2014 EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL PROGRAM GUIDE

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MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF CULTURE.................................................4 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR....................................................................................4 ARTISTS.....................................................................................................................5 SCHEDULE........................................................................................................24 TICKETS & BOX OFFICE INFORMATION............................................................26 VENUE INFORMATION & MAPS..............................................................................27 JAZZ IN THE COMMUNITY.........................................................................................29 EDMONTON JAZZ FESTIVAL SOCIETY STAFF................................................29 EDMONTON JAZZ FESTIVAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS..........29 EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL CREW...............................29 VOLUNTEERS......................................................................................................30 SPONSORS......................................................................................................31 DONORS...........................................................................................................31 INDEX...............................................................................................................42

MESSAGE FROM THE FESTIVAL PRODUCER

In 2007 the City of Edmonton was named the cultural capital of Canada and the Edmonton International Jazz, Festival was recognized as one of Edmonton’s Flagship Art Festivals. The flagship designation was established many years earlier when Edmonton’s Jazz City Festival was one of this country’s premiere events. For over 30 years, the Edmonton jazz community has created, presented and supported an international festival celebrating all of jazz music’s wonderful treasures. This impressive longevity is due to a passionately committed group of community minded Edmontonians on whose shoulders our great jazz festival rests upon.

The Edmonton Jazz community has created, presented, and supported hundreds of incredible jazz artists from around the world. Many jazz legends have taken to Edmonton stages including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Chris Botti, John Scofield, Oliver Jones, Derek Trucks and Madeleine Peyroux, as well as hundreds of other remarkably gifted artists from our city, throughout Canada and around the world. This year’s musical talent is no exception with the inclusion of headliners

Bobby McFerrin spirityouall and Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood leading the way.

This year, we encourage our loyal patrons to introduce someone new to the Edmonton International Jazz Festival experience. Whether they attend the free Big Band Event, a Street Team performance or choose to buy a festival pass, there is a jazz style that everyone can enjoy, whether hip-hop, R&B, Afro-Cuban, Big Band or straight-ahead jazz. This year, BE CURIOUS. Sometimes it is the artist that you don’t know that will surprise you. Choose to explore something new and support the live music experience at the 2014 Edmonton International Jazz Festival.

On behalf of the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society Board of Directors, administrative staff, crew leaders and volunteers, we welcome you to YOUR Jazz Festival. Explore, experience and enjoy!

Kent Sangster EIJF Artistic Director & Producer EJFS Executive Director 3

MESSAGE FROM HONOURABLE HEATHER KLIMCHUK MINISTER OF CULTURE

As Minister responsible for Alberta’s vibrant and diverse culture sector, it is my great pleasure to welcome everyone to the 2014 Edmonton International Jazz Festival!

Musician Ornette Coleman once said, “Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.” During ten exciting days this summer, Edmontonians and visitors alike will experience the many notes and genres of jazz – from smooth jazz to bebop – as part of this celebrated festival that welcomes local, national and international artists to stages throughout our beautiful capital city.

My thanks to the event organizers, volunteers and talented performers who work hard to ensure that, year after year, this festival is a success.

Enjoy immersing yourselves in the spellbinding magic of jazz!

Heather Klimchuk || Minister

MESSAGE FROM HIS WORSHIP MAYOR DON IVESON

On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, Alberta’s Capital City, I’d like to welcome everyone to the Edmonton International Jazz Festival.

Edmonton is known as “Festival City” for good reason, and the Edmonton International Jazz Festival is one of the crown jewels in our annual summer roster. Music lovers look forward to this festival every year, as it draws exciting artists from around the world to venues across our city.

We’re incredibly fortunate to have the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society, which brings such energy, passion and dedication to the planning that goes into hosting such a popular event. The work they do outside of the festival to support the development of aspiring musicians also ensures that Edmonton’s arts scene continues to thrive.

I thank the organizers, sponsors, volunteers and musicians whose generosity and talent make this festival possible every year. Your efforts contribute to Edmonton’s reputation as a vibrant, cultured city that all of us are proud to call home.

Best wishes to everyone for an inspiring and fun-filled festival!

Yours truly,

Don Iveson || Mayor W W W. E D M O N T O N J A Z Z . C O M

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FRIDAY, JUNE 20 T I L O PA I Z

FREE

WORKS WITH JAZZ || CHURCHILL SQUARE || NOON – 2PM TILO PAIZ DRUM KIT & TIMBALAS DAVE HERRICK TRUMPET DAVID PENA BASS

FRANKIE HIDALGO KEYBOARDS RENE ABUZON CONGAS & BONGOS ALEXANDRO CORTEZ TENOR & SOPRANO SAXOPHONE

TILO PAIZ

Originally from El Salvador, percussionist Tilo Paiz started his professional career at age 14 as a drummer in the 1950’s big band scene in San Salvador.

Since then, he has established himself as a powerhouse performer, recording artist and band leader in the Latin American and Canadian music scene.

Since arriving in Edmonton in 1990, he has performed and recorded with Tommy Banks, Bob Stroup, Gaye Delorme, PJ Perry, Pavlo, the Funk Brothers and Sandro Dominelli. Although he is known primarily as a Latin musician, Tilo refuses to be categorized by genre. His musical style embraces everything from world beat to traditional jazz to blues and rock. With more than 50 years of performing experience, Tilo continues to perform, record, teach and inspire young musicians.

PJ PERRY TRIO

PJ P E R R Y T R I O BRITTANY’S LOUNGE || 5PM – 8PM || TICKETS: $10 AT DOOR

EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE:

G O D S AV E T H E T R I O

FREE

OSPAC || 6:30PM || DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT DOOR

GOD SAVE THE TRIO

LEONARD PATTERSON DRUMS BRETT HANSON GUITAR

OLIVER WESTALL ORGAN

A/B TRIO BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ || 8:30PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* DAN DAVIS SAXOPHONE THOM BENNETT DRUMS & CYMBALS

KEITH REMPEL BASS

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 989-2861

A/B TRIO

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J O R G E LU I S TO R R E S & I R O KO P R O J E C T CABARET @ OSPAC || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 JORGE LUIS TORRES

PERCUSSION/DIRECTOR

RAIMUNDO SOSA PERCUSSION

JESSICA DEUTSCH VIOLIN/VIOLA ROBERTO RIVERÓN BASS JORGE BETANCOURT PIANO

Jorge Luis Torres “Papiosco”, percussionist, composer, arranger, band leader and educator, is the band leader of Iroko Project, made up of Cuban musicians eager to add their unique voices the ever evolving Canadian jazz scene. The group presents a wide variety of music ranging from jazz, Yoruba, Rumba and Cuban songs showcasing the Cuban musical tradition, mixed with elements of modern jazz and Latin bringing techniques used by forgotten Cuban percussionists back to life.

JORGE LUIS TORRES

N O R M A W I N STO N E T R I O YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 NORMA WINSTONE VOICE GLAUCO VENIER PIANO

KLAUS GESIG SOPRANO SAXOPHONE & BASS CLARINET

An English singer, a German reedman, an Italian pianist. This remarkable trio, whose performances encompass a great arc of music, was formed around 12 years ago when Glauco and Klaus, who had collaborated in many projects since the mid-90s, asked Norma to join their duo for a couple of concerts. All three quickly recognized the potential for developing a trio with its own specific musical character.

NORMA WINSTONE TRIO

Since then, they have made three recordings on the ECM label, the first of which, Distances, was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 and the latest, Dance Without Answer, was released in early 2014. To quote from a recent review: “The two play beautifully together, finishing each others’ musical sentences... when Norma sings they fall right in around her... they truly operate as a trio.”

