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SUMMARY:Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
DESCRIPTION:In September 2026\, the jazz world marks the centennial of one of its greatest musicians: John Coltrane. To honour his enduring legacy\, luminaries Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves unite for a remarkable tribute\, revisiting Coltrane’s 1963 collaboration with Johnny Hartman.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/branford-marsalis-and-dianne-reeves-celebrate-john-coltrane/
LOCATION:The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1
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SUMMARY:Julian Lage Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Hailed as one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation and “one of the highest category of improvising musicians\,” (The New Yorker) Julian Lage has spent decades exploring the many strains of American music with boundless curiosity and technical mastery. With roots tangled up in jazz\, folk\, classical\, and country music\, Lage brings what The New York Times calls “a disarming spirit of generosity” to his playing\, approaching tradition as an open field for invention. \nA lifelong musician\, Lage emerged early as a singular talent. He learned the guitar at age five and was already playing onstage with Carlos Santana at eight. That same year\, he was the subject of the short documentary Jules at Eight\, showcasing his prodigious talents\, performed for the Grammy Awards as a preteen\, and later joined Gary Burton’s quartet at just 16. Rather than resting on early acclaim\, Lage has continually evolved\, recording widely as a leader and collaborating with artists including John Zorn\, Fred Hersch\, Nels Cline\, and Chris Eldridge. \nFor this concert\, he performs music from his newest album Scenes from Above\, with bassist Jorge Roeder\, drummer Kenny Wollesen\, and renowned keyboardist John Medeski. Though conceptualized by Lage\, Scenes from Above is not about him as bandleader. Instead\, he is firmly rooted as a band member within the quartet\, resulting in nine tracks that frame a brilliantly open experience. The four dazzling players give and take space in equal measure as they explore these songs in one space\, in real time. \nWitness the genius of Julian Lage live in Vancouver for an unforgettable experience. \nThis event is co-presented with Infidels Jazz as part of the VANJAZZ ’26 Jazz Festival
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/julian-lage-quartet/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Zadie Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a captivating conversation with Zadie Smith\, one of the most prolific writers of her generation\, whose work has helped shape the literary landscape for over two decades. \nTwo of Smith’s novels\, White Teeth and NW\, have been named among the best books of the 21st century by the New York Times and Kirkus\, the former published when she was just 24. Her latest novel\, The Fraud\, was named Best Book of 2023 by both the New Yorker and Publishers Weekly\, while Dead and Alive\, her most recent collection of essays\, was included on TIME’s list of must-read books of 2025. Whether writing on class\, race\, culture\, art\, or politics\, Smith captivates readers around the world with her singular voice. \nSmith’s novels have won major awards including the Commonwealth Writers Prize\, Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize\, and Orange Prize\, among others\, while her play The Wife of Willesden won a Critics’ Circle Theatre Award. She has been honoured with the Langston Hughes Medal\, the St. Louis Literary Award\, and the Bodley Medal. \nPraised for her “boisterous narrative intelligence; ear for dialogue; [and] chronic absence of boring sentences\,” (The Guardian) few writers are as consistently dazzling as Smith. Don’t miss this intimate evening with one of the most celebrated voices in contemporary literature.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-zadie-smith/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Palace
DESCRIPTION:Palace have been making music together for over a decade. What started out as carefree jam sessions between Leo Wyndham\, Rupert Turner and Matt Hodges in an airless studio in North London established a DIY ethos that remains intrinsic to the spirit of the band to this day. \nIn early 2025\, Palace took a career leap releasing the Greyhound EP on their own label\, Palace Presents – a collective they’d started in 2016 as a monthly night at The George Tavern in East London\, which had quietly grown into something more intentional. A positive and protected space as Leo described it\, away from the usual constraints of the music industry. \n“Kid” was released in April 2026\, together with the announcement of a 30-date tour of the USA and Canada in the Fall of 2026\, culminating in a show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. \n“Kid is about longing for a child an ocean away. It’s the ache we feel for our people when we’re separated from them. It doesn’t feel like a sadness or heaviness\, but more an affirmation of that love\, a primal release sung into the sunset as the road flies by.” \nJoin us for Palace’s Chan Centre debut and experience their immersive sound brought to life on our stage.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/palace/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:WWF’s BC Place Climb for Nature
DESCRIPTION:Climb BC Place stands with WWF-Canada on October 24th and be part of something spectacular! You can register to climb as an individual or with a team of friends\, family\, colleagues\, or fellow students. \nChoose the single bowl (~3\,000 steps up and down) or round the stadium twice with the double bowl climb (~6\,000 steps up and down). \nRegister today to climb at wwf.ca/bcplace and join a movement to protect and restore nature\, reverse wildlife loss and fight climate change. \nThe registration fee is $20 for adults and $10 for youth (13-18). Minimum fundraising amounts also apply.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/wwfs-bc-place-climb-for-nature/
