EJS I I TOMMY BANKS WAY - Yardbird Suite

SilU SlAGlT |IUARITTIts been many years sjnce Steve Stagte tast appeared at the Yardbidsuite. In F€bruary 1987, he was a member of Mike Siem's band at whjchtim€ Roger Levesque ofthe Edmontor JoumaL described his ptayirg N "aswamirg, supeFcharged ... but possessed of consjderabLe tyncisn'.A graduate of Berktee in Bonon, Steve has a stettaresum€ ii over 25yeds as a profe$ionat musician. Eesjdes his wo* with Mike Stern, hespent consid€rabte time with st€ve Kuhn in the tate 70!, Woody Nermanin the eaity 80s, Cdla Etey in the mid'80\ and Ray Banetto in th€ tate80s. Since 1991, he has be€n the Lead altoist and chief ananger with thel4inqus Bjg Bard, corsidered by many to be the finest big band on theStagt€ is a rctenttessbumer who mnks in theupper echeton of atto saxpuye6 on rne sc€ne- BitL xilkowski.1".'0ther musicians with whom he has worked and tourcd iidude JolrnSconeu, Joe Lovano, Joey Baron. lr4achito, Lionet Hampion, Broth€r JackI4cDufi, Chartie Haden, Jaco Panonus afd evei stevie Wonder.H-" has ret€ar€d five discs on the Steeplechas€ tab€I, nost r€c€ntty'StagtePtays l4onk'. Hk performanc€ in Edmonton witt no doubt jndldesome Mingus, some Monk but also considerable 5ta9t€ as he has a tong tjstof his own onqinat cornpositjons.Shgte ako co leads and records wjth a qroup featurifg guiiarist Dav€Slryker so it is v€rl appropnate for hjm to be working with on€ of theyoufg t€adeB of th€ Edmonton jazz scene, narirety guitaristJim Nead.ste!€ Slagt€'s playinq is impa$jon€d afd spontaieous and swings ashard as anyon€ etse of th€ contemporary scene today. Ne combines th€time shift ptastjcjty ofOrnette Coteman with theboppjsh abandon of Jackie lr4cL€an. This we€k-€nd shoutd be a special treat for fans of hardbop and post-bop j.zz.N€w York Times InteftetSleve Slagle allo and soprano sax, lluleJmHead'guitarI/ike Lenl - bassSandro Dominelli - drumsLocal Heroeslnternational FilmFestivalllr0 G0dm 0l lffirr BnalCanada, 1999, 1?0 minutes Director: Emily NuqhesLlve n$lc befon and after the ffln!mln|i||im0unIIBoo to Gnadian .oliby music nnqe6, Leniv BEaustirred out pLying @ufrt'y jn a ephisti.ated mdnner Anoutstaidins jaz impoiser who pedDmed on both acoustj.and ete.nic sultau, B@u s nsht hand dw on .b$i6l flaren.o,and ounw frnqeDidinq techniques. He was amonsthe fiEt guitadst5 to diged the inprc$ionisti., post-bop chod voicings ol pianist 8iUEvaE. B@u dwtoped the abiLiry to ,inultaneo6Ly omp chods and inplwjs sinslestdig melodis, crcatinq the i[usion of n|o suibn5E pbyinq toqeu.€i His h.jlity withartificiat hamoniG €main, tle enw of many suit isB.In thk engaging 6edni Award-winninq frlm, EmiLy Hugh6 taks an €xtruhe clo*-up look at her lbLler, Lanny 8ftau. th. unheralded genius of the guitar who died underfi!6tedous orcunrtires in 1934, lr4Eny ot guita/s gEatest muriciai! pay hoftge to3€au, in.Uding Chet Atlint Ptt ,4etheney, Stew Vaj, and Liona Boyd. Featunnq n*rbeforc *en archi€l tootaqe or Leniy in peftfmn.e the frlm js a mu$cal and emo,tionat jour€y tur an one who has an apprc.iation of sEat musi.,Local Heroos International Screen Festiualand the Yardbird Suite are prouil to present:loxh P nE:nro [[dos[USA, 1999, 90 dinutes Djrector Don l4.GlynnCrsr Louis Pnna, (eelySnith, San EuteEliE nusir lsbte.nd .fter the fil'n:MruYstf fi|f,oUrXrEHailey symington - guitar, vo6tBob Titdesley - trunpet Chis Andew - pianoA rcmping m6ic.l dodmentary tlrat is a5 energehc a jts subject, wtaEn fiLnmakerMcctynnt (the dnecto of Chades l,iingus: Tnumph of the Undedog, whichplayed at bst yea/s Lodt Netoes) lrtest wo* @ptues the subeErce of one ofjazlpop musids lildiest pefomer of the 40s aid tos, Mixing intewjews andrcmembEner most notabty fron fomer wile and mskat padnd Keely smith,with absolutely wild con.eft fooiage this film wju noc than stisfu the aficionadoswhite Mnning new conwfts. Many of Pdma-s qreatest hib like ' that old Bllckl{agic','lve Got You Und6 My Skin', ioh Mane aid Just a 6igolo' are featuredprcnjnently, sMng, baby, sMng!page 6MARCH.APRIL 2OOO