Soul45 is the latest venture from musical partners Greg Sutherland and Jordan Riley.
The group features a front-line of three amazing female vocalists backed by a stellar seven-piece band, including a four-piece rhythm section and a three-piece horn section, performing original arrangements of classic and contemporary soul, funk and R&B hits.
Formed in the early summer of 2017, the ensemble spent a year in rehearsal before heading out last summer for several club and concert performances including appearances at Mill on Main, the Algonquin Theatre and as main stage performers at Band on the Run. This summer, they are adding to their performance schedule with additional club and concert events including this appearance at the Algonquin Theatre.
Jordan and I are really excited about the new unit. It is something we had talked about for a number of years, and then decided that the time was right to move on to something new. We spent a lot of time talking about what the actual makeup of the band would be, both in terms of musicality and personality, and it couldn’t have turned out better. We have a good collection of really solid musicians and absolutely great people.
Greg Sutherland, Soul45 Producer
All the band members are Huntsville area residents, and many are alumni from Sutherland and Riley’s very successful Song Project group which recently ended its 11-year run. During that time, the ensemble opened for Jully Black, The Tenors, Colonel Chris Hadfield, and Hawksley Workman, and appeared on City TV’s Breakfast Television, at the G8 Youth Summit Concert, and at the Huntsville Festival of the Arts. As well, the band headlined their own sold-out performances and played various private functions and corporate events.
“We had an incredible run with The Song Project, but the time was right for both Greg and I to move on to a new venture,” said Riley. “Over the years, we worked with well over 100 young musicians and provided many unique performance opportunities in a variety of venues. The Song Project was a chance for the students to play some pop, rock, and R&B music with a great horn and rhythm section and a front-line of multiple vocalists in a group that had professional expectations.”
The new band, Soul45, is once again produced by Sutherland, and features Taryn Gray, Courtney Morey and Jenny Smith on vocals, Music Director Jordan Riley on keyboards, Jack Gaughan on guitar, Benji Jordan on bass, Bevan Wilson on drums, Trevor Carr on trumpet, Joe Alfano on tenor and baritone saxophone, and Andrew Ripenburg on trombone.
Tickets for the group’s concert at the Algonquin Theatre—Friday, May 24, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.—are available for $25 per person from the Algonquin Theatre Box Office at (705) 789-4975 or online at www.algonquintheatre.ca.
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