The front-line combo with tuba and trombone is excellent, and to have a cello play the bass lines suits the tuba well as the ranges don’t fight each other. We’re finding this is more and more vital, as it enables us to best work with the unique instrumentation. The material is a combination of songs we’ve all kept in our pockets that we wanted to play, plus new compositions. The group shares an exploratory spirit, willingness to both try new things and hone down the arrangements until the music is tight and focused, and of course a sense of humour, which is absolutely necessary with this combination. We each get to showcase our melodic and improv abilities, while also finding new ways to contribute either comping, bass, or counterpoint. Q: What appeals to the members of this group in terms of its lineup, its personalities, its sound, and its material?Ī: The band play instruments that often are in a supporting role. We had all worked with Michel Delage and were happy he was interested in joining the group.Ī: Ken is doing most of the writing and providing practice space and recording facilities, Steve is doing most of the marketing and some writing, Keith is doing some arranging and providing practice space and Michel gets up early to practise with the old-timers! Everyone in the band is pitching in. The resulting sound between cello and tuba worked very well and so we decided to add a drummer. Keith Hartshorn-Walton and so the idea of forming an all-bass-clef-instrument band came together. I had been talking about putting something together for the Lundi Jazz series at Le Petit Chicago with tubist Dr. The duo was well received and so we decided to expand the group. Petr Cancura agreed and we appeared in the festival that year as Bonecello. In 2016, I decided to approach the Ottawa Jazz Festival with the idea of having the informal duo perform a show in the Jibber Jam series at The Record Centre on Wellington Street. Article contentĪ: My longtime friend Ken Kanwisher and I would meet on occasion to practice duets in a variety of styles on our respective instruments, cello and trombone. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And the band enjoys crossing that barrier as we’re all playing in the bass clef. When the band was looking for a name, this term remembered from music theory class at college seemed fun and appropriate for a band made up of low pitched instruments. Q: What’s the meaning of your band’s name?Ī: Safe Low Limit, also known as Low Interval Limit, is a concept that defines the lowest pitches at which intervals can be clearly perceived without sounding muddy or indistinct. The band Safe Low Limit featuring Keith Hartshorn-Walton on tuba, Michel Delage on drums, Ken Kanwisher on cello and Steve Berndt on trombone performs ‘Tuba Tango’ in the OC Sessions studio. Below, Berndt gives the lowdown on a quirky band whose instruments function in the bass clef. Please try again Article contentīefore that happens, the group - which includes Berndt on trombone, Ken Kanwisher playing cello, tuba player Keith Hartshorn-Walton and drummer Michel Delage, play La Nouvelle Scène on King Edward Avenue on Friday night. The next issue of Ottawa Citizen Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.
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