The Luke Young/Anthony Yuen Quintet will be performing the music of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers on August 9th at 7pm.

Trumpeter Luke Young and pianist Anthony Yuen are currently studying at Berklee College of Music and are excited to be putting on this show while they are home for the summer. 

They will be joined by their classmate from Berklee, saxophonist Kevin Huang from New Jersey, as well as two of Vancouver's best musicians: Raphael Agustin on bass and Daniel Manglo on the drums.

Tickets can be bought by messaging @anthonyy_music or @lukeytrumpet on instagram, or email anthonyy6002@gmail.com.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hear some of the best musicians from in and out of Vancouver!

We like to make the kind of sound that moves something inside you that you forgot needed moving, and share with you a night you’ll still be thinking about in October.

Jody Quine is a singer-songwriter whose sound echoes the emotional clarity of Linda Ronstadt, blending classic vocal warmth with deeply personal storytelling.

Jeff Oster is an American jazz flugelhorn player and recording artist. He is best known for his work in the contemporary jazz and smooth jazz genres, where he has gained a reputation for his rich and melodic playing style.

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

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Jeanne Rudd is a Vancouver jazz vocalist known for her expressive phrasing, soulful improvisation, and deep connection to the jazz tradition. The daughter of Canadian jazz bassist Bob Rudd, Jeanne grew up immersed in the sound and spirit of Montreal jazz, an influence that continues to shape her musical voice today. Jazz isn’t just something Jeanne Rudd does — it’s in her blood. 

Since stepping onto the Vancouver jazz scene in 2018, Jeanne has earned recognition for her warmth, spontaneity, and distinctive interpretations of jazz standards. Her performances blend swing, storytelling, and fearless improvisation, creating a sound that feels both rooted in tradition and unmistakably her own. Alongside her interpretations of a classic repertoire, she also performs original compositions that reflect her evolving artistry.

In 2023, Jeanne was awarded Most Inspiring Jazz Vocalist with adjudicator Steve Maddock praising her playful phrasing, conversational delivery, and inventive scat improvisation. She has since become a familiar presence on the local jazz scene, appearing at venues and events including Brentwood’s Jazz Evensong, MLK Day celebrations, benefit concerts, and Black History Month performances that honor the legacy of jazz. 

Whether performing with a small combo or a larger ensemble, Jeanne brings authenticity, musical curiosity, and a genuine love of jazz to every stage. With a growing reputation in Vancouver and a debut CD on the horizon, she is an artist whose performances invite listeners into a world of swing, soul, and joy in every note!

Joseph Sauvé is an up and coming jazz songwriter and performer, with over a decade of experience writing for voice, guitar and piano. A master of melody and harmony both, Joseph’s original works are sure to make you think as well as feel.

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

Juliano Campedelli is a Vancouver-based solo pianist and Piano Performance graduate with 18 years of experience performing at restaurants, bars, and live venues across the city. His sets blend tasteful background music with featured instrumental arrangements, creating an atmosphere that's engaging without overpowering conversation.

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

Vancouver solo guitarist Yewchi performs a warm, organic acoustic guitar set blending roots, jazz, folk, bluegrass, old-time, and improvisational influences. This show is designed for a listening café environment, relaxed, musical, and conversation-friendly. The performance also takes place on the release day of Yewchi’s new streaming-only single, “Out of Round.”

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

www.yewchimusic.com

We are The North Star , Vancouver-based,  female fronted local band, our repertoire consists of classic rock, R & B from the 70’s. 80’s and 90’s, some of the bands / individuals we cover are Sheryl Crowe, Dire Straits, Beatles, Florence and the Machine, Loverboy, Eagles, Rolling Stones, Bryan Adams and more, with a multilingual touch of Chinese and Spanish, all the members are well seasoned in there respective instruments we perform at pubs. Private gatherings, cafe, and in community festivals.

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

DUCK at Aperture will be a participatory New Jazz jam! We invite you to come connect to the Earth and express what it means to be alive. Featuring the guitar stylings of Gabriel Cruz, the dance melodies of Chelsea Goddard, and the bass storytelling of NAV, we all band together to help a seed on their big transition into becoming a flower! Combining jazz melodies with reggae feel, we work together in the African concept of Ubuntu (I am because you are).  Audience members are invited to share and play, or just watch and listen. Come to see and be seen on this musical adventure that everyone is a part of.

