By: Edward Blanco Reedman Ken Peplowski loves the clarinet as much as he does the tenor saxophone and on his new CD, In Search of…, he plays them both with superb results. The new disc is actually a combination of two different sessions recorded three years apart (April, 2007 and …

Interview by John Stevenson Robert McIlhiney James, a.k.a Bob James, continues to spearhead the smooth jazz genre. Born on Christmas Day, 1939, this jazz fusion dean, keyboardist, producer and arranger is also presently known as co-leader of the group Fourplay. Their new CD, Let’s Touch the Sky, seals in those …

by Louis Laberge-Côté on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7:40pm From: Louis Laberge-Côté Contemporary dancer / choreographer / teacher / arts lover / taxpayer If by attacking dance artist Margie Gillis on the Canada Live show aired on June 1st, Krista Erickson, anchorwoman for the Sun News Network, intended to …

2011 SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOPS Presented at The University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Week-long Workshop A July 3rd – July 8th Weeklong Workshop B July 10th – July 15th 2-Day: Anyone Can Improvise! Seminar w/Jamey Aebersold July 2nd & 3rd 2-Day: Guitar/Bass/Drum Workshop Primer July 2nd & 3rd 2-Day: Guitar/Bass/Drum Workshop …

Inspired by J Dilla, Olivier Messiaen, Gauguin Guggenheim-Winning Berklee Prof. Brings New Musical Language to NYC’s Undead Jazzfest, June 23, 2011 Boston, MA, June 8, 2011 — Berklee College of Music’s MicroJam Ensemble, led by guitar professor David Fiuczynski (Meshell Ndegeocello, Jack DeJohnette, John Zorn) are headed to New York City to perform at the 2011 Undead Jazzfest. The concert takes place …

Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Montreal, London, Halifax, Indian River, Markham Tracing Light re-releases via Select Distribution now available in physical stores across Canada TORONTO – Singer and pianist Laila Biali (Lie-la Bee-ah-lee) heads on tour this month in Canada. After a concert last weekend in New York City (her newly adopted …

Distinguished with the Swing Without him, the Rolling Stones were probably long gone: The drummer Charlie Watts has almost fifty years the beat behind the band compositions by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Today he celebrates seventieth birthday. Edo Reents Keith Richards once said that Charlie Watts was the only …

OTTAWA – IATSE Local 471, which represents stagecraft, projection, wardrobe, hair and make-up labour in the Ottawa and Kingston area today announced a contribution of $10,000 to the Actors’ Fund of Canada in support of its mission to provide emergency financial aid to entertainment industry workers in crisis across Canada. …

Multiple Grammy Award Winner Performs with Howard University’s Afro Blue Reunion Choir at the Warner Theatre June 7, 2011, Washington, D.C.— Adding to the remarkable array of celebrated artists who have been and are headline artists, the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) proudly welcomes 10-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin to …

TICKETS ON SALE NOW TO NEW YORK GALA – FREE SATELLITE PARTIES ACROSS THE U.S., LIVE STREAMING VIDEO NEW YORK CITY – The 2011 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, the 15th annual announcement of honors for great music presented by an international organization of professional music writers, photographers, broadcasters and …