The Deep Cove Coffee House, North Vancouver

02/28/2025

March 21st 2025 Deep Cove Coffee House.

Feature will be Doc Fingers.

Opening will be Suki Saggu followed by members of the original Blackfish Sound band from northern Vancouver Island.

02/12/2025

Jane’s email. The February 21st Deep Cove Coffee House.

“Another great concert is coming your way! It is the second event in our winter / spring 2025 Deep Cove Coffee House season hosted by our local luminary, John Lyon! This month’s Friday, February 21st coffee house features The Bill C**n Trio at 9:00pm with 2 terrific opening acts: The Forget-Me-Notes and Presley Murillo & Emilio Suarez at 7:30pm. The concert is taking place at our usual venue, Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver (details and directional map at end of e-mail).

About our lineup:

Feature: The Bill C**n Trio at 9:00pm

The trio is Bill C**n on guitar (https://www.billcoon.com/), Darren Radtke on acoustic bass and Dave Robbins on drums. These three performers are talented mainstays of our Canadian music scene. Bill who has been a frequent performer at our coffee house and many other venues around town is one of Canada’s most highly respected musicians and was the winner of the 2009 National Jazz Awards, ‘Guitarist of the Year’. Performing professionally for over thirty years, he has played with many significant jazz artists including Jimmy Heath, Chuck Israels, Eddie Daniels, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Bucky Pizzarelli, Sheila Jordan, Hugh Fraser, P.J. Perry, Campbell Ryga, Ian McDougall, Phil Dwyer, Dave Restivo, Brad Turner, Carol Welsman, Fred Stride, Dee Daniels, and Rebecca Kilgore. Joining Bill on bass is Darren Radtke www.rhythmchanges.ca/darren-radtke-bass). Here is what Karin Plato has to say about him and his musical talent, “… I invited Darren to sing a song as part of my mini-invitational Joy of Jazz concert series where we played together. Once again, the musicality Darren expressed when singing floored me. Such musical depth and honesty!” Rounding out the trio is Dave on drums (https://daverobbins.com/bio/) one of Canada's premier jazz drummers and a first-rate composer, arranger and jazz educator who has played music all over the world. What an amazing trio of musicians for our feature!

Opening Acts at 7:30pm

The Forget-Me-Notes with Bill Piggott on piano. The Forget-Me-Notes are Georgia Hill, Anne Harvie and Ruth Nyman. They sing an eclectic mix of genres – swing, country and western, indie folk. “We love spending time together, we make each other laugh – a lot. And most of all we love to sing and make harmonies together”. Bill Piggott, on piano, is a recent addition to the trio. He is a retired school music teacher who now gets to play music purely for the fun of it and he enjoys making music with Anne, Georgia and Ruth.

Pressley Murillo & Emilio Suarez: Accomplished local musicians Pressley and Emilio have been playing all over the lower mainland of Vancouver, showcasing a unique pairing of Jazz Cello and voice. They hope you enjoy hearing some of your favorite jazz standards reimagined, and are very pleased to perform for you at our upcoming coffee house.

Deep Cove Coffee House is blessed to be able to feature another incredible line-up of musicians thanks to our amazing MC, John Lyon. We look forward to seeing you there.

About logistics:

Time: Doors open: 7:00pm, Opening acts: 7:30pm, Feature: 9pm

Location: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver (see below)

Admission: $20 cash only at the door - includes delicious baked goodies, dark roast decaf coffee, teas and cold lemon water (Youth: $5 / children & musicians: free)

Spring 2025 Coffee House Season – mark your calendars

TBA

If you have a question or you’d like more information, just drop me a line by email or phone.

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Jane Osborne ([email protected])
Cell: 604.363.5370

02/05/2025

Next Deep CoveCoffee House February 21st.

The Bill C**n Trio will be the feature.

The Forget-Me-Notes followed by Pressley Murillo with Emilio Saurez on cello. Will be the two opening acts.

01/03/2025

Our next Deep Cove Coffee House happens on Friday, January 17th. Just to let you know, the coffee house usually takes place on the third Friday of every month. In April it will be on the second Friday, so as not to conflict with Easter. Also, we take the months of July and August off.

We can’t wait!

12/02/2024

Ta daaa!

Good afternoon Deep Cove Coffee House Supporters,

Welcome to the final concert of the fall 2024 Deep Cove Coffee House season hosted by our local luminary, John Lyon! This month’s Friday, December 20 coffee house event features The Ilhan Saferali Trio at 9:00pm and 2 terrific opening acts: Manhattan Satin & Kristina Olsen at 7:30pm. The concert is taking place at our usual venue, Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver (details and directional map at end of e-mail).

About our lineup:

Feature: The Ilhan Saferali Trio at 9:00pm

Ilhan Saferali, an acclaimed young jazz musician, has swiftly garnered widespread recognition within New York City’s vibrant jazz scene and has caught the attention of numerous jazz greats. Proficient in both trumpet and piano, Ilhan has achieved remarkable success early in his career. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Ilhan relocated to New York City to establish himself as an artist and pursue studies at The New School’s prestigious jazz program. His musical style blends classic jazz influences, such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker, with contemporary inspirations like Christian Scott and Immanuel Wilkins. His talent has earned him the recognition of respected names in jazz, leading to opportunities of sharing the stage alongside legends like Kamasi Washington, George Coleman, Johnny O’Neal, and Joe Farnsworth. Joining Ilhan at our December concert are Graham Vilette on drums and Dan Howard on bass.