SHELLEY JONES JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR || 9PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* SHELLEY JONES VOCALS MATT DAY PIANO

WES YACIUK GUITAR GLENN DURKSEN BASS

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 451-8890

SHELLEY JONES

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L AT E N I G H T S P O T L I G H T:

PAUL RICHEY AND THE FUSIONAUTS

OSPAC || 11PM TICKETS: $10 OR SAME NIGHT TICKET STUB PAUL RICHEY PIANO KEYBOARDS MO LEFEVER GUITAR JOHN TAYLOR BASS

STEVE GALLANT DRUMS DAVE MORGAN TRUMPET

PAUL RICHEY AND THE FUSIONAUTS

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 S P E C I A L P R E S E N TAT I O N :

BIG BAND EVENT! LITTLE BIRDS BIG BAND

FREE

AFTERNOON @ OSPAC || 2PM DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT DOOR LITTLEBIRDS BIG BAND MACEWAN BIG BAND

RIVER CITY BIG BAND

A special afternoon presentation consisting of three Edmonton-based bands, each performing of 45-minute set.

EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE:

POLITIC LIVE WITH Q U O R DA L F U S I O N & O OZ E E L A MACEWAN BIG BAND

FREE

OSPAC || 6:30PM || DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT DOOR ROHAN “SONNY GRIMEZZ” MANI DJ OLIVER “OOZEELA” SEVERIN VOCALS CAMERON BROWNE KEYBOARDS

SEAN WRIGHT BASS STEVEN ATKINS DRUMS MATT GRAHAM TRUMPET

PETROS KUSMU GUITAR MARLON “ARLO MAVERICK” WILSON VOCALS BERT “DIRT GRITIE” RICHARDS VOCALS CORY “BIGGA NOLTE” RICHARDS VOCALS

POLITIC LIVE WITH QUORDAL FUSION AND OOZEELA

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NOMADIC MASSIVE CABARET @ OSPAC || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9.30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 DIEGAL LEGER AKA RAWGGED MC BASS & VOCALS NANTALI INDONGO AKA IAM BLACKGIRL VOCALS LOUIS DUFIEUX AKA LOU PIENSA VOCALS RALPH JOSEPH AKA WAAHLI VOCALS ROBINTZ PAUL AKA VOX SAMBOU VOCALS ALEJANDRO SEPULVEDA AKA ALI SEPU GUITAR MERYEM SACI AKA MEDUZA MA’AT VOCALS NICOLAS PALACIOS HARDY AKA BUTTA BEATS DRUMS & VOCALS GUESTS TBD Montreal’s own Nomadic Massive has firmly established itself as a group of premier performers and skilled musicians in a genre that has evolved from its early days of two turntables and a microphone. These musical nomads represent an open-minded Hip-Hop which finds its inspiration in the traditions of the past; combining live instrumentation, samples, and a wide array of vocal styles.

NOMADIC MASSIVE

SPECIAL EVENT!

RUDRESH M A N H A N T H A P PA’ S G A M A K YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $30 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $49 REZ ABBASI GUITAR RICH BROWN ELECTRIC BASS DAN WEISS DRUMS

RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA SAXOPHONE

Guggenheim fellow and 2012 Downbeat International Critics Poll Alto Saxophonist of the Year, Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most innovative composers and performers in jazz today, fusing the musical culture of his Indian ancestry and jazz with myriad other influences to create a ground-breaking artistic vision.

Mahanthappa leads/co-leads several groups including the electro-acoustic quartet Samdhi, featuring guitarist David Gilmore, and the Indo-Pak Coalition with Rez Abassi on guitar and tabla master Dan Weiss. Previous ensembles include the critically-acclaimed Kinsmen featuring Carnatic saxophone legend Kadri Golpalnath and Apex, which showcased the highly influential alto-sax master Bunky Green.

His second release on ACT Music & Vision, Gamak, features a fiery communion with the always stunning David “Fuze” Fiuczynski (guitar) and a return to Mahanthappa’s longtime quartet partners François Moutin (acoustic bass) and Dan Weiss (drums).

This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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RUDRESH MANHANTHAPPA’S GAMAK

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R O L L A N DA L E E & HER GENTLEMEN OF JAZZ JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR || 8PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* ROLLANDA LEE VOCALS ANDREW GLOVER PIANO

WES YACIUK GUITAR DOUG INNES SAXOPHONE/CLARINET

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 451-8890

ROLLANDA LEE

D’CA N A BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ || 8:30PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* KAREN PORKKA VOICE, SOPRANO

SAXOPHONE, HARMONIUM, MELODICA

GEORGE KOUFOGIANNAKIS OUD, GUITAR, BOUZOUKI, GUITAR SYNTH, FRETLESS GUITAR, BANJO

RON CEILIN BASS JOHN NEELIN DRUMSET, FRAME

DRUMS, DOUMBEK, CONGAS, BONGOS, DJEMBE, TIMBALES, TABLA, CAJON, SHAKERS/BELLS, PALMAS

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 989-2861

D’CANA

L AT E N I G H T S H O W C A S E :

E TO R OM A T R I O

OSPAC || 11PM || TICKETS: $10 OR SAME NIGHT TICKET STUD DANIEL ETOROMA GUITAR, KEYBOARDS & VOCALS

EFA ETOROMA JR. DRUMS, CYMBALS & PERCUSSION

EDWIN ALVARADO BASS

SUNDAY, JUNE 22 JAZZ BRUNCH: ETOROMA TRIO

CHARLIE AUSTIN TRIO EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB || 11AM – 1PM || TICKETS: $50 CHARLIE AUSTIN PIANO JOSH MCHAN BASS

MIKE GILLESPIE DRUMS

The Jazz brunch is a delightful experience for jazz enthusiasts and foodies alike. Spend your Sunday morning with the Charlie Austin Trio while enjoying a gourmet buffet.

CHARLIE AUSTIN

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E D MO N TO N JA Z Z COLLECTIVE WITH T H E B R E N A N B R OT H E R S AFTERNOON @ OSPAC 2PM || TICKETS: $25 EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE BOB TIDESLEY TRUMPET JOEL GRAY TRUMPET KENT SANGSTER SAXOPHONE DANIEL DAVIS SAXOPHONE JEREMIAH MCDADE SAXOPHONE THE BRENAN BROTHERS CRAIG BRENAN TROMBONE

MARTY MAJOROWICZ TROMBONE TIM LEMKE GUITAR TOM VAN SETERS PIANO JEFF JOHNSTON BASS AFA ETOROMA DRUMS JIM BRENAN SAXOPHONE

THE BRENAN BROTHERS

A L L S TA R J A M HOSTED BY JIM HEAD BRITTANY’S LOUNGE 10PM – 12AM || TICKETS: $10 The Jim Head Quartet takes to the stage for a one-hour performance followed by a jam session.

SUGAR SWING DANCE SOCIETY PRESENTS:

SUMMER SOLSTICE SWING CONCERT

JIM HEAD

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM || 6PM TICKETS: $25 FOR FIRST TWO SETS $40 FOR FOUR SETS, LESSON & DANCING AL MUIRHEAD TRUMPET JON MCCASLIN DRUMS BRAD SHIGETA TROMBONE

IAN HUTCHISON BASS JOSHUA ROBERTS GUITAR

Join the Solstice Swing Band for an authentic swing-era concert that includes an open dance floor.

Register at: solstice.sugarswing.com

SOLSTICE SWING BAND

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HEADLINE EVENT!

