Ken Aldcroft scores new
music for silent Keaton

& Ken Aldcroft Quartet
presents new jazz score for
Buster Keaton’s film The
General at the Havana
Gallery (1212 Commercial
Drive), Sunday, Nov. 14, 7
& 9 p.m. For reservations
and info: 464-0299.

John Goodman

This Weck Editor
Solmg@nsnews.com

JAZZ guitarist Ken
Aldcroft has written a
New score to accompany
Buster Keaton’s silent
classic The General.

Keaton's film, considered
one of his greatest works, was
shot in Orcgon in 1927, The
story was based on an incident
in the Civil War where a stolen
locomotive was taken through
enemy territory.

The silent comic rooted his
material in American culture
and Aldcroft uses this as a
springboard for his own origi-
nal jazz compositions.
Although the actual content
will take us far outside the ret-

“ erences of Keaton’s work.

“The influence came from

different groups I was listening to,” says

_ Aldcroft. “Bill Frisell’s Quartet, John Zorn’s
News for Lulu wio and a little bir of Jimmy
Guiffre’s group with Jim Hall. None of the
bands have bass or drums — those are the kinds

: «of things I’ve been listening to for the past cou-

- ple of years. I knew I wanted to write in that
capacity for guitar and horns.” ;
On Sunday night at the Havana Gallery on
~ Commercial Drive Aldcroft will co-produce the
event with Chris Ellstrand. “He’s done this
kind of thing before and we decided it would
. be a good time to do another one.” There will

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JAZZ guitarist Ken
Aldcroft’s quartet at the
Havana Gallery Sunday.

be nwo shows at 7 and 9 p.m.

The ensemble, made up of
some of the city’s premier jazz
musicians, includes Brian
Harding on trombone,
Francois Houle on clarinet,
and John Korsrud on trumpet
with the composer on guitar.

“The writing is mixing
song form with written and
improvised music,” says
Aldcroft. “In the writing 'm
trying to have some open sec-
tions to let the movie shape
the improvising but P’'m also
trying to set up moods with
the compositions.”

Keaton’s film was chosen
for a number of reasons, “1
watched a couple of his
movies. ] tiked the fact that
The General was a longer film
so it gives you more time to
develop the music. It focusses
on Americana-type melodies
—almost folky — using a bit
of blues and stuff.”

& Clarinctist Francois
Houle is part of another major
music event scheduled for next
week. The Songlines label is
planning a special tribute in
memory of British musician
Nick Drake at the Vancouver
East Cultural Centre on
Friday, November 19 at 8 p.m.

The evening will feature many of Drake’s
compositions performed by a roster of artists
who have been influenced by his music —~
along with Houle the group includes Veda
Hille, Kevin Kare, Robin Holcomb, lan

_ Moore, Danie! Lapp, Peggy Lee, Herald Nix

Mark Spvbey and Alexander Varty. Many other
musicians will also be on hand for Poor Boy: A
Tribute to Nick Drake. The under-appreciated
Drake died 25 years ago this November.
Tickets are $16 and $14 (students and

‘ seniors) at Ticketmaster.

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