ArtSpring Island Arts Centre Society

Trifolia is a word often applied to a plant with three leaves. Holding true to its organic roots, Trifolia, a jazz trio from Quebec, plays at ArtSpring June 20th at 8:00 p.m. This group of three musicians form a dynamic, living unit, and open ArtSpring’s Summer Sounds Great concert series. Trifolia will be certain to share its passion for heartfelt jazz with its Salt Spring audience. The trio’s three extraordinary artists – pianist Marianne Trudel, double bassist Etienne Lafrance, & percussionist Patrick Graham – create astonishing music that mixes jazz with romantic music and global rhythms. In a video on the ArtSpring website that everyone should watch, Marianne describes her love for each of the musicians’ differences and how they combine their unique backgrounds to make beautiful music. Marianne Trudel is one of the most respected jazz musicians in Quebec. She is the recipient of the Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada at the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival and audie…

This season ArtSpring shines with its Summer Sounds Great concert series. The June/July programming features seven shows of great music. From cello-oboe-guitar combinations to classical banjo to wild polkas to African rhythms, ArtSpring has it all! The Summer Sounds Great series begins on June 20th with jazz trio Trifolia from Quebec. Radio-Canada has described the group’s pianist Marianne Trudel, as “one of the most respected jazz musicians in Quebec.” Marianne was also the recipient of the Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada at the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival. Now, Salt Springers will have the opportunity to enjoy Marianne Trudel’s trio for a great evening of jazz. On July 7th H'SAO, a group of musicians originally from Chad and now living in Montréal, will perform a joyous concert of African rhythms. This young, talented group of singers and musicians draws inspiration from Gospel, traditional African music and their Chadian roots, and their performance promises to be…