John Hicks played on hundreds, if not thousands, of recordings including many of his own. He passed away May 10th in New York.
John was a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (1964-1966), and the groups of Betty Carter (1966-1968) and Woody Herman (1968-1970). He later worked again with Blakey (1973) and Carter (1975-1980), in addition to recording with Oliver Lake, Lester
Bowie, Charles Tolliver, and Chico Freeman (1978-1979). From the early ’80s on, Hicks has led his own trio and worked regularly with David Murray, Arthur Blythe, Pharoah Sanders, and others.
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Ron Davisis in tonight as a trio at the Montreal Bistro and then Friday and Saturday as a quartet as Sasha Boychouk joins in the fun with Ted Warren & Steve Wallace.
The Red Guitar hosts the Steven Cole Trio tonight followed up by the “Speaking of Jazz Series” featuring Helen Porter/ Rob Clutton / Lina Allemano. Saturday brings the Jon Maharaj Trio to the stage and then again the “Speaking of Jazz Series” with Don Francks and Friends. Saturday sees the Nick Ali Trio + Enlight.
The Brenda Earle Quartet is in tonight and tomorrow at The Rex, followed up Saturday by the David French Trio and then Adrean Farrugia.
And finally… tonight at The Dominionthe the Rob Christian Trio host there CD Release Party.
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The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which will run from June 23-July 2, has announced an impressive group of headliners for the annual event.
Pianist McCoy Tyner, vocalists Tony Bennett, pianist/vocalist Mose Allison, Sheila Jordan, Brazilian Seu Jorge, blues singer Neko Case, and Senegalese singer Baba Maal will make appearances. Also announced are the Paris-based Belmondo Brothers with Yusef Lateef, turntablist/techno artist Buck 65, Latin giant Paquito de Rivera, the Mike Stern Band and the Bobby Hutcherson Quartet are among the many headline acts.
JAZZ.FM91 presents the Project Jazz finalists at the Rex Thursday May 25th, 8PM. Project Jazz is an initiative of JAZZ.FM91 and Alma/Universal to seek out the top young jazz talent in this country. The winner will receive $15,000 towards the production of their debut CD, mentoring and lots of professional assistance. Drop by The Rex May 25th and show your support for Canada’s young jazz talent.
John Hicks played on hundreds, if not thousands, of recordings including many of his own. He passed away May 10th in New York.
Another useful little app. This just solved a whole bunch of problems for me. 
Finally I’m liberated from RealPlayer. Stream Recorder allows you to import RealPlayer audio streams direct into iTunes. Simply drag a hyperlink to the Window to queue it for import.
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which will run from June 23-July 2, has announced an impressive group of headliners for the annual event.