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SUMMARY:Latin Jazz – "Winter Fire"
LOCATION:The Polaris Theatre\, Bay #7 - 261051 Wagon Wheel View\, Calgary
DESCRIPTION:"Winter Fire" WINNER: 2026 YYCMA "Jazz Recording of the Year"! 
 December 13 – 3pm Winter Fire is the name I chose for this album\, borne
  from the opening piece that gives it life. The music of Winter Fire is a 
 symbol of the hope that never fades–a flame that persists\, tireless and
  eternal\, against an endless landscape of uncertainty\, fear\, and cold. 
 That hope is the warm light of love\, the embrace of home. Its’ pulse\, 
 carried by a hypnotic rhythm in 11/8\, weaves tension like a thread of fir
 e through the first\, before erupting into clarity in the B section\, wher
 e improvisation finds its voice. Each piece in this collection is a chapte
 r of my own journey\, telling stories that are intimate and unguarded. Fea
 r\, solitude\, nostalgia\, loss\, love\, the bit of winter\, the glow of w
 armth\, and the fragility of uncertainty–all of them are the protagonist
 s that shape the emotional fabric of this album. To give these feelings so
 und\, I chose the quintet as the vessel for my vision\, and I am deeply gr
 ateful to the musicians who walk this path with me. Jeff Gammon\, a bassis
 t of precision and intuition\; Jon May\, a drummer both explosive and refi
 ned\; André Wickenheiser\, a trumpet voice both luminous and forceful\; a
 nd Mark DeJong\, a saxophonist full of emotion and daring spirit. Together
 \, we built his soundscape\, weaving our voices into one. Creating Winter 
 Fire has been like leaving footprints in the sand–fragile yet eternal\, 
 fleeting yet unforgettable. –Esteban Herrera
URL:https://canadianlocals.ca/calgary/events/latin-jazz-winter-fire
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