"Corbin Keep's contributions at the Kispiox Valley Music Festival was like having a virtuoso's virtuoso play the cello at the same time as having the court jester keep us on our toes with wit and humor that would make most professional clowns come across as dimwitted dunces.
The breadth of Corbin's contributions to a festival like ours is what makes him such an outstanding and entertaining performer at any event; within one performance you can expect to be in awe of his technical mastery and innovative techniques with his cello, you can listen to intimate and deeply moving pieces of music with profound personal and spiritual bent one moment only to burst out in barely containable fits of laughter the next as he goes off on some spontaneous humorous riff; and when it comes to riffs, you will see very few performers who can improvise the way Corbin does.
Without doubt some of the finest moments for many at our festival occurred during the completely improvised jam session that Corbin was involved in with two violinists; between trying to catch our breath from laughing so hard to grooving to the stunning music generated from the stage, we were simply awash in awe and wonder, fueled in large part by Corbin's exceptional spontaneity in his music and his wit. An event without Corbin Keep is like an event without a Wild Cellist; and as I can attest, no event should be without a wild cellist!"
Nanaimo Folk Connection Gatherings are held on the third Friday of each month, at 7:30pm at Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo. Admission $5. Refreshments available. Wheelchair accessible. For more information email me at the link below. You can also phone 754-1321 or 753-1187.