Nos stars célèbrent le jazz à Montréal - album en magasin le 30 juin

Nos stars célèbrent le jazz à Montréal

en magasin dès le 30 juin

Montréal, le mardi 9 juin 2009 — Pour marquer de façon spectaculaire le 30^e anniversaire du Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, le label Spectra Musique est heureux d'annoncer la création d'un album de classe internationale, sur lequel nos plus grandes vedettes reprennent admirablement certaines des plus célèbres chansons du répertoire jazz. Nos stars célèbrent le jazz à Montréal sera disponible dans tous les magasins, précisément le jour de l'ouverture officielle de la 30^e édition du Festival, le mardi 30 juin prochain.

Cet enregistrement, qui se révélera certainement un incontournable, permet aux plus grands artistes d'ici de renouveler les plus grands standards et de se les approprier en ajoutant une touche jazzy à la personnalité musicale unique qui les a chacun fait connaître. On y retrouve Isabelle Boulay, Cœur de pirate, Céline Dion, Garou, Florence K, Éric Lapointe, Stéphanie Lapointe, Daniel Lavoie, Jean Leloup, Marie-Mai, Ginette Reno, Michel Rivard et Marie‑Élaine Thibert.

L'album, dont la direction artistique a été assurée par André Ménard, a été en majeure partie réalisé par Dan Thouin, qui en signe aussi les merveilleux arrangements. Il permettra au grand public de découvrir ou redécouvrir ces superbes classiques intemporels — et immortels —, magnifiquement interprétés par un éventail sans précédent d'artistes de chez nous, enfin regroupés sur un même disque pour rendre hommage aux 30 ans du Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.

Un must !

Jazz Festival Artists on Art & Fine Living with Jona

In the spirit of Montreal's International Jazz Festival's 30th anniversary, kicking off on June 30th for 12 days, Art & Fine Living with Jona, which airs on CJRS 1650 AM in Montreal, presents seven artists in an hour-long showcase on June 14th and 16th 2009.


The artists featured on this show represent a mix of local and international talents. These are: John Pizzarelli, Joshua Redman, Nikki Yanofsky, Andre Leroux, Al di Meola, Wynton Marsalis and Sylvain Provost.

This special program will air on June 14th and 16th, on 1650 AM in Montreal, and live stream on the radio's website at www.radio-shalom.ca.

Closed Captioning for the program is provided by: The Orford Summer Festival; I.D. Foods Corporation; Composer Lori Laitman.

Personal promos recorded by: Joshua Redman, Alain Caron, Lorraine Desmarais, Oliver Jones, Ben Heppner.

Music Selections: Al di Meola - Flesh on Flesh (Telarc); Wynton Marsalis - Village Vanguard (Columbia); Sylvain Provost - Desirs Demodes (Effendi Records); Nikki Yanofsky - Ella...(Universal); Joshua Redman - Elastic (Warner Bros); John Pizzarelli - with George Shearing Quintet (Telarc Jazz); Andre Leroux - Corpus Callosum (Effendi Records).

Art & Fine Living with Jona promotes and celebrates art and culture through insightful interviews with renowned and emerging talents in music, dance, theatre, cinema, visual arts and more. The bi-weekly show covers cultural events in Montreal and in Canada through calendar spotlights, feature segments and new musical releases. It is produced and hosted voluntarily by Montrealer Jona Rapoport on a unique, non-profit radio station, and receives global exposure through extensive marketing and publicity efforts.


For more information on the Montreal International Jazz Festival visit www.montrealjazzfest.com.


Jona Rapoport is also the manager and publicist of American composer Lori Laitman.

Lorraine Desmarais et le Big Band au Festival de Jazz

Lorraine Desmarais célèbre cette année 25 ans de carrière avec un 10e album Lorraine Desmarais ''Big Band''.

Le jeudi 9 juillet prochain à 20h au Théâtre Jean-Duceppe, Lorraine présentera en grande première ce nouvel opus avec la distribution originale.

Pour l’occasion, un invité de marque la rejoindra sur scène, monsieur Oliver Jones.

www.montrealjazzfest.com/

Toronto Jazz Festival Announces Kenny Garrett - Triple Bill Performance!

Jazz Festival Supersizes Closing Night with Addition of Kenny Garrett

The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival will close out its 23rd edition this summer with supreme saxophonist Kenny Garrett in a special triple bill performance on Sunday, July 5 at Nathan Phillips Square. Garrett will join previously announced acts, Alain Caron Band and Sadao Watanabe.

A multiple Grammy nominee, Garrett is considered to be the most consistently scintillating and inspiring alto / saxophone force today. Having performed and recorded with Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Pharoah Sanders and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Garrett returns to Toronto performing music from his latest release, Sketches of MD, a tribute to Miles Davis.

What better way to end the 2009 TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival than with a supersized concert featuring three performances for one great price. Tickets are still $35 and available at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or 416.870.8000.

The sounds of jazz will have feet tappin' and fingers snappin' as the 23rd edition of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival swings its way into summer, running from June 26 – July 5, 2009. Be a part of the action as more than 1,500 musicians, performing in over 350 concerts, descend upon Toronto for the city's largest music festival. Get jazzed this summer!

For more information visit http://www.torontojazz.com/

TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival June 26 - July 5, 2009

Markham Jazz Festival - "On Fire!" Opening Night Gala

The 12th Annual Markham Jazz Festival kicks off with a big bang from a big band on Friday, August 14! Jazz lovers will be treated to the toe-tapping beats and swinging rhythms of The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra with the sultry vocals of Canada’s own award winning Ranee Lee.

The On Fire! Gala celebrates the opening of the Markham Jazz Festival, a festival known for its incomparable line-up of Canadian jazz talent. The On Fire! Gala will usher in the festival with a great night of music that will delight lovers of swing, bebop and smoky sexy jazz standards! Held at the beautiful Markham Theatre, the evening will include a catered intermission reception and silent auction. This gala concert is an evening that self-proclaimed jazz aficionados won’t want to miss!

The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra (DMJO) is made up of some of Canada’s top jazz musicians. Acclaimed across Canada, the DMJO is a Juno Award nominated ensemble which represented Canada on a tour through Russia in 1991, was featured at two International Association of Jazz Education conferences, and is a mainstay at the Toronto Jazz Festival. Ranee Lee is widely recognized as one of Canada’s greatest jazz vocalists. She is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Juno Award nominee, a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner, and has performed for audiences around the world. The August 14th performance will feature the big band alone, the big band with Ranee Lee, and Ranee Lee with a small ensemble.

The Markham Jazz Festival runs from August 14th-16th, 2009 and is one of the town’s most notable events, attracting thousands from across Ontario to the quaint main streets of Markham and Unionville. With over 20 performers on four stages, plus 17 “hot spots” (local bars and restaurants who book their own acts under the umbrella of the Markham Jazz Festival), this year’s festival is sure to provide “cool” sounds for all fans of great music!

Gala tickets: $48

Location: The Markham Theatre, August 14th 2009
Time: Doors open at 7 pm; Performance at 8 pm.

For tickets and information: 905-305-SHOW (7469), 1-866-768-8801
or visit the Markham Jazz Festival website at: http://www.markhamjazzfestival.com/

More Info: contactus@markhamjazzfestival.com, or call 905-471-JAZZ

NACO, June 4-6: Dee Daniels is featured in the NAC Orchestra's Big Band Salute

Jeff Tyzik leads the amazing Dee Daniels and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in a sophisticated Big Band Salute from Thursday, June 4 to Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall to bring the CTV Pops season to a spectacular conclusion. The concert takes a fresh look at great jazz standards of the 30s and 40s by the legendary Duke Ellington, Joplin, Gershwin and more. And you’ll love the silky jazz stylings of Dee Daniels whose four-octave range never fails to amaze and delight.

Dee Daniels will perform favourites such as Ellington’s “How Long Has This Been Going On”, “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”, “I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good” and “Every Day I Have The Blues”; “Motherless Child”, and Arlen’s “Stormy Weather”, some of which have been arranged by conductor Jeff Tyzik. Maestro Tyzik will also lead the NAC Orchestra in a suite from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Ellington’s “Take the A Train” and “Satin Doll”, Joplin’s “The Entertainer” and “Sunflower Slow Drag”, and Morton’s “King Porter Stomp”. Drummer Dave Mancini will show off his percussion chops in a drum solo medley arranged by Tyzik.

Jeff Tyzik has earned a reputation as one of America’s foremost pops conductors. A consummate musician, Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences. He is in his fifteenth season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and this season began a new role as Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon Symphony while continuing to serve as Principal Pops Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Tyzik is also highly sought after as a guest conductor across North America, with recent guest appearances including the Boston Pops and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. He made his NAC Orchestra debut in May 2007 leading Sultry Nights with Eartha Kitt.

Dee Daniels is a crowd pleaser and a musician’s musician. Whether accompanying herself at the piano, fronting a trio, big band or symphony, she is a unique talent who transcends musical borders. Her style was born in her stepfather’s church choir in Oakland, California, honed through the R&B era and brought to full fruition during a five-year stay in Europe from 1982 to 1987. Dee Daniels’ international career includes performances in eleven African countries, Australia, Colombia, Hong Kong and Japan, as well as in North America and Europe. She has been inducted into the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame, and has received the prestigious Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On June 9, she will receive an Honorary Doctorate from Capilano University in North Vancouver where she is a respected vocal clinician and mentor and where she created the Dee Daniels Jazz Vocal Scholarship. Her JAZZINIT CD was in the Top Ten CDs of 2007 on several Canadian and American polls.

Tickets for the NAC Orchestra’s “Big Band Salute” from June 4 to 6 in Southam Hall are on sale now at $29, $39, $49, $59, $69 and $86 (GST and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box Office (Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.), and through Ticketmaster (with surcharges) at 613-755-1111. Ticketmaster may also be accessed through the NAC’s web-site at http://www.nac-cna.ca/.

Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the hall are on sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a valid student ID card. Live Rush tickets (subject to availability) for full-time students (aged 13 to 29) are $11 at the NAC Box Office from 2 p.m. the day before the concert to 6 p.m. the day of, upon presentation of a valid Live Rush card.

Groups of 10 and more save 15% to 20% off the regular price of tickets to NAC Music, Theatre and Dance performances. To reserve your seats call 613-947-7000 ext. 384 or email grp@nac-cna.ca.

FESTIVAL ORFORD 2009 : Oliver Jones

OLIVER JONES – JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE, OLLIE!

SUPPLÉMENTAIRE LE DIMANCHE 2 AOÛT À 16 H.

Vous avez été si nombreux à vous procurez des places pour le concert d’Oliver Jones en l’honneur de ses soixante-quinze ans que le Festival Orford présentera une supplémentaire du concert JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE, OLLIE! le dimanche 2 août à 16 h.
Les billets sont en vente dès maintenant !

LE Trio Oliver Jones
Oliver Jones, piano
Jim Doxas, Batterie
et Éric Lagacé, basse

Samedi 1^er août à 20 h 37 $ - COMPLET
Supplémentaire le dimanche 2 août à 16 h 37 $
Salle de concert Gilles-Lefebvre

Ollie est de retour et nous en sommes ravis! Il est un des favoris du public du Festival Orford, et ce, avec raison! Quelque soit le répertoire qu’il choisit de nous offrir, on peut toujours compter sur lui pour passer une soirée sans pareille. Bien qu’il fête ses soixante-quinze ans dans quelques semaines, Oliver Jones est comme un grand vin, il se bonifie constamment!

L’année dernière, Oliver Jones rendait hommage à Oscar Peterson; cette année, c’est Ollie lui-même que nous voulons célébrer. N’attendez plus pour vous procurer vos places, car la fête sera grandiose!

Profitez des forfaits Repas et concert au Bistro 4 Saisons d’Orford et de nos divers abonnements. Obtenez des rabais alléchants et courez la chance de gagner votre abonnement ou un des superbes paniers de produits Bleu Lavande.

Consultez notre brochure et notre site web pour tous les détails ou contactez la billetterie du Centre d’arts Orford au 819-843-3981 ou sans frais au 1-800-567-6155.

http://www.arts-orford.org/

Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill et Festival de Jazz

Les Soirées jazz Upstairs, présentées au Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, reviennent cette année à tous les jours du 2 juillet au 12 juillet.

14 concerts en 11 soirs seront présentés dès 20 h 30. Quelques concerts débuteront à 18h30.

Helen Merrill, Sheila Jordan, Karen Young, Normand Guilbeault, Judy Wexler, Ray Anderson, Neil Cowley, Ingrid Jensen, Adrian Vedady, Yannick Rieu, Rafael Zaldivar, Félix Stüssi, et plusieurs autres seront au Upstairs.

Art of Jazz Global Jazz Village June 5 - 7 - The Distillery District, Toronto

The 4th annual Art of Jazz Global Jazz Village, taking place from June 5 - 7 in Toronto's historic Distillery District, is proud to welcome an outstanding line-up of artists to this year's event for a celebration of Italian and Cuban jazz. This year's performers include: Mario Romano, the Pat Martino Organ Trio with Tony Monaco, Roberta Gambarini together with Neil Swainson, and the Sicilian Jazz Project, an Italian Blues collective featuring Dave Rotundo with special guests Jumpin' Johnny Sansone and Rita Chiarelli. "This year's Art of Jazz celebration will pay homage to Italian and Cuban jazz and will feature a rich and diverse collection of artists," says Bonnie Lester, President, Art of Jazz. "In response to the current economic climate we are pleased to announce that the majority of our concerts will be offered to jazz-lovers for free." The opening night concert on Friday, June 5 will feature Mario Romano, one of the very first students to be part of York University's jazz program. At the age of 22 he was already recognized as one of the up and coming jazz pianists in Canada. His Argentinean background was influential to his approach to the piano, and to jazz itself. Romano will perform with his trio featuring Shelly Berger and Vito Rezza and will be joined by special guest Jane Bunnett. The concert will raise funds and awareness for Art of Jazz education programs and for the Villa Charities Foundation. On Saturday, June 6 Art of Jazz presents the Canadian debut of Anacaona, a 16 piece women's orchestra from Cuba nicknamed the "Buena Vista Sister's Club". This historic all-female Cuban dance band stormed to success in Cuba during the 1930's, and quickly became the toast of Old Havana. Also known as 'Las Mulatísimas del Sabor', Anacaona is considered one of the major forces in Cuban popular dance music globally. Tickets for this performance are $25 in advance at ticketweb.ca or $30 at the door. Art of Jazz welcomes the return of Rashid Ali who wowed audiences in our first year; Rashid will perform a free concert on Sunday, June 8 with his dynamic quintet On Sunday June 7, a special presentation of Nino Rota's music will be performed by a collection of this year's artists against a backdrop of some of Fellini's most memorable scenes. Roberta Gambarini, nominated for a Grammy in 2007 for Best Jazz Vocal Album and as 2009 Singer of the Year in the Jazz Journalist Association Poll, will perform in a special duo concert with bassist Neil Swainson on Sunday June 7 in the Fermenting Cellar. Throughout the weekend Art of Jazz will present intimate workshops by many of the featured artists including Roberta Gambarini and Christine Jenson. And back by popular demand is our Kids n' Jazz program with Canadian harmonica sensation with Mike Stevens and New Orleans blues man Jumpin' Johnny Sansone. This year, Trinity Square will be transformed into a piazza, featuring the best of Italian cuisine, fine wine, beer, street art and more. The Women in Jazz stage will showcase the Christine Jensen Quartet, the Dave Restivo Trio featuring drummer, percussionist, educator, clinician and composer Alyssa Falk, the Sienna Dahlen Quintet and a joint presentation of Lisa Particilli's 'Girls Night Out Jazz Showcase' featuring some of the finest jazz vocalists in Toronto. It is thanks to the generosity of Mario Romano and Castlepoint Investments that this year's Art of Jazz Global Jazz Village is able to present a weekend of stellar jazz. THE 4TH ANNUAL ART OF JAZZ CELEBRATION FRIDAY JUNE 5 - SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2009 TORONTO'S HISTORIC DISTILLERY DISTRICT, 55 Mill St. Ticketed Events: $25 - $35 General admission tickets available at www.ticketweb.ca or call 1-888-222-6608 About Art of Jazz: Art of Jazz is an artist-founded, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the cultivation of jazz education and performance. Founded in 2005, the organization's mission is three-fold: to provide jazz education and mentorship programs to a new generation of artists and audiences in Canada; to present innovative-year-round programming; and to build a permanent home for jazz in Toronto. For more information on Art of Jazz visit: www.artofjazz.org

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal - 150+ Performances On Sale This Weekend

30TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL ANNOUNCES MORE THAN 150 ARTISTS FOR THE INDOOR PROGRAM
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Wealth of Performances Including Jeff Beck, Harlem Gospel Choir, Buddy Guy, Mos Def, Pink Martini, The Dears, The Orb, Burning Spear, Toots & The Maytals and Many More
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Montréal to Host 650+ Concerts Over Two Weeks

May 6, 2009 - The 30th Edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal marks a genuine turning point in an already remarkable history. The world's #1 jazz event, presented by General Motors in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan, the Festival offers a program of incredible diversity for this grand event, as Montréal is set to host 3,000 musicians & entertainers from 30 countries, more than 650 concerts, 400 accredited journalists and a total of 2.5 million attendees. The sheer amount of live music includes in excess of 450 free shows on 10 outdoor stages, plus more than 150 indoor concerts at 10 different concert halls, showcasing jazz and music in all its forms, inspired by every style including pop, rock n' roll, '80s gypsy music, Afrobeat and other genres from around the world.

From jazz legends and rock stars to the most buzzed about indie acts, more than 150 indoor concerts will light up Montréal's marquees from June 30 to July 12. This year, it's harder than ever to pick out individual gems, but just a few of them include: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jeff Beck, hip hop heavyweight Mos Def, electronica pioneers The Orb, eclectic indie rockers Beirut and The Dears, classic reggae artists Burning Spear and Toots & The Maytals, genre busting collective Pink Martini, jazz rock hipsters The Bad Plus, and many more.

The Festival marks its anniversary by paying tribute to legendary record label Blue Note, which made global stars of Miles Davis, Al Green, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk as well as newcomers including Norah Jones. Many artists from the label's peerless catalogue will illuminate the program. The festival wll also mark the 55th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, represented by founder and "father" of all subsequent jazzfests George Wein, who brings in his Newport All Stars. Finally, a pair of 50th anniversaries of landmark albums will be celebrated in two Festival concerts: Time Out by Dave Brubeck, the first jazz album to have sold over one million copies, and Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the biggest-selling jazz album in history.

The opening concert of the Festival turns the spotlight on fabulous trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring flamenco piano sensation Chano Dominguez and his quartet. In the closing concert, Montréal Variations celebrates our city itself with its greatest pianists Oliver Jones, François Bourassa, James Gelfand, Alain Lefèvre, Guy Dubuc, Luc Beaugrand, Guy St-Onge and Lorraine Desmarais performing compositions created specifically with the metropolis as muse.

