West Coast Django & Jazz (Nanaimo)

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Saturday, May 16th, 2015
7:30 PM

An Evening of World-Class Gypsy Jazz & Jazz Music featuring Juno Award-winning guitarist Oliver Gannon, World Champion of Digital, Acoustic & Jazz Accordion Cory Pesaturo, award-winning multi-instrumentalist wunderkind Quinn Bachand and his sizzling hot gypsy jazz ensemble Brishen!

In 2013, young wunderkind guitarist Quinn Bachand was excited about sharing the stage with veteran jazz guitarist Oliver Gannon,  however an injury sidelined Gannon, who at the last minute had to pull away from the show.  Now 19, Bachand is looking forward to meeting Gannon and performing with him for what will surely be a magical evening.   Despite their age difference, there are many similarities between Gannon and Bachand, aside from sharing a deep love for jazz, they also share a Berklee College of Music connection,  Gannon graduated from Berklee in 1969 while Bachand has just finished his first year at the prestigious Boston college!

The first half of the concert will feature the “jazz” portion of the evening, with Gannon and Bachand, along with bassist Joey Smith and special guests, performing some of the finest jazz music you’re sure to hear. The second half will feature Quinn Bachand along with his gypsy jazz ensemble, Brishen, or “bringer of the storm” who were nominated for an astounding five 2014 Canadian Folk Music Awards.   Performing with Brishen for the first time, all the way from Rhode Island, will be Cory Pesaturo. Pesaturo is a highly sought after performer and the World Champion in Digital, Acoustic and Jazz Accordion. Bachand and Pesaturo met in Boston in 2014 and after several jam sessions plotted ways to collaborate. Like Gannon and Bachand, this will be their first concert together. With such talent this is guaranteed to be an unforgettable evening of music!

Featuring:

    Oliver Gannon
    Cory Pesaturo
    Quinn Bachand
    Brishen