I am thrilled to be invited to the 20th Anniversary Jonifest celebrated on Saturday, Sept 17th noon – midnight. This festival is all things Joni Mitchell with her most dedicated fans from around the globe. I joined this private list just after meeting Joni at Ruby Lake Resort in 2013. The “listers” have chosen the same location for the festival this year and I know all kinds of folks have their fingers crossed that she will make an appearance. I think it is VERY unlikely as I’m not even sure Joni has made her way back to Canada after suffering an aneurysm 15 months ago in her LA home. She sure does love Ruby Lake though and it is a short distance from her BC home but I don’t believe she is travelling as of yet.

I will hit the stage with my pianoman Simon Kendall and who knows…I may even share a Joni song or two. After all these years of being a huge fan I have yet to perform anything by Joni. She has such unique melodies and can sing…damn high. Just finding musicians who will attempt to play her stuff is a challenge as she is in a league all of her own. I do have a wee hit list that I have had a hankering to sing…. so perhaps it will happen. No better push has come than this!

Jonifest was private until recently so check the site and come on up the Sunshine coast for some fun!

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This summer is just speeding by with so many fabulous shows, travel, friends and family. I will be sure to post some wonderful highlights as I receive photos from various folks. …and find time to share. I have posted various shots from Mission and Sun Yat Sen gardens on my FB page so please stop by and enjoy. If you have yet to LIKE our fan page…please do! Search Deanna Knight Music or click the link HERE.

The Hotties and I have 3 upcoming show in the Okanagan Valley this wknd! We so rarely head out of Vancity that it will be a real celebration for us. Please join in the fun if you can and if not ….please pass along this info to friends in the area.

Friday, Aug 26th, Dream Café Penticton / 8pm – tickets are reserved in advance with limited seating . We play 2 full sets starting at 8pm. Tickets $24.  Direct Line: reservations@thedreamcafe.ca or call 250-490-9012 More info HERE

Saturday, Aug 27th , West Kelowna World Music Festival / 5:30 – 6:15pm  -  a FREE outdoor, family friendly festival @ Memorial Park – adjacent to Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre, 3737 Old Okanagan Highway. More info HERE

Saturday, Aug 27th Parks Alive! / 9:30-10:30pm / Kelowna Pride Stage, Kerry Park – another FREE outdoor, family friendly concert series.  4 bands finishing with us.  More info HERE

That will finish up our super duper summer of fun. What a joy it has been to be so busy and have so much time on stage with the fabulous Hot Club of Mars. Lots of newness coming down the pike so check back and/or visit me on Facebook.  I sure appreciate your support and always love to see your smiling faces out in the audience too.

SOLO NEWS  – I have 3 lovely Jazz Vespers booked this fall with Simon Kendall on piano and Finn Manniche on cello. You will find details under LIVE.

NEW BOOKING / Saturday, Sept 17th / noon – 11pm - I have been invited to perform at Jonifest happening at Ruby Lake Resort up the Sunshine Coast. Looks like a 5pm set for us…though check back to be sure.  They have a whole day full of Joni loving fun planned and if you wanna camp over and take the festivities into the night…you can do that too. This event was private until it recently opened up to the public. I will share a set of my originals along with piano and cello on the gorgeous natural amphitheater stage. Looking forward to the beauty of Ruby Lake Resort and all the lovely Joni fans that will be there in celebration. Especially now that we have news that Joni made her first public appearance just this week. She is doing well and on the road to recovery after her set back with an aneurysm….15 months ago.

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So looking forward to returning to Mission’s Heritage Park

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Please join us for our debut jazz vespers at Brentwood Evensong this Wed, June 6th, 8-9pm. Brentwood Presbyterian Church is located at 1600 Delta Ave.., Burnaby.   I have yet to perform in this lovely sanctuary though I have noticed a fine line-up of music happening there and have enjoyed a number of concerts from friends. I look forward to bringing out The Hot Club of Mars and sharing a nice mix of my more sacred originals and sweet swing.

