WESTERN FRONT – Vancouver Creative Music Festival (Night 2)

Description:

The second night of the Vancouver Creative Music Festival took place at Western Front.

Al Neil (piano) performed with Howard Broomfield (percussion) and members of the New Orchestra Workshop. Then, John Oswald performed a solo saxophone set, followed by free improvisation by A-Group with members Bob Bell (guitar, saxophone, trumpet), Paul Cram (winds), Ralph Eppel (brass), and Gregg Simpson (drums).

Presented in partnership with the New Orchestra Workshop (NOW) Society.

Audio documentation available upon request.

A band consisting of an electric guitarist, drummer, and euphonium player performs, as a person records them with a camera. Sound and lighting equipment are positioned around them.

Two musicians play the drums and euphonium as a camera person records them. A microphone on a stand is positioned in front of the tuba player.

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1980

Vancouver Creative Music Festival

Captions:

Bob Bell, Gregg Simpson, and Ralph Eppel of A-Group performing at Vancouver Creative Music Festival, photo documentation, Nov 8, 1980.
Gregg Simpson and Ralph Eppel of A-Group of A-Group performing at Vancouver Creative Music Festival, photo documentation, Nov 8, 1980.

Western Front is a non-profit
artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.