2012 Jazz Festival Musicians
Note: Program subject to change without notice.
Scott Robertson’s Swing Patrol Dinner/Dance
Friday, September 14, 2012
RC Legion 112, Madeira Park
Doors 5:30pm; Appies/Dinner 6:00pm
Swing 7:00-9:00pm
Tickets $50.00
Come dine on sumptuous appies and dinner, and then swing with your sweetie to the elegant sounds of SCOTT ROBERTSON SWING PATROL. Swing Patrol plays a variety of great tunes inspired by the Swing Era. In particular, it strives for the sound of the 1930′s/40′s small groups with a good dose of Dixieland mixed in as well. In the Spirit of the Benny Goodman Sextet, Count Basie and Louise Jordan, Swing Patrol keeps swing alive! SWING PATROL is Scott Robertson (drums), Ron Thompson (guitar), Glen Tremblay (trumpet & vocals), Evan Arntzen (clarinet & vocals,) Jennifer Hodge (bass). Tickets available online; Visitor’s Information Centre, Sechelt; Oak Tree Market, Madeira Park No refunds or exchanges. Kool Kat reserved seating. Smoke and scent-free event.
Laila Biali Trio
Saturday September 15, 2012
School of Music, Madeira Park
Doors 7:30pm; Performance 8:00pm
Tickets $30.00
We are thrilled that pianist, vocalist and composer LAILA BIALI is returning to the Jazz Festival this year. She was a sell-out at Motoko’s Gallery in 2009 after returning from supporting and performing with Sting on his If On a Winter’s Night DVD. Laila has toured with Suzanne Vega, Chris Botti and Paula Cole, and just returned from a sell out gig at the Cotton Club in Tokyo. Her latest release, Tracing Light was nominated in 2011 for a Juno in the Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year category. Laila has a reputation for challenging musical boundaries. She takes the best of pop, rock, classical, soul, and, informing it with her knowledge of jazz, seamlessly weaves it into beautifully haunting and melodic arrangements. Her music will give you goose-bumps: the good kind! THE LAILA BIALI TRIO is Laila Biali (piano and vocals), Julian MacDonough (drums), and Jodi Proznick (bass).
Smoke and scent-free event. Latecomers will be seated at intermission. This event is now SOLD OUT.
Playing it Forward …
Free Student Clinic with Scott Robertson
Friday September 14, 2012
Free Student Clinic 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Community Hall, Madeira Park
Scott Robertson is a respected musician and clinician, and has taught to musicians of all ages. For this clinic, he will be with two of his Swing Patrol band mates providing a fabulous learning and playing experience for band students from all three Sunshine Coast high schools. Scott was the head drum teacher for the Tom Lee Music Learning Centre for a decade and they still use his curriculum. But this clinic won’t just be about drums. Guitarist Ron Thompson and bassist Jennifer Hodge will be assisting, and hopefully his horn section will make an appearance as well. There will be swag, musical sheet hand-outs, break-down sessions, and an improv performance. It is the Festival’s way of “Playing it Forward.”
SATURDAY JAZZAPALOOZA
Tickets $20.00
Jill Townsend Big Band
Saturday September 15, 2012
Doors 11:30am
Performance 12:30pm-2:20pm
SATURDAY JAZZAPALOOZA Millennium Park if sunny day, Community Hall if rain day; Madeira Park. Tickets for entire JAZZAPALOOZA, $20.00; Children under 12 free.
The opening act of the 4 hour 3 band SATURDAY JAZZAPALOOZA, the JILL TOWNSEND BIG BAND returns to the Festival by popular request. This 17 piece ensemble led by Townsend features 17 of Canada’s finest jazz musicians, including award winning soloists Campbell Ryga (alto), Brad Turner (trpt), Ross Taggart (tenor), Jodi Proznick (bass), Bill Coon (guitar), Dave Robbins (drums), and Dennis Esson (trombone). The unique and dynamic sound of this award winning band is also created by their repertoire, featuring compositions by Townsend, Bill Coon, Ross Taggart, plus the music of Kenny Wheeler and Rick Wilkins. Don’t miss the return of the JTBB to the Festival as part of SATURDAY JAZZAPALOOZA. Tickets available online; Visitor’s Information Centre, Sechelt; Oak Tree Market, Madeira Park; No refunds or exchanges. Kool Kat reserved seating. Smoke and scent free event.
