WESTERN FRONT – Concert by Leroy Jenkins and Oliver Lake

Description:

Jazz musicians Oliver Lake (alto/tenor saxophone, flute) and Leroy Jenkins (violin, viola) performed a concert of improvisations in the Grand Luxe Hall.

Presented in partnership with Vancouver Jazz Society.

Audio documentation available upon request.

A long-shot of a man playing the saxophone as he bends closer to the microphone in front of him. To his side there are two other microphones and a music stand with sheet music. Another man stands behind him, next to a table, as he holds a violin bow in his hands.

A long-shot of two musicians perform together, one plays the saxophone and the other plays the violin. In front of them are three microphones and one music stand, and behind is a table with a small instrument on top of it. The audience's presence is insinuated through crossed legs on the left side of the image.

Two musicians perform together, one plays the saxophone and the other plays the violin. In front of them are three microphones and one music stand, and behind is a table with a small instrument on top of it.

A musician plays a small percussion instrument that rests on a table. He holds two xylophone mallets, in either hand. A bright spotlight is directed towards him, leaving a glowing circular impression on the backdrop behind him.

A man plays the violin in the foreground as he bends close to a music stand with some sheet music in front of him. Behind, another musician, carrying a saxophone plays a small percussion instrument that is placed on a table.

A musician with his violin in hand points his bow at a music stand with sheet music. Behind him another musician plays the saxophone, and has another hanging around his neck. In front of the two artists are three microphones resting on stands at various heights.

A low-angle shot of musicians performing. The musician in the foreground plays a violin and the musician in the back plays the flute. Each artist has music stand in front of him, and three microphones surround them, resting on stands at various heights.

Captions:

Oliver Lake and Leroy Jenkins performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 1980.
Oliver Lake and Leroy Jenkins performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 1980.
Oliver Lake and Leroy Jenkins performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 1980.
Leroy Jenkins performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 1980.
Oliver Lake performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 1980.
Oliver Lake and Leroy Jenkins performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 1980.
Oliver Lake and Leroy Jenkins performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 1980.
Oliver Lake and Leroy Jenkins performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 14, 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.