When:
March 19, 2016 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
2016-03-19T20:30:00-09:00
2016-03-19T23:30:00-09:00
Cost:
$18
“ROSS WOOLDRIDGE IS THE BEST JAZZ CLARINETIST THAT CANADA HAS EVER PRODUCED…AMEN!” – Bernie Turcotte, Executive Director of the IAJE Canada (International Association of Jazz Educators)
Hamilton native ROSS WOOLDRIDGE (pianist, clarinetist, saxophonist, flutist, arranger, producer, composer, writer, copyist, teacher) currently leads the Tribute to Benny Goodman Sextet, the Ross Wooldridge Trio, and the Ross Wooldridge Quartet; co-leads (together with Eddie Graf) the 14-piece Swing Era big band – The Galaxy All-Star Orchestra and, together with trombonist Dan Douglas co-leads The Dixie Demons six-piece traditional jazz band. Ross was a member of the late Jeff Healey”s Jazz Wizards and he performs regularly with Terra Hazelton. You may have heard Ross at the 2015 Waterloo Jazz Festival where he lead Alex Pangman’s band in a terrific set of swing music.
Widely regarded as “one of jazz’s finest clarinetists, Artie Shaw led one of the United States’ most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter‘s “Begin the Beguine.” Prior to the release of “Beguine” Shaw and his fledgling band had languished in relative obscurity for over two years and after its release, he became a major pop artist within short order. The record eventually became one of the era’s defining recordings. Musically restless, Shaw was also an early proponent of what became known much later as Third Stream music, which blended elements of classical and jazz forms and traditions
Ross Wooldridge – Clarinet
Steve Crowe – trumpet
Brigham Phillips – piano
Phil Disera – guitar
Lew Mele – bass
Glenn Anderson – drums..
Click on the links below to get a taste of Ross Wooldridge!
