RIVER STAGE

ABOUT THE BAND

Michelle Perkins Zalik - vocals

Doug Louie - piano

Ron Thompson - guitar

Marshall Zalik - percussion

Michelle is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., Canada and attending Berkley College of Music in Boston. Her sound, developed over 10 years of voice training, is often described as rich and soulful. Drawing from the works of masters like Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, and Corinne Bailey Rae. Michelle's skills span a wide range of different styles including R&B, Jazz, and Electronic music.

ABOUT THE BAND

Norm Quinn - flugelhorn

Guenter Schulz - guitar

Dave Shakur - bass

Quinn, Schulz and Shakur started out playing pop-up gigs at Locarno Beach for the love of great music. Our brand of contemporary jazz draws from standards and takes these wonderful compositions a step further: we alter form and feel, bring new ideas and mindsets to the music, and make it our own.

https://quinnschulzshakur.bandcamp.com/musicml

ABOUT THE BAND

Ari Lahdekorpi - Guitar

Paul Mason - Drums

Colin Sankey - Bass

Ari Lahdekorpi is a Finnish born guitarist. His musical approach is contemporary improvisational music. Although his material can be categorized in the big tent of jazz, his writing incorporates elements of Rock, Blues, and even touches of classical and folk music. Ari has a long career of working as a solo artist. He has more than a dozen albums to his credit and has scored music for film and television.

https://www.reverbnation.com/arilahdekorp

ABOUT THE BAND

Shannon Lee - piano, vocal, sax, guitar

Colin Rankin - lead guitar, vocals

Don Biggar - bass guitar

Bill Buurmeester - drums

Singer/songwriter Shannon Lee (Inglewood Band) brings her smoky vocals and jazzy/pop style to the Shannon Lee Quartet. Shannon takes her listeners on a musical journey with a Petula Clark medley, songs by French jazz artist Madeleine Peyroux, Amy Winehouse, Mama Cass and some Shannon Lee originals. Shannon is equally comfortable behind the keys, on the acoustic guitar or coaxing out a solo from the tenor sax. Rounding out this Langley group is Colin Rankin on lead guitar, Don Biggar on bass guitar and Bill Buurmeester on the drums.

http://www.inglewoodband.com/music

https://www.facebook.com/BCShannonLee/

ABOUT THE BAND

Slim Sandy - guitar, harmonica, vocals

Willa Mae - washtub bass, vocals

Pat Darcus - drums, vocals

Tom Hammel - steel guitar & vocals

Slim Sandy and the Hillbilly Boppers play roots music, from western swing to hillbilly boogie. Slim sings, plays guitar and harmonica, and is joined by Willa Mae on vocals and washtub bass, Tommy Ham sings and plays steel guitar and Soda Pop on drums. The band has toured Canada and Europe, played dozens of festivals and is currently promoting their latest record “DONE GONE!”

http://www.slimsandy.com

https://www.facebook.com/theslimsandy/

https://www.instagram.com/theslimsandy

ABOUT THE BAND

Daryl Jahnke - guitar

Kerry Galloway - bass

Joel Fountain - drums

Original compositions, surprising covers, along with some favourites from Scofield, Metheny, and others. Collectively these three musicians have travelled the world performing. As a trio they’re exploring new territory.

A philosophy of “being open to and even seeking out the magical and spontaneous in all styles…” often finds Daryl departing from the mainstream to perform and/or record with a diverse array of musicians, including the Juno Award winning Andean group Ancient Cultures, Cuba’s Jorge Chicoy of Archer, Japanese drummer Motohiko “Toko” Hino, the VSO and the Chinese master musicians of Silk Road.

It all comes back to jazz though, and this is the passion that has carried Daryl across Canada as well as to Cuba, Japan, New York and the UK to work and tour with great musicians like Jorge Chicoy, Paul Jackson, Kenny Werner, John Stowell, Terumasa Hino and Jeff Berlin.

http://djguitar.ca