Friday, March 28th, 2025Doors 7:45pm, Music 8pmBy donation $20/$10/freeAt 8EAST Mustafa Rafiq - guitar and saxophone (Edmonton)Johanna Hauser - bass clarinetJP Carter - trumpetMatthew Ariaratnam - guitarLisa Cay Miller - pianoJesus Caballero - drumsAdrian Avendaño - drums Mustafa Rafiq is a person and self-taught guitarist and saxophonist. Using these instruments with voice, field recordings and […]
Spring 2025 Improvisation Workshop 2pm-3:30pm Saturdays March 15 - May 10 At 8EAST FREE for up to 15 participants with NOW Membership Donations gratefully accepted (here). Workshops are drop-in! Please bring your instrument (and/or amp) and be ready to play! Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space […]
Spring 2025 Hand Drum and Singing Workshop April 5th, 2pm-3:30pm At 8EAST FREE for up to 30 participants 25 RSVP (Now sold out) and 5 Drop in! Donations gratefully accepted (here). Please sign up on Eventbrite here! New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) and Vancouver Youth Choir (VYC) proudly present the Hand Drum and Singing Workshop […]
Presented by NOW Society and Barking Sphinx Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 Doors 7:45pm, Music 8pm By donation $20/$10/free At 8EAST Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio Satoko Fujii - piano Natto Maki - bass Oden - drums + James Meger - bass Lisa Cay Miller - piano Cole Schmidt - guitar Jesus Caballero - drums Satoko Fujii […]
BIG FUN ON THE CORNER A monthly series celebrating electricity in improvised music! Brought to you by JP Carter & the NOW Society, every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 8EAST. 14th edition: Set 1~ JP Carter amplified trumpet/effects Set 2~ Alvaro Rojas guitar, effects JP Carter trumpet, effects Kai Basanta drums Wednesday April 9th, 2025 […]
Spring 2025 Improvisation Workshop 2pm-3:30pm Saturdays March 15 - May 10 At 8EAST FREE for up to 15 participants with NOW Membership Donations gratefully accepted (here). Workshops are drop-in! Please bring your instrument (and/or amp) and be ready to play! Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space […]
comin up soon! Tuesday April 15 8pm at 8EAST $20/$10/XX/FREE Set 1 Aidan Edwards - Solo Clarinet Set 2 how to survive a high rise hotel fire Haley Bird - oboe Nikko Whitworth - bass Set 3 JP Carter - Trumpet Grace Murphy - Bass Lisa Cay Miller - Moog and Piano Lee Hutzulak - […]
Improvised music at 8east April 17, 2025 Doors 7:30pm, Music 8pm Entry by donation $20/10/free “Planets” LP Release Jack Campbell violin Liam Murphy tenor sax Arthur Bull guitar, harmonica Hank Bull piano John Brennan drums 8EAST is located on the Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh and səlil̓wətaʔɬ Peoples, in Chinatown in the place known as […]
Spring 2025 Improvisation Workshop 2pm-3:30pm Saturdays March 15 - May 10 At 8EAST FREE for up to 15 participants with NOW Membership Donations gratefully accepted (here). Workshops are drop-in! Please Bring your Instrument (and/or amp) and be ready to play! Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space […]
Matt plays cello with Bird/Edwards/Elkins/Hasselberg 8pm at 8EAST $20/$10/XX/FREE Matt has been studying cello for the past year with Marina Hasselberg. This is a concert to celebrate the work they […]
