Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents Blue Tonic - an exciting new local jazz trio of seasoned players from the Comox Valley, featuring Ralph Barrat (keyboard & vocals), Bruce Jacobs (bass & vocals), and Mike Berman (drums). Downbeat is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Avalanche Bar & Grill, 275 Eighth St. in Courtenay.
The band covers a wide variety of jazz styles as well as popular tunes done in its own eclectic pulse. Visit www.bluetonic.net to view a live, studio-recorded video sampler including a Beatles classic, as well as swing, waltz, ballad, blues and Latin standards.
Barrat is one of the area’s busiest pianist/vocalists who plays jazz up and down the Island, in Vancouver, on cruise ships and abroad, crooning Sinatra-style, or Nat King Cole-style behind a piano. Ralph is currently involved with numerous jazz groups as well as 50’s rock, and country swing groups, and he’s really excited to be playing with Bruce and Mike in this new project called Blue Tonic! Please visit www.ralphbarrat.com for more info and video samples.
Admission to the show is $10 for members, $12 for non-members.
More information about the 2019 lineup of Thursday Night Jazz artists is available under the calendar tab at www.georgiastraightjazz.com