Chelsea Bridge (quartet)
| Company type | Jazz ensemble |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Headquarters | Ottawa , Canada |
| Products | Jazz music |
Chelsea Bridge was a jazz ensemble from Canada, situated in Ottawa, Ontario. The lineup featured Rob Frayne playing tenor and soprano saxophones, bassist John Geggie, drummer Jean Martin, trumpeter Clyde Forsberg, along with vocalist Tena Palmer. Esteemed by critics, the group earned accolades as 'innovative' and 'trailblazing'. An online review in Centretown News described them as "among Ottawa's most distinguished jazz ensembles."
Career
The band’s repertoire mainly consisted of original pieces composed by Frayne, Geggie, and Palmer.
Chelsea Bridge embarked on numerous tours across Canada, completing four national tours. Their performances included appearances at prominent venues and festivals such as New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, Norway's Moldejazz (Molde International Jazz Festival), the Washington DC Jazz Festival, Guelph Jazz Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, and the Newport Jazz Festival.
In 1997, Douglas Von Rosen created a "Jazzumentary" entitled Chelsea Bridge, which spotlighted the group.
Discography
- Blues in a Sharp Sea (Post-bop, 1992), Unity Records
- Tatamagouche...Next Left (Avant-Garde Jazz, 1994), Unity Records
- Double Feature (Avant-Garde Jazz, 1995), Unity Records
- Chelsea Bridge (2002)