Tomorrow evening the sounds of a highly orchestrated, dramatic and interesting kind of jazz with strong components of funk, Latin and traditional swing will fill the NACC auditorium.
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McCandless is a classical oboist and nearly joined the New York Philharmonic Orchestra many years ago, but ended up having a wonderful jazz career instead, said Krosnick.
He plays a variety of other reed instruments including the bass clarinet, English horn and soprano sax, but it's his oboe playing that sets him apart as the instrument is not often heard in the jazz world, said Krosnick.
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In a musical career spanning more than four decades and multiple genres, McCandless has performed on over 200 albums, won three Grammy Awards and been nominated for more.
The performance in Yellowknife will capture the essence of jazz, and will include compositions from McCandless's impressive musical career, said Krosnick.
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Parts of the performance will be highly orchestrated and complex, while other portions will be completely improvised.
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The musicians will also be running educational workshops for students at Mildred Hall School this morning and Sir John Franklin High School this afternoon.
The band members live in California and spend most of their time touring around the Golden State with a busy schedule of around 150 performances a year, said Krosnick, so visiting Canada is a special treat for them.
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The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at NACC. are $25 for seniors and youth and $40 for adults.
