Music Nova Scotia Daily Newsletter for Friday, March 19
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1. Carleton Stone FREE tomorrow afternoon at the Carleton
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2. This week on Route 104
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3. Update from JazzEast
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4. Ukulele Mike at the Music Room
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5. Daily Digital News from Music Ally: YouTube/Viacom lawsuit documents are out and in the wild
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6. First Day of Spring Road Trip Itinerary
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7. Choirs Celebrate Diversity on International Day Against Racism
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8. The Dorothies at the Foggy Goggle
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9. FACTOR Supported Artists Score at the Indies!
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10. Kristina Trites at Jokers Comedy Club
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11. Seahorse gigs - Andrew Hunter and Tim Chiasson and the Morning Fold
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12. Jonathan Bryant and Adam Baldwin at Argyle Fine Art
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1. Carleton Stone FREE tomorrow afternoon at the Carleton
Signup for open mic begins at 12:30!
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2. This week on Route 104
Join Tom Bedell for Route 104 Sunday night at 9...this week, in anticipation of the upcoming Thrush Hermit reunion shows, Tom sat down with Rob Benvie, Ian McGettigan, Cliff Gibb and Joel Plaskett about the upcoming tour, and the epic Hermit box set. We might even have a spare copy to give away.
Route 104...Sunday night at 9 on Q104...online at q104.ca.
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3. Update from JazzEast
*A JazzEast member was rightfully dismayed that I did not mention the grand, extremely lovely acceptance of Jazz Album of the Year from the ECMA by Gypsophilia. It was a charming moment and a well deserved win.
*There is a Twitter Jazz Network! I kid you not. It is a collection of blogs, such as A Blog Supreme, and links to all of the cool sites you would want to know about. Even if you have never blogged, you have read. I encourage you to make your way.
*Thom Yorke of RadioHead has unintentionally helped jazzhead parents make their favourite music relevant to kids. According to NPR Jazz & Blues, young trumpeter Christian Scott is making way with his arrangement of the Brit band's "The Eraser." ...more
* For those who plan to go to the Cuban dinner concert at Onyx next Friday (March 26, 7:30pm), make sure you reserve a spot early (428 5680). That's a tip for you.
HOT TICKETS
From January to April, JazzEast is presenting more than 30 concerts and workshops. These are the latest hot ticket announcements.
Special notes: The Lion's Pass was put on sale last week. For a value of $60 (five concerts), you pay $35. It's a deal indeed.
One more reason to roar at the end of the week...Sageev Oore's Silent Film & Piano concerts x2.
Sageev's shows will be the most joy filled events of the Lion festival. His selection of films (Keaton and Chaplin) perfectly suit his own character--he may not waddle or be perpetually falling, but his personality does inspire laughter and simple hearted pleasure--and the wide-open venue of St. Paul's provides plenty of space for everyone to let the mind go. At the matinee, children are welcome to be free willed, and at the night time show, adults are encouraged to sit and reconnect with the inner-self that does not heed the calls of stress but delights in the craft of playing.
As a pianist, Sageev is one of those natural musicians everyone marvels over, and as a composer he is one of the most unpredictable. His varied background--funk, jazz, Latin, klezmer, pop--reflects his wondering spirit and attraction to keeping it alive and engaging. His music has won him awards and invitations to perform with Canadian notables, such as Gordon Downie (Tragically Hip), David Buchbinder (Odessa/Havana), Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band.
We hope you are able to pop in after the farmer's market with your family (Lulu timed it perfectly to enable this possibility) or make a really nice spring night of it and try something sweet, energetic and different.
TICKETS Sageev Oore's Silent Film & Piano tickets can be purchased at Ticketpro.ca or 1 888 311 9090. Remember, if you are a member, then you may contact JazzEast directly for purchasing, 902 492 2225. For up to date information click here.
