The John Capon Trio is:
John Capon, trombone and vocals
Brad Shipley, guitar and vocals
Brian McMahon, string bass
These highly experienced musicians will play songs from the American Songbook, (Gershwin, Cole Porter, Ellington) as well as some New Orleans Trad.
Capon was a fixture in the downtown Vancouver club scene in the 1960s and Toronto in the ’70s and ’80s. He moved to Gabriola Island in 1986 where he has been in various leadership situations since.