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Gordon Lightfoot Lives!
If you could read Gordon Lightfoot's mind right now, what a tale his thoughts would tell. On Thursday, the Canadian news media (not to mention the general population of the Twitterverse) was abuzz with apparent news that Mr. Lightfoot, 71, the smooth-voiced singer-songwriter of “Sundown" and “Carefree Highway," had died while on tour. But like the ...
Sandro Dominelli: Jazz Trio Finds a Cool Synergy
The Alvo Sessions Sandro Dominelli (Self Produced) Rating 4 (out of five) By Roger Levesque Just last week I was watching Edmonton's Sandro Dominelli behind a drum set, making it happen for two players from New York. I wondered: was there a specific moment when he hit that critical point that separates ...
Bela Fleck Performs in Ottawa After Grammy Success!
“...traditional African music turns out to suit him [Béla Fleck] beautifully" - The New York Times Recently Béla Fleck's latest CD, Throw Down Your Heart, won two GRAMMY awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Contemporary World Music Album. On Monday, March 1, the Ottawa Jazz Festival presents, a unique one-of-a-kind concert. Fleck will be ...
Steve Raegele: Last Century
by Pascal-Denis Lussier
Montreal guitarist Steve Raegele's debut, Last Century, with bassist Miles Perkin and drummer Thom Gossage, marks the beginning of a career that will, no doubt, be looked back upon despite being disregarded at this stage. The album doesn't mark Raegele's launching point, however, but the due reward of a turbulent turning point, as the guitarist has ...
Bill McBirnie: Mercy
by Raul d'Gama Rose
By its very nature and high and lonesome sound, the flute is a solitary instrument. Although played from ancient times, the modern flute as a solo voice has been rather seldom heard compared to other woodwind--especially reed--instruments. But non-existent it is certainly not. First Frank Wess' then Herbie Mann's and Hubert Laws' work certainly comes to ...
Free Iphone City Guide App for Vancouver to Celebrate Olympics
In honor of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Lonely Planet is offering a free iPhone city guide application to the host city. Travelers can get the low-down on all Vancouver has to offer in the mobile app “Vancouver Travel Guide: The Sights". This free application can be downloaded via the iPhone's application store or ...
Steve Kaldestad: Blow-Up
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The continued ignoring of Canadian musicians in “Jazz Central, South of the Border" ought to have been a thing of the past a long time ago. Thankfully Canadian record labels such as Montreal-based Justin Time and Effendi Records, Toronto-based Alma Records, and now Vancouver's wonderful Cellar Live are hopefully fast-changing that. Blow-Up, from saxophonist Steve Kaldestad, ...
Athletes Confused by Olympic Social Media Rules
American skier Lindsey Vonn, one of the potential stars of the 2010 Winter Olympics, told her nearly 35,000 Twitter followers that she would not be posting to the social network until after the Games were over, perhaps based on a faulty understanding of the International Olympic Committees rules on blogging and social networking. Vonn wrote that ...
Vancouver Jazz Winter Olympic's 2010 Frame of Mind
Event Listings for Vancouver Time Flies 22nd Annual Improvised Music Festival Thursday, February 4, 2010 8:00pm Friday, February 5, 2010 8:00pm February 6, 2010 8:00pm The Ironworks 235 Alexander Street Curated by Ken Pickering and Torsten Mller, this three-night collaborative project has eight internationally acclaimed musicians ...
Vocalist Sophie Berkal-Sarbit CD Launch at the Trane Studio on Valentine's Day!
Talented and Stunning Young Jazz Vocalist Sophie Berkal-Sarbit Releases CD “Young & Foolish" (7 Arts/E1 Music Canada). Sophie Berkal-Sarbit celebrates her new release with a special Valentine's Day CD Launch Event at: “The TRANE STUDIO Jazz Lounge" Sunday, Feb. 14 - From 9:00 pm TORONTO - January 29, 2010 - On Valentine's Day - ...
