Valerie Day with the Vibes Quartet

Valerie Day and vibraphonist Mike Horsfall have plumbed the depths of the jazz repertoire and come up with something special…a revitalized sound that swings, sambas, and torches well known and obscure standards that traverse the worlds of jazz, bossa nova, pop, and soul. Joined by the incomparable Dave Captein on bass and Gary Hobbs on drums, Valerie and Mike take you on a musically and emotionally satisfying sonic ride with Mike’s harmonically sophisticated and fun arrangements. Click on the video to the left for a taste of one of their recent live performances in Portland OR.

More about the Trio

Mike Horsfall has enjoyed a successful and diverse musical career for over 35 years, serving as educator, composer, arranger, recording artist and concert soloist on both piano and vibraphone.  He has performed with many world class musicians including Bud Shank, LeRoy Vinegar, Chuck Redd, Rebecca Kilgore, Tall Jazz, Pink Martini, the NU SHOOZ Orchestra, and the Portland Chamber Orchestra.  Mike currently serves on the music faculty at Clark College, Mt. Hood Community College, and the Oregon Episcopal School.

Dave Captein, a highly accomplished performer on string bass and bass guitar, has worked as a professional musician in the Pacific Northwest for over 30 years.  Dave has performed in a broad range of situations, from from symphonic to studio and clubs, as well as in many jazz concerts and festivals and the country and in Europe.  He has appeared with such notable and diverse artists as Mose Allison, Wynton Marsalis, Frankie Avalon, Ernestine Adnerson, Jessica Williams, Mel Brown, Randy Brecker, Larry Coryell, and Rebecca Kilgore, to name just a few.

Drummer Gary Hobbs has played professionally for over three decades and appears on over fifty recordings.  Gary played with The Stan Kenton Orchestra for two years, and has worked with such artists as Anita O’Day, Woody Herman, Greta Matassa, Ken Peplowski, Dave Frishberg, Terry Gibbs, Eddie Harris, and the New York Voices.  Included among a variety of venues Gary has performed in are Carnegie Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Tivoli Garden, Kennedy Center, and Wolf Trap. Gary also travels throughout the U.S. conducting clinics, concerts, and jazz camps.