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BAROQUE & BEYOND SERIES A TOUR OF ITALY Featuring music by Vivaldi, Rossini and more. WED OCT 25 FIRST UNITED CHURCH, WATERLOO | 8 PM ALSO: Oct 27 Guelph | Oct 28 Cambridge TICKETS INCLUDE HST $36 $15 $12 ADULT STUDENT CHILD KAREN WILKINSON Baroque & Beyond Series Sponsor 519-745-4711 KWSYMPHONY.CA OptimumHealth.ca 519.571.7904 • www.optimumhealth.ca We accept Weight Loss Grants! Get Paid for your Pounds! Learn how to apply Nutrition, Movement and Mindset for Maximum Results. Book your Assessment Session today 22 King St. South waterloo • www.allmynails.ca • 519-883-0882 Free InFormatIon SeSSIon Saturday october 21, at 1 pm Learn about your Feet rVSp | InFo@aLLmynaILS.ca and Advanced Foot CareSalon and Advanced Foot CareSalon All My Nails January 13-14, 2018 Book Today! Get in front of your target audience in person a more effective lead generator than telephone or email outreach www.theweddingtrends.com apply 22 • WATERLOO CHRONICLE • Th ursday, October 19, 2017 Serving your community since 1856 ARTS FOCUS Th e Grand River Jazz Soci- ety presents two interesting concerts this week, as Car- los Morgan brings his R&B inflected show to the Jazz Room on Friday, followed by fan favourite the Nancy Walk- er Quintet on Saturday. A Juno Award-winning recording artist, Morgan performs his newly created, jazz-interpreted renditions of classic R&B and pop songs to the Jazz Room at the his- toric Huether Hotel. Th e per- formance will also feature his award-winning music and favourite jazz standards. You don't want to miss this con- cert. Th e band features Morgan on vocals, Darryl Joseph Den- nie on piano and as musical director, Roger Williams on upright bass, Jessy Ryan on saxophone and David Rich- ards on drums. The wonderful pianist Nancy Walker brings her all- star quintet to the Jazz Room on Saturday evening. Her work as a pianist and com- poser reflects her view of the times we live in -- at times intense, at times poignant, at times cerebral. Her most recent recording as a band leader is 'Til Now Is Secret (Addo Records), which show- cases 10 of her original com- positions. Over the years, Walker has built enduring relationships in the jazz community. As the pianist in the John Geggie Trio, she held the piano chair in the house rhythm section for The Ottawa International Jazz Festival's nightly jam ses- sions for over a decade. With bassist John Geggie, Walker has performed in con- cert with drum legend Billy Hart, contemporary drum heavyweight Matt Wilson and saxophone dynamo Donny McCaslin. She has recorded and performed in concert with the cream of Canada's jazz vocal crop, from Vancou- ver's Karin Plato to Toronto's Emilie-Claire Barlow, and has worked frequently alongside Toronto saxophonists Kirk MacDonald and Pat Labar- bera. Walker can be heard on recently released record- ings by Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra, Fair/Galloway Quintet, John Geggie plus Donny McCaslin (this Plunge Records release garnered rave reviews and made several "best of" lists), and Swedish guitarist Mikko Hildén. Th e quintet features Walker on piano and compositions, Shirantha Beddage on multi reeds, Ted Quinlan on gui- tar, Kieran Overs on bass and Ethan Ardelli on drums. Th e Grand River Jazz Soci- ety is an all-volunteer organi- zation. Volunteers are always welcome to help greet patrons at the door and generally assist in managing the event. Friday and Saturday con- certs start at 8:30 p.m. For more information, please visit kwjazzroom.com. New compositions featured this week at the Jazz Room SUBMITTED PHOTO Nancy Walker and her quintet play the Jazz Room this Satur- day. Carlos Morgan plays Friday.