NEWSLETTER OF THE

® Volume 22, Issue 3 – May/June 2004 Volume

• Randy Bachman’s Jazz Thing • Tomasz Stanko Quartet • Han Bennink/Brodie West • Bill Richards Quartet with special guest Chandelle Rimmer • Craig Brenan Quartet • Brett Miles' Explosion • Langley/Tarry/Dominelli • Laura Crema Quartet • Marc Beaudin Sextet • Johnny Brown

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Dave Liebman - saxes Tony Marino - bass THURSDAY • MAY 6 and flute Marko Marcinko - DOORS 7:30PM • SHOW 8PM • MEMBERS $21/GUESTS $25 Vic Juris - guitar drums

craig•brenan•quartet Trombonist, composer harmonizers and looping devices, Ellison. Bill is now best known for from and educator Craig Brenan creating a new sound for the his collaboration with award winning Edmonton has been an active trombone. The Modo Trio also vocalist Denzal Sinclaire. He also performer throughout Canada for released a self-titled CD in 2001. fronts his own ensemble, The Bill several years. Although he has Craig has appeared with almost Coon Trio, which often features tenor performed at the Yardbird Suite on every jazz musician and jazz group in saxophonist Ross Taggart. The trio, numerous occasions with his brother Edmonton, including the Tommy which includes bassist Darren Radtke Jim Brenan, his group the Modo Trio Banks Big Band and the Latin group and drummer Dave Robbins, has and as a sideman, this will be Craig’s Bomba! Performances outside of recently released their debut CD, a first solo acoustic performance as a Edmonton include the Bob critically acclaimed collection of leader at the Suite. Brookmeyer Big Band, Jim McNeely originals and standards entitled A graduate of the New England Big Band, the Gunther Schuller Jazz Speakeasy. Bill and Denzal’s Conservatory of Music where he Orchestra and the Hugh Fraser collaborative recording I Found Love received his Masters degree in jazz Orchestra. earned a Juno nomination in the best performance, Craig has had the This concert will set him in a new jazz vocal category. opportunity to work and study with acoustic combination with Bill Coon As well as appearing with his George on guitar, Sandro Dominelli on drums own trio, Bill performs regularly with Russell, Bob and Kodi Hutchinson on bass. some of Canada's top musicians Brookmeyer, Special guest guitarist, composer including Campbell Ryga, Oliver Danilo Perez, and arranger Bill Coon from Gannon and Juno nominated vocalist George Vancouver has shared the stage with Karin Plato. He is also a sought after Garzone, several jazz greats including arranger/composer who currently Jerry saxophonist Jimmy Heath, bassist teaches jazz guitar and composition Bergonzi and Chuck Israels and clarinetist Eddie at Capilano College in North Marty Daniels. A student of the legendary Vancouver. Ehrlich. He guitarist Jim Hall, Bill is originally from is also the Montreal where he formed musical first collaborations with drummer/pianist Craig Brenan - trombone Bill Coon - guitar trombonist in Andre White, guitarist/vocalist Dawn Kodi Hutchinson - bass Canada to Thomson and performed with many Sandro Dominelli - drums perform with great jazz artists such as Pete a complex Magadini, Kevin system of Dean, Bill Mahar digital and Charles FRIDAY • MAY 7 DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $8/GUESTS $12

MAY • JUNE 2004 • 3 bill•richards•quartet featuring Chandelle Rimmer

Bill Richards has performed Saskatoon jazz guitarist/composer Lee rom f n at the Edmonton Jazz City Kozak, Calgary jazz trumpeter/composer dmonto E Festival, the Saskatchewan Johnny Summers, and co-leads the Jazz Festival, the Forest City Jazz Festival Edmonton-based free music collective and the October Jazz Festival in London, Flux. Bill holds a Ph.D. in music theory continue to work together on various Ontario, and the Rocky Mountain Festival from the University of Western Ontario, projects. Bill and Gord perform together in Banff. He has been featured on CBC and a M.Mus. (composition) and B.A in a number of groups including Flux and Radio (including a recent recording with (music) from the University of the Bill Richards Trio. Vancouver vocalist Karin Plato and Saskatchewan, and is currently teaching The Bill Richards Quartet with special Saskatoon guitarist Lee Kozak). In in the Music Program at Grant guest Chandelle Rimmer will be London, Ontario, he was a member of MacEwan College. performing a mixture of jazz standards and the Rob Stone Quintet and Eric Stach’s Bill also regularly performs with Blake original compositions. The concept Free Music Unit. Kinley’s Actual Jazz and the Chandelle behind the formation of this group arises Bill continues to perform as a soloist Rimmer Trio. Bill and Wes have from Bill’s ongoing interactions with each and ensemble musician in Western performed in several groups (including of these gifted musicians through various Canada. He regularly performs with the trio led by the late Rick Garn) and gigs in the Edmonton club scene.

