UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
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PAST PERFORMANCES
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 14th '26 | Laura Crema Sextet featuring Conrad Good, Nino DiPasquale, Tilden Webb, Dave Say, and Alvin Brendan | New Westminister, BC | Anvil Theatre |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 777 Columbia Street. Michael van den Bos’ You’re The Top! The Cole Porter Songbook on Film & Live with The Laura Crema Sextet Presented by Anvil Theatre Experience a unique event celebrating the music of the Great American Songbook composer, Cole Porter. Classic film scholar Michael van den Bos presents a special presentation featuring Cole Porter song performances from classic movies projected on the big screen, interwoven with Porter songs performed live by jazz vocalist, Laura Crema. | |||
| Feb. 12th '26 | Laura Crema Trio | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Feb. 1st '26 | Laura Crema Quintet featuring Sharon Minemoto, Bill Coon, Conrad Good and Nino DiPasquale | Vancouver, BC | VIFF Centre |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1181 Seymour Street. Really looking forward to celebrating the genius lyricist, Lorenz Hart in a tribute performance before the presenting of the critically acclaimed film, BLUE MOON. Hope you can join us for the concert and film presentation..featuring Bill Coon, guitar, Sharon Minemoto, keys, Conrad Good, bass, Nino DiPasquale drums.. For this unique show, leading jazz vocalist Laura Crema has put together a set of some of Lorenz Hart’s most memorable songs. Afterwards, enjoy Ethan Hawke’s portrait of the legendary lyricist in Richard Linklater’s new movie, Blue Moon. | |||
| Jan. 29th '26 | Laura Crema Trio | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Jan. 23rd '26 | Jillian Lebeck Laura Crema Quintet featuring Conrad Good, Dave Say and Bernie Arai | Vancouver, BC | Tyrant Studios |
| Time: 9:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1019 Seymour Street. Venue phone: 604-417-0756. January 23 at Friday Jazz we’re excited to welcome the Jillian Lebeck & Laura Crema Group! Featuring Dave Say, Conrad Good and Bernie Arai. Doors 9 pm, music 9:30, 2 sets. 1019 Seymour above Vancouver’s legendary Penthouse Nightclub. Get ticket in advance at: https://seven-tyrants-theatre.square.site. | |||
| Jan. 18th '26 | Laura Crema Trio | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Jan. 9th '26 | Laura Crema. David Sikula and David Caballero | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Dec. 31st '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | West Vancouver, BC | Amica West Vancouver |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. New Years Eve concert | |||
| Dec. 26th '25 | Laura Crema, Mark Glanville and Wyston Minckler | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Dec. 21st '25 | Laura Crema, Sharon Minemoto and Steve Holy | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. Looking forward to playing Apollos’ tonight with Sharon Minemoto and Steve Holy. 2 sets 5-6pm and 6:30-7:30pm. Hope to see you there! | |||
| Dec. 16th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | Vancouver, BC | Guilt and Company |
| Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1 Alexander Street Underground. | |||
| Dec. 13th '25 | Laura Crema, Sharon Minemoto and Conrad Good | Vancouver, BC | Pan Pacific Hotel – Oceans 999 |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 999 Canada Place. | |||
| Dec. 11th '25 | Laura Crema Trio | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Dec. 10th '25 | Laura Crema Swing Jazz Quintet | Vancouver, BC | Robson Square Skating Rink |
| Time: 6:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 800 Robson Street. Presented by Destination Downtown. With Sharon Minemoto, Paul Rushka, Jon Bentley and Nino DiPasquale | |||
| Dec. 4th '25 | TAKE TWO -Karin Plato and Laura Crema | Vancouver, BC | Frankie’s Jazz Club |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 765 Beatty St.. Venue phone: 778-727-0337. Take Two with Karin Plato and Laura Crema “TAKE TWO” features vocal duets performed by two of Vancouver’s premiere jazz vocalists: Karin Plato and Laura Crema. This is a rare duo appearance by the two friends and their return to Frankie’s Jazz Club will be a harmonious affair. Swinging jazz standards, ballads, bossas and waltzes by renowned song writers including Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Duke Ellington. Karin and Laura are delighted to share the stage with Miles Black – piano, Bill Coon – guitar and Conrad Good – bass. A lovely way to set the tone for the month of December! | |||
