Jazz diva Maureen Washington is one of the hardest-working singers in the city, with gigs at various venues on her calendar on a weekly basis. There’s more reason to celebrate Washington’s work on Thursday as she’ll celebrate the release of her ninth album, Harvest Moon, with a star-studded show at Hermann’s Jazz Club.
Following a move to Victoria from her native Prince George in 2006, Washington quickly became one of the city’s most in-demand singers. She collaborates regularly with an array of the city’s top talent, many of whom will join her for her Harvest Moon celebration: Duncan Meiklejohn, Karel Roessingh, Greg Meiklejohn, Joey Smith, Joby Baker, Damian Graham, Miguelito Valdes and Richard Moody.
The show is technically sold out. However, there is hope for those who arrive early. Tickets that have been reserved but not picked up will be sold on a first-come basis prior to showtime. Rest assured, it will be worth the wait. This is one of the best local lineups in some time.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m.
For more on Washington, visit maureenwashington.ca.
If you’ve been to a concert in recent years, chances are you have noticed a cluster of lenspeople shooting the show from the photo pit.
The bulk of those belong to the local Rocktographers collective, which is celebrating its voluminous work from 2016 with a three-day showcase that wraps up today at Fort Tectoria.
Twenty-nine representatives from the ever-growing collective (formerly known as YYJ Rocktographers) will showcase their best concert shots with framed prints adorning the walls of Fort Tectoria.
The event will be open from noon to 6 p.m. today. Admission is by donation.
Fort Tectoria is at 777 Fort St.
Tickets are still available for tonight’s Canadian Guitar Quartet performance at Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney.
The guitar ensemble, which has been exploring the world of classic guitar since 1999, features esteemed concert guitarists Philip Candelaria, Denis Donegani, Louis Trépanier and Patrick Roux. The four members teach in the music program at the University of Ottawa.
Tickets are $21 in person at the Mary Winspear Centre box office (2243 Beacon Ave.) or online at marywinspear.ca. Showtime is 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30.
Fans of Jon and Roy will have to act immediately if they hope to see the popular folk act perform songs from their forthcoming album, The Road Ahead Is Golden, in the intimate setting of Sugar nightclub in April.
Jon Middleton, Roy Vizer and Louis Sadava are booked to perform April 8 at the Yates Street venue.
The show, which features opening acts Ashleigh Ball of Hey Ocean and Terence Jack, is almost certain to sell out within days.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. through Ticketfly.com and Lyle’s Place (770 Yates St.). Tickets are $25.
Wu-Tang co-founder Ghostface Killah — the man behind the underground hits Back Like That and Cherchez La Ghost — will return to Victoria next month with a highly anticipated appearance at Distrikt nightclub.
Ghost is part of rapping royalty, and consistently ranks alongside fellow Wu-Tang member Raekwon as the Grammy-winning entity’s most potent word-spitting weapon. His show on Feb. 28 is not to be missed.
Opening acts are Illvis Freshly and Sirreal.
Tickets ($45) will be gone in the next week or so, so visit ticketweb.ca or Lyle’s Place (770 Yates St.) at your earliest convenience.
Fifty per cent of the online ticket allotment was sold after the concert was announced overnight Thursday, according to organizers.
Distrikt nightclub is in the Strathcona Hotel at 919 Douglas St.
Prozzäk, the Canadian cartoon pop duo consisting of Jay Levine (who plays Simon) and James Bryan McCollum (Milo), will follow up its Rifflandia appearance last year with a more personal performance at Sugar nightclub on April 16.
Prozzäk’s surprising late-1990s run earned the group several Juno award nominations, including one for best album and best pop album. Until their return last summer, the group had been off the national radar for the better part of a decade.
Tickets are $32.50 at Ticketfly.com and Lyle’s Place (770 Yates St.).
Vancouver sextet Brasstronaut is 11 years into its career, but the group has not stopped pushing sonic boundaries.
The horn-heavy collective has grown into a festival favourite, but its club shows (such as Brasstronaut’s 2012 barn-burner at Lucky Bar) are the equivalent of experimental ecstasy. Expect more of the same when the group plays Upstairs Cabaret (15 Bastion Sq.) on Friday.
Victoria’s Man Made Lake is the opening act.
Showtime is 8:15 p.m. Doors open at 7:30. Tickets are $15 at ticketweb.ca and Lyle’s Place (770 Yates St).
