The musicians of the VMA have many ensembles that perform publicly or are available for hire for private events.
Folk
| Group Name | Website | Contact Name | Contact Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCIENT CULTURES | Not Available | CARLOS CORTES | (604) 529-1556 |
| GYPSALERO | Not Available | RON THOMPSON | (604) 876-2823 |
| MIKE SANYSHYN TRADITIONAL FIDDLE | http://www.mikesanyshyn.com | MIKE SANYSHYN | (604) 240-6905 |
| ORCHID ENSEMBLE | http://orchidensemble.com/ | LAN TUNG | (604) 255-2357 |
| PIED PUMPKINS | http://www.rickscott.ca/ | VALLEY HENNELL | (250) 740-0047 |
| RICK SCOTT | http://www.rickscott.ca/ | VALLEY HENNELL | (250) 740-0047 |
Gospel
| Group Name | Website | Contact Name | Contact Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM WOODYARD | Not Available | JIM WOODYARD | (604) 980-6428 |
| TZIMMES MUSIC (JEWISH ENSEMBLE) | Not Available | MOE DENBURG | (604) 879-8415 |
Jazz
| Group Name | Website | Contact Name | Contact Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOVE GROUND | Not Available | SAUL BERSON | (604) 263-0295 |
| ADAMA WORLD ENSEMBLE | http://www.itamarerez.com/ | ITAMAR EREZ | (778) 680-5901 |
| AL GURALIUK JAZZ QUARTET | http://www.tenbc.com/files/champagne.htm | AL GURALIUK | (604) 385-3457 |
| ALLAN JOHNSTON JAZZ DUO / TRIO | http://vancouverjazz.com/home/allanjohnston/ | ALLAN JOHNSTON | (604) 985-1598 |
| ARMI GRANO JAZZ QUARTET | http://www.armigrano.com | ARMI GRANO | (604) 980-0396 |
| BONGO BOB | http://grahamord.ca/ | GRAHAM ORD | (604) 886-8129 |
| BRASSROOTS | Not Available | BRAD MUIRHEAD | (604) 874-5299 |
| BRIAN SANHEIM GROUP | Not Available | BRIAN SANHEIM | (604) 270-6701 |
| CASABLANCA COWBOYS | Not Available | RON THOMPSON | (604) 876-2823 |
| CHERRY CLASSICS | http://www.cherry-classics.com/ | GORDON CHERRY | (604) 261-5454 |
| CLASSIC JAZZ BAND | http://tomarntzen.com/ | TOM ARNTZEN | (604) 251-4432 |
| Company B Jazz Band | http://www.companybjazz.com | Jennifer Hodge | (604) 724-5917 |
| CREATURES OF HABIT | Not Available | BILL RUNGE | (604) 893-8394 |
| DANNY PARKER | Not Available | DANNY PARKER | (604) 420-3045 |
| DARYL JAHNKE | Not Available | DARYL JAHNKE | (604) 872-7720 |
| DERRY BYRNE BAND | Not Available | DERRY BYRNE | (604) 739-9599 |
| DON FRASER TRIO | Not Available | DON FRASER | (604) 420-8080 |
| DON HARDY | http://www3.telus.net/dhardy/ | DON HARDY | (604) 432-1669 |
| FIVEUVUS | http://www.sixuvus.com/ | RON SMITH | (604) 929-3637 |
| FOURUVUS | http://www.sixuvus.com/ | RON SMITH | (604) 929-3637 |
| GARU KEENAN TRIO/QUARTET | Not Available | GARY KEENAN | (604) 733-4664 |
| GAVIN WALKER TRIO/QUARTET | Not Available | GAVIN WALKER | (604) 266-4746 |
| GYPSALERO | Not Available | RON THOMPSON | (604) 876-2823 |
| HENRY YOUNG | http://vancouverjazz.com/home/hyoung/ | HENRY YOUNG | (604) 929-2400 |
