Jazz, how do we love thee? On Feb. 10, celebrate Valentine’s Day early with smooth, smouldering sounds and delicious desserts at the Snoring Sasquatch as the Jazz Council, a Cranbrook-based quintet, and Creston Valley vocalist Louise n’ha Ruby team up for an evening of favourite jazz love songs and upbeat originals.
With nearly two dozen concerts behind them in 2011 alone, and a tremendously successful debut album, the Jazz Council is thrilled to kick off 2012 with a return engagement at the Snoring Sasquatch.
The Jazz Council has a unique approach to jazz and their audiences. Non-jazz-heads will never leave a Jazz Council show saying, “The songs all sound the same” or “That was boring.” On the contrary, the Jazz Council firmly believes that jazz is, at its core, pop music, and can be both authentic and accessible. Their original compositions (eight of which make up their debut album, Dawn) and their covers weave together many different strands and sub-genres of jazz, giving the listener’s ears a well-balanced diet, while their ability to select sounds from a specific palette gives them a unique, clear sound that is all their own.
A graduate of Selkirk College’s professional music program in Nelson, where she focused on jazz, Louise n’ha Ruby caught the acting and singing bug with her first appearance on stage at age six. Throughout seven years of classical studies, she learned to focus on a lovely melodic line. Eventually, her emphasis shifted from form to content, and she began to apply her skills to a wide variety of musical styles, embarking on a life-long search for an ever-changing fusion of music, lyrics and arrangements. Whether she is filling a hall with an impassioned rendition of Willie Dixon’s Built for Comfort or delighting her audience with her saucy delivery of Betsy Rose’s Coming Into My Years, n’ha Ruby’s loving attention to detail captivates audiences and leaves them sighing for more.
Tickets to the Feb. 10 performance are $15 in advance at Kingfisher Used Books and Black Bear Books, or $18 at the door — and admission includes a scrumptious dessert. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8. For more information, visit www.snoringsasquatch.com or call 1-877-264-8543.
— SASQUATCH ARTS AND MUSIC SOCIETY
