This Wednesday – August 2nd – is the first of our Summer Serenade Theme Nights. This week: RETRO TV & MOVIE THEMES! Come on out to hear some of the greatest theme songs ever written! 7-9PM Pitt Meadows Spirit Square (Civic Centre @ Harris Rd). Look forward to seeing you there
Bruce James Orchestra is excited to be back at Pitt Meadows’ Spirit Square this summer to bring you FREE LIVE BIG BAND MUSIC Wednesday nights (7-9PM) in July and August (weather permitting). Bring a lawn chair, blanket, some snacks and all your family and friends to enjoy music from the hottest band in the Tri-Cities! Don’t forget your dancin’ shoes!
We look forward to seeing all our friends and fans this hot summer for some cool jazz! This is Big Band at it’s Best!
Please note: in case of inclement or questionable weather, we will post event cancellations on the website and Facebook by 6PM day of.
Hey there friends and fans!
BJO is now in the process of booking gigs for late spring, summer and into fall 2017 (and beyond!).
Don’t miss your chance to have the band out to your event!
E-mail event/rate inquiries to bruce@brucejamesorchestra.com or call 604-460-8329.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Hello fans of the Bruce James Orchestra!
2016 was a fantastic year for BJO! We played a huge number of shows and had the privilege of connecting on a greater level with our community, and our fans 🙂
We have started 2017 bookings and have a couple of fantastic shows coming up! See our Gigs page for more information.
We greatly appreciate all of you who follow and support us and hope to see you out to some of our upcoming performances!
Looking to hire the band for a wedding, anniversary, celebration of life, dance, community event etc? Contact Bruce: bruce@brucejamesorchestra.com or by phone: 604-460-8329 for a services quote. We’ve also added a small 7-pc jazz combo to add to our services. Feel free to inquire 🙂
Thanks again – to all of you – for supporting our ensemble to be one of he hottest semi-professional Big Bands in the Greater Vancouver region.
Here’s to great community, and great BIG BAND MUSIC (!) in 2017!
All the best to everyone!
The Bruce James Orchestra
Join the Bruce James Orchestra in our final Big Band performance of the 2016 Summer Serenade concert series. We’ll be playing some of the series favourites, including requests from our audience. We hope to make this the biggest turnout of the season! Remember…this is a free show and a family and DANCER friendly event. Hope to see you there! Show runs 7:00 – 8:30PM.
Join the Bruce James Orchestra as we perform for the Pat’s Pub & Brewhouse        Summer Big Band Series in downtown Vancouver!
More information: http://www.patspub.ca/
Experience a great atmosphere with great food & live jazz in Vancouver
We look forward to seeing you there!
COME GET LEID at ROCKY POINT TAPHOUSE at their
HAWAIIAN SUMMER BBQ!
Saturday, August 13, 2016 – 1-4PM
$20 ticket gets you:
a Hawaiian Burger (choice of Beef, Chicken or Veggie) and one of:
Pint of select On Tap Beer
Glass of House Wine (red or white)
Single High-Ball
FREE LEI! 🙂
Plus THREE HOURS of LIVE ENTERTAINMENT by the
BRUCE JAMES ORCHESTRA!
Best Hawaiian T-Shirt contest, drink specials, and more!
Tickets NOW AVAILABLEÂ from a band member, or at Rocky Point Taphouse / at the door.
19+ event.
Special guests of the Bruce James Orchestra
Benny & the Good Men – LIVE at Pitt Meadows’ Spirit Square –
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:00PM
Traditional jazz served red hot!
Keeping the musical traditions of the roaring twenties-and earlier-alive, Benny & the Good Men serves as a tribute to the early traditional jazz of Chicago and New Orleans that flourished prior to the Swing Era of the 1930’s. Under the direction of veteran Dixieland reedsman Benjamin MacRae, the band strives to produce an authentic sound that hearkens to the great bands of Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Edmund Hall, and Sidney Bechet that the influential clarinetist Benny Goodman would have grown up listening too during the jazz era, and the tail end of the age of vaudeville.
The band consists of Robert Crews on guitar/banjo, Jonathan Baylis on double-bass, Strauss Whiteside on piano, Michael Radnai on trumpet/cornet, and Benjamin MacRae on reeds/washboard, with all of the Good Men being able crooners. If you’re looking for a roaring rhythm section, hot jazz, and good time, Benny & the Good Men delivers a show that will leave you tapping your feet and humming excerpts from the performance.
Benny & the Good Men is available for hire for a variety of events including; private events (house-parties, birthdays, backyard events, etc.), corporate functions, weddings and other life milestones, public events (parties, business openings, promotions etc.), jazz/music festivals, dances and restaurants. Contact Benjamin MacRae via cellphone (1) 604.997.1643, or email macraemusicalservices@gmail.com for bookings, quotations and general enquiries.
The 2016 SUMMER SERENADE outdoor concert series kicks off TONIGHT!
7PM – Spirit Square – 12027 Harris Rd Pitt Meadows, British Columbia (@ Civic Centre Rd). Come for a night of big band hits under the sun! Dancers welcome! Hope to see many of you out tonight!
Bruce James Orchestra plays every Wednesday at 7pm July 6 – August 24, 2016. Don’t miss this FREE concert series in your local community!
JOIN THE BRUCE JAMES ORCHESTRA FOR AN AFTERNOON OF WORSHIP, REFLECTION AND WONDERFUL JAZZ.
Spend an hour of your afternoon listening to the area’s finest jazz and have the chance to reflect on life’s mysteries and beauties through spoken word and prayer. Take a breath every Sunday at 4:00pm, year round, but come to rejuvenate and be uplifted by music of the Bruce James Orchestra on Sunday, August 21, 2016.