| HIP POCKET JAZZ TRIO | https://www.reverbnation.com/hippocketjazz | ADAM ROHRLICK | (604) 876-9979 |
| HOLLY BURKE | Not Available | HOLLY BURKE | (604) 689-2500 |
| INSIDE OUTSIDE | http://www.reneworst.com/ | RENE WORST | (604) 871-9767 |
| JAMIE CROIL QUARTET | Not Available | JAMIE CROIL | (604) 833-0515 |
| JAMIE CROIL TRIO | Not Available | JAMIE CROIL | (604) 833-0515 |
| JARED BURROWS QUARTET | Not Available | JARED BURROWS | (604) 294-3714 |
| Jen Hodge All Stars | http://www.jenhodgebass.com | Jennifer Hodge | (604) 724-5917 |
| JENNIFER SCOTT | http://www.jenniferscott.ca/ | JENNIFER SCOTT | (604) 871-9767 |
| JERRY LEGAR (DUET) | http://www.smoothjazznow.com/interview_jerry_legar | JERRY LEGAR | (604) 683-7040 |
| JERRY LEGAR (SOLO) | http://www.smoothjazznow.com/interview_jerry_legar | JERRY LEGAR | (604) 683-7040 |
| Jill Townsend Big Band | http://jilltownsend.com | (604) 412-0131 | |
| JOHN NOLAN TRIO | Not Available | JOHN NOLAN | (778) 882-4099 |
| LUNAR ADVENTURES | Not Available | COAT COOKE | (604) 739-6877 |
| METROGNOMES | http://www.mikeallenjazz.com | MIKE ALLEN | (604) 320-1755 |
| MIKE ALLEN GROUP | http://www.mikeallenjazz.com | MIKE ALLEN | (604) 320-1755 |
| MIKE SANYSHYN | http://www.mikesanyshyn.com | MIKE SANYSHYN | (604) 240-6905 |
| MOTHER OF PEARL | http://motherofpearljazz.com/ | LAURI LYSTER | (604) 905-6863 |
| NIGHTSWING | http://tomarntzen.com/ | TOM ARNTZEN | (604) 251-4432 |
| RAZZMAJAZZ | http://www.razzmajazz.ca | DAVE QUINN | (604) 218-6459 |
| ROBIN SHIER TRIO | http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/programs/jazz-studies/ | ROBIN SHIER | (604) 939-5438 |
| ROLF KEMPF | Not Available | ROLF KEMPF | (604) 787-7823 |
| RON THOMPSON (SOLO GUITAR) | Not Available | RON THOMPSON | (604) 876-2823 |
| RUMBA CALZADA | Not Available | RAPHAEL GERONIMO | (604) 207-1735 |
| SASS | http://www.olivergannon.com/ | OLIVER GANNON | (604) 535-4618 |
| SAUL BERSON TRIO | Not Available | SAUL BERSON | (604) 263-0295 |
| SCOTT ROBERTSON TRIO | Not Available | SCOTT ROBERTSON | (604) 916-0558 |
| SIXUVUS | http://www.sixuvus.com/ | RON SMITH | (604) 929-3637 |
| SKYWALK | http://www.reneworst.com/ | RENE WORST | (604) 871-9767 |
| SOLID BRASS | Not Available | ROB MCKENZIE | (604) 948-9088 |
| STRATO CHIEFS | Not Available | KEVIN ELASCHUK | (604) 879-1843 |
| STUART LOSEBY BAND | Not Available | STUART LOSEBY | (604) 990-9879 |
| SWING INCORPORATED | http://www.mikesanyshyn.com | MIKE SANYSHYN | (604) 240-6905 |
| TANGO PARADISO | http://www.tangoparadiso.net/ | BUDGE SCHACHTE | (604) 251-2950 |
| THE CLASSICAL JAZZ BAND | http://www.draycottroad.com/id20.html | LLOYD ARNTZEN | (250) 247-8777 |
| THE PERPETRATORS | http://www.sassabrass.com/ | GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH | (604) 736-2153 |
| THE SHAPE SHIFTERS | http://sites.google.com/site/davephyall/ | DAVID PHYALL | (604) 731-2040 |