The program, series by series:

Pleins feux General Motors series, 7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, PdA:
Wynton Marsalis and Chano Dominguez (June 30)
Chris Botti (July 2)
Tony Bennett (July 3)
Dave Brubeck (July 4)
Al Jarreau and Molly Johnson (July 5)
Jeff Beck (July 6)
Pink Martini (July 7 and 8),
Joe Cocker (July 9)
Brian Setzer (July 10)
Jackson Browne (July 11)

Les Grands concerts TD Canada Trust series, 9:30 p.m., Théâtre Maisonneuve, PdA:
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra (June 30, 8 p.m.)
Monterey Quartet with Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter and Eric Harland
Chucho Valdés (July 2)
Wayne Shorter Quartet (July 3)
Miles from India (July 4)
Branford Marsalis Quartet (July 5)
Ornette Coleman Quartet (July 9)
Mos Def and pianist Robert Glasper (July 10)
Harlem Gospel Choir (July 11)

Rythmes Bell series, 8:30 p.m., Métropolis:
Kool & The Gang with opening act: Stéphane Moraille (July 1)
Buddy Guy and Susan Tedeschi (July 2)
La India with opening act Jesus El Niño (July 3)
The Lost Fingers (July 4, exclusively at 6 p.m.)
The Positive Force (July 5)
Oumou Sangare and Alpha Blondy (July 8)
Burning Spear and Toots & The Maytals (July 9)
Beirut with opening act The Dodos (July 11)

En voix Rio Tinto Alcan series, 6 p.m., Théâtre Maisonneuve, PdA:
Melody Gardot (July 1 and 2)
Madeleine Peyroux (July 3 and 5)
Susie Arioli (July 4)
Sophie Milman
Charlie Haden's Family and Friends show (July 8)
Van der Graaf Generator (July 9)
Patricia Barber (July 10)
John Pizzarelli (July 11)

Primeur ARTV series, 7:30 p.m., Cinquième Salle, PdA:
Angèle Dubeau (June 30, July 1 and 2)
Zachary Richard (July 8 to 11)
July 3 Montreal Guitar Show series: Monte Mongomery (6 p.m.), Peppino D'Agostino (8 p.m.) and Russell Malone (10 p.m.) July 4 Sylvain Provost (6 p.m.), Frank Vignola (8 p.m.) and Olivier Langevin (10 p.m.)
July 5 Don Alder (6 p.m.), Muriel and Valérie (8 p.m.) and Stanley Jordan (10 p.m.)

Les Couleurs SAQ series, 7 p.m., Club Soda:
Brazilian Duos (July 1)
Emilie-Claire Barlow (July 2)
Eleni Mandell (July 3)
Joyce (July 4)
John Butler (July 5) solo and in duet with Nicky Bomba
Pacifika(July 6)
Térez Montcalm (July 8)
Farka Touré (July 9)
Lila Downs (July 10)
DeVotchKa's (July 11)

Invitation Hyatt Regency Montréal series, 6 p.m., Gesù Centre de créativité presented in collaboration with Galaxie:
French trumpeter Erik Truffaz Benares (July 1), Mexico(July 2), Paris (July 3).
Saxophonist Joshua Redman with pianist Aaron Parks, drummer Eric Harland and bassist Matt Penman (July 4)
Saxophonist Joshua Redman with Joe Lovano, Greg Hutchison, Reuben Rogers and Sam Yahel (July 5)
Saxophonist Joshua Redman with Brian Blade, Greg Hutchinson, Larry Grenadier and Reuben Rogers (July 6)
Garcia Fons (July 9) with Sabrina Romero (July 9)
Garcia-Fons with Jean-Louis Matinier (July 10)
Garcia-Fons with David Venitucci, Kiko Ruiz and Pascal Rolando (July 11)

Jazz Beat TD Canada Trust series, 8 p.m., Théâtre Jean Duceppe, PdA. Presented by CBC Radio 2 (93.5 FM):
Al di Meola (July 1)
Sadao Watanabe (July 2)
Eliane Elias (July 3)
Kenny Garrett (July 4)
Kenny Werner (July 5)
Jimmy Cobb's So What Band with Wallace Roney, Vincent Herring, Javon Jackson, Larry Willis & Buster Williams (July 6)
Bill Frisell Quartet with Tony Scherr, Rudy Royston and Ron Miles (July 8).
Lorraine Desmarais (July 9)
George Wein, producer, promoter, pianist and father of jazz festivals, along with his Newport All Stars with Lew Tabackin, Randy Sandke, Howard Alden, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash (July 10).
Alain Caron & François Bourrassa (July 11)

Jazz d'ici La Presse series, 6 p.m., L'Astral:
Oliver Jones (June 30)
Julie Lamontagne and her trio (July 1)
Guy Bélanger (July 2)
Le Large Ensemble (July 3)
Auguste (July 5)
Karen Young, Stéphane Moraille, Jean Vanasse and Martial Méroné, pay Tribute to Éval Manigat (July 6
Rémi-Jean Leblanc, Samuel Joly, Dan Thouin and Jocelyn Tellier (July 8)
Joel Miller (July 9)
Michel Donato (July 10)
Toussaint brothers of Sacbé with Jean Pierre Zanella (July 11)

Jazz dans la nuit series, 10:30 p.m., Gesù Centre de créativité:
Enrico Rava (June 30)
The Baptiste Trotignon Quintet featuring Mark Turner, Jeremy Pelt, Greg Hutchison and Matt Penman (July 1)
Esperanza Spalding (July 2) Lee Konitz, accompanied by Minsarah (July 3)
Brian Blade (July 4) with longtime friends the Fellowship Band
Hadouk Trio (July 5)
Julien Lourau, Serbian pianist Bojan Zulfikarpaic and Algerian drummer Karim Ziad are BoZiLo (July 6)
Hiromi (July 8)
Rudresh Mahanthappa (July 9)
Bill Charlap and Houston Person (July 10)
Greg Osby (July 11)
Concerts intimes Planète Jazz series, 7 p.m., Savoy
Mélissa Laveaux (July 1 and 2)
Jordan Officer (from July 3 to 5 July 4 exclusively at 8:30 p.m.)
NEeMA (July 6)
Jason Bajada (July 8 and 9)
Po'Girl (July 10 and 11).

Jazz au Club series, 9 p.m., L'Astral n collaboration with Galaxie:
Bad Plus (June 30, 11 p.m., and July 1, 9 p.m.)
Dominick Farinacci (July 2)
Aaron Parks (July 3)
Gerald Clayton (July 4)
Loueke (July 5)
Anat Cohen (July 6)
English Canada (July 8)
Bïa (July 9)
Jill Barber (July 10)
Somi (July 11)

Les Nuits Heineken series, midnight, Club Soda:
Elsiane (July 1)
High Tone (July 3)
Thunderheist (July 4)
Pawa Up First (July 5)
The Dears (July 6)
The Orb (July 8)
The Bell Orchestre (July 9)
Bonobo (July 10)
DJ Misstress Barbara preceded by Claass (July 11)

Special events:
Festival Pre opening: Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Antonio Sanchez, June 26, 7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid Pelletier de la PdA
Jazzing Flamenco, 8 p.m., Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, June 30 (6 p.m.), July 2 to 6 and 8 to 11 presented by Air France
Battle of the Bands with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Harry James Orchestra, July 12, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, PdA

Complete programming for free outdoor concerts and activities at the 30th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal will be announced on June 8.

More Confirmed Names Added to TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Fest

Room Eleven, Van der Graaf Generator, Alain Caron Band and The Bug Added to Toronto Jazz Festival Line-Up

Toronto – Several new shows have been added to this summer's line-up making the 23rd edition of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival a little bigger and a lot more eclectic as it takes over the city from June 26 – July 5, 2009. With the addition of Room Eleven, Van der Graaf Generator, Alain Caron Band and The Bug, these groups push the boundaries of jazz with their mix of progressive rock, pop, blues and dubstep.

Room Eleven – 07/01, Supermarket
A spicy Dutch cocktail of bossa nova, folk, blues and pop interpreted by a jazzy rhythm section, colourful horns and funky guitars, Room Eleven is known for their effervescent live gigs. Formed in 2001, word of mouth quickly spread in Amsterdam about this quintet and in 2006 they released their debut album, Six White Russians & a Pink Pussycat.

The Bug – 07/04, The Social
As a part of the UK's Dubstep scene, The Bug offers up a mix of dancehall, industrial hip-hop, and electronic music with influences ranging from Miles Davis and John Coltrane to the Wu-Tang Clan and Public Enemy. The diverse music style can be attributed to the collection of over 20 musicians that have contributed to The Bug since its inception in 1997. The Bug's mix of influences and collective performance style translates into to a live show that is high energy, high impact and highly danceable.

Van der Graaf Generator – 07/04, Opera House
An English progressive rock / experimental band that achieved great success in Italy during the '70s, Van der Graaf Generator earned an intense cult following as one of the era's preeminent art rock groups. Named after a piece of electric equipment designed to produce static electricity, today the group is composed of Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans.

Alain Caron Band – 07/05, Nathan Phillips Square
Hailing from Montreal, bassist Alain Caron and his electric quartet will bring their unique jazz sound to Nathan Phillips Square in a double bill concert with Sadao Watanabe. The electric quartet includes John Roney on piano and Paul Brochu on drums.

Other confirmed performances include:
Alex Pangman's Lickin' Good Fried opening for Susan Tedeschi – 07/03 @ Opera House
Justis performing with wordPEOPLE – 07/02 @ Supermarket

All tickets are on sale now and available by calling 416.870.8000 or www.ticketmaster.ca

For more information, visit www.torontojazz.com

JAZZ@MASSEY/09-10 season/Starting Aug 5!

Massey Hall presents

JAZZ @ MASSEY HALL 09/10

Single Tickets Now On Sale!

· Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock – Wednesday, August 5, 2009 8pm

· Ornette Coleman – Thursday, September 24, 2009 8pm

· Brad Mehldau Trio – Saturday, April 10, 2010 8pm

Single Tickets On Sale to FriendsFirst members: 10 am, Wed April 22, 2009

Single Tickets On Sale to Public: 12 Noon, Sat April 25, 2009

Subscriptions (3 Concerts) Still Available

Call 416-872-4255 or online at www.masseyhall.com or www.roythomson.com

Or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office

JAZZ @ MASSEY HALL 2009-2010 Season (Series of 3 concerts)

Massey Hall presents its 2^nd spectacular season of Jazz @ Massey Hall – a three-concert series featuring a stellar lineup of internationally acclaimed artists with three very distinct perspectives on jazz. The lines are blurred between classical and jazz; contemporary popular music is re-worked as jazz standards; and uncharted territory is explored through improvisation. Toronto audiences will be treated to the extraordinary partnership of piano greats Lang Lang and Herbie Hancock, the inimitable genius of saxophonist Ornette Coleman, and the incomparable stylings of the Brad Mehldau Trio – all on the stage of Massey Hall, Canada’s historic concert venue long recognized internationally as one of the great halls for jazz.

Subscriptions (3 concerts) Still Available: $295 - $145

1) LANG LANG & HERBIE HANCOCK with ORCHESTRA

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 8 PM Massey Hall

Single Tickets: $199.50 - $69.50

Pianists Lang Lang and Herbie Hancock reunite after their thrilling, dueling-keys performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008. The hottest artist on the classical music planet and the legendary jazz pianist join forces to perform a variety of solos, duets and concertos for two pianos, with orchestra, by such masters as Gershwin, Bernstein, Ravel, and others.

"...a genre-crossing revamp of George Gershwin's ''Rhapsody in Blue'' was the perfect showcase for these two hugely talented ivory tinklers." -- Entertainment Weekly on 50th Grammy Awards performance

2) ORNETTE COLEMAN

Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 8 PM Massey Hall

Single Tickets: $89.50 - $69.50

Fifty years ago, saxophonist Ornette Coleman shook up the world of jazz with The Shape Of Jazz To Come, a groundbreaking album whose influence has been felt by virtually every jazz musician. Coleman has always sought that most prized quality in jazz: freedom. His profound artistry was recognized in 2007 with both a Pulitzer Prize and a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement. We have heard first hand how powerfully his music continues to resonate, thanks to his deeply memorable concert at Massey Hall in 2005. “There are concerts in the world of jazz, plenty of concerts, and then there are events. Ornette Coleman’s appearance in Toronto was both.” --The Globe & Mail

3) BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO

Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8 PM Massey Hall

Single Tickets: $69.50 - $49.50

Universally admired as one of the most adventurous pianists on the jazz scene today, Brad Mehldau pushes boundaries to blend musical genres and blaze trails into new musical territory. His hauntingly beautiful melody lines and stunning improvisations reveal his deeply intelligent musicianship. Mehldau has recorded and performed around the world since the mid 1990s as a soloist and in collaboration with Pat Metheny, Joshua Redman, Wayne Shorter, and many others. His acclaimed trio includes bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard. “The elliptical lines, volatile rhythmic figures and unexpected bursts of color and dissonance… prove that Mehldau writes as cleverly as he plays.” --The Chicago Tribune

Jazz @ Massey Hall is sponsored by TD Canada Trust

Announcing Jazz Piano Star Lynn Arriale May 12TH CD/DVD

JAZZ PIANO STAR LYNNE ARRIALE FORMS NEW ALLIANCES TO RELEASE "NUANCE - THE BENNETT STUDIO SESSIONS" FEATURING RANDY BRECKER, GEORGE MRAZ AND ANTHONY PINCIOTTI

CD/DVD ON MOTEMA MUSIC AVAILABLE MAY 12, 2009

Catch Lynne Arriale LIVE - MAY 19 @ NYC Jazz Standard with Randy Brecker, George Mraz and Anthony Pinciotti

Plus MAY 21-24 @ Chicago's Jazz Showcase with Hans Glawischnig and Anthony Pinciotti

and more dates to be announced!

(New York, NY) Motéma Music proudly announces the release of LYNNE ARRIALE'S "NUANCE - The Bennett Studio Sessions" - featuring RANDY BRECKER, GEORGE MRAZ and ANTHONY PINCIOTTI, on-sale May 12, 2009. In a departure from her ten previous trio recordings, leader/composer/arranger Arriale is collaborating with an extraordinary new lineup of iconic musicians: Grammy winning Randy Brecker on trumpet/flugelhorn; jazz legend George Mraz on bass; and critically acclaimed Anthony Pinciotti on drums. More information, please visit: www.Motéma.com and at www.lynnearriale.com

(plus www.JazzStandard.net and www.JazzShocase.com )

The project was recorded at the multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning BENNETT STUDIOS, just outside New York City, and includes video documentation of "behind the scenes" footage of the CD recording, a bonus DVD program of a live, private, "in-studio" audience concert, and up-close and personal interviews with each artist. The release displays a new creative direction for Arriale, as she continues her illustrious musical journey, which began with a ten-year run of her celebrated former trio. Arriale continues to garner praise in every configuration in which she chooses to play as an outstanding leader, including from The New York Times: "brilliant musicianship and bandstand instincts (which) place her among the top jazz pianists of the day." This new release, with iconic jazz masters Brecker and Mraz, brings even more heightened originality to Arriale's sound as evidenced in her six powerful, new compositions and inspired arrangements of covers by composers as disparate as Sting, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Tommy Wolf.

"This is music that really transports the listener into the wondrous world of Lynne's imagination," said Jana Herzen, President of Motéma Music. "I'm proud to say it is really like no other jazz record I have ever heard. What I find most interesting is, if you check out the DVD interviews, Randy and George - these iconic jazz stars who have recorded over 1000 records between them - are so taken with Lynne's completely singular approach to composing and recording."

"It's all about the 'nuance,' and that's what we went for," said Randy Brecker, working with Arriale here, for the first time. "She knows how to tug at the heartstrings (and) I don't think I can compare her to anyone...her music transcends jazz. It's just pure music."

Please visit the "Nuance" EPK - http://www.motema.com/video/LynneArrialeTrio/55

The fulltrack list for "Nuance," a CD & DVD set, includes: Wrapped Around Your Finger (Sting); I Mean You (Thelonious Monk); Longing (Lynne Arriale); Crawfish & Gumbo (Lynne Arriale); Ballad of the Sad Young Men (Tommy Wolf); Carry On (Lynne Arriale); La Noche (Lynne Arriale); Yada Yada Yada (Lynne Arriale); I Hear A Rhapsody (J. Baker, G. Fragos & D. Gasparre); A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie) and A Gentle Soul (Lynne Arriale).

Arriale has been capturing the imaginations of jazz and mainstream music lovers with her outstanding CD / DVD recordings and sold out performances for nearly 20 years. Critically acclaimed as having a 'singular voice' as a pianist, leader, composer, arranger and for "putting the heart back into jazz" (London Times), Arriale's consistently excellent recordings have topped every notable jazz chart. With back to back #1 Jazz Week radio hits, a #17 debut on Billboard's Jazz Chart, the top ten "Best Of" lists for The New Yorker, United Press International and a two time winner of The German Record Critics Association, Arriale has earned her place among elite international artists. Arriale has met the mainstream through her featured performances on the PBS nationally televised program, Profile of a Recording Artist, and on multiple NPR programs including Weekend Edition, Jazz Set, and Piano Jazz with Marion McPartland.

Arriale's 2007 release, LIVE (Motéma), was recorded by BR-TV at Germany's oldest and most prestigious jazz event, The Burghausen Jazz Festival, and won the 2007 German Record Critics Award for best jazz CD/DVD recording. She has toured Japan with the legendary "100 Golden Fingers" group, sharing the stage with jazz legends Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Ray Bryant, Junior Mance, Harold Mabern, Roger Kellaway and Monty Alexander.

Arriale regularly performs at such internationally acclaimed venues as The Spoleto Arts Festival, Ireland's Cork Jazz Festival, The Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival, the Burghausen and Stuttgart Jazz Festivals, The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Folly Theater, The Gilmore Festival, The Jacksonville Jazz Festival, The San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival and numerous other festivals, concerts and clubs throughout Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania, Norway, The Czech Republic, Ireland, the UK and Australia.

Leading up to the release, Lynne will tour internationally in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Austria, and The Netherlands. RANDY BRECKER, who plays flugelhorn and trumpet on NUANCE, has recorded for more than three decades with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, James Taylor, David Sanborn, George Benson, Chaka Khan, and Frank Zappa. GEORGE MRAZ (bass) has recorded and performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton and Tommy Flanagan. ANTHONY PINCIOTTI is a rising star and drum master who is a first-call sideman for such jazz luminaries as James Moody, John Abercrombie, Kenny Werner, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Gary Bartz, Marcus Belgrave, Ira Sullivan and Frank Foster.

Deeply committed to jazz education, Lynne Arriale is currently Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and Director of the Jazz Combo Program at The University of North Florida at Jacksonville. She also conducts master classes, clinics and workshops internationally for professionals, students and communities at large.

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Motéma Music, founded in 2003 in San Francisco, is now based in Harlem, New York, The company is a division of the Motéma Foundation, a private foundation that is dedicated to promoting excellence and humanity in jazz and other creative art forms that promote harmony and enrich the world around us. For more information, please visit: www.Motéma.com.

This CD recording was produced by Lynne Arriale and Suzi Reynolds. The DVD was produced by Suzi Reynolds of Suzi Reynolds & Associates, LLC. and was made possible, in part, by a grant from Women in Jazz, Inc.

"NUANCE" PHOTO - L to R: RANDY BRECKER, LYNNE ARRIALE, GEORGE MRAZ, ANTHONY PINCIOTTI - (Photo Credit: R. Andrew Lepley)

TorontoJazzBuzz brings YOU an upSwing to trump the economic downturn!

TorontoJazzBuzz brings YOU Connick sidemen, Marsalis, Juno winners, FREE downloads, and an upSwing to trump the economic downturn – for $15!

