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

Event Description

Stunning North Delta, BC vocalist Leora Cashe and renowned Italian pianist/composer Luigi Bonafede team up to present an engaging jazz concert that features Vancouver’s top-flight jazz musicians with saxophonist Cory Weeds (CellarLive) bassist Russ Botten (Ernestine Anderson) and drummer Julian MacDonough (Mike Allen). Hailing from Turin, Italy, Luigi has performed with many jazz luminaries including Michel Petrucciani, Enrico Rava, Kenny Clarke, George Coleman, Pat LaBarbera, James Moody, Slide Hampton and Billy Cobham and has toured extensively with popular Italian vocalist Rossana Casale. With a percussive and expressive piano style and influenced by the mysticism and music of John Coltrane, Luigi's songs shift between classical rigor and jazz freedom. Luigi has performed at numero... more...