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Wayne Horvitz Electric Circus
1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8
Led by renowned keyboardist/composer/conductor Wayne Horvitz, whose “extraordinary melodic instincts make anything he attempts a riveting pleasure” (The Stranger), Electric Circus is a large and charged ensemble that uses sampled grooves, improvised sonic exploration, light projections, and a boatload of talent to reimagine classic soul, funk, rock, and psych.
Stepping away from the keys for this project, Horvitz uses “conduction” – in the tradition of Butch Morris – to guide players through a psychedelic montage of tight ensemble sections, full-on dance party grooves, and far-reaching improvisations that use motifs from classic recordings by James Brown, Willie Dixon, Captain Beefheart, Miles Davis, The Dead, The Pointer Sisters, Sun Ra, The Clash, and Parliament Funkadelic as jumping-off points towards thrilling new sonic possibilities.
After performing Electric Circus exclusively in Seattle since 2015, Horvitz is now presenting the band across Europe, Canada, and the US, using first-call local musicians and special guests. In Vancouver, Wayne will lead a stacked 14-piece ensemble featuring French saxophonist Sakina Abdou and Brooklyn-based Shahzad Ismaily on electric bass – both of whom will be doing a range of shows and projects this year as Coastal Jazz Artists in Residence – alongside local players Nikko Whitworth acoustic bass, Meredith Bates violin/viola, Kai Basanta drums, Jeff Younger guitar, Madeleine Elkins guitar, Chris Gestrin keys, JP Carter trumpet, Nebyu Yohannes trombone, Gordy Li tenor sax, Chris Kelly baritone sax, Jack Duncan congas/percussion, and vocalist Shruti Ramani.
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