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Unprecedented Line-up Revealed
Ottawa (Wednesday, April 11, 2011)—Upholding its original mission, the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival continues to celebrate the over-a-century-old conversation that is Jazz. This year's festival, the 31st incarnation, has brought new but not altogether unfamiliar voices to the fray. Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, k.d. lang and The ...
The 32nd Edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Presents the Triumphant Return of Champion
Tickets on sale Friday at noon Montreal, Wednesday, April 13, 2011—"I'm not sick anymore! ;)" proclaims Champion on his official site, and that's music to our ears! The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is extremely happy to announce that the famed Montreal DJ will rock the walls of the Métropolis during our 32nd edition presented ...
The Back-Talk Organ Trio at Le Petit Chicago
by Mark Sabbatini
Don Cummings is a glacial geologist by day, making the Canadian's night job as a jazz organist of considerable interest to a reviewer who can (really) see the flowing masses of ice from the back yard. On the other hand, Cummings says his work focuses on “groundwater resources and mineral resource exploration," so ...
The Bigger Sales Picture in Canada...
Some of these stats were released at Canadian Music Week last month, though Nielsen Soundscan has now released a more complete sales picture for 2010. This covers the 52-week period ending January 2nd, 2011, though for whatever reason Nielsen just released the data this week. Most of the trends resemble the US. At a top level, ...
Randy Newman: Ottawa, Canada, March 28, 2011
by John Kelman
Randy NewmanCentrepointe Theatre, Ottawa, Canada March 28, 2011 While it's not been the 25 years that he cited as the time that's passed since his last Ottawa performance--he was actually in town for the 2007 Ottawa Bluesfest--it was his first time playing in a theater setting in Ottawa since the mid-1980s, ...
Kellylee Evans Wins Canada's 2011 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Kellylee Evans has won Canada's 2011 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. The album, entitled Nina (Plus Loin Music), is a tribute to jazz great Nina Simone. Other nominees for the 2011 award included Emilie-Claire Barlow, Nikki Yanofsky, Laila Biali and the late Jeff Healey. This was the Ottawa-based singer-songwriter's second Juno Award ...
Danjam Orchestra in Toronto for CD Release Party
DANIEL JAMIESON'S DANJAM ORCHESTRA CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF SUDDEN APPEARANCE THEIR DEBUT RECORDING ON THE OA2 LABEL SPECIAL PRE-RELEASE PERFORMANCES MARCH 30, 31 at the REX HOTEL IN TORONTO New York based, Canada native Daniel Jamieson will release his debut recording SUDDEN APPEARANCE in May on Origin Arts' OA2 imprint. Produced by Jim McNeely and featuring ...
Harris Eisenstadt: Canada Day II
by Mark Corroto
If you believe most recordings by drummer/composers are positive statements, then Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day II is more than a glass half full. It is a brimming cup of music. The disc follows 2009's Canada Day, on Portugal's Clean Feed label, with the same lineup. Eisenstadt infuses each recording with a buoyancy and high-spiritedness, ...
Laura Fernandez CD Release "Un Solo Beso"
Laura Fernandez- Born in Madrid, Spain, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: singer, songwriter, pianist, music producer, painter, award-winning illustrator and designer, radio host/producer. Laura was born in Madrid into a family that boasted Laura's great grandfather as the mayor. She lived in Switzerland as a child, and her parents migrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she ...
The Monty Alexander Trio: Toronto, March 5, 2011
by Alain Londes
The Monty Alexander TrioKoerner HallToronto, CanadaMarch 5, 2011 For a night of swinging blues, in honor of Oscar Peterson, the Monty Alexander Trio was an ideal choice for the continuing series Aspects of Oscar at Toronto, Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music. The regular trio included bassist Hassan JJ Wiggins Shakur and ...
