She first presented the program at the Western Front arts centre in 2000. Its return—this time with a brand-new five-piece band—was inspired by a show she caught at the 2017 Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
“The cello is a super versatile instrument. It’s kind of like the bassoon or the trombone of the string world, but with more facilities, probably, than either of those instruments.”
His vocal-inflected approach to melody is another hint that, despite his harmonic sophistication, he’s attracted to players and singers that are storytellers first and theorists second.
Jazz aficionados already know the guitarist as an unusually fluid and expressive soloist. But it’s only with his new release, Caipi, that Rosenwinkel has unveiled the full scope of his musicianship.
“I love all kinds of music, but I could never tell you why I love it," declares band cofounder Eric Hilton. "I guess the search for that meaning keeps us going.”
In Spanish, antibalas means “bulletproof”, and while the band of that name has so far avoided lunatics with assault rifles, it’s showing definite signs of being indestructible.
