Debashish Bhattacharya at CBC Studio 700 on Thursday
The world of Indian classical music is filled with many remarkable performers but even among these masters Debashish Bhattacharya stands out for having adapted the Hawaiian slide guitar to the Indian raga and becoming its master, since he started performing professionally at age 4. Henry Kaiser has written, “Using the centuries-old raga tradition, Bhattacharya takes the [...]
South Delta Jazz Festival and Jazz Workshop finishes seventh year
I’m finally cooling down, both literally and figuratively, after a very intense week of making music and teaching at the South Delta Jazz Workshop and Jazz Festival. The Workshop is a summer jazz camp with thirty-five students, six full-time faculty members, and two TAs. The Festival comprises seven concerts during the week of the workshop [...]
Hot Air Highlights
This Saturday on Hot Air, we tap into the archives for some of our favourite moments of the past season. You’ll hear Paul Grant’s musical Gods and Goddesses, great live tracks from Adam Thomas and Phil Dwyer, Paolo Pietropaulo’s visit with Eleanor Collins on her 90th birthday, a highlight from the Jelly Roll Morton tribute, [...]
Paper Star and Rising Stars on Hot Air
Today on Hot Air, Vancouver trumpet player, composer and bandleader Malcolm Aiken is our featured guest. The classically-trained artist has been a professional musician since he was 15 years old. He’ll share tracks from his debut solo release, Paper Star, and tell us why he waited so long. Plus tunes from a couple of Galaxie [...]
The Pugs and Crows Band and Very Good win Galaxie awards
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival and Galaxie have announced the Pugs and Crows Band and Very Good as the winners of the 8th annual Galaxie Rising Stars Awards. Chosen from the artists competing for the Award as the new artist of the year, the winners will each receive a $2500 grant. More…
Bria Skonberg Jazz Fest Concert on Hot Air
Today on Hot Air, catch a fresh recording of the multi-talented Bria Skonberg. Bria and her excellent quartet played a sold-out show in CBC Studio One last Sunday as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. It was a fabulous show and we’ll broadcast the whole concert this afternoon at 5:05 pm. With Solomon [...]
