OUR UPCOMING SHOWS - Nanaimo, BC.
The ELLIOT FREEDMAN GROUP
July 28th 2024
The ELLIOT FREEDMAN GROUP
July 28th, 7:30pm at the Simonholt Restaurant (North Nanaimo)
Elliot Freedman (baritone guitar) - On a long-scale baritone guitar that accentuates his unique harmonic vocabulary, Elliot Freedman focuses on his own compositions and on arrangements for guitar of music by & associated with Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, and Kenny Wheeler. With awards & grants for composition from the Canada Council for the Arts and others, Elliot pursued music in Europe in the 1990s. With his group, The Elliot Freedman Group (“Very, very good avant fusion” Guitar Player magazine), he advances a harmonically elegant, rhythmically muscular, and uncompromisingly adventurous update to the free spirit of electric jazz in the 1970s.
Nick Apivor (vibraphone) - Playing well beyond jazz in classical, New Music, Latin, and theatre contexts, with a range of creative projects, and as a teacher, vibraphonist and percussionist Nick Apivor is a unique voice among and highly respected by Vancouver musicians.
Dan Reynolds (piano) - Vancouver jazz pianist Dan Reynolds brings a special poignancy to the projects he is asked to collaborate on, making them effortless and meaningful, while advancing his artistry via his own compositions and his teaching at the VSO School of Music.
Dan Howard (bass) - As among Vancouver's most flexible and active bassists, Dan Howard provides the bass foundations across a range of creative, demanding musical projects in Vancouver, from small ensembles to big bands.
Paul Mason (drums) - Veteran drummer Paul Mason works across a range of creative projects. Continually innovating on the music he collaborates on, Paul is a master of the right feel, encouraging detail, and responsive interplay. As a drum builder, he advanced the use of alternate materials to wood for superior sound & durability. As a teacher, he professes how and why to hear, play, play with, and indeed feel the power of music.