A Vancouver Island/British Columbia/Canadian première:

Andrew Homzy’s NOLA Nighthawks presents a concert suite of ten selections from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The second set - and dancers are very welcome - will draw from their rich repertoire of traditional and contemporary jazz from New Orleans.

Trumpets: Michael Irving and Greg Bush
Trombones: Darren Nilsson and Craig Burnett
Clarinet: Claudio Fantinato - Baritone Sax: Larry Miller
Drums: James McRae - Bass: Rob Uffen - Guitar: Jesse Marshall
Director/Piano: Andrew Homzy

Porgy And Bess (1934)
As Gershwin Would Have Liked It
Arranged by Bob Haggart (1958)
Edited and re-scored by Andrew Homzy (2015)

- Intermission -

Selections from the traditional New Orleans jazz repertoire -


A Nanaimo citizen since 2009, Homzy was a moving force on the Montreal jazz scene for more than 40 years.