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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Tyler Hornby

by AAJ Staff
June 24, 2010

Meet Tyler Hornby:Tyler started drumming at age ten, honed his artistry in high school big bands and experimental jazz combos, and has since blossomed into one of Canada's most innovative and sought-after young drummers. Hornby has also become a gifted composer by expanding his musical tastes, studying the craft with ...

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News: Festival

Calgary Jazz Festival Cancelled

June 21, 2010

Rather than kicking off today, the cash-strapped Calgary Jazz Festival has been cancelled, leaving hundreds of ticket-holders waiting for refunds and the future of the event uncertain. The decision to shut down the festival came after a six-hour emergency meeting called by organizers on Saturday, during which board members allege financial mismanagement meant they were going ...

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News: Festival

North Sea Jazz 2010 Leads Tour de Jazz

June 19, 2010

The widely renown port of Rotterdam promises to provide even more metropolitan vibrancy than usual from July 9th through the 11th, as the 35th edition of the North Sea Jazz juggernaut raises the standard of musical entertainment once again. In terms of big bang for the show time buck and relative ease of multiple-venue accessibility, when ...

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News: Event

John Fowler Photo Exhibit to Celebrate the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival's 30th Anniversary

June 19, 2010

arts&architecture is pleased to present a collection of black and white portraits by Ottawa photographer, John Fowler, taken during the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival, spanning the years 1991 - 2009. Visit the gallery to see portraits of renowned jazz musicians including Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, and many others who have graced the stages ...

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Article: Live Review

2010 Playboy Jazz Festival: A Swingin' Party At The Hollywood Bowl

by Chuck Koton
June 19, 2010

Hear the name Playboy and in an instant, a parade of “hot" images race involuntarily across the mind's eye. There's Dizzy, bent over and blowin' the hippest sounds through his misshapen horn; Stan Getz' tenor sax pourin' forth cool samba; Benny Goodman and Count Basie leadin' their bands through swing history; Art Blakey and his band ...

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Article: Live Review

Stockholm Jazz Festival 2010

by James Pearse
June 17, 2010

Stockholm Jazz Festival 2010 Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden June 10-12, 2010 The central island of Skeppsholmen was, once again, the ideal location for the Stockholm Jazz Festival (SJF). Running since the early 1980s, the event has attracted some of the biggest names in not only jazz but also pop, rock, soul and hip ...

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Article: Interview

Manu Katche: Play As You Are

by Ian Patterson
June 15, 2010

Manu Katché is one of the most original drummers anywhere, defying categorization and straddling musical genres with ease and flair. A French national of Ivorian background, he has turned his hand to pop, rock, fusion and jazz, and his exposure to all these elements, plus his classical training, is indelibly stamped in a playing style all ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Chick Corea

June 12, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Chick Corea's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Chick CoreaAn NEA Jazz Master, 16-time Grammy winner, prolific composer and undisputed keyboard virtuoso, Chick Corea has attained living legend status after four decades of unparalleled creativity and an artistic output that is simply staggering... ...

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Article: Live From New York

June 2010

by AAJ Staff
June 12, 2010

Chick Corea/Eddie Gomez/Paul Motian Blue NoteNew York, NY May 5, 2010Paying homage to Bill Evans in a two-week summit at the Blue Note, pianist Chick Corea set up camp with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Paul Motian--two Evans alumni who have rarely if ever worked together. It had all the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Meg Okura

by AAJ Staff
June 2, 2010

Meet Meg Okura:Hailed by The Guardian as “improvisational virtuosity," Meg Okura is “equally comfortable playing classical chamber music, rock and everything in between," (The New York Times). She is the founder and the leader of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, and has won numerous grants and awards as a composer.