Bageshree Vaze - dubbed 'ubbharta sitara' (rising star) by MTV India - brings the Indian and Canadian aesthetic together within the language of music and dance.
When Dean McNeill isn't working as the head of the music department at the University of Saskatchewan, performing with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra or leading Saskatoon's Metro Jazz Ensemble - he finds the time to hone his skills as a trumpet player and composer...and be a dad to a toddler. This year Dean released a CD where he performed with jazz pianist Jon Ballantyne and classical pianist Bonnie Nicholson. In this concert we'll hear Dean playing both trumpet and flugelhorn on some of his jazz favourites as well as an original composition. He's joined by guitarist Jack Semple, Carlo Petrovitch on bass and drummer Arlan Kopp.
Karin Plato grew up in Alsask, Saskatchewan. (Yep, you guessed it... right on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border...). While Saskatchewan might not seem the most likely place for someone to blossom into the fantastic jazz vocalist Karin is today, Karin was introduced to some of the great jazz vocalists of the 20th century during her time as a music student at the University of Saskatchewan. Her passion for that music slowly grew. Karin has made her home in Vancouver for the last 20 years or so, but whenever she comes back to Saskatchewan she says it feels like a homecoming. For this concert, Karin is joined by the fabulous John Roney Trio from Montreal, with John on piano, Remi-Jean Leblanc on bass and drummer Martin Auguste.
The erhu, pipa and tabla in music by Alexina Louie, Chan Ka Nin, and Jin Zhang.
Festival Vancouver likes to go with themes for its festivals. This year one of those themes is the music of Latin America. That's great news for lovers of the tango and other musical forms having their origins in the city of Buenos Aires. Three different acoustic ensembles offering three shades of musical experiences of Argentina. Recorded in the warm, wooden acoustics of Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver.
Composed or Improvised? An impeccably-played suite from three musicians at the Guelph Jazz Festival blurs the lines as British bassist Barry Guy, Swiss violinist Maya Homburger and Canada's own Jeff Reilly on bass clarinet bring together experiences that range from baroque repertoire to freewheeling jazz. Hear compositions by Reilly, Guy and H.I.F. Biber - living, pulsing chamber music.