Results for "Canada"

Tracy K: Canada's First Lady Of The Blues Harp

by David King
April 25, 2009

Born and raised on the prairies in the small farm community of Beausejour, Manitoba, just 45 minutes east of Winnipeg, Canada, Tracy K has been performing since she was a child. During the early sixties, when British rock groups stormed North American shores, she recalls her first introduction to the blues and how she was introduced ...

Jazzfest Regina 2009 Features Mose Allison Trio, Hugh Fraser and Veji

April 18, 2009

SASKATCHEWAN CANADA - At a press conference today at the Regina Inn, the Regina Jazz Society announced that JazzFest Regina 2009 will feature two legendary artists and their groups as the first two headliner acts for its inaugural festival. Jazz and blues pianist and singer, Mose Allison, who has played and recorded with jazz greats Stan ...

Jazzfest Regina 2009

April 15, 2009

Jazz and Film Night with Diana Panton

April 13, 2009

Diana Panton will perform along with the screening of Four Wings & A Prayer, Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Eco Film & Arts Festival. The Hamilton ECO Film and Arts Festival April 21-25, 2009 A five day celebration of Hamilton's arts and environmental communities. Each night will feature the screening of ...

Boos and Barbs for Billy Bob Thornton

April 11, 2009

The civility and hospitality that Canada is known for were in short supply at a Thursday night concert in Toronto by Billy Bob Thornton and his band, the Boxmasters, The Toronto Star reported. The performance came one day after Mr. Thornton gave a cantankerous interview to CBC, the Canadian public radio network, in which he frequently ...

Jean Vanasse: Vibraphonist Unsurpassed

by Robert J. Lewis
April 9, 2009

For most people it is impossible to be equally disposed toward all musical instruments and their generic sound; some immediately resonate, others never, even over an entire lifetime. A musician who manages to win over those previously indifferent or worse--through the power of sound, invention or understanding of the possibilities of the instrument--is to be ranked ...

Triple Star Power Every Night at Ottawa International Jazz Festival '09

April 8, 2009

Ottawa (Wednesday, April 8, 2009): Dynamic, award-winning programming continues in the 29th year of the TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival. After its extraordinary lineup last year, 2009's star power is bigger with more music and more concerts! From June 25 - July 5 the Ottawa Jazz Festival will present over 800 musicians in more ...

A Classic Montreal Jazz Tribute to Elda of Claudios by Vocalist Jeri Brown

April 6, 2009

Announcing JERI BROWN and her MONTREAL JAZZ TRIO: A TRIBUTE to ELDA! to be held at Le Balcon, Friday April 17, 2009. Internationally acclaimed jazz vocal artist, Jeri Brown and her Montreal Jazz Trio team up for a classic Old-Montreal style of jazz in dedication to the late Elda Louise Guglielmin (former owner of the legendary ...

Toronto Jazz Festival Announces Complete Line-Up

April 4, 2009

On Monday, April 6, the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival will unveil its 2009 line-up, including the addition of British sensation Jamie Cullum. Previously confirmed artists for the 23rd edition of the Festival include Sonny Rollins and the Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with special guest Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Antonio Sanchez. This years Festival ...

Youman Wilder and Weird Stories Live from Here

April 4, 2009

Youman Wilder and Weird Stories have not been on the music scene much in the past year. After performing over 470 shows in an 2 year period decided to take a long sabbatical from touring. The band decided to work on different projects as well as continuing work on the humanitarian work the band has come ...