09/02/2026
The Vernon Jazz Club's Fall 2026 Performance Lineup is here! Tickets are available now for all shows at ticketseller.ca or on our website www.vernonjazz.com
MONTUNO WEST
🗓 September 12
Join the irresistible party! We are ringing in the season with Montuno West’s high-energy fusion of Afro-Cuban percussion and West-Coast Jazz flair. This is more than a concert—it’s a party to launch the season, so come ready to celebrate and let the groove carry you!
JON BENTLEY QUARTET
🗓 September 26
Enjoy an electrifying Juno-nominated jazz saxophonist leading his quartet in soulful grooves, powerful melodies, and some funky swing. Featuring guitar, drums, and a B3 Organ, the Jon Bentley Quartet captures audiences with a mix of originals and classic jazz repertoire.
ARETHA TILLOTSON QUARTET
🗓 October 17
Celebrate the new wave of Canadian jazz! Bassist, composter, and bandleader Aretha Tillotson is a Juno-Nominated and Western Canada Music Award-winning artist. Showcasing original music, she brings contemporary jazz to life with her top-tier collaborators on trumpet, drums, and alto sax.
🎃 MAJOR MAMBO 🎃
🗓 October 31
Celebrate Halloween and the Day of the Dead in style! Dance ‘til you drop with the Okanagan Valley’s premier Latin ensemble. Major Mambo delivers ALL the dance music from Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Bossa Nova and more. Skip the high cost of flights and jet fuel: Major Mambo will take us to Havana, Puerto Rico and Brazil.
CORY WEEDS
🗓 November 5
Cory Weeds returns to Vernon this November! Cory is a Vancouver-based saxophonist with a warm and impactful sound rooted in jazz tradition. He is also a label owner tirelessly documenting the vital sounds of both prominent and unsung jazz heroes.
WILD BLUE HERONS
🗓 November 14
For a fabulous night out, come see Wild Blue Herons as they deliver sophisticated, groove-driven jazz and funk with soul, gospel, and pop influences woven throughout. From infectious grooves to intimate ballads, you’ll have a soulful and fun evening featuring the acclaimed husband-and-wife team of Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper.
ANTHONY D’ALESSANDRO QUARTET
🗓 November 28
“One of the most impressive young jazz pianists today,” Torontonian Anthony D’Alessandro is a JUNO-nominated pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader, leading a quartet including Vernon’s own talent. Enjoy “swing and stride arrangements” of music by George Gershwin, alongside originals and James P. Johnson repertoire.
CASEY THOMAS-BURNS
🗓 December 12
Expect some fabulous holiday tunes on what is shaping up to be a wonderful December evening out. Thomas-Burns leads her Quartet performances with a blend of timeless elegance of the jazz Golden Age with the joyful spirit of New Orleans hot jazz.
🥂 JUSTIN GLIBBERY SEXTET 🥂
🗓 New Year's Eve
Catch the best NYE party in the Okanagan complete with champagne and charcuterie, and some of the Valley’s finest musicians Justin Glibbery - pianist, composer, music educator, Stefan Bienz - bass, Michael Treadway on drums, Yanti - vocals, and Stan Sabourin - sax.