Plus, do not forget to keep on top of our special programming with the Halifax Public Libraries, namely Jazz Appreciation Month, and the always creatively minded Creative Music Workshop sessions. This year's Atlantic Jazz Festival is July 9-17 and the Creative Music Workshop Summer Intensive is July 4-17. Any updates will be mentioned here and posted on jazzeast.com.
CREATIVE MUSIC WORKSHOP
Saturday-Sunday, April 17-18
Creative Process with Jerry Granelli and special guest J Anthony Granelli
1313 Hollis
10am-4pm daily
$90, pre-registration required, call 902 492 2225
Be challenged. Stretch your creative mind. Jerry Granelli has an approach and a series of exercises that will allow you to safely reach beyond your current abilities as a musician or a practitioner of any creative activity. For this weekend workshop, Jerry has invited his son, internationally renowned bassist, J Anthony Granelli, to Halifax. With the two guiding participants, you are bound for an eye-opening experience.
Later on this year...
July 4-17 - Creative Music Workshop: Summer Intensive
...more.
ATLANTIC JAZZLABS
Saturday, March 27
Jazz for Dummies with Skip Beckwith
3:00pm - 5:00pm
In this JazzLab Skip Beckwith runs through the evolution of jazz, touching on each point of revolution in the history of the genre - from dixieland to swing to bebop to fusion to free and back. Learn how the artists evolved along with the art and theory behind the music; where hot and cool jazz find their differences, why hard bop is more accommodating to melody; and more!
1313 Hollis
$10 registration fee, pre-registration required, call 902 492 2225
OTHER PEOPLE'S FANTASTIC PROJECTS AND WORKSHOPS
Tuesday, March 30 - application deadline
TD Jazz Youth Summit 2010
For the 6th consecutive year, the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival is pleased to invite young jazz musicians between the ages of 17 and 22 to participate in a jazz intensive workshop during the 2010 Festival from June 24 to July 4. The results from the week long summit will be showcased during a special Canada Day presentation on July 1 and again on July 4 on the Festivals' Main Stage in Confederation Park. All eligible young jazz musicians may apply for this exciting musical adventure by March 30, 2010. Be part of this once-in-a-lifetime musical adventure! Visit outtawajazzfestival.com for more information on how to apply. Sponsored by the National Capital Commission.
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4. Ukulele Mike at the Music Room
Hello friends,
I hope this e-mail finds you happy and in good health.
I will be performing for your listening pleasure along with a few other performers Friday night at the Music Room. It's the Carnegie Hall of the East Coast in terms of acoustics.
Beatles, Hawaiian and Elton John and then some.
Please note I will go on around 9pm though the show will start before that.
For more info call Gig Street Music at 423-7813.
I hope to see you there and please pass the info along if possible.
My very best to you,
Mike.
sample: http://cdbaby.com/cd/ukulelemike
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5. Daily Digital News from Music Ally: YouTube/Viacom lawsuit documents are out and in the wild
Yesterday saw the unsealing of a huge mass of documents and filings relating to Viacom’s $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube. At issue is how aware YouTube’s executive team were of copyright infringement on the site, and what steps they took to prevent it.
Viacom’s submission includes evidence of emails between YouTube’s team in 2005 and 2006, which appear to show the site’s co-founders admitting that 80% of user traffic depended on infringing videos, and that some of these videos had even been uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim.
However, YouTube chief counsel Zahavah Levine has hit back with a blog post claiming that Viacom “continuously and secretly uploaded its content to YouTube, evven while publicly complaining about its presence there”. He also reiterates that Viacom tried to buy YouTube before it was acquired by Google.
Visit www.musically.com for this story and more.
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6. First Day of Spring Road Trip Itinerary
(Sat. March 20)
- depart city sometime Saturday morning with a basket of market fresh food
- don't forget CD of road tunes and shades
- drive hwy 103 west in glorious sunshine
- walk sand beach or rocky coast (you choose)
- picnic with above mentioned market fresh food to welcome the new season (1:30pm AST)
- explore shops, galleries, watering holes
- meet friendly locals en route
- find your new fave fine dining resto (Lunenburg?)
