posted Oct 15, 2011 11:38 AM by Heartwood Folk Club
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updated Oct 15, 2011 11:39 AM
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Marc Atkinson is coming to Athabasca on November 27th.Marc Atkinson is one of Canada's finest JUNO-nominated, Western Canadian award-winning musicians.
He is the leader and composer of the internationally renowned Marc Atkinson Trio (and co-founder,
composer and performer in the acclaimed, The Bills). The music of this virtuosic group is melodically
captivating, sensually charged and ferociously, technically awe-inspiring. Embracing a lifetime of
musical influences, Marc and the Trio have just released their fourth CD, The Marc Atkinson Trio IV,
praised as the finest yet. The compositions on this CD are punchy, driving and rhythmically inventive.
The Trio, formed in 2000, has toured North America, England and Europe and has received standing
ovations everywhere they perform from the Montreal
Jazz Festival to the Vancouver International Folk Festival to DjangoFest
Northwest.
Marc Atkinson is backed by Joey Smith on bass and Michael Hamilton on rhythm guitar. |
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