Manitoba Live Music Event

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).

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