The Vault Gallery Exhibition Archive

This 35-year-old Victoria, BC-based non-profit organization focuses on music styles from the 1930s to the present. During the first ten years, the band played for dances around Vancouver Island. Since that time, the library has expanded to include contemporary Jazz works, primarily for the enjoyment... Read More

World-class Cuban pianist Pablo Cardenas is back at Hermann’s Jazz Club to perform the best of Gershwin in Cuban style, recreating his music with modern harmonies and Afro-Cuban rhythms, a perfect fusion you don’t want to miss. Pablo will be inviting two outstanding guest vocalists, Leif Bradsha... Read More

A smidge of Salsa, a bit of Bossa, a side of Samba, join this month’s UJAM Club Night, where Latin music will provide a feast of rhythms and sounds to make the body sing, and the heart play. Singers and instrumentalists are invited to polish up a sizzling number or two from the Caribbean, Mexico, ... Read More

David Vest and his red-hot band have been revisiting The Dawn of Rock and Roll this year. Part 1 (in January) looked at artists on the Sun Records label. Part 2 takes a wider view, with music by Ricky Nelson, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Dion, Buddy Holly, Bill Doggett and others who rocke... Read More

George Gershwin was a pioneering American composer whose music seamlessly blended jazz, classical, and popular styles, creating timeless classics like "Rhapsody in Blue", "I Got Rhythm", and "Porgy and Bess."

Andrew Greenwood is a Victoria-based musician specializing in saxophone, piano, clarinet... Read More

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

Miss Emily has been nominated for a second JUNO Award (2026) for her album "The Medicine," marking her second nomination overall. This nomination highlights her continued rise in the Canadian blues music scene, with her latest album praised for its emotional depth and powerful vocals. The nomination... Read More

G row community tables are three tables of 6 in the last row, called 'community' because they are shared seating.

Celebrating one of the greatest artists of this generation, Gordon Lightfoot.

“A moving tribute that captures the soulful essence of Gordon Lightfoot’s timeless melodies” �... Read More

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

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!
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