Jazz Update

Jazz in June

Jazz Jam Session
Tuesday, June 2nd ~ 9pm
@ The Slice

Dave Renter Quartet
Thursday, June 4th ~ 8pm
@ Henotic
(Old Fire Hall Downtown)

Saturday, June 27th ~ 12-2pm
@ Tim Horton's Stage
[Downtown Medicine Hat, AB]

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1st Annual
Lethbridge Jazz Fest
June 19/20th

Contemporary Works Jazz Orchestra (CWJO)
Friday, June 19th ~ 8pm
@ The Slice
Tickets $10

The Contemporary Works Jazz Orchestra (CWJO) is a 17-member jazz ensemble comprised of professional musicians in the Lethbridge area and is directed by saxophonist/composer David Renter. Their repertoire covers a wide variety of music, including classic arrangements from Count Basie & Duke Ellington to modern composers such as Maria Schneider, Thad Jones, & Kenny Wheeler.


Joel Miller Quartet (from Montreal)
(w/David Renter Quartet opening)
Saturday, June 20th ~ 8pm
@ The Slice
Tickets $15

Ever since he first picked up the saxophone at the age of 10, Joel Miller knew he wanted to be a jazz musician. He grew up in a house full of music. His father was a classical composer and professor at Mount Alison University. When he was 18, he moved to Montreal to study jazz at McGill University and has pursued this goal and built a solid career around his original compositions that feature deceptively simple melodies combined with complex harmonic structures. During this concert, Joel plans to focus on compositions from his latest two albums, "Tantramar" and "Mandala". Joining Joel will be Eric St. Laurent on acoustic/electric guitars, Fraser Hollins on bass & Martin Auguste on drums.

Joel & his band will also be giving a workshop Sunday, June 21st @ 2pm in the UofL Fine Arts Building W470 (Tickets are $5 and are available at the door).