Andrea Superstein
Saturday September 14, 2012
2:30-3:20pm
SATURDAY JAZAPALOOZA Millennium Park if sunny day, Community Hall if rain day; Madeira Park. Tickets for entire JAZZAPALOOZA, $20.00; Children under 12 free.
Seriously up and comer ANDREA SUPERSTEIN jazz singer, writer and actress, brings her sultry vocals to the 2012 PH Jazz Festival’s Saturday Jazzapaloosa. Blending the sounds of jazz, Latin and blues, her soulful style is reminiscent of days gone by and yet is compellingly new and original. Her debut at the 2010 Vancouver International Jazz Festival was met with acclaim and three standing-room-only performances that brought the house down. “…..this classy lady brings sparkle to my all-time favourite jazz jewels.” Alexandra Samur, rabble.ca. Andrea’s name will soon be known in Jazz circles everywhere. ANDREA SUPERSTEIN is performing with Miles Black (piano), Rene Worst (bass), Joe Poole (drums), and Evan Arntzen (clarinet/sax). Tickets available online; Visitor’s Information Centre, Sechelt; Oak Tree Market, Madeira Park; No refunds or exchanges. Kool Kat reserved seating. Smoke and scent free event.
Cory Weeds Quintet with guest Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Saturday September 15, 2012
3:30pm-4:30pm
SATURDAY JAZZAPALOOZA: Millennium Park if sunny: Community Hall if a rain day; Madeira Park. Tickets for entire JAZZAPALOOZA, $20.00; Children under 12 free.
Canadian jazz icon CORY WEEDS brings his fabulous quintet to the Festival stage once again, this time featuring a guest from NYC that will blow your mind, as the saying goes. Sax player IAN HENDRISCKON-SMITH blows soul, funk jazz and blues with an occasional growl of gospel, infecting the band and the audience with his hot, hot jazz. Ian has worked and/or recorded with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse, Al Green, Bob Dylan, Mofro, Robbie Williams, The Charles Mingus Big Band Workshop, Etta Jones, Phish, David Sanborn, The Hotpants, The Uptown Quintet and others. We are STOKED that we will get to hear him with the CORY WEEDS QUINTET featuring Cory Weeds (tenor sax), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (alto sax), Miles Black (keyboard), Adam Thomas (bass), and Julian MacDonough (drums). DO NOT MISS! Tickets available online; Visitor’s Information Centre, Sechelt, Oak Tree Market, Madeira Park; No refunds or exchanges. Kool Kat reserved seating. Smoke and scent free event.
SUNDAY JAZZAPALOOZA
Tickets $20.00
Fito Garcia
Sunday September 16, 2012
12:00pm – 12:50pm
SUNDAY JAZZAPALOOZA Millennium Park if sunny day, Community Hall if rain day, Madeira Park. Tickets for entire JAZZAPALOOZA, $20.00; Children under 12 free.
Fito Garcia began his career as a musician at age 14 recording 2 albums in Nicaragua and Holland with his band from his native Guatemala. Since arriving in Canada, he has played with Juno award winners Ancient Cultures, and has been twice nominated for the West Coast Music Award for best World Music Album on Quiero ser Yo, by Marlin Ramazinni and Timba con Sandunga, by Shango Ashe. career as a musician at age 14 recording two albums in Nicaragua and Holland with a band from his native Guatemala. Garcia has produced his own album, Mi Bajo Rumbers, (My Rumba Bass) which was nominated for the West Coast Music Award in 2009. His music is joyous, uplifting, hot, and of course, Latin. His work in experimenting with Afro-Cuban rhythms performed on 4 basses, Cuban percussion and vocalists is innovating, daring, and will wake us up as the first act in SUNDAY JAZZAPALOOZA. Get your Rumba ON! Tickets available online; Visitor’s Information Centre, Sechelt; Oak Tree Market, Madeira Park; No refunds or exchanges. Kool Kat reserved seating. Smoke and scent free event.