When: Wed, May 6^th 2009 – 7:30pm

What: (Harry Connick Jr's bassist) Neal Caine Quintet with Jason Marsalis

Where: Chalkers Pub – 247 Marlee Ave, North York – www.ChalkersPub.com

How Much: $15 Limited Advance - $35@door

Tickets: www.TorontoJazzBuzz.com

TorontoJazzBuzz and Chalkers Pub with Groove Factor Drums present this talent-laden Modern Jazz ensemble which features original music by its leader, bassist/tunesmith, Neal Caine, (who will be fresh from his Connecticut performance as guest bassist with the Branford Marsalis Quartet. (Caine is bassist with the Harry Connick Jr. Orchestra, and formerly of Diana Krall's group). Jason Marsalis will be on drums – (there's that iconic surname again), brother of Branford and Wynton Marsalis. The group's tenor saxophonist (Stephen Riley – formerly of Harry Connick Jr's Orchestra) will still be warm from his concert with Marcus Roberts in the days prior to this May 6^th performance with Caine's Quintet. Ellis Marsalis-trained Juno winning trumpeter, William Sperandei (who has toured with Wynton Marsalis), will provide the fourth leg of this intrepid group, while Juno nominated pianist, Robi Botos (a favourite of the late legend, Oscar Peterson's) will complete this band of thoroughbreds.

Repertoire: Original works from Caine's last release, "Backstabber's Ball", some new unreleased tunes, and a few standards.

Adv. ticket buyers receive FREE downloads of:

· A 2008 Jason Marsalis / TorontoJazzBuzz concert

· Neal Caine Quartet recordings (2 tunes)

· Selected downloadable video links of artists TJB has presented

Keita Hopkinson's accidentally philanthropic hobby company – TorontoJazzBuzz (www.TorontoJazzBuzz.com) – developed this event. Though still a novice Jazz Impresario, Hopkinson has presented some of the best Jazz musicians in the business, including Juno winners, Jason Marsalis, and musicians associated with Harry Connick Jr, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and Buddy Rich. TJB has presented shows for the 2005 Downtown Toronto Jazz Fest, Luminato, 2008 CBC Canada Reads Awards Gala, the 2008 Toronto Book Awards, and the Royal Canadian Yacht Club.

Hopkinson lost the equivalent of 3/4s of his annual salary when he produced, promoted, booked, managed, and funded his first Jazz concerts in 2005.

He has shouldered the funding of most of these concerts himself on the strength of his abundant energy, a modest part time day-job income, a line-of-credit and a credit card. He is also a Realist oil painter – having apprenticed in an academy whose lineage strides back over 300 years through some of the best studios in Europe . He has not yet entered the market to sell his works, but aims to do that this year, in part to help fund more Jazz concerts. (www.TheSquareInch.blogspot.com).

He has received accolades and encouragement from accomplished US and Canadian performers, including famed saxophonist and record label founder Branford Marsalis, several Canadian and US Jazz that he champions, and other elite musicians who have expressed an interest in working with him. Even Toronto 's Mayor, David Miller congratulated this ill-equipped impresario when the Mayor co-hosted the 2008 Toronto Book Awards – (where TorontoJazzBuzz musicians performed, and where the Mayor spoke briefly with Hopkinson about his TJB projects).

Modern Jazz&Groove thrills, built on the pillars of Swing!!!

2009 Lineup Announced - TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

2009 TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival Line-Up
Tickets are on sale now!
June 26 - July 5, 2009
For detailed listings, more club shows and free concerts visit www.torontojazz.com

Canon Theatre 8pm (TicketKing - 416.872.1212)
Tony Bennett – Sunday, July 5


Mainstage Concert Theatre - Nathan Phillips Square 8pm (416.870.8000)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Friday, June 26 (Blackburn opens)
Medeski Martin & Wood – Saturday, June 27
Buckwheat Zydeco / BeauSoleil – Sunday, June 28 *double bill*
Kool & The Gang – Monday, June 29 (Harrison Kennedy opens)
Jamie Cullum – Tuesday, June 30
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Wednesday, July 1 (Brandi Disterheft Quartet opens)
Al Di Meola World Sinfonia '09 – Thursday, July 2 (Amanda Martinez opens)
Dave Holland Quintet / An Evening w. Branford Marsalis – Fri, July 3*double bill*
Curtis Stigers / Eliane Elias – Saturday, July 4 * double bill*
Sadao Watanabe – Sunday, July 5


Enwave Theatre – Harbourfront Centre 7pm (416.973.4000)
José González Trio – Friday, June 26
Jackie Richardson & Joe Sealy – Sunday, June 28
Melody Gardot – Monday, June 29
Chucho Valdés – Wednesday, July 1 (two shows - 7pm & 9:30pm)
Kenny Werner Quintet – Saturday, July 4


Fleck Dance Theatre – Harbourfront Centre 7pm (416.973.4000)
Freddy Cole Quartet – Friday, June 26
Maria Schneider Orchestra – Sunday, June 28 (9pm)
Hiromi – Monday, June 29
Mose Allison Trio – Tuesday, June 30


Notable Concerts
Madeleine Peyroux – Tues, June 30 @ Danforth Music Hall (416.870.8000)
Susan Tedeschi – Friday, July 3 @ Opera House (416.870.8000)


Church of the Redeemer, 7pm 162 Bloor St. West (416.870.8000)
Monks Casino – Friday, June 26
Delirium – Saturday, June 27
Motif – Monday, June 29
Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani – Wednesday, July 1
Cabaret, The Old Mill Inn 8pm (416.870.8000)
Adi Braun & Andrée Bernard – Friday, June 26
Ray Jessel – Saturday, June 27
Carolyn Scott / Judy Marshak – Sunday, June 28
Adam Brazier – Monday, June 39
Nancy White / Judith Lander – Tuesday, June 30
George Evans / Maureen Kennedy – Wednesday, July 1
Adam Brazier – Thursday, July 2


Supermarket 9:30pm (416.870.8000)
The Heavy – Friday, June 26 (10pm)
The Sea & Cake – Saturday, June 27
Alice Russell – Tuesday, June 30
wordPEOPLE – Thursday, July 2
Joyce – Friday, July 3 (9pm)


The Pilot 9pm (416.870.8000)
Russ Little Quintet – Friday, June 26
Charlie Hunter – Saturday, June 27 (two shows – 9pm & 11pm)
Chris Potter's Underground – Monday, June 29 & Tuesday, June 30
Bobby Militello – Thursday, July 2
Grant Stewart Quartet – Saturday, July 4
Felix Stussi w. Ray Anderson – Sunday, July 5


*Previously Announced*
Sonny Rollins – Friday, June 26 @ Four Seasons Centre (416.363.8231)
Gary Burton Quartet Revisited w. Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez – Monday, June 29 @ Four Seasons Centre (416.363.8231)

*** tickets subject to GST and all applicable facility fees and service charges**

The sounds of jazz will have feet tappin' and fingers snappin' as the 23rd edition of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival swings its way into summer, running from June 26 to July 5, 2009. Be a part of the action as more than 1,500 musicians, performing in over 350 concerts, descend upon Toronto for the city's largest music festival. Get jazzed this summer!

For more information visit www.torontojazz.com

52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon

Celebrates The Joy Of Jazz With Legendary Icons, Classic Tributes And Young Upstarts On 9 Stages For 3 Days Of Nonstop Jazz Entertainment, September 18 - 20, 2009

2009 Artists-In-Residence Wynton Marsalis And The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Headline Arena/Lyons Stage

Dave Brubeck Quartet Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Time Out

Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band Plays The Music Of Miles Davis

And John Coltrane Commemorating 50th Anniversary

Of Kind of Blue and Giant Steps

American Icon And Folk Pioneer Pete Seeger Makes MJF Debut

Showcase Artist Joe Lovano Performs With NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones,

Us 5, John Patitucci Trio, Conrad Herwig

Commission Artist Jason Moran & The Bandwagon

Debuts Signature Piece, “Feedback”

Debut Of Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars Featuring Kenny Barron,

Regina Carter, Kurt Elling And Russell Malone

Sunday Night’s Arena Show Features Three Generations Of Pianists:

Corea, Clark & White, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon

March 30, 2009; Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon will once again celebrate the joy of jazz as it launches its fifty-second edition with a variety of legendary performers, American icons, and visionary new artists in weekend of jazz, blues, folk, and American song that has characterized the world-renowned event on the oak-studded and beautiful land of the Monterey Fairgrounds, the location of the Festival since its inception in 1958. The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon takes place September 18 - 20, 2009.

Tickets are on sale now by phone at (925) 275-9255 and on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s website, montereyjazzfestival.org. Full Weekend Arena Packages are available from $225; Daily Grounds Tickets are from $35; Full Weekend Grounds Tickets are $110.00. MJF’s new Family Discount Pack is $80 for 2 Adult and 2 Youth Tickets.

The Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage will be the focal point of the Festival, with a lineup that is a celebration of the past, present, and future of American music with multiple award-winning artists and special projects, including NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones with Grammy winning saxophonist Joe Lovano (MJF/52 Showcase Artist); the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by 9-time Grammy-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (MJF/52 Artists-In-Residence); the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars featuring pianist Kenny Barron, violinist Regina Carter, vocalist Kurt Elling, and guitarist Russell Malone; the gifted bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding; vocalist extraordinaire Dee Dee Bridgewater; the incomparable Grammy-winning pianist George Duke; the incendiary Jason Moran & The Bandwagon (MJF/52 Commission Artist); and the highly-anticipated super-trio of 15-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master, pianist Chick Corea with legendary bassist Stanley Clarke and fiery drummer Lenny White.

A celebration of strings will also be featured in the Arena with soulful roots/blues guitarist and vocalist, Susan Tedeschi; the American icon and folk music pioneer Pete Seeger; and the gospel-soaked baptismal blues of John Scofield and the Piety Street Band.

Special golden anniversary celebrations of classic and historic jazz recordings from 1959 will fill the Arena with Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band (with special guests, the 5-time Grammy-winning trumpeter Randy Brecker and Joe Lovano, playing the music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the beloved and influential jazz classics, Kind of Blue and Giant Steps. NEA Jazz Master, living legend and pianist Dave Brubeck returns to the stages of Monterey for his 15th appearance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his world-wide best selling and groundbreaking recording, Time Out.

The fruits of music education will also take center stage in the Arena, with the top high school big band -- selected at the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Festival (April 3 - 5, 2009) -- kicking off the Sunday Arena program, followed by MJF’s own Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, featuring Wynton Marsalis and the top high school musicians in the country.

Tickets are on sale now by phone at (925) 275-9255 and on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s website, montereyjazzfestival.org. Full Weekend Arena Packages are available from $225; Daily Grounds Tickets are from $35; Full Weekend Grounds Tickets are $110.00. MJF’s new Family Discount Pack is $80 for 2 Adult and 2 Youth Tickets.

2009 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, SHOWCASE ARTIST AND COMMISSION ARTIST

In 2009, members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will serve as the Festival’s Artists-In-Residence, with participation at the Next Generation Festival, April 3 - 5, 2009, the MJF Summer Jazz Camp in June 2009, and at MJF/52. Featured members of JALC members include saxophonist Sherman Irby, trumpeter Sean Jones, trombonist Vincent Gardner, drummer Ali Jackson, and the 9-time Grammy-winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. At MJF/52, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will be performing both in the Arena and on the Grounds.

Grammy-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano will be the MJF/52 Showcase Artist, and will put in four different performances with a myriad of groups: as a co-leader with NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones, featuring bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade; in Mr. Patitucci’s Trio (also with Brian Blade); leading the intergenerational US5, with bassist Esperanza Spalding, pianist James Weidman, and drummers Francisco Mela and Otis Brown Jr.; and as a featured member of Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band playing the music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

Pianist Jason Moran serves at the MJF/52 Commission Artist. Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the most provocative thinker in current jazz," Moran’s piece, “Feedback,” will be debuted by his ensemble, The Bandwagon on the Arena stage, and the group will perform an additional set on the Grounds.

The longtime and growing tradition of Arena artists performing on the grounds is also unusually rich for MJF/52 -- patrons will be able to catch sets from Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band, the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars featuring Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone; Esperanza Spalding; John Scofield, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joe Lovano with John Patitucci and Brian Blade; and Jason Moran & The Bandwagon on Grounds stages throughout the weekend.

MJF/52: DAY BY DAY

Friday, September 18 in the Arena will kick off MJF/52 with an extravaganza of talent -- starting off with the MJF debut of up-and-coming bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding; followed by the latest edition of the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars featuring pianist Kenny Barron, violinist Regina Carter, vocalist Kurt Elling, guitarist Russell Malone, bassist Kiyoshi Kitigawa and drummer Johnathan Blake. Closing the Arena’s first evening is Conrad Herwig’s explosive Latin Side All-Star Band featuring Randy Brecker and Joe Lovano, updating Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and John Coltrane’s Giant Steps in honor of the 50th anniversary of their release.

Friday night on the Grounds, New Grooves comes back to Dizzy’s Den for 7th year. Kicking it off is the return of the deep soul of vocalist Lizz Wright, followed by breakout sensation Esperanza Spalding in her second set of the evening. Across the pathway in the Night Club, the Scott Amendola Trio will get the venue’s evening of to a quirky bebop-oriented set, followed by the stellar John Patitucci Trio, featuring Joe Lovano and Brian Blade. Closing the Night Club will be Forro in the Dark, performing the Brazilian-folk dance music that has world-wide appeal. On the outdoor Garden Stage, the Roger Eddy Group gets the music started with his West Coast-flavored jazz, followed by the straight-ahead 2009 Berklee-Monterey Quartet, a harbinger of future musical talent. Global Noize -- a mash-up project headed by keyboardist Jason Miles and DJ Logic -- closes out the Garden stage on an inclusive world music note. In the Coffee House Gallery, fans will be treated to three sets from pianist Jonathan Batiste, the next generation of a New Orleans musical dynasty. In Lyons Lounge, DJ Vinnie Esparza will shake things up with an extended set of Salsa, Afro-Latin and Brazilian music.

Saturday, September 19 in the Arena features an afternoon of radically different guitar styles: John Scofield and the Piety Street Band opens the day with a sanctified set of New Orleans and Gospel-inflected blues, followed by American icon and visionary acoustic folk pioneer Pete Seeger in a very special and historic MJF debut. Soulful blues guitarist and lauded vocalist Susan Tedeschi also debuts on Saturday to close the afternoon with another MJF first. Saturday night’s Arena program returns with three classic jazz acts -- starting the evening is the Joe Lovano and Hank Jones Quartet, featuring John Patitucci and Brian Blade; followed by vocalist, jazz ambassador, radio personality, and actress Dee Dee Bridgewater. Closing the evening is the Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the Artists-In-Residence of MJF/52.

Saturday on the Grounds will get off to a rousing start with a wide variety of performers and styles on the Garden Stage, including a tribute to Charles Brown from pianist Martin Headman; the Texas blues of guitarist, vocalist and songsmith Ruthie Foster; the raucous and funky New Orleans All-Stars featuring Henry Butler and Cyrile Neville; the soul-pop of guitarist and vocalist Raul Midón; and the Afro-Brazilian funk of Wayne Wallace and Rhythm & Rhyme.

Dizzy’s Den will open on a “Blue Note” with an historical conversation with Blue Note label president, Bruce Lundvall and Mosaic Records founder and 3-time Grammy-winner, producer Michael Cuscuna. Journalist Dan Ouellette returns with his longtime MJF favorite, the DownBeat Blindfold Test -- this time with legendary pianist George Duke. The Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars with Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone will put on their second show of the weekend, followed by the groove-oriented Soulive, featuring John Scofield. Closing out Dizzy’s will be Dee Dee Bridgewater, also her second appearance of the weekend. Visitors in the intimate and dynamic Coffee House Gallery will be treated to three sets each of classic and progressive jazz from the Weber Iago’s “The Dhanyavad Project” and the Peter Erskine and Alan Pasqua Trio.

In the Night Club, the day gets off to a youthful start with the top college vocal group from MJF’s Next Generation Festival, followed by the Monterey Bay Jazz Orchestra. The evening’s shows will simmer with the Cuban and Latin jazz of the Rodriguez Brothers, the burnin’ post-bop trumpet of Ambrose Akinmusire (a former MJF Next Generation Jazz Orchestra member) and regale in a special tribute from Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band, playing the music of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.

On the other end of the grounds in Lyons Lounge, DJ Vinnie Esparza will pump out a second extended set of Soul-jazz, Afro-Latin and Brazilian music in what has become an ongoing tradition (now in it’s third year at MJF) in pushing the musical envelope.

Sunday, September 20th in the Arena reflects MJF's 52-year support of jazz education with the top high school big band from the Next Generation Festival, followed by followed by MJF’s own Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, featuring Wynton Marsalis and the top high school musicians in the country. The Grammy-winning George Duke closes the afternoon set. Sunday night celebrates Three Generations of Pianists, with the premiere of the MJF/52 Commission piece, “Feedback” and set from Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, followed by the incomparable Dave Brubeck Quartet as they celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Brubeck’s groundbreaking recording Time Out. Capping off the Arena’s Sunday program is the highly-anticipated super-trio Corea, Clark & White. Featuring former Return to Forever members the 15-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master, pianist Chick Corea, trendsetting bassist and Grammy winner Stanley Clarke, and influential drummer and Grammy winner Lenny White, the MJF/52 Arena program will end on a highly eclectic and electric note.

Sunday will be no less eclectic on the Grounds. The Night Club will host the top eight student groups from MJF’s Next Generation Festival, with the evening’s concerts featuring the pianist and NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Quartet, followed by Jason Moran & The Bandwagon.

Dizzy’s Den will feature an afternoon of jazz education and music, with a conversation with NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi, hosted by journalist Yoshi Kato, followed by a Jazz Journalists Association panel entitled Jazz…and the DJs Who Played the Records. Dizzy’s Den will enjoy an evening of jazz stardom with shows from Joe Lovano leading US5, with bassist Esperanza Spalding, pianist James Weidman, and drummers Francisco Mela and Otis Brown Jr. The closing show in Dizzy’s Den will feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.

The outdoor Garden Stage will have the top college big band from the Next Generation Festival, followed by master trumpeter, Scotty Barnhart. Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez will close out the afternoon’s Garden Stage. The evening shows will subvert the norm with the debut of Buffalo Collision, a collective-improv supergroup featuring pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer Dave King of the Bad Plus, with New York downtown improvising legends saxophonist Tim Berne and cellist Hank Roberts. The Shotgun Wedding Quintet will bring their own contemporary take on the acoustic tradition with a blend of hip-hop and jazz to end the evening.

DJ Logic will take a turn in Lyons Lounge with an extended evening set, and the Coffee House Gallery will host the Terrence Brewer Trio for two sets of boss guitar; a clinic with the 2009 Berklee-Monterey Quartet, followed by two sets from the visionary pianist, the Vijay Iyer Trio.

All weekend long in the evening, Lyons Lounge at the end of Lyons Lane will pulse with Samba, Afro-Cuban, funk and Soul-jazz sounds of Vinnie Esparza (Friday and Saturday) and DJ Logic (Sunday) -- both DJs are returning for encore performances. Lyons Lounge and Lyons Lane are named in honor of MJF founder Jimmy Lyons. The Lounge will again offer fans a hip jazz club to chill out on the north end of the Grounds, departing from the acoustic offerings of the Festival.

Also on the Grounds, a companion exhibit in the Coffee House Gallery celebrates the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, entitled Somethin' Else: The Art of Blue Note Records, which showcases the iconic photography of Francis Wolff combined with the classic Blue Note record designs by Reid Miles. The art of over thirty classic albums will be displayed in what will be a visual feast of landmark graphic design from the world’s most celebrated jazz label. In addition, Blue Note recording artists will have a strong presence at MJF/52 with Artist-In-Residence Wynton Marsalis, Showcase Artist Joe Lovano, and Commission Artist Jason Moran. In what has become a signature MJF welcome, Sue Downs will be performing on the Yamaha Disklavier on the Courtyard Stage, at the entrance of the Festival grounds.

