Listen to James Danderfer’s “Jelly Roll Suite”
As he explains in his blog, Vancouver clarinetist James Danderfer was “commissioned earlier this year by CBC Radio to compose a suite of music in tribute to the late great Jelly Roll Morton . . . . to celebrate his time spent living and working in Vancouver back in 1919.” In his latest post, James provides mp3′s of [...]
A Walk on the Jazz Side
Today on Hot Air, sole man John Fluevog shares some of his jazz favourites. The Vancouver-born and bred shoe designer is known for his wildly creative footwear, with fans around the world. He’s also a big music fan, and draws plenty of inspiration from jazz, gospel and soul. We’ll walk a musical mile in John [...]
Dave Schnitter, final appearance at the Cellar tonight
Tenor saxophonist Dave Schnitter is one of those undeservedly under-recognized major talents of jazz. It wasn’t always so. When he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in 1974 he, along with Wynton Marsalis who joined the band some time after, contributed to the revitalization of that illustrious organization. He stayed with Blakey till 1979, followed by a couple [...]
Take a Walk Down the Aisle with Hot Air
June is soon to be bustin’ out all over, which means wedding season is about to start. Hot Air is taking your requests for our wedding special on June 5. Which tunes best jazz up a wedding? Maybe it’s something you walked down the aisle to, or something you’d choose for your first dance. Or [...]
Monk in Victoria
Last year in a Vancouver Jazz Forum discussion of great Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts, Guy MacPherson was kind enough to provide a scan of a rare JATP programme from a concert in Victoria attended by Guy’s father Fraser MacPherson and said to be at the Armory: This program revealed the surprising fact that Thelonious Monk [...]
Jazz in Bloom on Hot Air
The May long weekend is a big one for gardeners. This week on Hot Air, we’re presenting a garden of jazz delights, from honeysuckle roses to sleepin’ bees. Plus tomatoes, banana trees and…weeds. Music we hope you can “dig.” That’s on Hot Air on CBC Radio One. www.cbc.ca/hotair Saturdays at 5:05 Pacific, 6:05 Mountain.
Shrek & Steig
When the final installment of the Shrek franchise opens this week, there is apparently a new character named The Pied Piper who makes people (and ogres) do crazy things with his flute playing. The music is taken from a piece called “Nightmare” from a classic release on the ENJA label called Outlaws with Jeremy Steig [...]
Corey Christiansen celebrates the release of his new CD this weekend
This weekend at The Cellar, guitarist COREY CHRISTIANSEN celebrates the release of his latest Orgin Records album, Outlaw Tractor. From the first note, Christiansen lights a rhythmic fire that never flickers, punctuating chords with precision and soloing with zeal… ” – Downbeat Magazine Following up on 2008′s Roll With It, Corey Christiansen’s critically acclaimed Origin [...]
Nelson Symonds
As a young Montreal jazz fan I hung out at the now legendary Black Bottom where the house band included the amazing guitarist Nelson Symonds. Symonds was a local treasure. As I remember it, there wasn’t a night that the place wasn’t packed with local jazz fans and visitors who came to hear him. At [...]
“Inhabitants” CD Release, May 27
Inhabitants launch their new CD, A Vacant Lot, at the Cobalt, 917 Main Street, Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 8:00pm. The Gordon Grdina Trio will also be performing. Inhabitants continue to push forward into new sonic territory with “A Vacant Lot”, their third full-length on Drip Audio. Spacious and expressive, the new album explores the [...]
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