Time: 8 p.m.

Tickets: $35

Rosana Eckert http://www.rosanaeckert.com
Rosana Eckert is an internationally recognized live and studio vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and jazz educator based in Dallas, TX.  She has released four solo CDs, performed with such jazz greats as Lyle Mays, Kenny Wheeler, Christian McBride, George Duke, Bobby McFerrin, and toured as a sub with the Grammy Award-winning vocal quartet New York Voices. Her debut CD, At the End of the Day, was praised as “an occasion for celebration” by AllAboutJazz.com and was a finalist for Best New Jazz Album at the 2006 Independent Music Awards.  A renowned educator, Rosana teaches vocal jazz at the University of North Texas and is in demand as a clinician, festival adjudicator, and choral arranger. Her arrangements are published by Sound Music Publications, Hal Leonard, and Rosana Eckert Music, and have been performed worldwide.

HBO3
HBO3 is a Lethbridge based trio that focuses on more contemporary jazz standards and original works. The trio features James Oldenburg on guitar, Brad Brouwer on drums and Paul Holden on bass. All three musicians have extensive backgrounds in a variety of musical styles, affording them a busy performance schedule, both individually and collectively. HBO3 can also be found as the core rhythm section in larger ensembles in a variety of genres as well as providing back-up for visiting solo artists.

Vern Dorge
Saxophones, flutes, and woodwind specialist Vern Dorge is a fixture on the Canadian and international music scene. A native of Medicine Hat, he moved to Toronto in 1974 and has become a featured soloist with the likes of Blood, Sweat, & Tears, Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, and many other artists. He has had many great performances with highly acclaimed artists including Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Roberta Flack, Aaron Neville, Gino Vannelli, Diana Krall, and Herbie Hancock. In the fertile music culture of Toronto, Vern has spent time playing for people such as Guido Basso, Doug Riley, Howard Cable, Domenic Troiano, and the great Moe Koffman. He is still an active performer, composer/arranger, teacher in many genres including jazz, rhythm and blues, orchestral, musical theatre, and as a studio musician.