Entry By Donation$20/$10/FREESaturday May 30, 2025 8:00 pm, doors at 7:30 Join us for a performance by the nummena orchestra, an ensemble of improvising musicians encouraged by the conduction® of Dr. Lisa Cay Miller. "Here there are no staffs to read, no keys to know, no meters to count, but instead a stimulating new mindset […]
June 3, 2026 8pm 8EAST $10/$20/XX/FREE Ben Wylie - harmonium, melodica, harmonicas, voice, electronics + Samira Banihashemi - synth + Matthew Ariaratnam - guitar Adrian Avendaño - drums + Quartet ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space for new culture is a project of the NOW Society, located on the Territories of the […]
nondual Alvaro Rojas & Cole Schmidt & Bahar Khazei June 17th, 2026 8EAST doors 8pm music 8:15ish $10/$20/XX/FREE ***new vinyl available for purchase*** Years after the final chords of their old punk rock band, Vancouver guitarists and composers Alvaro Rojas and Cole Schmidt reunite and celebrate with a new LP and repertoire of guitar duets, […]
Improvised music at the 8EAST Social Space for New Culture 8 East Pender Street Thursday, June 25 at 8pm, doors 7:45 By Donation $10/$20/FREE Johanna Hauser - clarinet Matthew Ariaratnam - guitar Bahar Khazei - piano Lisa Cay Miller - piano Mauricio Pauly- bass and electronics ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space […]
BIG FUN ON THE CORNER An ongoing series at 8EAST celebrating electricity in improvised music! Brought to you by JP Carter & Lisa Cay Miller. 20th edition: Set 1~ Lisa Cay Miller piano, synthesizer Alvaro Rojas guitar James Meger bass, effects Set 2~ JP Carter trumpet, effects James Meger bass, effects John Brennan drums Friday, […]
On the last Wednesday of every month... Come play improvised music in a collaborative setting! Open to improvising musicians of all genres and experience levels. Small ensembles will be randomly created from musicians that register (that’s you!) to play short sets together. Free/$10/$20/$xx Admission is free; donations are welcome at the door (cash only). Cash […]
8 East Pender StreetMonday, August 10 at 8pm, doors 7:45 By Donation $10/$20/FREEPay for two so someone else can attend for free Set one: Originals and Improvised music Jaiden Christie - violin and compositionBen Cai - soprano/tenor saxKlee Zubot - guitar/electronicsValentina Oh - guitarLeo Courtney - upright/electric bassSadie Koshan - drums Set two: improvised music […]
August 11, 8 – 11:00 pmAt 8EAST, 8 East Pender St.By Donation $10/20/xx FUNDRAISER and improvised music Two sets of music, each featuring a new project followed by impromtu ensembles. The World to Come is inspired by Angela Davis on Radical Self Care: “It’s very dangerous not to recognize that as we struggle, we are […]
On the last Wednesday of every month... Come play improvised music in a collaborative setting! Open to improvising musicians of all genres and experience levels. Small ensembles will be randomly created from musicians that register (that’s you!) to play short sets together. Free/$10/$20/$xx Admission is free; donations are welcome at the door (cash only). Cash […]
nummena orchestra • summer 2026 • Join us for a performance by the nummena orchestra, an ensemble of improvising musicians encouraged by the conduction® of Dr. Lisa Cay Miller. Open to all levels of ability and experience, the orchestra will contain both professionals and those new to improvisation and conduction. to register for this program […]