CBC Toronto – Programs – Metro Morning – Metro Music – Jon Hendricks
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- CBC Toronto – Programs – Metro Morning – Metro Music – Jon Hendricks
- Texas Officer Stabbed in Head
- Glass Jazz and Black Francis
- Jazz Eye – April 23 2008
- Culturally diverse lineup of bands to provide music for the LA Times…
- ‘Danceworks – Potpourri’ a medley of music and dance
- Kenya: Tuning to the Soothing Instrumental Music
CBC Toronto – Programs – Metro Morning – Metro Music – Jon Hendricks
cbc.ca – Apr 23, 2008
This show is part of the Art Of Jazz Community Voices Program and Hendricks is the program’s guest director this year. Over the past year the kids studied songs made famous by Hendricks and you’ll hear them performing some of those songs on Thursday. “Community Voices strives to introduce Canada’s youth to a lifelong engagement with the power of jazz music. I am proud that for a 2nd year Art of Jazz will provide students in the Jane Finch community the opportunity and experience of jazz music through the voice of a jazz legend” says Art of Jazz President Bonnie Lester. “Forging new connections between great musicians and today’s youth in the classroom and on stage is a unique and powerful experience for students teachers and musicians alike. It encourages creativity and active participation builds self confidence and provides all participants with new learning opportunities and a chance to contribute in a positive way to their community. Art Of Jazz was formed three years ago by four local musicians – Jane Bunnett Larry Cramer Howard Rees and Bonnie Lester.
Texas Officer Stabbed in Head
Officer.com – Apr 23, 2008
“He was here for a couple of months then checked out for a couple of weeks and came back” Maynard said. Maynard said she and Reyes both had advised the police department not to send officers alone to the motel. “We were concerned about the officer’s safety” she said. The suspect “was kind of a recluse. He played his jazz music really loud. It was the loud volume of that music that led to Monday’s call.
Glass Jazz and Black Francis
SF Weekly – Apr 23, 2008
A remarkably intimate look at the iconic artist structured in a series of themed vignettes (a nod to François Girard’s 1993 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould?) the film follows Glass around for a year documenting him as he composes symphonies cooks pizza and chats with colleagues like Ravi Shankar offering a look at the creative process that transcends mere biopic. The other music biography in the fest Cachao: Uno Más is actor Andy Garcia’s heartfelt tribute to Israel “Cachao” López the virtuosic Cuban bassist who died in March (a scheduled concert at Yoshi’s will now happen as a tribute). The film clearly aims to emulate the warmth of Wim Wenders’ now-classic Buena Vista Social Club and mostly succeeds though Garcia who served as producer musician and talking head didn’t need to occupy so much screen time. Still even in the film’s long-winded moments the music — mostly filmed during a captivating 2005 San Francisco concert at Bimbo’s — propels it forward and wordlessly makes the case for Cachao’s lasting influence on Latin and popular music… Dawn Logsdon’s documentary Fauborg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans is heartbreaking in its depiction of the cultural devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. But the movie is fascinating and even uplifting in its recounting of the region’s lesser-known history — the deep African influence that made the city unique long before the Civil War. The film shows that the disappointment and violence faced by the city’s black population after the end of Reconstruction birthed a jazz scene that sustained and identified the community. It’s an intriguing premise — that music evolves in tandem with society — strengthened by a soundtrack that showcases New Orleans’ living history.
Jazz Eye – April 23 2008
Tonight – Apr 23, 2008
Bengmark is a singer song writer and voice teacher from Gothenburg. She enjoys an international reputation as soloist and backing singer. Her personal styles of music include jazz gospel and funk with a penchant for salsa and latin. Others in the Gonsalves Trio are drummer Sydney Rash and Prince Bhulo on bass. Together they offer a range of quality music with some pieces from North Facing and some Swedish folk songs from Bengmark. Gig starts at 2 pm with developmental band Afro Spirits. Can catch the main band from 3pm… Gig starts at 2 pm with developmental band Afro Spirits. Can catch the main band from 3pm. Music is free and if the weather is bad look for the jazz inside and upstairs – follow the signs! Gonsalves also performs a regular Monday evening gig out at Gateway with saxophonist Paul Kock. The duo call themselves Quiet Storm. They’ll be at the Italian dining establishment AL 63 on The Piazza Palm Boulevard Gateway. Music starts at 7pm. To book call Leonardo on 031-566-3021.
Culturally diverse lineup of bands to provide music for the LA Times…
UCLA Daily Bruin – The UCLA Daily Bruin – Apr 23, 2008
Taught by her father a Chicago Symphony Orchestra member for 37 years since age 5 in the art of the violin Hansen went through years of playing in every style imaginable. ?Classical jazz disco R&B I played in all types of groups? Hansen said. ?But it wasn?t until I started playing in a Latin jazz group that I really found music that spoke to me. ?Hansen?s band will feature 10 players total on Sunday with two vocalists a horn section two drummers and a rhythm section. Although this may sound like a traditional Latin setup the twist to Hansen?s band is that her electric violin is the lead instrument. ?My violin is playing the part that a trumpet would normally play in a salsa group but I also get to play rhythm lines? Hansen said. ?That?s why I love this genre it has so much rhythm to it but there?s still the improvisation of jazz.
‘Danceworks – Potpourri’ a medley of music and dance
Jamaica Gleaner – Apr 23, 2008
They enter and exit at intervals at times bumping into each other. Despite falling the need to hurry is not diminished. At times the sounds of footsteps were contrasted with periods of silence. Fittingly the second half ended with Party Vybez choreographed by Kimiko Miller (third-year student). Miller used the dancehall genre and 17 dancers to showcase “a real life dancehall session”The dance was high energy and performed to a medley of songs from musical artistes such as Beenie Man and Junior Gong. The constant shift in formations adds to the dynamism of the dance.
Kenya: Tuning to the Soothing Instrumental Music
AllAfrica.com – Apr 23, 2008
Interestingly there is also a fast growing interest in live performances in this city. Everyday there are several live acts lined up in the more serious city restaurants to keep patrons awake. This is as opposed to playbacks and bubble gum music whose taste seems to have disappeared. When Benin born Lionel Louke staged his Jazz act at the same Venue- Alliance- he wowed several. His musical versatility the man can change voices chant and even call with his fingers on the strings his effortless stage presence made non sense the hip hop singers who have considered themselves as cream of Kenyan music. Relevant LinksEast AfricaArts Culture and EntertainmentKenyaMusicWhen Ba Cissoko a group of performers from Benin arrived in Nairobi with a medley of traditional West African lyres and percussion Nairobi loved the well choreographed beats of the instruments. Despite their incomprehensible words their poetic music made a lot of sense.