tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046Tue, 06 May 2008 19:26:28 +0000http://vancouverjazz.com/Brian NationBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-5727026635694374257Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:13:00 +00002008-04-26T16:25:50.989-07:00The Cap Jazz Series ends its tenth anniversary season with a rare treat for all Django Reinhardt fans, a fiery gypsy jazz trio, Samarabalouf who will perform on Saturday, May 3 at 8pm at the Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre. Although Reinhardt, the founder and undisputed master of the genre, died 55 years ago in 1953, the tradition has carried on with copious groups the world over, http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/04/fiery-gypsy-jazz-trio-to-perform-for.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-7186527499227805320Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:45:00 +00002008-04-18T23:45:51.729-07:00Hey everybody, IAJE Seattle 2009 Cancelled I have posted IAJE and IAJE Canada news here in the past. It is with deepest regret that I must now bring this bad news to the Vancouver Jazz community. It would seem that the end of IAJE is upon us with the cancelling of the Seattle conference and the dissolution of the organization. Please cIick here for the article in the Seattle Times. Informationhttp://vancouverjazz.com/2008/04/end-of-iaje.htmlJeremy Hepnertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-5959930659557802962Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:27:00 +00002008-04-10T07:50:33.696-07:00Tickets are now on sale, at Ticketmaster, for the Scott Harding benefit happening at the Commodore on Friday April 25. On Feb 15 2008, Scott Harding was badly injured in a hit and run collision in NYC. He has no health insurance. He is a musician, artist and friend. 100% of the net proceeds from this show go to help him. The show features the cream of Vancouver musicians from the last 30 years.http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/04/scott-harding-benefit.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-3752552089227802462Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:03:00 +00002008-04-09T12:31:27.758-07:00There is a lot of talk every year when the NJA's come around criticizing them for many different things. Some justified and some not. I have been one of those who has criticize but what has come from my criticism is a greater respect for and a great understanding of Bill King and what goes into producing the NJA's every year. A huge congratulations to Bill King, his staff and everyone involved http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/04/enough-talk-about-dimissal-of-west.htmlCory Weedstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-8412928812250886146Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:37:00 +00002008-04-09T11:02:32.760-07:00The New Orchestra Workshop Society Presents Through the Eyes of a Child On April 11th, special guest artist Nicole Mitchell, arguably one of the world's top jazz flutists, joins spoken word artists Mercedes Baines and Kedrick James along with the NOW Orchestra for an evening of truly inspired music making. This concert will highlight new works by Nicole Mitchell and Coat Cooke as well as new http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/04/now-orchestra-with-nicole-mitchell.htmlSteve Bagnelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-3938036640464765094Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:49:00 +00002008-03-20T10:57:58.655-07:00The Vancouver International Jazz Festival has announced tickets will go on sale March 27 for the Festival’s Classic Sounds at The Centre Series (June 21 – 28). Bassist Charlie Haden, guitarists John Scofield, Bill Frisell, and Jesse Cook, pianists Monty Alexander and Brad Mehldau, and songsters Ivan Lins, Molly Johnson and Andy Bey are among the artists appearing at the 23rd edition of the http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/03/vancouver-international-jazz-festival.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-3344970444253163891Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:39:00 +00002008-03-17T12:11:25.743-07:00 TICKETS NOW ON SALE Chick Corea will tour for the first time in 25 years with Return to Forever, one of the pioneering jazz-rock fusion bands that melded daring improvisations with hard-driving rhythmic grooves. The quartet — reuniting the keyboardist with guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White — announced Wednesday that they will return for more than 50 dates http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/03/return-to-forever-returns-to-vancouver.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-6103159249088534993Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:55:00 +00002008-03-04T11:41:58.246-08:00Tomorrow night (March 5) the Cellar continues its "Artist in Residence" series with the great Mike Allen Quartet taking over the bandstand for three of the four Wednesdays this month. Mike is one of our outstanding jazz players, equally the master of alto and tenor sax, and piano. For this upcoming series of shows (March 5, 19 and 26) the lineup features Bruno Hubert on piano, Adam Thomas, bass,http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/03/mike-allen-cellars-artist-in-residence.