The Vault Gallery

Located on the first floor of the building, The Vault Gallery makes use of the building's heritage vault, a one-of-a-kind exhibition space for local emerging and established artists.

VIVAS programs and sponsors The Vault Gallery, an immersive exhibition space that showcases a dynamic array of local emerging and established artists. 


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Vault Gallery Events

Livestream + In Person

Pablo Cardenas Presents “Afro-Cuban Jazz Explosion” celebrating Hermann’s 45th Anniversary

Saturday Feb. 28th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Celebrate Hermann’s Jazz Club's 45th anniversary with Pablo Cardenas and an all-star line-up of musicians and special vocal guests. They will bring an eclectic repertoire with Afro-Cuban Jazz classics, pieces from the all-time Jazz masters repertoire played “Cuban style”, and traditional Cuban... Read More
$35 plus fees/tax = $44, walk-ins welcome
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Kelby MacNayr presents Love Songs featuring Sara Marreiros

Thursday Feb. 26th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
An intimate evening celebrating the love and romance of the Great American Songbook featuring vocalist and drummer Kelby MacNayr with special guest Sara Marreiros!!

The musical chemistry of Sara Marreiros and Kelby MacNayr goes back 20 years, when the two toured and recorded with the Sara Marreir... Read More
$25 plus tax/fees = $33, walk-ins welcome
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Jack de Keyzer

Thursday May. 7th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Jack de Keyzer, one of Canada’s greatest blues guitarists, lights up the stage with his powerhouse band. A 2-time Juno and 7-time Maple Blues Award winner, de Keyzer delivers electrifying performances that span his award-winning catalogue and timeless blues, rock, and soul classics. With a sound r... Read More
$35 plus fees/tax = $44, walk-ins welcome
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Celebration of New Orleans Music featuring STREETBEAT

Saturday Mar. 7th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Shanna Dance and Jonnie Bridgman present a dynamite tribute to the music of New Orleans with their all-star band collective STREETBEAT. You'll hear New Orleans Classics in the style of Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Aaron Neville, the Meters, John Cleary, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and many more!
... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax = $38, walk-ins welcome
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Adonis Puentes & The Jazz Bohemians

Sunday Feb. 22nd
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
An evening of Jazzy Cuban Fusion Music; traditional, contemporary, romance and dance.

Juno & Grammy Nominated vocalist, Adonis Puentes, will be joined by the Jazz Bohemians, featuring Brent Jarvis (piano), Scott White (bass), Nicholas Marquez (percussion) and Armando Alvarez (sax).

Adonis Puen... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax = $38, walk-ins welcome
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Lester Quitzau

Friday Feb. 20th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
With understated mastery and grace, the multiple Juno Award winning Lester Quitzau, explores the space between the notes, as much as the notes themselves. Distilling the experience of the past 38 years of writing, recording and performing, Lester has come up with an approach and style that is his ow... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax = $38, walk-ins welcome
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The Don Leppard Jazz Orchestra | featured guest: Ryan Oliver

Wednesday Feb. 11th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
A night of swinging big band tunes, carrying on the tradition of Don Leppard.
Victoria’s 17-piece Don Leppard Big Band plays everything from Count Basie and Duke Ellington classics to contemporary jazz arrangements.
Its repertoire includes works from the libraries of such jazz greats as Woody He... Read More
$25 plus fees/tax = $33, walk-ins welcome
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Footprints | the Ryan Oliver Quartet presents the music of Wayne Shorter

Friday Feb. 6th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Ryan Oliver - tenor and Soprano saxophones, Dr. Tony Genge - Piano, Dan Howard - bass, Joe Poole - drums

Join Juno-nominated saxophonist Ryan Oliver and his quartet as they perform the songbook of one of the 20th century's great musical minds, Wayne Shorter. Shorter’s book of compositions pres... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax = $38, walk-ins welcome
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Louise Rose | Alone Together

Wednesday Feb. 18th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Louise Rose is a living Canadian treasure. She studied classical voice in Pennsylvania with John Duddy and Todd Duncan; pipe organ with Catharine Brooke Morgan; piano with Oscar Peterson; conducting with Leonard Bernstein and arranging with Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. Some of her independent st... Read More
$20 plus fees/tax = $27, walk-ins welcome

CCPA presents Showtune Piano Bar Cabaret #2

Thursday Feb. 19th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Join our Year II students at Hermanns Jazz Club on February 19th for a ‘New-York Style’ Showtune Piano Bar Cabaret! This evening features everything from classic show tunes to more contemporary works – hosted by a surprise alum! Hermann’s Jazz Club is a full-service restaurant, and doors ope... Read More
$30 plus fees

CCPA presents Showtune Piano Bar Cabaret #1

Thursday Feb. 12th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Join our Year II students at Hermanns Jazz Club on February 12 for a ‘New-York Style’ Showtune Piano Bar Cabaret! This evening features everything from classic show tunes to more contemporary works – hosted by a surprise alum! Hermann’s Jazz Club is a full-service restaurant, and doors open ... Read More
$30 plus fees
Livestream + In Person

The Clay Pigeons: the music of John Prine + more

Saturday Feb. 7th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Based out of Victoria, BC, The Clay Pigeons bring a fresh approach to some of the greatest songs written by the greatest American songwriters....John Prine, Iris Dement, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, Willie Nelson and others. The Clay Pigeons was first conceived by Rachelle Reath, Aaron Watson and ... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax = $38

UVic Café Historique | What if… Disease had not Decimated the Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest?

Wednesday Feb. 4th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
presented by: John Lutz.