The Jazz Theater will show simulcasts of the Arena shows all weekend long in the 900-seat venue. In addition, there will also be special film screenings of the Ralph J. Gleason presentation, The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi, the official documentary authorized by the Guaraldi family about the influential and popular West Coast pianist, hosted by Toby Gleason (Saturday); and Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr. about the American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, and civil rights activist, presented by director and producer, donnie l. betts (Sunday).

NEW FAMILY DISCOUNT PACK / 4TH ANNUAL FAMILY DAY

New for 2009, families can take advantage of MJF’s Family Discount Pack, which includes two Adult Grounds Tickets and two Youth Grounds Tickets (2 - 18 years old) for only $80 on Friday, $100 on Saturday or Sunday--a savings of up to $20. With kids under 2 years free, the family can enjoy MJF/52 together and save. Families will enjoy the music, exhibitions, food, beverages, an international shopping bazaar, and much more on the 20 acres of beautiful forested fairgrounds, with lots of room to roam, play, and picnic.

Sunday, September 20th marks the Festival’s 4th Annual Family Day! Families and children of all ages can participate in special activities, hear the country’s top student jazz musicians, and join in the fun with the return of the popular Percussion Playshop, MJF’s innovative “Instrument Petting Zoo” with high-tech, professional gear provided by Yamaha. The younger set can also bounce in the “Jazzy Jumper” on the West Lawn.

‘FORE’ AND MORE

The Festival's 11th Annual Golf ‘n’ Jazz Tournament will be a spectacular outing at the Links at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, rated as one the “Top 100 Golf Resorts” by Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Poll for 2008. Participants will enjoy world class golf with guest artists, lunch, awards ceremony, Callaway Golf putting contest, great prizes, and much more on Thursday, September 17, 2009. To register, please visit montereyjazzfestival.org, call (831) 373-3366, or e-mail jazzinfo@montereyjazzfestival.org. All net proceeds benefit MJF's Jazz Education Programs.

MJF’s Front Box Auction presents a golden opportunity for jazz fans to enjoy the Monterey Jazz Festival while supporting jazz education. The Front Box Auction opens on March 30, 2009 at 9:00 am and concludes on June 1, 2009 at 4:00 pm Pacific Time; patrons can bid to sit at the front of the Arena with three of their closest friends in four Front Box seats for the 52nd annual MJF. For more information, please visit montereyjazzfestival.org.

During the Festival, fans are also encouraged to visit the MJF Education Booth in the center of the midway to participate in the MJF Silent Auction featuring unique jazz memorabilia and collector’s items, with all auction proceeds benefiting MJF’s Jazz Education Programs.

PARTNERS IN JAZZ

· Every year, partners play an important role in helping the Festival fund its Jazz Education Programs, with efforts led by Presenting Partner, Verizon, now celebrating their 25th year in partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival!

· Best Buy returns for the second year, partnering with MJF/52 and with the Next Generation Festival. Best Buy will host an expanded store at the center of the midway, where artists will be signing CDs.

· Korbel Champagne once again hosts Klub Korbel, a champagne bar in the Fairgrounds' Turf Club Patio featuring Arena simulcasts

· Monterey County favorites, Jekel and Five Rivers Wines return as Official Wines, served throughout the MJF/52 grounds

· Yamaha, a long time partner of both the Festival and MJF's Jazz Education Programs, will once again be providing Yamaha pianos and drums on MJF/52 stages, and music on the Yamaha Disklavier with on the Courtyard Stage

· North Coast Brewing Company returns as Official Beer for MJF/52, with a variety of North Coast brews available all around the grounds of the Monterey Jazz Festival, led by their lauded Brother Thelonious Belgian-style abbey ale

· Apple/iTunes will be providing free music sample download cards to all MJF/52 attendees, featuring a collection of Monterey Jazz Festival artists

· Returning Bay Area Media Partners, the San Jose Mercury News and KKSF, as well as DownBeat magazine, will be helping MJF get the word out about the Festival and its Jazz Education Programs

The Monterey Jazz Festival also receives invaluable support for the Festival and its Jazz Education Programs from the National Endowment for the Arts, Surdna Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, D'Addario Music Foundation, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Joseph Drown Foundation, Harden Foundation, William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation, Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc., Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Pebble Beach Company Foundation, Rotary International, as well as from generous individuals like you.

The Monterey Jazz Festival encourages jazz fans to purchase tickets early for the 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon. Arena Packages traditionally sell out quickly and are available only on a first-come, first-serve basis. Grounds Tickets will increase by $5 per day Tuesday through Sunday of Festival week, (September 15 - 20) so fans are advised to act quickly and save on the already low price of Grounds Tickets!

Tickets are on sale now by phone at (925) 275-9255 and on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s website, montereyjazzfestival.org. Full Weekend Arena Packages are available from $225; Daily Grounds Tickets are from $35; Full Weekend Grounds Tickets are $110.00. MJF’s new Family Discount Pack is $80 for 2 Adult and 2 Youth Tickets.

MJF/52 Highlights Include:

• Return of jazz legends Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, John Scofield, Dave Brubeck
• World Premiere of Commission Artist Jason Moran & The Bandwagon’s “Feedback”
• Showcase Artist Joe Lovano performs in trio, quartet, quintet, and big band groups
• Artists-In-Residence Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs in the Arena and Grounds
• American icon and folk legend Pete Seeger, blues guitarist Susan Tedeschi, and new sensation Esperanza Spalding make debuts at MJF
• 50th anniversary celebrations of classic jazz recordings with Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band playing Kind of Blue and Giant Steps; Dave Brubeck plays Time Out
• Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars features Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone
• Lyons Lounge features Vinnie Esparza and DJ Logic remixing soul-jazz, salsa, hip-hop, and Afro-Cuban
• Friday’s "New Grooves" features Esperanza Spalding, Lizz Wright, and Global Noize
• New Orleans and Gulf Coast music celebrated with Jonathan Batiste, New Orleans All-Stars featuring Henry Butler and Cyrile Neville, John Scofield’s Piety Street Band, Wynton Marsalis, Ruthie Foster, and Martin Headman’s “Tribute to Charles Brown”
• Special conversations with Blue Note’s Bruce Lundvall and Michael Cuscuna; Toshiko Akiyoshi; DownBeat Blindfold Test with George Duke
• Blue Note’s 70th anniversary celebrated with Somethin' Else: The Art of Blue Note Records with iconic photography by Francis Wolff and classic designs by Reid Miles
• Return of Sunday's “Family Day” with fun for all ages
• Film screenings of The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi and Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.
• Continued releases from Monterey Jazz Festival Records, featuring rare and rarified recordings from the last 50 years on CD in conjunction with Concord Music Group

52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon, September 18 - 20, 2009

Artists-In-Residence: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Showcase Artist: Joe Lovano

Commission Artist: Jason Moran & The Bandwagon

ARENA ARTISTS

FRIDAY NIGHT (Sept. 18)

Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band with special guests Randy Brecker and Joe Lovano; Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars featuring Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone; Esperanza Spalding

SATURDAY (Sept. 19)

Susan Tedeschi; Pete Seeger; John Scofield and the Piety Street Band; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Dee Dee Bridgewater; Hank Jones & Joe Lovano Quartet with John Patitucci and Brian Blade

SUNDAY (Sept. 20)

George Duke; Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with special guest Wynton Marsalis; Top High School Big Band from the Next Generation Festival; Corea, Clarke & White; Dave Brubeck Quartet; Jason Moran & The Bandwagon

GROUNDS ARTISTS

FRIDAY NIGHT (Sept. 18)

NEW GROOVES with Esperanza Spalding, Lizz Wright, Global Noize; John Patitucci Trio with Joe Lovano and Brian Blade; Jonathan Batiste; Scott Amendola Trio; Forro in the Dark; Roger Eddy Group; Berklee-Monterey Quartet 2009; Vinnie Esparza

SATURDAY (Sept. 19)

Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars featuring Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone; Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band; Dee Dee Bridgewater; Soulive with Special Guest John Scofield; Peter Erskine & Alan Pasqua Trio; the New Orleans All-Stars featuring Henry Butler and Cyrile Neville; Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet; Rodriguez Brothers; Raul Midón; Wayne Wallace and Rhythm & Rhyme; Martin Headman, Ruthie Foster; Vinnie Esparza; Weber Iago Trio; DownBeat “Blindfold Test” featuring George Duke; conversation with Blue Note’s Bruce Lundvall and Michael Cuscuna; The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi (film)

SUNDAY (Sept. 20)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Jason Moran & The Bandwagon; Joe Lovano’s Us 5 with Esperanza Spalding, James Weidman, Francisco Mela and Otis Brown Jr.; Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Quartet; Vijay Iyer Trio; Buffalo Collision; DJ Logic; Scotty Barnhart; Terrence Brewer Trio; Alfredo Rodriguez Trio; the Shotgun Wedding Quintet; Family Day with the Country’s Best High School and College Bands; conversation with Toshiko Akiyoshi; Music Is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr. (film)

ALL WEEKEND

Sue Downs on the Yamaha Disklavier; Arena Simulcasts in the Jazz Theater and Klub Korbel; Coffee House Gallery Exhibit: Somethin' Else: The Art of Blue Note Records - Iconic photography by Francis Wolff, classic designs by Reid Miles

Partial list, with more artists to be announced. Artists subject to change.

Tickets are on sale now by phone at (925) 275-9255 and on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s website, montereyjazzfestival.org. Full Weekend Arena Packages are available from $225; Daily Grounds Tickets are from $35; Full Weekend Grounds Tickets are $110.00. MJF’s new Family Discount Pack is $80 for 2 Adult and 2 Youth Tickets.

Steven Pasquale - star of TV's "Rescue Me" - releases debut CD on PS Classics

STAR OF TV'S "RESCUE ME" AND BROADWAY'S "REASONS TO BE PRETTY" STEVEN PASQUALE RELEASES HIS DEBUT SOLO JAZZ CD FROM PS CLASSICS

"SOMETHIN' LIKE LOVE"

PRODUCED BY JOHN PIZZARELLI AND JESSICA MOLASKEY

EXCLUSIVE PRE-RELEASE ON ITUNES MARCH 31, IN STORES APRIL 21

STEVEN PASQUALE (Pas-quál) has partnered up with PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, to release his debut album Somethin' Like Love. The ruggedly handsome actor-singer unbuttons his collar and rolls up his sleeves for an album of romantic jazz-tinged classics. Pasquale is best known for his work as fireman "Sean Garrity" on FX's critically acclaimed hit series "Rescue Me" and is currently starring on Broadway in the Neil LaBute play reasons to be pretty. The album will have an exclusive pre-release at iTunes on March 31 and will be available in stores on April 21.

"It's always been a dream of mine to make an old-fashioned jazz record," says Steve. "When we went on hiatus due to the writer's strike, I was afforded the time to finally sit down and do what I had always talked about doing." The CD, produced by John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, features Larry Fuller and Tony Monte on piano, Martin Pizzarelli on bass, Tony Tedesco on drums, Marcus Parsley on muted trumpet and John Pizzarelli on guitar.

Somethin' Like Love finds him invoking his musical stage roots which include The Light in the Piazza, for which he created the lead role of "Fabrizio," and his Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk-nominated performance in A Man of No Importance. He offers signature interpretations of some of the most enduring standards in the Great American Songbook. The twelve selections range from a haunting rendition of the David Raksin/Johnny Mercer gem "Laura" to a wistful "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" to a swinging starry-eyed "On the Street Where You Live," to the title song, newly written by Pizzarelli and Molaskey. This alluring new album will surprise and delight his fans and win him many new ones.

"Steve has a gift for singing rich, legato lines and has a sound that harks back to another time, while still feeling very much of the present," says Pizzarelli. "The result is an intimate performance that's rare for an artist's first solo outing."

STEVEN PASQUALE is a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominee for Lincoln Center's A Man of No Importance and currently starring on Broadway in Neil LaBute's reasons to be pretty. He has starred in LaBute's Fat Pig (MCC), Beautiful Child (Vineyard Theatre), A Soldier's Story (Second Stage), Spinning into Butter (Lincoln Center), and The Spitfire Grill (Playwrights Horizons). TV and film roles include HBO's "Six Feet Under," Sofia Coppola's "Platinum," Aurora Borealis, The Last Run, and Fox's hit "AVP: Requiem." Steven was most recently seen in the Roundabout Theatre's A Little Night Music opposite Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson, and Victor Garber.

PS CLASSICS - founded in 2000 by Tommy Krasker & Philip Chaffin, and a four-time Grammy nominee (for its cast recordings of Nine: The Musical, Assassins, Grey Gardens, and Company) - has made significant contributions to the heritage of American popular song through its critically acclaimed cast recordings; solo albums by such luminaries as Maureen McGovern, Victoria Clark and Jessica Molaskey; and recordings drawn from rare sound archives, including Sondheim Sings. PS Classics is distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment. Visit www.psclassics.com.

Opera Division singers perform Cole Porter

Singers from the Opera Division to perform songs of Cole Porter

TORONTO – Singers from the Opera Division of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music will present Why Can't You Behave?, a revue celebrating the songs of Cole Porter, and the wit of writer/poet Dorothy Parker. The program includes some of Porter's most famous songs, such as Anything Goes, In the Still of the Night, I Get a Kick Out of You, Night and Day, and Let's Do It. The two performances take place Friday and Saturday, April 3 & 4, 2009, at 7:30 pm in Walter Hall. Tickets ($14 adults and $8 seniors/students) can be purchased at the Faculty of Music box office in person or by calling 416-978-3744.

Part of Canada’s top university, the University of Toronto Faculty of Music has an illustrious history as one of North America’s leading centres for the scholarly and professional study of music, offering a rich array of degree and diploma programs from the undergraduate to post-graduate levels. Many of this country’s greatest musicians such as John Weinzweig, Lois Marshall, Elmer Iseler, Adrienne Pieczonka, Russell Braun, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet have studied or taught at the Faculty. With over 100 events featuring students, faculty and distinguished guests, the Faculty’s performance season embodies its commitment to an education that champions diversity, depth and explorations. Highlights of the 2008-09 season include cellists Steven Isserlis and Shauna Rolston, baritone Sherrill Milnes, composer Maria Schneider, conductors David Briskin and Miah Im, jazz great Phil Nimmons, the Miró, and St. Lawrence String Quartets, the Gryphon Trio and Nexus.

For more information on this or other Faculty of Music concert series, please visit our website at www.music.utoronto.ca or contact the Box Office at 416-978-3744.

Ticket sales and general inquiries:
Faculty of Music Box Office
Hours: 1 – 7 pm, Monday to Friday, with extended hours on performance nights.
Phone: 416-978-3744
Address: Lobby level, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON M5S 2C5

Coco Love Alcorn's New Album

COCO LOVE ALCORN SPRINGS INTO 2009 WITH A JOYFUL NEW ALBUM!

Toronto, ON – Acoustic, jazz, folk, R&B, groove, pop and extraordinary vocals to name a few, have often been used to describe Coco Love Alcorn's incredible mix of musical talent. This Spring be prepared for some playful, soulful and compelling new music from Alcorn's sixth album Joyful (Sound of Pop / Fontana North) April 21, 2009. She is currently on tour and will be visiting cities nationally in support of her new album.

Joyful features new fan favourites "Intellectual Boys", "Revolution" and "I Got A Bicycle", all of which resonate Alcorn's 'joyful soul'. "Writing this album was yet another evolution for me", remarks Alcorn. "Inspiration was coming from everywhere as I traveled. I've finally stopped worrying about trying to fit my music into a neat and tidy genre box." Laced with themes of fun, love and social awareness, Joyful leaves the listener feeling happy and hopeful.

Alcorn has previously toured with an impressive roster of musicians including Ani DiFranco, Burton Cummings, 54.40, Chantal Kreviazuk, Steve Poltz, Matt Andersen and Jesse Cook. Her current solo tour travels coast to coast where you will be able to purchase Alcorn's new clothing line Simon +Coco which is made of up-cycle clothing with Coco-centric silkscreen designs.

Canadian Tour Dates:

March 27 South River, ON Renee's Cafe

March 29 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Shingwauk Theatre

March 30 Thunder Bay, ON Black Pirates Pub

April 2 Edmonton, AB Blue Chair

April 3 Canmore, AB Communitea

April 4 Nelson, BC North Shore Hall

April 5 Winlaw, BC House Concert

April 8 Nakusp, BC Bonnington Centre for the Arts

April 9 Revelstoke, BC The Village Idiot

April 10 Nelson, BC The Sugar Shack

April 11 Kaslo, BC Longham Theatre

April 17 Vancouver, BC The Rio Theatre

April 18 Pender Harbour, BC Pender Harbour Music Society

April 19 Courtenay, BC Joe's Garage

April 21 Ucuelet, BC Wild Heather Books

April 22 Duncan, BC Duncan Garage Showroom

April 23 Bowen Island, BC Cates Hill Chapel

April 24 Merritt, BC Capitol Soundstage

April 25 Rossland, BC Old Fire Hall

April 27 Lethbridge, AB The Slice

April 28 Calgary, AB The Ironwood

May 1 Saskatoon, SK Persephone Theatre Second Stage

May 2 Souris, MB Forbidden Flavours

May 3 Winnipeg, MB The Edge Gallery

May 4 Thunder Bay, ON Black Pirates Pub

May 7 – 10 Penticiton, BC Dream Café (with Matt Andersen)

May 20 Montreal, QC St. Ambroise

May 23 Charlottetown, PEI Haviland Club

May 29 Antigonish, NS The Dragonfly

May 31 Halifax, NS The Carleton

June 5 Brookside, NS Moosehorn

June 6 Margaretsville, NS The Evergreen

June 7 Guysborought, NS Chedabucto Place

June 14 Toronto, ON Hugh's Room

Track List:

1. Compassion

2. I Got A Bicycle

3. Stranger

4. Revolution

5. Super Glue

6. Intellectual Boys

7. Where Do The Robots Go When They Die

8. Sleepless

9. Props

10. Hope For The World

11. Joyful

Weblinks: http://cocolovealcorn.com or http://www.myspace.com/cocolovealcorn

U of T presents Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider

University of Toronto Faculty of Music to present Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider

"To call Schneider the most important woman in jazz is missing the point in two ways. She is a major composer - period." - TIME MAGAZINE

"...she puts together stories that speak with the clarity of Ernest Hemingway and the musical grace of Aaron Copland."
– PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

TORONTO – The Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto presents Grammy Award-winning composer Maria Schneider in a lecture and a concert with the U of T Jazz Orchestras. On Thursday, April 2, the Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition will present a lecture in Walter Hall as part of the Thursdays at Noon Series, and on Saturday, April 4, she will join the Faculty of Music’s 10 O’Clock and 11 O’Clock Jazz Orchestras in a concert in MacMillan Theatre. Details of the events are as follows:

Thursday, April 2, 2009
LECTURE: MARIA SCHNEIDER
Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition
12:10 pm. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free

Saturday, April 4, 2009
CONCERT with the U of T Jazz Orchestras
Maria Schneider conducts her own music with the U of T Jazz Orchestras
7:30 pm. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen’s Park. Tickets: $14 ($8 seniors/students).
Box Office: 416-978-3744
Box office hours: 1 – 7 pm, Monday to Friday, with extended hours on performance nights.
Address: Lobby level, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON M5S 2C5

Maria Schneider's music has been described as evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, and beyond categorization. Born in Windom, Minnesota, Schneider arrived in New York City in 1985 after studies at the University of Minnesota, the University of Miami and the Eastman School of Music. She immediately sought out Bob Brookmeyer to study composition, and at the same time became an assistant to Gil Evans, working on various projects with him.

