Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

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**EARLY BIRD PRICING ON SALE: ALL THREE NIGHTS for $77! (Wednesday, February 26 to Friday, April 18) AFTER APRIL 18: SINGLE NIGHT TICKETS $42 EACH, 3-NIGHT PASSES $99 Tickets available: VJS Office (250-388-4423 / 975A Alston St. - No Service Charges) Royal & McPherson Box Office (250-386-6121 / www.rmts.bc.ca - Service Charges Apply) 1. TWIN BILL: DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO & LOWDOWN BRASS BAND | Friday, June 27 – 7:00pm “Get on board and bring a friend as [DLO3] generate the fiery funk/soul/jazz heat.” – American Songwriter “With a blistering array of horns, funktacious drums and a powerful sousaphone, the Chicago-based brass set has also perfected a gritty and dynamic sound through the genres of hip-hop, soul, ska and rock.” – The Fox and King Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio (DLO3) specializes in the lost art of “feel-good music.” With a mix of the 1960s organ jazz stylings of Jimmy Smith and Baby Face Willette, the snappy soul strut of Booker T. & The M.G.’s, The Meters, and sprinkles of Motown, Stax Records, blues, and cosmic Jimi Hendrix-style guitar, it’s a soul-jazz concoction that goes straight to your heart and makes your body break out in a sweat! The trio has released five albums, with an upcoming album set to release on Blue Note Records. Last appearing at TD JazzFest 2022, the band is virtuosic organist Delvon Lamarr, with Ashley Ickes on drums, Brice Calvin on guitar. Embodying the vibrant Chicago music culture, LowDown Brass Band is a one-of-a-kind horn ensemble weaving the rhythm of the streets with conscious hip hop, reggae, and soul. The band last played at TD JazzFest in 2023, and have proven to be a high energy, dance-orientated performance that wows audiences. Their 2024 album $itizens of the World further pushes the boundaries of their genre. 2. SUNGAZER plus Ayla Tesler-Mabe | Saturday, June 28 – 7:00pm Sungazer is "EDM meets nostalgia meets jazz meets utter genius." – The Prickle Brooklyn NY’s Sungazer is a modern progressive jazz EDM 5-member band led by bassist Adam Neely and drummer Shawn Crowder, who have brought their dynamic live mixture of jazz, progressive metal and electronic music to audiences across the world. Since their first EP release in 2014, Sungazer has carried the flame of past fusion greats while forging their own distinctive sound for the 21st century. Currently, they have over 350,700 followers on Instagram and 1.78 million subscribers on YouTube. In 2024 they released their s... more...