| Dec. 2nd '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | Vancouver, BC | Robson Square Skating Rink |
| Time: 6:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 800 Robson Street. Live music at Robson Square skating Rink presented by Destination Downtown Vancouver | |||
| Nov. 28th '25 | Laura Crema, Bill Coon & David Caballero | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Nov. 26th '25 | Laura Crema and Sharon Minemoto Duo | Burnaby, BC | Brentwood Presbyterian Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1600 Delta Avenue. https://www.brentwoodpcc.com/jazz-evensong | |||
| Nov. 14th '25 | Laura Crema, Bill Coon and Wynston Minkler | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Nov. 11th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | West Vancouver, BC | Amica West Vancouver |
| Time: 10:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Remembrance Day Concert at AMICA in West Vancouver. | |||
| Nov. 9th '25 | Laura Crema, Bill Coon & Sharon Minemoto | Vancouver, BC | Notional Space |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1523 East Pender Street. This is a chance to hear three of Vancouver’s most acclaimed jazz artists: Laura Crema (vocals), Sharon Minemoto (piano), and Bill Coon (guitar). Together, they will present an intimate afternoon of music in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which has provided decades of essential services to the African grandmothers in 14 sub-Saharan countries who have been holding their families and communities together in the aftermath of the AIDS and COVID epidemics. This great concert is produced by the East Van Gogos (from the Zulu word for “grandmother”) who have long participated in this grandmothers-to-grandmothers support network. African multi-instrumentalist, story-teller, and singer Kurai Mubaiwa will open the afternoon with a short set. Come Make Change, Big and Small The “Small Change” is the cash that you bring toparticipate in the East Van Gogos’ full-to-the brim raffle basket, filled with East Van goodies and treats! Tickets $5 each or 5 for $20! The “Big Change” that the East Van Gogos, along with many other Grandmothers groups across Canada are helping to bring about is the partnership with older women in 14 subSaharan African countries who have held their communities together through the AIDS and COVID pandemics. Come and help raise both the roof and crucial funds for the grandmothers and the grassroots organizations that help them to anchor their communities. About Laura “All great jazz singers have at least three qualities in common. The first is that unique timbre that sets their voice apart. The second is the material they choose to sing. And the third is the fresh ideas and insights they bring to those songs. Laura Crema has all three in spades.” ~CBC Radio About Sharon Pianist and composer, Sharon Minemoto has performed to audiences around the world. In 1997, Sharon started her own quintet which performs her original compositions and has recorded four shows for CBC Radio as well as a CD released on Cellar Live Records entitled, “Side A”. In addition to composing, she puts her arranging talents to work on standards and pop tunes for her trio on their debut CD called “You Can See The Ocean From Here”. Both albums spent considerable time in the Top 10 Jazz Albums on Canada’s Chartattack. Sharon’s groups have been featured at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, The Vernon Jazz Club, The Okanagan Jazz and Blues Society, The Powell Street Festival, The Hornby Island Arts Festival, Festival Vancouver, The Beatniq Jazz Club in Calgary, The Yardbird Suite Jazz Club in Edmonton, the Jazz On The Wing series in Whitehorse, YT and at Club JZ in China. Over the past few years, Sharon has created a dynamic jazz series at La Fabrique St. George in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, showcasing many established and emerging artists. About Bill Guitarist, Composer, Arranger Juno nominated artist Bill Coon is one of Canada’s most highly respected musicians and is winner of the 2009 National Jazz Awards, ‘Guitarist of the Year’. Performing professionally for over thirty years, he has played with many significant jazz artists including Jimmy Heath, Chuck Israels, Eddie Daniels, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Bucky Pizzarelli, Sheila Jordan, Hugh Fraser, P.J. Perry, Campbell Ryga, Ian McDougall, Phil Dwyer, Dave Restivo, Brad Turner, Carol Welsman, Fred Stride, Dee Daniels, and Rebecca Kilgore. Ticketing: $35 per person in advance. Reserve tickets by emailing: eastvangogos@gmail.com | |||
