Wine Wednesdays at 40 Knots

Tidelines Jazz Quartet – Wine Wednesdays at 40 Knots

Tidelines Jazz* brings timeless melodies to life with a frontline of sax and guitar, anchored by swinging bass and drums. The quartet performs jazz standards with warmth, taste, and deep groove.

Rick Jamison is a jazz guitarist known for warm, articulate tone and a clean, traditional sound. His style is melodic, rhythmic, and deeply grounded in swing and groove.

Dave Stevenson has been playing string bass in ensembles for over 3 decades. He has played many genres of music from jazz, rock to bluegrass. Dave started playing professionally in Vancouver performing with jazz and country swing bands. Dave has had the chance to perform with PJ Perry and Louis Rose. Dave has moved to the Comox Valley now for over 11 years performing in multiply ensembles.

Greg is a well-known percussionist on the north island for the past 40 years. He has headed and backed up groups. to include the Blue Monks and Vintage Velvet. Greg is well-known as the pocket drummer. He has backed up such jazz greats as Art and Lee Ellefson, Roy Reynolds, and Annie Siegel. He prefers to swing and is very adept at using jazz brushes.

Dave ‘AJ’ Blinzinger, saxophonist, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, performs across Canada and has toured Europe and the United States. ​While styled mostly in jazz, Dave regularly is called on to play many styles in the demanding professional world of music. Mostly his interests lie in Jazz, Traditional, Swing, Avant Garde, Experimental, Mystical, Electronica, Hip-hop, and Ethnic based music with a strong background in improvisation.