NEW ORCHESTRA WORKSHOP
PRESENTS: HEAR IT NOW!
MARCH 10TH - APRIL 2ND. 1988
AT THE CENTRE CULTUREL
FRANCOPHONE DE VANCOUVER
795 WEST 16 IEME AVE. OUEST
VANCOUVER. TELEPHONE (604)
874-9105 874-6924

NEW ORCHESTRA
WORKSHOP
gratefully acknowledges the help and
support of the following individuals and
organizations.
Regis Painchaud
Rod Roodenburg
Dave Coates
Tom Lee Music
Yamaha Pianos
Okanagan Spring Lager
Andres Wines
Coastal Jazz and Blues Society
Darrell Akin
Garry Ross
grunt gallery
Greg Harmesan
Ed Samworth
Black Swan Records
Zulu Records
Highlife Records
Granville Book Company
CBC Radio

CKVU
Co-op Radio
CITR
Wes tern Sound
Rocky Mountain Sound
I-lot Jazz Society
all of our advertisers
all of our volunteers
It couldn't have happened without you!

SPECIAL EVENT! FRIDAY, MARCH 18
8:30 p.m.
HEAR IT N.O.W. presents an evening of music
with internationally acclaimed recording
artists JAY CLAYTON, JULIAN
PRIESTER and JERRY GRANELLI.
"Jay Clayton, JulianPriester and Jerry
Granelli push instantaneous group
improvisation to the level it has always
aspired to - mature, sonorous , interactive,
and driven by an understanding of form that is
both logical and intuitive. CLAYTON, a
vocalist with a personal vocabulary that
owes as much to the post-bop of Steve Lacy
as it does to the New Music of Steve Reich.
PRIESTER, with his advanced degree in
bebop, blues and the abstract truth.
GRANELLI, that rare percussive soul that
understands both heat and light. These three
scintillating musicians combine in one of the
most intelligent and rewarding ensembles in
jazz today!" Paul deBarros, Earshot Magazine .

JAZZ WORKSHOP with Jay Clayton,
Julian Priester and Jerry
Granelli: SATURDAY, MARCH 19
2p.m. at the Centre Culturel
Francophone De Vancouver. For
more information please phone
874-6924.

Thursday, March 10
8 RASS R COTS : A dynamic new ensemble
inspired by the tradition of New Orleans carnival
bands. Leader Brad Muirhead has assembled an
eight piece modern marching band whose musical
horizons include the original and avant garde
while never losing sight of its origins.
Friday, March 11
CLAUDE RANGER Trio : One of the premier
jazz talents in Canada, Ranger has collaborated with
Sonny Rollins, Lenny Breau, Dave Liebman, Phil
Woods and James Moody. His Vancouver trio
features Scott White (bass) and Rob Frayne (tenor).
"Ranger's drumming makes the improvisational
context so challenging ... that there is no time to
respond to it with anything other than absolute
spontaneity." Mark Miller, Globe and Mail, 1987.
Saturday, March 12

KATE HAMMETT-VAUGHAN and
SECOND SIGHT: Featured at duMaurier Jazz
Festivals, Hammett-Vaughan carries on the vocal
tradition of Betty Carter and Carmen McCrae while
retaining an original conception. She combines a
sophisticated interpretation of melodies and words
with a magnificent time feel. Second Sight features
Ron Samworth (guitar), Rob Frayne (sax and
piano), Ken Lister (bass), Claude Ranger (drums).

Thursday, March 17

COAST QUARTET : Formed in 1981, this
quartet explores the freer harmonic and rhythmic
structures of contemporary jazz. Bill Clark
(trumpet) and Pat Caird (reeds) are original
members of the acclaimed VEJI ensemble. Bassist
Rick Kilburn (formerly with Dave Brubeck ) is one
of Vancouver's first-call musicians. Dennis Burke
(percussion) provides a sensitive foundation for the
band's free, conversational approach.
Friday, March 18 (Special Event) JAY

CLAYTON, JULIAN PRIESTER AND
JERRY GRANELLI.
Sat., March 19 WORKSHOP with Clayton,

Priester, Granelli. 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 19

BRUCE FREEDMAN and CHIEF
FEATURE : Chief Feature is a marriage of
traditional and avant garde elements, slightly offcenter tunes which you can't stop humming. Upmusic! Freedman (tenor sax) has appeared at the
Nimes Jazz Festival in France as well as jazz
festivals across Canada. Clyde Reed (bass), Stan
Taylor (drums), Bill Clark (trumpet).