Steve Giltrow Quartet
Sunday September 16, 2012
1:00pm – 1:50pm
SUNDAY JAZZAPALOOZA Millennium Park if sunny day, Community Hall if rain day, Madeira Park. Tickets for entire JAZZAPALOOZA, $20.00; Children under 12 free.
On the main stage, with 100% local and 100% straight ahead jazz, the STEVE GILTROW QUARTET is a dynamic group of musicians dedicated to performing original compositions in the straight ahead tradition. Mellow, subtle, lyrical, the band has released their first self-titled cd and it’s a stunner. You will hear the influences of Joe Pass, Bill Coon, Stan Getz, John Coltrane; in other words the best of the best in the style. But make no mistake, this band’s music is all their own. THE STEVE GILTROW QUARTET is Steve Giltrow (guitar/composer), Ken Grunenberg (sax/composer), Boyd Norman (acoustic bass), and John Rule (drums). Tickets available online; Visitor’s Information Centre, Sechelt; Oak Tree Market, Madeira Park; No refunds or exchanges. Kool Kat reserved seating. Smoke and scent free event.
Company B Jazz Band
Sunday September 16, 2012
2 pm-2:50pm
SUNDAY JAZZAPALOOZA
Millennium Park if sunny day, Community Hall if rain day. Madeira Park. Tickets for entire JAZZAPALOOZA, $20.00; Children under 12 free
COMPANY B IS BACK! The HOT Big Band of 2009, this time they are here in their ‘lite’ configuration. But their music packs as big a punch. You will be delighted by their beautiful renditions of the Andrews and Boswell sisters and other songs from the 20′s-40′s. The brilliant female vocal trio with out- of- this- world- harmonies are accompanied by an equally brilliant 3 piece band. This band captures the style and spirit of the music of the first half of the 20th century but there is an amazing youth and freshness to their sound and stage presence. COMPANY B JAZZ BAND is: Shannon Scott (vocals), Juhli Conlinn (vocals), Emily Lyall (vocals), David Taylor (guitar & banjo), Jennifer Hodge (bass & cymbals), and Jens Christiansen (clarinet & saxophone). Tickets available online; Visitor’s Information Centre, Sechelt; Oak Tree Market, Madeira Park. No refunds or exchanges. Kool Kat reserved seating. Smoke and scent free event.
Pearl Django
Sunday September 16, 2012
3:00pm- 4:00pm
SUNDAY JAZZAPALOOZA
Millennium Park if Sunny day, Community Hall if rain day. Tickets for entire JAZZAPALOOZA, $20.00; Children under 12 free.
The hit of the 2012 Jazz Festival and a true delight, Pearl Django returns to Pender Harbour to close out the Sunday Jazzapalooza with some wicked Gypsy Jazz. Now in their seventeenth year of performing, Pearl Django continues to be one of America’s most respected Hot Club style groups. Their music transcends boundaries, attracting Gypsy jazz fans, guitar and bluegrass enthusiasts, new swing and ‘world’ music fans drawn to the French and Gypsy accents. Come join Pearl Django at the Hot Club du Pender Harbour!
Santa Lucia
Friday & Saturday, September 14 & 15, 2012
9:00pm-1:00am
Grasshopper Pub
The hot young Latin/Funk/Rock band SANTA LUCIA returns to the PH Jazz Festival for 2 nights to lay the sizzle on the Grasshopper Pub. Like a multi-ethnic gathering of friends, this seven member band has created a sound that evokes the early days of Latin Funk (Santana, War, etc.) while adding their own blend of Rock and Funk grooves. The addictive combo of Nuyorican Boogaloo, West Coast Funk, and the ever present Cuban grooves engulfs the stage with monstrous horns and bass, polyrhythmic beats and furious lyrics in Spanish and English. SANTA LUCIA will get your groove on! SANTA LUCIA is: German Cantillo (guitars & vocals), Byron Russell (saxaphone), Anthony “Chico” Misomali (drums), Ryan Conroy (bass), and “Chocolate” Gonzales (trumpet & percussion.) No Cover Charge. Smoke and scent free event.