| THE SOPHISTICATES | http://www.greghamiltonmusic.com/ | GREG HAMILTON | (604) 420-2679 |
| THE SWINGING MOUNTIES | http://www.sassabrass.com/ | GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH | (604) 736-2153 |
| TOM ARNTZEN TRIO | http://tomarntzen.com/ | TOM ARNTZEN | (604) 251-4432 |
| TUXEDO JUNCTION | http://www.musicbc.com/tuxedo | MIKE KINZIE | (604) 533-7703 |
| YALETOWN STRING QUARTET | http://www.yaletownstringquartet.com | MARK FERRIS | (604) 669-5730 |
Latin
| Group Name | Website | Contact Name | Contact Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCIENT CULTURES | Not Available | CARLOS CORTES | (604) 529-1556 |
| BONGO BOB | http://grahamord.ca/ | GRAHAM ORD | (604) 886-8129 |
| BRAZILIAN DUO | http://www.jenniferscott.ca/ | JENNIFER SCOTT | (604) 871-9767 |
| HENRY YOUNG ORCHESTRA | http://vancouverjazz.com/home/hyoung/ | HENRY YOUNG | (604) 929-2400 |
| HENRY YOUNG (SOLO) | http://vancouverjazz.com/home/hyoung/ | HENRY YOUNG | (604) 929-2400 |
| HOLLY BURKE | Not Available | HOLLY BURKE | (604) 689-2500 |
| MARIACHI DEL SOL | Not Available | MARIO VALDEZ | (604) 700-3239 |
| MARIACHI VANCOUVER | Not Available | ROBERT CLARK | (604) 913-2260 |
| RUMBA CALZADA | Not Available | RAPHAEL GERONIMO | (604) 207-1735 |
| SALSA FERRERAS | Not Available | SAL FERRERAS | (604) 241-4152 |
| SALSA PICOSA | http://www.sassabrass.com/ | GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH | (604) 736-2153 |
Lounge
| Group Name | Website | Contact Name | Contact Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN WOLD | Not Available | ALLEN WOLD | (604) 876-0363 |
| ALL FOREMAN BAND | Not Available | AL FOREMAN | (604) 942-3996 |
| AMADEUS TRIO | Not Available | JOHANNA HAUSER | (604) 732-3990 |
| ARMADILLO STRING QUARTET | http://www.armadillo-stringquartet.com | SANDY FIDDES | (604) 732-9698 |
| ARMI GRANO JAZZ QUARTET & BOSSA NOVA QUARTET | http://www.armigrano.com | ARMI GRANO | (604) 980-0396 |
| BILL SAMPLE | Not Available | BILL SAMPLE | (604) 255-6034 |
| BONGO BOB | http://grahamord.ca/ | GRAHAM ORD | (604) 886-8129 |
| BRIAN TATE | http://www.briantatemusic.com | BRIAN TATE | (604) 251-5495 |
| BRUCE KELLETT | Not Available | BRUCE KELLETT | (604) 689-5383 |
| CAMERON WILSON | Not Available | CAMERON WILSON | (604) 682-7757 |
| CHERRY CLASSICS | http://www.cherry-classics.com/ | GORDON CHERRY | (604) 261-5454 |
| CHRIS SIGERSON | http://www.chrissigerson.com/ | CHRIS SIGERSON | (604) 790-8706 |
| DAVID PICKELL | Not Available | DAVID PICKELL | (604) 261-1189 |
| DONALD HARDY | Not Available | DONALD HARDY | (604) 432-1669 |
| DON FRASER TRIO | Not Available | DON FRASER | (604) 420-8080 |
| ELIZABETH VOLPE (HARP) | Not Available | ELIZABETH VOLPE | (604) 622-1700 |
| GALA MUSIC | http://www.island.net/~cymc/anne.html | ANNE-ELISE KEEFER | (604) 275-0576 |
| GALIANO TRIO | Not Available | DAVID BODDINGTON | (604) 980-5403 |
