Key takeaways:
- Ukrainian jazz singer Bogdan Gumenyuk wanted to help humanitarian measures in the nation.
- The Jazz quartet was held at the federation’s auditorium on Fairmount Avenue in the Mile-End.
Montreal finds a way to raise funds for Ukraine:
The Ukrainian National Federation directed a fundraising show to help relief measures in Ukraine on Sunday afternoon, which was made feasible with Bogdan Gumenyuk, a Ukrainian jazz musician and songwriter now staying in Montreal.
The saxophonist knew to play Jazz music as a teenager growing up in the nation and first arrived in Montreal as a Ph.D. music student at McGill University.
“The last couple of days were likely the worst days of my life,” he stated. “I hope no one feels that way.”
He’s moved between living in Montreal and Ukraine more than once. After graduating, he returned to the nation to persist in his music career and work his music label.
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He shifted back to Montreal in 2019 and said he now feels he has to offer before.
“You feel that people want more suitable, and you feel that individuals are willing to battle for it,” he said. “Not just talk regarding it but fight for it. That’s what the whole world can see right now.”
The Jazz quartet was had at the federation’s hall on Fairmount Avenue in the Mile-End and featured Gumenyuk alongside three other Canadian musicians. A few dozen people showed up to watch the concert and grant.
The quartet was particularly encouraged by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and classic folk songs, Gumenyuk said. What followed afterward was an open discussion regarding Ukrainian culture and music.
Source – cbc.ca