MEDESKI SCOFIELD MARTIN & WOOD WINSPEAR CENTRE || 7:30PM TICKETS: $49.75 - $70.75 (PLUS SERVICE FEES) JOHN MEDESKI KEYBOARDS JOHN SCOFIELD GUITAR

BILLY MARTIN DRUMS CHRIS WOOD BASS

Medeski Martin & Wood have won over a substantial audience that rarely responds to instrumental jazz music, let alone a guitar-less trinity purveying an unholy blend of Jimmy Smith, György Ligeti and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Starting out in the early 90’s with a piano-bass-drums jazz setup, the threesome expanded their sound with unusual configurations. Medeski added electric piano (outfitted with distortion pedals and other effects), and began switching back and forth among Hammond organ, Clavinet, Mellotron and other keys. Wood alternated between stand-up and bass guitar, stuck paper behind his strings for a “snare” effect and occasionally employed a drumstick as a slide. Martin began keeping an international assortment of percussion instruments in his battery.

John Scofield’s guitar work has influenced jazz since the late 70’s and is going strong today. Possessor of a very distinctive sound and stylistic diversity, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, funk edged jazz, and R & B. After a debut recording with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Scofield was a member of the Billy Cobham-George Duke band for two years. In 1977, he recorded with Charles Mingus, and joined the Gary Burton quartet. He began his international career as a band leader and recording artist in 1978. From 1982–1985, Scofield toured and recorded with Miles Davis.

Since that time he has prominently led his own groups in the international jazz scene, recorded over 30 albums as a leader, including collaborations with contemporary favorites like Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Eddie Harris, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Bill Frisell, Brad Mehldau, Mavis Staples, Government Mule, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano and Phil Lesh.

Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood first recorded together on Scofield’s A Go Go (Verve 1998). That project united Scofield with Medeski Martin & Wood on material composed by Scofield and interpreted by all four musicians.

In 1998, they released Out Louder, the inaugural album for MMW’s own Indirecto Records label and Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood’s first four-way collaborative recording.

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S P E C I A L F I L M P R E S E N TAT I O N :

A FILM ABOUT KIDS AND MUSIC: SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND

YARDBIRD SUITE || 8PM || DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT DOOR Presented in partnership with the Edmonton International Film Festival Sant Andreu Jazz Band is a project arising from a music class. Conducted

by Joan Chamorro, the big band unites children from six to eighteen years old in a classic jazz repertoire with lots of swing. The project garnered wide public attention and sold-out some of the Spain’s biggest auditoriums.

Featuring American jazz legends Jesse Davis, Terell Stafford and Wycliffe Gordon, this documentary is a journey led by the orchestra director that immerses us in a teaching method as unique as its results.

WINNERS: Edmonton International Film Festival: Festival Internacional de Cine Fiercely Independent Documentary Educativo y Espiritual (Spain): Feature Award Best Feature, Audience Award, Signis Award, Best Sound Festival Internacional De Cine Documental Musical (Spain): Festival Internacional de Cine Para Best Spanish Music Documentary Niños (Mexico): Special Mention For The Best Feature Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival (United States): Best Feature Certamen De Cine De Viajes Del Ocejón (Spain): Best Film International Film Festival Document.

Arts (Romania): Best Art Documentary

MONDAY, JUNE 23 MY R I A D 3

A FILM ABOUT KIDS AND MUSIC: SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND

FREE

WORKS WITH JAZZ || CHURCHILL SQUARE || NOON – 2PM CHRIS DONNELLY PIANO DAN FORTIN BASS

ERNESTO CERVINI DRUMS

Myriad3 was an accident. Chris Donnelly, Daniel Fortin, and Ernesto Cervini had never played together until a few substitutions and a twist of fate put them on stage together for the first time in late 2010. Since then, the trio has been making music in every jazz club in the Greater Toronto Area. The band is a true collective. Each member acts simultaneously as a leader and a sideman. They play mostly original music that features different aspects of jazz improvisation, ensemble playing and contemporary composition. Myriad3 is modern jazz, meets classical, meets pop, meets Oscar Peterson. In November 2012, the group released its debut album, Tell on Universal/Alma Records.

MYRIAD3

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AL MUIRHEAD QUINTET

F E AT U R I N G PJ P E R R Y & T O M M Y B A N K S CABARET @ OSPAC 7PM || TICKETS: $25 AL MUIRHEAD TRUMPET TOMMY BANKS PIANO PJ PERRY SAXOPHONE

AL MUIRHEAD QUINTET

KODI HUTCHINSON DOUBLE BASS TYLER HORNBY DRUMS

People aspire to be masters of many skills, and Al Muirhead is one who has accomplished this dream and has no plans of slowing down. Whether it is playing a sweet and melodic trumpet solo, composing and arranging for a big band, small ensemble or orchestra, performing one-take sessions on recordings or mentoring young musicians, Al is an inspiration in the music scene and is known as an elder statesman of Canadian jazz. Earning the prestigious 2013 Heritage Award Winner at the Western Canadian Music Awards is a testament to his talent and dedication to his craft. He’s everybody’s favourite trumpet player, he’s everybody’s favourite guy, and he is the complete musician.

H A R R I S E I S E N S TA D T G O L D E N S TAT E YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 HARRIS EISENSTADT

SARA SCHOENBECK BASSOON

DRUMS, COMPOSITIONS

MARK DRESSER CONTRABASS

MICHAEL MOORE CLARINET Golden State’s eponymous 2013 debut on the Songlines label garnered universal critical praise in North American and European publications and appeared on numerous best of 2013 lists. Dusty Groove praised its “unique sense of timing and spacing,” while Step Tempest called it “irresistible... music that breathes.” All About Jazz Italy cited Eisenstadt’s “bold structures and sure compositional voice,” while the New York City Jazz Record proclaimed “Eisenstadt’s sophisticated themes... suggest that his music has the potential to be as transformative as other non-idiomatic composers like Anthony Braxton.” Jazzrightnow.com calls Golden State “Eisenstadt’s most exploratory work to date,” while Emusic.com gave it Jazz Pick of the Week and cited Eisenstadt as “a prolific, distinctive stylist who operates with a consistently high level of quality control.” All About Jazz claims “Eisenstadt’s compositional prowess continues to yield significant rewards.”

This project was supported by a Canada Council for the Arts touring grant.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24 M AG I L L A F U N K CONDUIT

FREE

WORKS WITH JAZZ || CHURCHILL SQUARE || NOON – 2PM BRETT MILES LEADER, SINGER, KEYBOARD, SAXOPHONE, COMPOSER

BOB TILDESLEY TRUMPET AUDREY OCHOA TROMBONE THOM GOLUB BASS

DWAYNE HYRNKIW DRUMS GREG SMITH GUITAR JAMIE PHILP GUITAR MO LEFEVER GUITAR

“We play original and exciting positive funky dance music guaranteed to make you have a good time!” Brett Miles, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and band leader, is currently a member of Dale Ladouceur and the Broke Ensemble, Krystle Dos Santos Band, Bob Tildesley’s Humane Beings plus his projects SeraphicSitter, Brett Miles Quartet and Big Black Brett’s Blues Brigade. His dance band Magilla Funk Conduit has released two studio albums, Just Dance and New Set New Sound.

HEADLINE EVENT!

