Performers Redline Trio brings to life an attitude of a bygone era with a modern perspective. Since 2016, Redline Trio has been featured weekly at Betty Lou’s Library, an award-winning speakeasy in downtown Calgary. They have presented concerts at the National Music Centre (King Eddy), cSPACE, artsPlace (Canmore) , and the […]
Performers Canadian pianist Augustine Yates shines as both a composer and performer. His music values improvisation and focuses on interplay within the ensemble. The emphasis on improvisation allows for different types of musical conversation, where musicians may perform a written-out role, improvise together, or improvise on specific motifs. Due to […]
Performers Born on a warm Tuesday morning in Canada, only to be whisked away to Argentina at the age of 1, Michael Sarian is a trumpeter and composer praised for his “unique compositional and instrumental voice… reminiscent of [his] lyrical contemporaries such as Ralph Alessi, Ambrose Akinmusire or Avishai Cohen…certainly deserving of a large audience and much recognition.” Friedrich Kunzmann, […]
Performers Highly respected in jazz circles, Bob has played piano professionally for over 50 years! Best known for educating Lenny Breau in jazz theory, his original composition “Lullaby” was published in “Guitar Player Magazine” 1983. He was featured for the documentary “The Genius of Lenny Breau” (1999) and was a consultant on the book “One […]
Performers Godfrey & Tod play music that runs the gamut of the old-time repertoire – from the early cowboy songs of Alberta to the ballads of Appalachia; from ragtime mandolin to banjo breakdowns; from well-worn fiddle tunes to the intricate parlor guitar styles of the 19th century. Many of their songs […]
Performers Spontaneous and inventive, this evening music will be a freewheeling sax drum, bass trio in the vein of Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson, mixing it up with a blend of classic american songbook, jazz standards and originals. Shane Statz-saxophone Rob Hutchinson-bass Afolabi Fapojuwo-Drums