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-1287954546236455802Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:23:00 +00002008-03-02T18:41:42.171-08:00Canadian rock, blues, and jazz musician Jeff Healey died of cancer Sunday in a Toronto hospital. He was 41. Healey's battle with cancer began at age one when he lost his sight due to Retinoblastoma, a rare form of retinal cancer. Due to his blindness, Healey taught himself to play guitar by laying the instrument across his lap. His unique playing style, combined with his blues-oriented vocals, http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/03/jeff-healey-has-died.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-1930424730755991750Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:55:00 +00002008-03-02T18:06:01.026-08:00Winners of the 2008 Fraser MacPherson scholarships have been announced: The Board of Directors of the Fraser MacPherson Music Scholarhip Trust Fund have announced the winners of their 2007-2008 competition. Recipients of $2,000 scholarships in the University division are: Long & Mcquade Musical Instruments Scholarship Eli Bennett, 18, a tenor saxophonist, studying at Humber College, Torontohttp://vancouverjazz.com/2008/03/2008-fraser-macpherson-scholarship-fund.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-8490254102415384583Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:12:00 +00002008-02-28T00:49:39.707-08:00 Seattle to Host the 36th IAJE Annual Conference Plan to Attend January 7 - 10, 2009 Excitement is already building for the 36th IAJE Annual Conference, which will be in Seattle, Washington, January 7 - 10, 2009. Recognized as the largest gathering of the global jazz community, upwards of 7,000 educators, musicians, record executives, exhibitors, media, and enthusiasts are expected to attend. http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/02/seattle-to-host-2009-iaje-conference.htmlJeremy Hepnertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-8519217721496406194Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:03:00 +00002008-02-28T00:50:30.285-08:00featuring Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Carman J. Price and Matthew Smith Be-bop lives! Three of Vancouver's top jazz singers perform a tribute to Lambert Hendricks and Ross, the greatest vocal group in jazz history. John Hendricks, hailed as the "James Joyce of Jive" and "the Poet Laureate of Jazz", penned unbelievably cool lyrics to great jazz solos and big band arrangements. This night of swinging http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/02/re-bop-tribute-to-lambert-hendricks.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-2140727948404081771Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:50:00 +00002008-02-17T19:05:26.716-08:00The Vancouver Kiwanis International Jazz Festival is back again this coming Monday and Tuesday (Feb 18-19) at Capilano College. Featuring over 40 different student ensembles, this year's festival is honoured to have an adjudication team consisting of Hugh Fraser, Brad Turner, Bob Rebagliati and Dr. Carlos Cody. Festival highlights include master classes for all instruments, and a Tuesday noontimehttp://vancouverjazz.com/2008/02/kiwanis-jazz-festival-08.htmlSteve Bagnelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-6676594728017302044Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:56:00 +00002008-02-01T11:47:49.210-08:00Vancouver has a rich jazz history that often goes unnoticed outside the province. What little video I have (in the grand scheme of things) I've been putting up on YouTube for the world to see. It's a work in progress but if you subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/gmacp, you'll be informed whenever I add something new. As of this writing, I have 26 clips up there from Barney Kessel, Don Thompson, http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/01/vancouver-vintage-on-youtube.htmlGuy MacPhersontag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-5370141429795748038Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:48:00 +00002008-01-30T13:01:49.353-08:00In November I wrote about what looked like the demise of the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival. A couple of weeks ago The Pender Harbour Music Society confirmed the appointment of Barry O'Hara as the new manager and artistic director of the Jazz Festival and the Society has announced the dates of September 19-21 for the 2008 festival. Visit penderharbourmusic.ca for updates to this year's lineup. Posthttp://vancouverjazz.com/2008/01/pender-harbour-jazz-festival-lives.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-4796336509505056659Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:01:00 +00002008-01-22T00:35:37.565-08:00The hard-bop styled quintet of drummer Morgan Childs made its debut on the Cellar stage in January of 2007, in a tribute to drum great Max Roach that won't soon be forgotten by those lucky enough to be in attendance of the sold-out performance. Just over a year since that date, The Morgan Childs Quintet will be recording its debut album for Cellar Live next weekend on January 25th and 26th. The http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/01/morgan-childs-quintet-set-to-record.htmlCory Weedstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-4811772116190479432Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:48:00 +00002008-01-17T15:59:20.362-08:00 Photo by Josephine Ochej Although saxophonist Michael Blake has been based in New York City for over 20 years, his connection to Vancouver has remained strong. Throughout that time, he's returned often in a variety of musical settings to the West Coast where he grew up. The performance this week is special for a number of reasons in that Blake is presenting the players and music from his http://vancouverjazz.com/2008/01/michael-blake-interview-and-upcoming.