Chelsea Bridge (quartet)
{{short description|Canadian jazz quartet}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chelsea Bridge
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| origin = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| years_active = 1992-1997
| label = Unity Records
| associated_acts = The Angstones
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| current_members =
| past_members = Rob Frayne
John Geggie
Jean Martin
Clyde Forsberg
Tena Palmer
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Chelsea Bridge was a Canadian jazz quartet based in Ottawa, Ontario. Its members were Rob Frayne on tenor and soprano saxophone, bassist John Geggie,[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/jazzblog/john-geggie-at-last-a-leader-among-jazzmen-plus-a-cd-review "John Geggie: At last, a leader among jazzmen (plus a CD review)"]. Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen , January 28, 2010 drummer Jean Martin, trumpet player Clyde Forsberg,{{cite web |title=Interview and performance, Chelsea Bridge |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94EXgNQEj7A |website=Youtube.com |publisher=YouTube, Rob Frayne |access-date=2021-07-09}}{{cite web |last1=Hum |first1=Peter |title=Clyde Forsberg Obituary |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/obit-ottawa-raised-clyde-forsberg-was-a-globetrotting-academic-and-artist |website=ottawacitizen.com |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=2021-07-29}} and singer Tena Palmer. The band was highly-regarded, with critics calling it 'cutting-edge' and 'ground-breaking'.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chelsea-bridge-mn0000092294 Chelsea Bridge - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic] In a Centretown News online article, a reviewer called the group "one of Ottawa's most prestigious jazz groups."
Career
The group played, for the most part, songs written by Frayne, Geggie, and Palmer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-in-a-sharp-sea-mw0000250936|title=Blues in a Sharp Sea - Chelsea Bridge | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}
They toured extensively, conducting four Canadian tours and playing New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) in Norway, the Washington DC Jazz Festival, the Guelph Jazz Festival,{{cite web |title=Guelph Jazz Festival First anniversary. Chelsea Bridge |url=https://archives.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/guelph-jazz-festival-first-anniversary-chelsea-bridge |website=archives.uwaterloo.ca |publisher=University of Waterloo |access-date=21 January 2022}} the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival.{{cite web |title=New York Jazz Giants - Chelsea Bridge - 8/16/1992 - Newport Jazz Festival |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VbcBk0lTBM |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=21 January 2022}}
In 1997, Chelsea Bridge was the subject of a "Jazzumentary" by Douglas Von Rosen called Chelsea Bridge.{{cite web |title=Chelsea Bridge |url=https://www.sawvideo.com/mediatheque/video/chelsea-bridge-tentet |website=sawvideo.com |publisher=Sawvideo Media Arts Centre |access-date=21 January 2022}}
Discography
- Blues in a Sharp Sea (Post-bop, 1992), Unity Records{{cite web |title=Chelsea Bridge – Blues In A Sharp Sea |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14385550-Chelsea-Bridge-Blues-In-A-Sharp-Sea |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Blues in a Sharp Sea Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-in-a-sharp-sea-mw0000250936 |website=allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2021-07-31}}
- Tatamagouche...Next Left (Avant-Garde Jazz, 1994), Unity Records{{cite web |title=Chelsea Bridge – Tatamagouche... Next Left |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7525771-Chelsea-Bridge-Tatamagouche-Next-Left |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Alex |title=Tatamagouche...Next Left Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tatamagouchenext-left-mw0000035626 |website=allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2021-07-31}}
- Double Feature (Avant-Garde Jazz, 1995), Unity Records{{cite web |title=Chelsea Bridge – Double Feature |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/17536069-Chelsea-Bridge-Double-Feature |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Double Feature Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/double-feature-mw0001883960 |website=allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2021-07-31}}
- Chelsea Bridge (2002)