HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA: Tribute to Legends of Canadian Jazz

Posted on | November 9, 2011 | No Comments

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November 26 – 8:00pm
SFU WOODWARDS
149 West Hastings Street, Studio D, 2nd Floor

The 18-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra will pay tribute to the greatest jazz legends this country has produced: Oscar Peterson, Kenny Wheeler, Maynard Ferguson, as well as premiering “Floorshow”, a commissioned work by Canadian composer/trombonist Ian McDougall.

Guest soloists: Toronto’s Mike Herriott presents Maynard Ferguson, Hugh Fraser presents Kenny Wheeler, Ross Taggart presents Oscar Peterson and violinist Rebecca Whitling soloist on Ian McDougall’s “Floorshow”.

The 18-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra celebrated their 20th anniversary last year. They have toured across Canada several times and to Europe, released two CDs and recorded numerous CBC Radio Broadcasts and have produced many large arts events such as “The Drum and Light Festival” for the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad (2010/ 2009/ 2008), “The Ice Age: An Ice Show Like No Other” for The Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and a 60-minute national CBC Television broadcast “Cantata for the King” (2005) for their show, Opening Night.

Artistic Director: John Korsrud
Saxes: Campbell Ryga, Bill Runge, Jens Christianson, Dave Branter, Chad Makala
Trumpets: Kent Wallace, Henry Christian, Chris Davis
Trombones: Rod Murray, Dennis Esson, Brian Harding, Brad Muirhead
violin: Cameron Wilson
Piano: Bob Murphy
Guitar: Ron Samworth
Bass: Andre Lachance
Drums: Dave Robbins
Percussion: Jack Duncan