By Mike Redfern

One of Western Canada’s most highly acclaimed jazz drumming masters, Tyler Hornby, will be performing with his B3 Trio at Studio 64 in Kimberley on Saturday, September 26.

Formed by Hornby in 2013, the Tyler Hornby B3 Trio features guitar, Hammond B3 Jazz organ, and drums. The trio released its first album, Locus, in 2014, which was nominated for the Western Canada Music Awards (WCMA) Best Jazz Recording of the Year. It features Aaron Young on guitar, New York City organist Pat Bianchi on the B3 organ, and Tyler Hornby on drums.

Hornby started his drumming career at age 10, his earliest performances being with his Calgary high school big band and jazz combo. He went on to obtain a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz from the University of Calgary in 1998 and a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance & Pedagogy from the University of Colorado in 2006. He honed his craft with a number of acclaimed musicians, performing with the Calgary Philharmonic and with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks among others.

As a soloist Hornby has performed on more than 30 recording, including four of his own, and has performed at festivals in North and South America and Europe. His first solo album was selected for a national jazz compilation album, ‘Dig Your Roots’ and his first Tyler Hornby Quartet recording, ‘A Road to Remember’, was nominated for the WCMA Best Jazz Recording of the Year in 2011.

Hornby has composed and directed music for several live productions. He has developed workshops and clinics in Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Venezuela. He is the founder and director of the Drumset Educational Camp at Mount Royal Conservatory in Calgary.

Immediately before appearing in Studio 64 in Kimberley with his B3 Trio on September 26, Hornby will be performing at the Western Canadian Music Awards in Victoria on September 20 where his latest release, Launch, is nominated for the WCMA Best Jazz Recording of the Year.

This concert is the second of a four-concert series, the first of which, featuring the Gabriel Palatchi, played to a full house on September 5. Following the Tyler Hornby B3 Trio, Alittle Voodoo will perform October 17 and the Alan Brecker Quartet on November 21. A pass for all three concerts may be obtained for $60 Kimberley Arts Council members, $66 non-members.

The Live at Studio 64 concert featuring the Tyler Hornby B3 Trio on September 26 will start at 8 p.m. with doors open at 7.30 to give patrons time to refresh themselves at the bar. Seating is cabaret-style at tables for four, with seating for 96.

Advance tickets are $22 for Kimberley Arts Council members, $24 non-members. Tickets at the door are $26 but, if past experience is anything to go by, there won’t be any available. You can purchase tickets at Centre 64 between 1 and 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, or call 250-427-4919 or email kimberleyarts&gmail.com to reserve tickets.

It promises to be a great concert and will almost certainly sell out so you’re advised to get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

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