- end your day at little river folk for a lovely Song Circle (Petite Riviere) with Gates, Townsend, Macgrath & Merrimen at 8pm
www.littleriverfolk.com
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7. Choirs Celebrate Diversity on International Day Against Racism
When everyone joins in our song
And together singing in harmony
That's when we'll be free
(from Oscar Peterson's Hymn to Freedom)
When Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson, one of the world's foremost jazz musicians, wrote Hymn to Freedom, he might not have imagined it being sung by three choirs in Nova Scotia (one predominantly black, one mostly white and the third a multicultural choir of new Canadians), but he would have been pleased!
On Sunday, March 21 from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., haligonia.ca, Halifax's hyper-local online broadcaster will live stream Singing in Harmony, as three choirs join their voices to celebrate the rich diversity of Nova Scotia. The choirs include the ISIS Singers (Immigrant Settlement Association), the Studio Singers (Chester), and the Sanctified Brothers (men's gospel choir under the direction of Wallace Smith Jr.) plus members of the Hallelujah Praise Choir and the Emmanuel Baptist Choir.
In addition, Nova Scotians representing black, white, French and First Nations will join the singing and present performances. Soloists include Mi'kmaq drummer Nathan Sack, Pat Watson, Marko Simmonds and Warren Laws.
Choir members and haligonia.ca invite viewers to start watching Singing in Harmony at 5:00 p.m. live, as the event begins.
Singing in Harmony, directed by Dawn Harwood-Jones of Pink Dog Productions Inc. and haligonia.ca, is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and sponsored by haligonia.ca and ISIS (Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services.
Pink Dog Productions Inc. is the 'go to' video production company for 'make-a-difference' videos for fund-raising, creating awareness and educating people about not-for-profit charities, arts organizations and special community projects sponsored by the federal or provincial governments. (www.pinkdog.ca)
FOR BROADCAST USE:
Join three choirs on the International Day Against Racism as they sing Oscar Peterson's Hymn to Freedom and other selections, Sunday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m. online at www.haligonia.ca. Singing in Harmony will feature Mi'kmaq drummer Nathan Sack, Pat Watson, Marko Simmonds and Warren Laws, and choirs including the ISIS Singers, the Studio Signers from Chester, and the men's gospel choir, the Sanctified Brothers with members of the Hallelujah Praise Choir and the Emmanuel Baptist Choir.
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For more information, or to arrange interviews, please contact Peggy Walt, pwalt@eastlink.ca (902) 422-5403.
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8. The Dorothies at the Foggy Goggle
The Dorothies with Rob Anderson play The Foggy Goggle on Argyle Saturday March 20 - 10-1am. Cassie MacDonald will open the evening with a solo acoustic set. $5 cover. Check out http://thefoggygoggle.ca/ and www.thedorothies.com .
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9. FACTOR Supported Artists Score at the Indies!
Toronto, ON- 03/19/2010- FACTOR supported artists triumphed with 16 or 76% of the Canadian awards presented at the 2010 "Indie" Awards. The awards show was held during the Canadian Music Week conference last week in Toronto.
FACTOR funded the sound recordings of the following 9 "Indie" Award winners:
Favorite World Artist- Alex Cuba
Favorite Live Artist- Arkells
Favorite Group- Constantines
Favorite Pop Artist- Danny Fernandes
Astral Media Radio Favorite Single-Marianas Trench
Favorite Video- Marianas Trench, "Cross my Heart"
Chartattck.com Favorite Album- Metric, "Fantasies"
Favorite Jazz Artist- Sophie Milman
Favorite Metal Group-Voivod
Favorite Folk/Roots Artist- Great LakeSwimmers,
The following 6 winning artists have received support from FACTOR through one or more of its programs since FACTOR's inception in 1982:
Favorite Punk/Hardcore Group- Fucked Up
Favorite Solo Artist- Joel Plaskett
Favorite Country Artist- Johnny Reid
Favorite Electronic Artist- Peaches
Favorite Classical Group- Quartetto Gelato
Galaxie Rising Stars Award- The Rural Alberta Advantage
FACTOR congratulates all the artists for their incredible accomplishments at the 2010 "Indie" Awards.
