Saturday Eve Headliners
Doors open 6:30; concert at 7
Astrocolor
[ I accidently discovered Astrocolor and then pursued them after realising, to my great delight, they were from Victoria! J. ]
Astrocolor will be a very, very fun night!! #Astrocolor “Astrocolor hone the niche art of melding '60s lounge music, Balearic beat and electronica in an alchemy that shouldn't theoretically gel – yet they pull it off with prowess and panache. Genre fluidity defines their sonic ethos.” –Exclaim "Keening synths, jazz soundscapes and more reverb than is strictly decent. Beard-strokingly cool.” –UNCUT (UK) “Ethereal joy...Straddling relaxed jazz, funky electronics, vaguely psychedelic rock and spatial dub.” –Clash (UK) “Astrocolor are totally versed in the finer points of funky and jazzy house, the live ambient and Vienna school of electrobeats…straight out of Bristol in the 1990s with Hacienda Club love spilling off every pulse. The kind of moody sounds that contemporary jazz festivals love to book.” Vancouver Sun "Spacey, dubby, jazzy background/foreground music." –The Sunday Times (UK) “Like the dusty record that crackles on an old turntable, Paradise feels both classic and glamorous. Between the blinking, Rat Pack piano melody and harmonic backing vocals, Astrocolor have crafted an idyllic illusion of poolside refuge." –CBC Music. Listen to them on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/q8s-CJ3XVIM?si=voE-p_605o5okOLK
https://www.astrocolormusic.com/
Adonis Puentes & the Jazz Bohemians ft. Jordan Puentes
[ I have known Adonis and his twin, Alexis [Alex Cuba ], for a long time now. Always so great to work with Adonis who exudes Cuban charm .. then there’s the music! Last year at The Crisp Adonis was part of the BC World Music Collective. We are happy to welcome him back with his own curated band this time around along with his son Jordan. J. ]
Adonis and his fraternal twin Alexis, now better known as Alex Cuba, were born in 1974 in Artemisa, Cuba. Their father, Valentin Puentes is a well-respected musician and teacher, and at six the twins were playing in a children’s guitar ensemble. At 14, Adonis was singing and writing original songs, music that has ripened and matured into the poetic, sensuous song-cycle, Sabor a Café (Tumba King Records/Pacific Music). Adonis Puentes has been nominated for a Juno Award and garnered a Grammy Award nomination for his lead vocalist work with the nine-piece, L.A.-based Mongorama. He has toured with Irakere veteran Maraca Orland Valle and sang at L.A.’s Greek Theater, Hollywood & Highland, and Lincoln Center, where he shared the stage with Latin music luminaries Larry Harlow and Ruben Blades. He has performed at festivals around the world from South by Southwest in Austin, Texas to Java Jazz in Jakarta, Indonesia.
“I have traveled the world singing. My mission in life is to share my music, giving people joy,”
Puentes has lived in Victoria, B.C. Canada since 1998, but his music is steeped in Cuban music history and culture.
Candace Aldridge
[ So thrilled to welcome Candace back dancing for us on Saturday night! In 2021 Candace danced for us on a Tall Ship! J. ]
Studying with the most talented and diverse dancers of her genres, Suhaila Salimpour, Mira Betz, Rachel Brice, Mardi Love, Kami Liddle, Carolena Nericcio-Bohlman and many more, Candace has become one of the most renowned and experienced Belly Dance Teacher and Performer in Victoria BC. Candace believes that every woman should have the opportunity to feel like the Goddess she is and this philosophy shines through in both her Belly Dance and Bellyfit® classes. Her masterful understanding of how the female body moves and her intuitive understanding of what the female soul is craving through movement, make her a huge asset to the Victoria community and beyond. She is the creative director and choreographer to her to two performing groups Ruby Ruffles and TangleWood. To discover more about Candace’s company, Harmony BellyDance Co. go to http://www.harmonybellydance.com.
