Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

The TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival brings you as part of the Urban Groove Series Alpha Yaya Diallo plus David Murray & The Gwo-Ka Masters. Alpha Ya Ya Diallo Born in West Africa and based in Vancouver, Juno Award winner and guitar virtuoso Alpha Ya Ya Diallo has spent the last 15 years fronting a band that delivers melodic, riveting and groove-heavy tapestries weaving together the traditional and the contemporary. plus David Murray & Gwo Ka Masters Confidently occupying a position among the world’s top jazz tenor saxophonists, David Murray can effortlessly traverse the bounds of ballads, Cuban grooves and free jazz. This sizzling performance promises to be a collection of hard driving, sax-led grooves with infectious Afro-Caribbean rhythms. For more... more...