Latin music
are sure to be given a spicy kick when you hear the Jim Brenan's brand new
all-star 10 piece Latin-Jazz ensemble
. Their performance to be captivating, displaying high energy and enthusiasm that audiences find contagious.
Co-led by Jim Brenan,
Rubim de Toledo and
Mark DeJong,
Origins is a 10-piece band that explodes off the stage with energy, pulsating catchy rhythms of the
cha-cha
,
mambo
,
bolero
and other sizzling styles combained with a burning
jazz solos
and creative interaction.
This ensemble represents a diversity of cultures while being dedicated to expanding
latino cultural
values through their music. Congas and bongos, horns, timbales, piano. It's all there - a perfect recipe for
red-hot salsa.
Featuring many of western Canada's top performing musicians:
Saxes: Jim Brenan,
Mark DeJong
Trumpets: Jim Murray, Doug Berner
Trombones: Craig Brenan, Carsten Rubeling
Drums: Raul Tabera (Cuba)
Bass:
Rubim de Toledo (Brazil)
Piano:
Egor Ukoloff (Russia)
Percussion: Luis elpana Tovar (Venezuela)
Though their style echoes of
Coltrane
,
Chucho
and
Arturo
,
Cachao
and other
jazz musicians
who have fused together music from across the world, their sound is promissed to be something different. Utilizing a core group of impressive musicians with different cultural backgrounds,
Origins is headed somewhere new with their
latin jazz 
performance.
Not to be missed!
May 21-22, at the
Beatniq jazz and social club downtown Calgary.
Tickets are available at the door. Performance time 9:30 pm.
Come earlier to get the best seat in the house!
If you are on the Facebook you can go to
Origins event page to confirm your attendance.
On this special weekend, the Origins ensemble will be playing a variety of Latin-Jazz material. Come hear everything from Songo and Salsa to Rumba and Samba.
Paul Ashwell's quintet will be performing this coming Saturday at the Auburn Saloon downtown Calgary.
night at the Auburn! In good ol' jazz tradition we'll show you that the jazz
in fact IS still alive!!
, tasty solos, improvising
on the fly and heavy swing make sure you come over to Auburn. The program will include mostly all time favourite jazz standards
.
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