The Shrugs
Sunday, September 16, 2012
6:00pm-9:00pm
Grasshopper Pub
Young, brilliant, and unique! The Shrugs are amongst Canada’s most promising pop-rock-jazz acts. Caitlin Connelly (Vocals), Brandon Johnas (Guitars) and Stephanie Cole (Bass) compose emotionally charged songs inspired by hyperactive imaginations and a passion for creativity. While their music reflects influences of Amy Winehouse, Mother Mother, and Arcade Fire – the band has etched its own distinct mark on their genre; best experienced live in concert an here’s your chance! Playing with the Shrugs is Adam Fink (drums). Smoke and Fragrance Free event.
Doc Fingers, Tom Keenlyside & Friends
Friday & Saturday, September 14 & 15, 2012
Garden Bay Pub
9:30pm-1:00am
Sunday September 16, 2012
Garden Bay Pub
8pm-midnight
If it is Pender Harbour Jazz Festival time, it is time for the Doctor of Fingerology. Wherever Music Therapy is recommended, the Doctor is the Cure, from Whistler to Paris to Hawaii to Greece, and of course, Pender Harbour, Doc always brings a stellar cast of friends to keep the joint jumping. Neal Hall, Vancouver music critic says; “GOOD TIME MUSIC IS WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED…When it comes time for that therapeutic good time, boogie woogie blues, jazz and rock and roll, there is no one that can tickle the keys quite like the Doctor.” No Cover Charge. Smoke and scent-free event.
Redboot Trio
Saturday September 15, 2012
11:00am-11:50am
Sunshine Coast Resort if sunny day,
School of Music if rain day
Three skilled musicians fuse their eclectic backgrounds to produce a fiery blend of smoky Gypsy cabaret with fierce original compositions. This trio boldly scorches its own signature in a sensuous blend of dramatic gypsy and swinging jazz, laced with a unique Balkan influence. They are as riveting to watch as they are to listen to. Each of the three musicians is dedicated, accomplished, with a quick ear, a passionate heart and a fire in the belly. REDBOOT is Russell Sholberg (double bass), Alison Jenkins (accordion and vocals), and Steve Charles (guitar and vocals). Free Event. Smoke and scent free event.
Bradley/McGillivray
Friday September 14, Saturday September 15 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Sunday September 16, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Dining Room, Garden Bay Pub
Bluesy jazz for supper, with the incredible voice of Ruth McGillivray and the guitar styling of Sheldon Bradley. Groove, improv, and raw emotion are the hallmarks of McGillivray’s knock- you- off –your- feet voice. Sheldon’s tasteful guitar is a steady support, sometimes surprising with a jazz riff or a country twang. The duo make dining to their music a treat. No Cover Charge. Dinner Reservations recommended (604-883-2674). Smoke and scent free event.
Cannery Row
Saturday September 15, 2012
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Sunday September 16, 2012
1:00pm- 5:00pm
The JAM at The Garden Bay Pub
Gary Comeau’s Voodoo Allstars have been stripped down and made primal with the creation of CANNERY ROW. A smaller version of the Voodoos, CANNERY ROW is led by Comeau on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and piano. He delivers New Orleans style rocking’ roots and blues. Although an Acadian born in Nova Scotia, cajun and zydeco vibes run through his music. Think swamp, bayou, and a great time. His partners in crime in the trio are Tim Hearsey on blistering guitar, and Chris (the wrist) Nordquist on wicked drums. The Garden Bay Pub will be transformed into a delta party as they lead the Festival Jams Saturday and Sunday. Come on down, bring your instrument, and join in! No Cover Charge. Smoke & scent-free event.
Coast Anagram
Sunday September 16, 2012
10:30am-11:20am
John Henry’s Marina, Garden Bay
COAST ANAGRAM is all local and plays 90% original music ranging from Brazilian and Latin rhythms, to funk, to quirky grooves- lyrical, straight ahead jazz. Influences range from Keith Jarrett and Charles Lloyd to Randy Weston, Joe Henderson, Eddie Harris and John Coltrane. COAST ANAGRAM is Anna Lumiere (keyboards), Graham Ord (saxes, flutes and percussion), John Rule (drums) and Paul Steinhaus (guitar). Free event. Outdoors rain or shine: dress appropriately!
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