Years ago, (the 1980's) a group called Friends of Jazz organized a number of concerts at the "House on the Hill"  (an iconic building in Summerland, BC , that was subsequently moved and then destroyed by fire.) I've always wanted to recreate that in some way, so when I started playing piano at Zias Stonehouse Restaurant in the summer of 2015,  I realized it might be a good venue. I approached Larry Crawford and Stefan Bienz with the idea, and they agreed, and Stefan suggested Yanti as vocalist.  The first Jazz@Zias event was held that fall, and we've done 20 or more shows there over the years. In the fall of 2016, I approached Larry about adding lyrics to some of his instrumental tunes which eventually led to our first CD, "Images of You." released at Penticton's Dream Cafe In June of 2017. Since then we've released two more albums of original vocal jazz tunes and performed at venues up and down the Okanagan valley. 

With the addition of Scott Gamble, the Crawford-Crossley Group, Featuring Yanti is now five and plays a large selection of well known jazz standards as well as our originals. The group fluctuates in size, from a duo to a quintet, depending on the venue. 

Contact:  Allan Crossley at 250-494-8967 allan@summerlandmusic.com