The Vault Gallery Exhibition Archive

Performs traditional pop and jazz of the late 1930s and 1940s WW2 era - the songs of love and longing, playful flirting, and swingin’ distraction. This music defined a decade and uplifted hearts through dark wartime days. This Remembrance Day, join us to bob your head, tap your toe, reflect and re... Read More

The University of Victoria's satellite mission—ORCASAT—will launch on 18th November 2022 from Kennedy Space Center. Once set in orbit from the International Space Station, this CubeSat mission will operate for 18 months and will provide a unique artificial star reference for the world’s ground... Read More

Formed in 2017, Montreal-based Code Quartet is a powerful collective of four of Canada’s leading jazz composers and improvisers, including trumpeter Lex French, alto and soprano saxophonist Christine Jensen, bassist Adrian Vedady and drummer Jim Doxas. Jensen has racked up numerous national and in... Read More

With the goal of “uniting the hippies and the cowboys” as Willie Nelson once did decades ago, Storvold is quickly finding her sure-footing in the shifting landscape at the intersection of Singer-Songwriter & Psych-Folk. In 2019, she won CTV’s The Launch, receiving the opportunity to record and... Read More

Tagline Mahogany Swing Band (formerly Mahogany Hall) is a Vancouver-Island based jazz ensemble led by pianist Patrick Courtin and vocalist Simon Paterson. Their sound is full of hard-swinging jazz, soulful blues and lush ballads.
Mahogany Swing Band influences include Frank Sinatra, Billie Holliday... Read More

Patrick Boyle - trumpet
Nick Peck - piano
Ken Lister - bass
Ethan Olynyk - drums

On Dec. 30, 2013 Phil Dwyer was appointed as a Member of the Order Of Canada. He was cited for “his contributions to jazz as a performer, composer and producer, and for increasing access to music education i... Read More

Tom Vickery, Rob Johnson and Dave Emery are an incredible trio that has so much fun! Straight ahead jazz, and a Victoria classic evening out in a relaxed atmosphere. Read More

BLACKSTICK, featuring Lloyd Arntzen & Al Pease on Clarinets, with Don Cox on bass, Avarm McCagherty on banjo/vocals, Tom Vickery on piano, for a very special event. Blackstick presents the Classics from the Golden Age of Jazz - including music from greats such as Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet. Read More

After touring for the past decade to the UK, Canada and parts of the USA, world acclaimed five piece Western Swing group Petunia and the Vipers make another trip to Victoria for Hermann's Hot Club. Louis Armstrong was once asked what his favorite kind of music was, and his response was simple; “Go... Read More

Hailed by All About Jazz as “wise beyond his years” and “remarkable” by Toronto MusicReport, tenor saxophonist Sam Taylor makes his debut at Hermann's and brings with him legendary trumpeter Terell Stafford! Taylor is celebrating his newly released album on Cellar Music called Let Go record... Read More