The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra came into being in 1993, appearing at Visiones in Greenwich Village every Monday night for a stretch of five years. Subsequently, her orchestra has performed at festivals and concert halls across Europe as well as in Brazil and Macau. She's received numerous commissions and invites with American and Europeans orchestras, guest conducting in Brazil, Italy, Portugal, France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Canada, Scotland, Australia, Greenland and Iceland, as well as across the U.S. Commissions include the Norrbotten Big Band's and Danish Radio Orchestra's commission to arrange and conduct concerts with Toots Thielemans. Other commissioning organizations include the Metropole Orchestra, Stuttgart Jazz Orchestra, Orchestre National de Jazz (Recapitulation), Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra (El Viento), Monterey Jazz Festival (Scenes from Childhood), University of Miami Concert Jazz Band (Three Romances), Hunter College (Concert in the Garden and Sky Blue), Jazz at Lincoln Center (Bulería, Soleá y Rumba), Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (Aires de Lando) and Peter Sellars' New Crowned Hope Festival (Cerulean Skies). Maria was also the recipient of a Doris Duke award to compose a dance work (Dissolution) in collaboration with the Pilobolus dance group. It was performed with her orchestra at the American Dance Festival and Kennedy Center. Her latest major work, commissioned by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, debuted in October of 2008 Written to feature soprano, Dawn Upshaw, it is entitled Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories.

Schneider has had a distinguished recording career as well. Her debut recording Evanescence, was nominated for two 1995 Grammy Awards. Her second and third recordings Coming About and Allégresse were also nominated for Grammys. Her third album, Allégresse was chosen by both TIME and BILLBOARD in their Top Ten Recordings of 2000, inclusive of all genres of music.

Concert in the Garden, released only through her website (an ArtistShare® site), was a watershed in her career when she won the 2005 Grammy Award for 「Best Large Ensemble Album」 and became the first Grammy-winning recording with Internet-only sales. It also received「Jazz Album of the Year」 by the Jazz Journalists Awards and the DOWNBEAT Critics Poll. Both also awarded her 「Composer of the Year」 and「Arranger of the Year」 and the Jazz Journalists also named her group 「Large Jazz Ensemble of the Year」.

Her newest fan-funded ArtistShare® recording, Sky Blue, was released in July 2007 and received unanimous praise. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning one in the category of 「Best Instrumental Composition」 (Cerulean Skies). The album received the honor of 「Jazz Album of the Year」 from the VILLAGE VOICE Critics Poll as well as a Choc Award in France and was one of only two albums to receive a five-star review from DOWNBEAT in 2007.

Artist website: www.mariaschneider.com

Jazz Piano Star Lynne Arriale Forms New Alliance to Release - "Nuance - The Bennet Studio Sessions"

"No question about it: Arriale is the most interesting - and underrated - jazz pianist around at the moment. Audiences at Ronnie Scott's finally had a chance to savour the American player's unfailingly melodic soloing a few weeks ago. Her latest release marks a dramatic change of direction as she forsakes her old trio for a new quartet featuring the dependable Randy Brecker on trumpet...her eye for unorthodox material - including a lyrical treatment of the Police tune Wrapped Around Your Finger - is as sharp as ever. The real meat, in a way, is to be found on the bonus DVD, recorded after the album itself." - 3/22/09 - The Sunday Times (London)

JAZZ PIANO STAR LYNNE ARRIALE FORMS NEW ALLIANCES TO RELEASE "NUANCE - THE BENNETT STUDIO SESSIONS" FEATURING RANDY BRECKER, GEORGE MRAZ AND ANTHONY PINCIOTTI

CD/DVD ON MOTEMA MUSIC AVAILABLE MAY 12, 2009

(New York, NY) Motéma Music proudly announces the release of LYNNE ARRIALE'S "NUANCE - The Bennett Studio Sessions" - featuring RANDY BRECKER, GEORGE MRAZ and ANTHONY PINCIOTTI, on-sale May 12, 2009. In a departure from her ten previous trio recordings, leader/composer/arranger Arriale is collaborating with an extraordinary new lineup of iconic musicians: Grammy winning Randy Brecker on trumpet/flugelhorn; jazz legend George Mraz on bass; and critically acclaimed Anthony Pinciotti on drums. More information, please visit:

www.Motéma.com and at www.lynnearriale.com.

The project was recorded at the multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning BENNETT STUDIOS, just outside New York City, and includes video documentation of "behind the scenes" footage of the CD recording, a bonus DVD program of a live, private, "in-studio" audience concert, and up-close and personal interviews with each artist. The release displays a new creative direction for Arriale, as she continues her illustrious musical journey, which began with a ten-year run of her celebrated former trio. Arriale continues to garner praise in every configuration in which she chooses to play as an outstanding leader, including from The New York Times: "brilliant musicianship and bandstand instincts (which) place her among the top jazz pianists of the day." This new release, with iconic jazz masters Brecker and Mraz, brings even more heightened originality to Arriale's sound as evidenced in her six powerful, new compositions and inspired arrangements of covers by composers as disparate as Sting, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Tommy Wolf.

"This is music that really transports the listener into the wondrous world of Lynne's imagination," said Jana Herzen, President of Motéma Music. "I'm proud to say it is really like no other jazz record I have ever heard. What I find most interesting is, if you check out the DVD interviews, Randy and George - these iconic jazz stars who have recorded over 1000 records between them - are so taken with Lynne's completely singular approach to composing and recording."

"It's all about the 'nuance,' and that's what we went for," said Randy Brecker, working with Arriale here, for the first time. "She knows how to tug at the heartstrings (and) I don't think I can compare her to anyone...her music transcends jazz. It's just pure music."

Please visit the "Nuance" EPK - http://www.motema.com/video/LynneArrialeTrio/55

The fulltrack list for "Nuance," a CD & DVD set, includes: Wrapped Around Your Finger (Sting); I Mean You (Thelonious Monk); Longing (Lynne Arriale); Crawfish & Gumbo (Lynne Arriale); Ballad of the Sad Young Men (Tommy Wolf); Carry On (Lynne Arriale); La Noche (Lynne Arriale); Yada Yada Yada (Lynne Arriale); I Hear A Rhapsody (J. Baker, G. Fragos & D. Gasparre); A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie) and A Gentle Soul (Lynne Arriale).

Arriale has been capturing the imaginations of jazz and mainstream music lovers with her outstanding CD / DVD recordings and sold out performances for nearly 20 years. Critically acclaimed as having a 'singular voice' as a pianist, leader, composer, arranger and for "putting the heart back into jazz" (London Times), Arriale's consistently excellent recordings have topped every notable jazz chart. With back to back #1 Jazz Week radio hits, a #17 debut on Billboard's Jazz Chart, the top ten "Best Of" lists for The New Yorker, United Press International and a two time winner of The German Record Critics Association, Arriale has earned her place among elite international artists. Arriale has met the mainstream through her featured performances on the PBS nationally televised program, Profile of a Recording Artist, and on multiple NPR programs including Weekend Edition, Jazz Set, and Piano Jazz with Marion McPartland.

Arriale's 2007 release, LIVE (Motéma), was recorded by BR-TV at Germany's oldest and most prestigious jazz event, The Burghausen Jazz Festival, and won the 2007 German Record Critics Award for best jazz CD/DVD recording. She has toured Japan with the legendary "100 Golden Fingers" group, sharing the stage with jazz legends Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Ray Bryant, Junior Mance, Harold Mabern, Roger Kellaway and Monty Alexander.

JAZZ LIVES 2009

JAZZ.FM91 and Don Valley North Lexus present…

JAZZ LIVES 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009, 8:00PM
Convocation Hall

JAZZ.FM91 Celebrates 5th Anniversary of JAZZ LIVES

Toronto, Ontario – Celebrating its 5th year as Canada's premier jazz concert, JAZZ LIVES 2009 will continue its tradition for showcasing top local and international emerging and established jazz performers, Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Convocation Hall in Toronto.

Plans for the 5th Anniversary concert were announced today on JAZZ.FM91 by President and CEO Ross Porter who promised "a show to beat them all" when describing this year's spectacular line-up of acclaimed musicians and performers. "When we first started JAZZ LIVES we had no idea it would grow to become such a popular, groundbreaking event. The accolades we have received from the international jazz community and support we feel from our audience who continue to make the concert a sold-out event each year, is truly inspirational," said Ross Porter. "Our 5th anniversary show will be a tribute to all the musicians, sponsors, volunteers and of course the fans that have supported JAZZ LIVES for the last 4 years."

Headlining JAZZ LIVES 2009 are: guitar virtuoso, Larry Coryell; Order of Canada member and one of Canada's most popular jazz vocalists, Ranee Lee; legendary pianist, composer and jazz encyclopedia, Gene DiNovi; award-winning singer-songwriter, Jill Barber; pre-eminent jazz violinist and Juno Award winner, Lenny Solomon; crooner, Colin Hunter; the JAZZ.FM91 Youth Big Band; trombone giant Russ Little; and a special performance by Joe Sealy and Dan Hill from Sealy's Juno Award-winning CD Africville Suite.

Tickets range in price from $20 - $60 and are available now from www.uofttix.ca, 416-978-8849 or by visiting the UofTtix Box Office located at Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle at the University of Toronto.

The Executive Producer of JAZZ LIVES 2009 is Ross Porter, Producer is Jaymz Bee and the Musical Director is Russ Little. JAZZ LIVES 2009 would not be possible without the support of Presenting Sponsor Don Valley North Lexus and secondary sponsors Northwest Mutual Funds, Robert Lowrey's Piano Experts and Sunwing Vacations.

JAZZ LIVES was created in 2005 to spotlight the leading jazz musicians of the past and present whose music and careers are promoted on Canada's Premier Jazz Station, JAZZ.FM91, and as a fundraiser for Canada's only registered not-for-profit radio station dedicated to the jazz community and music education.

Raquel Bitton releases hot new French/Latin Jazz recording "Boleros"

BOLEROS

Where Passion Meets Romance

French Jazz singer Raquel Bitton celebrates renowned Latin composers in her hot new French/Latin Jazz recording “Boleros” released today in the US and Canada.

“Boleros”, Raquel Bitton’s 7^th recording to date, sung in French and Spanish was engineered by 11x Grammy award winner Rafa Sardina and showcases the music of legendary Latin composers including Armando Manzanero, Consuelo Velasquez, Augustin Lara, Isolina Carillo and others.

Raquel Bitton is accompanied by a 28 piece orchestra featuring notable Latin Jazz musicians including: Ramon Stagnaro on acoustic guitar, (Andrea Bocelli, Shakira, Luis Miguel) Cuban percussionists Orestes Vilato (Santana, Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades) and Jesus Diaz (Tito Puente, Pete Escovedo Orchestra) and Rebeca Mauleon on Piano (Santana, Cachao, Joe Henderson)

The CD cover illustration is by award winning Martin French (Los Lobos, The Chronicles of Narnia)

Included is an exquisite 20 page booklet with Spanish and French lyrics and biographies of each composer as well as historical research on the birth of the Bolero.

“Romance intertwined with passion, this is the Bolero, a true expression of my heart said Raquel Bitton. I fell in love with the Bolero when I listened to the sultry voices of Tona La Negra and Maria Dolores Pradera. This music transported me back to my birthplace and the songs I heard growing up in Marrakesh where Spanish music was on everyone’s lips, Spain being so close to then French Morocco”

Bitton’s journey in researching the composers and songs, led her to Mexico City where she met Armando Manzanero (composer of Elvis Presley’s hit song “It’s Impossible”) who is widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era. “Raquel Bitton’s new CD Boleros is magnificent; her version of my song, "Adoro" is so beautiful!” said Armando Manzanero

Raquel Bitton sings "Aranjuez mon amour" from Joaquin Rodrigo’s "Concierto de Aranjuez", one of the most recognizable compositions in the Spanish Guitar repertoire in tandem with the extraordinary Acoustic Guitarist Ramon Stagnaro.

Classic songs including; Solamente una Vez by Augustin Laura or Dos Gardenias by Isolina Carillo, the song that helped revive Ibrahim Ferrer’s career (Buena Vista Social Club) and Besame Mucho, by Consuelo Velasquez are sung with Bitton’s captivating voice and set to an entrancing beat.

Boleros is available at Amazon, iTunes and leading retail outlets nationwide. To listen to selected tracks visit www.raquelbitton.com and click on the media player.

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival, April 3 - 5, 2009 In Downtown Monterey

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival

Hosts Country's Top Young Jazz Musicians

April 3 – 5, 2009 In Downtown Monterey

57 Big Bands, Combos, And Vocal Ensembles

From 6 States Compete For Spot On MJF Stages

47 Bands From 14 Counties In California Are Finalists

Special Appearances By Student Groups From Japan and England

Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Members Saxophonist Sherman Irby

And Trumpeter Sean Jones Are Artists-In-Residence During NGF

All Competition Events and Activities Open To The Public, Free Of Charge

March 11, 2009; Monterey, California; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a nonprofit leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958 and JazzTimes Readers’ Poll multi-year winner for world's Best Jazz Festival, is proud to announce the 5th Annual Next Generation Festival, April 3 - 5, 2009 in downtown Monterey. The weekend event, devoted to the future of jazz, includes the Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition with Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and individual musicians vying for a spot on the stages of the 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival presented by Verizon.

A three-year grant from the Surdna Foundation supports the Next Generation Festival and the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra's international tours. The Surdna Foundation’s Arts Program is national in scope and supports the artistic advancement of teens, ages 12 - 18.

All Next Generation Festival competition events - from the Kick-Off Concert on Friday, April 3 to the exuberant and electric big band, vocal ensemble and combo competition on Saturday, April 4 and the College Big Band Vocal Jazz Ensemble finals on Sunday, April 5 - will be open to the public, free of charge. The Festival will also conduct clinics, workshops, jam sessions, and auditions in the heart of the historic Monterey, with music to be performed at the Monterey Conference Center, the host Portola Plaza Hotel, at Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row, and at Monterey Live.

For a complete schedule of activities and competition times, visit www.montereyjazzfestival.org.

Attracting musicians from some of the most prestigious educational programs in the country, MJF's Next Generation Festival represents the largest gathering of young jazz talent on the Monterey Peninsula, outside of the Monterey Jazz Festival itself. Fifty-seven bands from six states, from Alaska to Texas, will participate in the prestigious event. California, one of the strongholds of music education, has schools from fourteen counties represented in the festival – including Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Madera, Monterey, Orange, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara Counties.

In addition, the Next Generation Festival will present special guest groups from England and Japan throughout the weekend.

The Next Generation Festival will officially start with the annual Kick-Off Concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 3 at the Monterey Conference Center. The opening night's activities will feature the Festival's annual Salute to Jazz Education, along with performances by the competition judges, including pianist George Duke, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, trombonist Ron Westray, saxophonists Billy Harper and Paul Contos, bassist Ray Drummond, and vocalists Matt Falker, Jennifer Barnes, and Michele Weir. Entry to the Salute to Jazz Education and Kick-Off Concert is open to the public, free of charge.

Also featured during the evening concert will be the Monterey Jazz Festival Artists-In-Residence, members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra saxophonist Sherman Irby and trumpeter Sean Jones.

MJF's Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 4 in downtown Monterey's Conference Center, with high-energy big bands, combos, and vocal ensembles creating an atmosphere of anticipation and excitement.

Throughout the day, participants in the High School Big Band, Vocal, and Combo divisions will put on their best performances before the judges, who will determine the top groups and outstanding soloists. The top groups of the day in the High School Vocal, Combo, and Big Band divisions will be announced at 6:15 p.m. Saturday evening from the Conference Center's Serra Ballroom stage. At 8 p.m. Saturday night, the top vocal ensembles, combo, and Big Band finalists will take the stage in the Next Generation Festival's Showcase Concert -- a preview of the bands to perform at MJF/52, a departure from the big band “play-off” in past years.

The Next Generation Festival will also host a variety of educational clinics on Saturday, April 4, including presentations by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members Sherman Irby and Sean Jones, as well as a vocal clinic with Matt Falker on Jazz Solo Singing & Melodic Styling.

The Next Generation Festival continues through Sunday, April 5 with the country's top middle school, college, conglomerate big bands, and college vocal ensembles performing in the Conference Center's Serra Ballroom and Steinbeck Forum. The top college big band, college vocal ensemble, and conglomerate big band (to be announced during the day) will also earn a performance slot at MJF/52. New for 2009 will be the College Vocal Ensemble Division, another expansion of performance opportunities at the Next Generation Festival.

Auditions will also be held throughout the Next Generation Festival weekend for the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship to Berklee College of Music, and for the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, MJF’s national all-star high school band, which now includes a vocalist spot.

The Next Generation Festival is introducing two new partnership elements this year: an Instrument Showcase and College Fair. The Instrument Showcase will allow musicians an opportunity to play various instruments from participating partners. The College Fair will allow students an opportunity to visit with several colleges offering jazz and other music programs. Both activities will be offered throughout the Next Generation Festival weekend.

All Next Generation Festival competition activities from April 3 - 5 are open to the public, free of charge. More information on all Next Generation Festival activities and events is available on the MJF website, www.montereyjazzfestival.org and by phone at 831-373-3366.

Next Generation Festival partners and supporters include the Surdna Foundation and longtime MJF partner Yamaha, providing instruments for Next Generation Festival stages. Additional support for the Next Generation Festival comes from generous individuals and organizations such the City of Monterey, the Colton Hall Museum and the Cultural Arts Commission, the Community Foundation for Monterey County's Communities Advocating the Arts Fund, the D’Addario Music Foundation for the Performing Arts with support from D’Addario Strings, Evans Drumheads, Remo Drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals, Planet Waves Accessories, and Rico Reeds.

More information on all Next Generation Festival activities and events is available on the MJF website, www.montereyjazzfestival.org and by phone at 831-373-3366.

Raquel Bitton celebrates renowned Latin composers in her hot new French/Latin Jazz recording

BOLEROS

Where Passion Meets Romance

March 3, 2009, San Francisco, CA—French Jazz singer Raquel Bitton celebrates renowned Latin composers in her hot new French/Latin Jazz recording "Boleros" which will be released on March 17.

"Boleros", Raquel Bitton's 7th recording to date, sung in French and Spanish was engineered by 11x Grammy award winner Rafa Sardina and showcases the music of legendary Latin composers including Armando Manzanero, Consuelo Velasquez, Augustin Lara, Isolina Carillo and others.

Raquel Bitton is accompanied by a 28 piece orchestra featuring notable Latin Jazz musicians including: Ramon Stagnaro on acoustic guitar, (Andrea Bocelli, Shakira, Luis Miguel) Cuban percussionists Orestes Vilato (Santana, Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades) and Jesus Diaz (Tito Puente, Pete Escovedo Orchestra) and Rebeca Mauleon on Piano (Santana, Cachao, Joe Henderson)

The CD cover illustration is by award winning Martin French (Los Lobos, The Chronicles of Narnia)

Included is an exquisite 20 page booklet with Spanish and French lyrics, and biographies of each composer as well as historical research on the birth of the Bolero.

"Romance intertwined with passion, this is the Bolero, a true expression of my heart said Raquel Bitton. I fell in love with the Bolero when I listened to the sultry voices of Tona La Negra and Maria Dolores Pradera. This music transported me back to my birthplace and the songs I heard growing up in Marrakesh where Spanish music was on everyone's lips, Spain being so close to then French Morocco"

Bitton's journey in researching the composers and songs, led her to Mexico City where she met Armando Manzanero (composer of Elvis Presley's hit song "It's Impossible") who is widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era. "Raquel Bitton's new CD Boleros is magnificent; her version of my song, "Adoro" is so beautiful!" said Armando Manzanero

Raquel Bitton sings "Aranjuez mon amour" from Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez", one of the most recognizable compositions in the Spanish Guitar repertoire in tandem with the extraordinary Acoustic Guitarist Ramon Stagnaro.

