Highway 19 Concert Series

Rachel therrien
latin jazz project

thursday, april 10, 2025 | 8pm

Willow Point Lions Hall (2165 Island Hwy)

dance lesson | 7pm

  • Highway 19 Concerts presents an evening of hot Cuban jazz led by renowned French Canadian trumpeter, composer and producer Rachel Therrien. Before the show Dance with Roudi & Vero will offer Latin dance lessons as an add-on to the concert ticket.

    Working between New York City and Montreal, Rachel Therrien has developed a reputation as a highly-skilled, versatile and innovative artist, recognized for her personal touch and her many influences from traditional jazz to Afro-Latin and global music. She has six albums to her own name picking up ADISQ and Juno nominations and four-star reviews from Downbeat Magazine.

    In addition to her own groups, she performs in various projects such as Arturo O’Farrill’s Grammy winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the The Ostara Project, spear-headed by award-winning jazz musicians Jodi Proznick and Amanda Tosoff, the Diva Jazz Orchestra, NYC based People of Earth, and many more. She also plays a key role in the Montreal Jazz scene, opening its borders and inspiring emerging musicians. She founded the “Montreal Jazz Composers Series” that led more than 200 American and Canadian composers to perform their original music and collaborate at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

    Therrien Therrien studied jazz at the Université de Montréal, and later the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana as well as the Banff Centre. She has performed her music at festivals, theatres and jazz clubs throughout the Americas, Europe and the Caribbean, including Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival in France, Kremenchuk Jazz Festival in Ukraine, Polanco Jazz Festival in Mexico City, Havana Jazz Festival in Cuba, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola and 55 Bar in New York, Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago, as well as most major Canadian Jazz Festivals.

    Therrien’s Latin Jazz Project will feature pianist Willy Soto Barreto, bassist Alex Bellegarde, and drummer Michel Medrano Brindis, three of Montreal’s most in demand jazz and Latin players, as well as Cuban Lazaro Martinez on congas.

    The Highway 19 Concert Series is supported by the Province of BC through BC Arts Council and BC Live, and the Government of Canada’s Department of Canadian Heritage.

    General admission tickets are available for $20 to be affordable to anyone who wishes to attend, or $30 help sustain this concert series. Teen tickets are only $5 and tickets for kids are free when accompanied by a paying adult. $45 includes a dance lesson at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.

brownman electryc trio

friday, may 2, 2025 | 7:30pm

Willow Point Lions Hall (2165 Island Hwy)

artist talk: life & music of miles davis | 6 pm

  • Highway 19 Concerts and Browntasauras Records present an evening of big city electric-jazz, funk and groove with Brooklyn, NY Trinidadian-born trumpeter Brownman Ali, who has toured the world performing with the likes of Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Quincy Jones, Paul Simon and Beyoncé!!  But for Brownman -- in the tradition of Miles Davis playing the Blackhawk or the Village Vanguard in the 1960’s -- there’s nothing like the creativity, spontaneity and energy that comes from an intimate enthusiastic audience at a small club performance.  Don't miss this rare opportunity when New York jazz comes to Campbell River!

    Twice National Jazz Award winners BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO is an electric-jazz powerhouse that explores Black American music art forms of hip-hop, funk, soul, r’n’b, and jungle through the jazz traditions of Miles Davis & Randy Brecker. This dynamic threesome combines virtuosic performance skills with a deep knowledge of the jazz lineage, set against an energized urban sonic backdrop.

    Trinidadian-born, internationally acclaimed Brooklyn, NY based jazz trumpeter Brownman Ali is a protege of jazz legend Randy Brecker.  In addition to leading his own ensembles, and touring with hip-hop royalty, Brownman  is a highly sought after soloist picking up a 2024 JUNO nomination for “Jazz Album of the Year” with the Nick MacLean Quartet, and has been called “Canada’s preeminent jazz trumpet player” by the New York Village Voice, “the new standard in electric jazz” by NPR, New York (National Public Radio), and “one of the most exploratory voices in jazz trumpet today” by the Chicago Tribune.

    Rounding out the trio is heavyweight Vancouver-based rhythm section of Colin Sankey on 6-string bass and Jordy McIntosh on drums.

    The Highway 19 Concert Series is supported by the Province of BC through BC Arts Council and BC Live, and the Government of Canada’s Department of Canadian Heritage. 

    General admission tickets are available for $20 to be affordable to anyone who wishes to attend, or $30 help sustain this concert series. Teen tickets are only $5 and tickets for kids are free when accompanied by a paying adult. $35 includes a pre-show lecture by Brownman Ali on the life and music of Miles Davis at 6:00 pm. Show starts at 7:30