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

Classic jazz standards played by a group of dedicated jazz enthusiasts, both instrumental and vocal.

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

Donation Link: http://ko-fi.com/pacificmoonlighttime

Join us at Aperture Coffee Bar on July 3rd for a Miles Davis Tribute, featuring musicians from Capilano University.

Led by Ben Cai, this group is made up of players who spent the past year really focused on jazz studies and bebop at CapU. Nathan Lintott, Marta Kalmar, Elliot Ashton, and Ayden Landsman are all recent graduates, and this set is a chance for us to share what we’ve been working on and developing through school and playing together.

We’ll be playing music from Kind of Blue, one of the most important albums in jazz. It didn’t just define a moment in time—it changed where jazz went after. The way it deals with space, melody, and harmony opened up a whole new direction for improvisation that still shapes how we play today.

I’m really grateful to be playing this music with these four graduates, and to share a night focused on something that’s been such a big influence on all of us. It’s been a year of a lot of listening, learning bebop, and trying to figure out how to say more through improvisation.

Buy your tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/banter-sextet-live-at-aperture-a-tribute-to-kind-of-blue-tickets-1992139004389?aff=oddtdtcreator

The DreamPunk Piano Lounge presents "The Hotter The Planet, The Wetter The Dreams (dry run)".   A solo piano  and voice performance through original compositions, improvised elements, repurposed jazz theory, shifts in time/tempo/meter/climate/weather patterns/attention span/market valuations, etc. 

This is project is an effort of themangycalf/Cameron Davidson, a multi-disciplinarian artist and the kind staff and ownership at Aperture Coffee Jazz Bar. All are welcome to this PWYC if anything, tip jar show (bring big bills, etc). 

This is a public show and everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is by donation. Your support helps local artists continue creating and sharing their work with the community.

An intimate evening of local talent! Come see Rebecca Vander Zalm, Cleo Luna June, Ruby Jones and Caylee Watrin. This show is perfect for anyone looking for some new tunes and hoping to support artists in the area.

Musicians are performing stripped down acoustic sets. Catch some singer/songwriters sharing original work and skilled singers covering popular jazz tunes; no matter what, there is something for everyone!

West Coast Jam is a rotating collective of local musicians who come together to celebrate great songs and the joy of live collaboration.

Drawing from indie rock, alternative, pop, and classic favourites, each performance brings a unique mix of voices, instruments, and personalities. No two shows are exactly alike, as different musicians join the stage and put their own spin on familiar tunes.

Expect an evening of memorable songs, unexpected arrangements, and the energy that comes from musicians creating together in the moment.

JACZ has been playing together since 2018, and we were the very first live performance at Aperture Coffee Bar.

Please join the JACZ Trio for an evening of improvised piano - bass - guitar trio jazz music.

JACZ is Jazz music with Andy Stack (guitar), Clint Thomson (double bass), and dZung Vo (piano).

We will be playing jazz and a few popular music standards, and will be joined by special guest Vincent Chan on trumpet.

Andrew, Cameron & Clyde are a Vancouver-based trio rooted in the city's experimental music underground. Born out of the NOW Society's legendary improv workshops and the artist-run space 8East in historic Chinatown, TheMangyCalf blends classical training, punk spirit, and economic theory into a raw, spontaneous form of free jazz. Expect deep listening, open-ended sets, and surprise guests.

ADRI is an indie singer songwriter from the West Coast of BC, Turtle Island. Have a cup of tea while listening to their music. It's inspired by the beautiful surroundings of the ocean, forest and beach. The story of life's never ending trail is infused into these eclectic songs that touch the soul and open the heart.

Dia is an all-queer, all-women powerhouse vocal trio that has been wowing audiences since 2017. Inspired by artists like Joni Mitchell and Sara Bareilles, their haunting 3-part harmonies blend folk, pop, and gospel. They masterfully balance complex topics like eco-justice and mental health with uplifting stories of matriarchal power and queer joy.

Tanglewood Duo brings together Noa Neuman Spivak and Emily Villavicencio, who have been singing together for over ten years. Their sound weaves warm harmonies, rich rhythms, and precision delivery across folk, bluegrass, jazz, French Canadiana, and global music traditions — an eclectic and deeply felt tapestry of voices. Emily also performs as one half of Stone's Throw, a brother and sister duo who have been making harmony together since the early 80s. Blending guitar, banjo, and flute with close, soulful harmonies, Stone's Throw moves through folk, roots, and old-time music with a natural warmth and playful connection that only comes from a lifetime of making music as family.

