HOLLY BURKE and THE NATURALS

Sat, Jun 07

Ace Vancouver Jazz band Holly Burke and the Naturals, whose shows include exciting improvised soloing, infectious grooves, hip arrangements and brilliant performances by a crack band that includes some of Canada’s best musicians. You may hear a couple of tasty covers like Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” or a mash-up of Jimi Hendrix's "Let Me Stand Next to your Fire" with Stravinsky’s Rites of Spring. You'll be carried away by the beautiful ‘River of Stars’ and thrilled by the globe-trotting ’Serengeti’. There may be poetry! no matter what you’re guaranteed an evening of creative magic and mystery... Composers Holly Burke and Bill Runge have collaborated on several projects over the years including the award-winning Nature Girl recording, the Hard Rubber commission of ‘Lagoon’, a three movement orchestral piece performed as part of "Horns in the Atrium” at Simon Fraser, Kozmik Keyboards, a one hour keyboard/spoken word collaboration written and performed by Holly, and most recently the Dreamride Project, Twenty Etudes for the Contemporary Pianist which is a recording, a book and a performing quartet, supported by Canada Council. With Holly Burke - flute and vocals, Bill Runge - saxophones, Kristian Alexandrov - piano, Andre Lachance – bass, Randall Stoll – drums.