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Chelsea Bridge
Chelsea Bridge was a Canadian jazz quartet based in Ottawa, Ontario. Its members were Rob Frayne on tenor and soprano saxophone, bassist John Geggie, drummer Jean Martin, trumpet player Clyde Forsberg, and singer Tena Palmer. The band was highly-regarded, with critics calling it ‘cutting-edge’ and ‘ground-breaking’. In a Centretown News online article, a reviewer called the group “one of Ottawa’s most prestigious jazz groups.”
They toured extensively, conducting four Canadian tours and playing New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) in Norway, the Washington DC Jazz Festival, the Guelph Jazz Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival.
Chelsea Bridge is a Canadian jazz quartet based in Ottawa, Ontario. Its members are Rob Frayn on tenor and soprano saxophone, bassist John Gegi, drummer Jean Martin, trumpeter Clyde Forsberg and singer Tena Palmer. The band is highly regarded, with critics calling it “avant-garde” and “ground-breaking”. In an online article by Centretown News, a reviewer called the band “one of the most prestigious jazz bands in Ottawa.”
Chelsea Bridge conducting four Canadian tours. The quartet played at the New York jazz club Blue Note. Chelsea Bridge have participated in many Moldejazz Jazz Festivals (Molde International Jazz Festival) in Norway, the Washington Jazz Festival, the Guelph Jazz Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, and the Newport Jazz Festival.
Chelsea Bridge est un quatuor de jazz canadien basé à Ottawa, en Ontario. Ses membres sont Rob Frayn au saxophone ténor et soprano, le bassiste John Gegi, le batteur Jean Martin, le trompettiste Clyde Forsberg et la chanteuse Tena Palmer. Le groupe est très apprécié, les critiques le qualifiant d'”avant-gardiste » et de « révolutionnaire ». Dans un article en ligne de Centretown News, un critique a qualifié le groupe de « l’un des groupes de jazz les plus prestigieux d’Ottawa ».
Chelsea Bridge propose quatre circuits canadiens. Le quatuor joue au club de jazz Blue Note de New York. Chelsea Bridge a participé à de nombreux festivals internationaux de jazz de Molde en Norvège, au Washington Jazz Festival, au Guelph Jazz Festival, au Festival international de jazz de Montréal, au Vancouver International Jazz Festival et au Newport Jazz Festival.