QUENTIN BAXTER PRESENTS the CHANTALE GAGNE QUARTET
Featuring Steve Wilson on Saxophones and Flute
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 at 7:30pm at the Turtle Point Clubhouse
Tickets $20 available now at www.baxtermusic.com or by calling 843-766-8814
Grammy-nominated musician/producer and world-renowned drummer QUENTIN E. BAXTER presents an amazing 3-concert series on Kiawah Island! The first artist on the agenda is jazz pianist CHANTALE GAGNE, featuring the amazing Steve Wilson on saxophones and flute, Delbert Felix on bass, and Quentin E. Baxter on drums.
A native of Quebec, Canada, CHANTALE began studying music at the age of 8. At 15, the piano became her passion after hearing a Bill Evans recording. From 1997 to 1999, she studied jazz piano with James Gelfand at College Marie-Victorin in Montreal, followed by 4 years at McGill University where she received her degree in Jazz Piano Performance. In 2005, CHANTALE met famous pianist Kenny Barron and after studying with him for a short time, CHANTALE realized that, both as a pianist and composer, jazz had become her deepest calling.
Currently based in New York City, CHANTALE is celebrating her third album release to date – “The Left Side Of The Moon.” It includes 10 original compositions and an arrangement of the traditional French song “À la Claire Fontaine.” The album features the ingenious musicality of saxophone great, Steve Wilson, who found the original compositions to be revealing. “They’re a window into her concept,” he said. “They’re not just tunes but arrangements within tunes, extended compositions with different episodes.”
Bassist and long-time collaborator Peter Washington says, “Chantale’s writing is so beautiful, that every time I play her music, I come away feeling better than I did before the session.”
“There is a spiritual strength and feeling of humanity within the compositions and playing of Chantale Gagné, and The Left Side Of The Moon is further confirmation of this Quebec’s impressive talent.” – Renee Rosnes
(Photo credit: Kiawah Arts Council website)
-Submitted by Tidelines Editor