Music Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival
The film festival gets under way this weekend and as usual, there are lots of aural and visual treats for music fans. A couple of films in particular should make some jazz ears perk up. When Anita O’Day died last year at the age of 87, everyone conceded that it was a miracle that she [...]
Ornette Coleman to play Vancouver in February
Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announced today that Ornette Coleman, one of greatest innovators in the history of jazz will be appearing at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on on February 17, 2008. It’s been twenty years since Coleman’s last appearance in Vancouver. His current band features Tony Falanga and Charnett Moffett acoustic [...]
Improv explosion
Vancouver is experiencing a renaissance of improvised music, as evidenced by the abundance of opportunities currently available to find a performance most nights of the week. Musicians have taken it into their own hands to initiate a number of series of new music. The newest of these is stitching and unstitching, running Tuesdays at 10pm [...]
Jane Fair
Chances AreCellar Live CL 033003 1. Fu s Feast2. Poco Luce3. Chances Are4. Lazy Afternoon5. Johnny Come Lately Jane Fair, Tenor SaxophoneBill Coon, GuitarJodi Proznick, BassDave Robbins, Drums It is my opinion that Jane Fair has been an under appreciated and an under utilized voice in the Canadian jazz scene for far too long. I [...]
Jane Fair CD Release this weekend at The Cellar
In his 3 1/2 star review of Chances Are in today’s Vancouver Sun, Marke Andrews calls Jane Fair “one of this country’s great unknown musicians”. That’s pretty much on the money but maybe that will change with this release. Jane’s been an active musician, composer, and jazz educator in Toronto for three decades. As has [...]