BOBBY MCFERRIN S P I R I T YO U A L L WINSPEAR CENTRE || 7:30PM || TICKETS: $60.25 - $81.25 (PLUS FEES) BOBBY MCFERRIN VOCALS GIL GOLDSTEIN MUSIC DIRECTOR,

ARMAND HIRSCH ACOUSTIC

DAVID MANSFIELD VIOLIN, MANDOLIN, NATIONAL RESONATOR GUITAR & LAP STEEL

BASS GUITAR & VOCALS

ARRANGER, PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO & ACCORDION

& ELECTRIC GUITAR

JEFF CARNEY ACOUSTIC BASS LOUIS CATO DRUMS, GUITAR,

MAGILLA FUNK CONDUIT

MADISON MCFERRIN VOCALS

Bobby McFerrin surprises us again, bringing it all back home with his new album, spirityouall. Now Bobby invites us to sit on the stoop awhile and listen as he throws some unexpected new ingredients into the melting pot and reinvents Americana. He invites us back to the great folk tradition of lifting our voices to sing together through life’s trials and triumphs. spirityouall features beloved familiar tunes like “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands” and “Every Time I Feel The Spirit” alongside original songs which explore Bobby’s everyday search for grace, wisdom, and freedom.

The new material ranges from a celebratory hoedown (“Rest”) to a polemic anthem (“Woe”), to a down and dirty blues setting of Psalm 25:15.

This project embraces Bobby’s folk, rock, and blues influences without abandoning his fearless improvisational approach or his never-ending exploration of the human voice. He moves seamlessly between lyrics and wordless lines, trading phrases with his band, inviting the audience to sing

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along. Bobby loves to sing this music, and it shows: spirityouall raises the roof with joyful grooves.

BOBBY MCFERRIN

spirityouall continues Bobby’s life-long quest to integrate all the influences of the musical universe. But as in so many great American tales, sometimes it turns out that everything one is searching for is in one’s own backyard.

The project honors the legacy of Bobby’s father, the great operatic baritone Robert McFerrin, Sr., the first African-American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera Company and a renowned interpreter of the American Negro Spiritual. “ I always thought that someday I’d sing these songs,” Bobby says, “and that I’d have to find a way of doing it that was completely different from my father’s approach. I think the idea has been kicking around for at least a couple of decades. And it was finally time.”

Three of the traditional numbers featured on spirityouall —the opening track “Every Time I Feel the Spirit,” “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and “Fix Me Jesus”—also appeared on the senior McFerrin’s 1957 album Deep River, but similarities end there. The spirituals are about liberation and courage, the human condition, the pioneering spirit, the search for strength in the face of adversity, and the journey toward a better place, and Bobby’s versions reach for new territory. spirityouall is a deeply personal statement for Bobby McFerrin. “I couldn’t do anything without faith,” he says. “I couldn’t open up my eyes, I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t sing. What I want everyone to experience at the end of my concerts is… this sense of rejoicing. I don’t want the audience to be blown away by what I do, I want them to have this sense of real joy, from the depths of their being. Then you open up a place where grace can come in.” Lift your voice, open your heart, and sing along.

S K E TC H E S O F E T E R N I T Y JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR || 9PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* ANDREW REID PIANO/SYNTH GARRET JOHNSON SAXOPHONE

KYLE HOLLANDS BASS CHRIS WIEBE DRUMS

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BENEDIKT JAHNEL TRIO YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 BENEDIKT JAHNEL GRAND PIANO ANTONIO MIGUEL DOUBLE BASS

OWEN HOWARD DRUMS

The Benedikt Jahnel Trio features some of the most interesting and distinguished musicians in New York’s contemporary jazz scene. All of them are successful band leaders and sidemen who have proved their brilliance in numerous concerts and on records. The friendship between Benedikt and drummer Owen Howard reaches back many years; Howard was working as a guest professor at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin and Benedikt was his student. Owen’s unique sound and his magical approach to time is a revelation to every musician that has the honor to play with him and also to every listener. Spain’s Antonio Miguel has succeeded in creating a great reputation as an accompanist and as a soloist in New York, although he lived there for only three years. His sound shows the perfect balance between a lyrical touch and a hard grooving sententiousness.

His relation to Benedikt grew through many jam sessions with mutual friends, especially during his brief attendance at City College New York.

A L L S TA R J A M

H O S T E D B Y PJ P E R R Y BRITTANY’S LOUNGE 10PM – 12AM || TICKETS: $10 PJ PERRY SAXOPHONE DAN SKAKUN DRUMS

MIKE LENT BASS

Juno-award winning saxophonist PJ Perry takes to the stage to perform a onehour set followed by a jam session.

BENEDIKT JAHNEL TRIO

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 PJ P E R R Y T R I O BRITTANY’S LOUNGE || 7PM – 10PM || TICKETS: $10 AT DOOR

PJ PERRY TRIO

W W W. E D M O N T O N J A Z Z . C O M

Present your Jazz Passport at the venue door 10 minutes before showtime! Access based on available seats.

E D M O N T O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L J A Z Z F E S T I VA L

PA U L L E D D I N G

FREE

WORKS WITH JAZZ || CHURCHILL SQUARE || NOON – 2PM PAUL LEDDING LEAD VOCALS DOUG ORGAN PIANO TRAVIS SWITZER

LINDSEY NAGY BACKUP VOCALS DAVE BABCOCK TENOR/BARI SAX BOB TILDESLEY TRUMPET

ELECTRIC/DOUBLE BASS

AUDREY OCHOA TROMBONE

THOM BENNETT DRUMS/PERCUSSION Possessing a professional and collected demeanor, Ledding comes to life on stage. Primarily focusing on a mix of jazz, pop and R&B, this rising star draws his inspiration from a variety of artists and music styles. The Saskatchewan-born artist began writing his own songs while a student in Vocal Jazz Performance at MacEwan University in Edmonton. Since then, he has continued to write his own songs and perform in a variety of venues throughout Edmonton.

JOEL MILLER YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 PAUL LEDDING

JOEL MILLER SAXOPHONES JOHN RONEY PIANO

FRASER HOLLINS ACOUSTIC BASS GREG RITCHIE DRUMS

An unusually versatile musician, Joel Miller has lead a wide range of ensembles, from numerous traditional jazz groups, to the electronic infused Latin funk project Honeycomb, to a unique choral collaboration with noted conductor Iwan Edwards’ and his choir Concerto Della Donna. To date, the saxophonist’s recording career spans 14 years, beginning with his debut album, Find a Way (1996), followed by Playgrounds (1998), Sky Beneath My Feet (1999), …and then everything started to look different… (2001), Mandala (2004) and Tantramar (2008). Along with winning the Opus award in 2005 for concert of the year, Miller’s fourth album, Mandala, made the All About Jazz Publisher Picks. His album Swim (2012), featuring Geoffrey Keezer, won a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year and an East Coast Music Award. The CD featuring his original compositions was chosen as the #1 Jazz Album of the year by the Ottawa Citizen and La Presse, and reached #1 on the Earshot Jazz Charts in 2012. Miller recently released his critically acclaimed album Joel Miller & Honeycomb, featuring John Roney, Rémi-Jean Leblanc, Kiko Osorio, and Kullak-Viger Rojas. Winner of the 2013 Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, saxophonist Joel Miller performs his uplifting music with an acoustic jazz quartet.

JOEL MILLER

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 TRIO JÉRÔME BEAULIEU

FREE

WORKS WITH JAZZ || CHURCHILL SQUARE || NOON – 2PM JÉRÔME BEAULIEU PIANO PHILLIPE LEDUC DOUBLE BASS

WILLIAM CÔTÉ DRUMS

Modern jazz with a twist, based on a cohesive group effort rather than on personal virtuosity; that’s what the members of Trio Jérôme Beaulieu are going for. Jérôme Beaulieu, Philippe Leduc and William Côté created the band in 2011 shortly after their studies at University of Montréal. Since then, they have been using audio sampling and a variety of percussion, effects and prepared instruments to broaden the usual jazz trio’s set of textures and moods. The group lifted off quickly, winning both Montréal’s Jazz en Rafale and Festi-Jazz de Rimouski’s Grand Prize in their first year of existence. A first album entitled L’Homme Sur La Lune (Man on the Moon) hit the shelves in spring 2012 and got nominated for an Opus Prize (Jazz album of the Year). Radio-Canada’s 2013-2014 Jazz Revelation now launch their second group effort, Chercher l’Équilibre (Searching for Balance) in the midst of a year filled with projects!

