A VERY SPECIAL Saturday Jazz Matinee featuring some of the finest traditional jazz musicians from New Orleans, Vancouver, Seattle and MORE!

Jen Hodge - bass/ voice
Connor Stewart - reeds/ voice
Brad Shigeta - trombone (Duke Ellington Orchestra alumni!)
Arnt Arntzen - guitar
Kelby MacNayr - drums


A native of Vancouver Island, Jen is delighted to be bringing her Jen Hodge All Stars project to Hermann's Jazz Club with a particularly heavy-hitting lineup including Comox Valley-born New Orleans-based Connor Stewart on reeds; alumni of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and Illinois Jacquet band Brad Shigeta on trombone; Vancouver's Arnt Arntzen on guitar; and Victoria's own Kelby MacNayr on drums.

$20/ 18 VJS, UJam, $12 Stud. (2 for 1 tickets for Red Hot Swing Members!)

Bio:
Busy Vancouver-based bass player Jen Hodge is a versatile musician who can be found playing with a wide variety of other artists all over the world. When Jen is leading the band, she likes it hot - hard swinging grooves, boisterous New Orleans style horns, cheeky lyrics, clever arrangements, and plenty of spontaneous fun. With influences ranging from the Oscar Peterson Trio to The Beatles, Jelly Roll Morton to Charlie Parker, Brahms to Édith Piaf, Jen strives to bring together musicians she admires to create a fun and artistically viable experience for everyone involved. Jen's profound love for making music comes across most infectiously, giving her performances a broad appeal to folks of all ages and making her equally at home at a jazz club, a concert hall, a theatre, or a music festival in the woods.