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Article: Big Band Report

Buddy Rich: In a Zone of His Own

Read "Buddy Rich: In a Zone of His Own" reviewed by Jack Bowers


One of the channels that came with my Dish Network package is Classic Arts Showcase, which is a treasure trove of film clips documenting classical, ballet, folk, pop and other forms of music that one is unlikely to see anywhere else (although some footage is presumably available on YouTube, which more and more seems to encompass ...

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Family Suite for Large Ensemble

Label: Addo Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Dark Autumn;The Prod;Sister Kim;Four Shades of Darkness;Four Shades of Light;Chorale;Martha;Blues for Jerome;I See Your Face Before Me;Thank You for the Life You Have Given Me;Dark Autumn (Reprise)

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Article: Live Review

John Geggie / Lorne Lofsky / Joe Sullivan / Jim Doxas: Ottawa, Canada, May 26, 2012

Read "John Geggie / Lorne Lofsky / Joe Sullivan / Jim Doxas: Ottawa, Canada, May 26, 2012" reviewed by John Kelman


John Geggie / Lorne Lofsky / Joe Sullivan / Jim DoxasGeggie Concert SeriesNAC Fourth Stage, Ottawa, CanadaMay 26, 2012For his final show of the 2011/2012 Geggie Concert Series, Ottawa bassist John Geggie put together a group of Canadian musicians who are all deserving of broader international recognition. A down-the-middle mainstream jazz ...

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Stan Kenton-UW Eau Claire / Kirk MacDonald Orchestra / Kansas City Jazz Orchestra

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Stan Kenton Orchestra/UW-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble 1Double Feature, Vol. 3Tantara Productions2012 Volume 3 in Tantara's ongoing two-CD series of Double Features, encompassing heretofore unissued music by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and guests, covers parts of five Kenton concerts spanning the years 1971-77 on Disc 1, and presents ...

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Songbook Vol. 2

Label: Addo Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: You See But You Don't Hear; Vanda Justina; The Torchbearers; Starlight; Deep Shadows; Miniature; New Beginnings.

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Deep Shadows

Label: Addo Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: New Piece;Goodbye Glenn;Greenwich Time;Calendula;Eleven;New Beginnings;Starlight;Deep Shadows

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Article: Album Review

Kirk MacDonald Quartet: Songbook Vol. 2

Read "Songbook Vol. 2" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Saxophonist Kirk MacDonald--an exemplary player, composer, band leader and educator--has established himself as one of Canada's premier jazz musicians. His compositions are geared to mainstream jazz, but he uses several tributaries to blood them and generate nuggets of energy and rumination. MacDonald's integrity as a player is defined by his versatility. He can ...

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Songbook Vol. 2

Label: Addo Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: You See But You Don't Hear; Vanda Justina; The Torchbearers; Starlight; Deep Shadows; Miniature; New Beginnings.

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Article: Album Review

Barry Romberg's Random Access: The Gods Must Be Smiling

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Over the last 10 years, Random Access has seen changes in its lineup. The concept of the band came from drummer Barry Romberg, who began with home experiments in 2001. His object was to play music spontaneously and, with that idea in mind, the first incarnation of the band came into being. The seven-piece unit consisted ...

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Take Five With Tyler Hornby

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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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