Photo by Sandy Rossignol
“Passages”, the new album by the Gord and Olivier Clements Quintet is out now! The album went online this week and on February 4th Hermann’s Jazz Club with host the official album release concert.
Four years ago, my dad started the Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker Tribute ensemble. The five piece ensemble was a platform for my dad and I to start playing on a regular basis. While performing the music from these two jazz legends was really fun, we both wanted to start shifting the focus of the group to our own original music. Gord has been working on a musical based on the life of Emily Carr, and was eager to start showcasing some of that music with the quintet.
Our new project, “Passages” (named after an original composition from Gord entitled “Passage”), had it’s inaugural concert in the spring of 2019 and culminated in a live album recorded at Hermann’s Jazz Club in Victoria BC. After a year of editing and mixing , the album was launched this January.
On Tuesday February 4th, the quintet will be performing the album live at Hermann’s Jazz Club. The concert is going to feature Rob Cheramy on guitar, Louis Rudner on bass and Dave Emery on drums.