Tunnel Six is a sextet comprised of some of the most notable up and coming jazz musicians from the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. and from Eastern Canada. The unique collective was formed when its members were attending the International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. Though the band was formed by a chance meeting, the strong musical chemistry between the band members was immediately evident from the first notes they played. Within the span of the three-week workshop, the band members felt as though they had already been playing together for years. They play original compositions by all the band members and hope to connect to their audiences through the strong and intuitive storytelling elements of their improvisations. With generous funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Regional Arts and Culture Council, they completed an ambitious North American tour stretching from Montreal to Portland in May and June of 2010. At the conclusion of the tour, they recorded their debut album “Lake Superior,” which was released in May of 2011 on OA2 Records with an accompanying Western Canada Tour. In the summer of 2011 they performed at several Eastern Canadian jazz festivals and were called the “best out-and-out jazz at the Wreckhouse Festival” by Exclaim.ca. They band will tour B.C., Alberta, Oregon, and Washington in June of 2012 and will record their second album live during this tour.
« Tunnel Six » est un sextuor composé de musiciens de jazz parmi les plus prometteurs du nord-ouest Pacifique des États-Unis et de l’est du Canada. Le groupe s’est formé en Alberta au Canada, au Centre Banff, où ses membres faisaient partie du Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music. Bien que le groupe se soit formé après une rencontre hasardeuse, la complicité musicale forte entre les membres du groupe était évidente dès le début. Après les trois semaines du programme, c’était comme s’ils avaient joué ensemble depuis des années. Les compositions originales qu’ils jouent sont écrites par tous les membres du groupe. Ils espèrent pouvoir communiquer avec les spectateurs à travers les éléments narratifs et intuitifs de leurs improvisations. Avec le soutien du Conseil des Arts du Canada et le Regional Arts and Culture Council, ils ont fini une tournée ambitieuse d’Amérique du Nord de Montréal à Portland en mai et juin 2010. À la fin de cette tournée, ils ont enregistré leur premier album, “Lake Superior,” qui va sortir en mai 2011 sur OA2 Records. Ils vont faire une tournée de l’ouest du Canada pour célébrer le nouvel album.
Chad McCullough, trumpet/trompette (Seattle)
Ben Dietschi, saxophones (Toronto)
Brian Seligman, guitar/guitare (Toronto)
Andrew Oliver, piano (Portland)
Ron J., bass/contrebasse (Halifax)
Tyson Stubelek, drums/batterie (New York)
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $26.3 million in music throughout Canada.
Nous remercions de son soutien le Conseil des Arts du Canada, qui a investi 26,3 millions de dollars l’an dernier dans la musique à travers le Canada.
The recording and release of the Tunnel Six debut album “Lake Superior” has been funded in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
L’enregistrement et production de leur album “Lake Superior” est partiellement financé par le Regional Arts & Culture Council.