Classic songs including; Solamente una Vez by Augustin Laura or Dos Gardenias by Isolina Carillo, the song that helped revive Ibrahim Ferrer's (the Buena VISTA Social Club) career and Besame Mucho, by Consuelo Velasquez are sung with Bitton's captivating voice and set to an entrancing beat.

Boleros will be available at retail outlets nationwide, Amazon, iTunes and most online music sites. To listen to selected tracks visit www.raquelbitton.com and click on the media player.

East Coast Music Awards Honours Jill Barber

EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS HONORS JILL BARBER! 

Toronto, ON – Fresh off her Ontario / Quebec tour, Canadian songstress Jill Barber is celebrating after winning two East Coast Music Awards last night.  Winners were announced at the East Coast Music Awards Gala held in Corner Brook, NL.

 

Barber is thrilled to once again be recognized by the ECMA's for her musical talents.  "It means a great deal to me to receive these awards," remarks Barber. "I took a different approach and followed my heart with this album and I feel so fortunate that the response has been so positive." Barber and her recently released album Chances (Outside Music) won in the following categories:

· Female Recording of The Year

· Jazz Recording of The Year

"The most impressive thing about the album is Barber's songwriting. At first listen, Chances' 10 tracks come across as a collection of well-covered standards, familiar, but unidentifiable. It's not until you hit the liner notes that you realize Barber has written them all." The Hamilton Spectator.

Barber will be performing at the notable South by Southwest Music Conference held in Austin, Texas as well as two Canadian west coast dates this April.

 

March 21st      Austin, TX                   Habana Calle 6 (SXSW Showcase)

April 3rd           Victoria, BC                Alix Golden Hall

April 4th           Vancouver, BC           The Rio Theatre

 

Weblinks: www.jillbarber.com and www.myspace.com/jillbarbermusic

Jeri Brown, soprano & Roddy Ellias, guitar

IN CONCERT FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Jeri Brown, soprano & Roddy Ellias, guitar

The Concordia University Department of Music is proud to present Improvised Musical Journeys ­ A Concert for Voice and Guitar, with Jeri Brown & Roddy Ellias. The concert will take place at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall (7141 Sherbrooke Street West) on March 11, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed jazz vocal artist Jeri Brown teams up with poetic guitarist Roddy Ellias for the first time in a long overdue collaboration of improvised musical journeys. Repertoire will be drawn from compositions of contemporary composers, songs from the great American songbook as well as original compositions. Sound designer Mark Corwin will record the concert for future CD release.

Tickets for Improvised Musical Journeys ­ A Concert for Voice and Guitar are
available on the Admission network (514-790-1245 € www.admission.com) and at the concert hall box office: $15 regular, $10 for University staff, $5 for seniors and non-Concordia students, and free for Concordia students with ID (service charges applicable). For more information, call 514-848-4848.

La chance : Nouvel album de Nathalie Renault

La pianiste et chanteuse Nathalie Renault se prépare à lancer son tout nouvel opus intitulé La chance le jeudi 12 mars 2009 à 18 h au Salon étudiant du Pavillon Jeanne-de-Valois de l'Université de Moncton, le vendredi 13 mars à 17 h au foyer du Centre culturel de Caraquet et le samedi 14 mars à 20 h à la Galerie Restigouche de Campbellton, au Nouveau-Brunswick.

Au cours des derniers mois, Nathalie Renault a foulé le Sol de la gamme des émotions, de la création et de la production. De note en note, sa route tantôt parsemée de défis, de silences et de belles rencontres lui aura ouvert les horizons vers ce qu'elle appelle : « Le Tournant Renault : Sa route vers La chance. »

Nathalie, qui a travaillé à ce projet depuis plus d'un an, s'est entouré de superbes musiciens tels Coral Egan, Sylvain Provost, Kevin Dean, Richard Gagnon et Charles Papasoff. Ce dernier, qui a remporté le Félix du meilleur réalisateur de l'année à l'ADISQ en 2004, s'est également associé à ce projet à titre de réalisateur en plus de co-arranger l'album avec Nathalie.

« On pourrait qualifier le disque d'un bouquet de vivaces multicolores dont les racines sont faites de pop, de jazz, de swing feutré, de bossa et de ballade », explique l'artiste. Celle que l'on considère comme la perle du paysage musical pop jazz actuel partage toujours sa créativité d'auteure avec d'autres paroliers tels que Jules Boudreau, France Bonneau et Patrick Gonzàlez. Quant aux musiques, elles portent toutes la signature Renault.

La chance de Nathalie Renault, c'est un album de 11 nouvelles chansons. Une interprétation marquante de La chanson des vieux amants de Jacques Brel boucle avec inspiration cette suite de délices auditifs. Saisissez La chance !

La chance sera distribué par Distribution Plages (www.plages.net).

Premier extrait pour les radios

Le premier extrait est la chanson Moi-même. Les paroles sont de Jules Boudreau et Nathalie Renault et la musique est de Nathalie Renault. « C'est une chanson que je pourrais qualifier de girl talk sur l'album... avec bien sûr un sourire en coin. Les paroles reflètent en quelque sorte la difficulté d'être soi-même ou de s'accepter réellement comme on est. Je la personnalise bien entendu mais je crois que la majorité des femmes peuvent se l'approprier, s'identifier à elle. À la fin, ça se termine avec le plaisir d'être totalement soi, belle et féminine jusqu'au bout ! Et c'est tant mieux. Musicalement, c'est rigolo, up tempo et bien enveloppé d'harmonies vocales avec un son swing des années 30 », explique l'artiste.

« Oh ! Dis-moi pourquoi // Est-ce si difficile d'être soi-même

Toujours ce désir d'être plus riche // Plus belle, plus grande, plus mince

Oh ! Dis-moi pourquoi // Est-ce si difficile, d'être soi ! »

Notes biographiques de Nathalie Renault

Auteure compositrice et interprète de souche acadienne, Nathalie Renault vous invite aux frontières du jazz, de la pop et de l'enchantement... Titulaire d'un certificat d'études universitaires en jazz et d'un baccalauréat et musique, la pianiste-chanteuse originaire de Campbellton au N.-B. a parcouru le Québec, le Nouveau-Brunswick et l'Europe au cours des dernières années. Le cœur près du jazz et de la chanson pop, elle prouve de façon concluante, que réussir le mariage de différents genres musicaux est une question de maîtrise et de vocation. Et ça s'entend: une brillante construction mélodique, une interprétation touchante et une voix exceptionnelle, chaude et puissante. Elle n'a sûrement pas fini de nous étonner !

Son compagnon inséparable, c'est le piano, dont elle semble connaître toutes les subtilités. Dire qu'elle s'accompagne au piano, ce ne serait pas rendre justice à cette intimité, à cette complicité qui existe entre l'instrument et la voix. Elle interprète ses chansons à la voix et au piano. Elle dit d'ailleurs : « Je me sers de ma voix comme d'un instrument. » C'est tout à fait juste; et on pourrait dire tout aussi justement qu'elle se sert du piano comme d'une seconde voix. Elle joue de la voix, chante du piano, mêle les deux ensemble en un contrepoint expressif. Autant lorsqu'elle caresse le texte que lorsqu'elle exécute un scat, elle sait user des subtilités du phrasé, des inflexions de timbre, des variations de volume pour enrichir la musicalité de son exécution.

Moins de deux ans après son album solo « Live at the Jazzhaus Freiburg, Germany », Nathalie Renault sort « Creuser des Océans » dans lequel elle poursuit son aventure dans le jazz vocal. La chanteuse et musicienne produit et réalise elle-même ce deuxième album. Pour ce tout nouvel opus, l'artiste a décidé cette fois-ci de s'entourer de Charles Papasoff (Meilleur réalisateur à l'ADISQ 2004) afin d'explorer de nouveaux horizons…

Sur disque, Nathalie est superbe, devant un public aussi! On apprécie son talent et la chaleur de son interprétation. Le contact se fait, la communication s'établit, et chacun des auditeurs a le sentiment qu'elle chante pour lui, ou pour elle. Elle dit nos bonheurs fugitifs, nos angoisses, nos déceptions, nos embûches, et elle nous rassure; au bout de tout, il y a la vie. Nathalie Renault est une vivante.

Ce qui rend son interprétation attachante, c'est son apparente fragilité. C'est une fragilité qui cache une volonté tenace, une force de caractère peu commune. En scène, elle est belle, d'une beauté resplendissante. C'est peut-être le grain de sa peau qui est particulièrement avantagé par la lumière des projecteurs. Ou alors c'est cette belle émotion qui rayonne de l'intérieur.

Hot Trumpet Nights with Allen Vizzutti!

Vancouver BC – Allen Vizzutti brought the house down in his last visit to the Orpheum, in what many said was one of the best Pops concerts in years. He makes his eagerly-anticipated return on March 6^th and 7^th at 8pm with the VSO and Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik. Vizzutti will perform Big Band classics such as Easy Livin', In a Sentimental Mood, Take the 'A' Train and King Porter Stomp – and a special bonus: the Canadian premiere of his own exciting Concierto Mexicano for Trumpet and Orchestra.

 

Jeff Tyzik and Allen Vizzutti have been long-time friends since working together on a trumpet concerto for Doc Severinsen, the leader of the Tonight Show band, during the early 1980's. This initial partnership would lead to a life-long collaboration on projects such as The Carnival of Venus and High Class Brass recordings. 

 

Last year, Yamaha launched Allen Vizzutti's own trumpet model, the YTR 9335VS. His idea was to design a trumpet that "could sing more openly above high 'C', have some classical weight to the sound, project when you lean on it and have a moderate amount of resistance, not to mention good intonation and never miss a note." Vizzutti jokes, "Well, you can't have everything. I got all except the 'never miss a note' part…"

 

Concierto Mexicano for Trumpet and Orchestra is a five-movement work by Allen Vizzutti which premiered this past season with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra. Vizzutti says about the piece: "I desired in Concierto Mexicano, to capture elements of Mexican folk melody and harmony, as well as present a piece with some exciting 'Vizzutti' flair. Mexican culture is as steeped in tradition and richness as any culture on earth. I found, altered and orchestrated three existing pieces and wrote two original ones to complete a set of five." The piece is sure to be a smashing success and the VSO is proud to present its Canadian premiere.

 

 

CONCERT INFO

 

London Drugs VSO Pops Series:

 

Allen Vizzutti with the VSO

 

Friday & Saturday, March 6 & 7, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre

Jeff Tyzik, conductor

Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

 

Tickets $25 to $78.50 (Student, Senior and Subscriber discounts available)

Tickets available by phone at 604.876.3434 or online at www.vancouversymphony.ca

 

Generously Supported By:

 

Series Sponsor: London Drugs

 

Radio Sponsor: CHQM-FM

 

 

BIOGRAPHIES

 

Jeff Tyzik, conductor

 

Jeff Tyzik has earned a reputation as one of America's most innovative pops conductors. Described by the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle as "among the best pops conductors in America," Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. During the 2008/09 season, Tyzik celebrates his 15th season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Also this season, he begins a new role as Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon Symphony and continues to serve as Principal Pops Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

In his fifteen years with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), where his contract was recently extended to 2011, Tyzik has developed an incredible relationship with devoted Rochester audiences who appreciate his creative pops programming. Over the course of his tenure, he has written over 160 works for the orchestra. A consummate musician, Tyzik is so appreciated in Rochester that the RPO has taken the unusual step of inviting their principal pops conductor to appear as a guest conductor in the orchestra's classical subscription series calendar on a regular basis. On his classical series concerts, Tyzik has performed works by some of the greatest American composers to critical acclaim. He also conducted the premiere of his own Trombone Concerto, which was funded by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and subsequently performed at Carnegie Hall. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO which by the summer had reached No. 3 on the Billboard classical chart. Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, called it "one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years".

"His concert is the kind of thing that's likely to give classical music a good name, perhaps even make it seem, dare I say, relevant," writes John Pitcher of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (February 3, 2006). "What's great about Tyzik is his way of making any concert (classical or pops) seem contemporary and approachable without sugarcoating anything, without dumbing down the musical experience."

Highly sought after as a guest conductor, Tyzik has recently appeared with orchestras such as the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, the New York Pops, the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. In addition to his commitments in Rochester, Oregon and Vancouver, during the 2008/09 season he continues his annual appearance with the Toronto Symphony and performs with orchestras across North America including Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and New Jersey, as well as The Florida Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, among others.

A native of Hyde Park, New York, Tyzik began his life in music at nine years of age, when he first picked up a cornet. He studied both classical and jazz throughout high school, and went on to earn both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied composition/arranging with Radio City Music Hall's Ray Wright and jazz studies with the great band leader Chuck Mangione, both of whom profoundly impacted him as a musician.

Tyzik spent the next few years working with Mangione, soaking in every part of the music business. He became a skilled record producer, while continuing to be active as a performer and arranger (which included composing and arranging music for the Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman Orchestras). These experiences led Tyzik to one of the great early opportunities of his career; the chance to co-compose a trumpet concerto with friend and virtuoso trumpeter Allen Vizzutti to be recorded by pops legend Doc Severinsen.

After that first recording project, Tyzik worked closely with Severinsen on many projects including orchestrating many of the great band leader's symphony orchestra programs, and producing a GRAMMY Award-winning album, The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Vol. 1. To this day, he credits Severinsen as his greatest musical and professional inspiration.

As an accomplished composer and arranger, Tyzik has had his compositions recorded by ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Summit Brass, and his arrangements have been recorded by groups including Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the RPO, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and Doc Severinsen with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. He has also produced and composed theme music for many of the major television networks, including ABC, NBC, HBO, and Cinemax, and released six of his own albums on Capitol, Polygram and Amherst Records.

Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O'Connor, Doc Severinsen, John Pizzarelli, Billy Taylor and Lou Rawls, and has created original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown and swing.

Actively sharing his passion for music with others, Tyzik has been recognized for his community service and educational work by Rotary International, the Monroe County Music Educators, and the Rochester Philharmonic League. He is also the recipient of the Arts & Cultural Council of Greater Rochester's 2002 Performing Artist award.

Tyzik currently serves on the Board of Managers of the Eastman School of Music, and as a board member of the Hochstein School of Music and Dance. He lives in Rochester, New York, with his wife Jill. For more information about Tyzik, please visit www.jefftyzik.com.

 

Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

 

"Beautiful…lyrical…stunning…stupifying."
"Trumpet player supreme." -- Syracuse Post Standard

"Finely tuned wind, easy control, polyharmonic wit, orchestral penmanship, punctuated spiritual warmth…rarely do so many qualities find themselves in one musician." --Chick Corea

Equally at home in a multitude of musical idioms, Allen Vizzutti has visited 40 countries and every state in the union to perform with a rainbow of artists and ensembles including Chick Corea, 'Doc' Severinsen, the NBC Tonight Show Band, the Airmen Of Note, the Army Blues and Army Symphony Orchestra, Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman, Japan's NHK Orchestra and the New Tokyo Philharmonic, the Budapest Radio Orchestra, , the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Leipzig Wind Symphony and the Kosie Wind Orchestra. Performing as a classical and a jazz artist, often in the same evening, he has appeared as guest soloist with symphony orchestras in Tokyo, Germany, St. Louis, Seattle, Rochester N.Y., Syracuse, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Phoenix, Edmonton, Vancouver and Winnipeg to name a few. Music lovers in Germany, Poland, England, Sweden, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Australia and the United States have heard his brilliant sound over the airwaves of national television. Allen's status as an artist has led to solo performances at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, Banff Center for the Performing Arts, Montreaux Jazz Festival, the Teton, Vail, Aspen and Brechenridge Music Festivals, the Charles Ives Center and Lincoln Center in New York City.

From his home in Seattle Washington, Allen's current career activities embody an impressive schedule of recitals, concerts, recording and composing. His continued commitment to music education and the value of music in everyday life results in an extensive schedule of guest appearances at universities throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Allen's solo jazz recordings include CDs such as "Trumpet Summit" and "Skyrocket" from Summit Records. Classical CDs currently available from DeHaske Music Publishing Recordings are "The Emerald Concerto and Other Gems", with the Budapest Radio Orchestra, "Vizzutti Plays Vizzutti" and "Vizzutti and Soli On Tour". His "High Class Brass", (also DeHaske Recordings), is a wonderfully unique classical and jazz blend co-produced, co-written and performed with fellow trumpet artist, composer and conductor, Jeff Tyzik along with a 90 piece studio orchestra. Also of interest are "Baroque and Beyond", from Sony, "The Carnival of Venus", (Summit Records), and "A Trumpeter's Dream, (Ludwig Music Publishing).

As Artist in Residence, Allen has taught at the Eastman School of Music, the Banff Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas State University, Ohio State University, West Texas State University, the Skidmore Jazz Institute, and the Trompeten Akademie of Bremen Germany. He is currently 'Artist In Residence' at the University of Washington. His extensive treatise, "The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method" and his "New Concepts for Trumpet", (Alfred Music Publishing), have become standards works for trumpet study world wide. Many more of Allen's jazz and classical books, play along recordings, and student and recital compositions are published by DeHaske/Hal Leonard, Southern Music, and Ars Nova. His writing includes solo pieces for flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, tuba, and harp, chamber groups, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, and symphony orchestra.

Allen's love of expression through composition has led to premier performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Budapest Radio Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic of London, the Nuremberg Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Syracuse Symphony, London Symphony, the renowned Summit Brass and others. After the world premier of his "Emerald Concerto" with the Syracuse Symphony Allen's writing was described in review: "The Emerald Concerto sparkles!...a vivacious treatment which speaks well for both his dramatic instinct and technical prowess as a composer."

While growing up in Montana, Allen was taught by his father, a self taught musician and trumpet player, until he left home to attend the Eastman School of Music on full scholarship. There he earned the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, a Performer's Certificate, a chair in the Eastman Brass Quintet faculty ensemble, and the only Artist's Diploma ever awarded a wind player in Eastman's 85 year history.

While living in Los Angeles during the 80's, Allen performed on over 100 motion picture sound tracks, (such as Back To The Future and Star Trek), as well as countless TV shows, commercials and recordings with such artists as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Chick Corea, the Commodores and Prince. His soaring sounds can be heard on projects including the movies "40 Days and 40 Nights", "Unfaithfully Yours", Gridiron Gang", "Scary Movie Four", and the "Medal of Honor" and "Halo II" video games.

ALLEN VIZZUTTI IS A YAMAHA PERFORMING ARTIST

LotusLand Project crosses musical style and space

Upcoming shows in Montreal and Almonte on February 27 and 28





MONTREAL, February 17th, 2009. Next week offers a cross-continent and cross-style musical experience brought to Montreal and Ottawa by four of Canada's most prolific jazz musicians. In the LotusLand Project, Newfoundland-born violinist Mark Fewer from Montréal and pianist John Novacek from Los Angeles join Vancouver-based jazz musicians Jodi Proznik on double-bass and Brad Turner on trumpet and drums. Their successful hybrid show features a mix of 20th century classical and jazz music, ranging from Fritz Kreisler to George Antheil, from Charlie Chaplin to Stuff Smith and Phil Dwyer.





The LotusLand Project started in 2005 with a live broadcast commissioned by the CBC. Since then, LotusLand has continued to expand, with new works being written by jazz musicians and classical composers across the continent.



