Red Holloway interview
At 81, tenor saxophonist Red Holloway, has played with a who’s who of jazz and blues legends – Roosevelt Sykes, Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, Lionel Hampton, and too many others to mention in this brief space. From 1963 to 1966 he was in organist “Brother” Jack McDuff’s band. From 1977 to 1982, he worked with [...]
Galaxie “Rising Star” award
Every year since 1998, CJBS (producers of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival) and Galaxie, (the continuous music network of the CBC) has awarded a $2000 prize to a selected group of emerging Vancouver jazz artists who are performing at the festival. The nominees this year are North/Mann/Pennell, Umph Trio, Shannon Scott Band, The Grand Trine, [...]
Jazz Fest Preview I: The Bassists
As a continuing mark of quality programming, this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival presents an incredible array of bass-players. In fact, one could easily argue that over the next couple of weeks, over a half-dozen of the world’s top ten bass players will be participating in performances at this year’s festival. Dave Holland Growing up [...]
Cross-Border Jazz
One of the distinguishing features of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, from its beginnings back in the mid-eighties, has been the innovative programming which presents visiting improvisors in collaborations with local players. Coastal Jazz & Blues, the festival’s producers, will be extending this concept further by itself collaborating with The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club [...]
Viviane Houle and Stefan Smulovitz
la belle et la beteCellar Live – NOW Orchestra Records – 02 Viviane Houle – VoiceStefan Smulovitz – Laptop & Viola 1- tout le brise (3:05)2 – pton (4:04)3 – i stumble (3:41)4 – creek life (7:47)5 – claire (3:11)6 – beauté obscène (3:14)7 – paix (2:20)8 – my heart (1:16)9 – la belle (4:21)10 [...]
Cory Weeds Quartet
Big WeedsCELLARLIVE CL011308 Cory Weeds, alto and tenor saxophoneMike Ledonne, hammond organPeter Bernstein, guitarJoe Farnsworth, drums 1: Darben The Redd Fox2: Corrupted Mango3: For Fathead4: Blossoms In May5: Paper Moon6: Simply Said7: No Bull8: Modal Issue Recorded January 11th to 13th, 2007 at The Cellar, Vancouver, BC Audio samples and information at:http://cellarlive.com/
A couple of CD releases and an interview
Musician, clubowner, blogger, and radio show host Cory Weeds releases the first CD under his own name this weekend. I thought this would be a good time to have a conversation with Cory about a multi-faceted career leading to this debut disc. Read my interview with Cory Weeds. The release party for “Big Weeds” is [...]
Rabnett 5
LeopardismRopeadope Digital/Quirk Audio QRK 002 Dan Gaucher – DrumsMike Kennedy – BassIan Cox – Organ and RhodesKiyoshi Elkuf – Tenor SaxophoneRich Rabnett – Guitar 1. Rounder (5:17)2. Illegal Leopard (3:34)3. Shamey’s Last Job (2:24)4. Thaw (6:30)5. By Water (4:44)6. Dave Sold Sesh Wan Beef (1:44)7. Oso Negro (3:50)8. Pee Imp (2:41)9. Nothing Blues (6:13)10. Buy [...]
