Tickets: $30.00 to $35.00 online / at the door.
Doors: Open at 5:30 pm and showtime is 6:00 PM

Kelby MacNayr at the Queen’s Hotel (Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society).

The Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society presents the all-star, Kelby MacNayr Quintet on January 31st at The Queen's.

Drummer, composer, and bandleader Kelby MacNayr performs in an array of musical styles. MacNayr has honed his skills performing with some of the greats in Jazz including John Clayton, Neil Swainson, Misha Piatigorsky, Phil Dwyer, Louise Rose, Larry Fuller, Gary Smulyan, Terrell Stafford, Brad Turner, Ingrid Jensen and more.

The Kelby MacNayr Quintet features Phil Dwyer on tenor sax, with Nick Peck on piano, Steve Wallace on bass, and Migeulito Valdes on trumpet. It will be a night of innovative sounds, and singable melodies with bold rhythms, bringing musical mastery to the creative imagination of Kelby MacNayr.

About the Organizer: We Believe In The Educational Power Of Jazz—The Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society is a registered non-profit society that offers world-class jazz entertainment and enrichment programs with the support of local businesses, musicians, educators, and volunteers. Our mission is to highlight Nanaimo’s musical and cultural heritage while supporting the musical education and development of Canada’s future jazz musicians.