| Oct. 24th '25 | Laura Crema, Paul Pigat & Steve Holy | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Oct. 16th '25 | Mark Glandville Trio with Wynston Minkler, Laura Crema | Vancouver, BC | Sage Bistro |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: UBC. St. Andrew’s Hall 70th Anniversary Gala | |||
| Oct. 10th '25 | Laura Crema, Jillian Lebeck, Steve Holy | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Sep. 25th '25 | Laura Crema, David Sikula, Kosma Bushiekin | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Sep. 22nd '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | Mission, BC | Clarke Theatre |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Mission Folk Music Festival is proud to present an extraordinary evening with Lache Cercel & Roma Jazz Ensemble quartet as part of Culture Days. Originally from Bucharest and now based in Vancouver, visionary violinist Lache Cercel has pioneered Roma Jazz—a genre that fuses the soulful depth of Eastern European Roma music with the improvisational spirit of jazz and the sophistication of Western classical traditions. With this quartet ensemble, Cercel brings a performance that is both virtuosic and deeply moving. His music reveals the history of struggle, resilience, and ultimate survival at the heart of Roma traditions, while celebrating the power of cultural exchange and innovation. | |||
| Sep. 11th '25 | Laura Crema. Bill Coon, David Caballero | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Sep. 3rd '25 | Mark Glanville Trio | Vancouver, BC | St. Andrew’s Hall |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: UBC. | |||
| Aug. 31st '25 | Laura Crema and Don Kellett | Burnaby, BC | House Concert at Luci and Dave’s |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| Aug. 28th '25 | Laura Crema Trio | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. | |||
| Aug. 4th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble with guest vocalist Laura Crema | West Vancouver, BC | Amica West Vancouver |
| Time: 11:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| Jul. 25th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | Vancouver, BC | The Vancouver Club |
| Time: 6:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 915 West Hastings. outdoor rooftop performance | |||
| Jul. 24th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | North Vancouver, BC | Amica Edgemount Village |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. | |||
| Jul. 21st '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | Vancouver, BC | Guilt & Company |
| Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1 Alexander Steet Underground. | |||
| Jul. 18th '25 | Laura Crema, Seraphina Crema Black, Sharon Minemoto, Steve Holy Group | Vancouver, BC | Apollo’s |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2095 Commercial Drive. Join us on Friday July 18th at Apollo’s on Commercial Drive! | |||
| Jul. 17th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble featuring Laura Crema and Trombone Charlotte | Vancouver, BC | Yaletown’s Swing Dance Party at Bill Curtis Square |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bill Curtis Square, Yaletown. Come down to Bill Curtis Square in Yaletown to swing dance! there is a dance classes included! | |||
| Jul. 14th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble featuring Laura Crema and Trombone Charlotte | Vancouver, BC | Princeton Pub |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1901 Powell Street. subbing for Petunia and the Vipers | |||
| Jul. 13th '25 | Laura Crema Seraphina Crema Black Quintet | Vancouver, BC | St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Suite 100-1022 Nelson Street. Looking forward to playing the St. Andrew’s-Wesley wonderful jazz vespers with my daughter Seraphina Crema Black! | |||
| May. 30th '25 | Laura Crema and Sharon Minemoto | Burnaby, BC | Brentwood Presbyterian Church |
| Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1600 Delta Avenue. This will be a fabulous show perfomed by 2 of the top rated jazz performers in the lower mainland! It’s for a great cause as well. Please check out the Talitha Koum Society website to learn more about who and how they help. https://talithakoumsociety.org/ You can purchase tickets to the fundraiser by clicking bit.ly/44Edt8z | |||
| May. 5th '25 | Lache Cercel and the Roma Jazz Ensemble – guest artist Laura Crema | Vancouver, BC | Guilt & Company |
| Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1 Alexander Steet Underground. | |||