upcoming events and the latest news.
Sun Dec 20, 2020 at 12pm PST
YULE SLIDE CAROLS
Enjoy some holiday tunes and some Bach & Bernstein played by me here at the house, all by myself, on the resonator guitar (aka Dobro).
Also, this is a time to celebrate the release of my solo guitar version of “You’re A Mean One, Mr Grinch.”
100% of all proceeds go towards the Red Cross effort in Yemen.
Sun Dec 20
Noon PST
3pm EST
4:30pm NL
8pm Drummuck
Noon PST
3pm EST
4:30pm NL
8pm Drummuck
Sat Aug 22, 2020 at 2pm
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
George McFetridge: piano
James Young: double bass
Pat’s Pub
403 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
2-6pm
No Cover! Great food & beer
Sat Mar 7, 2020 at 7-10pm
First Saturday of every month
Reuben Weir: guitar
Patrick Boyle: guitar, trumpet
7-10pm
435 Simcoe Street
Victoria BC
Tue Feb 25, 2020 at 9pm
Patrick Boyle & Friends
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Meghan Gilhespy – voice
Ernie Tollar – winds
Alex Fournier – bass
Paul Fitterer – drums
and also performing are Queasy Weasel
Bea Labikova – Sax
Ashley Urquhart – Piano
Caleb Klager – Bass
Stefan Hegerat – Drums
Tue Feb 25, 9-11pm
Sat Feb 22, 2020 at 8pm
Patrick Boyle Quintet
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Kelly Jefferson – tenor sax
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Morgan Childs – drums
Jim Vivian – bass
Saturday, February 22 at 8pm
Waterloo, ON
Aug 9-11, 2019
Sat Aug 3, 2019 7pm
Thu Aug 1, 2019 7pm
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Bill Brennan: piano
Jim Vivian: bass
Mike Billard: drums
Thu Aug 1, 2019
The Black Sheep, St. John’s NL
7pm, $10
Fri July 26, 2019 9:30pm
Neil Conway & The Somethin’ Family
Dave Rowe & Friends
Katie Baggs
Dave Penny
& more surprise guests!
Fri July 26, 2019
The Ship Pub, St. John’s NL
9:30pm
Thu July 25, 2019 8pm
Sat May 11, 2019 5pm
The renowned jazz singer Joe Coughlin “Sings Sinatra Songbook” with the Phil Dwyer Orchestra. We will also feature fabulous silent & live auctions. Come and dance the night away!
Qualicum Beach Civic Centre
Thu May 9, 2019 8pm
Dixie Sweethearts
Avram: banjo, vocals
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Al Pease: clarinet, sax
Toni Blodgett: piano
Matt Pease: drums
Hermann’s Jazz Club, Victoria BC
8pm
Sat Apr 13, 2019 7pm
BLUES FOR ERIC
featuring Patrick Boyle & His Hot 4: Celebrating Louis Armstrong
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Tom Ackerman: clarinet, sax
Don Cox: sousaphone
Matt Pease: drums
The Oaks, 2250 Oak Bay Ave
250.590.3155 for advance tickets ($20)
Concerts for Eric continue to boost scholarship fund in former DJ’s name
Inspiring blues performances at The Oaks in Oak Bay featuring top-notch musicians
For almost a year, Victoria blues musicians and fans have been celebrating Eric LeBlanc’s contribution to the local music scene with a series of Blues for Eric benefit concerts.
For 33 years LeBlanc was one of the world’s great disc jockeys, serving up an authoritative, weekly radio show on University of Victoria’s tiny CFUV-FM. Listeners all over the world listened to Eric’s Let the Good Times Roll on the web. LeBlanc also co-authored Blues: A Regional Experience with Australian writer Bob Eagle in 2013 and taught courses in the history of jazz and blues at Victoria Conservatory of Music.
When Eric died of cancer, friends and fans who missed his raspy, Quebecois-accented radio voice, deep knowledge of the blues, and warm and generous personality established theEric LeBlanc Memorial Scholarship at University of Victoria, for students in the school’s jazz program.
Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:30pm
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Reg Schwager – guitar
Jim Vivian – double bass
Michael Billard – drums
Toronto ON
9:30pm
PWYC ($10 suggested)
Fri Feb 15 2019 8pm
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Bernie Senensky – piano
Jim Vivian – double bass
Micheal Billard – drums
8pm
$20/15
Toronto ON
Sundays
Feb 2 to
Mar 3
& April 14
to May 12
8pm
After a two-year hiatus, Victoria’s acclaimed SIN CITY IMPROV SERIAL is baaaack!! With a new setting, a new night, and a new venue:
SIN CITY is thrilled to move to the Belfry Studio 8pm Sundays with a 10 episode run of their 8th season “CASTAWAYS”.
When a tropical storm sinks a Cruise Ship excursion, the tourists wash up on a deserted island in the South Seas. With no rescue in sight, the quirky bunch must learn to survive. That’s where the story begins – and it is all anyone knows, because nothing is planned in this improvised, continuing tale. With this talented and quick-witted cast, it is sure to be a hilarious journey as “Lost” meets “Survivor” with a hint of “Gilligan’s Island.”
Single tix $16 or snap up a SEASON PASS only $104 valid for all TEN episodes!
ALL ticket sales now handled by the BELFRY THEATRE Box Office online, in person or by phone 250-385-6815 .
Starring: Kirsten Van Ritzen, Morgan Cranny, Robert Conway, Christine Upright, Alan Penty, Charlie de Pape, Bill Nance, Jim Leard, Colleen Blunt, Gene Sargent and special guests.
Directed LIVE by Ian Ferguson
Fri Jan 18 2019
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Tom Vickery – piano
Don Cox – double bass
and featuring very special guest Morgan Childs – drums.
Celebrate the musical legacy of the great West Coast trumpeter and singer Chet Baker, who would have turned 80 this year. Cool jazz often refers to a style performed by jazz musicians in California in the ’50s and early ’60s. As opposed to the harder edged sound popular on the East Coast during that time, this cooler West Coast sound was more lyrical and soft. Let “trumpet personality” Patrick Boyle and Victoria veteran pianist Tom Vickery take you on a journey through the fascinating world Baker lived in.
Thu Jan 17 2019
With the Morgan Childs group
Morgan Childs – drums
Ryan Oliver – sax
John Lee – bass
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Cumberland Valley Jazz Society
Comox, BC
Sun Jan 13 2019, 3pm
With the Morgan Childs group
Morgan Childs – drums
Ryan Oliver – sax
John Lee – bass
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Pat’s House of Jazz
Crofton, BC
Sat Jan 12 2019, 8pm
With the Morgan Childs group
Morgan Childs – drums
Ryan Oliver – sax
John Lee – bass
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Lighthouse Bistro
Nanaimo, BC
Thu Dec 13, 8pm
Patrick Boyle “After Forgetting” Vinyl Release Party
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Bill Brennan: piano
Suncor Energy Hall, MUN School of Music
FREE ADMISSION – Food Bank donations will be accepted
Records and CDs will be for sale at the show
Sat Nov 17, 8pm
Live Music for Silent Film: Battleship Potemkin
The UVic Jazz Ensemble, led by Patrick Boyle, offers an immersive evening of sound and light. Join us for a live, original, never-before-played soundtrack accompaniment to the silent film class Battleship Potemkin (1925).
Tickets: Regular $20 / Seniors $15 / Students & UVic Alumni $10
Available in advance and at the door.
This concert is presented on the traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), Lkwungen (Songhees), and Wyomilth (Esquimalt) peoples of the Coast Salish Nation.
The Phillip T. Young Recital Hall is wheelchair accessible.
For those arriving by car, evening pay parking is $3. Accessible parking spaces are located closest to the MacLaurin Building entrance in Parking Lot E.
Fri Nov 2, 8pm
Patrick Boyle “After Forgetting” Vinyl Release Party
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
George McFetridge: piano
James Young: double bass
2950 Douglas Street (at Burnside)
FREE ADMISSION – Food Bank donations will be accepted
Records and CDs will be for sale at the show
Sun Sept 16, 3-6pm
The Dixie Sweethearts
Hermanns Jazz Club, 753 View St. Victoria BC
Avram McCagherty: banjo and vocals
Al Pease: tenor sax and clarinet
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Toni Blodgett: piano
Don Cox: sousaphone
Matt Pease: drums
Tue Sept 11, 8-11pm
The Capital City Syncopators at the VEC SpeakEasy
Avram McCagherty – banjo, vox
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Don Cox – tuba
Matt Pease – drums
$10 – includes your first beverage!