TRIO JÉRÔME BEAULIEU

SEAN SONEGO JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR || 9PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* SEAN SONEGO VOCALS MADI ALLEN VOCALS/KEYBOARD ANDREW REID KEYBOARD

BRAYDEN TREBLE ELECTRIC GUITAR KYLE HOLLANDS BASS MATT GILLINGHAM DRUMS

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 451-8890

SEAN SONEGO

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Present your Jazz Passport at the venue door 10 minutes before showtime! Access based on available seats.

E D M O N T O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L J A Z Z F E S T I VA L

D AV I D V I R E L L E S CONTINUUM YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 DAVID VIRELLES PIANO THOMAS MORGAN ACOUSTIC BASS

DAVID VIRELLES CONTINUUM

ERIC MCPHERSON DRUMS/PERCUSSION

David Virelles has been hailed as one of the finest young pianists in jazz. His voyage from Cuba to Canada with Jane Bunnett and now to New York has been dotted with milestones that show how gifted he is. A prized student of Henry Threadgill, his Continuum was acclaimed by critics for its study of Afro-Cuban folklore wrapped in avant garde exploration. His talents have been scooped up by noted musicians like Steve Coleman, Chris Potter, Thomas Stanko, Wadada Leo Smith and Ravi Coltrane. For his 2014 tour, he brings the brilliant American bassist Thomas Morgan and rising-star drummer Eric McPherson to further extend his explorations of contemporary music.

Continuum plays original music with equal parts American experimental jazz tradition, modern composition and Afro-Cuban folkloric echoes.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 W R I T E R S’ G U I L D

FREE

WORKS WITH JAZZ || CHURCHILL SQUARE || NOON – 2PM WRITERS’ GUILD

DAN DAVIS SAXOPHONE MARTY MAJOROWICZ TROMBONE TYSON KERR KEYS

JOSH MCHAN BASS THOM BENNETT DRUMS

The Writers’ Guild is a jazz composers’ collective featuring five of Edmonton’s finest young creative minds. The band tinkers with the traditional jazz quintet, using vintage compositional tools to workshop new tunes and ideas, alchemizing jazz and funk, classical, R&B, and traditional folk music.

PJ P E R R Y T R I O BRITTANY’S LOUNGE || 5PM – 8PM || TICKETS: $10 AT DOOR

PJ PERRY TRIO

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EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE:

M A L LO RY C H I P M A N

FREE

OSPAC || 6:30PM || DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT DOOR MALLORY CHIPMAN VOCALS BRETT HANSEN GUITAR MATT GRAHAM TRUMPET/FLUGELHORN

ANDREAS WEGNER UPRIGHT BASS LEONARD PATTERSON DRUMS

LAILA BIALI

MALLORY CHIPMAN

CABARET @ OSPAC || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9.30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 LAILA BIALI VOCALS, PIANO GEORGE KOLLER BASS

LARNELL LEWIS DRUMS

Award-winning Canadian jazz pianist, vocalist and songwriter Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole and Suzanne Vega, and recorded with and supported Sting. She takes the best of pop, rock, classical, world and soul, informs it with her expertise in jazz, and weaves it into her musical arrangements. Laila has presented her music at prestigious venues spanning five continents including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Tokyo’s Cotton Club, Peru’s El Festival Internacional de Lima, and Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Her latest studio recording, Tracing Light, received a JUNO nomination for 2011 Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year and her most recent release, Live in

LAILA BIALI

Concert, was named one of the Best Albums of 2013 by Downbeat Magazine.

A N D R E W G LOV E R T R I O BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ || 8:30PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* ANDREW GLOVER PIANO & GUITAR MARC BEAUDIN BASS

SANDRO DOMINELLI DRUMS ANDREW GLOVER TRIO

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 989-2861

L AT E N I G H T S P O T L I G H T:

J OA N N A B O R R OM E O OSPAC || 11PM || TICKETS: $10 OR SAME NIGHT TICKET STUB JOANNA BORROMEO VOCALS, PIANO EFA ETAROMA JR. DRUMS

JUSTIN KUDDING BASS CARL JANZEN GUITAR

JOANNA BORROMEO

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Present your Jazz Passport at the venue door 10 minutes before showtime! Access based on available seats.

E D M O N T O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L J A Z Z F E S T I VA L

SIERRA JAMERSON JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR || 9PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* SIERRA JAMERSON VOCALS BRAYDEN TREBLE GUITAR REBECCA STASIEWICH BASS

ERIC DOUCET KEYS BRENDAN LYONS DRUMS

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780)451-8890

SPECIAL EVENT!

SIERRA JAMERSON

JEFF BALLARD TRIO W I T H L I O N E L LO U E K E AND MIGUEL ZENÓN: T I M E ’ S TA L E S YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $30 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $49 Time’s Tales, the album resulting from a collaboration between percussionist Jeff Ballard with outstanding guitarist Lionel Loueke and the great Miguel Zenón on saxophone, offers a varied repertoire from Thelonious Monk to Iranian folk melodies, with influences from Bartók, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Stevie Wonder and more. At the same time, it reflects the musicians’ different geographic backgrounds – the USA, Benin and Puerto Rico, offering a funky African groove, imitated bird melodies, dark and slow textures, and a Queens of the Stone Age cover, as well as a completely improvised song, which is perhaps a glimpse into the future of the band.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 JEFF BALLARD TRIO

EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE:

STEPHANIE URQUHART

FREE

EMERGING ARTISTS @OSPAC || 6:30PM DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT DOOR STEPHANIE URQUHART PIANO BRIAN RAINE GUITAR

ANDREAS WEGNER BASS MURRAY CAMERON SMITH DRUMS

C E L S I U S Q UA R T E T JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR || 9PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* STEPHANIE URQUHART

PIERRE-PAUL BUGEAD BASS GORD GRABER DRUMS

JAMIE PHILP GUITAR BILL RICHARDS PIANO

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 451-8890 21

A L E X PA N G M A N CABARET @ OSPAC || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9.30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 ALEX PANGMAN VOCALS/LEADER BRIGHAM PHILLIPS TRUMPET PETER HILL PIANO

CHRIS BANKS DOUBLE BASS GLENN ANDERSON DRUMS

Since her teens, Pangman has earned a devoted following in her native Canada, garnering three National Jazz Award nominations, twice as Jazz Vocalist of the Year, and once for Best Original Song, and she has performed three showcases at the renowned Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Her latest album, Have a Little Fun, finds the young Toronto chanteuse doing just that on a baker’s dozen of swing era standards and originals penned in the same vintage style.

ALEX PANGMAN

L AT E N I G H T S P O T L I G H T:

JESSE PETERS

OSPAC || 11PM || TICKETS: $10 OR SAME NIGHT TICKET STUB JESSE PETERS PIANO & VOCALS TRAVIS SWITZER BASS

MATTHEW ATKINS DRUMS

CELLAR LOUNGE DOUBLE BILL

JESSE PETERS

ONE TICKET, TWO SHOWS

D A N L E VA S S E U R T R I O THE CELLAR LOUNGE @ EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB 8PM || TICKETS: $5 STUDENT/$10 REGULAR DAN LEVASSEUR DRUMS JOSH MCHAN BASS

STEFAN KIJEK PIANO

TO M VA N S E T E R S Q UA R T E T DAN LEVASSEUR

THE CELLAR LOUNGE @ EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB 9:15 PM || TICKETS: $5 STUDENT/$10 REGULAR TOM VAN SETERS PIANO KENT SANGSTER SAXOPHONES

JOHN TAYLOR DOUBLE BASS JON MCCASLIN DRUMS

JD3 - JERROLD DUBYK TRIO BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ || 8PM || TICKETS: $15 AT DOOR* JERROLD DUBYK TENOR SAXOPHONE CHRIS ANDREW ORGAN

EFA ETOROMA JR. DRUMS TOM VAN SETERS QUARTET

*RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: (780) 989-2861 W W W. E D M O N T O N J A Z Z . C O M

Present your Jazz Passport at the venue door 10 minutes before showtime! Access based on available seats.

