Doors at 8PM, Show at 9PM
Art House Cafe - 555 Somerset St W
Show Description
Linsey Wellman (saxophone), Keith Harshorn-Walton (tuba), Mike Essoudry (drums). Parties and dirges and everything in between. Intense energy with nods and waves to Balkan, Klezmer and free jazz with punk influences.
Bios
Parties and dirges and everything in between. Intense energy with nods and waves to Balkan, Klezmer andfree jazz with punk influences. Linsey Wellman's Wedding and Funeral Band is led by Linsey Wellman (saxophone) and features Keith Hartshorn-Walton (tuba) and Mike Essoudry (drums). An active member of the Ottawa/Gatineau music scene, Linsey Wellman is known as a creative and spontaneous improvisor. In addition to being a soloist on the alto and baritone saxophones, he was a member of 2019 Polaris Prize shortlisted Fet.Nat and is a part of (Sun Ra tribute) Rakestar Arkestra, KAY-fayb and (JUNO award winner) Kobo Town. He has also played in countless improvised music and jazz ensembles. He is co-founder of the Improvising Musicians of Ottawa/Outaouais (IMOO) concert series of which he was co-curator from 2010 to 2023.
Accolades
Linsey Wellman has won a JUNO (with Kobo Town) and been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize (with Fet.Nat)
Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/linseywellmanmusic/
Tickets: CAD $15 tickets: Eventbrite. (Limited quantity!). If the event has not sold out online, there will be tickets available at the counter.
Ticket refunds or date transfers are not available.
IMPORTANT ACCESSIBILITY INFO
We provide gender-neutral washrooms. We have one wheelchair accessible washroom. There is no wheelchair ramp. There is a set of 8 stairs to get into the building (7 steps, small landing, and then an 8th step). Once inside, the whole cafe floor is flat, with the exception of our small room to the side, which is a small step down.
We are licensed to provide alcohol, but serve a variety of non-alcoholic options.
This event takes place on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People.
Centretown would like to acknowledge that Ottawa is built on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.
The Anishinaabe Algonquin peoples have lived on this land since time immemorial. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and our province and country as a whole.