Its director Mark Fewer is a versatile virtuoso with a talent for moving between styles. 2009 has already seen him perform with a brass band, a percussion ensemble, and a string orchestra; his current projects feature a baroque orchestra, a string quartet, a piano trio, and a jazz quartet.



John Novacek, pianist of LotusLand, is a sought-after collaborative artist and arranger who gained a Grammy nomination in 2004.



Bassist Judi Proznik was recently nominated Bassist of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards.



Trumpet player Brad Turner has won several Juno and multiple jazz awards and is one of Canada's most prominent jazz musicians of our day.





Show dates:



Feb 27, 2009: 5 pm St. James United Church, Montréal, 463 rue Sainte-Catherine West (Metro McGill)



Feb 28, 2009: 8 pm Almonte Old Town Hall, 14 Bridge St, Almonte, Ontario

Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame opens 2009 on a high note

EMP|SFM opens 2009 on a high note

High attendance at free and low cost events and steady paid admissions, make for a promising start to 2009

SEATTLE—Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM) has opened the new year on a high note with a promising start to 2009. In January, EMP|SFM welcomed 3,300 guests to its public programs, including an All Access Night on New Year’s Day, three Oral History Live! events with David Bryan, Jim Sherraden and Al Kooper; an Exposed: Inside Film screening of Pi and EMP|SFM’s annual Jazz in January programming.

Excellent attendance during these January events put January 2009’s overall attendance numbers seven percent over January 2008’s attendance numbers. In total, just over 18,000 people came through the museum’s doors via paid museum admission or to enjoy EMP|SFM’s public programs. Yearly overall attendance for 2008 was up three percent over 2007.

EMP|SFM will continue to provide free and low cost programming in 2009 with programs such as Oral History Live!, Exposed: Inside Film, Pop Conference and its Sound Off! underage battle of the bands competition.

EMP|SFM is proud to host the West Coast premiere of Jim Henson’s Fantastic World. This highly anticipated exhibition, organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and the Smithsonian Institution will be on view this spring and summer in the science fiction galleries at the museum.

Exhibitions opening in 2009

empsfm.org/exhibitions

Jim Henson’s Fantastic World

May 23-August 16, 2009
Jim Henson (1936-1990)—artist, puppeteer, film director and producer—created elaborate imaginary worlds filled with unique characters, objects, environments and even languages and cultures. His work is enjoyed in dozens of languages in more than 100 countries. Jim Henson's Fantastic World offers a rare peek into the imagination and creative genius of this multitalented innovator and creator of Kermit the Frog, Big Bird and other beloved characters.

The exhibition features 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller and visionary. Among the variety of exhibition objects are puppets, television and movie props, photographs of Henson and his collaborators at work and original video productions, including excerpts from Henson’s early career and experimental films.

Jim Henson's Fantastic World was organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in cooperation with the Henson family, The Jim Henson Company, The Muppets Studio, LLC, and Sesame Workshop.
This exhibition is made possible by The Biography Channel. Additional support has been provided by The Jane Henson Foundation and Cheryl Henson.

Spaced Out: The Final Frontier in Album Covers

August 15, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010

Organized by EMP|SFM, Spaced Out: The Final Frontier in Album Covers presents 117 spaced-themed record album covers released between the 1940s and 1969—the dawn of the space age. In the post-war years, humanity seemed on the verge of taking a giant leap into space. Futuristic themes filled popular culture. Space was the place, and everyone wanted to be there. Musicians thronged to the fad, and space themes invaded album covers of every genre including pop, jazz, folk and classical.

These album covers embody the fantasy and mystery of space—what we imagined it to be, what we hoped it would be.

Programs

empsfm.org/programs

Sweet Deal Sundays

Sundays in February, EMP|SFM visitors can park for free in the new Seattle Center Garage on 5^th Ave. N and Harrison St. Visitors can bring their parking stub with them to an admission desk, and EMP|SFM will deduct their $7 parking fee from a regular paid admission.

All Access Nights

In January 2007, EMP|SFM began offering free admission and live music from 5 to 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Since its inception, the museum has welcomed more than 42,000 visitors during All Access Nights. All Access Nights are sponsored by The Boeing Company.

Family Days

EMP|SFM hosts Family Days on the third Saturday of every month. Family Day activities can include interactive art projects, live music from local bands, free instrument workshops and more. Family Days are sponsored by IKEA.

Oral History Program

EMP|SFM is proud to have an oral history archive of more than 800 interviews filled with tales from musicians, producers, authors, filmmakers and artists who have shaped American popular music and science fiction. More than a hundred of these interviews are featured in the Sound and Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories exhibition currently on display at the museum. In addition, the Oral History Live! series at EMP|SFM features intimate interviews before a live audience. Recent guests have included, Al Kooper, Krist Novoselic, Billy Cox and Clive Barker. Oral History Live! is sponsored by Wells Fargo and The Boeing Company. Upcoming Oral History Live! events include: Stockpiling Star Wars: Inside Gus and Duncan’s Comprehensive Guide to Star Was Collectibles Feb. 23 and Perspectives in Poster Design March 11.

Exposed: Inside Film

Through its Exposed: Inside Film series, EMP|SFM screens cult favorites and classic sci-fi films. Each screening is followed by a behind-the-scenes look through an interactive discussion with local filmmakers and experts in the subject matter, or with actors, directors or screenwriters associated with the film. Upcoming films include: Outlander Feb. 17 and Of All the Things April 21.

Sound Off! 2009

Sound Off! is the Pacific Northwest’s largest battle of the bands. A launching pad for musical careers, Sound Off! has enjoyed hosting many young up-and-coming bands over the years including Schoolyard Heroes, Idiot Pilot, Mon Frere, The Lonely H, Dyme Def, The Lonely Forest, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head and New Faces.

Early last year, EMP|SFM crowned New Faces as winners of Sound Off! 2008, since then, they’ve been propelled into Seattle’s music scene. Just a few months after their win, they were signed by Loveless Records, released their first album, Two Years—which was just named top local release of 2008 by Three Imaginary Girls, and played to adoring fans at Bumbershoot.

This year’s semifinalists include Dearboy, Dyno Jamz, Love Trucker, Schoolboy Gutbuster, Brier Rose, Free City Collective, Makeup Monsters, The Mission Orange, Cyrus Fell Down, Kids Get Hit by Buses, Razpy & The Vigilantes and Sol. Upcoming semifinal concerts are held Feb. 21 and 28, 2009 and the finals are held March 7, 2009.

Sound Off! 2009 is sponsored by IKEA, Shure—“The Official Microphone of EMP|SFM,” 107.7 The End, KEXP 90.3, KORG USA, Epiphone, Bumbershoot, The Stranger, NoStankYou.com, Orbit Audio, Glenn Sound Studio, London Bridge Studio, Northwest Folklife, The Vera Project and Redmond's Old Firehouse Teen Center.

Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival

EMP|SFM, in partnership with SIFF, presented the Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival Feb. 7, 2009 at the Seattle Cinerama Theater. The annual festival brings together industry professionals in filmmaking and the genres of science fiction and fantasy to encourage and support new, creative additions to science fiction and fantasy cinema arts.

After Hours

EMP|SFM is proud to partner with the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) to present After Hours, a new all-ages event at EMP|SFM designed by teens for teens. After Hours is an exciting, new all-ages event that takes place three times throughout the year. The evening features a dance party with a local DJ in Sky Church and can include access to gallery spaces, live music by local bands and film previews from student filmmakers. The next After Hours event is March 27.

Education

empsfm.org/education

Experience: The Band

Experience: The Band began in fall 2007 as a partnership between EMP|SFM and the Berklee College of Music’s City Music Network.

This year-long, innovative, full scholarship program integrates instrumental and vocal instruction in rock and jazz, ensemble performance and musicianship classes with state-of-the-art online learning materials.

Experience: The Band rehearses together every Saturday from late September to early June, with several public performances scheduled throughout the year. Band members are also eligible to be considered for scholarships to Berklee College of Music’s five-week summer performance program, as well as full tuition scholarships to Berklee College of Music. Experience: The Band’s next showcase is March 21 at 1 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. Experience: The Band is supported by JP Morgan Chase Foundation and Puget Sound Energy Foundation.

Pop Conference

The Pop Conference at EMP|SFM, now in its eighth year, joins academics, critics, performers and writers of all kinds to discuss popular music. This year’s conference topic is “Dance Music Sex Romance: Pop and the Body Politic.” The conference runs April 16-19, 2009.

Lessons & Workshops

Lessons & Workshops at EMP|SFM are weekend and evening classes for adults and teens 16 and older. This series provides in-depth, hands-on training on a specific music or science fiction-related topic. Lessons & Workshops are added throughout the year. Guitar 102 begins Feb. 18 and Stayin' Alive: Rock Band for Adults begins April 27.

Camps and Teen Artist Workshops

EMP|SFM’s Camps and Teen Artist Workshops take youth on a journey of artistic exploration and self-discovery during their spring and summer breaks. Visit empsfm.org/education for a complete list of 2009 camps and workshops offered by EMP|SFM and partners Pacific Science Center and Seattle Children’s Theater.

2008 Wallace Excellence Award

In November, EMP|SFM was granted a 2008 Wallace Excellence Award. EMP|SFM was among eight other Seattle arts organizations to receive the prestigious award, including On The Boards, One Reel, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Opera, Seattle Repertory Theater, Seattle Youth Symphony and SIFF. EMP|SFM is thrilled to be among this impressive list of local arts organizations and to be honored by The Wallace Foundation.

EMP|SFM received a $585,000 grant to expand and enhance youth-driven programming that leverages the museum’s unique collections and offerings to generate online content for the public. The museum will announce its specific plan to implement the grant later this year.

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Museum Hours:

EMP|SFM is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from September 2, 2008 through May 21, 2009 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from May 22, 2009 through September 7, 2009.

Museum Admission:

General adult admission to both Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM) is $15. Admission for seniors, youth, military and students (w/ID) is $12, and admission for children under 5 is free. One ticket gives access to both museums.

Web site:

empsfm.org

Address:

325 5^th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109

Box office:

206-770-2702

Current exhibitions include:
American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print
October 11, 2008 – July 16, 2009
American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print illustrates the fascinating fusion of art with popular culture and music history. Featuring the work of one of the nation's oldest operating printing shops—Nashville, Tennessee's Hatch Show Print—the exhibition highlights the uniquely American posters produced to advertise everything from vaudeville shows, state fairs and stock car races to the Grand Ole Opry, Elvis Presley and Herbie Hancock.

Founded in 1879 in Nashville, Tenn., Hatch Show Print is still a working letterpress and design shop, creating posters today using the same letterpress methods as yesterday. American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print features historical and contemporary posters and original wooden print blocks—some never before seen by the public.

The exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, is supported by America's Jazz Heritage, a Partnership of The Wallace Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibition is supported locally by 4Culture.

Robots: A Designer's Collection of Miniature Mechanical Marvels
May 16, 2008 – April 19, 2009

Robots: A Designer's Collection of Miniature Mechanical Marvels celebrates our long fascination with humankind's technological version of itself. This exhibition draws from a one-of-a-kind assemblage of toy robots, which noted designer Tom Geismar has been collecting for decades. Inspired by antique tin and wooden toys, samurai warriors and mid-20th century Japanese film characters, these intricately detailed and beautifully designed miniatures are set against EMP|SFM's backdrop of life-sized robots, androids and cyborgs from the world of science-fiction film and television.

Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound
April 26, 2008 – April 11, 2010
Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound illustrates Hendrix's musical evolution from his early days in Seattle, to his time as a journeyman musician touring the southern "chitlin' circuit" and in New York City, to his explosion on the popular music scene in London and beyond. The exhibition and the visitor experience weave together the various musical styles and cultures that Hendrix soaked up throughout his all-too-short journey.

About the EMP|SFM Building
Since EMP opened in 2000 and SFM in 2004, EMP|SFM has welcomed more than 4.3 million visitors through its doors. From its museum planning stages in 1998 through 2007, EMP|SFM has been a key economic driver among Seattle nonprofit arts and culture organizations, with combined EMP|SFM institutional expenditures and EMP|SFM audience-member spending resulting in $580 million dollars of local economic impact. EMP|SFM is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center.

About Experience Music Project
Experience Music Project (EMP) is dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in popular music. By blending interpretative, interactive exhibitions with cutting-edge technology, EMP captures and reflects the essence of rock ‘n’ roll, its roots in jazz, soul, gospel, country and the blues, as well as rock’s influence on hip-hop, punk and other recent genres. Visitors can view rare artifacts and memorabilia and experience the creative process by listening to musicians tell their own stories.

About Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) is the world's first museum devoted to the thought-provoking ideas and experiences of science fiction. SFM’s exhibitions promote awareness and appreciation of science fiction literature and media while encouraging visitors to envision new futures for humanity. In the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, the museum pays homage to the most respected of science fiction practitioners—writers, artists, publishers and filmmakers.

Experience Music Project

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t: (206) 262-3245 f: (206) 770-2727

330 Sixth Avenue North Suite 200 Seattle WA 98109

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Current Exhibitions

American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print

October 11, 2008 – July 16, 2009

Jimi Hendrix: An Evolution of Sound

April 26, 2008 – April 11, 2010

Robots: A Designer's Collection of Miniature Mechanical Marvels

May 16, 2008 – April 19, 2009

Upcoming Exhibition

Jim Henson’s Fantastic World

May 23 – August 16, 2009

k.d. lang Cancels - TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

k.d. lang Concert Cancelled

Toronto – The k.d. lang concert previously announced for Sunday, July 5, 2009 at the Canon Theatre, as part of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival, has been cancelled.

"It is with deep disappointment that we announce the cancellation of the k.d. lang show", states Patrick Taylor, Executive Producer of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival. "A sudden personal commitment has forced k.d. lang to withdraw her participation in our 23rd anniversary Festival. We look forward to presenting a great lineup with our previously announced headliners, Sonny Rollins and Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with special guest Pat Metheny."

Full details of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival will be announced on Monday, April 6, 2009.

2009 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced

2009 ASCAP FOUNDATION YOUNG JAZZ COMPOSER AWARD RECIPIENTS
ANNOUNCED

Honorees to Be Recognized at ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame Ceremonies
on June 16 in NYC

New York, NY, February 4, 2009: ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn
Bergman has announced the recipients of the 2009 ASCAP Foundation Young
Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to
encourage gifted jazz composers from throughout the United States. The
recipients, who range in age from 15 to 29, are selected through a juried
national competition. They receive cash awards, and will be recognized at
the annual ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame ceremony on June 16, 2009, which will
be held in The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln
Center on Broadway at 60th Street, New York City.

Commenting on the awards, Marilyn Bergman said, "The young jazz creators
recognized through this program represent the future of this uniquely
American art form. We congratulate the recipients and extend thanks to the
dedicated panel of ASCAP composers who selected the honorees."

The Young Jazz Composer Awards are in their fourth year of sponsorship by
Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic division of musical giant Gibson Guitar
Corp. The Gibson Foundation supports The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz
Composer Awards in fulfillment of its commitment to educational excellence
through music and the arts.

This year's ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award recipients, ages
18-29, are: Mike Baggetta, 29 (Brooklyn, NY); Tyler Gilmore, 26 (Denver,
CO); Victor Gould, 21 (Boston, MA); Aaron Grad, 28 (Takoma Park, MD); Nick
Grondin, 26 (Boston, MA); Alex Heitlinger, 28 (Brooklyn, NY); Armand Hirsch,
18 (New York, NY): Matt Holman, 26 (New York, NY); Remy Le Boeuf, 22
(New York, NY); Ben Markley, 27 (Longmont, CO); Kendall R. Moore, 22
(Miami, FL); Rob Mosher, 29 (Brooklyn, NY); Daniel Ori, 29 (New York, NY);
Travis Reuter, 22 (Brooklyn, NY); Albert Rivera, 25 (Bronx, NY); Sam
Sadigursky, 29 (Brooklyn, NY); Nikos Syropoulos, 20 (Los Angeles, CA);
Matthew Vashlishan, 26 (Coral Gables, FL); Justin Vasquez, 26 (Austin, TX);
and Brandon Wright, 26 (Brooklyn, NY).

The youngest ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers, ages 15 to 17, are:
Lucas Apostoleris, 15 (MA); Phillip Golub, 15 (CA); Nicolas Hetko, 17 (NY);
David Lantz, 17 (PA); Caili O'Doherty, 16 (OR) and Keshav Singh, 17 (CA).

Composers receiving Honorable Mention are: Benj Bellon, 17 (CA); Michael
Collins, 29 (Tempe, AZ); Zaccai Curtis, 27 (Bronx, NY); Douglas Detrick, 25,
(Eugene, OR); James Hirschfeld, 27, (New York, NY); Pascal Le Boeuf, 22
(Santa Cruz, CA); Chase Morrin, 15 (CA); Joshua Moshier, 22 (Evanston, IL);
Matt Savage, 16, (NH); Erica Seguine, 21 (Rochester, NY); and Stephen W.
(Red) Wierenga, 29, (New York, NY).

The ASCAP composer/judges for the 2009 competition were: John Fedchock,
Jay Leonhart, and Phil Markowitz.

About Gibson Foundation
Founded in 2002 as the philanthropic division of Gibson Guitar, the Gibson
Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children
through its own initiatives and by its support of other non-profit organizations
that advance music and the arts, health and welfare, education, and
environmental causes. The impact of the support provided by the Gibson
Foundation benefits millions of people each year. www.gibsonfoundation.org

About The ASCAP Foundation
Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization
dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their
development through music education and talent development programs.
Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards,
recognition and community outreach programs, and public service projects for
senior composers and lyricists. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by
contributions from ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the
United States. www.ascapfoundation.org

MH/RTH 09-10: Jazz at Massey - International vocal-virtuoso, four Special concerts

The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall

Announces its 2009-2010 season of jazz and classical concerts:

· JAZZ @ MASSEY HALL (series of 3 concerts)

· INTERNATIONAL VOCAL RECITALS (series of 4 concerts)

· VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE (series of 3 concerts)

· & FOUR SPECIAL CONCERTS

SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW

Call 416-872-4255 or online at www.masseyhall.com or www.roythomson.com

or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office

JAZZ @ MASSEY HALL (Series of 3 concerts)

Now in its sophomore year, the Jazz @ Massey Hall series presents three concerts with three very distinct perspectives on jazz. The lines are blurred between classical and jazz, contemporary popular music is re-worked as jazz standards, and uncharted territory is explored through improvisation.

Subscriptions: $295 - $145.

LANG LANG & HERBIE HANCOCK

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 8 PM

Pianists Lang Lang and Herbie Hancock reunite after their ground-breaking, dueling-keys performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008. The hottest artist on the classical music planet and the legendary jazz pianist join forces, performing a variety of solos, duets and concertos for two pianos, with orchestra.

"...a genre-crossing revamp of George Gershwin's ''Rhapsody in Blue'' was the perfect showcase for these two hugely talented ivory tinklers." --Entertainment Weekly on 50th Grammy Awards performance

ORNETTE COLEMAN

Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 8 PM

Fifty years ago, saxophonist Ornette Coleman caused the world of jazz to take a sharp left turn. The Shape Of Jazz To Come was a groundbreaking album and its influence has since been felt by virtually every jazz musician. Coleman was rightfully recognized in 2007 with both a Pulitzer Prize and a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement. We know first hand how powerfully his music continues to resonate, thanks to the deeply memorable concert at Massey Hall in 2005.

