Ottawa’s International Jazz festival will showcase a diverse range of artists the summer including jazz piano legend McCoy Tyner, John Pizarelli, gospel-soul acts Mavis Staples and the Blind Boys of Alabama, New Orleans traditionalists Preservation Hall Jazz Band, California party band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Latin jazz pianist Hilton Ruiz.
Check out ottawajazzfestival.com
It’s Duke Ellington’s Birthaday this week, at it not forgotten in the mix from Russ Neff over at My Favorite Things This week’s playlist:
Take The A Train – Duke Ellington – Hot Summer Dance
Stompy Jones – Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges – Side By Side
Medley – Duke Ellington – Live At The Blue Note
Way Back Blues – Duke Ellington – Happy Reunion
Jones – Duke Ellington – Duke Ellington Live
Meditation – Duke Ellington – Second Sacred Concert
Blues For New Orleans – Duke Ellington – New Orleans Suite
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be – Duke Ellington/Ray Brown – This One’s For Blanton
Isfahan – Duke Ellington – Far East Suite
Blood Count – Duke Ellington – And His Mother Called Him Bill
listen to it here.
Enjoy!
Bireli Lagrene and Sylvain Luc – 2000
As a guy trying to play guitar, this makes me want to go hide in a dark closet and cry…
Some of you might remember from way back that I ordered the new Lenny Breau Biography. Well it arrived yesterday just in time for the weekend… woohoo!
“I just improvise and keep it going and see what happens. Sort of like adapting to your environment and playing however that environment makes you feel. Just one big, long tune.”
- Lenny Breau
“Whoever’d think that a little Frenchmen could play like that?”
-Denny breau on his brother Lenny
OK, you missed the show, or liked it so much you miss it now. No problem. Tune in to CBC Radio Two tonight at 8pm for a replay of the performance.
Global Divas 2006″ at the Koolhaus in Toronto, featuring Kellylee Evans, Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Zaki Ibrahim, Amanda Martinez and Muna Mingole with Jane Bunnett’s “Spirits of Havana” Band. Plus highlights of “Many Voices, One Song” in Winnipeg featuring performances by Café Charanga and Madrigaia.
Tonight Richard Underhill is in at the Dominion on Queen and is followed up by the Andre Roy Trio Friday night.
The Tara Davidson’s Trio makes another stop in at The Red Guitar followed by the Steve Koven Trio. Steve is back again Friday if you miss him tonight.
The Montreal Bistro hosts the Denny Christianson Quintet w/ Ted Quinlan, Brian Dickinson, Mike Downes and Ted Warren for the first of three nights this evening.
Nothing from the Rex this week as there site is down, I’ll try to make an update later.
Cheers!
Ok, its not really relevent to Toronto and just a cash grab on a guy that had alot of problems with addiction, but they are donating some of that cash grab to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz so I thought I’d post it up for a giggle.
The North Coast Brewing company in Fort Bragg, California would like to serve you a Brother Telonious Belgian Style Abby Ale.
“With the developing interest in Belgian abbey ales and the monasteries that brew them, it’s time to remind the world that here in the U.S., we have a Monk of our own. Jazz icon Thelonious Monk is the inspiration for North Coast Brewing’s new Belgian-style abbey ale called, appropriately enough, Brother Thelonious. The beer is being released in conjunction with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, and the brewery will make a contribution to the Institute for every case sold to support jazz education.”
Still think I’m making this stuff up?
Check out northcoastbrewing.com
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