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Malleus Trio are Vancouver-based instrumentalists who fuse high-octane improvisation with dynamic, locked-in original compositions. Having forged their musical rapport for over a decade, there’s palpable chemistry between drummer Ben Brown, tenor saxophonist Dominic Conway, and bassist Geordie Hart, and their language speaks to both familiarity and risk.

For this Festival performance, that musical conversation will expand to include Grammy-winning trumpeter Cuong Vu. A master of combining contemporary jazz with elements of rock, All Music called Vu a “progressive futurist” and “one of the very best modern trumpet players on the improvised or jazz music scene.” The Seattle-based innovator has played with a wide range of artists, including Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell, David Bowie, and Jim Black.