We are excited to announce a special evening of live jazz featuring the renowned Pacific Prairie Jazz Quintet at Zameen Art House. Join us on August 3rd at 7:30 PM for a night of enchanting music and soulful performances.

The Pacific Prairie Jazz Quintet is an inter-provincial group made up of two horn players from Manitoba and a rhythm section from Vancouver. From Winnipeg, saxophonists Anna Blackmore and Tristan Martinuson are alumni of the University of Manitoba Jazz Studies program who both studied under acclaimed NY saxophonist, 1996 Thelonious Monk Competition winner and Phil Woods protégé, Jon Gordon. With Gordon, both earned a deep appreciation for the Jazz tradition, which inspires their traditional playing styles and compositions. Having grown alongside each other as musicians on the bandstand with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, The TD Ottawa Jazz Fest Youth Ensemble, Derrick Gardner’s Big Dig! Band and on Gordon’s 2021 Juno-nominated album Stranger Than Fiction, they have spent the last two years making names for themselves in Vancouver as side musicians and are ready to showcase their talents as co-leaders.

Performers: 

Tristan Martinuson – Tenor Saxophone
Anna Blackmore – Baritone Saxophone
Justin Juan – Piano
Riley Poystila – Bass
Seth Kitamura – Drums

For more information, please contact us at Zameen Art House.

We look forward to seeing you there!