E D M O N T O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L J A Z Z F E S T I VA L

JANE BUNNETT & M AQ U E Q U E YARDBIRD SUITE || SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $20 PER SET || TWO SETS FOR $30 JANE BUNNETT SOPRANO SAXOPHONE & FLUTES

DAYME AROCENA VOICE YUSA BASS TRES GUITAR & VOCALS

JD3 - JERROLD DUBYK TRIO

MAGDALEYS SAVIGNE PERCUSSION DANAË OLANO PIANO YISSY GARCIA DRUMS

Jane Bunnett has introduced a lot of great Cuban musicians to North American audiences over the past couple of decades, including Dafnis Prieto, Yosvanny Terry, Pedrito Martínez and David Virelles. Now she has assembled an exciting new sextet featuring the finest young women musicians in Cuba. Maqueque consists of Jane, virtuoso drummer Yissy García, dynamic percussionist Dayme, Yusa on tres guitar and fretless bass, pianist Danaë and Magdelys on batás and congas. All are great vocalists as well as instrumentalists, and all are in their early 20’s, except Yusa who’s a little older. Their blend of hardcore Cuban music with folkloric rhythms and jazz has a broad appeal.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 S P E C I A L P R E S E N TAT I O N :

E D MO N TO N JA Z Z COLLECTIVE WITH JON BALLANTYNE JANE BUNNETT AND MAQUEQUE

AFTERNOON @ OSPAC || 2PM || TICKETS: $25 JON BALLANTYNE PIANO EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE BOB TIDESLEY TRUMPET JOEL GRAY TRUMPET KENT SANGSTER SAXOPHONE DANIEL DAVIS SAXOPHONE JEREMIAH MCDADE SAXOPHONE

JON BALLANTYNE

MARTY MAJOROWICZ TROMBONE TIM LEMKE GUITAR TOM VAN SETERS PIANO JEFF JOHNSTON BASS AFA ETOROMA DRUMS

Saskatchewan born, Manhattan-based pianist and composer Jon Ballantyne has released ten albums, won two Juno Awards, and has been nominated for four Juno Awards. Jon is an artist who deftly combines the unknown with the known. Listening to the wondrous sounds he makes at the piano, audiences can never be sure where he will take the music next. There can be a palpable sense that they are hearing a feeling, harmony, melody or rhythm they may be familiar with, and at the same time, they are likely to be figuratively on the edge of their seats, excited, gratified that they are being taken on a musical adventure unlike anything they may have experienced previously.

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THE JAZZ PASSPORT: A $99 TICKET FOR A MUSICAL TRIP AROUND THE WORLD! LOOK FOR THE JAZZ PASS SYMBOL THROUGHOUT THIS PROGRAM GUIDE TO SEE WHERE YOUR JAZZ PASSPORT WILL TAKE YOU. LIMITED PASSES ON SALE NOW AT TIX ON THE SQUARE. SEE DETAILS ON PAGE 25

SCHEDULE

FRI, JUNE 20

SAT, JUNE 21

OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMNG ARTS CENTRE

7:30PM

AFTERNOON

BIG BAND EVENT

2PM

6.30PM – 7.30PM

CABARET SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9.30PM

LATE NIGHT 11PM – MIDNIGHT

YARDBIRD SERIES

GOD SAVE THE TRIO

POLITIC LIVE W/ QUORDAL FUSION & OOZEELA

JORGE LUIS TORRES & IROKO PROJECT

NOMADIC MASSIVE

PAUL RICHEY & THE FUSIONAUTS

ETOROMA TRIO

SET 1: 8PM | SET 2: 9.30PM

NORMA WINSTONE TRIO

WORKS WITH JAZZ CHURCHILL SQUARE

TILO PAIZ

FREE || 12PM-2PM

RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA GAMAK

SHELLEY JONES

ROLLANDA LEE

8:30PM

A/B TRIO

D’CANA

BRITTANY’S LOUNGE

PJ PERRY TRIO (5PM-8PM)

9PM

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ

TUES, JUNE 24

WED, JUNE 25

THURS, JUNE 26

FRI JUNE 27

SAT, JUNE 28

EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE WITH THE BRENAN BROTHERS

EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE WITH JON BALLANTYNE

AL MUIRHEAD QUINTET (7PM)

FEATURE FILM: A FILM ABOUT KIDS & MUSIC (8PM ONLY)

MALLORY CHIPMAN

STEPHANIE URQUHART QUARTET

LAILA BIALI

ALEX PANGMAN

JOANNA BORROMEO

JESSE PETERS

JANE BUNNETT & MAQUEQUE

HARRIS EISENSTADT GOLDEN STATE

BENEDIKT JAHNEL TRIO

JOEL MILLER GROUP

DAVID VIRELLES CONTINUUM

JEFF BALLARD TRIO WITH LIONEL LOUEKE & MIGUEL ZENÓN

MYRIAD3

MAGILLA FUNK CONDUIT

PAUL LEDDING

TRIO JEROME BEAULIEU

WRITERS’ GUILD

CELLAR LOUNGE:

DAN LEVASSEUR (8PM) TOM VAN SETERS QUARTET (9:15PM)

SKETCHES OF ETERNITY

ALL-STAR JAM HOSTED BY JIM HEAD (10PM – 12AM)

SUN, JUN 29

BOBBY MCFERRIN SPIRITYOUALL

JAZZ BRUNCH: CHARLIE AUSTIN TRIO (11AM – 1PM)

EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR

MON, JUNE 23

MEDESKI SCOFIELD MARTIN & WOOD

WINSPEAR CENTRE

EMERGING ARTISTS FREE

SUN, JUNE 22

ALL-STAR JAM HOSTED BY PJ PERRY (10PM – 12AM)

SEAN SONEGO

PJ PERRY TRIO (7PM-10PM)

SIERRA JAMERSON

CELSIUS QUARTET

ANDREW GLOVER TRIO

JD3JERROLD DUBYK TRIO

PJ PERRY TRIO (5PM-8PM)

THE JAZZ PASSPORT: A $99 TICKET FOR A MUSICAL TRIP AROUND THE WORLD! LOOK FOR THE JAZZ PASS SYMBOL THROUGHOUT THIS PROGRAM GUIDE TO SEE WHERE YOUR JAZZ PASSPORT WILL TAKE YOU. LIMITED PASSES ON SALE NOW AT TIX ON THE SQUARE. SEE DETAILS ON PAGE 25

SCHEDULE

FRI, JUNE 20

SAT, JUNE 21

OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMNG ARTS CENTRE

7:30PM

AFTERNOON

BIG BAND EVENT

2PM

GOD SAVE THE TRIO

POLITIC LIVE W/ QUORDAL FUSION & OOZEELA

JORGE LUIS TORRES & IROKO PROJECT

NOMADIC MASSIVE

PAUL RICHEY & THE FUSIONAUTS

ETOROMA TRIO

SET 1: 8PM | SET 2: 9.30PM

NORMA WINSTONE TRIO

RUDRESH MANHANTHAPPA GAMAK

WORKS WITH JAZZ CHURCHILL SQUARE

TILO PAIZ

6.30PM – 7.30PM

CABARET SET 1: 8PM || SET 2: 9.30PM

LATE NIGHT 11PM – MIDNIGHT

YARDBIRD SERIES

FREE || 12PM-2PM

SHELLEY JONES

ROLLANDA LEE

8:30PM

A/B TRIO

D’CANA

BRITTANY’S LOUNGE

PJ PERRY TRIO (5PM-8PM)

