GSJS invites you to Experiment with Anela

posted Oct 6, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Anela Kahiamoe— Image Credit: Supplied Photo
One of the most interesting aspects of the jazz scene is the way in which new bands are spawned.

Entirely in keeping with the improvisational nature of jazz as an art form, it follows that different combinations of musicians and instruments perform hitherto untried arrangements of familiar melodies, and experiment with  self-penned material.

Even more exciting is when magic happens, a nexus is created, and a new sound or style is born.

Such are the goals of Georgia Straight Jazz Society: keeping jazz music live, providing Comox Valley residents the opportunity to listen to an ever-increasingly higher standard of music, and a chance to experience those improvisational high points. Our new season has already proved we are growing, and we now have the most active jazz scene in British Columbia.

This Thursday’s performance touches on all these points when four familiar faces combine with two new additions to the society’s roster, when Anela Kahiamoe performs at the Avalanche Bar & Grill with his lineup Anela & The Experimenters.

Although Anela is well known in the Valley, this is his first appearance as a Jazz Society act. He is a native of Hawaii, and he’s been a professional musician all of his adult life. We are excited to introduce his extensive musical talent as he offers beautiful vocals, and performs on guitar and lap steel ukulele.
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