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July 23/09 Hugh Fraser and VEJI Hugh Fraser -------------------------------------- Piano & Trombone For more information visit Medicine Hat Jazz Fest Esplanade Theatre 401 First St. S.E., Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
July 5/09 Chucho Valdes Quintet and Hugh Fraser Quintet Campbell Ryga------ Alto Sax A double bill with Cuba’s Chucho Valdés Quintet - For more information visit Victoria Jazz Society. The Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria B.C.
July 4/09 Chucho Valdes Quintet and Hugh Fraser Quintet Campbell Ryga------ Alto Sax A double bill with Cuba’s Chucho Valdés Quintet - For more information visit Coastal Jazz & Blues Society The Centre, 777 Homer Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada June 26/09 Hugh Fraser and VEJI Hugh Fraser -------------------------------------- Piano & Trombone For more information visit Regina Jazz Festival Wascana Ballroom, Regina Inn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hugh Fraser -------------------------------------- Piano & Trombone A double bill with Amina Figarova. For more information visit Calgary Jazz Festival. The Martha Cohen Theatre , 220 - 9th Ave S.E., Calgary Al,berta, Canada
Christine Duncan -- Vocals Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada
May 22/09 Hugh Frasers Vancouver jazz power trio THREE PLAY Hugh Fraser------ piano & Trombone This Vancouver based jazz power trio will feature Hugh Fraser on trombone and piano, Canada's most creative Hammond B-3 performer, Bob Murphy and the Hugh Fraser Quintet and VEJI's rhythmic furnace, Dave Robbins on drums. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear Fraser's trademark and positive interplay with his long term colleges in this sonically unique configuration. The all encompassing sound of Bob Murphy on a vintage Hammond B-3 organ complete with Leslie allows Robbins and Fraser to improvise, inspire and interact with the blues tinged fleetness of a combo but with the added thrill of the dynamic extremes that the B-3 allows. In addition to the versatility of the B-3, drum and bone configuration, the transparency of Murphy on piano, with Fraser on bone and the show stopping richness of Fraser on piano and Murphy on B-3 will create unlimited musical possibilities and endless interpretations of Fraser's originals and rarely heard classic organ based standards from the libraries of Jimmy Smith, Joe Zawinul, Jimmy McGriff, Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith and Brother Jack McDuff. Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada
This powerful 5 trombone and rhythm section gang makes their triumphant return to Hermann's. Their last visit lead up to their debut c.d. of original compositions, " Bonehenge"which will be available this evening. This brassy but warm group steps outside of the be bop and swing formate favored by such ensembles and delves into Hugh's Cuban, African and even gospel based tunes to create a rich sonic world that only the lush trombone combination can produce. Proceeds of this evening will be contributed to an appropriate charity. Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada
November 21/08 Hugh Fraser Presents Hermann's All Star Swing Masters Hugh Fraser ( trombone/arrangments) leads the seasoned horns and rhythm section of the West Coasts most experienced jazz artists in this swinging blues based classical ensemble based on the Count Basie 7. All leaders in their own right- the collective life experience and relaxed feel of these veteran musicians will prove to create a smiling evening of deeply routed grooves and classic improvisation on the most swinging tunes from the 20th Century. Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada
October 24th/08 Hugh Fraser Presents Purple Haze Purple Haze is Hugh's recreation of the 1974 Gil Evans recording of the music of Jimi Hendrix. Jimi was going to record with Gil after Miles Davis introduced these sound innovators to each other, but Jimi never returned from England. The Canadian genius Gil Evans became famous with his large translucent orchestrations featuring Miles Davis in the 60's on Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess - Purple Haze's 13 artists will celebrate Hugh's 50th year with old and new friends joining him from close and far. Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada
September 19th/ 08 The Hugh Fraser Trio Hugh Fraser------ piano, vintage keyboards, trombone; Hugh is formalizing and rehearsing this personal partnership of fellow Victorians that have been playing casually together for over 30 years. The broad acoustic and electric sonic palette, intimate setting and luxury of intense rehearsal promises to reveal spectacular performances of never before performed and new challenging works by Canada's National Jazz Awards Trombonist of the year, multiple JUNO Award Winner and the BBC England 1990 Jazz Composer of the Year, Hugh Fraser. Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, B.C. Canada
Hugh Fraser returns to the Cellar after the overwhelming sucess of the Full Circle series last winter featuring unique combinations of the most creative established and emerging improvising artists of the region.
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