WESTERN FRONT – Concert by the Paul Plimley Octet

Description:

A concert of original compositions and arrangements for big band jazz performed by Paul Plimley (vibraphone) with Buff Allen (drums); Paul Blaney (bass); Ralph Eppel (trombone); Kevin Lee (trumpet); and Graham Ord, Nikki Carter, and Gordon Bertram (saxophone).

Presented as part of the Western Front Piano Festival.

Audio documentation is available upon request.

Curated by Hank Bull.

Seen in black and white, in the Grand Luxe Hall, an octet of performers dressed in collared shirts and suit jackets play orchestral instruments in a circle. The performer closest plays the marimba hunched over, while to their left, another performs the cello. Another performer plays a drum set, and the others use wind instruments.

Seen in black and white, in the Grand Luxe Hall, two performers play next to each other, both with microphones in stands in front of them. The one closest plays the marimba, wearing a sweater adorned with musical notes, while the other plays the cello, looking at music sheets set before them. An open grand piano and drum set stand behind them.

Seen in black and white, in the Grand Luxe Hall, five performers play on orchestral instruments, surrounded by microphones in stands. From the left, one performer dressed in a sweater adorned with musical notes plays the marimba, another the cello, another a drum set, another a saxophone, and the last a trumpet. The rest of the performers wear collared shirts and suit jackets.

Seen in black and white, in the Grand Luxe Hall, four performers dressed in collared shirts and jeans play wind instruments, while looking at music sheets displayed in front of them. Three performers play the saxophone while one from the left plays a trombone. A microphone in a stand stands in front of them.

Seen in black and white, in the Grand Luxe Hall, an octet dressed in collared shirts and some in suit jackets play orchestral instruments, in a circle. They are surrounded by microphones and sheet music. From the left, they play a drum set, a cello, the marimbas, a saxophone, a trombone, and two other saxophones.

Related People

Hank Bull (Curator)

Related Events

1985

Western Front Piano Festival

Captions:

Concert by Paul Plimley Octet, photo documentation, Mar 29, 1985.
Concert by Paul Plimley Octet, photo documentation, Mar 29, 1985.
Concert by Paul Plimley Octet, photo documentation, Mar 29, 1985.
Concert by Paul Plimley Octet, photo documentation, Mar 29, 1985.
Concert by Paul Plimley Octet, photo documentation, Mar 29, 1985.

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.