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DESCRIPTION:Join us at St Mary’s for a unique blend of exceptional jazz r
 ooted in the context of meditation and prayer. This month we welcome the B
 rian Tate Trio!\nPopular vocalist and composer/arranger Brian Tate present
 s a program of contemplative and inspiring jazz standards\, originals\, an
 d folk\, pop\, and world music. Brian\, Ashley\, and Ross have performed t
 ogether many times as a trio. They bring a fresh\, joyful\, collaborative 
 approach to a wide variety of repertoire including jazz\, pop\, folk\, and
  world music.\nA collection will be taken in support of this ongoing serie
 s. Suggested donation $20. \nCheck out the full series here\nAbout the Mu
 sicians\nNow living in Victoria\, Vancouver-born Brian Tate has enjoyed a 
 diverse career as a vocalist\, composer/arranger\, educator\, and choral d
 irector.\nBrian was active in the Vancouver jazz scene for many years with
  his quartet and also with the Ferguson/Tate/LaRue vocal trio. He has perf
 ormed at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival\, the Pender Harbour Ja
 zz Festival and the Harrison Festival as well as the Cellar Jazz Club and 
 other venues.\nBrian led Vancouver’s Universal Gospel Choir for many sea
 sons as well as the 100-voice City Soul Choir\, and he co-founded and perf
 ormed with “TriVo”\, a world music a cappella trio with Dawn Pemberton
  and Karla Mundy. Currently Brian directs the Vancouver Island Chamber Cho
 ir\, the Broad View Community Choir\, and teaches at the Canadian College 
 of Performing Arts.\nInfluenced by such diverse vocalists as Tony Bennett\
 , Mose Allison\, and Kurt Elling\, Brian demonstrates versatility not only
  as an accomplished vocalist but also as an award-winning composer and arr
 anger\, reimagining and reharmonizing jazz standards as well as pop\, folk
 \, and world music.\nAs an educator\, Brian offers masterclasses for singe
 rs\, teaches at the UJAM summer jazz camp\, “Songroots” summer vocal c
 amp\, and the BC Swing Camp. He has also performed with Michael Gold’s 
 “Jazz Impact”ensemble\, and created his own programs bringing the conc
 ept of jazz to the business world.\nAshley Wey is a multi-award-winning Ca
 nadian singer-songwriter and pianist. She has worked with Juno Award-winne
 rs Brandi Distrehaft\, Mae Moore\, and The Parachute Club. She has toured 
 across Canada coast to coast many times while working for Sony BMG\, backi
 ng up Canadian Idol winners\, as well as visited 56 countries with her Tri
 o while working on cruise ships around the world.  Ashley opened all the 
 Solstice Class Ships on Celebrity Cruise lines with four-time Grammy Award
  winner Manny Kellough\, Billy Preston and Barry Whites drummer. With thre
 e critically acclaimed\, self-produced albums to her credit\, Wey released
  her first album of entirely original music\, Hummingbird – a genre-bend
 ing project melding alternative folk\, pop\, and jazz on July 7\, 2021. Wi
 th her 5th album in the works\, you will surely hear a lot more music from
  this wonderful\, talented woman.\nRoss Macdonald is a multi-instrumentali
 st (upright bass\, bass guitar\, guitar\, and tuba) originally from Prince
  Edward Island. After earning his music degree from McGill University in M
 ontréal\, he worked for a few years as a musician on the Montréal freela
 nce scene\, went around the world on cruise ships\, and also spent several
  months in Dubai playing at the Burj al Arab hotel. Since 2009\, he's been
  based in Victoria\, playing bass full-time with the Naden Band of the Roy
 al Canadian Navy.\nAbout Jazz Evensong\nEvolving out of two ancient servic
 es of prayer as the sun is setting—vespers and compline—the service of
  Evensong is an opportunity to put the events of the past day into perspec
 tive\, to ground one’s body\, mind and spirit in preparation for the res
 torative night of sleep\, when in our dreaming\, our subconscious will con
 tinue the creative work of making sense of our experiences.\nJazz\, as Ken
  Burns says\, is “a profound intersection of freedom and creativity”. 
 So\, whether you are a seasoned jazz lover or a newcomer to the genre\, yo
 u will be sure to find something to speak to you at this unique and moving
  experience of making sense of your day. Don’t miss your chance to be a 
 part of this inspiring and intimate celebration of faith and music. All ar
 e welcome!
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