Vancouver vocalist Michael Buble’s name won’t be on the of list of attendees for next week’s Grammy Awards. The singer is boycotting the show, because the category in which he’s nominated, best traditional pop vocal album, will not be awarded during the live broadcast. Buble is up for his album, ‘Caught in the Act.’ Way to go Mr. Buble!
Monthly Archive for January, 2007
You can check out and stay up-to-date with Bill King’s latest works at his flicker account flickr.com
Sweet Georgia Brown – Oscar peterson, Niels Pedersen and Ray Brown
If your brave enough to face the cold tonight hit the Rex to catch the Hogtown Syncopators, and then the Artie Roth Trio followed by Michael Occhipinti and company at 9:30pm. Saturday you can catch the Alex Dean Trio at 7pm followed by Kelly Jefferson, and Sunday catch Freeway Dixieland, Shannon Butcher and finally Random Access at 9:30pm.
This Saturday you can catch the the David French Quartet at the Pilot from 3:30 – 6:30pm, and sunday check out the Robi Botos Quartet.
Tonight, the Michael Ruby Jazz Trio is in at the Gate 403. Sunday you can check out 3J and then the Ryan Boissele Jazz Quartet at 9pm.
The Richard Underhill Quartet is in house tonight at the Dominion on Queen at 9pm.
Tuesday you can check out Dave Restivo at Lula Lounge..
Cheers!
My 4th Year Recital Revisited
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
7:30 pm. Walter Hall. Free
Mark McLean’s compositions were originally performed in 1998 during Mark’s final year in the University of Toronto’s Jazz Performance program.Joining McLean, a distinguished graduate, are the original band members including pianist, Juno award winner and U of T faculty member David Braid, trumpeter and York University faculty member Kevin Turcotte, saxophonist, arranger and Humber College faculty member Andy Ballantyne and bassist and 2006 IAJE SOCAN Composing Competition winner Michael McLennan.
Mark McLean has received critical acclaim from audiences and musicians alike.Since graduating from U of T, Mark has performed with Oscar Peterson, Diana Krall, Jimmy Webb, Joe Sample and Andrea Bocelli.Recording highlights include Gladys Knight, Andy Bey, Peter Cincotti, the late Dewey Redman and Canadians Molly Johnson and Jane Bunnett.
music.utoronto.ca
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I know this is a little late but I wanted to get something up about these two. The weekend wasn’t very kind to all of us in Jazz land, we lost two that won’t be easily replaced.
Alice Coltrane, the jazz performer and composer who was inextricably linked with the adventurous musical improvisations of her late husband, legendary saxophonist John Coltrane, has died. She was 69.
Coltrane died Friday at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in West Hills, according to an announcement from the family’s publicist. She had been in frail health for some time and died of respiratory failure. More at allaboutjazz.com
Jazz musician Michael Brecker, who had been ill for some time, has died in New York. A prolific bandleader, teacher and session player, he was 57. More at philly.com
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