About this Event
One of the finest large Jazz Ensembles in Canada makes it's long awaited return to Vancouver's Fox Cabaret!
On May 31, Dean Thiessen's Stranger Friends Orchestra will be celebrating the release of their first album on Infidels Jazz, at the venue that it was recorded at almost two years ago. They'll be performing a brand new piece by Dean: The John Steinbeck Suite. Each of the piece's 5 movements is inspired by a different novel or short story by this celebrated American author. Oppressive gender roles and surviving the machine that is Capitalism are the themes in Steinbeck's writing that read both as a glimpse into our recent past and a foreshadowing into our potential future. The show will also feature some of the bands favourite pieces of Deans and a few crazy antics to always keep you guessing when you come to a SFO show.
Dean Thiessen - Conductor / composer
Brent Mah - Alto Saxophone / woodwinds
John Nicholson - Tenor Saxophone / woodwinds
Adam Kyle - Tenor Saxophone / woodwinds
Sofia Avelino - Bari Saxophone
Rory Hislop - Trumpet
Feven Kidane - Trumpet
Thad Bailey-Mai . Trumpet
Greg Dent - Trombone
Nebyu Yohannes - Trombone
George McNally - Bass Trombone
Chris Fraser - Guitar
Suin Park - Piano
Jason Winikoff - Percussion
Wynston Minckler - Bass
Todd Stewart - Drums
Dean Thiessen's Stranger Friends Orchestra
Fox Cabaret (2321 Main Street)
May 31, 2025
Doors: 7PM, Show 8PM
19+
Please note that seating is very limited at the FOX, so please arrive early if you require seating.
Presented by Infidels Jazz.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main Street, Vancouver, Canada
CAD 33.28
