Hornby Thatch Band
The Georgia Straight Jazz Society is proud to host the
Hornby Thatch Band
Sunday April 25, 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
Can you name the longest-running weekly jazz venue in the area? The Thatch Pub on Hornby Island has boasted Friday Jazz for twenty years, with a stellar cast of host and guest musicians. The Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents the Hornby Thatch Band in concert at the Elks on Sunday, April 25th at 7:30 pm.
The band features Tony Wilson (guitar), Nick McGowan (tenor sax), Annie Siegel (piano/vocals), Darryl Bohn (drums), and Dana Inglis (acoustic bass). Their Courtenay show celebrates not only two decades of weekly live jazz, but also the release of the band’s third CD, “Last Days Of The Wild West”. Hear sample tracks cdbaby.com
Their first CD, “Live at the Thatch”, was recorded at the pub in 2005/06. A studio effort followed in 2007: “Annie Siegel, Back in Blue” included guest players Ken Lister and Pat Coleman as well as the quintet. The newest recording features Tony, Dana, Annie and Darryl, and includes several Tony Wilson originals as well as traditional folk tunes arranged by the group.
Guitarist and composer Tony Wilson has six CDs recorded under his own name, and is a West Coast Music Award winner with his band Video Barbeque. His performing credits are vast and include appearances with Marilyn Lerner, Vinny Golia, and Gerry Hemingway. His compositions are played by such diverse groups as the Hard Rubber Orchestra, Kokoro Dance, and Zubot and Dawson. You can learn more about Tony and hear him on myspace.
Nick McGowan has over 40 years of performing tucked into his tenor sax. His professional career has been divided between stage and studio work in Vancouver and Toronto. He moved to the island in the 1980s and continued as a first-call musician for local pros such as Ron Hadley and Pat Coleman.
Annie Siegel is classically trained in flute, and went on to sing and play folk/blues guitar in New York as a young woman. On her move to British Colombia in 1970, she added piano to the mix during twenty active years in the Vancouver R&B and jazz scene, playing solo and with bands including Nightshade, and Al Neil’s Jazz Probe. Since her 1989 move to Denman Island, she’s performed at venues across Vancouver Island as well as weekly at the Thatch. Check out www.anniesiegel.com/music/ for more on Annie (and a look at her incredible art).
In addition to being the rock-solid rhythm section for the Hornby Thatch Band, the versatile Dana Inglis and Darryl Bohn play with an array of resident and visiting Hornby Island musicians. These players have such a long history of working together that they achieve a seemingly effortless match of feel and colour on each tune.
The Hornby Thatch Band
Nick McGowan, Darryl Bohn, Annie Siegel, Tony Wilson, Dana Inglis
Advance tickets are sold weekly at Thursday Jazz At The Elks, and are also available at Bop City Records in Courtenay and Play It Again in Comox. Tickets are $12 for society members and $16 for non-members.