This week’s spotlight for the 3rd annual Education for Africa Variety Show is on Pete Woods and James McGowan. Pete is a minister with the United Church of Canada and a professional saxophonist with recording credits in jazz, blues and rock’n’roll. Woods has toured shows of jazz hymn and gospel variations from Halifax to Victoria, north to James Bay and south to El Salvador. He is a sought-after musician at both church- and jazz- based events across Canada. The conversational quality of duos and trios is where he thrives- intimacy, humour and authenticity are hallmarks of his sound.

Pete will be joined by James McGowan who is an Assistant Professor of Music at Carleton University, where he is the co-supervisor of the performance program and an award-winning educator in music theory and composition. As a pianist and conductor specializing in jazz and other improvised music, he performs with the eagles-mcgowan-wittet trio and directs the music program at Trinity United in Ottawa.

Also performing at the show will be Angélique Leduc, dancers from the Chad Wolfe Studio of Dance and Music and our fabulous headliner, Paul Deslauriers.

Our special guess MC is DAWG FM’s Patricia Lever.

Tickets are available at the door or securely online athttp://bit.ly/1etlnUc.