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 […]
May 2 | 7pm | Performances at xwesam-Roberts Creek Hall (1309 Roberts Creek Rd) Co-Presented by NOW Society & Sound of Dragon Society We are hosting the visit of Taiwanese musicians Shih-Yang Lee 李世揚 - Piano 鋼琴, Fan-Qi Wu 吳凡棋 - Pipa 琵琶, Hsiao-Feng Lin 林小楓 - Dizi 笛子, and visual artist Li Tung 董籬 in May of 2025. On May 2, acclaimed Sunshine Coast musicians join the guest artists at xwesam-Roberts […]
Spring 2025 Improvisation Workshop 2pm-3:30pm Saturdays March 15 - May 10 At 8EAST FREE for up to 15 participants with NOW Membership Donations gratefully accepted (here). Workshops are drop-in! Please bring your instrument (and/or amp) and be ready to play! Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space […]
May 3 | 8pm | Taiwan meets 8EAST (8 East Pender St. Vancouver) Co-Presented by NOW Society & Sound of Dragon Society $20/$10/XX/FREE We are hosting the visit of Taiwanese musicians Shih-Yang Lee 李世揚 - Piano 鋼琴, Fan-Qi Wu 吳凡棋 - Pipa 琵琶, Hsiao-Feng Lin 林小楓 - Dizi 笛子, and visual artist Li Tung 董籬 in May of 2025. Our Guest Artists meet the Vancouver 8EAST Collective in impromptu groupings. Featuring: […]
May 4 | 7-10pm | Spring Free Marathon at 8EAST (8 East Pender St. Vancouver) Co-Presented by NOW Society & Sound of Dragon Society $20/$10/XX/FREE We are hosting the visit of Taiwanese musicians Shih-Yang Lee 李世揚 - Piano 鋼琴, Fan-Qi Wu 吳凡棋 - Pipa 琵琶, Hsiao-Feng Lin 林小楓 - Dizi 笛子, and visual artist Li Tung 董籬 in May of 2025. The Spring Free Marathon brings together over 20 musicians […]
May 5, 2025, 8pm, Nonlocal Entanglement 8 E. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC$10/$20/XX/FREE New York City and Vancouver based musicians get tangled up in sound. Hilliard Greene - BassClyde Reed - BassStephanie Griffin - ViolaJohanna Hausaer - ClarinetsThemba Tana - PercussionJesus Caballero - Drums ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space for new culture […]
Spring 2025 Improvisation Workshop 2pm-3:30pm Saturdays March 15 - May 10 At 8EAST FREE for up to 15 participants with NOW Membership Donations gratefully accepted (here). Workshops are drop-in! Please bring your instrument (and/or amp) and be ready to play! Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space […]
BIG FUN ON THE CORNER A monthly series celebrating electricity in improvised music! Brought to you by JP Carter and the NOW Society, every 2nd Wednesday of the month. 15th edition: Meredith Bates • violin, effects Lisa Cay Miller • piano, keyboard Jesus Caballero • drums Wednesday May 14th, 2025 8 E Pender St Doors […]
Performing on 8east's inaugural '3rd Thursday' improvised music series are - Tʼuyʼtʼtanat-Cease Wyss: Synthesized plant sounds Johanna Hauser: Clarinets Lisa Cay Miller: Keys Themba Tana: Percussion and various other instruments Albert St Albert Smith: Percussion and various other instruments Free/$10/$20/$xx ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space for new culture is a project […]
Friday May 23 8pm Improvised music at 8EAST doors 7:45 $20/$10/XX/FREE Three sets: Set 1 ZÖJ: Gelareh Pour: kamancheh, qeychak, vocals Brian O’Dwyer: drumkit, percussion Set 2 Nebyu Yohannes: trombone Feven Kidane: trumpet Lisa Cay Miller: keyboards Set 3 - Quintet! ZÖJ is an experimental cross-cultural music duo from Australia, consisting of Gelareh Pour on […]