Vancouver’s Elise Boeur and Natasha Pheko to attend Berklee this fall Canadian enrollment at Berklee has almost tripled since 2005 July 8, 2013 – Vancouver musicians Elise Boeur and Natasha Pheko have been awarded the prestigious Slaight Family Scholarship, established by Gary Slaight, for study at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. Both of this year’s scholars …
Carline Ray Russell April 21, 1925 – July 18, 2013 Carline Ray, one of the great jazz pioneers, an activist in women’s rights, a performer and educator, and an active member of Saint Peter’s Church, died at Isabella House in Manhattan on July 18, 2013. She was 88 years old. …
By John Stevenson Creole Soul, trumpeter Etienne Charles’s fourth CD, is a music rendevous. This captivating recording features an array of familiar rhythms: rocksteady; reggae; belair, Kongo; rock and of course calypso, which rests at the root of Etienne’s artistic development. Over the course of his distinguished career as a working …
We are very excited to introduce the new Saxophone Summit: Visitation ArtistShare® Project. This unique ArtistShare® project brings together some of the most monumental figures in jazz: saxophone titans Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, and Ravi Coltrane will join forces with an equally dynamic rhythm section featuring pianist Phil Markowitz, bassist …
By John Stevenson With his fourth recording, All Seasons, pianist and keyboardist Emmanuel Waldron further cements his presence on the UK music scene, planting an unmistakable jazz flag in the soil. Emmanuel has worked over the years with artists as diverse as Ronan Keating, Ola Onabule, Ruby Turner, George Duke and Kamelia …
SubCulture is a new venue bringing eclectic yet accessible music and creative arts performances to the vibrant NoHo neighborhood. A home away from home for those who love art in all its many facets, the venue plays host to a dynamic range of performances, genre-defying music series, and stimulating cultural presentations. …
Mark Gross swings and sings with soul and rhythm along today’s jazz vanguard. He constantly pushes the music forward, while staying true to the elements of the classic sound. Mark Gross has recorded on over 80 notable jazz recording, including 2 GRAMMY AWARD winning projects by the Dave Holland Big …
Oscar Peterson’s album Night Train was released 50 years ago this spring. CBC Music traveled by train to Montreal with former Peterson sidemen, bassist Dave Young and Alvin Queen, and pianist Robi Botos, whom Peterson took under his wing during the last years of his life, for a concert recreating …
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with Louis Armstrong! The Museum’s got West End Blues … Louis Armstrong House Museum is celebrating Jazz Appreciation month in style this April. 85 years ago, Louis Armstrong recorded one of his all-time masterpieces, “West End Blues,” one of the most important records in jazz history. …
Praised for his music’s “elusive beauty” (DownBeat), and for his “style informed by tradition but not encumbered by it” (Philadelphia City Paper), saxophonist Ravi Coltrane takes a bold step in his creative journey with Spirit Fiction, his Blue Note Records debut. Spirit Fiction features two different band lineups, each with …
