JIMI JAMES FRASER SEXTET
thu04jan8:00 pmJIMI JAMES FRASER SEXTET8:00PM | $16.00
Time
(Thursday) 8:00 pm
About the Artist(s)
The Jimi James Fraser sextet is a Vancouver B.C based band comprised of local musicians and frequent regulars to the Jazz House. The band formed slowly over the years
About the Artist(s)
The Jimi James Fraser sextet is a Vancouver B.C based band comprised of local musicians and frequent regulars to the Jazz House.
The band formed slowly over the years featuring some of the best young musicians in B.C. This evening the sextet will be presenting Cannonball Adderley’s 1964 album “ Fiddler On The Roof” with the multiple Juno award winning saxophonist, Campbell Ryga.
Mr. Ryga has received 3 Juno Awards, with two additional nominations, a Grammy nomination, and he appeared on Michael Buble’s recording ‘Crazy Love’ which received a Grammy Award in 2010. Campbell Ryga’s recordings have twice received the ‘Western Canadian Music Award’ in the Jazz category.
Campbell Ryga has toured internationally on 26 occasions, primarily to Western Europe and to Latin America, notably to the Havana International Jazz Festival, where he has been invited to perform for six consecutive years.
Mr. Ryga is a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Hugh Fraser Quintet, an All Star multiple Award Winning Canadian Jazz Quintet to which Campbell has had a long term association. Campbell’s affliation with Hugh Fraser and the Quintet began in 1981.
With Spencer Drody- trumpet, Connor Lum – tenor/flute, Jimi James Fraser – piano Brad Pearson – bass, Arvind Ramdas – drums