Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap marry
Pianist Renee Rosnes, formerly of Vancouver and a long-time New York resident, and Bill Charlap, also a well-known and highly-regarded pianist, were married yesterday at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex, where both have performed. The Rev. Julie Laudicina, a nondenominational minister, officiated. The bride and bridegroom have toured extensively [...]
PJ Perry and Campbell Ryga
Joined at the HipCellar Live CL 101506 Ah Leu ChaConn AltoEverything Happens to MeRoyal TeaseMaybe Yes, Maybe NoI Can’t Get StartedLine for Art PJ Perry, alto saxophoneCampbell Ryga, alto saxophoneRoss Taggart, pianoNeil Swainson, bassTerry Clarke, drums Bebop alto saxophists PJ Perry Cam Ryga are two of Canada’s treasures. Joined At The Hip captures them together [...]
Vancouver Vintage: Barney Kessel Trio with Chris Gage
Here’s a clip you’re all going to love. American guitarist Barney Kessel played with everyone from Lester Young to Charlie Parker to Billie Holiday to Art Tatum to Oscar Peterson to Chico Marx. Here he is with then-Vancouver musicians Don Thompson on bass, Terry Clarke on drums and special guest Chris Gage on piano. It’s [...]
Muhledy
Active SleepCellar Live CL112805 1: Hymnow2: Giant Things On The Side Of The Road3: Active Sleep4: Fennel5: Blue House6: iTown7: Waiting / Black And Tan Fantasy8: Nameless9: McGill House Rag Morgan Childs, DrumsSean Cronin, BassJordan Baskin, PianoChris Gale, Saxes Recorded Nov 28, 29, 2005, Mushroom Studios, Vancouver BC Audio samples and ordering information at:http://cellarlive.com/discography.php?section=Discography&page;=35
Ashley Summers at The Cellar
In an exciting home-coming performance, bassist Ashley Summers appears at the Cellar on Thursday, August 9th. Joined by Christine Jensen on saxophones, Jillian Lebeck on piano and Paul Townsend on drums, the evening will showcase some of Canada’s finest young talent. A native of Langley, BC, Ashley began to play the acoustic bass at the [...]
Vancouver Vintage: Gillespiana
This second installment of Vancouver Vintage comes from the early 1960′s and it’s fantastic. I can’t give any more information than the CBC announcer, Doug Campbell, did, so I’ll just transcribe his introduction to the suite. The track I chose is the third movement, called Pan Americana. I should also note that the technical operations [...]
