Eclectic: Randy - Obsessions Octet

Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
                     presents
    Kent Sangster’s Obsessions Octet 

SUNDAY, JUN 17, 2012, 7:30 – 9:30PM

Location: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre 
                    (8426 Gateway Boulevard)
Event Venue:  Old Strathcona
Description: Combining jazz master Kent Sangster and Edmonton’s finest jazz and classical musicians, this is a performance not to be missed!
Cost:  $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $15 Student Senior, $10 Fathers Day Special for Dads.
Where to purchase tickets: Tix On The Square (9930 102 Ave NW) or  www.tixonthesquare.ca.
Tickets Phone: (780) 420-1757
Contact Name: Kent Sangster
Contact Phone: (780) 935-2326
Contact Email: kent@kentsangster.com
Link: www.kentsangster.com

In October, 2012, Edmonton’s own Obsessions Octet will be heading to New York for their international debut at Carnegie Hall. In a pre-Carnegie special performance, Kent Sangster’s Obsessions Octet will be performing at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (8426 Gateway Boulevard) on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm. Combining jazz master Kent Sangster and Edmonton’s finest jazz and classical musicians, this is a performance not to be missed.

2007 Juno Award Nomination for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Jazz Recording.

Founded in 2005 by Kent Sangster, a Juno-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer, and his wife Joanna Ciapka- Sangster, a classically trained violinist, The Obsessions Octet is a fascinating experiment by several of Canada’s music luminaries. The Octet includes Chris Andrew (piano), Jamie Cooper (drums), Neda Yamach (violin), Rhonda Henshaw (viola), Ronda Metszies (cello), as well as Kent Sangster (sax) and Joanna Ciapka-Sangster (violin). Their repertoire has been described as an elegant mixture of classical, tango, and jazz - of the highest level.

Sangster is one of Canada’s premier jazz saxophonists, and is a multi-faceted musician of the highest regard. An accomplished composer and arranger, he is involved in a broad range of the music industry, locally, nationally and overseas.

“Obsessions Octet channels emotions into something more romantic. It’s not romance in a sugary, predictable style, but with a robust sound that supports a flood of musical communication.” ~ Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal