“They’re a Canadian quartet of musicians with impressive credentials whose program of all original music swings with ease” – Oregon Jazz Society review of “Extensions”.
The Phoenix Jazz Group performs original acoustic mainstream jazz in a contemporary vein, acknowledging the great traditions in jazz that have gone before it. The spirit of improvisation, so inherent in the great jazz tradition, is alive and well within the PJG as it spreads its jazz message through club and festival appearances as well as music clinics and jazz workshop performances in schools and for community organizations.
Since its release in 2009, tracks from their CD “Extensions” have had frequent airplay on JAZZ FM and on jazz radio in New Zealand and the US.
For this show, the group will be joined by Jazz Room Regular Mary-Catherine McNinch-Pazzano for some vocal numbers.
Here is the PJG with Mary-Catherine performing “Shadows”.
Andy Klaehn – Woodwinds,
John Goddard – Drums,
John McLelland – piano,
Art Lang – Double Bass
Mary-Catherine McNinch-Pazzano – Vocals
