kevin romain

Kevin Romain Trio Plays the music of Ginger Baker Trio etc

Cole Schmidt – Guitar
Olive Shakur – Bass

Me and Cole Schmidt (axe) and Olive Shakur (bass) play a bunch of music from the mid-1990s Ginger Baker trio with Bill Frisell and Charlie Haden, and other adjacent compositions. You could eat the exquisite popcorn that they make at the VIFF theatre while in attendance. After we play they will show the Ginger Baker documentary and they will even leave a little time in between where you could refill your popcorn. These collabs between VIFF and The Infidels tend to sell out so probably worth getting tix here: https://viff.org/whats-on/kevin-romain-live/

Saturday, March 15 2025
at 7:30pm
At VIFF Centre

Kevin Romain “Autopoietic 1” record release party

with
Jen Yakamovich
and
Sean Curtis Patrick (WA)

Friday, March 21, 2025
Doors at 7pm / Downbeat 8pm
$15-20/PWYC/notaflof
At Hypha Arts 1410 Venables St, Vancouver

Kevin Romain and His Bad Homies
w/
Dean Thiessen – Piano
and
David Caballero – Bass

Standards, swing, etc

Friday, March 28, 2025
Doors 9pm / Downbeat 9:30 til late

At Tyrant Studios
1019 Seymour Street, Vancouver

LOST DOG SUNDAYS #2

FREE TIME TRIO
Kevin Romain – drums
Nikko Whitworth – bass
Dominic Conway – tenor saxophone

Getting this group back together after seven or eight years. Post bop / drone / uptempo etc

Julia Farry’s new group MAIDEN VOYAGE with a stacked team of local luminaries will be playing as well.

Sunday February 9, 2025
Doors 7pm / Downbeat 8pm / 2 sets

At The Hargrove
150 e3rd ave, alley entrance, Vancouver
$15/PWYC notaflof

All Ages

Salience Network

as part of Jazz At The Bolt presented by Cellar Live and The Infidels Jazz

Saturday, February 15, 2025
5:30pm
At The Shadbolt Centre For The Arts 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby

Get tickets here:

Kevin Romain and His Bad Homies
w/
Cat Toren – Piano
and
Jeff Gammon – Bass

“Kevin Romain and His Bad Homies sees drummer and composer Kevin Romain, recognized largely for his work in modern jazz and improvised music settings, revisiting standard, hard swinging jazz repertoire with longtime collaborator Jeff Gammon (Calgary) on bass and renowned pianist Cat Toren (NY/WA).”

Saturday, February 15, 2025
Downbeat 11pm
$10 at the door
At Frankies Jazz Club 775 Beatty St, Vancouver

Will Chernoff (bass) w/
Feven Kidane (trumpet)
Madeleine Elkins (guitar)
Kevin Romain (drums)

“Vancouver’s Will Chernoff has been thrilling audiences for years with various projects, including his prolific Will Chernoff Trio. He’s back with a brand new band, paying tribute to the much missed Jazz trumpeter Ron Miles at East Vancouver’s Hot Deli (Also known as the Lido) for the very first performance in Infidels Jazz new series: The East Van Shuffle.”

Monday, March 3, 2025

Doors 7:30pm
$15
At Hot Deli AKA The Lido – 518 E Broadway

Suin Park Trio w/
Winston Minckler – Bass
and
Kevin Romain – Drums

“Suin is a jazz pianist and composer originally from Korea, now based in Vancouver. With a unique blend of Eastern and Western influences, her music combines soulful melodies with improvisational freedom. In this Afterdark show, she will perform original compositions and classic jazz standards, sharing emotional depth and storytelling through her music.”

Friday, March 8, 2025

Downbeat 11pm
$10 at the door
At Frankies Jazz Club 775 Beatty St, Vancouver