| GARY KEENAN TRIO / QUARTET | Not Available | GARY KEENAN | (604) 733-4664 |
| GEORGE CUBA | Not Available | GEORGE CUBA | (604) 439-7437 |
| GUITAR BROTHERS | Not Available | RON THOMPSON | (604) 876-2823 |
| HENRY YOUNG | http://vancouverjazz.com/home/hyoung/ | HENRY YOUNG | (604) 929-2400 |
| HENRY YOUNG QUARTET | http://vancouverjazz.com/home/hyoung/ | HENRY YOUNG | (604) 929-2400 |
| HENRY YOUNG TRIO | http://vancouverjazz.com/home/hyoung/ | HENRY YOUNG | (604) 929-2400 |
| HIP POCKET | http://www.myspace.com/hippocketdanceband | ADAM ROHRLICK | (604) 876-9979 |
| HIP POCKET JAZZ TRIO | https://www.reverbnation.com/hippocketjazz | ADAM ROHRLICK | (604) 876-9979 |
| HOLLY BURKE | Not Available | HOLLY BURKE | (604) 689-2500 |
| JAMES WOODYARD | Not Available | JAMES WOODYARD | (604) 980-6428 |
| JAMIE CROIL TIRO | Not Available | JAMIE CROIL | (604) 833-0515 |
| JOYCE CHEN | Not Available | JOYCE CHEN | (604) 274-9015 |
| KELLY CROWE | Not Available | KELLY CROWE | (604) 719-3199 |
| LLEWELLYNNE ADAM (HARP) | Not Available | LLEWELLYNNE ADAM | (604) 874-7490 |
| MICHAEL CREBER | Not Available | MICHAEL CREBER | (604) 925-9619 |
| MICHAEL GREENWOOD | Not Available | MICHAEL GREENWOOD | (604) 560-1127 |
| MIKE SANYSHYN VIOLIN | http://www.mikesanyshyn.com | MIKE SANYSHYN | (604) 240-6905 |
| MILES BLACK | Not Available | MILES BLACK | (604) 318-9791 |
| MIRANDA BROWN (HARP) | Not Available | MIRANDA BROWN | (250) 539-5650 |
| MOTHER LOAD | Not Available | RICHARD CAMPBELL | (604) 931-2063 |
| MOYRA J. VAN NUS (HARP) | Not Available | MOYRA J. VAN NUS | (604) 732-8681 |
| NIGHTSHADE | http://tomarntzen.com/showstoppers.htm | TOM ARNTZEN | (604) 251-4432 |
| PAUL MACDERMOT (GUITAR, FLUTE) | Not Available | PAUL MACDERMONT | (604) 433-5322 |
| PETER TRILL | Not Available | PETER TRILL | (250) 766-7274 |
| ROBIN SHIER TRIO | http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/programs/jazz-studies/ | ROBIN SHIER | (604) 939-5438 |
| RON JOHNSTON | Not Available | RON JOHNSTON | (604) 653-7181 |
| ROSS CURRAN | http://www.rosscurran.com | ROSS CURRAN | (604) 876-6861 |
| SASSABRASS | http://www.sassabrass.com/ | GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH | (604) 736-2153 |
| SAUL BERSON TRIO | Not Available | SAUL BERSON | (604) 263-0295 |
| SCOTT ROBERTSON TRIO | Not Available | SCOTT ROBERTSON | (604) 916-0558 |
| STUART LOSEBY BAND | Not Available | STUART LOSEBY | (604) 990-9879 |
| TANGO PARADISO | http://www.tangoparadiso.net/ | BUDGE SCHACHTE | (604) 251-2950 |
| TERENCE DAWSON | Not Available | TERENCE DAWSON | (604) 899-5499 |
| THE SOPHISTICATES | http://www.greghamiltonmusic.com/ | GREG HAMILTON | (604) 420-2679 |
| TOM ARNTZEN TRIO | http://tomarntzen.com/ | TOM ARNTZEN | (604) 251-4432 |
| TRILOGY BRASS | Not Available | GREG COX | (604) 875-8908 |
| VIVEZA | http://viveza.ca/members.htm | WILMER FAWCETT | (604) 733-8805 |