Sat Sept 1, 1-3pm
THE MAKEHOUSE 6th ANNIVERSARY SALE
Live jazz with pianist Tom Vickery 1-3pm
#400-2950 Douglas Street (just behind Lifestyle Markets)
Thu Aug 23 – Sun Sept 2 2018
Ratfish Comedy at the Victoria Fringe Festival
Thu August 23 6:45pm
Fri August 24 9:15pm
Sat August 25 8:30pm
Sun August 26 8pm
Sat Sept 1 8:30pm
Sun Sept 2 2pm
The Roxy, 2657 Quadra St.
Sunday August 12, 2018 9pm
PAT BOYLE BLOWS
Pat Boyle Blows the blues with Denis Parker. Opening set by Neil Conway and Pat!
Blues, country, & fringe folk frolic.
Come early for dinner and a pint with Pat, who is home in St. John’s for a spell.
9pm – $10 at the door
Saturday July 28, 2018 12-4pm
The Capital City Syncopators at the The Thirsty Chef IV
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Don Cox – tuba
Matt Pease – drums
Wednesday July 25, 2018 Noon-1pm
The Capital City Syncopators at Summer in the Square
Centennial Square, Victoria BC – FREE
Avram McCagherty – banjo, vox
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Don Cox – tuba
Matt Pease – drums
$10 (includes your first drink!)
Tuesday July 17, 2018 8-11pm
The Capital City Syncopators at the VEC SpeakEasy
Avram McCagherty – banjo, vox
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Don Cox – tuba
Matt Pease – drums
$10 – includes your first beverage!
Sunday July 15, 2018 3-6pm
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Avram McCagherty – banjo, vox
Brooke Maxwell – piano, sax, vox
Don Cox – tuba
Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St, Victoria BC
Saturday June 30, 2018 9:30pm
Susannah Adams – vocals
Tony Genge – piano
Joey Smith – bass
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Hotel Grand Pacific, Pacific Restaurant 250.386.0450
Friday June 29, 2018 9:30pm
Susannah Adams – vocals
Tony Genge – piano
Joey Smith – bass
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Hotel Grand Pacific, Pacific Restaurant 250.386.0450
Thursday June 28, 2018 9:30pm
Susannah Adams – vocals
Tony Genge – piano
Joey Smith – bass
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Hotel Grand Pacific, Pacific Restaurant 250.386.0450
Saturday June 23, 2018 NOON
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Tom Vickery – piano
Don Cox – double bass
Myim Bakan-Kline – drums
Centennial Square, FREE!!!!
Saturday May 5, 2018 8pm
JazzEast 20th Anniversary Concert
St. John’s, Newfoundland
DF Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music
St. John’s, NL
Saturday April 28, 2018 7:30pm
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
George McFetridge – piano
James Young – double bass
Paul Fitterer – drums
Martin Batchelor Gallery, 712 Cormorant St.
Victoria BC – $15/10
Saturday March 31, 2018 3-7pm
Strange Weather
George McFetridge – piano
Dave Say – saxophones and woodwinds
Paul Blaney – acoustic bass
Buff Allen – drums
and Patrick Boyle – trumpet
Pats Pub Vancouver, BC
Sunday March 25, 2018 2pm
Tony Genge “Beauty and the B”
Tony Genge – organ
Patrick Boyle – trumpet/guitar
Roy Styffe – saxophones
Kelby MacNayr – drums
Friday March 16, 2018 8pm
Sunday February 25, 2018 3-6pm
Dixieland Express with Tom Vickery (piano), Lloyd Artzen (clarinet), Bob Cadwalter (trombone), Borgy Borgeson (banjo), Don Cox (bass/tuba), Anita Bonowski (drums)
Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View Street
Victoria BC
Sunday February 18, 2018 3-6pm
CANUS Dixieland Band with Toni Blodgett (piano), Tom Acreman (sax), Al Pease (sax), Don Cox (tuba).
Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View Street
Victoria BC
Wednesday February 14, 2018 8pm
Attila Fias Trio
Attila Fias – piano
Ken Lister – bass
Damian Graham – drums
with Heather Luckhart – voice
and Patrick Boyle – flugelhorn
Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View Street
Victoria BC
Saturday February 10, 2018 7:30pm
Boyle, McFetridge & Young
Patrick Boyle – trumpet
George McFetridge – piano
James Young – double bass
Martin Batchelor Gallery, 712 Cormorant Street
$15/10 drinks at 7:30p, concert at 8pm
Tuesday January 30, 2018 8pm
Sunday January 28, 2018 3-6pm
Dixieland Express with Tom Vickery (piano), Lloyd Artzen (clarinet), Bob Cadwalter (trombone), Borgy Borgeson (banjo), Don Cox (bass/tuba), Anita Bonowski (drums)
Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View Street
Victoria BC
Tuesday December 26, 2017 8pm
Boxing Day Usual Madness
Late till Early
Ship Pub
St. John’s, NL
Saturday December 23, 2017 11pm
Wednesday December 20, 2017 7pm
Music from the mind and heart of
Curtis Andrews – drums
Patrick Boyle – bass
Terry Campbell – trumpet
Chris Harnett – sax
Brad Jefford – guitar
Grant King – keys
Black Sheep Pub
164 Water Street
Wed Dec 20
7-10pm
$10
Saturday November 25, 2017 8pm
UVic Jazz Ensemble: Live Music for Silent Film
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, UVic School of Music, 8pm
The brightest improvising composers from UVic present a live soundtrack to the 1926 Buster Keaton silent film The General.
Sunday November 12, 2017 8pm
Patrick Boyle (trumpet), Bill Brennan (keyboard), plus special guests.
Ship Pub, St. John’s NL
8pm
Sunday October 22, 2017 8pm
Sounding Now: Boyle, McFetridge & Young
UVic School of Music, Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria BC
Adults $20 / Seniors $15 / Students & UVic Alumni $10
Patrick Boyle, trumpet
George McFetridge, piano
James Young, double bass
This concert will present original compositions, improvisations, and live music for silent film. Fans of fresh sounds from some of Canada’s most provocative improvising composers must be there. Please consider bringing a non-perishable donation for the UVic Campus Food Bank.
Friday October 13, 2017 12:30pm
UVic Dean’s Lunchtime Lecture Series
Greater Victoria Public Library, Downtown Branch
12:30-1:45pm
The Deans’ Lunchtime Lecture Series was initiated in 1997 to introduce UVic faculty’s research and teaching interests to a community audience in an off-campus location. An important objective of this lecture series is to increase the public’s awareness and knowledge of current research at UVic. Lectures are normally scheduled during the spring and fall terms on Fridays from 12:30 to 1:45 pm at the Central Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library. The time scheduled for the lectures is one hour and fifteen minutes. Presenters usually speak for about 45 minutes to leave time for questions and discussion. Typically, all of the lectures offered each term are fully subscribed (65 people). A program coordinator in the Division of Continuing Studies coordinates the lecture series and attends the talks to assist speakers and greet participants.
Saturday September 23, 2017 8pm
Sounding Now: Boyle, McFetridge & Young
Martin Batchelor Gallery, 712 Cormorant St.
Victoria, BC
$15/10 Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm
Patrick Boyle, trumpet
George McFetridge, piano
James Young, double bass
This concert will present original compositions, improvisations, and live music for silent film. Fans of fresh sounds from some of Canada’s most provocative improvising composers must be there.
