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Myriad 3: Tell
by Dave Wayne
Three young guys in suits. Piano trio with a “band" name. Canadian. All original compositions except for “C Jam Blues." Wait, “C Jam Blues"? What? No indie rock covers? Well, then there's no way these guys could be Canada's answer to The Bad Plus. No electronics or sampling. Well, then Myriad 3 are not Canada's answer ...
Festival international de Jazz de Montreal 2013
by Mike Chamberlain
Festival International de Jazz de MontrealMontreal, CanadaJuly 4-6, 2013With something like 500 concerts on offer over eleven evenings, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (FIJM) provides a different experience for every person who attends, whether they come for the ticketed indoor show or just to wander the festival site and sample the ...
Oliver Jones: Just For My Lady
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Oliver Jones has become something of a national treasure on the Canadian jazz scene over the past three decades. That's all the more remarkable considering the fact that this soon-to-be eighty year old didn't start making jazz recordings until he was in his 50s. In many respects, as his recording career has ...
Take Five With Eric Normand
by AAJ Staff
Meet Eric Normand:Eric Normand is a composer, improviser, bassist, instrument designer, singer-songwriter, and a record and concert producer. He defines himself as an inter-disciplinary musician--a free electron driven by its yearning for meetings. In his book, composition cannot exist without exchange since composition consists of setting up a territory that will facilitate improvisation.
Jazz.FM91 Announces "Jazz 101: The Beginners Guide To Jazz"
After the very successful launch of “Jazz 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Jazz” in May, JAZZ.FM91 announced the Fall release of this course. Designed for jazz fans, these 6-week jazz appreciation courses are interactive and engaging guides to the icons and innovators. Through engaging lectures, listening, demonstration, and discussion, participants will learn from jazz experts and ...
2013 Montreal Jazz Festival: June 28-July 2, 2013
by John Kelman
Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, CanadaJune 28-July 7, 2013After taking a year off to curate an All About Jazz Presents: Doing It Norway at Norway's 2012 Kongsberg Jazz Festival, it was great to return to the city that hosts what must surely be the largest jazz festival in the world. Where else ...
JAZZ.FM91 President & Ceo Ross Porter Named To The Order Of Canada
Toronto, Ontario (July, 2013) – Ross Porter, President & CEO of JAZZ.FM91 was named a Member of the Order of Canada on June 28, 2013 by His Excellency, the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston. The Board of Directors and staff extend congratulations to Mr. Porter on receipt of the highest recognition for a lifetime of ...
JAZZ.FM91 World Music Festival
JAZZ.FM91 announced the first annual JAZZ.FM91 World Music Festival with 5 concerts running from Tuesday, August 6, 2013 to Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Hugh’s Room. The festival showcases jazz fusion from around the world featuring an eclectic mix of international and local jazz artists. “In just a few years, JAZZ.FM91 has grown from being Canada’s ...
Suoni Per Il Popolo, Montreal, Canada, June 5-22, 2013
by Mike Chamberlain
Suoni per Il PopoloCasa del Popolo/Sala Rossa Montreal, CanadaJune 5-22, 2013The Casa del Popolo and Sala Rossa mini-empire that Mauro Pezzente and Kiva Stimac started on upper St-Laurent Boulevard in September, 1990 boasts a high-level eclectic program throughout the year, but the annual Suoni per Il Popolo festival concentrates special events ...
2013 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival: Ottawa, Canada, June 21-26, 2013
by John Kelman
TD Ottawa Jazz FestivalOttawa, CanadaJune 20-July 1, 2013Having made the decision, in 2012, to broaden its stylistic purview to include not only music on the periphery of jazz, but artists with no real connection to the founding raison d'être of the festival, the 2013 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival continued to bring extracurricular music ...
