CanUS | Trad Jazz Matinee

Event Description

Well known to the fans of New Orleans jazz, CanUS shares the love of this unique genre in a top-rated Jazz Club. Visitors say, “There’s nothing like this where we live." This is the 34th year CanUS has been a feature at Hermann's Jazz Club. They have toured jazz festivals in Canada & the U.S., with their concert at the Kennedy Center still showing on YouTube.

The trumpet, played by Simon Stribling, adds that Aussie joy in bringing you those loved melodies, with the addition of some vocals, boosted by the Benny Goodman-esque clarinet of Al Pease, also on tenor sax in that beautiful Coleman Hawkins style. Doug Rhodes is on alto sax and vocals, featured on 5 of the 8 CanUS CDs, all of which you can hear on YouTube. Avram McCagherty brings a sparkle to any of the many bands he leads, and we get to enjoy him, too. His banjo and vocals are a treasure for our city. Glen Manders on bass, plus Matt Pease on the drums. To finish and embellish the group is the early jazz piano style & vocals of Toni Blodgett, leader. The shows have been selling out, so best to get your tickets early!

Simon Stribling - trumpet
Doug Rhodes - vocals &alto sax
Al Pease -Duke of Sooke, alias the Al Capone of the saxophone
Avram McCagherty - banjo
Matt Pease - drums
Glen Manders - bass
Toni Blodgett - tickling the ivories