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Dawn Pemberton (She/Her)

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VANJAZZ2026 ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Dawn Pemberton & The Brown Sugar Perform the Music of D'Angelo!

Dawn Pemberton is literally a Canadian national treasure, with her incredible vocals providing the soundtrack for an entire generation of Canadian soul music lovers.

On October 18, Dawn Pemberton & The Brown Sugar perform the music of D'Angelo LIVE at the Rickshaw! This 8 person band led by Jonny Tobin will be playing your favourite D'Angelo deep cuts and all of his hits!

Rickshaw Theatre
October 18, 7PM
$30 in advance, $40 at the door.
On Sale Date: June 25, 2026

This concert is part of VanJazz 2026

Bundle pass available for this concert, Krystle Dos Santos sings Amy Winehouse, and Ethio-Jazz ft. Beles Band

#infidelsjazz #vanjazz2026 taken in Rickshaw Theatre by @dawnpemberton

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4 months ago

Yooooooooo! Have you checked out Seamus Blake’s NEW SINGLE “Compared to What”?
Featuring @seamu3 @timlefev @coreyfonville @samyahelmusic and little ol’ me @dawnpemberton on @cellarlive by @dawnpemberton

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5 months ago

Happy Birthday to my little Beanie! 🐕‍🦺

She turned 4 years old this week! She has given my family so much: unconditional love, laughter, comfort, warmth, protection and compassion. We are all better for having her in our lives. She’s sassy, opinionated, so smart and very funny! Bean is definitely the boss.

🙏🏽💓🥰✨
Beaniqua Marie Pupperton, thank you. by @dawnpemberton

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We’re both in heaven 💓🐕‍🦺✨🤓🥰 by @dawnpemberton

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I’m so excited to make my debut at the Telus Studio at the Chan Centre on October 24!

I’ll be celebrating some of the incredible women who helped shape the jazz vocal tradition, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and more. These women have left such a lasting mark on the music, and I can’t wait to pay tribute to them with this wonderful band.
Joining me on stage:

@chrissigerson – Piano
@jon_bentley__ – Tenor Sax
Craig Scott – Drums
André Lachance – Acoustic Bass

October 24 | 8-10 PM
The Chan Centre, Telus Studio

Tickets: #linkinbio

Presented by the @chancentreubc and @theinfidelsjazz as part of @vanjazz_ by @dawnpemberton

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Hmmm…. Does today seem like a good day to drop a video?

📸 @dsfoto.ca taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @dawnpemberton

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Dawn Pemberton & The Brown Sugar

I’m so excited to bring this one to the Rickshaw Theatre on October 18 led by the amazing Jonny Tobin. We’ll be playing some of the deep cuts you love, along with all the hits. Hope to see you there!

Rickshaw Theatre
October 18 @ 8 PM
$30 in advance / $40 at the door
#linkinbio

With:
@jonnytobinmusic
@alvinbrendan
@yamilchainhaddad
@johnny5andrews
@timothywilliamfuller
@thehabeshaman
@johnnicholsonsaxophone
@nebyoha
@blowuphorns by @dawnpemberton

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12 days ago

Dawn Pemberton & The Brown Sugar Perform the Music of D’Angelo!

On October 18, Dawn Pemberton & The Brown Sugar perform the music of D’Angelo LIVE at the Rickshaw! This 8 person band led by Jonny Tobin will be playing your favourite D’Angelo deep cuts and all of his hits!

🎹@jonnytobinmusic
🎸@alvinbrendan
🥁@johnny5andrews
🎸@yamilchainhaddad
🎷@johnnicholsonsaxophone
🎺@thehabeshaman
🪊@nebhoya
🎤@timothywilliamfuller
🎤@dawnpemberton

Rickshaw Theatre
@rickshawtheatre
October 18, 7PM
$30 in advance, $40 at the door.
On Sale Date: June 25, 2026

This concert is part of VanJazz 2026
@vanjazz_
@theinfidelsjazz

Bundle pass available for this concert, Krystle Dos Santos sings Amy Winehouse, and Ethio-Jazz ft. Beles Band

#infidelsjazz #vanjazz2026 by @dawnpemberton

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17 days ago

Time to take a quick glance back at some photos from Vancouver Pride. Queer as Funk you UP!!

📸 @dsfoto.ca by @dawnpemberton

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23 days ago

Many cities across this fair country of ours have dedicated and awesome blues festivals (I had the privilege of playing at a bunch of them this summer!) and we got to wondering – why isn’t there a blues festival in Vancouver? Coming up with no good reason, we decided we should start one! So we are very excited to present to you the first of many Vancouver Winter Blues Fests!

The inaugural edition is 2 days at the Wise Hall – Fri Dec 4th & Sat Dec 5th, and we have what we think is a pretty great lineup with a pretty liberal reading of what “blues” is. We are a big tent!

Night 1 — Friday, Dec 4
* Secondhand Dreamcar (Edmonton) – @secondhanddreamcar
* Honeybear, the Band (Vancouver) – @honeybear_the_band
* Sinéad X Sanders (Vancouver) – @sineadxsanders

Night 2 — Saturday, Dec 5
* The Harpoonist (Vancouver Island) – @theharpoonist
* Dawn Pemberton B3 Quartet (Vancouver) – @dawnpemberton
* Marcus Trummer (Calgary) – @marcustrummermusic

Tickets on sale now!

Poster design from the talented @oliviamahoneydesigns 🎨 by @dawnpemberton

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Acclaimed Canadian vocalist and multiple JUNO Award-nominee Dawn Pemberton (@dawnpemberton) brings Portraits of the First Ladies of Jazz to Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, on Nov. 3. 🎤

From Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday to Sarah Vaughan and more, this special performance, presented by @jazz_yyc and the National Music Centre, honours some of jazz’s most celebrated voices and the music they made famous.

🔗 Get tickets at the link in bio.

📸: Robyn Ardagh

#DawnPemberton #NationalMusicCentre #StudioBell #JazzYYC #YYCEvents taken in Studio Bell / National Music Centre by @dawnpemberton

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