Chandelle Rimmer - vocals Wes Caswell - bass SATURDAY • MAY 8 Bill Richards - piano Gord Graber - drums DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $5/GUESTS $9 Blake Kinley - sax

randy•bachman’s•jazz•thing

If you haven’t jazz. Shortly after taking up the 1990s. The label restores the drummer. Gestrin is well- the from t heard of Randy the guitar at age 15, he met and releases private tapes of known to the jazz community. st Coas We Bachman, then fellow guitarist Lenny Breau. Lenny Breau’s live Dalla-Vee and Belanger are you’ve probably been living He had heard Lenny’s playing performances. long-time Bachman sidemen. under a rock for the past forty on the radio and was For the past year, Randy Bachman’s Jazz years! His bands, the Guess awestruck by his ability. Living Bachman has been working Thing brings one of pop Who and Bachman-Turner close to each other in on his own jazz project, Randy music’s most enduring artists Overdrive, are two of Canada’s Winnipeg, they became Bachman’s Jazz Thing. The full circle. It is a return to walk most successful groups, friends and hung out together Jazz Thing CD is a collection of down the path he never took. having sold over 40 million with their guitars. Randy original songs reminiscent of records worldwide. absorbed as much as he could traditional jazz songs of Randy’s career has been from the young genius. yesteryear. It will be released built upon his unstoppable As his rock and roll career on Universal Music/Maximum drive to work at creating music blossomed, Bachman never Jazz in May to coincide with a as a guitarist, songwriter, forgot the jazz influences that tour of select jazz venues in performer and producer. He Lenny Breau gave to him. major Canadian cities and a has released numerous solo That influence can be detected special for the Bravo TV throughout his career in some of Randy’s well- network, Randy Bachman, and garnered over 120 gold known songs such as “Lookin’ Live at the Rehearsal Hall, and platinum album and Out for #1", “Blue Collar” and May 2004. The disc features singles awards around the “She’s Come Undun”. guest musicians such as world for performing and Lenny Breau went on to Curtis Stigers on saxophone, producing. His music has become a world-renowned Francois Houle on clarinet, provided a veritable jazz guitarist in his own right. Dave Young on bass and Joel soundtrack of the last thirty Unfortunately, he passed away Kroeker on guitar and vocals. years of popular music. at an early age in Los Angeles For the Yardbird Suite What most people in 1984. To keep the memory appearance, Chris Gestrin probably don’t realize is of Lenny’s music alive, Randy appears on piano and Randy’s close connection to formed Guitarchives Music in keyboards, Mick Dalla-Vee is on bass and Roge Belanger is WO T ! SHOWS FRIDAY • MAY 14 Randy Bachman - guitar Mick Dalla-Vee - bass DOORS 7:30PM • SHOW 8PM Chris Gestrin - piano Roge Belanger - drums DOORS 9:30PM • SHOW 10PM • MEMBERS $24/GUESTS $28

4 • MAY • JUNE 2004 laura•crema•quartet brett• miles’• Performing artist Laura Crema is building a explosion strong reputation in her native Vancouver as a vocalist with great potential. A Fine Arts graduate of Simon Fraser University, she has performed as a Brett Miles - sax, flute dancer, choreographer and singer for several years. James Carson - piano Her jazz career is a work in progress which Thom Golub - bass includes steady gigs at Vancouver venues since John Logan - drums 1997 as well as studies at the Banff Centre for Trish Lorenz - thespian from the Arts with Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton. Kathy Ochoa - dancer Vancouver Her Maximum Jazz disc Almost Blue revives Brian Chan - painter a collection of great standards in very refreshing form, turning back generations of time to pay the highest form of respect to Experience an from her predecessors. Recorded at the Banff Centre, it features such luminaries evening where all Edmonton of the jazz scene as Kenny Werner, Dave Restivo, Mike Lent and Owen your senses are Howard. touched. Where art, in all its forms, is created before The recording aptly demonstrates Laura’s affinity for ballads, using her powerful yet resonant voice to bring a warm, strongly emotive approach to your eyes. Brett Miles gives you a chance to see classic torch songs such as Stormy Weather and All of You. acting, dancing and painting all entwined with original For her debut Yardbird Suite jazz music. The evening will consist of several new engagement, Laura will be joined by Laura Crema - vocals duo compositions Brett has composed. There will also former Edmontonian George McFetridge George McFetridge - piano be several surprise guest musician and dancers, so on piano, John Gray on bass and Lyle John Gray - bass make sure to join Brett and his friends for this exiting Molzan on drums. Lyle Molzan - drums evening of creativity. SATURDAY • MAY 15 FRIDAY • MAY 21 DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $8/GUESTS $12 DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $5/GUESTS $9

