2025 Juno Award Winner for Best Jazz Album of the Year (Group) Jeremy Ledbetter Trio will perform on a double bill with Juno nominee Raagaverse led by Hindustani jazz vocalist Shruti Ramani at Pyatt Hall on Saturday, July 12.
Forged in a cauldron of raging, inspiring contemporary jazz, the Jeremy Ledbetter Trio pushes the boundaries of jazz and world music, providing an undiluted display of rampaging energy and captivating musicianship.
Ledbetter is a fiery, passionate performer whose music knows no boundaries. His compositions are wildly creative and deeply emotional. At Ledbetter's hands, the piano roars, whispers, cries, and laughs, telling stories as only he can, evoking cinematic images in the listeners' minds....
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2025 Juno Award Winner for Best Jazz Album of the Year (Group) Jeremy Ledbetter Trio will perform on a double bill with Juno nominee Raagaverse led by Hindustani jazz vocalist Shruti Ramani at Pyatt Hall on Saturday, July 12.
Forged in a cauldron of raging, inspiring contemporary jazz, the Jeremy Ledbetter Trio pushes the boundaries of jazz and world music, providing an undiluted display of rampaging energy and captivating musicianship.
Ledbetter is a fiery, passionate performer whose music knows no boundaries. His compositions are wildly creative and deeply emotional. At Ledbetter's hands, the piano roars, whispers, cries, and laughs, telling stories as only he can, evoking cinematic images in the listeners' minds.
The Jeremy Ledbetter Trio's second album, "Gravity", sees Jeremy joined by Grammy-winning drummer Larnell Lewis (Snarky Puppy) and renowned electric bassist Rich Brown (Steve Coleman's Five Elements), who offer the perfect counterpart to Ledbetter's iconoclastic energy at the piano. "Gravity" has taken the jazz world by storm, racking up a Juno Award (Canada's top music prize) for Jazz Album of the Year, the title "Best in Canadian Jazz" from Jazz FM91, and over half a million streams worldwide. For this concert, the gifted and versatile bassist Andrew Stewart replaces Brown.
Juno Nominee and 2025 Western Canadian Music Artistic Award Nominees for Global Artist of the Year and Jazz Artist of the Year) Raagaverse, led by Shruti Ramani (voice) with Jodi Proznick (bass), Noah Franche-Nolan (piano) and Nicholas Bracewell (drums), is a creative Indo-Jazz fusion band that pays homage to the two deeply historical and culturally-significant genres: classical Hindustani music and Jazz.
Bandleader Shruti Ramani brings her expertise in Hindustani music together with the quartet's appreciation, knowledge, affinity and experience of the Jazz and other musical artforms. Raagaverse retains the authenticity of both traditions, melding them seamlessly into one cohesive sound that is both dynamic and explosive with immense respect, depth and beauty. Shruti's musical fluency originates from her rigorous Hindustani training and degree under Dr. Ritu Johri in Mumbai, India, and her studies leading to a degree in Jazz from Capilano University. Her original compositions use melodies ornamented with traditional Hindustani nuances, with underlying modern Jazz harmonies and rhythms.
Jodi brings her musical mastery on the bass as well as her insight and experience performing, recording, touring and promoting her music. Noah is a stellar composer, pianist and keyboard player well known for his cross-disciplinary collaborations in jazz and classical idioms and for blending different musical styles. Nicholas is talented young drummer who immediately connected with the music and musicians of Raagaverse.
This concert is made possible with support from Canadian Heritage, Government of BC, City of Vancouver, JTS Heersink Foundation, the VSO School of Music and VIM donors.
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3110119-2?pid=4485
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Category: Live Music | Jazz
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