9PM

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ

TUES, JUNE 24

WED, JUNE 25

THURS, JUNE 26

FRI JUNE 27

SAT, JUNE 28

EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE WITH THE BRENAN BROTHERS

EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE WITH JON BALLANTYNE

AL MUIRHEAD QUINTET (7PM)

FEATURE FILM: A FILM ABOUT KIDS & MUSIC (8PM ONLY)

MALLORY CHIPMAN

STEPHANIE URQUHART QUARTET

LAILA BIALI

ALEX PANGMAN

JOANNA BORROMEO

JESSE PETERS

JANE BUNNETT & MAQUEQUE

HARRIS EISENSTADT GOLDEN STATE

BENEDIKT JAHNEL TRIO

JOEL MILLER GROUP

DAVID VIRELLES CONTINUUM

JEFF BALLARD TRIO WITH LIONEL LOUEKE & MIGUEL ZENÓN

MYRIAD3

MAGILLA FUNK CONDUIT

PAUL LEDDING

TRIO JEROME BEAULIEU

WRITERS’ GUILD

CELLAR LOUNGE:

DAN LEVASSEUR (8PM) TOM VAN SETERS QUARTET (9:15PM)

SKETCHES OF ETERNITY

ALL-STAR JAM HOSTED BY JIM HEAD (10PM – 12AM)

SUN, JUN 29

BOBBY MCFERRIN SPIRITYOUALL

JAZZ BRUNCH: CHARLIE AUSTIN TRIO (11AM – 1PM)

EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR

MON, JUNE 23

MEDESKI SCOFIELD MARTIN & WOOD

WINSPEAR CENTRE

EMERGING ARTISTS FREE

SUN, JUNE 22

ALL-STAR JAM HOSTED BY PJ PERRY (10PM – 12AM)

SEAN SONEGO

PJ PERRY TRIO (7PM-10PM)

SIERRA JAMERSON

CELSIUS QUARTET

ANDREW GLOVER TRIO

JD3JERROLD DUBYK TRIO

PJ PERRY TRIO (5PM-8PM)

TICKET & BOX OFFICE INFORMATION Prices Listed Do Not Include Applicable Service Fees

WINSPEAR CENTRE BOX OFFICE www.winspearcentre.com || 780.428.1414 MEDESKI SCOFIELD MARTIN & WOOD $49.75 - $70.75 (plus service fees) no passes

BOBBY MCFERRIN SPIRITYOUALL $60.25 - $81.25 (plus service fees) no passes

TIX ON THE SQUARE www.tixonthesquare.ca || 780.420.1757 (Tickets also available at the venue door on show nights, space permitting) YARDBIRD SUITE: SET 1: $20 || SET 2: $20 || TWO SETS: $30 || Norma Winstone Trio Joel Miller Harris Eisenstadt Golden State David Virelles Continuum Benedikt Jahnel Trio Jane Bunnett & Maqueque YARDBIRD SUITE SPECIAL EVENTS: SET 1: $30 || SET 2: $30 || TWO SETS: $49 || NO PASSES Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak Jeff Ballard Trio with Lionel Loueke and Miguel Zenón: Time’s Tales CABARET @ OSPAC || SET 1: $20 || SET 2: $20 || TWO SETS: $30 || Jorge Luis Torres & Iroko Project Al Muirhead Quintet Nomadic Massive EJC w/ The Brenan Brothers Laila Biali EJC w/ Jon Ballatyne Alex Pangman SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS @ OSPAC || TWO SETS: $25 || JAZZ BRUNCH AT THE EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB || $50 THE CELLAR LOUNGE AT THE EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB || $5 - $10

TICKETS AT THE DOOR Jeffrey’s Café & Wine Bar || $15 (780) 451-8890 || www.jeffreyscafe.com

Blue Chair Café || $15 (780) 989-2861 || www.bluechair.ca

Brittany’s Lounge || $10 780-497-0011 || www.brittanyslounge.ca

10-DAY JAZZ PASSPORT $99 || TIX On The Square: www.tixonthesquare.ca || 780-420-1757 Gains bearer admission* to Edmonton International Jazz Festival performances at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (OSPAC) and the Yardbird Suite** from June 20-29, 2014. *Admission is subject to ticket availability 10 minutes before each show and is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. **Excludes Rudresh Manhanthappa’s Gamak and Jeff Ballard Trio concerts.

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4 Sir Winston Churchill Square || 780.428.1414 || winspearcentre.com SEATING Concert hall FEATURES Bar & snacks, paid parking (underground, street, lot), wheelchair accessible

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100 STREET

99 STREET

AV 102

102 AVENUE

S WAY TOMMY BANK

87 AVENUE

YARDBIRD SUITE

87 AVENUE

11 Tommy Banks Way || 780.432.0428 || yardbirdsuite.com SEATING Cabaret-style with tables and chairs FEATURES Bar & snacks, paid parking, street parking, wheelchair accessible

GATEWAY BLVD

104 STREET

105 STREET

86 AVENUE

102 STREET

85 AVENUE

85 AVENUE

85 AVENUE

105 STREET

OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (OSPAC)

86 AVENUE

102 STREET

GATEWAY BLVD

104 STREET

85 AVENUE

J A Z Z F E S T I VA L

85 AVENUE

8426 Gateway Blvd || 780.436.6606 || cosmopolitanmusic.com SEATING Cabaret-style with tables and chairs FEATURES Bar & snacks, street parking, wheelchair accessible

85 AVENUE

PETROLEUM CLUB

106 STREET

KIN

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108 STREET

109 STREET

11110 108 Street || 780.474.3411 || edpetroleumclub.com SEATING Cabaret-style FEATURES full menu, free parking, wheelchair accessible

111 AVENUE

77 AVENUE

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ

97 STREET

98 STREET

9624 76 Avenue || 780.989.2681 || bluechair.ca SEATING Cabaret-style with tables and chairs FEATURES Full menu, bar, free parking, wheelchair accessible

76 AVENUE

96 STREET

75 AVENUE

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR 9640 142 Street || 780.451.8890 || jeffreyscafe.com SEATING Cabaret-style with tables and chairs FEATURES Full menu, bar, free parking, wheelchair accessible

97 AVENUE

142 STREET

143 STREET

144 STREET

96 AVENUE

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AVEN

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96 ST

102A

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97 STR

100 STREET

99 STREET

102 AV

ENUE

AV 101A

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JAZZ IN THE COMMUNITY

10046 116 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5K 1V7 || 780.990.0222 || info@edmontonjazz.com The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society (EJFS) instills the appreciation of jazz music as a diverse art form in audiences, connecting the Edmonton-area community with provincial, national and international jazz artists. The EJFS is dedicated to providing a professional and supportive environment for jazz artists to perform, collaborate and celebrate jazz music from around the world with Edmontonians. Formed in 2005, the EJFS produces the annual Edmonton International Jazz Festival, supports and presents the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, Edmonton Jazz Collective, and the Jazzworks education outreach programs to ensure Edmonton’s long jazz tradition continues.

