Friday, 6 March 2015

Cap Jazz: A Week in the Life

This week has been amazingly packed with musical events!

Here is a week in the life of Capilano Jazz studies.
(not pictured: students sitting quietly in classes, though we do that too sometimes....)

Tuesday saw the Jean Michel Pilc Trio with Nitecap at the Blueshore Theatre and giving a masterclass:
students with Jean Michel Picl (piano) and Ari Hoenig (drums)
Jean Michel Pilc masterclass
















Wednesday started with a faculty concert featuring our artist in residence, Kofi Gbolonyo

faculty concert with Kofi Gbolonyo
Kofi getting the audience involved

David Blake Quartet played Presentation House on Wednesday evening (looking for pictures - please send if you were there)

Ingrid Jensen and Jon Wikan played with Brad Turner and Andre Lachance on Thursday morning and held a masterclass in the afternoon
Ingrid Jensen (trumpet) and Jon Wikan (drums) with faculty members, Brad Turner and Andre Lachance
Ingrid Jensen with  faculty member, Brad Turner, and students Thad Bailey-Mai and Ben Frost.

Various student bands played the Tangent Cafe on Thursday evening (looking for pictures - please send if you were there)

...and on Friday, Kofi worked with the percussion ensemble and a another group of students
Kofi teaching Kpalongo rhythms

Thanks to Dean Thiessen, Steve Kaldestad and Ardeshir Pourkemati for pictures.

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