WTC presents final music performance of season with The Black Market Trust
The Black Market Trust, comprised of five world-class musicians, will perform in Whitefish on April 22. (WTC courtesy photo)
The Whitefish Theatre Company is thrilled to present The Black Market Trust, a pop/vocal jazz band whose music combines the sounds of the great American crooners and vocal groups with the romantic gypsy fire of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Consisting of five world-class musicians, The Black Market Trust will perform on Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish.
Hailing from Los Angeles, The Black Market Trust highlights material from the Great American Songbook – ranging from Sinatra to the Beach Boys to the Beatles – and infuses it with Django’s romantic and virtuosic flavor. Add some intricate vocal harmonies and a dash of Rat Pack-style comedy, it’s clear to audiences why The Black Market Trust have quickly earned a reputation as one of the premier live acts performing in music today. This show promises a fantastic night of music that melds the old-world sounds of a gypsy campfire with new-world vibes of a slick metropolitan nightclub.
The band’s all-instrumental debut studio album, “The Black Market Trust”, released in 2012, is widely regarded as a milestone in the gypsy jazz world. Since then, they have released five additional albums to critical acclaim. The band’s lead guitarist and vocalist, Jeffrey Scott Radaich, has been touted as one of the most innovative and influential American acoustic gypsy jazz guitarists today. Joining Radaich on stage is bassist and singer Brian Netzley, who together were previous members of the groundbreaking Gonzalo Bergara Quartet whose rapid rise in the jazz world was cemented by twice headlining the prestigious Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-Seine, France. Rounding out the line-up is LA-based drummer and vocalist Brandon Laws, vocalist, violin hero, and Eastern European folk music expert Nick Coventry, and sought-after, LA-based pianist Matt Politano.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for students with reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish, or by calling 406-862-5371. Box office hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before a performance. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org. This show is sponsored by JeanAnne Swope and Jim Mechem. It is also supported in part by a grant from the Western States Arts Federation.