langley•tarry•dominelli

rom Jake Langley is quickly is a tribute to the classic organ f , Toronto becoming one of Canada's trios of the 60's and features B3 York, New top jazz guitarists. Lately, organ legend Doug Riley. monton Ed Jake has been gaining Bassist, composer, and international attention while touring producer Chris Tarry has as part of the world renowned Joey worked and recorded with DeFrancesco Trio, and is releasing his third some of the top names in the CD, Diggin' In, featuring organist Joey Canadian and international DeFrancesco and drummer Terry Clarke. music scene. Chris is a two- Jake has performed around the globe with time Juno Award winner and a his group and was featured at the 2003 six-time Juno nominee. IAJE convention, the 2003 Montreal and Recently, Chris was voted a Toronto international jazz festivals, and he runner-up at the 2002 National won a Juno Award for his participation in Jazz Awards as Bassist of the Year along artists as Richard Underhill's award winning CD, with Toronto acoustic greats Neil Metalwood, Tales From the Blue Lounge. Swainson and Jim Vivian. Chris is also a Sponge, Jake's second CD, Non Fiction, winner of the 1998, 1999 and 2000 West Vancouver Latin features nine original compositions by Coast Music Awards for Jazz album of the Ensemble, and Langley that dig deep into the roots of Year and was a recipient of the 1999 and Junction. funk, acid jazz, R&B and Latin music. Of 2000 Jazz Report Magazine Awards for This all-star this recording, which Langley also Jazz group of the Year. He has also been trio is rounded produced, he says, “We wanted to nominated 1997 Bassist of the Year by up by Edmonton's own Sandro Dominelli, explore some of our funky roots, and just Canadian Musician Magazine, and a drummer who needs no introduction have some fun. It really is a ‘blowing’ nominated Musician of the Year at the and whose debut album was nominated session. The tunes were written to get 2001 and 2002 West Coast Music in the Traditional Jazz Album of the Year your toes tapping and your head Awards. His production and writing category at this year’s Junos. bouncing.” His first CD, Doug's Garage, credits continue with his work with such Jake Langley - guitar Chris Tarry - electric bass SATURDAY • MAY 22 Sandro Dominelli - drums DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $10/GUESTS $14

MAY • JUNE 2004 • 5 marc•beaudin•sextet Originally from known singers, Alfie Zappacosta. exuberance and experience. from Montreal, Marc Beaudin Last December, he was the The ensemble features some of Edmonton has been part of arranger and bandleader for Edmonton’s finest players: Bill Edmonton’s vibrant music scene RadioFolies, a musical production Richards on piano, Craig Brenan since 1999. A full-time bass player by Edmonton's L'UniThéâtre. He on trombone, Doug Zimmerman with the Royal Canadian Artillery has also played with Canadian jazz on trumpet, ‘JF’ Picard on sax Band, a 35-piece brass and reed icon Hugh Fraser and New York and Juno-nominated Sandro ensemble, he’s had the composer and arranger Maria Dominelli on drums. opportunity to perform all over Schneider. In his constant quest The ensemble will be Canada and abroad. Marc is also for new experiences, Marc performing an assortment of the driving force behind KICK Beaudin has produced recordings original works and arrangements BRASS, a professional big band, for local artists including his own from Marc, including The Living which performed a Tribute to Rick effort, Innuendo. Skies, written in memory of Rick Tait last year. For his first appearance at the Garn. Playing bass or guitar, Marc Yardbird Suite, Marc will lead a worked with one of Canada’s best sextet loaded with musical Marc Beaudin - bass Doug Zimmerman - trumpet FRIDAY • MAY 28 Bill Richards - piano J.F. Picard - sax DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $5/GUESTS $9 Craig Brenan - trombone Sandro Dominelli - drums

