Gabriel is a highly skilled jazz musician who has added his name to the growing roster of great players choosing to make BC’s southern interior their new home.
Born in Quito Ecuador, Gabriel never picked up a guitar until he was 17. After learning his favorite rock songs, he started playing with a couple of bands, got hooked, and decided to pursue a music career! After obtaining his music degree at Universidad de los Hemisferios in Ecuador, Gabriel earned a diploma in Jazz Studies at the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona Spain, catching a serious interest in jazz after attending master classes with jazz legends like Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Peter Bernstein and Jorge Rossy. In 2016 Gabriel moved to Canada and has been actively involved with the musical scene performing for a number of shows in PEI and BC.
Gabriel’s band includes Joe Auty on trumpet, Salmon Arm’s Dan Smith on bass, Gareth Seys on drums, and as a special guest, Kelowna-based Zach Griffin on tenor sax. Zach is well-known in the Okanagan music scene. A jazz performance graduate (UofT, 2019), educator and on-call musician, he can be heard playing woodwinds on the albums ‘Embargo’ and ‘TRADBURNER’.
Seating : At this time there are no table reservations. All seating is first come, first served.
Tickets are now available online for this event.
Event Details
Doors open at 6:45PM. Show starts at 7:30PM.
Date: February 08, 2025
Start time: 07:30 p.m. PST
End time: 10:30 p.m. PST
Venue: Vernon Jazz Club
Directions: 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC. Above Nolan's Pharmasave in downtown.
Email: [email protected]