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

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Kit Eakle is a veteran jazz violinist. He appeared in Victoria before the pandemic with the guitar giant, Howard Alden, to enthusiastic audiences. Eakle has a long history in Victoria and on Vancouver Island, living and performing here in the 80s - 90s. After a 25-year stint of living in California, he has permanently returned to Canada The music of the great Thelonius Sphere Monk has a special place in Eakle's repertoire, having just taught a course on Monk at Simon Fraser University. He's also been influenced by, and shared a stage with, many jazz greats: Lynton Garner and Elmer Gill, Larry Vuckovich and Dan Hicks, Miles Black and Michael Creber, Mads Tolling and Christian Howes. Joined by Eakle, Nick Peck is a British/Canadian Jazz pianist, B3 organist, composer and arranger base... more...