“There are concerts in the world of jazz, plenty of concerts, and then there are events. Ornette Coleman’s appearance in Toronto was both.” --The Globe & Mail

BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO

Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8 PM

Universally admired as one of the most adventurous pianists on the jazz scene today, Brad Mehldau pushes boundaries, blending musical genres and blazing trails in new musical territory. His hauntingly beautiful melody lines and stunning improvisations reveal his deeply intelligent musicianship, with influences that range from Radiohead to Nick Drake and Oasis to the great American Standards.

“The elliptical lines, volatile rhythmic figures and unexpected bursts of color and dissonance… prove that Mehldau writes as cleverly as he plays.” --The Chicago Tribune

INTERNATIONAL VOCAL RECITALS (Series of 4 concerts) – ROY THOMSON HALL

Roy Thomson Hall is proud to introduce audiences to four vocal artists making their debuts on this series. Together they share youth, critical acclaim, energy, and a mastery of their craft. Individually, they bring fresh and distinctive voices to the world’s great opera houses, orchestras, and now in recital on this series. Music lovers will discover a new generation of stars.

Subscriptions: $265 - $125

JOSPEH CALLEJA, tenor

Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2 PM

Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja is an exhilarating young talent, one of the most promising artists of the new millennium. His is an exceptionally beautiful lyric tenor which recalls a young Pavarotti, capturing the long-lost classic sounds and timbre of earlier 20th century tenor greats. He has performed at the major opera houses of North America and throughout Europe from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden to the Salzburg Festival, and has toured Germany, in concert, with soprano Anna Netrebko. No stranger to Canadian audiences, he made his thrilling Canadian debut as Rodolfo in La Bohème in Toronto with the Canadian Opera Company to great critical acclaim.

“…a rare discovery, evoking memories from Caruso to Domingo with the suppleness of his tone and the expressive, highly individual lyricism he brings to even the most familiar material.” --The Observer

KARINA GAUVIN, soprano

Sun Feb 14 2010 at 2 PM

The Globe and Mail hailed her as "one of the dream sopranos of our time," who in turn is "distinctive, sophisticated, deeply intuitive, a questioning and fearless artist." She has wowed audiences and critics the world over with her luscious timbre, profound musicality and wide vocal range. With one Grammy and nineteen Juno nominations, and two Juno awards to her credit, she has also proved herself a wildly successful recording artist. Whether gracing the great operatic or concert stages of the world, Gauvin has the remarkable ability to instantly convey the musical heart of every piece she performs. No wonder she is an audience favourite and Canada’s “Queen of Song.”

NATHAN GUNN, baritone

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 8 PM

American baritone Nathan Gunn has been casting a spell around the globe with his daring interpretations of both classical and new opera repertoire. He’s been forging new creative worlds with his electrifying performances on the stages of top European and American opera houses. His recording of Peter Grimes with the London Symphony Orchestra was nominated for a Grammy award, and he has numerous accolades to his credit, including the first winner of the Beverly Sills Award for Young Singers and was a pick in People magazine’s annual Sexiest Man Alive issue.

ALEXANDRA DESHORTIES, soprano

Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2 PM

Canadian recital debut

A regular performer at the Metropolitan Opera since the millennium, Alexandra Deshorties has become one of opera’s most sought-after young stars. Born in Montreal, but raised in Marseilles and educated in New York, Deshorties reflects the rich character and identify of each of these cultural centres through her impassioned singing and committed portrayal of the great operatic roles. Also in demand as a concert artist, she has appeared with orchestras around the world including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony, and at the Salzburg Festival.

“…the climax of her performance was the great scena ‘Ei parte… Per pietà, ben mio’, with grand singing, impassioned interpretation. It was the opera’s high point.” --San Francisco Classical Voice

VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCES (Series of 3 concerts) – ROY THOMSON HALL

Toronto’s cultural renaissance combines with Roy Thomson Hall’s international reputation for acoustic excellence to make the Hall a favourite destination for the world’s elite orchestras. This season’s Virtuoso Performances series offers a rare opportunity to experience three of those ensembles, each with its own distinctive voice, each led by an inimitable maestro.

Subscriptions: $395 - $115

CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 8 PM

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

Repertoire, TBA

One of the world’s most-revered symphonic ensembles makes a rare Toronto appearance, the launching point of a pan-European tour. The orchestra achieved greatness under the renowned George Szell, who directed it for an incredible thirty years beginning in the mid-1940s. Now in its 90th season, music director Franz Welser-Möst boldly moves the ensemble into the 21st century. The orchestra has long been acclaimed as the most European of the American “Big Five” and remains securely positioned among the top ten in the world.

“…the finest in America” --The New York Magazine

ROTTERDAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 8 PM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées

Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra has been the musical heart of the Netherlands since 1930. The orchestra gained world acclaim in the 1970s under the youthful baton of Edo de Waart, touring internationally and producing outstanding recordings. In 1995 Valery Gergiev took the reins, founding the Gergiev Festival Rotterdam, with the ensemble playing a vital role in one of the Netherland’s major cultural events. Montreal-born Yannick Nézet-Séguin succeeded Gergiev in 2008, upon receiving an unprecedented and astonishing unanimous vote from the orchestra. Since then, the brilliant young Nézet-Séguin has been dazzling audiences the world over with his incisive leadership and artistry. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is in high demand worldwide as a soloist, admired for his incredible technique and poetic interpretations. .

Presented in association with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA (Kirov)

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8 PM

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Repertoire, TBA

Under the dynamic leadership of musical director Valery Gergiev, the internationally-acclaimed powerhouse Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) never fails to thrill, astound and astonish. Every performance is crafted with gemstone brilliance, every performance, the experience of a lifetime. A favourite with Toronto audiences and always a sellout, the orchestra returns for its 5^th appearance at Roy Thomson Hall.

“The Kirov Orchestra is a perfectly balanced, impeccably blended virtuoso instrument, and Gergiev plays it with masterly élan.” --The Los Angeles Times

FOUR SPECIAL CONCERTS AT ROY THOMSON HALL

(FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO ADD TO THEIR SERIES):

CHINA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8 PM

Tickets: $112 - $24

Long Yu, conductor

Yuja Wang, piano

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Yuan Kai: China Air (Canadian Première)

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

Since its inception in 2000, the highly innovative, 120-member China Philharmonic Orchestra has established extensive collaborative relationships with world-famous conductors and soloists, including Krzysztof Penderecki, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sara Chang and Placido Domingo. The orchestra aspires to introduce the gems of China’s symphonic music to the world and the finest of western musical heritage to Chinese audiences—a magnificent cultural exchange. It has performed in the grand venues of the world, including Avery Fisher Hall, Barbican Hall, the world-famous Palais Garnier and Berlin Philharmonie, playing to glowing reviews.

“At 20, Yuja Wang has both the energetic, fearless imagination of youth and the probing sensitivity that in most artists comes only with maturity...” --San Francisco Chronicle

Presented in association with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

ANGELA HEWITT, PIANO

Friday, February 12, 2010 at 8 PM

Tickets: $69 - $29

JS Bach: Italian Concerto

Beethoven: Sonata in D major, Op. 10 No. 3

Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op. 5

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Angela Hewitt’s triumphant 1^st prize win at the Toronto International Bach Piano Competition! Since that prestigious win at Roy Thomson Hall in 1985, Hewitt has firmly established herself as the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time. Her eleven-year project to record all the major keyboard works of Bach was described as “one of the record glories of our age” by The Sunday Times. In 2006 she earned the Gramophone Artist of the Year award and received the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. She is the consummate artist, and captivates utterly with her mesmerizing performances. Roy Thomson Hall is honoured to have her return to our concert stage.

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 8 PM

Tickets: $112 - $24

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

Lang Lang, piano

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

It’s a celebration of youthful genius when the phenomenal Lang Lang shares the stage with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra. Composed of the world's finest young musicians under the age of 27, who are hand-picked through a rigorous audition process, the orchestra has developed through collaborations with the finest conductors and teachers from the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, and the NDR Symphony Orchestra. This performance is part of its first-ever tour of North America.

Presented in association with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

SPECIAL LATE-NIGHT CONCERT

Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 11 PM

Tickets: $69 - $20

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Join Peter Oundjian, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and an international cast of soloists for a special 11pm performance of Beethoven’s thrilling Symphony No. 9.

Stay for the party in the lobby and dance the night away! Experience the TSO like never before.

Presented in association with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Jazz piano star Lynne Arriale forms new alliance to release"Nuance - The Bennett studio sessions"

JAZZ PIANO STAR LYNNE ARRIALE FORMS NEW ALLIANCES TO RELEASE "NUANCE - THE BENNETT STUDIO SESSIONS" FEATURING RANDY BRECKER, GEORGE MRAZ AND ANTHONY PINCIOTTI CD/DVD ON MOTEMA MUSIC AVAILABLE MAY 12, 2009 (New York, NY - Februray 2, 2009) Motéma Music proudly announces the release of LYNNE ARRIALE'S "NUANCE - The Bennett Studio Sessions" - featuring RANDY BRECKER, GEORGE MRAZ and ANTHONY PINCIOTTI, on-sale May 12, 2009. In a departure from her ten previous trio recordings, leader/composer/arranger Arriale is collaborating with an extraordinary new lineup of iconic musicians: Grammy winning Randy Brecker on trumpet/flugelhorn; jazz legend George Mraz on bass; and critically acclaimed Anthony Pinciotti on drums. More information, please visit: www.Motéma.com and at www.lynnearriale.com. The project was recorded at the multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning BENNETT STUDIOS, just outside New York City, and includes video documentation of "behind the scenes" footage of the CD recording, a bonus DVD program of a live, private, "in-studio" audience concert, and up-close and personal interviews with each artist. The release displays a new creative direction for Arriale, as she continues her illustrious musical journey, which began with a ten-year run of her celebrated former trio. Arriale continues to garner praise in every configuration in which she chooses to play as an outstanding leader, including from The New York Times: "brilliant musicianship and bandstand instincts (which) place her among the top jazz pianists of the day." This new release, with iconic jazz masters Brecker and Mraz, brings even more heightened originality to Arriale's sound as evidenced in her six powerful, new compositions and inspired arrangements of covers by composers as disparate as Sting, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Tommy Wolf. "This is music that really transports the listener into the wondrous world of Lynne's imagination," said Jana Herzen, President of Motéma Music. "I'm proud to say it is really like no other jazz record I have ever heard. What I find most interesting is, if you check out the DVD interviews, Randy and George - these iconic jazz stars who have recorded over 1000 records between them - are so taken with Lynne's completely singular approach to composing and recording." "It's all about the 'nuance,' and that's what we went for," said Randy Brecker, working with Arriale here, for the first time. "She knows how to tug at the heartstrings (and) I don't think I can compare her to anyone...her music transcends jazz. It's just pure music." Please visit the "Nuance" EPK - http://www.motema.com/video/LynneArrialeTrio/55 The fulltrack list for "Nuance," a CD & DVD set, includes: Wrapped Around Your Finger (Sting); I Mean You (Thelonious Monk); Longing (Lynne Arriale); Crawfish & Gumbo (Lynne Arriale); Ballad of the Sad Young Men (Tommy Wolf); Carry On (Lynne Arriale); La Noche (Lynne Arriale); Yada Yada Yada (Lynne Arriale); I Hear A Rhapsody (J. Baker, G. Fragos & D. Gasparre); A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie) and A Gentle Soul (Lynne Arriale). Arriale has been capturing the imaginations of jazz and mainstream music lovers with her outstanding CD / DVD recordings and sold out performances for nearly 20 years. Critically acclaimed as having a 'singular voice' as a pianist, leader, composer, arranger and for "putting the heart back into jazz" (London Times), Arriale's consistently excellent recordings have topped every notable jazz chart. With back to back #1 Jazz Week radio hits, a #17 debut on Billboard's Jazz Chart, the top ten "Best Of" lists for The New Yorker, United Press International and a two time winner of The German Record Critics Association, Arriale has earned her place among elite international artists. Arriale has met the mainstream through her featured performances on the PBS nationally televised program, Profile of a Recording Artist, and on multiple NPR programs including Weekend Edition, Jazz Set, and Piano Jazz with Marion McPartland. Arriale's 2007 release, LIVE (Motéma), was recorded by BR-TV at Germany's oldest and most prestigious jazz event, The Burghausen Jazz Festival, and won the 2007 German Record Critics Award for best jazz CD/DVD recording. She has toured Japan with the legendary "100 Golden Fingers" group, sharing the stage with jazz legends Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Ray Bryant, Junior Mance, Harold Mabern, Roger Kellaway and Monty Alexander. Arriale regularly performs at such internationally acclaimed venues as The Spoleto Arts Festival, Ireland's Cork Jazz Festival, The Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival, the Burghausen and Stuttgart Jazz Festivals, The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Folly Theater, The Gilmore Festival, The Jacksonville Jazz Festival, The San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival and numerous other festivals, concerts and clubs throughout Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania, Norway, The Czech Republic, Ireland, the UK and Australia. Leading up to the release, Lynne will tour internationally in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Austria, and The Netherlands. RANDY BRECKER, who plays flugelhorn and trumpet on NUANCE, has recorded for more than three decades with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, James Taylor, David Sanborn, George Benson, Chaka Khan, and Frank Zappa. GEORGE MRAZ (bass) has recorded and performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton and Tommy Flanagan. ANTHONY PINCIOTTI is a rising star and drum master who is a first-call sideman for such jazz luminaries as James Moody, John Abercrombie, Kenny Werner, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Gary Bartz, Marcus Belgrave, Ira Sullivan and Frank Foster. Deeply committed to jazz education, Lynne Arriale is currently Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and Director of the Jazz Combo Program at The University of North Florida at Jacksonville. She also conducts master classes, clinics and workshops internationally for professionals, students and communities at large.

Gary Burton Quartet with Pat Metheny at TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

Landmark Seventies Quartet Reunites
When vibraphone virtuoso meets contemporary guitar maestro

Toronto – Let the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival take it back to where it all began when Gary Burton Quartet Revisited, with special guest Pat Metheny, reunite at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for a special concert on Monday, June 29, 2009. Tickets are on sale now.



In 1974, Gary Burton first introduced to the world a young up and coming guitarist who would revolutionize the traditional jazz guitar sound. Together the guitarist and the quartet would become the progenitors of the jazz-fusion phenomenon attracting large audiences from both sides of the jazz-rock spectrum. That guitarist was Pat Metheny.



Winner of 17 Grammy Awards, Metheny is widely considered the pre-eminent jazz guitarist of his generation. Since the release of his highly influential debut album, Bright Size Life (1975), Metheny continues to redefine the genre utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of his instrument. Today, his versatility is almost nearly without peer on any instrument.



Before there was Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, there was Burton, who had already started exploring and pushing the boundaries of jazz towards the more explosive rock-fusion genre during the late 1960s. Burton's genius as a jazz pioneer, however, has often been overlooked. With an impressive career that includes significant innovations in jazz, especially his approach to the vibraphone and his trademark four-mallet playing, Burton continues to influence a new generation of artists as an innovator and master of the vibes.



Burton and Metheny will be joined by Steve Swallow on bass and Antonio Sanchez on drums.



The sounds of jazz will have feet tappin' and fingers snappin' as the 23rd edition of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival swings its way into summer, running from June 26 July 5, 2009. Be a part of the action as more than 1,500 musicians, performing in over 350 concerts, descend upon Toronto for the city's largest music festival. Get jazzed this summer!

Gary Burton Quartet Revisited
with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
Monday, June 29, 2009 – 8pm
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
145 Queen Street West
Tickets $45 - $85
On sale now at
Four Seasons Centre Box Office: 416.363.8231 or 1.800.250.4653
Visit www.torontojazz.com
* tickets subject to GST and all applicable facility fees and service charges

NAC Feb. 3: Manhattan on the Rideau: trumpet legend Randy Brecker

The NAC Manhattan on the Rideau jazz masterclass series continues with trumpet and flugelhorn legend Randy Brecker on February 3

Ottawa, Canada – The National Arts Centre’s 2008-2009 “Manhattan on the Rideau” series of jazz masterclasses continues on Tuesday, February 3 with American trumpeter and flugelhorn legend Randy Brecker at the NAC’s Fourth Stage from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Admission is free. Manhattan on the Rideau links leading jazz faculty members of Manhattan School of Music (MSM) with accomplished music students at the National Arts Centre. The sessions use the very latest in broadband videoconference technology to connect teachers and students in real time with high fidelity audio and video. The series is produced by NAC New Media as part of the Hexagon Project in association with MSM.

Randy Brecker will teach students from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, the University of Toronto and Humber School of Creative and Performing Arts, who will be backed by J.P. Allain on piano, Tom Denison on bass and Don Johnson on drums. A masterclass is a one-on-one lesson in which a master musician teaches a selected student or ensemble under the watchful eyes of fellow students and members of the public. The audience can learn from the master along with the talented student in the spotlight. Each masterclass involves 2 to 3 students in succession followed by questions-and-answers.

Randy Brecker has been shaping the sound of Jazz, R&B and Rock for more than three decades. He has performed and recorded on trumpet and flugelhorn with a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Charles Mingus, Chaka Khan, George Benson and Parliament-Funkadelics to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, David Sanborn, Horace Silver, Jaco Pastorius and Frank Zappa. Randy Brecker continues to influence and inspire young musicians, and thoughout the years, has been in constant demand as a Yamaha Clinician, performing at Colleges and Universities the world over. His recordings have been nominated many times over, and his Brecker Brothers CD Out of the Loop was a double Grammy winner. He won his first Grammy as a soloist when Into the Sun was named “Best Contemporary Jazz Performance” in 1998.

The NAC’s Hexagon project supports education outreach activities by leveraging next-generation networks like Canada’s CA*net4 (www.canarie.ca) and Internet2 (www.internet2.org) in the United States as well as regional high speed networks throughout the world. The NAC’s broadband infrastructure includes state-of-the-art optical network access in all its performance spaces as well as on-site videoconference and audio-video production facilities. Hexagon projects include tele-mentoring sessions with master teachers in music, theatre and dance.

Jill Barber returns home to Canada with new 2009 tour dates

JILL BARBER RETURNS HOME TO CANADA WITH NEW 2009 TOUR DATES!

Toronto, ON – Fresh off an Australian tour, Canadian songstress Jill Barber is returning to her Canadian fans, touring across Ontario and Quebec in support of her critically acclaimed release Chances (Outside Music). "Barber wholeheartedly carries on from where the golden age of music left off," states the Coast. "She's a modern-day Billie Holiday with the soul of Edith Piaf (minus the French). Don't be surprised when this album is hailed as a Canadian classic."

After an exceptionally exciting 2008, including 2 Juno nominations for her previous album For All Time (which was nominated for over 20 industry awards) and touring Canada and Australia with great success, Barber has been praised once again by the Canadian music community for Chances with 4 East Coast Music Awards nominations in the following categories:

· Entertainer of The Year

· Female Recording of The Year

· Recording of The Year

· Jazz Recording of The Year

Barber will kick off the new tour on February 12th.

Canadian 2009 Tour Dates:

February 12 Belleville, ON Empire Theatre

February 13 Peterborough, ON Showplace Theatre Lounge

February 14 Kingston, ON Grand Theatre

February 15 Montreal, QC Petit Campus

February 18 Toronto, ON First Canadian Place (Waterfall Stage)

February 19 & 20 Wakefield, QC The Blacksheep Inn

February 21 Toronto, ON MOD Club

February 22 London, ON Aeolian Hall

February 23 Guelph, ON Dublin United Church

February 26 Kitchener, ON Center In The Square

February 27 Hamilton, ON Studio Theatre (Hamilton Place)

Weblinks: www.jillbarber.com and www.myspace.com/jillbarbermusic

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