Harry Vetro – Northern Ranger

Harry Vetro – Northern Ranger

September 5, 2018

Harry Vetro – Drums
Lina Allemano – Trumpet
Harrison Argatoff – Saxophone
Dan Pitt – Guitar
Ian McGimpsey – Guitar
Noah Franche-Nolan – Piano
Jacob Thompson – Piano
Andrew Downing – Bass
Phil Albert – Bass
Jessica Deutsch – Violin
Anna Atkinson – Violin
Aline Homzy – Viola
Andrew Downing – Cello

In 2017, as Canada celebrated 150 years of confederation, 23 year old Hamilton drummer Harry Vetro took to the road. He traveled coast to coast, visiting communities in Canada’s six indigenous cultural areas (Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Plains, and Eastern Woodlands) in an effort to connect with musicians and artists from different backgrounds, and to better understand the land’s long cultural history.

Northern Ranger – Vetro’s debut album – tells the story of his travels. A jazz musician by training, Harry melded his own style of improvised music with folk and classical influences to create a deeply personal statement, one that speaks to the country as a whole.

A recent graduate of the University of Toronto Jazz program, Vetro leads an active performing career, Past performances include the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival and Orillia Jazz Festival.

Proceeds from this album will assist in starting an outreach initiative for youth with limited access to music education. The program will be titled “Northern Ranger Outreach” and Vetro will be partnering with his father, who is an educator and musician with connections in the school system.

www.harryvetro.com

Worldwide Release Date: Friday October 19th, 2018 on T.Sound Records

CD Release Celebration: Saturday October 20th @ Gallery 345, Toronto

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