BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T232139Z UID:367-4677497@jamesbayunited.com DTSTART:20270210T030000Z DTEND:20270210T043000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260819T152022 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday Night Jazz at the Church presents Eng lish virtuoso pianist Nick Peck\, with bassist Peter Dowse and drummer Kel by MacNayr!\nVirtuoso pianists are not the rarest thing in jazz\, but a pi anist who can swing like Oscar Peterson\, play with the openness of Keith Jarrett\, the inventiveness of Cecil Taylor\, and the strength of McCoy Ty ner — all while bringing their own style and originality — now that is something quite special indeed!\nNick Peck came into his own in London’ s dynamic jazz scene before becoming one of the most in-demand pianists in Vancouver. During the pandemic\, Nick moved to northern Vancouver Island to be closer to family\, where he worked as both a pianist and computer pr ogrammer.\nIn this special trio presentation\, Nick joins longtime musical collaborator drummer Kelby MacNayr and new friend and fellow Englishman b assist Peter Dowse.\nJoin us for a beautiful\, elegant\, swinging\, and en igmatic night of piano trio playing at its finest!\nAdmission by donation (suggested donation: $20). Everyone is welcome\, regardless of ability to pay.\nGuest Artist Bio:\nNick Peck is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer\, primarily known as a jazz pianist and organist who has perform ed across Canada and Europe.\nNick’s musical background was initially se lf-taught\, playing on the local jazz circuit around his native Kent\, UK. Pursuing formal studies in music\, he was introduced to a wide range of c lassical\, contemporary\, and world music that broadened his outlook. Howe ver\, it was in jazz improvisation that he found his preferred outlet.\nMo ving to London\, he studied piano and composition at the Guildhall School of Music &\; Drama. During this time\, he received tuition from Simon P urcell\, Scott Stroman\, and John Taylor\, all of whom introduced him to w ays in which a diverse range of ideas and colours could be brought togethe r while respecting the jazz tradition.\nFollowing this\, Nick became incre asingly active as a sideman\, gaining valuable hands-on experience accompa nying visiting jazz artists on piano and Hammond organ in and around Londo n and the South of England.\nSince 2013\, he has resided in British Columb ia\, Canada\, where he can frequently be found playing with many talented colleagues up and down the Canadian West Coast. His style is marked by his ability to shift from hard-swinging jazz to pastoral serenity to elements of the 20th- and 21st-century piano tradition at the drop of a hat\, with both hands equally creative on the keyboard\, in a manner that is constan tly engaging and accessible.\nIn contrast\, another side of Nick’s music can be found in his growing output of recorded work. Over the course of t he last decade\, this has revealed another side of a complex musical perso nality that exists beyond categorization\, blurring the lines between comp osition and improvisation and sometimes exploding into large\, multi-track ed symphonic forms\, coloured by his experiences performing jazz\, contemp orary classical\, folk\, electronic\, and freely improvised music.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T152022 LOCATION:James Bay United Church Sanctuary SUMMARY:Tuesday Night Jazz at the Church Presents URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.jamesbayunited.com/events/tuesday-night-jazz-at-t he-church-presents/2027-02-09 ATTACH;FILENAME=Nick Peck Trio Drawing (1).jpg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://d q5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/08/16/19/42/01/2c0a342a-8e6d-4746-8fab-9f cc77b6437d/Nick%20Peck%20Trio%20Drawing%20(1).jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR