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Jazz Fest Update! |
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Friday, 02 July 2010 |
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Didyou survive Canada Day? Everywhere I looked the party was on! TheFree stage was happening with Brandi Disterheft, who had the crowd eating outof her hand by the end. What an entertainer! I loved her style. Thisweekend...well, it`s the Blind Boys of Alabama with Marci Ball warming thestage. On Sunday, a little bluegrass if you please, as Ricky Sckaggs and theKentucky Thunderbolts take to the stage, back of the Delta Bessborough. Bothshows promise to be enlightening, spiritual and fun, fun, fun! Atthe Bassment, it will be Dr. Don and the Black Mamba`s...and it will be aparty! The dance floor is out, and stick around, it`s late night jazz jam withNate Renner Trio! Don`tforget it all ends Sunday...you can sleep next week! See you at the festival! See you at the festival! |
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It’s Jazz festival Time! |
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Monday, 28 June 2010 |
It's starting, themusic is in the air and the excitement is in the walk! The Sasktel SaskatchewanJazz festival starts today, Friday June 25th and continues withmusic, dancing and partying until Sunday, July 4th, 2010. Are youready?
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Jazz Night |
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Monday, 31 May 2010 |
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Hang
in there, jazz lovers! Though the weather outside is frightful, you know that
as we get closer to summer, real summer, the hot jazz licks will rise up from
the South Saskatchewan river banks and we will lnow that it is Sasktel
Saskatchewan Jazz Festival time! Come June 25th, this city will be filled with
jazz music like no other time in the year. Have you checkedout the line-up for
the 2010 jazz festival. The brochure is out and the line-up looks hot! D.J.
Champion, a fovorite of this writer, had to bow out due to illness. The
festival went to work quickly and came up with Macy Gray, no...she's not
exactly jazz...but she will bring the peopl out.
On
Sunday, June 6th, I am hosting Sunday Night Jazz onMagic 98.3 from 6 PM to 9
PM. Throughout the month of June I will be behind the controls on Sunday nights
and sharing the music of the musicians that will be performing at the 2010
Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. Not only that, but there will be tickets to
give away. Kevin Tobin, artistic director for the festival, will be joining me
for the first show to tell you about the hidden gems of this years festival.
Talk
with you Sunday, June 6th on Magic 98.3 and we'll talk jazz.....
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Jazz in Montreal - 2010 |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
The spirits are high and the music is hot! all performers at the 2010
Montreal international Jazz Festival. Yes, it's jazz - but it's diverse.
It's music; blues, latin jazz or world groove, the Festival de jazz de
Montreal has it. On the bluesier side, the blues stage is always packed and
always great! Blues performers this year include taj Mahal with the Fabulous
Thunderbirds; what a party that will be!The Montreal Jazz Festival swings
from blues, to a touch of folk with Harry Manx to the legendary music of
George Benson.
Other jazz performers include Molly Johnson, Marcus Miller, Susie Arioli and
Jordan Officer, Jesse Cook, Charlie Hunter, Nikki Yanofsky, Nils Petter
Molvaer, Ranee Lee...the list continues. Now where else would you get greats
such as that along with amazing jazz orchestra's like the Artie Shaw
Orchestra and the Harry James Orchestra - all in downtown Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. The music is always hot and cool at the same time - you can walk
from stage to stage - there are 7 free stages in all. You can walk along,
sipping your beer and taking in the performances that each stage offers.
It's almost too much, but what a great time trying to take it all in. As
well as free stages, there are ticketed performances all well worth the
investment.
Every year the festival has specialty shows and this year they are focussing
on guitar players with Guitarissimo. Returning to the Montreal Jazz Festival
stage will be Matt Anderson; he was a hit last year and sure to bring a
bigger crowd this year. The guitar tent was full of music, with workshops
being held and lovers of jazz and blues music taking it all in..
Aways, always, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal presents the
best.
Are you considering attending? More information is available
www.montrealjazzfest.com and tickets are
available online at the same website.
See you in Montreal!
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Shelly and the Big Apple! |
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 |
Wow! Ten days in New York City and I have
to admit that my ears are still ringing with the blasts and sounds of a big
city! During my visit, (my sixth trip to NYC, the first one being in
1965!)...this time I manage to put my feet down in Brooklyn, Queens, Harlem and,
of course, Manhattan! While I walked through the different areas, I spent most
of my time in Brooklyn as I rented an apartment there with my sons, Cameron and
Luke and Luke's girlfriend, Julie and her sister, Allie. We were right across
the street from the Brooklyn Museum, an awesome looking building, in a
neighbourhood that seems very safe and for NYC standards, clean as well. While
the Big Apple has a very shiny skin in some ways, there are some parts that are
rotten to the core, and garbage control is one of them. But more on that
later...let's talk about the shiny parts!
NYC people are friendly and very helpful,
most of them that I met anyway. Many times I had people offer me directions on
subways, street corners, coffee shops and even offering me the use of cell
phones. Friendliness to a growing factor in the city. The lights are bright and
the history is old and fascinating. I loved hearing or reading about the
history of many of the buildings and even better, the jazz clubs. I checked out
Village Vanguard, Birdland and Dizzy's, where I heard a great show with
Ernestine Anderson and Houstin Person. Yes, she still has it and Ernestine had
fun sharing her talents with us. On the way out I bumped into Lou Donaldson!
Life is good!
Broadway shows are a must for anyone
visiting NYC and I took in two! Fela is fabulous, rich in history
and outrageous in music and dancing. It is the story of Fela, father of
Afrobeat and strong political activist in Nigeria. My second show was an
awesome production of Hair, and the best part of the show was the lead -
Saskatoon's own, Kyle Riabko. Kyle is right at home in NYC and on the Broadway
stage! At the end of the show the cast invites the audience on stage for the
final peformance of Let The Sun Shine! I jumped uo for the
opportunity, soon dancing with many others on a Broadway stage. As live has it,
Kyle saw me and soon we were meeting by the stage door for photos and Saskatoon
hugs!
New York City, wouldn't want to live there,
but what a great place to visit!
Next city, Montreal in July for the
Montreal International Jazz Fesitival. Stay tuned to Jazzavenue.ca for more on
that at a later date!
Shelly
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