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Jayme Stone's Room of Wonders with Travelin' Light

Jayme Stone's Room of Wonders

Lily Pads is honored to present banjo master Jayme Stone and his incredible band.

Two-time Juno-winning banjoist Jayme Stone makes music inspired by folk traditions from around the world. His latest album, Room of Wonders, explores music from Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria, Brazil, Italy and North America. The repertoire includes a movement from Bachʼs French Suite, a Moorish sword-fighting dance and Stoneʼs lush, edgy originals.

Stone thrives on unexpected inspiration: Japanese poetry, Brazilian literature, instruments he found while traveling in remote Malian villages. He finds it with influences as diverse as Anouar Brahem, Bill Frisell, and Toumani Diabaté. His Juno Award-winning albums, most notably Africa to Appalachia, both defy and honor the banjoʼs long role in the worldʼs music, turning historical connections into compelling music.

The last chapter in Stoneʼs musical travelogue took place in Africa. He went knowing whatʼs still news to most: that the hide-covered instrument with an "extra" drone string we call the banjo actually comes from West Africa. He became particularly curious about the music that may not have made it across the ocean on slave ships headed west from Senegal and Mali in the 1600ʼs. The resulting album, Africa to Appalachia, is a boundary-crossing musical collaboration with singer and kora maestro Mansa Sissoko.

Jayme Stone (banjo) | Andrew Downing (cello) | Andrew Small (bass) | Nick Fraser (drums)

website: http://jaymestone.com/
videos: http://jaymestone.com/videos

"The Yo-Yo Ma of the banjo."
GLOBE AND MAIL

"This is what the future of the banjo sounds like."
SONGLINES

"Stone's banjo playing is a source of limitless creative expression."
NO DEPRESSION

"Stone combines a jazz musician's sense of timing and sureness of touch with a pop musician's brevity and directness."
THE GUARDIAN

Supporting Jayme Stone is the duo Travelin' Light, featuring guitar virtuoso Ron Murray and percussionist Robert Malin.

Doors open at 7pm, music begins at 7:30pm.