(https://ilhansaferali.com/)

Opening: Manhattan Satin / Kristina Olsen at 7:30pm

Manhattan Satin is a swing dance band whose members are Ian Aikenhead, Richard and Yvonne Green, and Nicholas Trebesh. (See attached photo)

Kristina Olsen is one of the most entertaining and compelling performers on the international acoustic circuit. A superb multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, concertina, banjo, mandolin and piano) as well as an award- winning songwriter with a big bluesy voice, Kristina has audiences around the world coming back for more. (https://kristinaolsen.net/)

Deep Cove Coffee House is blessed to be able to feature another incredible line-up of musicians thanks to our amazing M(C, John Lyon. We look forward to seeing you there.

About logistics:

Time: Doors open: 7:00pm, Opening acts: 7:30pm, Feature: 9pm

Location: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver (see below)

Admission: $20 cash only at the door - includes delicious baked goodies, dark roast decaf coffee, teas and cold lemon water (Youth: $5 / children & musicians: free)

Spring 2025 Coffee House Season – mark your calendars

TBA

If you have a question or you’d like more information, just drop me a line by email or phone.

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Jane Osborne ([email protected])
Cell: 604.363.5370

11/13/2024

This Friday.

10/25/2024

November 15th.

10/11/2024

We are pretty excited and are looking forward to tonight’s concert out here in the Cove. Come join us!

10/03/2024

From Jane Osborne:

“Good afternoon Deep Cove Coffee House Supporters,

Welcome to a wonderful double feature for the 2nd concert of the fall 2024 Deep Cove Coffee House season hosted by our local luminary, John Lyon! This month’s Friday, October 11th coffee house event is a double feature with My American Boyfriend opening at 7:30pm followed by our main feature Karin Plato & Guido Heistek at 9:00pm. The concert is taking place at our usual venue, Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver (details and directional map at end of e-mail).

About our lineup:

Opening Feature: My American Boyfriend (Ellen Van Der Hoeven & Tom Rawson) at 7:30pm

My American Boyfriend is the international duo of Ellen van der Hoeven, from North Vancouver BC, and Tom Rawson, from Orcas Island WA. Armed with banjo, mandolin, penny whistle, and other weapons of mass delight, Ellen and Tom love to strike up hootenanny fun on both sides of the 49th Parallel. Their humorous stories, user-friendly songs, and acoustic folk philosophy are guaranteed to have you singing along in no time. Tune up your vocal chords; you’ll need ‘em!

- Ellen Van Der Hoeven Ellen Van Der Hoeven

- Tom Rawson https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-rawson-7582131a6/

Feature: Karin Plato & Guido Heistek at 9:00pm

Canadian vocal jazz treasure Karin Plato and Guido Heistek, our renowned Vancouver ukulele (and guitar) maestro, perform their duo arrangements of songs from the jazz, pop, and folk repertoire. Heistek and Plato radiate a rare chemistry and charm which has garnered them a loyal Vancouver following. The baritone and concert ukes intertwine to create a delicate yet utterly satisfying support for two voices that complement each other so very well. You may find yourself smiling or laughing at this duo's mercurial banter, or swept away by their irresistible groove, and vocal harmonies.

- Guido Heistek: https://ukuleleinthedark.com/
- Karin Plato: https://www.facebook.com/karinplatomusic/


Deep Cove Coffee House is blessed to be able to feature such an incredible line-up of musicians thanks to our amazing MC, John Lyon. We look forward to seeing you there.

What You Need To Know:

Time: Doors open: 7:00pm, Feature 1: 7:30pm, Feature 2: 9pm

Location: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver (see below)

Admission: $20 cash only at the door - includes delicious baked goodies, dark roast decaf coffee, teas and cold lemon water (Youth: $5 / children & musicians: free)

Fall 2024 Coffee House Season – mark your calendars

November 15th Feature: Chris Ronald Opening: Dragonfly / Brenda Bennett

December 20th Feature: Ilhan Safareli Opening: TBS

If you have a question or you’d like more information, just drop me a line by email or phone.

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Jane Osborne ([email protected])
Cell: 604.363.5370”

Musician/band

10/03/2024

Heistek and Plato coming to the Deep Cove Coffee House on October 11th.

08/31/2024

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08/31/2024

Thanks to graphic artist Luzia Wietshorke for designing our latest Deep Cove Coffee House poster.

Here is super-volunteer Jane Osborne’s mailout for the September 20th, 2024 Deep Cove Coffee House:

“Welcome to a wonderful line up of music to open our fall 2024 season hosted by our local luminary, John Lyon! This month’s Friday, September 20th coffee house event features the Ally Jedrzejek Trio at 9pm. We have two terrific warm-up acts for you: John Lyon & Friends (with Jessica Heaven & Mary Sparks) and Guido Heistek who are opening our evening of fabulous music at 7:30pm. The concert is taking place at our usual venue, Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver (details and directional map at end of e-mail).