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-443339563448102998Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:42:00 +00002007-12-24T13:44:23.804-08:00 Oscar Peterson, Canada's most renowned and probably greatest jazz musician has died. For the last day or two I've received emails informing of Oscar's death, followed by emails reporting that these were unconfirmed rumours. This morning CBC News confirmed the worst. Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies Post comments in the Jazz Forum Oscar Peterson Trio - A Gal In Gallico (1958) with Ray http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/12/oscar-peterson-has-died.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-7911490495435056248Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:50:00 +00002007-12-23T23:11:08.657-08:00Jeani Read, a Vancouver Province columnist for many years, died of cancer on Friday. She was 60. Read was the Province's first rock critic and over the years covered different beats – movies, "lifestyles", etc., but was never known, principally as a jazz writer. However, in the mid-seventies when we founded the Vancouver Jazz Society she was incredibly supportive and helpful, writing many http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/12/jeani-read-has-died.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-6487153974841408294Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:11:00 +00002007-12-22T12:13:00.284-08:00I usually save these kinds of thank yous for when The Cellar is celebrating its anniversary in September. I did however want to run this now as we are in the middle of our 5th sellout in a row and are expected to be sold out for the rest of 2007. 2007 has been the best year that The Cellar has experienced in every area but of course the most important area is bums in the seats as they say. So http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/12/big-thank-you-to-musicians-and-jazz.htmlCory Weedstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-7409336604503786779Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:40:00 +00002007-12-22T12:14:58.402-08:00Latest in our ongoing series of interviews with Vancouver and international jazz musicians is Cory Weeds' conversation with Tom Keenlyside. Tom Keenlyside’s musical career has spanned four decades, featuring performances and recordings throughout North America and Europe. His saxophone and flute playing have been featured with a wide variety of groups at many major festivals, including the http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/12/tom-keenlyside-interview.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-2989903066305662990Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:38:00 +00002007-12-18T14:50:44.851-08:00Ottawa, December 17, 2007 – The Canada Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts – the national arts funding agency in the United States – will join forces to pay tribute to Oscar Peterson when the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) holds its annual conference in Toronto in January. The tribute to Dr. Peterson will be part of a gala concert and awards http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/12/canada-council-nea-honours-oscar-at.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-7275862963549762761Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:34:00 +00002007-12-18T12:40:46.740-08:00The release of a new book by Mark Miller is always cause for celebration. Miller was for many years the jazz critic of Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, and the author of seven previous books of Canadian jazz history and biography. This time out, Miller has moved father afield, taking on the life and music of singer, trumpeter, and dancer Valaida Snow. Born in 1904 in Chattanooga, http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/12/new-book-from-mark-miller.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-1359677665635570690Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:55:00 +00002007-12-10T17:58:44.874-08:00The November/December issue of CODA Magazine is out. Always worth checking out, the current issue will be of special interest to Vancouverites for the major-length stories on three of our finest jazz players, Jodi Proznick, Tilden Webb, and Cory Weeds. The Weeds profile focuses, aside from his musicianship, on his significant role here as the owner of the Cellar jazz club, and the Cellar Live http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/12/jodi-proznick-tilden-webb-and-cory.htmlBrian Nationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37819046.post-8650084192400073469Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:27:00 +00002007-11-28T11:34:30.664-08:00I received the following email from Monty Rolston, former Chairman of the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival. After twelve years as the volunteer founder and Chairman of the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival, I have decided to step down and pursue other activities. The majority of the volunteer festival committee have also tendered their resignations. The Pender Harbour Music Society is currently looking http://vancouverjazz.com/2007/11/future-of-pender-harbour-jazz-festival.htmlBrian Nation