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The Cookers at Yukon Arts Centre
Courtesy of Duncan Sinclair | Posted on August 6, 2015
Where
Yukon Arts Centre
300 College Drive
Whitehorse
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When
Sun, October 18, 2015
19:30
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Musicians
Ryan Oliver
saxophone, tenorTim Hamel
trumpetRichard Whiteman
multi-instrumentalistAlex Coleman
bassJoel Haynes
drumsThe Cookers
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Jazz on the Wing cabaret sponsored by Jazz Yukon.
From Toronto, the Cookers Quintet have a sound firmly rooted in the ‘50s and ‘60s hard bop movement – arguably jazz’s golden era. Inspired by the 1965 Blue Note recording “Night Of The Cookers” featuring Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan, the group cut their teeth on standards at a weekly residency where they developed the inspiration and chemistry to write tunes of their own. Their versatile frontline is made up of trumpet and tenor sax, tonal talents that bring a hot, up tempo number to a boil or carry a ballad with sophistication and subtlety...