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The Infidels Jazz presents Sundays at Hero’s Welcome
November 19, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$5
The Infidels Jazz presents Sundays at Hero’s Welcome! Join us for a bi-weekly afternoon of live music featuring some of the best jazz in the city.
1PM | 2 Shows | $5 Cover – Drink and Food Specials all day
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Sun. Nov. 19 – The Karen Graves Quartet
Feat.
Karen Graves
Jilian Lebeck
Conrad Good
Bernie Arai
This multifaceted musician grew up on Vancouver Island, playing saxophone in her high-school
band with educator Brian Stovell and taking lessons with Steve Jones. She started studying
music at Vancouver Island University while in High School, playing in bands with the likes of
Diana Krall, Ingrid Jensen and Phil Dwyer. Soon after, Karen enrolled in the school of hard
knocks, furthering her musical knowledge through self study and attending workshops, classes,
and lessons. She learnt from the likes of renowned Russian voice instructor, Nikolai Kolesnikov,
Camille Henderson; and saxophonists Tom Keenlyside, Pete Christieb and Pat Labarbra.
While playing with the Banff Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Hugh Fraser, Karen had the
honour of studying with and performing in concert with Slide Hampton, Maynard Ferguson,
Muhal Richard Abrahms, Chucho Valdez and Kenny Wheeler and has had
the pleasure of gigging with stellar musicians such as Pianists Miles Black, Linton
Garner, Kathy Kidd; Drummers Dan Brubeck, Claude Ranger; Vocalist such as South African
superstar, Dolly Rathabe, Indian Classical Vocalist Shweta Jhaveri, Long John Baldry; multi
instrumentalists Themba Tana, Celso Machado, Hugh Fraser, Vinnie Golia and French bassist Joelle
Rabu. For this special performance she’ll be joined by Jillian Lebeck, Conrad Good & Bernie Arai.
band with educator Brian Stovell and taking lessons with Steve Jones. She started studying
music at Vancouver Island University while in High School, playing in bands with the likes of
Diana Krall, Ingrid Jensen and Phil Dwyer. Soon after, Karen enrolled in the school of hard
knocks, furthering her musical knowledge through self study and attending workshops, classes,
and lessons. She learnt from the likes of renowned Russian voice instructor, Nikolai Kolesnikov,
Camille Henderson; and saxophonists Tom Keenlyside, Pete Christieb and Pat Labarbra.
While playing with the Banff Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Hugh Fraser, Karen had the
honour of studying with and performing in concert with Slide Hampton, Maynard Ferguson,
Muhal Richard Abrahms, Chucho Valdez and Kenny Wheeler and has had
the pleasure of gigging with stellar musicians such as Pianists Miles Black, Linton
Garner, Kathy Kidd; Drummers Dan Brubeck, Claude Ranger; Vocalist such as South African
superstar, Dolly Rathabe, Indian Classical Vocalist Shweta Jhaveri, Long John Baldry; multi
instrumentalists Themba Tana, Celso Machado, Hugh Fraser, Vinnie Golia and French bassist Joelle
Rabu. For this special performance she’ll be joined by Jillian Lebeck, Conrad Good & Bernie Arai.
