Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret is a Vancouver arts and performance venue where live bands share space with dance and interdisciplinary work. Swing, jazz, folk and experimental music all fit the creative programming, and age access varies by event. The room rewards performers who are comfortable with an arts-minded audience and unconventional presentation. Bands that enjoy collaboration, movement and a little theatricality should feel especially at home.
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The musician's read
Tangent Cafe is a Commercial Drive neighborhood café with a real jazz identity, including swing and local-band performances. The scale suits ensembles that can play with nuance and let the room hear the details. Jazz players with strong interaction and an easy rapport with the audience should be especially comfortable here.
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- Talent Buyer
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- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- Jazz, Swing
- Sound & production
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- Address
- 2095 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4B1, Canada
- Venue phone
- 604-558-4641
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Read the whole thingRussian Hall — Independent cultural/community rental hall with an auditorium used for dances, concerts and live-performance events. The programming lane runs through Jazz, swing, dance. Full-band bookings are part of the venue's live-music mix. Capacity is 100. The room is 21+. The flexible event-room format makes danceable cover bands, community favorites and adaptable regional acts practical fits.
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