Festivals: The Kingston Jazz Festival III
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Posted by: Adminon Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 12:05 AM |
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Wednesday, September 17: Double bill (8:00 p.m.), $20
First Set: Kingston Percussion Trio with Rob Frayne
Second Set: Spencer Evans Trio
Thursday, September 18:
Free Membership Appreciation Concert With Gods Of Taste (5:00 p.m.)
Double bill (8:00 p.m.), $20
First Set: Without Words
Second Set: Nick Ali Trio
The Kingston Jazz Festival III
September 17-21, 2003
Friday, September 19:
Steve Amirault Trio with Coral Egan (8:00 p.m.), $20
Saturday, September 20:
The Great Uncles of the Revolution (Matinee, 2:00 p.m.) $15
Richard Underhill Sextet (8:00pm), $25
Sunday, September 21
Jane Bunnett and David Virelles (2:00 p.m.), $20
Canadian saxophonist, flutist, Juno award winner and jazz mentor, Jane Bunnett performs with twenty-year-old Cuban pianist David Virelles.
SPECIAL FILM PRESENTATION
Spirits of Havana (7:30 p.m., Etherington Auditorium, 94 Stuart St., Queen's University) $8 at the door
by Luis O. Garcia and Bay Weyman, 90 minutes, Canada, rated "family"
featuring Canadian jazz legend Jane Bunnett and a host of Cuban musicians
****Jane Bunnett will introduce the film and
answer questions after the screening***
Hailed as one of the finest artists working in modern jazz, soprano sax player and flautist Jane Bunnett has earned a reputation as a brave musical explorer. In Spirits of Havana, Bunnett bridges two cultures while creating some of the most joyful sounds in jazz.
Shot on location in Cuba, Spirits of Havana, a Genie nominated documentary, follows Juno Award winning Bunnett as she travels across the island with her partner, trumpeter Larry Cramer. Through the film, Bunnett realizes a long-standing dream of showcasing the diversity of Cuba's rich musical legacy.
Surrounded by the historic charm of Old Havana, Bunnett and Cramer reconnect with old friends and some of the city's finest musicians. Their travels take them to smaller towns Cienfuegos and Camaguey, where they hook up with some of Cuba's most celebrated musicians, such as singers Bobby Carcasses and Amado Dedeu, for a high-powered recording session.
"The greatest thing about being a musician," Bunnett says, "is that you get to travel to places and quickly establish a rapport with people with whom you might not be able to communicate in any other way."
High points of the film include performances with Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, one of the country's oldest and most celebrated Afro-Cuban rumba groups, and Desandann, a unique choir that sings in Haitian Creole. The film highlights Bunnett's friendship with legendary singer Merceditas Valdes, with whom she has performed and recorded.
Bunnett's Cuban Odyssey CD was chosen as the winner of the best world album category at The Urban Music Awards. Cuban Odyssey also won in the Best Latin Jazz Album category - Jazz Journalist Awards.
"... a documentary film filled with memorable images and gorgeous music ....watching Jane Bunnett and Grupo Vocal Desandann making transcendental music together qualifies as a personal highlight."
Errol Nazareth Eye Weekly
"The film captures the laid-back pace of a Havana recording session--with breaks in between each number for the players to flirt and banter, eat and drink...."
Keith Harris City Pages
All shows at the Baby Grand Studio Theatre
Performances start at 8:00pm except Saturday and Sunday Matinees (2:00pm)
& a free Thursday concert (5:00 PM)
Tickets at the Grand Theatre Box Office (530-2050)
See links to artists at http://www.kingstonjazz.com
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