LOCATION:BC Place\, 777 Pacific Blvd\, Vancouver BC\, V6B 4Y8
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SUMMARY:Ghibli Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Under the direction of Isabel Leong\, Vancouver’s Ghibli Jazz Orchestra is composed of 18 musicians who combine their love of Studio Ghibli films & video games with a deep reverence of the big bands of the 1940s. Their repertoire consists of compositions by Joe Hisaishi featured in Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away and Princess Monokoke\, with all music arranged by members of the band\, in a style heavily influenced by big bands\, wind ensembles & orchestral music. \nThis event is co-presented with Infidels Jazz as part of the VANJAZZ ’26 Jazz Festival
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/ghibli-jazz-orchestra/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Min Jin Lee
DESCRIPTION:Born in Seoul and raised in Queens\, Min Jin Lee is the preeminent author of the Korean diaspora. A masterful storyteller who illuminates the complexities of identity\, migration\, and belonging with great empathy\, her novels have been recognized with some of the highest honours in the literary world. \nLee made a stunning debut with Free Food for Millionaires\, a national bestseller and named one of the top books of the year by USA Today\, The Times of London\, and NPR. Her follow-up\, Pachinko\, has become a modern classic. A finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\, it was named to both Kirkus Review and The New York Times’ Best Books of the 21st Century\, and was on over 75 best books of the year lists. \nFor this special occasion\, which marks Lee’s first-ever event in Canada\, Lee discusses her latest novel\, American Hagwon. The third book in what will form her diaspora quartet\, American Hagwon centers on the Koh family and their all-consuming faith in education as the key to success and security. Writer Roxane Gay praised the new work as “a novel I didn’t want to end” with “grand ambition\, fierce heart\, and the tenderest hope.” \nGain insight into of one of today’s most celebrated writers as she launches her newest masterpiece.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-min-jin-lee/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:National Geographic Live: Wild Cats Revealed with Sandesh Kadur
DESCRIPTION:India’s Hidden Wild Cats | Sandesh Kadur\, BAFTA Award-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer\, turns his lens on India’s lesser-known felines — from the grumpy-faced Pallas’s cat and fish-hunting fishing cat to the elusive clouded leopard. A celebration of India’s remarkable wild cat diversity\, and the conservation work needed to protect it.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/national-geographic-live-wild-cats-revealed-with-sandesh-kadur/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:National Geographic Live: Earth After Dark with Babak Tafreshi
DESCRIPTION:From the Milky Way to meteor showers to fireflies that emerge at dusk on neighborhood streets\, our eyes open a little wider at the stunning photos and videos of National Geographic Explorer Babak Tafreshi. He has spent his career documenting wildlife\, humanity\, and the cosmos—from dark national parks to bright urban areas—with the belief that people everywhere can connect through the shared experience of simply looking up. \nNational Geographic Explorer Babak Tafreshi is a photographer and cinematographer who merges art and science through visual stories. Tafreshi created The World At Night program in 2007 with the message of One People One Sky and has been directing its team of photographers in approximately 30 countries. He received the 2009 Lennart Nilsson Award\, the world’s most recognized scientific imaging award at the time\, for his effort to reconnect humanity with the natural world using night sky images. He has been a National Geographic contributor since 2012\, and he is a 2022 National Geographic Society Wayfinder Award recipient.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/national-geographic-live-earth-after-dark-with-babak-tafreshi/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
DESCRIPTION:Fran Lebowitz is the world’s most beloved cultural critic. \nWith her acerbic takes on everything from how many children in a restaurant is too many (her answer: one) to hiking (“the most stupid thing I could ever imagine”) to even herself (“Success didn’t spoil me\, I’ve always been insufferable”)\, Lebowitz transforms irritation into art. \nIn the 1970s\, Lebowitz worked odd jobs like taxi driving\, belt peddling\, and apartment cleaning (“with a small specialty in Venetian blinds”) before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. Her first book\, a collection of essays titled Metropolitan Life\, was a bestseller\, as was her second\, Social Studies. By turns ironic\, facetious\, deadpan\, sarcastic\, and wry\, Lebowitz’s prose is wickedly entertaining. \nThough she does not believe she has the talents to be an actor\, Lebowitz portrayed judges on Law & Order and in The Wolf of Wall Street (“Yes\, I played a judge – because I am a judge”). She also starred in the limited documentary series Pretend It’s a City\, directed by Martin Scorsese\, which was nominated for a 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. \nIn a world of hyper-trends and endless upheaval\, Lebowitz remains a steady fixture of unfiltered\, endlessly entertaining candour. With her signature Levi’s and men’s suit jackets\, she has become an icon of divine judgement. We invite you to revel in it as she returns to the Chan Centre.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-fran-lebowitz/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Perfroming Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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