Time Flies / Song Room 6

Posted on | February 12, 2007 | No Comments

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A couple of great events took place over the last few days.

The first was Time Flies, sponsored by Coastal Jazz and Blues. An annual event in February, this was arguably the best that I’ve attended. A switch of venue from The Western Front to Ironworks made for a much more intimate setting. Also, the performers meshed unusually well this time. There is always an unknown factor when throwing together groups of musicians who may never have played together before. Sometimes lightning strikes.

The second was Song Room 6, which is a semi-annual salon series. The basic concept is simple. Original songs are presented to an appreciative and attentive audience in a very intimate home setting. As it is being presented by people with a solid background in theatre as well as music, it is very professionally organized. The audience tends to be a broader cross-section of the arts community, including artists, authors, actors and musicians from a wide range of disciplines, as well as other supporters of the arts community. Even the man who should have been our current mayor was there on Saturday. The Song Room is presented by people who are behind Music on Main, the Tuesday nights of classical music at The Cellar, the Cabinet presentation of Vancouver New Music’s recent PUSH festival performances and many other high-quality events. It’s an evening that is entertaining, community-building and undeniably cool.

For more of my impressions of these events, check out my latest blog entries.

[photos by Steve Bagnell]

Originally posted by Steve Bagnell