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 • Texas Johnny Brown EDMONTON JAZZ SOCIETY 11 TOMMY BANKS WAY (Corner of 102 St & 86 Ave) EDMONTON AB T6E 2M2 Publication Mail # 1516698 membership Your Edmonton Jazz Society Membership supports a variety of activities and ensures that the best of live jazz will continue to have a home in our city. 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Graphic Design: Kim Deley, Critical Path Marketing Communications Distribution: Monique Bielech, Shelley Chebry, Bill Harper Canadian Publication Mail Printed by: Nisku Printers (1980) Ltd. Product Sales Agreement www.yardbirdsuite.com # 1516698 the•david•liebman•group Last June's performance at received a Grammy nomination in 1998 from rk the Yardbird Suite featuring for Best Jazz Solo for "My Favourite New Yo Mike Zilber's group with Things" from the album Thank You, John special guests Dave Liebman and on Arkadia. To date, Dave Liebman has drummer Steve Smith was definitely one been featured on over 300 recordings, of the highlights of the 2002-2003 EJS 100 of them as a leader or co-leader. season. Over 200 of his compositions have been We are now very fortunate to have recorded. Dave Liebman return with his own group. Guitarist Vic Juris is a renowned Formed in 1991, the David Liebman sideman and leader in his own right, and Group features Vic Juris on guitar, Tony whose most recent recordings are on the Marko Marcinko, who has played with Marino on bass and Marko Marcinko on Steeplechase label. Bassist Tony Marino Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, Bob drums. has worked every kind of gig possible in Mintzer and Arturo Sandoval. Liebman is considered one of the the northeast United States, and whose The David Liebman Group has made masters of the soprano saxophone, having jazz credits include performances with eleven recordings since its inception in consistently placed in the top 5 in the Mose Allison and Phil Woods. The 1991, the most recent being Conversation Downbeat Critics' Poll since 1973. He newest member of the group is drummer on the Sunnyside label. 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