EDMONTON JAZZ SOCIETY 11 TOMMY BANKS WAY - Yardbird Suite

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min•rager•quintetLast March, pianist JoshuafromRager brought his fine quintetMontreal to the Yardbird Suite. Now, hiswife Min Rager brings her ownquintet to Edmonton for the first time.The Korean born pianist beganperforming in her native Seoul beforemoving to Montreal in 1997 where shestudied at McGill University with WrayDownes, Jeff Johnston, Kevin Deanand Jan Jarczyk.In 2003, she formed her ownquintet as a vehicle for her originalcompositions and arrangements. Thisled to a CBC Radio Two Jazz Beatrecording in 2004 with Kevin Dean ontrumpet, Donny Kennedy on alto sax,Kieran Overs on bass and Andre Whiteon drums which will be released thisfall on the Effendi label under the title"Bright Road". This group, with bassistAlec Walkington substituting for KeiranOvers, will perform at the YardbirdSuite.Recognition for her talents as acomposer and performer include anomination for her quintet for the"Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors" atthis year's Montreal International JazzFestival and the "Best New Artist"award at the recent L'OFF Festival deJazz in Montreal for her trio with AndreWhite and Alec Walkington.Min is an exceptionally gifted youngpianist ... whether it be a beautifulballad or an up-tempo burn, the result isalways a musical pleasure.- Jeff JohnstonShe produces a beautiful sound atthe piano ... when she improvises, Ialmost always get the sense that she istelling a story.- Andre WhiteFRIDAY • NOVEMBER 25DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $10/GUESTS $14Min Rager - pianoKevin Dean - trumpetDonny Kennedy - alto saxAlec Walkington - bassAndre White - drumsbarry•romberg’s•random•accessfromTorontoBarryRomberg hasestablishedhimself as oneof Canada's mostunique drumset stylistsin his more thantwenty-five years onthe Canadian jazzscene. Romberg'spercussive approach isas much about colourand texture as it isabout pulse and hisplaying is consistentlyimaginative.In addition toRandom Access, heleads or co-leadsvarious bands includingthe Barry RombergGroup, Inside Out, theMRC Trio and ThreeSisters. He hasaccompanied anextensive list ofCanadian andinternational artistsincluding Gil Evans, JoeHenderson, Don Pullen,Don Byron, Sam Riversand Sonny Greenwich.His recording creditstotal over fifty discs,ten of them as leaderor co-leader. Romberghas also participated inseveral projects whichhave been nominatedfor, or won, Junoawards.Random Accesswas founded byRomberg as a personaljourney into the worldof spontaneouscomposition. Asdaunting as that maysound, he is able tocreate structure wherestrictly speaking noneexists. Of course, thisis made possible withthe stellar support ofthe other members ofRandom Access, HughSATURDAY • NOVEMBER 26DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $14/GUESTS $18Marsh on violin, KevinTurcotte on trumpet,Kelly Jefferson on sax,Rich Brown on bass,Geoff Young on guitarand Blair Mackay onpercussion. All ofthese players areprominent members ofthe Toronto jazzcommunity.In a review of thegroup's CD Part 3,jazzreview.com says:"The interplay amongtruly freely-improvisingmusicians who areused to each other canbe breathtaking -witness the work ofEvan Parker and PaulBley. There are times inthis recording whensimilar moments ofmagic occur."Bary Romberg - drumsKevin Turcotte - trumpetKelly Jefferson - saxHugh Marsh - violinGeoff Young - guitarRich Brown - bassBlair Mackay - percussion6 •www.yardbirdsuite.com • NOVEMBER • DECEMBER 2005
georgette•fryfromKingston/CalgaryGeorgette Fry is a powerfulsinger with a distinctive,smoky voice. She is also atalented songwriter and guitarplayer. Georgette was born into aCanadian Armed Forces family in St.Jerome, Quebec in 1953 and spent thefirst 20 years of her life moving around.She eventually settled in Kingston,Ontario and began performing. Sincethen Georgette has become a regularon the Ontario festival and concertcircuit, and she has also toured acrossCanada and in South Africa.Georgette's first recording is theJuno-nominated "Rites of Passage"(1995). Her second release, "Georgette -Live" earned her the Jazz Report Awardfor Blues Musician of the Year. Hernewest release is "Let Me Drive"(2002), for which Georgette wroteseven of the twelve songs.She recently received her fourthnomination from Maple Blues Awardsfor "Female Vocalist of the Year". Inwith special guest Tim Williamsand the Graham Guest BandJanuary 2004 she received Real BluesAwards for "Best Blues Songwriter","Best Blues Release - Female Artist"(Let Me Drive) and Best Canadian BluesVocalist (Female).Bluesman extraordinaire TimWilliams will appear as a special gueston these shows. Born in California, TimWilliams was both a published poet andan emerging coffee house phenomenonby his late teens in the mid-1960s. Hisfirst LP recording, "Blues Full Circle",with appearances by Pee Wee Craytonand George Harmonica Smith, came outwhen he was 20 years old.A multi-instrumentalist, Tim Williamsis well known for his work in thepopular acoustic blues trio Triple Threat.He has released several solo cds andcontinues to tour in Canada andinternationally. Tim has just released ananthology, "Passed Through Here :Selected Recordings", and in 2003 hereleased "Tim Williams & The Electro-Fires Live At Kaos" which was namedardbird SuiteBLUESBest Live Blues Recording (Canadian)by Real Blues magazine.Georgette Fry and Tim Williams willbe backed up by the Graham GuestBand, with Graham Guest on piano,Ken Hoffman on saxophone, ChrisBrzezicki on bass and Jeff Lisk ondrums.FRI & SAT • DEC 2 & 3DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $18/GUESTS $22ken•chaney•quintetfromChicagoKen began his musiccareer as a teenager, playingpiano with bands in hishometown Edmonton wherehe was one of the founding membersof The Yardbird Suite. After a shortstay in Detroit, where he met andplayed with many fine musicians, Kenmoved to Chicago where he studiedcomposition at Roosevelt Universityand worked with jazz greats such asMilt Jackson, Donald Byrd, SlideHampton, Harold Land, BobbyHutchison, Max Roach, RandyCrawford, Chet Baker, Clark Terry,Houston Person, David FatheadNewman and many others.While touring and recording withYoung-Holt-Unlimited "Soulful Strut"became a hit record which led toperformances at Carnegie Hall,Madison Sq. Gardens, Apollo Theatre,Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerlandand major clubs and concertsthroughout United States and Canada.After Young Holt, Ken formed thegroup the "Awakening" and recordedthree albums for Black Jazz Records,"Here, Sense & Feel", "Mirage" and"Brand New Feeling". The albumsreceived strong critical approval. Ontheir 25th anniversary in 1998 theyperformed at the Chicago Jazz FestivalGeorgette Fry, guitar, vocalsTim Williams, guitar, vocalsGraham Guest, piano, organ, vocalsKen Hoffman, saxophoneChris Brzezicki, bassJeff Lisk, drumsin Grant Park.The Ken Chaney Xperience hasappeared at the Ravinia Festival andthroughout Chicago, the Midwest,Europe and Singapore. They haveappeared on concerts with Miles Davis,Roy Ayers, Natalie Cole, AngelaBofield, Dianne Reeves, Nancy Wilsonand others. In 1992 the Ken ChaneyXperience was the first prize winnersof $10,000 for the Hennesy Best ofChicago Jazz Search.Ken has appeared and played in fourmovies, Trial Run, The Last Affair, ColdJustice and Hoodlums, featuring LaurenceFishburne and Vanessa Williams.At present Ken performs inconcerts and clubs in Chicago and is onthe Board of Directors of the JazzInstitute of Chicago and is the musicdirector for the Jazz City Series coordinatingand writing for BeBop Brassand Sax Summit and also teachesmusic for the Chicago Park District.FRI & SAT • DEC 9 & 10DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $18/GUESTS $22Ken Chaney - pianoCorey Wilkes - trumpetKent Sangster - saxMike Lent- bassCharles Heath - drumsNOVEMBER • DECEMBER 2005 • www.yardbirdsuite.com• 7
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