Sunday September 10, 2017 3pm
The Dixie Sweethearts
Hermanns Jazz Club, 753 View St. Victoria BC
Avram McCagherty: banjo and vocals
Al Pease: tenor sax and clarinet
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Toni Blodgett: piano
Don Cox: sousaphone
Matt Pease: drums
Sunday September 3, 2017 3pm
CAN/US Dixieland Band
Hermanns Jazz Club, 753 View St. Victoria BC
Wednesday August 16, 2017
7pm
The Offering of Curtis Andrews
Black Sheep Pub, Water Street
St. John’s, NL
Curtis Andrews: drums
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Chris Harnett: sax
Bill Brennan: keys
Josh Ward: bass
Brad Jefford: guitar
Monday August 7, 2017
3pm
Bill Brennan and Friends
Black Sheep Pub, Water Street
St. John’s, NL
Bill Brennan: piano
Mike Herriott: trumpet, bass
Patrick Boyle: bass, trumpet
Craig Noseworthy: alto sax
Andrew McCarthy: drums
NOTE EARLY START TIME
Thursday August 3, 2017
7pm
Patrick Boyle & Friends
Black Sheep Pub, Water Street
St. John’s, NL
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Florian Hoefner: piano
Josh Ward: bass
Andrew McCarthy: drums
$10 at the door
Thursday July 27, 2017
7pm
Patrick Boyle & Friends
Black Sheep Pub, Water Street
St. John’s, NL
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Florian Hoefner: piano
Josh Ward: bass
Andrew McCarthy: drums
Thursday July 20, 2017
7pm
Patrick Boyle & Friends
Black Sheep Pub, Water Street
St. John’s, NL
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Florian Hoefner: piano
Josh Ward: bass
Andrew McCarthy: drums
Saturday July 1, 2017 2:30-4:30pm
The Offering of Curtis Andrews
Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver BC
Ron Basford Park Stage, Granville Island. FREE!
Saturday May 13, 7:30pm
Boyle, McFetridge and Young
Martin Batchelor Gallery, 712 Cormoront St.
Victoria BC
Patrick Boyle, trumpet
George McFetridge, piano
James Young, double bass
This concert will present original compositions, improvisations, and live music for silent film. Fans of fresh sounds from some of Canada’s most provocative improvising composers must be there.
Tuesday April 4, 2017 7:30pm
Monday April 3, 2017 7:30pm
Sunday April 2, 2017 3pm
The Dixie Sweethearts
Avram McCagherty: banjo and vocals
Al Pease: tenor sax and clarinet
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Toni Blodgett: piano
Don Cox: sousaphone
Matt Pease: drums
Sunday March 26, 2017 3pm
Dixieland Express
Tom Vickery: piano
Borgie Borgeson: banjo and vocals
Lloyd Artzen: clarinet and soprano sax
Patrick Boyle: trumpet
Bob Cadwallader: trombone
Don Cox: sousaphone
Anita Bonkowski: drums
http://hermannsjazz.com/show/442195/view
Friday March 17, 2017 7pm
Carnatic Café
Capilano University, Vancouver BC
Vidyasagar Vankayala, South Indian Classical vocalist
Jared Burrows, guitar
Patrick Boyle, trumpet
Curtis Andrews, mridangam
Sunday February 26, 2017 2pm
Great Canadian Jazz: Music in the key of “Eh”
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Patrick Boyle, trumpet and guitar
Brent Jarvis, Rhodes
Sean Drabbit, double bass
Sunday February 19, 2017 8pm
Back in the Chicken Shack
Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St. Victoria BC
Tony Genge, B3 organ
Patrick Boyle, trumpet and guitar
Ryan Oliver, tenor sax
Kelby MacNayr, drums
Saturday February 11, 2017 8pm
Night Shift: Wild Romance
Royal BC Museum, Victoria BC
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/66330/night-shift-wild-romance
Patrick Boyle (trumpet, bass) performs live music to silent film in the Majestic Theatre.
Saturday February 4, 2017 8pm
Louisiana Swamp Thing
Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St. Victoria BC
Kelly Fawcett, guitar and vocals
Darcy Phillips, piano
Matt Pease, drums
Al Pease, sax
Ross MacDonald, tuba
Patrick Boyle, trumpet
Friday January 27, 2017 7:30pm
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
National Arts Centre, Ottawa ON
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/13618
Patrick composed and performed the score for this Artistic Fraud production along with Bill Brennan, Heather Kao, Frank Fusari, and Don Ellis.
Tuesday January 24, 2017 8pm
Sin Cities: Vegas 1962
Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.
Victoria BC, $16
Victoria’s best night out! A live, improvised serial that runs every Tuesday. On this night, there will be musical support from The Great Hornacio The Great with members of the UVic Jazz Ensemble.
Saturday January 21, 2017 8pm
UVic School of Music
Philip T. Young Recital Hall
Deep In The Groove:
Patrick Boyle, trumpet and guitar
Tony Genge, organ
Kelby MacNayr, drums
with special guest Phil Dwyer, tenor sax