TD Halifax Jazz Festival: Kenji Omae Group
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- Virtual - -, -, - View Map
- When
- Price
- $10-$15 Buy Tickets
- Website
- http://halifaxjazzfestival.ca
- Contact
- info@halifaxjazzfestival.ca 9027186205 (TD Halifax Jazz Festival)
TD Halifax Jazz Festival presents Kenji Omae Group – Friday, July 23 at 8PM ADT Kenji Omae is a Canadian Jazz saxophonist based in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been described as “a super-articulate virtuoso” (The Ottawa Citizen) and “may be the most exciting tenor saxophonist to emerge in Canada in recent years” (The WholeNote). He has released three albums of original music and has featured as a sideman on over thirty jazz CDs. From 2003-2017, Kenji was based in Seoul as a full time instructor of saxophone and became an active contributor to the music scene of Seoul through his frequent performances and extensive teaching. In 2007, he won the first prize in the Jarasum International Jazz Festival competition. He currently teaches Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Harmony, and Jazz History at Saint Francis Xavier University. Individual Tickets for this virtual performance are $10.00 and Group Tickets are $15.00.