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Cap college instructor
turning jazzheads on

WALKING around the
treed campus of
Capilano College,
you’d never guess that
irodding the same side-
walks everyday is one
of Canada’s up-and-

over all nine tracks (If you're
looking for a Sunday morn-
ing CD to read with that five
pound New York Times,
Long Story Short is the one.
And it’s Canadian content.)
Turner plays trumper and
fliigel on Long Story Short.
Rounding out the quartet

comung jazz superstars. “Andreiy: dered are Bruno Hebert (piano),

Then again, if you met
Brad Turner on a leaf-strewn sidewalk lead-
ing to the cafeteria, you'd get no idea how
well this boy can play the horn. And boy
can he play.

Listening to Long Story Short, the latest
release by the Brad Turner Quartet, is to
hear the sound of mature and even compo-
sitons. Tumer wrote and produced all aine
tracks on the independent CD. All songs
were recorded at Rick Hanson Secondary
Theatre in Abborsford.

The instrumental arrangements on the
recording are reminiscent of early Miles
Davis-Bill Evans trumpet-piano_ composi-
tions; haunting horn notes and dnkling

s Nelson (bass) and

Dylan VanderSé ny
Currently on staff in the Nerth
Vancouver college’s highly-acclaimed jazz
program, Turner has pl with some of
the heavyw s of the jazz world, includ-
ing Oliver Jones, Joe Lovano, Doc
Severinson and Joe Williams. And groups
he’s played with have opened for an equal
amay of stars, including Oscar Peterson,
Clark Terry, John Scofield and McKoy
Tyner. In addition, Turner has performed
at the Paris, Montreal, Dallas and Fort

Worth jazz. festivals.
As far as earning his chops, Turner is a
griduate with honors, from the world-

piano refrains seta mood that continues renowned Universi
ters program in Jazz Studies. He has stud-
ied with such antists as Joe Lovano, Wynton
Marsalis and Victor Lewis.
Long Story Short is the seventh record-
ing Turner has played on, and the first for
the Brad Turner Quartet.
In April of this year, another ‘Turner
four-piece band, Metalwood, debuted their Photo submitted
self-titked CD to rave reviews. BRAD Turner has quickly established himself as one of the best jazz trumpet
Fearuring four of the best young jazz —_ players in the country. He leads his quartet next Wednesday night at Cap College.
players in Canada today, Afetalwood soid :
out at record stores (a rarity in the jazz
world, especially for a relatively unknown
group). Joining Turner in Metalwood are
Jan Froman, Mike Murley and Chris Tarry.
The Brad Turner Quartet performs
Wednesday night at Capilano College, with
special guest Nigitcap (the school’s student
band). Tickets are 88 and are available
through TicketMaster and at the door.
Showtime is 8 p.m.

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