texas•johnny•brown YARDBIRD SUITE with the Graham Guest band Composer of the from Korea, he took back his old job Blues Festival in Norway, the from beautiful blues classic Two in ’s band from Wayne Blues Festival twice, the Poconos Steps From the Blues - a Bennett who had replaced him. He Blues Festival and the WC Handy huge hit for Bobby “Blue” Bland - played on many of Milburn’s Aladdin Blues Awards Festival among others. has been Records sessions as well as on Ruth Johnny’s clean guitar sound defending the blues since the 1940s. Brown’s early recordings for Atlantic ranges from jazzy to rhythm and He is one of the finest guitarists from Records. When Johnny made his blues influenced, with a Texas the golden age of rhythm and blues. own Atlantic recordings in 1949, flavored groove, never more than two Born in Ackerman, , Milburn and his band were there to steps from the blues. His clear, Texas Johnny Brown lived in New back him up. In the 1950s and soulful bluesy voice perfectly Orleans, Natchez, Mississippi and Los 1960s, Johnny toured as the lead complements his fine original Angeles before moving to Houston, guitarist and band leader for Bobby material. Johnny has released two Texas in 1946 as a young man. He Bland’s and ’s bands and excellent CDs over the past five learned guitar by playing on the street was a studio musician at Houston’s years, Nothin’ But the Truth in 1999 in towns all over the South with his Duke/. Johnny's and Blues Defender in 2001 father, a blind guitar player, distinctive guitar style graces not only (Choctaw Creek Records), both to and his guitar-playing dog recordings by and Junior glowing reviews. named Carburetor. Parker but also those of For his first appearance in Canada, After moving to Duke/Peacock greats Lightnin' Texas Johnny Brown will be backed Houston, Johnny joined Hopkins, Joe Hinton, Larry Davis, up by a five-piece blues band led by Amos Milburn’s band, the and . Along Graham Guest on piano, organ and Aladdin Chickenshackers and the way, Johnny worked with many vocals. Don’t miss an opportunity to toured extensively. blues greats including T-Bone Walker, see one of the few remaining He was then Johnny Otis and Pee Wee Crayton. masters of . drafted into In 1963 Johnny stopped touring, the US Army and played only on weekends while in 1950 and holding down a regular day job to served in support his family. He returned to Texas Johnny Brown - guitar, Korea. music full time in 1991, and since then vocals When he has been a favorite at many blues Graham Guest - piano, organ, Johnny festivals including Blues Estafette vocals returned Festival in the Netherlands, the Molde Tba - saxophone Tba - trumpet Chris Brzezicki - bass FRI & SAT • JUNE 4&5 Scott Anderson - drums DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $20/GUESTS $24

6 • MAY • JUNE 2004 han•bennink•brodie•west

from Han and Brodie first met John Oswald (Merce Cunningham, sterdam in Holland in the summer of Michael Snow). Am to & Toron 2000, during which time In 2003 Brodie was to return to Brodie, as a member of Toronto Amsterdam to take up studies with creative improv trio Zebradonk, spent a composer/improviser and founder of the three month residency in Amsterdam and ICP Orchestra, Misha Mengelberg. During Berlin. Shortly after the group's return to this second European residency Han Canada their paths were to cross again at invited Brodie to perform a duet at a the Guelph International Jazz festival downtown art gallery for the opening of a where Brodie was to appear with retrospective of Han's 1960s paintings. Zebradonk, and Han with the ICP In June 2004 the two met again to Orchestra. Han invited Brodie to perform record a duet of all improvised material at as a guest at his two subsequent Toronto Toronto Island's Gas Station Recording dates, along with other notable musicians: Studio with acclaimed engineer Dale Dr. Eugene Chadborne (John Zorn, Paul Morningstar. Lovens), Domenic Duval (Cecil Taylor), and

