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Jeff Beck to Headline Montreal Jazz Fest
Soon-to-be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Beck will make his first ever festival appearance at the Festival International de Jazz de Montral. As part of the massive lineup for the 30th anniversary of the summer concert event, Jazz legends Ornette Coleman and Wayne Shorter, Jackson Browne, a blues pairing of Buddy Guy & ...
Canada's Juno Awards Given
Juno Awards Given Nickelback won awards for group and album of the year on Sunday, as well as the fan choice award at the Junos, Canadas annual music awards. Sam Roberts, the Montreal rocker, won artist of the year, and the singer Lights was best new artist. The Toronto hip-hop artist Kardinal Offishall won for best ...
Jazz Lineup in Montreal
The Montreal International Jazz Festival, one of the biggest such events in the world, will have a star-studded lineup for its July 1-12 run this year. The dozens of attractions will include Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Beck, Ornette Coleman, Jackson Browne, King Sunny Ad, Femi Kuti, Pink Martini, Madeleine Peyroux, Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Joshua Redman, Patricia ...
Chalkers Pub & Bistro Toronto
Another great weekend of Jazz is coming up at Chalkers Pub & Bistro, 247 Marlee Ave., in North York, Toronto. Thurs. March 26: Cache band does Latin Jazz in the big room from 9:30, with DJ Vinyl Krush spinning Latin tunes between sets. Sat. March 28, 6-9 p.m.: Andy Middleton Quartet performs in the lounge. Sun. ...
Canada's National Public Broadcaster CBC to Slash 800 Jobs in Bid to Balance Budget
Canada's national public broadcaster will cut 800 full-time jobs across the country in a bid to balance its budget, the president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. told employees on Wednesday. Hubert Lacroix said the broadcaster is facing a budget shortfall of 171 million Canadian dollars ($139 million) this fiscal year. He said the job cuts will ...
Jazz de Montral Jazz All Year Series
JAZZ ALL-YEAR ROUND SERIES CONCERTS Sailing proudly towards its 30th edition, the Festival International de Jazz de Montral is still expecting some major names for the 2008-2009 season of its popular Jazz All-Year Round series. Habib Koite & Bamada Club Soda Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM Five Peace Band
Jazz Stars Gather for Vancouver Festival
David Sanborn, Kurt Elling and Nikki Yanofsky and the Monterey Quartet are among the jazz luminaries appearing at this year's TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival, festival media director John Orysik announced. Tickets go on sale March 26 for the British Columbia Honda Dealers Classic Sounds at The Centre Series, which as well features: Italian ...
Random Access Large Ensemble Nominated for Juno Award
Barry Romberg's Random Access Large Ensemble's latest CD Existential Detective" has been nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Recording at the 2009 Juno Awards. The awards will be held in Vancouver the weekend of March 29th. The National Jazz Awards were just announced and Barry and cohorts are up for ...
Shows at Chalkers Pub & Bistro (Toronto) - March 19-25
Chalkers Pub & Bistro 247 Marlee Ave. North York, Toronto. Thursday, March 19, 9:30 p.m.: Lady Son, Latin Jazz band; Saturday, March 21, 6-9 p.m.: Norman Marshall Villeneuve Quartet; Sunday, March 22, 7-10 p.m.: Elizabeth Shepherd Trio; Wednesday, March 25, 8-12 p.m.: Girls Night Out Jazz jam with host Lisa Particelli & ...
The October Trio + Brad Turner: Look's Like It's Going To Snow
by Jerry D'Souza
Collaborations can be effective if all the participants are on the same wavelength. In this instance, Evan Arntzen (tenor saxophone), Josh Cole (acoustic bass), and Dan Gaucher (drums) were the first, when they formed The October Trio in 2004 after they met at a jazz program. Two years later they met Brad Turner (trumpet and flugelhorn) ...


