Jazz in the Parlour returns for the Fall 2024 season!

Experience an intimate evening of live jazz in Roedde House’s historical Victorian parlour! This September, we are pleased to welcome Nebyoha (voice, trombone, Guitar, electronics) with Madeleine Elkins (Guitar), and Róisín Adams (Keys) to our Jazz in the Parlour concert series.

The concert will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with a 30-minute intermission during which tea and cookies will be available.

$20 for Seniors/RHM Members/Students

$23 for General Admission

With thanks to support from a Metro Vancouver Cultural Grant to help make this and other jazz concerts in our series possible.

Nebyoha Artist Bio:

Born in Vancouver, Nebyu Yohannes began playing guitar and drums in church, eventually moving to the trombone in the seventh grade and pursuing through to post-secondary, where he moved to Toronto to study music at Humber College. 

From being exposed to Motown, rock, and traditional Ethiopian music as a young boy, to discovering jazz, R&B, and classical in his college years, Nebyu has digested a diverse artistic palette from which to draw from when creating. In June of 2016, he released his first project entitled “Nebyu Yohannes EP,” a work dedicated to three original contemporary jazz compositions. Following the release, new pieces began to emerge, showcasing his diverse artistry, such as the release of the original classical piece “Heaven on Earth” in 2017, and two indie-r&b songs, “Danger” and “All These Years” in 2019, revealing his abilities as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. In April of 2021, Nebyu released “Silhouette of Yesteryear,” a 3-track EP diving into his most vulnerable moments of 2020.

Nebyu has performed alongside many great Canadian and international musicians including Take 6, Michael McDonald, Martha Reeves, Quique Escamilla, and Vox Sambou.

Madeleine Elkins Artist Bio:

Madeleine Elkins has been playing guitar for over 12 years. In that time she has completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies at Capilano University, plays in a variety of bands and is a private guitar teacher. She currently gigs regularly around Vancouver and is a contributing member of jazz-influenced group “Spindle!” and indie-rock band “Porteau.” She is a passionate musician and educator and looks to her female role models for inspiration.

Róisín Adams Artist Bio:

Classically trained pianist/composer Róisín Adams’ artistic interests lie at the fertile intersection of composed and improvised music, as well as in bold interdisciplinary collaborations with visual artists, poets, puppeteers, filmmakers and contemporary dance artists.