Livestream! Laura Landsberg Quintet

Trail & District Arts Council’s Jazz at the Griff Series presents

Laura Landsberg Quintet

Streaming LIVE from The Griff on Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 pm (Virtual Doors at 7:15)

Livestream tickets $15. Instructions for accessing the Livestream on show night are posted at the bottom of this page.

Women In Jazz: The Legends, Their Voices, Their Music

Laura Landsberg and her outstanding band will take you on a ride through the rich history of music’s most inspirational and groundbreaking woman in jazz. With Laura’s vocal versatility, David Restivo on piano, Paul Landsberg on guitar, Rob Fahie on bass, and Steven Parish on drums, this will surely be an evening of music not to be missed.

Laura Landsberg was born in London, England, raised in Vancouver, and now lives in Nelson. She studied at Grant MacEwan University, as well as with Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, David Worm, Axel Thiemer, Dee Daniels, Kiran Ahluwalia, Joey Blake and many others. Laura has been the featured soloist with the Universal Gospel Choir, the Spokane Jazz Orchestra and the Vancouver Ensemble for Jazz Improvisation (VEJI), and has played with Hugh Fraser, Donnie Clark, Chris Brubeck, and Ian McDougall.

David Restivo is an award-winning pianist and composer and one of Canada’s most respected and influential jazz artists. ​A 3-time winner of the National Jazz Awards’ Pianist of the Year Award, and JUNO Award winner he has worked with many amazing artists including Boss Brass, Tentet, the Mike Murley Quintet, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, Jerry Bergonzi, Mel Tormé, the Woody Herman Orchestra, Pat LaBarbera, George Garzone, Randy Bachman (BTO/Guess Who), and Molly Johnson.

Paul Landsberg was born in the Bronx, and grew up in New Jersey. Paul studied, and later taught, at Berklee College of Music in Boston. During that time he traveled with a top-40 cover band and by his early-30s, when he moved to Nelson, the guitarist had spent two decades playing and performing. An original faculty member at Selkirk College, Paul Landsberg retired in 2017 after a 28-year career.

Rob Fahie, originally from Ottawa, moved to Nelson in 2013 where he has become popular on the local music scene. He attended McGill University for his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance and then received a full scholarship to the University of Colorado to study a Master of Music Degree. Rob has performed at prestigious venues around the world, including “The Blue Note” and “Carnegie Hall”.

DrummerSteven Parish studied at Berklee College of Music, as well as privately with Frankie Dunlop, Frank Malabe, and the great Buddy Rich. Mentored by the legendary Les Paul, Steven’s also worked with for Cub Koda, Ian Hunter, Joe Bouchard of Blue Öyster Cult and Rap artist Stezo-E. He started the Music Program at Selkirk with Darcy Hepner, Jeff Link and Paul Landsberg in 1989.

Tickets are $15.00. Two 45 minute sets with a 15 minutes intermission. Other Jazz shows that will be Livestreamed: Fractal Jazz Quintet, Rick Lingard Quintet. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone (250-368-9669). Or visit our Box Office during our regular hours Monday to Friday 12-4 pm.

Our Jazz at the Griff Series is sponsored by McEwan Law. Our performances are made possible thanks to funding from the Government of British Columbia, Creative BC, BC Arts Council, BC Touring Council, and Canadian Heritage.

How to Access the Livestream Show:

1. Go to the Bailey Theatre’s ticketing website tickets.trail-arts.com

2. Click on ‘log in’ located in the upper right corner of the page

3. Log in by entering your user name and password. Your user name is your email address. If you don’t remember your password or have never set up a password, click thet password reset button. You will receive a password reset email from our system that will allow you to reset your password. This can take up to 30 minutes. You can also call us at the box office and we will send you a password reset email.

4. Click on the ‘Tickets for Upcoming Performances” box under the My Patron Services column. A new page will open with a list of your shows.

5. Find your Livestream show and click on the WATCH button.

6. This will take you to a black ‘screen’ . If the show hasn’t started, you will see a white stripe in the middle of the screen and a ‘starting soon’ message. If it is after 7:15 pm on show day, just press play and you’ll be able to see our Bailey Theatre slide show.

7. At 7:30 on show day, the performance will begin.

8. Sit back and enjoy the show!

Can’t see the Show? If The Bailey theatre is experiencing technical difficulties, we will send you an email immediately with information on what to expect next. We will send you another email when we have resolved the issue and the show has commenced.

If you have NOT received a ‘techncial difficulties’ email from us and you are still not able to see the show, call us at the Box Office 250-368-9669 or email us at info@trail-arts.com. On show night, our staff will be in the Box Office from 6:30 – 9:00 pm. to provide technical support. You can reach us at 250-368-9669.