Campbell Ryga plays Cannonball Adderley at Hermann's Jazz Club

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Saturday, May 7th, 2016
Doors at 12:30pm. Show at 2pm to 4pm.

Jazz saxophonist Campbell Ryga assembles a local and talented quartet to perform the music of Cannonball Adderly.

Campbell Ryga - alto sax
Tony Genge - piano
Ken Lister - bass
Kelby MacNayr - drums

Highly recommended!

Register for your tickets at http://hermannsjazz.com/show/413544/view


Campbell Ryga was born in 1961 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. Campbell is the eldest son of the Internationally renowned Canadian Author and Playwright - George Ryga.  

Campbell was raised in the community of Summerland British Columbia,  where he lived until moving to Vancouver to pursue private and post secondary study in 1979.  Since 1979,  Campbell has resided in the cities of Vancouver British Columbia, Toronto Ontario and in New York City.

Mr. Ryga was honoured to have received the Jazz Report Magazine Award of 'Canada's Alto Saxophonist of the Year 2000' presented to him at the annual Jazz Report Awards Ceremony held in Toronto in May of the year 2000.  The two former recipients of this award were Moe Koffman and PJ Perry.

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.  http://www.campbellryga.com/