GOOD INFORMATION X VERTEX QUARTET

GOOD INFORMATION X VERTEX QUARTET PRESENT:

KANYE WEST RE:JAZZ

Edmonton-based ensemble, Good Information, presents the next instalment of their RE:JAZZ series – which features the music of popular hip-hop artists arranged for their jazz context. Alongside the Vertex (string) Quartet, the 8-peice group will perform a broad selection of Kanye West’s music. This project is inspired by recent movements among jazz luminaries marrying the dizzying collecting improvisation of jazz, with the stark and striking harmonies of contemporary classical music. (Ambrose Akinmusire, Alfa Mist, Unit 31)

Line up

Biboye Onanuga- Drums
Connell Stinnissen- Guitar
Lukas Kuru- Bass
Eric Doucet- Keyboards
Conrad Sobieraj- Cello
Jenna Gensler- Viola
Lydia Metzger- Violin
Christina Barry- Violin

Good Information, lays down an indisputably hip-hop oriented sound while maintaining the traditional elements of small-combo jazz. Their unique brand of “jazz with a beat-aesthetic” shines through improvisational interplay woven over minimalist structures. Through energetic residency shows, the group has fostered a local community that consistently supports their work.

TOO MANY ZOOZ

Too Many Zooz’s manic music, dubbed “BrassHouse” by drummer King of Sludge, is an irresistible rocket that combines styles more far-flung than any international space station. TMZ’s Brasshouse summons EDM, house, techno, and glitch, paired to the indigenous punch of Cuban, Afro-Cuban, Caribbean, and Brazilian Carnival rhythms, heightened by the dancing and saxophone soloing prowess of a bionic Pepper Adams.

Line up
Leo P – Bari Sax
Matt Doe- Trumpet
King of Sludge- Drums

“We pride ourselves that nearly every person of every color, creed and background and upbringing can find something in our music to relate to,” Matt Doe says.