Saxophonist Roy Styffe has often been heralded as one of Canada‘s most respected and lyrical saxophonists. A native of the Vancouver straight ahead and free jazz scenes, Roy Styffe moved to Toronto in his early 20s and began a two decade stint in that city that would see him working with the top musicians of the country as well as visiting jazz greats.
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Frequent collaborators included the great guitarist Bill Hart, multi-instrumentalist Don Thompson, bassist Neil Swainson and many more. Fast forward to present day and Roy Styffe is still one of the countries top saxophonists and has carved out a distinctly unique niche for himself here and Victoria working both with the Naden Band of the Pacific, his own free music projects, original music projects and being in demand as a collaborator and straight ahead jazz player of the highest calibre.
Roy is joined by long time musical collaborator bassist Scott White, (recently returned to Canada from two decades of living and working as a freelance basis and music Director in Berlin) and dynamic, creative powerhouse drummer and composer Kelby MacNayr.
This trio draws upon standard jazz repertoire, but with a long history of playing which allows a unique blend of trust, intuition and fluidity within the jazz lexicon.
Admission By Donation at the door (sliding scale) ... suggested donation: $20
While we are no longer requiring pre-registration, these important Covid Protocols are in place:
1- proof of double vaccination
2- name and phone number will be taken at the door for purpose of contact tracing
3- masks are required while in the building
4- maximum seating capacity is 50 people
Tuesday Night Jazz at the Church is an Arts Ministry of James Bay United Church
in partnership with the Victoria Jazz Community
James Bay United Church and the Victoria Jazz Community continue to be partnered together during the COVID-19 closures to bring entertaining educational content for you to listen to at any time.