Image credit: Haida warriors, AI-generated image inspired by Bill Holm’s painting, Raven Warrior.

~ UVic’s Café Historique, season 11 Read More
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Lorraine Nygaard presents a Tribute to Nina Simone

Thursday Feb. 5th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
February being Black History Month, and February 21st being the birthdate of the Iconic Nina Simone, it’s important that her work and her story be shared and celebrated.

Born in 1933, by the time Simone was in her mid-thirties, she was an important figure of the civil rights movement, brave in ... Read More
$25 plus fees/tax = $33, walk-ins welcome
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CanUS | Trad Jazz Matinée

Sunday Feb. 1st
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM doors at 12:00 PM
With Alfons Fear, trumpet; Doug Rhodes, also sax; Al Pease, clarinet; Avram McCagherty, banjo;Lauri Lyster, drums; Joey Smith bass, and Toni Blodgett, piano….Better book early!

CanUS offers traditional New Orleans Jazz and with a group of musicians who know how to get those feet tapping and lif... Read More
$25 plus fees/tax = $27, walk-ins welcome

UJAM Club Night | Heart & Soul

Wednesday Feb. 25th
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Music bypasses the brain and goes to the soul by way of the heart. That’s just science! So, polish up a number or two that have touched your heart or lifted your soul and let the wonderful UJAM band be the wind beneath your musical wings. And for those who don’t perform, this is a really fun nig... Read More
at the door only.
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A Tribute to Sade | Skyla J + 7 piece band

Friday Feb. 13th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
This special tribute night celebrates her iconic blend of soul, jazz, and timeless elegance, brought to life by Skyla J and her dynamic 7-piece band.

Led by Skyla J’s rich, soulful vocals, the band delivers lush arrangements, deep grooves, and impeccable musicianship, honouring the spirit of Sa... Read More
$25 plus fees/tax
Livestream + In Person

Club Voltaire

Friday Feb. 27th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Performing in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, popular in the hot clubs of France in the 1920s & and 1930s, Club Voltaire has a set filled with hot swing, sizzling Latin and sultry ballads. Stunning instrumentalism and soaring vocals by four of Victoria’s premiere acoustic jaz... Read More
$35 plus taxes/fees = $44, walk-ins welcome
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Jeremy Price: Lee Morgan Legacy

Thursday Mar. 26th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Lee Morgan Legacy is a Vancouver-based project that presents Lee Morgan's music faithfully and with reverence. While Lee's music was not flute-centric by any stretch, he did include flute in his later recordings and also recorded with flutist Bobby Humphrey on Blue Note. Additionally, Lee recorded w... Read More
$25 plus fees/tax = $33, walk-ins welcome

The Pretzel Logic Orchestra playing the music of Steely Dan

Saturday Feb. 21st
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
What happens when you gather Victoria's top jazz musicians, blend them with a few rock aficionados, and dive into the Steely Dan catalog? You get the Pretzel Logic Orchestra, a heartfelt tribute to the legendary duo, crafted by its passionate nine-member ensemble.

These talented artists possess ... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax = $38
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Diane Pancel and Sunny Shams | Love and Heartache

Sunday Feb. 15th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Victoria vocalists Diane Pancel and Sunny Shams bring you a show about the many facets of love featuring Ashley Wey on piano, Louis Rudner on bass, and Matt Pease on drums.

Showcasing a mix of romantic American songbook duets, soulful ballads, enchanting harmonies, and powerful solo performances... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax = $38, walk-ins welcome

Edie Daponte & Friends: I Wish You Love

Saturday Feb. 14th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Celebrate love in all its forms with this intimate and captivating concert. Experience an unforgettable Valentine’s evening with soulful vocals and vibrant melodies as Edie Daponte and her incredible band set the stage for love. Edie will take you on a romantic journey through classic love songs, ... Read More
$35 plus fees/tax = $44, walk-ins welcome
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Maria Solena and the Musical Breeze Quartet

Sunday Feb. 8th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Celebrating Maria’s new album, Yesterday and Tomorrow.

A globally celebrated artist, Maria Solena has enchanted audiences alongside jazz luminaries such as Richie Cole, George Robert, Phil Dwyer, Campbell Ryga, and Seamus Blake. Her music has been featured on CBC Radio, WAMC/Northeast Public Ra... Read More
$25 plus fees/tax = $33, walk-ins welcome

Recent Vault Shows

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Avram McCagherty Quartet

Saturday Jan. 31st
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
The founder of the Stomp Club and the Capital City Syncopators, Avram McCagherty, is proud to present a quartet of Jazz masters to you on September 26. Drawing from their different strengths and experiences ranging from countless bands, Cirque Du Soleil, Broadway musicals and more, this powerhouse a... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax, walk-ins welcome
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Pablo Cardenas Jazzes Up the Classical Masters

Friday Jan. 30th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Pablo Cardenas is a Cuban Jazz pianist, composer, music educator, and arranger with different influences like Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz, jazz fusion, modern jazz, classical, and more. He studied classical performance at the Superior Institute of Arts in Havana, Cuba. Since the 2000s, he has been perfo... Read More
$30 plus fees/tax, walk-ins welcome
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Steve Grebanier Guild plays Metheny

Thursday Jan. 29th
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM doors at 5:30 PM
Steve Grebanier Guild is back revisiting the music of Pat Metheny, drawing from across the guitarist's vast catalogue. The selections are interpreted with freedom and care, staying close to the spirit without imitation. Long influenced by Metheny’s breadth and depth, Grebanier sees the project as ... Read More
$25 plus fees/tax, walk-ins welcome