SATURDAY • MAY 29 Han Bennink - drums Brodie West - sax DOORS 8PM • SHOW 9PM • MEMBERS $8/GUESTS $12

tomasz•stanko•quartet from Trumpeter Tomasz group that revolutionized European also perform as a trio under the name Poland Stanko is arguably the most jazz. From 1968 to 1973 he led his Simple Acoustic Trio but their first important jazz musician to own quintet, a group which also commitment is to Stanko. “He is our emanate from Poland. In fact, his included violinist Zbigniew Seifert. country’s greatest jazz musician,” contribution to the music extends Besides his work as a leader in the says pianist Marcin Wasilewski. throughout Europe and around the 1970s, he also worked with such The citation from the European world. In 2000, Jazz Forum influential creative jazz artists as Jazz Prize jury says it all: “While magazine’s critics’ poll named Stanko Michal Urbaniak, Cecil Taylor, Gary Stanko has obviously drawn on as the “musician of the decade.” Peacock and Edward Vesala. In the American models, he has developed a Two years later, he was honoured as 1980s, he collaborated with James unique sound and personal music that the very first winner of the European Spaulding, Chico Freeman, Jack is instantly recognizable and Jazz Prize which is intended to DeJohnette and Rufus Reid. unmistakably his own, rooted in his In the 1990s, he began his Slavic heritage, romantic upbringing association with ECM Records, and classical education, which he bringing him significant and well- received in Cracow before starting a deserved recognition in North jazz career in the early ‘60s. His America. Half a dozen CDs have distinctive rough tone conveys a been released on ECM since 1994 sense of drama, melancholy, sadness including Litania: The Music of and existential pain. A free-jazz Krzysztof Komeda, From the Green pioneer, he went to become one of Hill, Soul of Things and his current the finest trumpeters, a world-class disc, Suspended Night. player, a stylist, a charismatic The latter two recordings feature performer and original composer, his the quartet which will be performing music now assuming a simplicity of at the Yardbird Suite. The three form and mellowness that comes sidemen were only teenagers when with years of work, exploration and Stanko took them under his wing in experience. Tomasz Stanko - a true 1994. They quickly developed into his master and leader of European jazz.” recognize outstanding European jazz band of choice for all Polish musicians. engagements and they have Tomasz Stanko - trumpet Stanko began his tenure as a accompanied him on his two most Marcin Wasilewski - piano major force in European free jazz in recent North American tours. They Slawomir Kulkiewicz - bass the early 1960s when he formed a Michal Miskiewicz - drums quartet which also featured pianist Adam Makowicz. In the mid-1960s, O THURSDAY • JUNE 10 he played with Krzysztof Komeda in a TW OWS! DOORS 7:30PM • SHOW 8PM SH DOORS 9:30PM • SHOW 10PM • MEMBERS $20/GUESTS $24

MAY • JUNE 2004 • 7 Yardbird Suite at a Glance All shows begin at 9 PM unless otherwise noted

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY David Liebman Craig Bill 9 Group Brenan Richards Doors: 7:30pm May Show: 8pm Quartet Quartet Thu • May 6 Friday • May 7 Saturday • May 8 10 11 12 Randy Bachman’s Laura 16 h Jazz Thing AM wit Crema J oy DOORS 7:30PM 4 SHOW 8PM Steve H DOORS 9:30PM 4 SHOW 10PM Quartet Friday • May 14 Saturday • May 15 17 18 19 20Brett Langley 23 M with Miles’ Tarry JA itt Bill Hew Explosion Dominelli Friday • May 21 Saturday • May 22 24/31 25 26 27Marc Hank 30 ith Beaudin Bennink/ JAM w ndrew Brodie West Chris A Sextet Friday • May 28 Saturday • May 29

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 6 with Texas Johnny Brown JAM o Guillerm Valle June Friday & Saturday • June 4 & 5 78 9 Tomasz Stanko 13 Quartet River City Volunteer DOORS 7:30PM 4 SHOW 8PM Big Band Party! DOORS 9:30PM 4 SHOW 10PM Thu • June 10 Friday • June 11 Saturday • June 11

Yardbird Suite shows during Jazz City:

from from from from from Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton Don Berner P.J. Perry Sandro Tilo Dr. Lonnie with Guest with Guest Dominelli Paiz Smith Sextet

FRIDAY, JUNE 25 SATURDAY, JUNE 26 THURSDAY, JULY 1 FRIDAY, JULY 2 SATURDAY, JULY 3 See www.yardbirdsuite.com for show times and ticket prices.

For more information about this month’s performers, THE YARDBIRD SUITE please visit the following websites: IS A CONCERT VENUE www.randybachman.com During the show, please turn off your cell phones and pagers www.stanko.polishjazz.com www.lauracrema.com For upcoming shows visit www.upbeat.com/lieb www.yardbirdsuite.com