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2008 Winter Concerts

THREE HOT WINTER CONCERTS:

Snow, Stewart, Freedman + Jazz in the Schools

Caught in the grip of winter? The Guelph Jazz Festival has got just the solution: three hot concerts, all within a single week, coming up Feb. 8, 10 and 13. All shows take place at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, 358 Gordon Street (near College). No advance ticket sales; get them at the door only.

• Friday, Feb. 8, 8 pm: Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart

Visual arts icon and pianist Michael Snow in a duo with local percussion wizard Jesse Stewart, a restaging of the show that was cancelled last September. Admittance is $20 general / $15 student or senior, free for those who held tickets to the September show during the Jazz Festival.

• Sunday, Feb. 10, 3 pm: Lori Freedman with Ajay Heble, David Prentice, Ellen Waterman & Jesse Stewart

We’re thrilled to have Montreal-based clarinetist Lori Freedman back in Guelph, for most of this week. She’s here to lead our annual “Jazz in the Schools” program (see below), but kicks things off this afternoon with this stellar cast of improvising musicians. She is, in the words of Michael Scott of the Vancouver Sun, “a revolutionary … who has a reputation for musical daring that places her in the front ranks of the musical avant-garde in North America.” More info: www.lorifreedman.com Tickets are $15 general / $10 student or senior.

• Wednesday, Feb. 13, 8 pm: Jazz in the Schools (Lori Freedman directs the Contemporary Music Ensemble (U of G) and local youth musicians

After three days of workshops with music students from the University of Guelph, local high schools and the Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble, Lori Freedman directs this evening’s performance of the combined groups. This concert is FREE!

THANKS: These three concerts are presented by the Guelph Jazz Festival, the U of G School of Fine Art and Music, NUMUS, and the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. Lori Freedman’s visit is supported by the SOCAN Foundation.