Jazz with attitude!
That’s what Vancouver-based band the NightCrawlers delivers.
This group will appeal to jazz fans, fans of soul and fans of rock and roll. They’re fun, they’re creative and they will be live at the Avalanche on March 2, presented by the Georgia Straight Jazz Society.
Inspired by the music of Brother Jack McDuff, “The Mighty Burner” Charles Earland, Big John Patton, and Booker T and the MGs, the Night Crawlers play gritty, soulful music that’s all about having a good time.
This Vancouver Quintet is led by critically acclaimed drummer Jesse Cahill and features the who’s-who of the Vancouver Jazz scene with Cory Weeds on alto sax, Steve Kaldestad on tenor sax, Dave Sikula on guitar and Chris Gestrin behind Keys and the Hammond organ.
The band has been having great success with their recording projects in the past few years, garnering an Album of the Year Award at the 2009 National Jazz Awards, and a Western Canada Music Award for Best Jazz Recording of the Year in 2011.
The album Down at the Bottom reached No. 11 on the U.S. JazzWeek charts.
Downbeat Magazine’s Ken Micallef wrote glowingly about Presenting, the band’s live album, “The operative word on Presenting is authenticity, from mixing the recorded digital files on two–inch tape to sweltering performances of material by Big John Patton, Jack McDuff and Horace Silver. The NightCrawlers play like a decades-old organization, possessing the swagger, muscle and greasy swing feel of yesteryear’s greats.”
With a combination of grit and soul, plus successful collaborations with music legends such as Red Holloway, David (Fathead) Newman and Jim Byrnes, the NightCrawlers have been making fans all across the country. Don’t miss this presentation of the Georgia Straight Jazz Society this Sunday. Showtime is 7:30 at the Avalanche Bar and Grill in downtown Courtenay.
Tickets are available on Thursday Night Jazz at the Avalanche and at Bop City in Courtenay and Red Carpet in Comox.
For more information, check out www.georgiastraightjazz.com or find us on Facebook.
— Georgia Straight Jazz Society
