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Jazz Master Bob Day Dies at 61
jazz news, Canada Bob Day 1946-2007 Calgary Jazz Community Suffers Great Loss The Calgary jazz community is in a state of grief this week as news of musician Bob Days death resonates a somber tone. Bob Day, master flugelhorn player and composer, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 9 at the age of 61 years ...
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Alberta Jazz Greats in Double-Bass Concerts
jazz concerts, Canada Coates Original Composition Features Two Basses There will be some mighty fine jazz this weekend at Beat Niq, when a rare two-bass quartet led by Calgary bassist and composer, Jeremy Coates, performs September 14 15. Coates will joined by Edmonton bassist Rubim de Toledo for t ...
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Regina Jazz Kicks Off Concert Series
jazz concerts, Canada Season Opener Features the Gallagher/Dyskman Quartet Cool Jazz will be the tone that kicks off the 2007-08 Regina Jazz Societys ongoing concert series when the Gallagher/Dyksman Quartet takes the stage on Friday, September 14, at Le Bistro. A group of seasoned local musicians, ...
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Port Hope Festival Showcases Canadian Jazz
jazz festivals, Canada All-Canadian Jazz Festival September 21-23 Port Hope, Ontario 6th Annual All-Canadian Jazz Festival a leading showcase of Canadas burgeoning jazz scene Doug Fischer, Ottawa Citizen The sixth annual All-Canadian Jazz Festival is slated to run September 21, 22, and 23, in downto ...
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Calgary Blues Musicians Raise Funds for Kids
blues concerts, Calgary Burn Care for Kids Blues Benefit 2007 Saturday, September 15 Telus Convention Centre Calgary Blues Benefit Hopes to Raise $50k On Saturday, September 15th, local blues musicians and their fans will gather at the Telus Convention Centres to help raise funds for the Burn Care ...
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14th Annual Guelph Jazzfest Starts Today
jazz festivals, Canada The Future of Jazz the Focus of the Guelph Jazzfest The 14th annual Guelph Jazz Festival, known as one of Canadas most progressive jazz presentations, opens Wednesday and runs through September 9th at various venues. Featured concerts will include Charlie Haden and the Liber ...
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Festival Places Traditional Jazz in the Spotlight
jazz festivals, Canada Pentastic Jazz Festival Runs for 11th Year The Pentastic Jazz Festival returns this coming weekend, September 7-9, in Penticton, BC. Featuring a group for every year, eleven ensembles will perform a range of styles from Big Band to swing, Cajun to jump, and much more. Perfo ...
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Jazz Vocalist Melody Diachun at the Cellar
jazz concerts, Canada Melody Diachun Electric Band Sept. 12, 19, 26 Cellar Jazz, Vancouver Diachun Debuts New Electric Band Cellar Jazz in Vancouver will present pop/jazz vocalist Melody Diachun as Artist in Residence for the month of September. Diachun, a popular Vancouver-based artist, will be de ...
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Coastal Jazz & Blues Announces Concert Series
jazz concerts, Canada Jazz Concerts Feature Wide Array of Styles The Coastal Jazz Blues Society has announced their upcoming concert season this past week. A fine roster of Canadian and international jazz in a wide range of styles is scheduled for the months ahead. Below is a listing concerts up t ...
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Canadian Music Icon Doug Riley
Doug Riley, Canadas Dr. Music, dies at 62 Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:47 PM ET CBC Arts Doug Riley, a Toronto-born composer, arranger and pianist known as Dr. Music, has died. He was 62. Riley died suddenly of heart failure at the Calgary airport on Monday on his way to his home in Lit ...
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Calgary Club Presents Delta Bluesman Doc MacLean
blues concerts, Canada Doc MacLean Friday, August 24 Ironwood Stage, Calgary Delta bluesman brings the sounds of the deep south to Inglewood Calgarys Ironwood Stage is at the top of this citys finest live music venues, and is known as home to some of the best in blues and roots music on the scene to ...
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C-Jazz Carnivale to Showcase Local Artists
jazz festivals, Canada C-Jazz Carnivale To Run Next Week Calgary boasts some of the finest jazz musicians in the nation, and Calgarians will have the opportunity to hear many of them in concert performances next week when the C-Jazz Carnivale kicks off on Wednesday and runs through Sunday. The fes ...
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U of C Monday Night Jazz Series Returns
jazz concerts, Canada Series to Feature Jazz Acts The University of Calgary has announced its upcoming 2007-08 Monday Night Jazz Series. The fourth annual series will showcase local and regional artists representing a range of styles. Three concerts have been announced for the season, featuring Sim ...
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Regina Jazz Concert Features Youthful Combo
jazz concerts, Canada Young Musicians Carry the Jazz Torch Jazz Regina presents another concert presentation of its ongoing season Thursday, August 23, when the Derek Friesen Quintet with Carl Bray take the stage for Live at the Theatre Lobby at the Conexus Arts Centre. Forming the balance of the g ...
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Calgary Bluesfest Receives Civic Honour
blues festivals, Canada Calgary Bluesfest August 23-26 Pumphouse Park, Calgary August 23-26 Declared Calgary International Blues Festival Week The third annual Calgary International Blues Festival launches next week, with a range of regional and international blues acts slated to appear at Pumphou ...
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Mardi Jazz to Feature Gaea Schell
jazz concerts, Canada Gaea Schell Mardi Jazz Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain Winnipeg Jazz Pianist Returns to her Native Canada to Perform Pianist and composer Gaea Schell returns to her native Canada to perform for jazz fans in Winnipeg when she appears as part of Mardi Jazz, a jazz series presen ...
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