Music style: Folk, bluegrass, jazz, French Canadiana, roots, old-time, and global music traditions.

keener's house is the music storytelling project of Daniel Keen, a Vancouver-based DJ, videographer, and marketing professional. From an early age, Daniel connected emotion to sound through playing guitar, which grew into a passion for building immersive sonic experiences. That personal connection evolved into a DJ practice and a monthly mix series called keener's corner, where he crafts seamless sonic journeys for online listeners. With a decade of experience in videography and music industry content, keener's house sits at the intersection of music curation and storytelling.

Music style: A blend of jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop, and downtempo electronic, delivered as one seamless storytelling DJ set — mellow, soulful, and designed to make time slow down.

Join us for a live donation show with Josh Moore - an intimate evening of music right here at Aperture Coffee. This is a casual, non-ticketed event, so come as you are, grab a drink, and enjoy the performance. All donations go directly to the artist.

Hrothgar Jackson Singer-Songwriter · Alt-Country · Original Music

Catch Hrothgar Jackson live at Aperture Coffee Bar for an intimate solo performance of heartfelt originals — songs about lovers, losers, and life, delivered with wry humour and a slacker's sharp sense of irony.

Okanagan-based singer-songwriter Kailee Duggan brings a warm, soulful Folk-Pop sound shaped by a lifetime of playing and a debut album that has already caught the ears of CBC Radio One and CKUA. With heartfelt songs about self-love, presence, and quiet longing, Kailee delivers the kind of authentic, intimate performance that stays with you. Joined by special guest opener Rusty Someone.

Join us for an eclectic evening of live music featuring three distinct solo acts. From soulful rock to immersive electronic soundscapes, this showcase highlights the incredible range of our local music scene.
Earl Jenkins An accomplished performer with a powerful voice, Earl Jenkins delivers heartfelt rock songs reminiscent of the legendary energy of The Tragically Hip.

ADDEND ADDEND is a chill electronic project that builds immersive instrumental soundscapes using a mix of drum machines, synths, and live-looping.

Mo T A captivating solo performer, Mo T crafts unique songs that blend complex rhythms and intricate voicings for a fresh, sophisticated sound.

Poole & Craib are a folk songwriting duo from B.C.’s Lower Mainland, known for thoughtful guitar work, close harmonies, and story-driven songs. They have released three records, including their latest album Window on the World in 2025, and have performed at venues such as the Vancouver East Cultural Centre and Aperture Coffee Bar.

Danielle creates music for the seekers, blending the soul-deep roots of Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell with the modern, rhythmic textures of Olivia Dean and Tems. Her sound is a compelling mix of indie-folk and alternative pop where emotional storytelling meets a high-energy presence. Born from a background of supporting others through life’s most profound transitions, her lyrics carry a weight and wisdom that explore the contours of motherhood, midlife, and the freedom of letting go. Following the momentum of her 2025 release Later Is Here, she brings a bold sound to the stage featuring her newest singles Love in a Different Way and Show Me.

Kiara Joan is a Vancouver-based LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter bringing an intimate, speakeasy-style acoustic night to the cozy back room of Aperture Coffee Bar.

Her sound blends folk-infused pop with subtle country influences, focusing on honest storytelling and the personal chapters that shape her life. Performing a stripped-back set with a minimal amp setup, Kiara creates a warm, immersive connection, sharing the raw experiences and meanings behind every song.

Jeanne Rudd is a talented Vancouver jazz vocalist known for her soulful improvisations and rich musical heritage. She is the daughter of a Canadian bebop pioneer and has quickly become an award-winning fixture in the local jazz scene. Her performances blend original compositions with a unique, versatile style. Don't miss this chance to see her live before her debut CD arrives later this year.

Barbara Shaw (Random Old Lady) delivers a lively performance with rhythmic guitar, bluesy harmonica, and a powerful contralto voice. Her songs mix humor, storytelling, and clever lyrics that invite audiences to laugh, sing along, and enjoy the moment. Joined by her playful “altar ego,” Sister Mary Barbara, the show brings a fun and unique energy to the stage.