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I have been working hard to fill this summer up with fabulous concerts. I’m so please with how it has all danced out and look forward to hitting some stellar stages and sharing our music with you all. We will even venture out of town for a rare mini-tour to the Kelowna area so please help us spread the word and create a successful adventure for us.

NOTE -  tickets are already on sale (***Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, ***Mission FMF !!!)  

SUMMER QUICK LIST - Details can be found under LIVE on this site.

June 26th   Vancouver Jazz Festival / Roma Café / 7-9pm
July 6th       Brentwood Jazz Evensong /Burnaby / 8pm
July 7th       Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens /Vancouver / 8pm
July 13th     Surrey City Centre / 6:30 – 8pm
July 17th     St. Andrews Vespers / 4-5pm
July 18th     Kino Café on Cambie / 8:30 – 11pm
July 22-24  Mission Folk Festival / concerts & workshops
July 27th    Trout Lake Summer Series / 6:30 – 8:30
July 28th    Roma Café on the Drive / 7-9pm
July 29th    Harmony Arts Festival / West Van / 5:45 – 7:30
Aug 15th    Kino Café on Cambie / 8:30 – 11pm
Aug 25th    Roma Café on the Drive / 7-9pm
Aug 26th    Dream Café / Penticton / 8pm
Aug 27th    West Kelowna World Music Fest / 5:30 – 6:15pm
Aug 27th    Kelowna Parks Alive! / Kerry Park / 9:30-10:30pm
Sept 23th    Royal City Swing Dance / New West / 8:30-11:30pm
Sept 25th    St. Stephens Vespers / 4pm / SOLO

HIGHLIGHTS

Vancouver International Jazz Festival – 2 shows for us hosted by The Libra Rm (currently under renovations) NOTE: All Libra Room concerts will be held at the Roma Cafe 1510 Commercial Drive / just one block north of the Libra. Sunday, June 26th will be the full Deanna Knight & the Hot Club of Mars 7-9pm. Thursday, June 30 will be The Hot Club of Mars without myself but possible special guests. this is also a 7-9pm performance.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens Enchanted Evening Series is an intimate concert with seating for only 100. This gorgeous concert always sells out and is our most magical summer show. The Gardens will again offer gourmet picnic baskets to enjoy in the gardens prior to the show. You can order these when you purchase your tickets and they will be ready for you when you arrive. Enjoy your dinner in the glow of the garden and then settle into the magic of the night .

Ticket and Picnic Dinner info HERE 

Sounds of Summer @ The Plaza at Surrey City Hall on July 13th has lots of space for swing dancers. Come on out and bring your dancing shoes and your lawn chair to share in the fun. This is our first time performing in this space so I hope to see ours fans out enjoying this vibrant community space. 

Thrilled to be invited to the 29th Annual Mission Folk Music Festival. This festival has been on my hit list since I joined the Hot Club back in 2001. We will be featured on the Saturday MainStage along with workshop fun and more. Tickets are only $29 and there is camping (musical jams) to enjoy on top of all the day time music. I can’t think of a better place to be!

For 26 years, the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver, has been a signature summer event. The 12 day festival draws crowds from all over the Lower Mainland to celebrate a harmonious balance of visual, culinary, literary and performing arts on the spectacular West Vancouver waterfront. World-class musical performances, inspiring visual art and mouth-watering gastronomic events!

HOT CLUB HITS THE ROAD – Summer 2016 Mini-Tour

You can’t imagine the effort that has gone into getting our band out of the Greater Vancouver area. I have tried on a number of occasions over the past 15 years but only managed to succeed a couple times.  I am self taught at this booking dealio and with all the festival and grant applications, communications, contracts, billets, travel expense etc. I often hit a number of road blocks and eventually drop the ball.  Seems we hit a stroke of luck this time and will head to the Kelowna area at the end of August. Thanx to my old friend Karma Reine for instigating this adventure. We will return to the wonderful Dream Cafe in Penticton Friday, Aug 26th as well as the West Kelowna World Music Festival and Kelowna’s Parks Alive! on Saturday, Aug 27th. More details to come but please help us spread the word and help make our little mini-tour a great success!

