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Bill McBirnie: Mercy
by Paul J. Youngman
Bill McBirnie is an award-winning flutist, based in Toronto, Canada and Mercy is the fourth release on his own independent label, Extreme Flute. The album is divided into two parts with a quartet performing on seven songs, and a duo, featuring McBirnie and pianist Robi Botos, covering five songs. The liner notes indicate the project was ...
How $10/Month Could Turn Canada's Music Industry Upside Down
The Songwriters Association of Canada (or, S.A.C.), “a friendly community of songwriters" which “advocate[s] on behalf of songwriters to protect the value of our work," has worked out a proposal that could turn the Canadian music industry on its head. According to the Montreal Gazette, S.A.C. president Eddie Schwartz is in talks with various Internet service ...
Wayne Shorter Quartet: Toronto, February 12, 2011
by Alain Londes
Wayne Shorter QuartetMassey HallToronto, CanadaFebruary 12, 2011 During a recent NPR interview with Michelle Mercer, the author of Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter (Tarcher, 2004) talked about how the saxophonist is still capable of keeping people interested through his continuous playing and writing. His quartet has not recorded ...
Canadian Jazz Flutist's CD Release, Mercy, Nominated for the Independent Music Awards
Canadian jazz flutist Bill McBirnie's recent release, Mercy, has been nominated in the USA for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs) in the best Jazz Album category. Although based in the USA, the IMAs are international in scope with submissions from 70 countries across five continents. Both the IMA nominees and winners are determined on ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Toronto, February 1, 2011
by Alain Londes
Jazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraMassey HallToronto, CanadaFebruary 1, 2011 If big band fans relish their enjoyment of musical artistry, then the 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) would have to be on their shortlist. The venerable Massey Hall was appropriately sold out for this performance of the current Vitoria Suite ...
KoSA Arts Centre (Montreal, Quebec) announces appointment of Jeri Brown as Events/Program Director & Artistic Consultant
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA- KoSA Arts Centre proudly announces the appointment of Jeri Brown as Events/Program Director & Artistic Consultant. Ms. Brown arrives at the KoSA Arts Centre in addition to her career as a music performer, recording artist, artistic director and educator as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Music at Montreal's Concordia University, specializing in ...
Jorge Gavidia and Sarah Begin Release Their Debut Album, "You Never Know"
The Jorge Gavidia and Sarah Begin Quintet are thrilled to announce the release of their debut jazz album, “You Never Know." The album represents a big step forward for Toronto based musicians, Jorge Gavidia and Sarah Begin, the masterminds behind the project. Consisting of 9 original songs, the album showcases the songwriting talents of Jorge Gavidia, ...
Helmut Lipsky's Melosphere CD "Tempi con Variazioni" Garners Prix Opus Best Album World Music
"Tempi con Variazioni is a toast to the art of music—in all its diversity of styles, time periods and genres..." Violin virtuoso/composer Helmut Lipsky's Melosphere CD Tempi con Variazioni (Chestnut Hall Music) garnered the prestigious Conseil Québécois de la Musique (CQM- Quebec Music Council) Prix Opus (Opus Prize) for Album of the Year in the World ...
Announcing The 5th Annual Brenda Carol Renaissance Jazz Fair - Sat. Feb. 5, 2011
THE BRENDA CAROL RENAISSANCE JAZZ FAIR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5th 2010 At Remarks Bar & Grill, 1026 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, ON. Starting at 8:00 pm / Doors open at 7:30 pm All Ages Event. Toronto—Celebrating the Fifth Annual Brenda Carol Renaissance Jazz Fair, Ms. Carol and Jon Long of Long & McQuade are ...
Nick Teehan & the Jessica Stuart Few Play Toronto's Supermarket February 3
Download now: Nick Teehan's “Sidewalk Friend" & The Jessica Stuart Few's “(Don't Live Just For The) Weekend" TORONTO, ON—Two Toronto treasures, orchestral indie pop singer-songwriter Nick Teehan and jazz-pop innovators The Jessica Stuart Few play Toronto's Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave, Thursday February 3 to celebrate the official launch of the title track video from The Jessica ...
