John Geggie (double bass)

John Geggie is greatly in demand as a versatile musician (double bassist) and creative composer both in Canada and internationally. He has been the curator and programming director of the Geggie Series for thirteen years. For over ten years, he has hosted the Late Night Jam Sessions at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival. He has also toured extensively with the award-winning jazz group Chelsea Bridge and the JUNO-nominated D.D. Jackson Trio. He has also recorded or performed with a many of the top names in creative improvised music: Jon Christensen, Ron Miles, Joel Frahm, Andy Milne, Marc Copeland, Vic Juris, Ben Monder, George Colligan, Craig Taborn, Sheila Jordan, David Murray, Andrew Cyrille, Donny McCaslin, Matt Brubeck, Ted Nash, Billy Hart, Marilyn Crispell, Myra Melford, Bill Carrothers, Cuong Vu and bassist, Mark Dresser.  Previously, he has performed at various international festivals including in Rouen and Maubeuge (France), in Molde
(Norway) and throughout the United States. Geggie has also participated in the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival. In addition, he continues to maintain a busy concert schedule with the 13 Strings Chamber Ensemble and is involved in many recording projects. He performs regularly with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. John is on faculty at the Crane School of Music, State University of New York (SUNY Potsdam) and has students at both Carleton University as well as University of Ottawa. This winter, the Thirteen String Chamber Orchestra premiered his most recent composition, St.Andrews' Vibrations as part of their 2012-201 season.
 

With Guests
Roddy Ellias (guitar – Ottawa)
Pierre Tanguay (drums – Montreal)
David Braid (piano – Toronto)

Roddy Ellias
Guitarist and composer Roddy Ellias began improvising on his grandmother’s piano at
the age of six and started playing the guitar at age twelve. His music draws from so
many musical influences it defies labels. Roddy has performed with and written music
for many internationally acclaimed jazz and classical artists including Lee Konitz, Kenny
Wheeler, Tom Harrel, Lonnie Smith, Nat Adderley, Cleo Laine, Pepper Adams, Anne
Akiko Meyers, I Musici, the Montreal Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra,
Michel Legrand and many more. His current projects include recordings and performances with Marc Copland and Adrian Vedady, The Roddy Ellias Trio, The Walrus Quartet (with David Occhipinti, Ted Quinlan and Kim Ratcliffe) as well as solo works.

“Exquisite … a most thoughtful soloist … the kind of subtlety you don’t often hear …
anywhere.” Mark Miller, Canadian jazz critic and author

“Positively brilliant.” Bill McBernie, Planet Jazz

“Nothing was more beautiful that Ellias’ piece Too Far, which when it was done created in
the crowd a silence that spoke volumes before applause did ensue.”
Peter Hum, jazz
musician, critic and blogger

Pierre Tanguay
Percussionist, composer and an optimistic inventor, Pierre Tanguay is one of the busiest musician on the Quebec music scene. Since the early 80’s, he has been a regular member of many ensembles such as JEAN DEROME ET LES DANGEREUX ZHOMS, ÉVIDENCE, CASTOR ET COMPAGNIE, TRIO JEAN-FRANÇOIS GROULX, L’ODD, VILLEMURE Ô CARRÉ, ENSEMBLE PIERRE CARTIER, PROJET RIEL. He has been collaborating in a number of projects with Jean Derome, Normand Guilbeault, Pierre Langevin, René Lussier, Karen Young, Fred Frith, Michel Donato, Daniel Mille, André Duchesne, Antoine Berthiaume. An accomplished musician, he is just as happy playing jazz, musique actuelle, medieval or traditionnal music. He is co-founder of STRADA, MIDI TAPANT, DEROME/TANGUAY, and has written music for dance (Lucie Grégoire, Andrew de L. Harwood, Irène Stamou, Francine Gagné), for theatre and films (Allan Booth, Imago, Roberto Ariganello).  He is frequently touring in Canada and Europe.

David Braid
Hailed in the Canadian press as "a jazz genius to call our own" (MacLean's Magazine), two-time Juno Award winning pianist and composer David Braid has a style described by Paris Transatlantic Magazine as “refreshingly uncategorizable.” Braid has performed across The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Scandinavia, Asia, Australia, and Brazil.

Combining harmonic intricacies fundamental to European classical music, the spontaneity of American jazz, and the cultural open-mindedness of Canada, Braid's original music impresses audiences with its originality, melodic lyricism, compositional intelligence, and engaging rhythm. 

“Braid's tone, touch, chord voicings and imagination make him one of the most interesting new pianists I've encountered in a long time” - Doug Ramsey, recipient of Jazz Journalists Association's Lifetime achievement Award

His most recent focus is performing a solo program documented on the 2012 Juno-winning CD, VERGE; other notable coverage includes Daniel Berman's series "Solos: the Jazz Sessions" (Original Spin Media) along with pianists Jacky Terrason, and Brad Mehldau.

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