Ken Gold/Ron Halldorson Quartet | Jazz at the Fort Garry Hotel

Saxophonist Ken Gold and guitarist Ron Halldorson have been working together in various groups for the past 35 years. Much of that has been as a duo for some extended gigs in Winnipeg (Blaze Bistro, Inferno’s). They share a common interest in great tunes from diverse musical genres, including bebop, country, pop, blues, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian music.

Ken Gold has been active in the Manitoba music scene for the past 40 years. As a saxophonist, he has played and recorded with many ensembles and groups, including the WJO, the WSO, Ron Paley, Finjan, Remy Shand, and more. He is an original member of the Latin jazz/Afro-Cuban dance band Papa Mambo.

Ron Halldorson is a Manitoba music legend. A multi-instrumentalist on guitar, bass, pedal steel, and other strings, he has been a first-call musician for six decades now. Ron played bass in the sensational Lenny Breau Trio during the 1960s.

For this show, Ken and Ron are joined by Eric Platz on drums and Marika Galea on bass, who are both faculty members at the Brandon University School of Music.