Dave Ivaz Music News & Performances Beautiful Lakefront Wedding!: Congrats - Claire & Jim! The DIO was delighted to rock the wedding of Chicago sound engineer Jim O'Neill and Claire Sullivan in August 2018. Guests included old friends and new. New DIO member Harrison Ivaz helped us close our last set in style with a rousing version of Sweet Home Chicago. The wedding took place at the iconic Theatre On the Lake on Lake Michigan. Recently renovated, this venue is a beautiful option for a summer wedding. Thank you to the wonderful staff at Theatre On The Lake and all the best to Jim & Claire! Harrison Ivaz Band @ Milwaukee Summerfest 2018! Harrison Ivaz Band opened the iconic Harley Davidson Roadhouse Stage at Milwaukee Summerfest 2018 on July 6! Performing on guitars and keyboard was amazing Chicago songwriter, rocker and all-around-great guy Packy Lundholm of I Fight Dragons, and the band pulled out two tunes from Packy's recent solo release "American Soccer." On bass was BC's Ivar Swanson, and Ben Dacoba kept flawless time with his big drum sound. The band also debuted Harrison's "math rocker" That Reptilian Sensation. Video of Harrison's performances at Summerfest can be viewed at Harrison Ivaz Band Youtube Channel. Check out his performances at the Best In Vancouver series at the Railway Club too! Thanks to Vic and all the incredible people who make Milwaukee Summerfest North America's longest-running and most awesome music festival! The Ragtime Ramblers Take Us Out to The Ball Game The Ragtime Ramblers are honored to be in the dugout for the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Team - the Toronto Blue Jays Minor league team. The Canadians have their summer series at Vancouver's iconic Nat Bailey Stadium. The Ramblers Trio entertains crowds before the games with their signature high-energy, hip take on New Orleans Jazz. The 2018 baseball season was a grand slam smash! We're looking forward to the 2019 season -- catch the Ramblers at the ball park on Opening Day, June 14, 2019, and throughout the season. 2019 pics to come! Dave Ivaz Joins the VSO for an "80's Celebration" Dave was delighted to be guest guitarist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Oct. 12 & 13, 2018 for the well-attended "80's Celebration." The wonderful Stuart Chafetz of New York conducted this Long Drugs VSO Pops Concert. Broadway vocal talents Aaron Finley and Nicole Parker took everyone"Back To The Future" with amazing arrangements of music by Robert Palmer, Michael Jackson, George Michael, Huey Lewis and the News, Tears for Fears, and even a couple of famous John Williams soundtracks. Dave Ivaz Human Jukebox @ Cortes Island "50 Summers Of Love" Fest 2017 Dave Ivaz Music had a great time celebrating The Summer of Love on beautiful Cortes Island August 13, 2017. Dave, Julie and Harrison were honored to be invited to perform by Greenpeace co-Founder Rex Weyler and legendary BC musician Rick Bockner. Other performers included award-winning BC musician-activist and former Cortes Island resident Holly Arntzen and a cast of very talented Vancouver voices for social change were on hand. The day's focus was on music, arts and a great time for all. Julie was thrilled to be lucky enough to speak with Rex Weyler about the many issues our society and environment face today, and the 2016 US election. On the way home, no fewer than 4 Humpback Whales helped lead our ferry out to sea for the journey back to Vancouver. Cortes is an idyllic island paradise that's home to the Hollyhock Institute of Social Change, and a famous haven for artists and activists. Thank you to Paul Hovan, Rick Bockner, Rex Weyler, our generous and kind hosts who put us up and everyone on this magic island who made it a weekend we'll always remember. Dave Ivaz with Don Stewart Vancouver vocalist and recording artist Don Stewart unites elements of the smooth vocal sounds of Nat King Cole and Al Jarreau into a style all his own. Dave’s been featured on guitar with Don and his powerful band alongside the musical direction and piano wizardry of Ron Johnston, the powerful bass of Dave Guiney, the jazz flute of Holly Burke, and the vocals of Sibel Thrasher as Ella Fitzgerald. Synergy in Motion: Dave Ivaz and The Michael Creber Band Michael and Monique Creber are two of Vancouver’s most prolific and accomplished Musical Directors and performers. Heading up Creber Music Corporation, the dynamic duo produces everything from film and TV scores to concert extravaganzas. Gifted vocalist and renowned vocal instructor Monique Creber was also the Musical Director for this past season’s acclaimed production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Michael J. Fox Theater with the Footlight Theater Company. Their Creber Music Academy is the premier place where tomorrow’s top young performers “cut their teeth” with performances at Disneyland and other concert and recording opportunities. Michael Creber is an incredible pianist, composer and bandleader. We’re also proud to also call him our friend. Together, Dave and Michael sound amazing. Dave’s recent performances with the Michael Creber band have placed Dave in the company of top west coast session musicians including Buff Allen, Rene Wurst, Brian Newcombe, Miles Black, and vocalists David Steele and Saffron Henderson. Dave Ivaz with Sibel Thrasher Amazing vocalist Sibel Thrasher is a Vancouver R&B icon, originally hailing from the US. Here’s a photo of Dave performing with Sibel’s “take no prisoners” smoking R&B quartet recently at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, BC (click image for detail). Dave had a great time and we can say that Sibel’s show is a must-see if you’re ever in BC!

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