The Vernon Jazz Club
3000 - 31st. Street
Vernon, B.C. Canada
V1T 5H7


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"THE JAZZ OASIS"
Sat. Feb 16 @ 8pm

De La Terra























New World Flamenco from Doug Towle and De La Terra. A unique blend of
world music and Spanish guitar, this group is fueled by the passion and
talent of guitarist Doug Towle. De La Terra is jazz-infused Rumba Flamenco
with a dash of modern world beat.

In the method of masters like the Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola and The Gypsy
Kings, Doug Towle uses the guitar to take the listener on a journey around
the globe. Combining traditions rooted in Andalusia with modern techniques
and rhythms from all over the world, the music creates atmospheres of joy
and excitement and accomplishes it all without words.

A stunning combination of musicianship and entertainment Doug Towle and De
La Terra bring to the stage a show that is all at once engaging and
exhilarating. Truly music that is "Of The Earth".




afternoon matinee @ 3pm


evening licenced concerts,
doors open @ 7:15
music @ 8pm



  Tickets = $17.00

  Members = $12.00

  Memberships = $25



  Tickets available


  The Bean to Cup

                    +

  The Bean Scene
2008 line- up

Jan. 19
Shuswap Gypsy Swing Band

Sandy Cameron (sax, clarinet) 
also Willy Gaw (guitar/vocals), Dick Owings (violin/vocals), Neil Fraser (guitar), Bill Lockie (bass/vocals), Pam Gaw (vocals)
up-tempo, classic swing, Django Reinhardt-inspired music
jam in evening

Feb. 2
Kath in Blue with Henry Piovesan

Kath Raeber (vocals)
also Craig Carmody (sax), Walt Musekamp (guitar), Henry Piovesan (piano), D.D. Myles (keyboards), Barry Lamb (bass), John Keith (drums)
at matinee –  Sistas Blue: Shayle, Trinity, Nicole, and Danielle
old jazz and blues classics Changed up jam at both matinee & evening
“I like to have people come up”


Feb. 16
De La Terra

Doug Towle (guitar)
also David Marlon (bass), Mike Michalkow (percussion)
Latin jazz, Flamenco, and Modern World Beat – & a few standards
Jam in evening

Mar 1
Offramp

Justin Glibbery (piano/keyboards)
also Stan Sabourin (saxes), Gord Robertson (guitar), Stefan Bienz (bass) Steve McPhee (drums)
contemporary original jazz heavily inspired by Pat Methany –15% standards
jam in evening – for some standards


Mar 15
John Capon Quartet

John Capon (bass trombone) 
also Pat Coleman (guitar), Ken Lister (bass), Buff Allen (drums)
straight-down-the-middle bebop, Latin jazz, & ballads – 25% originals – John has been call the “Joe Williams of the bass trombone” (mellow but sexy
jam in evening

Fri. Mar 28
Alexis Baro Sextet

Alexis Baro (trumpet)
also Jeff King (sax), Alberto Gomez (piano), Paco Luviano (bass), Chendy Leon (percussion), Alberto Suarez (percussion)
Latin-Cuban jazz with R&B, soul, & funk on the side
jam in evening – to be confirmed

Mar 29
Band Blast: Celebration of Youth in Jazz

Kalamlka Secondary Jr. Sr. Jazz Bands
George Elliot Secondary Int Sr Jazz Bands
Salmon Arm Secondary Sr Jazz Band
likely minimal tickets available for public sale

Apr 12
Okanagan Swing Band

Bob Erwig (coronet)
Also Don Ross (sax), Bjorn Edblad (clarinet, sax), Randy Millan (guitar), Bernie Addington (bass), George Beazley (piano), Bill Lowden (drums)
danceable Dixieland-Swing from 30’s & 40’s (eg. Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong) – 10% originals
jam in evening

Apr 26
Larry Crawford Quartet

Larry Crawford (sax, clarinet, flute)
also Neville Bowman (piano, vocals), Cam Ward (bass), Scott Gamble (drums)
from the old to the new -- jazz from the 30’s to 21st C
jam – to be confirmed

May 10
The Salmon Armenians

Lody Kieken (keyboards)
also Mike Scharf (saxes), Doug Sonju (saxes, clarinet), Richard Thorne (trumpet, trombone), Sabrina Weeks (vocals), Mike Hilliard (guitar), Murray Holmes (bass guitar), Larry Keats (drums)
2007 “Best Blues Band” in the Okanagan – 2nd year in row – non-stop R & B
jam in evening – horn players only

May 24
Weeds/Minemoto Quartet

Cory Weeds (saxes) 
also Sharon Minemoto (piano), Jodi Proznick (bass), Jesse Cahill (drums)
straight-ahead hard bop – funky hard-driving music along with the more sensitive side of jazz – “some classic soul jazz, standards, familiar bebop heads, and crafty originals”
2008 Spring line-up