For details on Canadian Music Week, please go to
www.cmw.net.
For further information on FACTOR, please contact:
Julia Train
Communications Manager
FACTOR
416-696-2215 ext. 223
julia.train@factor.ca
www.factor.ca
About FACTOR: The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) is a non-profit organization, dedicated to providing financial assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry. Funding comes from two sources, The Department of Canadian Heritage's Canada Music Fund and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters.
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10. Kristina Trites at Jokers Comedy Club
Local singer-songwriter Kristina Trites is set to perform at Jokers Comedy Club located at 5680 Spring Garden Road, (the same location as the former Tickle Trunk) this Saturday March 20th before a live taped audience for the Albert Howell show at 10:30pm. Kristina is the musical guest for this event and will drop by to sing a few tunes and be interviewed by Albert. The show is being taped as a Series Pilot for the CBC. Tickets are $15 at the door.
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11. Seahorse gigs
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12. Jonathan Bryant and Adam Baldwin at Argyle Fine Art
ARGYLE FINE ART
1869 Upper Water Street Historic Properties
VISIT THE GALLERY ONLINE:
www.argylefa.com
THIS WEEK AT ARGYLE FINE ART
GET YOUR BOWL ON! on THURSDAY
and
MUSIC with JON BRYANT and ADAM BALDWIN on FRIDAY
Just a quick note to let you know of some fun and creative events happening at Argyle Fine Art this week! First of all, you may want to take a trip to Windsor, NS…why you may ask? Because we have gathered together beautiful bowls from ceramic artists from the Nova Scotia Potters Guild and taken them to Cocoa Pesto. Then ..this THURSDAY, March 18th from 4pm til close…drop by the restaurant, pick a beautiful bowl for your very own and fill it with the tasty art by Chef Scott Geddes and staff of Cocoa Pesto! Just $40 gets you a gorgeous bowl of your choosing…For more info and directions, call Argyle Fine Art directly at 902-425-9456.
THIS FRIDAY, March 19th, 8pm: Our music series SIGHT ON SOUND continues at Argyle Fine Art with the much anticipated show of exciting emerging musician Jon Bryant with his friend Adam Baldwin performing at Argyle Fine Art. Reserve your seat by calling the gallery or emailing us. It’ s going to be wonderful! Listen to a few examples of music by Jon Bryan here: http://www.myspace.com/jonbryantmusic
Also get your pre-tickets for our upcoming show on April 15th with LAURA SMITH .
ARRIVING ANY DAY NOW: New Work by Thomas Anfield! MONKEY’s WILL BE EVERYONE! Perfect for your little ones on March Break…come on down.
Shows that just opened: In the main gallery, you will be introduced to Yassine Ouhilal's images in his show called THAWSCAPES. Yassine’s images have graced the covers of the world's most coveted publications- in fact, he just got word yesterday that one of his photographs will be used in National Geographic! These images are from Iceland primarily, and are an honest portrayal of the impacts of global warming on the far north.
IN THE UPPER GALLERY…see local businessman Peter Farmer show off his artistic side in I Will Always Love You- a show which celebrates undying love. With this show, Farmer wants to challenge the first emotional instincts of seeing skeletons from a negative emotion to a heart warming one.
OPENINGS COMING SOON! April 9th: Solo Show by Sara Caracristi and Marcel Piet Hein Kerkhoff
FOR MORE INFORMATION / IMAGES/ INTERVIEWS CONTACT
Adriana Afford or Crystal Ross at 902 425-9456 gallery@argylefa.com
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