WESTERN FRONT – Concert by Tim Berne Trio with Alex Cline

Description:

Tim Berne Trio (Tim Berne, alto saxophone; Herb Robertson, trumpet; Lisle Ellis, bass) performed with percussionist Alex Cline for a two-hour concert in the Grand Luxe Hall.

The program featured “Suite in Two Parts,” “San Antonio, and the Unknown Factor,” “Hot Cold,” and “Ancestors.”

Audio documentation is available upon request.

A dark-haired saxophonist glances to the side as he plays, seemingly nonchalant. He wears a striped, bell-sleeved top and white trousers. A cellist and a pair of speakers are positioned behind him.

A bearded drummer with a bowl cut wears a pearl necklace, a light-colored v-neck top and white trousers. His white drum set fills up the majority of the frame, decorated with a small dream catcher and indigenous-inspired designs on the bass-drum.

A trombonist with an afro and aviator glasses stands behind a scoreholder, looking down as he plays. He wears a light-colored long-sleeve top and white trousers.

A dark-haired saxophonist wears a bell-sleeved striped top and light colored trousers as he plays his instrument. A microphone is pointed at the bell of his saxophone.

Dutch-angle shot of a dark-haired saxophonist wearing a light-colored striped long-sleeve. The artist has thick eyebrows and hooded eyes, and appears quite nonchalant.

A trombonist with a small, dark afro tilts his head as he looks at his score holder, his tongue sticking out of his mouth. To his right is an elaborate white drum set with various cymbals, standing taller than the trombonist himself. A drummer with a bowl cut and facial hair sits behind the set.

A blurry shot of a drummer surrounded by an elaborate drum set with various cymbals towering high above his head. The drummer has a bowl cut and facial hair, his head turned to the side as if in motion.

A man with short-cropped hair and a mustache sits down as he plays the bass. Between the bassist and another, longer-haired musician is an elaborate set up of cymbals and bells.

Captions:

Tim Berne performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Herb Robertson, Lisle Ellis, and Tim Berne performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Alex Cline performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Herb Robertson performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Tim Berne performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Herb Robertson performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Tim Berne performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Herb Robertson and Alex Cline performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Alex Cline performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.
Alex Cline and Lisle Ellis performing at Western Front, photo documentation, Nov 1, 1981.

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.