I’ve often said that there is art being made all around this neighbourhood, but much of it isn’t apparent. This has been a popular neighbourhood for artists, performers, writers, and makers over the years, but you don’t necessarily know which of your neighbours is a mid-list novelist and which is an accountant for an eco-trust.
Music is different. It wafts down alleyways and across parks, catches your ear as you pass by a coach house practice space, and greets you on sidewalks and plazas. We know who the musicians in our neighbourhood are. When I lived a few blocks away from where I do now, there was a jazz singer across the alley who’d have regular jams in her apartment. Sometimes, I see people I know congregating in the Napier Greenway as part of one band or another. And I always enjoyed hearing my neighbours’ sons practicing as I walked home.
As it turns out, Rowan and Trevor Whitridge have been accomplished professional musicians for a number of years now. They were kind enough to talk to me about their music and what they love about this neighbourhood a few days ago.
You can find out what Trevor and Rowan are up to, along with their upcoming gigs, on their website: The Whitridge Brothers
Here are a few of the places where they play:
Jazz Vespers at St. Andrew’s Wesley
VSO School of Music: The Big Band
And you can find out more about the community book exchanges Rowan mentioned in this article.
You can find the rest of the interviews in this series here: G-W Portraits
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