March 31 promises to be a special night at HermannB次元官网网址檚 Jazz Club in Victoria.

Not only is this Wednesday night livestreamed show headlined by the Tom Vickery Trio raising funds for the B.C./Yukon Kidney Foundation, itB次元官网网址檚 offering a musical glimpse into the past.

Club founder, the late Hermann Nieweler, was a kidney transplant recipient in 2010. The procedure followed three or so years on dialysis and gave him several more years of life, during which he frequently hosted fundraising shows and supported the cause in other ways.

B次元官网网址淎fter he had his operation, the Kidney Foundation became a big thing in his life,B次元官网网址� said Vickery, who himself had a kidney removed back in 1964. His trio, in its various iterations, has played in several of the aforementioned fundraisers.

NiewelerB次元官网网址檚 son Stephan, a current co-owner of the club, will attend the March 31 event B次元官网网址� it winds up Kidney Awareness MonthB次元官网网址� to talk about the impact receiving a new kidney had on his father, their family and the Victoria music scene.

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By his count, pianist Vickery has played hundreds of shows since his first performance at HermannB次元官网网址檚 back in 1986, and has played with countless musicians in that time.

B次元官网网址淧lus, this is the 40th anniversary of HermannB次元官网网址檚, and in celebration of that weB次元官网网址檝e invited a few guests to play,B次元官网网址� he said.

Along with current trio members Rob Johnson on bass and Dave Emmery on drums, VickeryB次元官网网址檚 original drummer Charlie Gates will play a few tunes. Sharon Fisher, formerly of HermannB次元官网网址檚 staple act ElmoreB次元官网网址檚 Bar and Grill, will channel Nieweler by playing the washboard on a couple of numbers.

Vickery also mentioned how important giving young musicians performance opportunities over the years was to Nieweler.

B次元官网网址淵ounger people were near and dear to HermannB次元官网网址檚 heart,B次元官网网址� he said. To reflect that, other guests for the evening include Esquimalt High grad Sean Fyfe, who received his jazz degree at McGill University and his masters from Manhattan School of Music in New York; and prominent jazz musician Ashley Wey.

The group will perform songs mostly written by musicians who have performed at HermannB次元官网网址檚 over the years, Vickery said.

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Donations to the foundation can be made at , where you can also find information about becoming an organ donor (look under Get Involved). Direct donations to the musicians and the venue can be made at . A list of upcoming online shows is at .

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