Thursday, March 24

MICHAEL BLAKE Quartet : A Vancouver
tenor saxophonist, Michael Blake has returned
from New York City where he has been studying
with Dave Liebman. This concert will feature
Michael's compositions, reflecting his N.Y.
experience. With Ross Taggart (piano), Ken Lister
(bass) and Blaine Wikjord (drums).
Friday, March 25
LUNAR ADVENTURES : From jazz and
harmolodic funk to Celtic and Calypso, Lunar has
been featured at the duMaurier International Jazz
Festivals (Vancouver), on CBC Radio Canada and
in the Seattle New Jazz New City concert series.
"Lunar Adventures is from the provinces, but
they're sure not provincial. This band is so New
York I can't stand it." Gary Bannister, Earshot
Magazine, 1988. LUNAR ADVENTURES is Coat
Cooke (tenor/ alto), Ron Sam worth
(guitar/ soundscapes), Clyde Reed (bass) and Gregg
Simpson (batterie).
Saturday, March 26

UNIT - E (formerly the Graham Ord
Trio} : The recipient of Alex Varty's Coltrane
Giant Steps Award for 1987 (a shared honor with
Phil Dwyer), Graham Ord has assembled a spirited
and sensitive quartet. Percussionist Roger Baird,
who worked in New York with William Parker
(now with Cecil Taylor) and Billy Bang, has settled
in Vancouver and has enriched the contemporary
scene. New member Daniel Lapp is featured on
both trumpet and violin. Paul Blaney (bass) brings
it all together with a spontaneous and always
swinging feel.

Thursday, March 31

THEMBA TANA'S AFRICAN
HERITAGE : Group leader Themba Tana draws
on his musical experiences from Zimbabwe,
Botswana and Mozambique, and with Govind
Dido, Albert St. Albert and Sal Ferreras creates an
unforgettable musical experience. African Heritage
has performed at the Commonwealth Drum
Fest~val, Drum Heat, and the Calgary Olympic Arts
Festival.
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Friday, April 1

PAUL PLIMLEY Trio : "unparalleled
rhyt~mic acuity, keyboard articulation of crystalline
bnlhance and enough melodic wit and verve to
trigger several spontaneaous gasps and bursts of
ama~~d h~larity. ~agnificent!" Alex Varty 1987.
Sensitive mteract10n and intense group
improvisation. Clyde Reed (bass) and Gregg
Simpson (drums).
Saturday, April 2
CREATURES OF HABIT : A five man
~usic ~nit performing original modern electric
Jazz fus10n; and modern acoustic jazz echoing the
styles of Steps Ahead and other contemporary
groups. The Creatures of Habit are: Bill Runge
(saxes), Bob Murphy (keyboards), Rick Kilburn
(bass), Don Powrie (drums) and Ron Samworth
(guitar).

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SCHEDULE

OF

PERFORMANCES

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

March 10
BRASS ROOTS

March 11
CLAUDE RANGER trio

March 12
KATE HAMMETT-VAUGHAN
and SECOND SIGHT

March 18
* JAY CLAYTON

March 19
BRUCE FREEDMAN &
CHIEF FEATURE

March 17
COAST QUARTET

JULIAN PRIESTER
JERRY GRANELLI

March 24
MICHAEL BLAKE
quartet

March 25
LUNAR
ADVENTURES

March 26
UNIT-E

March 31
THEMBA TANA'S
AFRICAN HERITAGE

Aprill
PAUL PLIMLEY
trio

April 2
CREATURES OF
HABIT

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 8:30 p.m.

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NEW ORCHESTRA
WORKSHOP SOCIETY
New Orchestra Workshop provides a focus for the
creation of an original west coast Canadian musical
idiom.
Origins

New Orchestra Workshop was formed in 1977 by a group of
Vancouver musicians to fulfill a need in the local creative
music community for workshop, rehearsal and performance
space.
Early achievements include: Canada Council
Explorations Grant in 1978; Sponsorship of Workshops by Dr.
Karl Berger of the Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, New
York; organization of Three Creative Music Festivals in 1979,
1980 and 1981.
Projects and Activities
Oct.-Dec. 1986 Creative Music Series #1 at the Centre
Culturel Francophone De Vancouver.
Jan. 26, 1987 New Orchestra Workshop Registered as NonProfit Society.
Feb.-April, 1987 Creative Music Series #2 at the Centre
Culture! Francophone De Vancouver.
June, 1987 Co-produced a series of music workshops with
Vancouver Community College and Coastal Jazz and Blues
Society, in conjunction with the 1987 duMaurier Jazz Festival.
July, 1987 New Orchestra Workshop ensemble Hugh Fraser
Quintet wins the Akan Jazz Competition, NOW ensembles
perform at major Canadian Jazz Festivals.
Sept., 1987 A multi-media production entitled "Sequences"
was presented at the Vancouver Fringe Festival.
Oct.-Nov., 1987 Creative Music Series #3 at the Centre
Culturel Francophone De Vancouver presented with financial
assistance from The Canada Council.

NEW ORCHESTRA WORKSHOP SOCIETY is
proud to present HEAR IT N.O.W. Hot Sounds in
Contemporary Jazz!
New Orchestra Workshop Board of Directors: Roger Baird,
Coat Cooke, Bruce Freedman, Kate Hammett-Vaughan,
Graham Ord, Paul Plimley, Clyde Reed, Ron Samworth,
Gregg Simpson.

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