Lina Allemano standards quartet
August 3 & 4 @ 8:30 PM
Lina Allemano - trumpet
Michael Davidson - vibraphone
Andrew Downing - double bass
Nick Fraser -drums
Lina Allemano Standards Quartet play spontaneous creative interpretations of choice jazz standards as well as favourite classics from composers such as Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, Carla Bley and more. LINA ALLEMANO is a Canadian trumpeter, composer, improviser and bandleader with an active international career in cutting-edge contemporary music. Based in both Berlin and Toronto, Allemano is recognized as one of the leading innovative trumpeters on the scene today. She collaborates with many important international artists, runs her own record label for adventurous music LUMO RECORDS, and leads multiple groundbreaking & highly acclaimed projects including her longtime acoustic quartet LINA ALLEMANO FOUR, trumpet/electronics duo BLOOP, and power-trio OHRENSCHMAUS. She was named Rising Star Trumpet and Rising Star Jazz Group in DownBeat Magazine's Annual International Critics Poll for the past 3 years