
The value of teamwork and mentorship not only stayed with him, but magnified over the years. I was just fortunate enough to have chefs who pointed me in the right directions and to the right opportunities along the way.’’ “I’ve always wanted to work for or with the best to learn and be part of a team. “I had the mindset that I’d rather be at the bottom of the top than at the top of the bottom- there’s always another mountain to climb other than the one you are on.’’ Tessier says. Philip Tessier, 40, knew from a young age that he wanted to cook professionally at the highest levels and be the very best he could be.

Growing up in small town Williamsburg, VA, the second youngest child of a father who worked at the post office and a mother who taught school. With pride, he rose through the ranks at three of the world’s most revered restaurants, Michelin three-starred Le Bernardin and Per Se in New York and The French Laundry in Yountville.

He was the first American chef to ever ascend the podium triumphantly at the internationally renowned Bocuse d’Or, garnering the gleaming silver medal. He has always been a musician’s musician a sweet and affable presence whose musical dexterity elevates every project he touches, with a musical output that has been hard to pin down or confine to just one genre.Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Philip Tessier Phil Cook is a prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist, and in-demand musician whose collaborations have run the gamut of genre - as a founding member of beloved band Megafaun to work with The Blind Boys of Alabama, Bon Iver, Kanye West, and Hiss Golden Messenger, to several albums worth of solo work.

Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube “There’s this intimacy that exists within the band now, and I wanted to explore how that would feel in the writing process.” Over the course of several late-night sessions in the thick of summer2018, the three musicians joined producer John Raham in dreaming up a brilliantly untethered sound, recording as they improvised and continually tapping into their potent camaraderie. “I was excited to let go of control and to see where Darren’s bass lines would take my melodies,” Ford recalls. In a departure from the guitar-driven and largely solitary songwriting that’s defined Ford’s previous work much of U kin B the Sun took shape from spontaneous collaboration with her longtime bassist Darren Parris and drummer Leon Power. On this record I freed myself from the folk-writing format, and it’s been a whole different exploration for me.” “I’d say that’s a result of being more in my body and more in touch with the wholeness of anger, with taking up space and having boundaries. “I used to speak more in metaphors, but this album came out in a much more raw and direct way,” she says. With its graceful collision of soul and psychedelia and sometimes ’70s funk, it’s a body of work that invites both self-reflection and wildly joyful movement, and ultimately sparks a quiet transcendence.Īt turns ecstatic and heavy-hearted, gloriously shambolic and deeply purifying, U kin B the Sun is the outcome of a certain personal transformation that Ford has experienced in recent years. On her third album U kin B the Sun, Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Frazey Ford inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice. Thanks for your support & cooperation in ensuring a safe return to live music! Masks must be worn by all attendees at all times except when eating or drinking. By purchasing tickets, you acknowledge that everyone in your party will follow any regulations in place at time of show (subject to change), and will not be entitled to a refund for noncompliance. Please check here for current venue protocol.

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