WESTERN FRONT – Concert by the Bill Jamieson Quartet

Description:

The Bill Jamieson Quartet performed two concerts in the Grand Luxe Hall. Their set included compositions “Sooner,” “Culture Calling,” “The Lesson,” “River,” “The Boogie Man in the Boogie Van,” and “Ansel’s Scene.”

Audio documentation available upon request.

There are two men playing instruments. The man on the left wears a suit and he is playing a cello. The man on the right wears a vest, button-up shirt, and dark pants as he plays the saxophone. Each musician has a music stand in front of him, and several pieces of other equipment behind them. The image is in black and white.

A low angle shot of a trumpet player. He’s wearing a dark shirt, jeans and aviator sunglasses. A man playing the saxophone is behind him. The background contains a large white tarp, and a doorframe. The image is in black and white.

A medium-long shot of a man playing the trumpet. His left hand covers the front of the trumpet. He sports a 70’s mullet and aviator sunglasses. A door and wall decorations are featured in the background. The image is in black and white.

A trio of musicians play instruments, from left to right they play the cello, saxophone, and trumpet. Several pieces of music equipment surround them. The background features a large blank backdrop. The image is in black and white.

A high-angle shot behind the drummer, featuring three shining cymbals and a few drums. Other bandmates are featured behind the drum set; a cello and trumpet player. The image is in black and white.

A high-angle shot behind the drummer featuring three cymbals and parts of the drum-set. Other bandmates are featured behind the drumset, a cello, saxophone, and trumpet player. The image is in black and white.

Captions:

James Young and Bill Jamieson performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 15, 1980.
Bob Tildesley performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 15, 1980.
Bob Tildesley performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 15, 1980.
James Young, Bill Jamieson, and Bob Tildesley performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 15, 1980.
Robert Myers, James Young, and Bob Tildesley performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 15, 1980.
Bill Jamieson Quartet performing at Western Front, photo documentation, May 15, 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.