The Venues
This page is dedicated to listing the venues where live jazz can be heard in Victoria, the rest of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Some of these venues maintain performance schedules on their websites, others don’t.
Please note: the list is being built gradually. If you know of a good venue that isn’t shown or have updated information on a listed venue, please leave a comment with details.
Courtenay
Jazz Club at the Elk’s Hall
http://www.georgiastraightjazz.com/events.html
Thursday nights and some weekend nights
Duncan
Duncan Garage Showroom
http://duncangarageshowroom.ca/
occasionally features a jazz act
Hornby Island
The Thatch Pub
http://www.hornbyisland.com/AllAccom/HornbyResort/pub.htm
Mill Bay
Sylvan United Church
http://sylvanjazzvespers.com/
both jazz vespers and special jazz events
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island University(VIU)
http://www.viu.ca/music/
occasional concerts
Quadra Island
Heriot Bay Inn
http://www.heriotbayinn.com/seaside_dining_pub_live_music.html
dinner jazz on Sundays
Qualicum Beach
TOSH Jazz Club
http://www.theoldschoolhouse.org/music/toshjazzclub.htm
Salt Spring Island
ArtSpring Island Arts Centre
http://artspring.ca/events-calendar/programs/jazz-blues-folk-pop/
regular music events include jazz
Moby’s Pub
blues on Thursday/jazz on Sunday evenings
Sidney
Mary Winspear Centre
http://www.marywinspear.ca/index.php?centre=theatre-events
occasionally features a jazz concert
Victoria
Bengal Lounge, Empress Hotel
http://www.fairmont.com/empress/GuestServices/Restaurants/TheBengalLounge.htm
Jazz Friday and Saturday nights
Chateau Victoria, Vista 18
http://www.vista18.com/
Jazz and more Thurs/Fri/Sat
Hermann’s Jazz Club
http://www.hermannsjazz.com/
Jazz most nights of the week
Heron Rock Bistro
http://heronrockbistro.ca/web/index.htm
Monday night jazz and blues
Pagliacci’s
http://www.pagliaccis.ca/pages/music.htm
Klezmer to jazz, Sunday through Wednesday
The Superior Cafe
http://www.thesuperior.ca/shows.htm
Music every night – frequently jazz
For Saltspring island add:
Moby’s pub blues night Thursdays
jazz on Sunday evenings
http://www.mobyspub.net
Gentlemen……
Dr Brian Finnemore is an old friend of mine, I understand he is living on Salt Spring Island.
I have been trying to get in touch with him. Would someone inform him that Katherine and I still think of him from our past. We are living in Arizona, It would be good to hear from him and his wife.
Harold Lyon Artist
For Qualicum Beach add The Shady Rest on Saturday nights.
For Qualicum Beach add Deez Lounge on Monday nights.