Keith Bennett & Miles Black Pay Tribute to Toots and Stevie and Beyond
A tribute to two harmonica greats that promises to be both magnetizing and memorable. After debuting this show last year to a sold-out, ecstatic house at Frankie’s Jazz Club, quartet of accomplished jazz musicians - with harmonica player Keith Bennett and pianist Miles Black at the fore - are touring the tribute.
Tickets for this event are now available at the door at Presentation House Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. There are a very limited number of tickets available.
It’s an ode to two musical visionaries: Jean-Baptiste “Toots” Thielemans and Stevie Wonder, and their love of the humble harmonica. Thielemans brought the chromatic harmonica to jazz, and Stevie Wonder brought the chromatic harmonica to R&B. In this special homage, the Canadian musical notables Keith Bennett and Miles Black (along with Joel Fountain on drums and Andre Lachance on bass) will perform harmonica-heavy jazz standards and vocal classics befitting both legends. Bennett has performed as a chromatic harmonica soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and is also a vivid singer and guitar player. With the accompaniment of Black’s velvety piano (Black has established himself as one of Canada's most accomplished jazz pianists, and plays regularly among contemporary jazz greats) this tribute to two harmonica greats promises to be both magnetizing and memorable.
Keith Bennett Official Site Miles Black Official Site
In partnership with TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
