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

Event Description

Brianne de Verteuil & Her Savvy 6 will be providing you with an enchanted evening of swingin' tunes from a selection of hot 30's and 40's styled chamber jazz. You'll hear music by the John Kirby Sextet, early Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw and others; plus some of original tunes arranged in a similar style. The group is fairly new to the the Victoria area, so we need people to come and support this endeavour. The Savvy 6 is: Brianne de Verteuil - alto saxophone Julia Wakal - trumpet Joe Hatherill - clarinet Erin Gray - piano Steve Sutton - double bass Ian Erdmann - drums & cymbals w/special guest Tamara Schwartzentruber - voice In the 1930s, jazz WAS popular music. The tunes were catchy, the rhythms were danceable and the improvised solos were neatly packaged in a kit-of-fu... more...