Nu Sounds Series 2014
- Date
- Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 8pm
- Performers
- The Longitude Project: Steve Kirby's Oceanic Orchestra
- Location
- Park Theatre
- Address
- 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Promoters
- TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival (Jazz Winnipeg Inc.)
- Advance Cost
- $12.00
- Door Cost
- $15.00
About
Jazz Winnipeg presents
THE LONGITUDE PROJECT: Steve Kirby's Oceanic Orchestra
Supported by Manitoba Arts Council, 101.5 UMFM and Manitoba Music.
Steve Kirby’s Longitude Project represents a whole set of compositions and arrangements that track musical styles from the tip of South America through to the northernmost points of Canada. Argentina will be represented by the tango, Peru by the pan flute sound and Brazil by the Carnival energy of samba music. Moving north, we’ll hear the ranchero sound representing Bolivia, “reggae en Español” for Panama, and a jazz take on mariachi music for Mexico. Heading into North America, Kirby has put together a North-South-East-West collage to capture the character of the US, a First Nation piece invoking the medicine drum, and a portrait of the emerging Winnipeg sound. The northward trek will end with a piece that carries the imprint of Nunuvut and Inuit throat-singing. For this Nu Sounds Series concert, Kirby has assembled a new incarnation of the Oceanic Jazz Orchestra., a cross-cultural, multi-generational group of musicians. Beyond this high-level jazz ensemble, the performance will be enhanced by the surprising aural qualities of cello, electronics, and modified voice.
Individual show tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door and are on sale at http://jazzwinnipeg.com/buy-tickets/, by phone at 204-989-4656, or in person at the Jazz Winnipeg office (007-100 Arthur St.) and The Park Theatre (additional service fees may apply).