Brent Jarvis Quintet plays the music of Herbie Hancock

Event Description

Featuring Brent Jarvis on piano, rhodes, and synth; Patrick Boyle on trumpet and flugel-horn; Andrew Greenwood on saxophone; Louis Rudner on acoustic and electric bass; and Alex Campbell on drums; this eclectic quintet will be performing compositions by Herbie Hancock as well as music from his numerous collaborations with Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Jaco Pastorius, Flora Purim, and others.

Herbie Hancock is a music icon and has been an integral voice in jazz and popular music since the 1960s. His flexibility and expansive musicianship have transcended decades and genres.

This performance will cover a broad aesthetic range and trace Herbie Hancock’s journeys through acoustic music to electric (and back).

Brent Jarvis is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Following in a tradition of lyrical, dynamic, and rhythmically complex piano players; Brent’s work has been described as: “captivating... a collaboration between the sensual and the intellectual... music that sparks the senses and transcends genres” (Laura Fernandez - JAZZ.FM91 Toronto), and "romantic but never cloying” (Katie Malloch - CBC Jazz Beat).

Brent studied music at the University of Toronto (BMUS JAZZ Performance) and musicology at the University of Victoria (MA Musicology); and has taught music at Vancouver Island University, the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and the University of Victoria.

Brent's latest album is entitled Dragonfly. This recording combines traditional Cuban rhythms with contemporary jazz music and features original compositions for piano, trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, bass, timbales, and congas. Fantastic contributions to the recording were made by Miguelito Valdes, Monik Nordine, Ben Henriques, Steve MacDonald, and Jose Sanchez.