Next up at the Salmon Arm Jazz Club is the Morgan Childs Quartet.
Childs has been a fixture on the Toronto music scene since making the move from his native Vancouver in 2009.
In constant demand as a frequent collaborator with a number of national and international jazz artists of distinction, Childs has cemented his reputation as one of Canada’s foremost jazz musicians.
Peers and elders alike have expressed admiration for Childs’ unique blend of forward-looking, contemporary instincts with his warm, vintage sound esthetic and thorough understanding of the jazz tradition.
This versatility has allowed him to work with some of the finest musicians in North America, including Phil Dwyer, Zach Brock, Ingrid Jensen, Brad Turner, Richard Whiteman, Ross Taggart, Bernie Senensky and many others.
In 2009, Childs won the Grand Prix at the Montreal Jazz Festival as a member of pianist Amanda Tosoff’s acclaimed quartet.
Only three years later, he would take home the same prize as a member of the trio of legendary Hungarian-Canadian pianist Robi Botos, one of only a handful of musicians in Canada to win the award twice in its 35-year history.
Childs’ current group features three other musicians with equally impressive pedigrees – Chad Makela – alto and baritone saxophones, Adam Thomas – bass and Dan Reynolds – piano.
The Jazz Club concert begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 in the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs. Doors open at 6:30 and tapas are available during the concert.
Admission is by donation and organizers ask patrons to be mindful of the fact the Jazz Club gets no other funding.
Door donations are used to pay the musicians.
