There will be noise in the Main Hall throughout March due to seismic upgrade work on the Mezzanine level. 
In celebration of the Library’s 75th Anniversary, get ready to swing with the vibrant sounds of the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra! Featuring special guest Brian Charette on the Hammond B3 Organ, this lively performance will bring big band classics and contemporary jazz pieces to life in an unforgettable evening of music.
About the Performers
Grammy nominated, Hammond organist, Brian Charette has established himself as a leading voice in modern jazz. He has worked with many notable artists such as Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Lou Donaldson, and countless others. Since moving to New York in 1995 from his native Meriden, Connecticut, Charette has become an integral part of the New York City jazz scene. Brian is a Cellar Music recording artist, and has just released his first recording with them. “You Don’t Know Jack!” has received critical acclaim by jazz radio across North America as well as incredible reviews in Downbeat Magazine
Learn more about Brian’s new record in partnership with Cellar Live Records HERE.
Watch the Brian Charette Trio HERE.
The Vancouver Jazz Orchestra was officially established in 2022 but conversations between (Executive Director) Cory Weeds and (Artistic Director) James Danderfer began long before that. It wasn’t that Vancouver was missing Jazz Orchestras, it’s that it was missing this kind of Jazz Orchestra. One that had annual “concert seasons,” regular performances, and world renown guest artists. The VJO is also unique in its commitment to diversity and inclusion of a wide range of local artists through rotating personnel from one concert to the next. In this way, the VJO is inclusive of not only the many exemplary, established professionals in town, but also of the up and coming talent we value so much.
Watch local legend Dawn Pemberton perform with the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra HERE.
This concert is made possible thanks to a generous bequest in support of music at the Library from the estate of Robert Leslie Welsh, through the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation.
This concert is sponsored by 
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- Doors open at 7 p.m.
- No registration is required.
- Seating is general admission with no ticketing.
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Presented as part of WVML’s 75th Anniversary celebrations throughout 2025, this concert is made possible thanks to a generous bequest in support of music at the Library from the estate of Robert Leslie Welsh, through the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation.