Blackout Over Rio

Blackout Over Rio is a powerhouse of Edmonton based musicians from the Jazz,Contemporary Classical, Free Improvisation, and Noise scenes. Multi-instrumentalistWill Northlich-Redmond has released over a dozen albums as BlipVert, toured Europeand North America, and performed with the likes of Eyvind Kang and Marilyn Crispell. Amaster of interpretation, Allison Balcetis is an internationally recognized contemporarysaxophonist whose work has produced over 70 world premieres. Award winningcomposer Nico Arnaez is the electronic mastermind in the band, shattering the sound ofthe bass into millions of tiny fragments. Drummer Mark Segger studied with jazz iconTerry Clarke and has performed with Dave Burrell, Lina Allemano, Steve Swell, and NateWooley among many others across North America and Europe. Blackout Over Rio hasbeen featured at the Edmonton Noise Fest, BEAMS, New Music Edmonton, the YardbirdSuite, Torontos Somewhere There Series and the Emmet Ray.-Visit edmontonjazz.com for more about the Edmonton International Jazz Festival. Support for the Edmonton International Jazz Festival is provided by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment.