Brandi Disterheft Quartet
The Georgia Straight Jazz Society is proud to host the
Brandi Disterheft Quartet
Sunday September 27, 7:30 pm
Elks Home, 6th Street, Coutenay
The Show begins at 7:30 and the seating is limited in this intimate comfortable setting.
Tickets:
$12 GSJS members
$16 non-members
available at Bop City, Thursday evening Jazz Club at the Elks, and at the door
Of interest to jazz musicians and students, the quartet will also be offering a Jazz Clinic while they are in town. The session will run from noon to 3 pm on Sunday September 27th, including lunch with the band from noon to 1 pm, and the clinic from 1 to 3 pm. The cost is $50.
When Oscar Peterson says of a young musician, “she is what we call serious”, people pay attention. Canadian jazz bassist and composer Brandi Disterheft is the musician in question, and she proved Peterson right when she won the 2008 Juno Award for Best Traditional Jazz Recording.
The Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents Brandi Disterheft in concert on Sunday, September 27th, 7:30 pm at the Elks’ Home, 231 6th Street. She will appear with drummer Sly Juhas, pianist Stacie McGregor, and guitarist James Robertson. Tickets are $12 for jazz society members and $16 for non-members, and are available at Bop City Records or at the door.
Hear samples for Brandi's CD "Debut"
Top-drawer jazz drummer Sly Juhas is one of Toronto's first-call musicians, having played with Pat Labarbera, Holly Cole and Don Thompson. He has performed at jazz festivals and concert halls all over North America, including tours with Disterheft, Richard Underhill, and Laila Biali.
Stacie McGregor hails from Winnipeg but her music has taken her well beyond her home town. She boasts two albums, recorded in New York with that city’s finest jazz artists. She is a power-house on piano, and has garnered two nominations for the Galaxie Rising Star Award.
Guitarist James Robertson of Toronto has one of the leading sounds in Canada's jazz/pop scene. He has a huge stylistic range, with work in country, jazz and pop genres. He worked for 2 years as the head composer and musical director of the National Broadcast Reading Service.