The Keith Price Trio – ‘The Cube Lounge’ in Old Market Square

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

8:45 PM
THE CUBE LOUNGE

FREE

Inspired by the creative process of the late comedian George Carlin, Keith Price has decided to retire all of his previously performed material and compose all new compositions and arrangements for this year’s Winnipeg Jazz Festival performance. Keith will be joined by his long-time friends and band members Julian Bradford on bass and Curtis Nowosad drums.

NU Sounds w/ Mira Black

SUNDAY, APRIL 6
8 PM
PARK THEATRE
(698 OSBORNE ST.)

$12 advance / $15 door
Or see the entire 2014 Nu Sounds Series for only $50!

 Vocalist Mira Black is going back to school, with a dedicated focus on jazz theory and performance. Over the next six months, Mira will be learning from the best of the best, including jazz vocal lessons from Anna-Lisa Kirby at the University of Manitoba and classical vocal study from Dianne Berger at the Manitoba Conservatory of Art & Music. Furthermore, she will study jazz theory with Will Bonness, jazz composition with Quincy Davis and jazz history with Steve Kirby. The end result will a brand new repertoire of compositions, debuted at her Nu Sounds series performance in April. Mira  will be joined on stage by Gilles Fournier (electric/acoustic bass), Keith Price (guitar), Brennan Saul (percussion), Nathan Reimer (piano and programming) and Derrick Gardner (trumpet).

0 Jazz WPG Festival – Mira Black, Keith Price & Nathan Reimer

Keith Price
Mira Black
Nathan Reimer

SATURDAY, JUNE 22
10:30 PM
RACHEL BROWN THEATRE
(211 BANNATYNE AVE.)

SUPER PASS, CLUB PASS OR WRISTBAND VENUE!
INDIVIDUAL TICKET: $15 in advance

Mira Black’s voice is stunning, with its soulful, emotive three-octave range. For this performance, she brings her original compositions painted within a tapestry of electronic and organic instrumentation with the theatrical flair we’ve come to expect and adore. This time you will experience the vibrancy of Cirque du Soleil with the tenacity of Glitch Mob, the sensuality of Sade and the intelligent poeticism reminiscent of Joni Mitchell. Mira, along with contemporary jazz guitarist Keith Price and the interpretive programming of Moses Mayes’ Nathan Reimer, skillfully investigates the trials and triumphs of love lost, sought, found, lamented, broken and cherished.

 

Jazz WPG Festival – Epp, Price & Presslaff

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
8 PM
CINEMATHEQUE
(100 ARTHUR ST.)

Part of The TD Jazz Winnipeg Festival

SUPER PASS, CLUB PASS OR WRISTBAND VENUE!
INDIVIDUAL TICKET: $15 in advance

Epp, Price & Presslaff combines the talents of three of Winnipeg’s most innovative musicians. An orchestra of three, they create a complex and colourful sound world as they spin their own arrangements of jazz, latin and original compositions.

Amber Epp is well known as the lead singer for Papa Mambo and Trio Bembe. She’s the winner of the 2011 World Recording of the Year from the Western Canadian Music Awards.

Jeff Presslaff is known throughout Canada for his award-winning composition/arranging skills, and his talents on piano and trombone. He has been among the leading voices in original music in Winnipeg since his arrival from New York in 1997.

Jazz WPG Festival – Keith Price Double Quartet

THURSDAY, JUNE 13
8:20 PM
OLD MARKET SQUARE

FREE

The Keith Price Double Quartet made quite a splash this spring with its debut performance as part of Jazz Winnipeg’s Nu Sounds Series. Guitarist Keith Price composed a new score for the classic film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, for an eight-piece band with two bass players and two keyboardists. The group’s sound is heavily funkified, with space for improvisation and spontaneity. Inspired by Miles Davis’ electric period (think Bitches Brew), Price’s new band features Neil Watson (saxophone and flute), Jeff Presslaff and Will Bonness (keyboards), Marty Thiessen (electric bass), Julian Bradford (upright bass), Scott Senior (percussion) and Jaime Carrasco (drums). For this performance the band will leave the film behind and be free to follow the muse wherever it may take them.