The JOHN MOULDER Quintet
We are thrilled to be presenting one of the finest and most unique jazz
guitarists in North America, John Moulder, to Vancouver Island. John who
records with some of the worlds most accomplished jazz musicians,
including Pat Metheny’s rhythm section, will be playing with in a
Quintet featuring some of Canada’s leading players, Ryan Oliver
(saxes.), Nick Peck (piano/keys), Ken Lister (bass) and John Miller
(drums).

John Moulder is a guitarist and composer whose music has evolved from an
assimilation of various musical traditions such that David Rickert from
All About Jazz wrote, “Moulder has a distinct and exciting approach that
ensures that his albums sound like nothing else out there. An ingenious
improviser with a seemingly endless instinct for variety, he is
definitely one to watch.” His most recent release entitled Metamorphosis
(Origin 2022) features Richie Beirach, Steve Rodby, Paul Wertico with
new compositions penned by Moulder and described by British poet and
essayist Raul da Gama as, “an album of music to die for.”

In the course of his career, John is grateful to have performed
nationally and internationally, and played with many talented musicians,
both known and unknown. In live performances and recordings, John has
performed with diverse artists such as Lyle Mays, Niels Orsted Pederson
, Eddie Harris, Bob Mintzer, Paul McCandless, Paul Wertico, Kurt Elling,
Arild Anderson and Bendik Hofseth.

From his hometown of Chicago, he has performed with creative musicians
too numerous to mention and enjoys collaborating with them on various
projects. As an educator, he is currently a faculty member within the
jazz studies’ departments at Northwestern University and the College of
the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University/Chicago.

We are very pleased to bring John Moulder to Vancouver Island and back
him with some of Canada’s best jazz players.
Tickets are $35.00. Available from Simonholt (250) 933-3338