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Kate Hammett-Vaughan and Bill Coon at National Arts Centre, Ottawa
by Alayne McGregor
Kate Hammett-Vaughan and Bill CoonNational Arts Centre: B.C. SceneCafé ParadisoOttawa, CanadaMay 1, 2009 Kate Hammett-Vaughan's and Bill Coon's appearance in Ottawa was low-key in the best sense of the word. They were comfortable together as singer and guitarist; they were comfortable in their craft (each has more than ...
B.C. All-Stars: The Jodi Proznick Quartet, and the Brad Turner Quartet with Phil Dwyer
by Alayne McGregor
B.C. All-Stars: the Jodi Proznick Quartet, and the Brad Turner Quartet with Phil DwyerNational Arts Centre: B.C. SceneAuditorium, National Library of CanadaOttawa, CanadaApril 30, 2009 A real all-star cast of British Columbia jazz players could have filled the stage of the National Library, and then spilled on to ...
John Geggie / David Mott / Andy Milne Perform in Ottawa, March 1, 2008
by Alayne McGregor
John Geggie/David Mott/Andy MilneGeggie Concert SeriesNational Arts Centre, Fourth StageOttawa, CanadaMarch 1, 2008 The defining sound of John Geggie's latest concert collaboration was David Mott's baritone saxophone. That's not to underestimate the importance of Andy Milne's piano or Geggie's acoustic bass. But Mott's sax was the ...
John Geggie / Kenji Omae / Dave Restivo / Mark McLean in Ottawa
by Alayne McGregor
John Geggie/Kenji Omae/Dave Restivo/Mark McLeanGeggie Concert SeriesNational Arts Centre, Fourth StageOttawa, CanadaJanuary 26, 2008 For the latest concert in John Geggie's invitational series, the keyword was melody. Starting with the first extended, flowing solo from tenor saxophonist Kenji Omae, and the equally tuneful response from ...
Altsys Jazz Orchestra at 2008 IAJE Conference, Toronto
by Alayne McGregor
Altsys Jazz Orchestra2008 International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conferenceToronto, CanadaJanuary 10, 2008The combination of a composer who bases his work on Canadian poetry and a fiery American saxophonist was a real crowd-pleaser at the 2008 International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conference. The composer was trumpeter Bill ...
Impressions in Jazz/Black History Concerts: Ottawa: February 2006
by Alayne McGregor
Impressions in Jazz Voices in a Strange Land": Thursday, February 23, 2006 Suite Freedom": Saturday, February 25, 2006 Ottawa, Canada Jazz started out black. The great majority of the innovators and great musicians were black, and the roots of jazz are in early black music. The pictures, album covers and ...