One of Montreal’s most versatile and in-demand musicians, Beth has made her name as a rapidly-rising artist through her music’s reach all over Canada and across North America. Since moving to Montreal in 2008, Beth performs professionally on flute, clarinet and saxophones (tenor, alto and soprano), and also doubles on piccolo, alto flute, EWI and piano as secondary instruments.
Following up on the success of her most recent album “Beyond Here”, award-winning and JUNO/ECMA-nominated saxophonist Beth McKenna returns to Upstairs with brand new material for her upcoming studio album “Momentum”. Best known for her unique cinematic-jazz-rock writing style and through-composed, illustrative compositions – Beth’s established herself as one of Canada’s most versatile saxophonists and jazz composers–having written for jazz orchestra, small jazz ensemble and even original new Canadian musical theatre works.
Her newest set of works for her upcoming cinematic-jazz-rock album, “Momentum” – are inspired by stories of individuals who faced adversity, broke through the glass ceiling, stared down roadblocks in the face and never gave up until they reached success. Influences of Beth’s writing include Maria Schneider, David Binney, Darcy James Argue, Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny and Donny McCaslin.
Audiences present will be treated to a variety of new unrecorded material from Momentum, as well as a mix of highlights from the group’s previous album “Beyond Here”.
Musicians:
Beth McKenna – Saxophones
Guillaume Martineau – Piano
Olivier Babaz – Bass
Peter Colantonio – Drums
TBA – Guitar