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One of my monthly shows with The Hotties has been moved to the NEW Grant St. Social (the old Roma Cafe @ Grant and The Drive) Here is a little poster for the changes. NOTE: the time is now 6-8pm (a little earlier) and I had to add shows for May and June as I’m not around for the last Thursday. The Hotties will continue (instrumentally) with the last Thursday for fans who come down to see us. NEW SHOWS with myself are May 19th and June 26th. The June shows are part of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and listed in the program as 7-9pm so we will stick to that. I can’t see the Libra Rm being ready for June so in all likeliness…those will also be at The Grant St. Social. Sorry for any confusion. Summer is getting a little nutty!!

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ONE: So pleased to kick off my Mother’s Day at the Unity of Vancouver morning service. I will be the special guest, joined on stage by the talented Bill Costin and Shawn Soucy. This is all in keeping with the promise to get out and share my original songs more often. Seems to be going over very well as I keep finding new venues and communities that are excited to host me. This will be a special space with a loving congregation. Very much looking forward to singing with everyone, as they sure love to sing together at Unity!!!

Mother’s Day Service at 11am / Unity of Vancouver / 5840 Oak St. near 41st

TWO: Come on out and enjoy Atomic Radio Productions Swing Dance @ The Backstage Lounge on Granville Island. I’ll be joined on stage by The Hot Club of Mars with special guests Saul Berson (sax, flute and clarinet) This is a lovely community of dancers and the monthly event always kicks off with a swing dance lesson. If you need a little brush up on your swing moves or if this is all new…no worries – you will be in good hands. And for those who remain shy and would rather enjoy the band and watch the fabulous dancers…that is all good too.

The night will go something like this:

6:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Bar until 12:00 | $12 at the door
7:00 PM – Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Live music by Deanna KNight & the Hot Club of Mars
11:00 PM – Blues and retro hits
(9:30 PM – Dance Competition!!!)

You don’t have to wait to SWING!
Contact: info@atomicradioproductions.com

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After producing many house concert style events around the city…in homes, chocolate cafes and penthouses, my husband and I finally hosted one in our very own cozy living room. I can’t think of a better christening for us than to have the super talented Coco Love Alcorn share her magic.

It was a sold out success (no surprise there) and we filled the room with many local choir members who Coco had been working with in the area to support her new “soon to be release” CD called The Spirit Sessions. A recording jammed packed with spirituals for a new time that encourage love and light in the way …..only Coco can do!.

I was thrilled to warm up the room with a few of my songs and turn the stage over to Coco and her friend Tom Van Deursen (The Boom Booms) We all washed in the sweets sounds and joined in for much of the show. What a treat for everyone who attended and a grand kick off to what I’m sure is a series of house concerts….in my home!

My son and his buddy were thrilled to have Coco play their request – Intellectual Boys!!!! And my very own intellectual boy (hubby Dave Biggs) was thrilled to photo bomb this shot…ha!

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I must say, I take great pleasure in curating cabarets full of local talent. I love all of the performing arts and having an opportunity to share them with new audiences and hiring creatives in my community…..is such a treat!

The April in Paris ~ Hot Club Cabaret cast is finalized for 2016 – check it out!

Alongside our swingin’ vintage flare we will sprinkle in the tapping toes of Alex Clancy as well as the return of burlesque darling Miss Lydia DeCarllo. Mixing the night up with hot swing, bossa, tango and more, I’m sure The Hot Club of Mars is Vancouver’s most eclectic gypsy swing ensemble. This year we will all delight in the charms of Jack Garton (Maria in the Shower) as emcee and perhaps he will share a song or two with the band. Enjoy the Parisian atmosphere created by Sue Baines on accordion and bring your dancing shoes… as you just might be inspired to get out of your seat and shake it!

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