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Garden Path Quartet
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Event Region - Vernon
Description
Welcome to an exciting new season of Salmon Arm Jazz Club performances!
For our first show of the fall lineup, we’re bringing back the Kamloops-based Garden Path Quartet to the Nexus stage. The group includes Alex Ward (bass), Aaron MacInnis (guitar), Stefan Thordarson (violin) and Jared Rinaldi Wilman (drums).
Alex Ward is a multi-instrumentalist and music teacher, highly skilled on keyboards of all kinds, as well as bass, trumpet, saxophone, and flute. As a pianist, he joined trumpeter Liam Nadurak’s group The Jazz Implication during their recent Jazz Club recording project.
Music comes naturally to Stefan Thordarson who, as a third-generation fiddler, grew up in a home filled with inspiring sound. His musical journey as a violinist began early and he was performing gypsy-jazz and Texas-fiddle tunes professionally before he reached his teens. To great acclaim in the Vancouver media, he recorded his first CD at age 12. In addition to violin, he has been pursuing electronic instruments in his recent compositions.
Aaron MacInnis translated his formal university training in music into a love for jazz guitar. Moving to Kamloops in 2017, he divides his time between his passions as a top notch brewmaster and an equally skilled musician.
Jared is very active the Kamloops music scene, where he plays in a variety of local bands, including performing with Western Canada Theatre. Salmon Arm jazz fans will recognize Jared from his previous performances on the Nexus stage with guitarist Kris Ruston and others.
Organizer
Salmon Arm Jazz Club
We are a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to hosting jazz performances by local and visiting artists. In operation since 2009, the Jazz Club currently hosts bi-monthly shows from September through June.
Venue
Almost a decade ago, First Community embarked upon a journey to enrich connections within our community through the creation of The Nexus. With the help of local volunteers, the traditional church sanctuary was converted into a versatile community performance space with wonderfully bright acoustics, a 1000 square foot stage and comfortable, raked seating for up to 325 patrons. The Nexus at First is proud to host such groups as the Salmon Arm Jazz Club, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Roots and Blues and many others on an ongoing basis. Feedback from performers and audiences alike has been spectacular. We encourage you to forge new connections through the exploration of performance, and to join us at any of the upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you at The Nexus at First! “We could not have had a more successful fundraiser for Johnny. Thank you so much for the amazing space!” AJ“Thank you for the set up yesterday. The concert went well and we were complimented on the sound in your venue.” Ancora Ensemble
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