The NightCrawlers

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Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
7:03 PM

This Vancouver Quintet is led by critically acclaimed drummer Jesse Cahill and features the who�s who of the Vancouver Jazz scene with Cory Weeds on alto sax, Steve Kaldestad on tenor sax, Dave Sikula on guitar and Chris Gestrin behind Keys and the Hammond organ.

The band has been having great success with their recording projects in the last few years garnering an Album of the Year Award at the 2009 National Jazz Awards, and a Western Canada Music Award for Best Jazz Recording of the Year in 2011. The album �Down at the Bottom� reached Number 11 of the US JazzWeek charts.

Downbeat Magazine�s Ken Micallef wrote glowingly about �Presenting�, the band�s live album, �the operative word on Presenting is authenticity, from mixing the recorded digital files on 2�inch tape to sweltering performances of material by Big John Patton, Jack McDuff and Horace Silver. The NightCrawlers play like a decades-old organization, possessing the swagger, muscle and greasy swing feel of yesteryear�s greats.�

With a combination of grit and soul, plus successful collaborations with music legends such as Red Holloway, David �Fathead� Newman and Jim Byrnes, the NightCrawlers have been making fans all across the country. Don�t miss this presentation of the Georgia Straight Jazz Society, on Sunday March 2nd. Showtime is 7:30 at the Avalanche Bar and Grill 275 � 8th Street in Downtown Courtenay, for a night of jazz that will keep your toes tapping long afterwards.

Tickets are $18 for society members and 22 for non-members, and are available on Thursday Night Jazz at the Avalanche and at Bop City in Courtenay and Red Carpet in Comox. Showtime is 7:30 but you'll want to get there earlier to get a good seat.