friends Black Gardenia! BG's mellow "London jazz meets Americana" sound - featuring the one and only Daphne Roubini on ukulele and vocals - will be a perfect compliment to Company B's vintage swing sound. Click here to buy your tickets!
Sunday, September 16th, 2012
Madeira Park
Pender Harbour Jazz Festival - 2pm
Pender Harbour BC Canada
Price: See website
We had an absolute blast playing this festival in 2009 as Company B Big Band. We return again this year as our authentic 6-piece Company B Jazz Band to join the roster of fantastic musical acts!
Saturday, September 15th, 2012
Burnaby City Hall
Burnaby Plaza Paver Dedication Ceremony - 12:30
4949 Canada Way Burnaby BC CanadaSunday, September 9th, 2012
Ratsoy Estate
8th Annual Rosewood Manor Garden Party Extravaganza - 3-8pm
Contact Rosewood Manor for tickets and venue info Richmond BC Can 604 271 3590
Price: $250 each; table for 10 $2,500
Join us in a 1940s fundraising Garden Party Exravaganza to benefit Rosewood Manor, an outstanding residential care facility in Richmond, BC, providing 24 hour care, recreational services, and support to seniors as well as the community at large. The event will be held at the spectacular private home of Jim Ratsoy and will include live music (including but not limited to Company B Jazz Band), garden refreshments, a buffet dinner, and an outstanding classic automobile and memorabilia collection.
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
The Burrard
Cocktail Hour at The Burrard - 6-8pm
1100 Burrard Street Vancouver BC V6Z 1Y9 Can 604 681 2331
Price: Free
Company B Jazz Band returns to the ultra-funky, oh-so-retro Burrard Hotel for a reprise of their cocktail hour which was such a success during the Vancouver Jazz Festival. This time it's happening 2 evenings in a row, Aug 29th and 30th, from 6-8pm. Yowzah!
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
The Burrard
Cocktail Hour at The Burrard - 6-8pm
1100 Burrard Street Vancouver BC V6Z 1Y9 Can 604 681 2331
Price: Free
Sunday, August 19th, 2012
Granville Street
Dancing In The Street - TBA
Granville Street between Georgia and Robson Vancouver BC Canada
Price: Free!
This event was a huge success two years ago! An outdoor stage is set up right in the middle of Downtown Vancouver, and the street is opened up for anyone moved to dance. We had quite the crew of happy feet when we performed in 2010!
Saturday, August 4th, 2012
Kitsilano Showboat
Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Celebration / Celebration of Light Fireworks Finale - 7-10pm
2300 Cornwall Ave Vancouver BC Can 604 - 734 - 7332
Price: FREE!
We'll be performing on the Kitsilano Showboat stage outdoors at beautiful Kits Beach. This performance will celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee as well as bring in the Celebration of Light fireworks finale. It's free and great for the whole family!
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
The Waldorf
The After Dinner Mint - 8:00pm
1489 East Hastings Street Vancouver BC Canada
Price: $10
“The After Dinner Mint” presents is a nostalgic night of dinner, live music and dancing in the Nuba Café. The event is appropriate for any and everyone, so come all to enjoy a night of fine food and dancing!
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
The Burrard
The Burrard Does Jazz Fest! Cocktail Hour - 5-7pm
1100 Burrard Street Vancouver BC Can 604 - 681 - 2331
Price: Free!
The hip, newly renovated Burrard hotel is joining in the Jazz Fest festivities and enhancing their groovy retro vibe with the sweet swingin' sounds of Company B Jazz Band! Join us for cocktails and appies from 5-7pm on Thursday, June 28th. The best part is that this is Jazz Fest dinner time and there is no other programmed music happening in the festival at this time. Fear not, you don't have to go jazz-hungry during the dinner break!
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Robson Street Mainstage
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival - 4:45
Robson Street @ Hornby Street Vancouver Downtown BC Canada 604-872-5200 or 1-888-438-5200
Price: FREE
Company B Jazz Band returns for a fourth time to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival! The first weekend of of the festival, held in the past on the streets of Historic Gastown, has this year been relocated to Downtown Vancouver, right by the Vancouver Art Gallery at Robson St. and Hornby St. This festival is a Vancouver experience not to be missed, and "admission" to this outdoor stage is 100% free!
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Chapel Arts Gallery and Event Space
Compassion Club Benefit Party
304 Dunlevy Avenue Vancouver BC V6A 3Y4 Canada 778-371-9210Sunday, March 4th, 2012
Highlands United Church
Jazz Vespers - 4:00pm
3255 Edgemont Blvd North Vancouver BC Canada
Price: By Donation
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Austria Vancouver Club
Vancouver Dixieland Jazz Society Spring DixieFest - 2:00pm
5851 Westminster Hwy Richmond BC CanadaThe Company B Jazz Band set starts at 7pm. Advance purchase of tickets highly recommended, though they are available at the door. Optional catered dinner included with advance-purchased tickets.