About our lineup:

Feature 9pm: Ally Jedrzejek Trio

Ally Jedrzejek (vocals), David Caballero (upright bass) & Ben Kyle (guitar) will be performing a mix of standards, Jazz, folk & pop. Ally honed her craft as a vocalist performing with various tribute acts across North America and the Caribbean. Ally has also been a familiar face on the musical scene across the greater Toronto area for the last decade. In 2019, she relocated to Vancouver (our good fortune!) to pursue her BMus and is now a graduate of the Capilano University Jazz Studies Education program. She continues to vibe as a vocal instructor and singer song writer on the west coast. David Caballero emerged quickly on the Vancouver scene and is one of our city's leading lights on bass. Ben Kyle is a session guitarist, singer/songwriter and composer who plays across a variety of genres - jazz, funk, folk and rock. Together they are an amazing young trio of performers who will dazzle you with their craft.
(https://ajedsings.wixsite.com/mysite) / David Caballero: Young First-Call Bassist, Recorded Debut (rhythmchanges.ca) / Ben Wayne Kyle Music | Vancouver guitarist

Opening for Ally and the Trio at 7:30pm:

John Lyon & Friends
To kick off this wonderful musical evening, we are opening with John Lyon & Friends with Jessica Heaven & Mary Sparks. John is a well-known singer/songwriter from Deep Cove. He has performed with a myriad of luminaries from our local scene - Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott, Bill C**n & Reuben Gurr, Don Fraser, Laura Crema and others. He is proud to have performed with the Eight for Sound Group of blind musicians and his song, "Home, Dear Home" has become an anthem among West Coast folk musicians. Joining John is Jessica Heaven, a multi-talented singer, songwriter, actress and martial arts practitioner from Deep Cove who studied jazz vocals at Cap University and Mary Sparks, a flute player and singer from Deep Cove and another veteran of our stage.

Guido Heistek, our second opener is another veteran of our stage. Guido has performed in the US, Japan, Canada and Europe and has worked as both an arranger and consultant for stage and film. He teaches private and small group lessons at his downtown studio, Yaletown Music. Guido has several teaching DVDs and CDs. Check him out at Ukulele In The Dark with Guido Heistek. We are proud to have featured Guido on our stage on more than one occasion - both solo and duet with the likes of Karin Plato.
Deep Cove Coffee House is blessed to be able to feature such an incredible line-up of musicians thanks to our amazing MC, John Lyon. We look forward to seeing you there.

Logistics:

Time: Doors open: 7:00pm, Warm-up acts: 7:30pm, Feature act: 9pm

Location: Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver (see below)

Admission: $20 cash only at the door - includes delicious baked goodies, dark roast decaf coffee, teas and cold lemon water (Youth: $5 / children & musicians: free)

Fall 2024 Coffee House Season – mark your calendars

Stay posted. Details will follow in a future e-mail blast.

If you have a question or you’d like more information, just drop me a line by email or phone.

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Jane Osborne ([email protected])
Cell: 604.363.5370”

08/26/2024

The final corrected draft poster for the September 20, 2024 Deep Cove Coffee House. We all all pretty excited. Guido Heistek will also perform with John Lyon, Jessica Heaven, and Mary Sparks. Ali Jedrzejek is a recent graduate of the Cap University jazz program, and is a wonderful new voice in the Lower Mainland music scene. Ben Kyle is also a recent Cap U grad, and David Caballero is a noted local player as well.

06/21/2024

Tomorrow (Friday) night.

In addition to the great Michael Creber and family (second set), I will be joined by some very musical friends.

A long time ago, the CNIB put together a showcase of blind and visually impaired musicians. I was lucky enough to perform with these talented musicians at the Queen Elizabeth Playhouse Theatre. Next we toured British Columbia together, and finally we performed for ten days at the Arts Club Theatre.

For years it has been on my mind to bring these talented musicians friends together for a performance.

We hope to see you tomorrow evening at the Deep Cove Coffee House.

See poster fro details.

06/04/2024

Coming soon.

05/29/2024

June 21st will be a special evening.

In addition to Michael Creber and Family

Opening feature set

John Lyon and Friends

For many years it has been on my mind to organize a concert featuring musical friends from the blind community.

Several of us performed together many years ago, and on occasion have enjoyed some fabulous jam sessions since then.

Marilyn Rushton, Peg Mercer, Diana Brent, Betty Nobel, and Richard Marion, are superb musicians and performers. I learned a great deal from Marilyn, Peg, and Diana, plus original members Mary Brunner, BrianLendrum, Linda Jentz, and Patricia Palmer when we performed together many years ago at a CNIB-sponsored concert at the Queen Elizabeth Playhouse Theatre. We spent a month together the following summer on a bus touring British Columbia, and also performed together for a week-long engagement at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver.

We are proud to include Betty Nobel and Richard Marion in this long overdu reunion.