Canada » Calendar » PJ Perry Jazz Quartet @Charslanding at Char's Landing
PJ Perry Jazz Quartet @Charslanding at Char's Landing
Courtesy of Brown Paper Tickets | Posted on July 23, 2018
Where
Char's Landing
4815 Argyle St
Port Alberni
Map
When
Fri, August 17, 2018
8:00 pm
Save the date
About
Fri, Aug 17th, 8pm (doors 7), PJ Perry Jazz Quartet
JUNO Award winner PJ Perry, the godfather of Canadian saxophonists, a disciple of swing and improvisation
With
Chris Andrew (piano)
Neil Swainson (bass)
Hans Verhoeven (drums)
PJ Perry has shared the stage with countless jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Michel LeGrand, Pepper Adams, Kenny Wheeler, Tom Harrell, Rob McConnell, Slide Hampton, Herb Spanier, Bobby Shew, Fraser McPherson, Tommy Banks, Joe LaBarbera, Clarence Big Miller, Red Rodney and many more talented artists, too numerous to list here. Recently, he was a featured soloist on the hit 2010 Broadway production of Come Fly Away, highlighting the songs of Frank Sinatra and the choreography of Twyla Tharpe. In 2007 PJ was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Alberta. In autumn of 1999 Justin Time Records released a JUNO-nominated recording of PJ and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. PJ Perry has become recognized by critics, colleagues and listeners as being one of North Americas premier saxophonists. Winner of a 1993 JUNO Award for Best Jazz Recording for his album My Ideal, PJ has received Jazz Report magazines Critics Choice Award for Best Alto Sax for a record-breaking seven years; from 1993 to 1999. In 2016 PJ Perry was awarded the Order of Canada by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada....
Giveaway
Days remaining: 12
