Summer's here and the time is right, for dancing in the street!
Photo: Yaletown BIA
Let’s Hear it for Yaletown returns to Yaletown for 5 days of free live music and dancing in the street!
Featuring the toe-tapping sounds of Vancouver’s best live jazz bands, Let’s Hear it for Yaletown will serve up a lunchtime and happy hour mix of hot jazz, swing and the big brass blasts of New Orleans. The free series, which takes place June 24 - 28 on Mainland St, is hosted by the Yaletown BIA and curated by Vancity Hot Jazz Society.
Photo: Yaletown BIA
Music and dancing will take place during lunch hours and after work, so you can take a break from office life and shake your tail feathers in the sunshine. Free dance lessons (including swing lessons) will be provided between performances so you can join the party and dance the day away.
The event series will take place at Bill Curtis Square (Canada Line Station at Mainland and Davie) from noon - 2:00pm and 5:00pm - 7:30pm from June 24 - June 28).
You can view the full performance schedule below:
Photo: Yaletown BIA
MONDAY, JUNE 24 – New Orleans Party Jazz
Noon – 2:00 PM: Terminal City Brass Band 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Tim Sars Quartet
TUESDAY, JUNE 25 – Vintage Hot Jazz
Noon – 2:00 PM: Milk Crate Bandit 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Phoenix Four with Jim Armstrong
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 – 1930s Jazz & Blues
Noon – 2:00 PM: Josh Roberts Quartet 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Joseph Abbott Swing Team
THURSDAY, JUNE 27 – Django Inspired Gypsy Jazz
Noon – 2:00 PM: The Lawless Firm with Michael Dunn 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Djangoesque with Don Ogilvie
FRIDAY, JUNE 28 – Swing Era Jazz
Noon – 2:00 PM: Bonnie Northgraves Quartet 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Brad Shigeta’s Swingtime Band
Photo: Yaletown BIA
What better way to shake off the workday than with some dancing in the street!
Let’s Hear it for Yaletown!
When: June 24 – June 28, 2018 (noon - 2:00pm and 5:00pm - 7:30pm)
Where: Mainland and Davie Street
To learn more, visit YaletownInfo.com