JAZZWORKS MASTERCLASSES A professional development workshop for university/college aged musicians, young jazz professionals and exceptional high school students, Jazzworks is an educational component of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival. This summer outreach program provides an inspired setting for collaboration, development and learning through mentorship. Selected performers from the 2014 Edmonton International Jazz Festival line-up have committed to sharing their knowledge and experience by leading seminars on various topics including performance, composition, professionalism and the business of music.

These masterclasses were designed to offer flexibility for those unable to attend a full-week of day-time studies, providing an opportunity for pre-existing ensembles to be workshopped as well as giving individuals without a group the chance to observe the session. Particpants are able to attend a single session or commit to the entire week. Jazzworks Masterclass is an Edmonton Jazz Festival Society initiative directed by Joel Gray and Kent Sangster.

Jazzworks is an Edmonton Jazz Festival Society initiative directed by Joel Gray and Kent Sangster 2014 Jazzworks clinicians: Al Muirhead, Tommy Banks, Myriad 3, Joel Miller, David Virelles, and Jane Bunnett

EDMONTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA The Edmonton Jazz Orchestra (EJO) is one of Edmonton’s professional large concert jazz ensemble consisting of many of the city’s finest jazz musicians and educators, several of which are nationally-recognized recording artists. This premiere ensemble explores the traditions of the jazz repertoire while also presenting existing and new works by leading Canadian jazz composers.

The EJO mandate is to create a professional structure where jazz musicians can conceive, compose, arrange, rehearse and perform large ensemble jazz in a concert setting. This creates a leading ensemble for Edmontonians to be proud of and a model for young musicians to aspire to.

In February 2009, the EJO began a partnership with the Jazzworks band festival, connecting more than 500 young musicians and educators with the EJO through a series of workshops and a live EJO performance at the Yardbird Suite.

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EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE The Edmonton Jazz Collective (EJC) is the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society’s latest live performance initiative and unites a group of professional jazz instrumentalist in a unique ensemble that showcases its members’ individual voices. EJC musicians are regular performers in the city’s jazz scene and span a variety of demographics, from seasoned veterans to emerging artists and new post-secondary graduates. The group’s central focus is the creation and development of original jazz compositions, and as part of each performance, audiences get insight from each composition’s writer.

THE TEAM

EJFS STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kent

Sangster Tait ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Katarina Bell

OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Nathalie

EJFS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Barth

Bradley Watt SECRETARY/TREASURER Dan Dunnigan DIRECTOR Adrian Albert DIRECTOR Hal Simons DIRECTOR Curtis Sparrow DIRECTOR Glen Buick VICE PRESIDENT Jack

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL CREW PRODUCER Kent

Sangster

OPERATIONS & OUTREACH MANAGER Nathalie

Tait Bell

ARTISTIC LIASON & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR Katarina PRODUCTION MANAGER Ian

Trace Quinn MISSION CONTROL COORDINATOR Bonnie Mix TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR Tom Trace VENUE COORDINATOR Janna Trace YARDBIRD SUITE COORDINATOR Pam Josey HOSPITALITY COORDINATORS Ken Tovell & Veronica Tovell SIGNAGE & DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR Alan Spence JAZZWORKS DIRECTORS Joel Gray & Kent Sangster MARKETING & MEDIA RELATIONS Bottom Line Productions GRAPHIC DESIGN Woodward Design PRODUCTION COORDINATOR John

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VOLUNTEERS

The Edmonton International Jazz Festival is made possible thanks to our incredible army of volunteers! Thanks to everyone who has given time, energy and passion bringing music to the masses.

Edward Allen

Steven Friedenthal

Alice Oscar

Geraldine Amundarain

Frank Gasparak

Brian Overland

Jesus Amundarain

Barb Graham

Len Penner

Yvonne Appah

Jim Hawkins

Ethel Ray

Jeff Au

Shaq Headley

John Ray

David Baker

Lorenzo Heinrichs

Aki Romaniuk

Linda Baker

John Henker

Marilyn Rude

Cheryl Balay

Deborah Hobbs

Victor Santillan

Sue Barnes

Jessica Holtby

Keith Sarsfield

Mary-Jane Belec

Vanessa Incani

Norm Shandro

Brenda Bell

Walter Kehl

Jordan Siemens

Jim Bennett

Patricia Keith

Julien Simo

Todd Bertsch

George Kosowan

Sheila Sirdar

Linda Berzina

Myanh La

Raymond Sosa

Marlene Bidgood

Anick Lavictoire

Edgar Struk

Mary Bigelow

Dori Lavy

Hitomi Suzuta

Sandra Bit

Lynne Lechelt

Sheila Thompson

Yvonne Boon

Iljun Lee

Marielle Turgeon

Robert Brinton

Linda Lievers

Martin Tweedale

Michelle Bynoe

Arnel Limpiada

Karen Voller

Sue Cameron

Zhaolin Liu

Alex Walden

James Chang

Bill Liu

Bonnie Woloshuk

Chumin Chang

Karen Lumley

Sherri Xie

Deirdre Crandall

Rita Macdonald

Roya Yazdanmehr

Sandra Currie

Danielle Manalili

Beth Young

Starr Curry

Lynne Mansell

Anna Zelensky

Harvey Deutschendorf

Roland Mansell

Rhonda Smith

Julia Dolman

Enrico Medina

Avril Fouillard

Terry Donovan

Michelle Miles

Vianny Avila

Rachelle Drouin

Taurina Mitchell

Barry Oyango

Gordon Edmiston

Shelly-Ann Morgan

Maggie Schmidt

James English

Marian Mucha

Brian Dompe

Rosemarie Fink

Kaylee Netterfield

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EDMO N T O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

J A Z Z F E S T I VA L

FUNDERS

PLATINUM SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

COPPER SPONSORS

di-corp propertieS inc.

MEDIA SPONSORS

PARTNERS

Main StapleS

DONORS

Bruce Hagstrom

$5,000+ Christopher Robinson

The Watt Watt Sisterhood

EDMONTON JAZZ FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS Paul Julien Miep Raedschelders Adrian Albert Dzunkam Simo Cherilyn Michaels Glenn Buick Michael van Manen Barbara and Terry Myers 31

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ARTIST INDEX

A/B trio

5

Lionel Loueke

21

Al Muirhead

13

Littlebirds Big Band

Alex Pangman

22

Magilla Funk Conduit

Andrew Glover Trio

20

Mallory Chipman

Benedikt Jahnel Trio

16

MacEwan Big Band

7

Bobby McFerrin spirityouall

14

Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood

11

Brenan Brothers

10

Miguel Zenón

21

Celsius Quartet

21

Myriad3

12

Charlie Austin Trio

9

Nomadic Massive

8

D’Cana

9

Norma Winstone Trio

6

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Dan Levasseur Trio

22

Oozeela

7

David Virelles Continuum

19

PJ Perry

5, 13, 16, 19

Edmonton Jazz Collective

10, 23

Edmonton Jazz Orchestra

29

Paul Ledding

17

Paul Richey and The Fusionauts

7

Etoroma Trio

9

Politic Live

7

God Save the Trio

5

Quordal Fusion

7

Harris Eisenstadt Golden State

13

River City Big Band

7

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque

23

Rollanda Lee

9

The Jeff Ballard Trio

21

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak

8

Trio Jérôme Beaulieu

18

Sean Sonego

18

Jerrold Dubyk Trio

22

Shelley Jones

6

Jesse Peters

22

Sierra Jamerson

21

Jim Head

10

Sketches of Eternity

15

Joanna Borromeo

20

Stephanie Urquhart

21

Joel Miller

17

Tilo Paiz

Jon Ballantyne

23

Tom Van Seters Quartet

22

6

Tommy Banks

13

20

Writers’ Guild

19

Jorge Luis Torres and Iroko Project Laila Biali

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