The Jazz Council performed last Friday at the Stage Door in Cranbrook, part of a tour celebrating the release of the band's new album "Dawn." Above, Kimberley's Laurel Ralston on the flugelhorn. Bernie Primbs (sax), Sven Heyde (drums). Joel Kroeker (bass) and Tim Plait (keyboards) round out the quintet.
Cranbrook Daily Townsman
USA: Richard Smith and Francesco Buzzurro Fall Tour
(JPV) Jazz guitarist Richard Smith and classical guitarist Francesco Buzzurro will embark on their first West Coast tour to support their new recording, Un Mondo, Due Chitarre. In addition to the concert performances, the duo will be visiting university campuses along the way to conduct master class sessions with aspiring musicians.
antiMUSIC.com
USA: Pioneer Previews: Park Rapids to host artist tour
The Bemidji Jazz Quartet will perform innovative, contemporary instrumental music ranging from bop to fusion at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Brigid’s Cross Irish Pub and Restaurant, 317 Beltrami Ave. N.W. The group features Kevin Daley on guitar, Steve Konecne on woodwinds, Pat Riley on bass and Greg Gaston on drums.
Bemidji Pioneer
USA: On Stage Scoop: Be a Scrooge This WeekAll Jazzed Up: The Helen Sung Trio will perform a jazz concert at the Centenary Stage Company's Edith Bolte Kutz Theater of the Lackland Cener on Sept. 25 at 4 pm The concert is part of the Centenary's Jazz in the Box Series
Patch.com
UK: Jazz review: Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival
As multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield observed, "Isn't it great to have a jazz festival in a distillery, on a Hebridean island?" Or as Swedish pianist Jacob Karlzon put it, grinning hugely: "Screw the Lincoln Centre."
Karlzon's comment followed his account of debuting at that august Big Apple institution, amid its fabled Central Park setting – a backdrop which, he concluded, wasn't a patch on the view of sunlit sea, cirrus-streaked sky and verdant island scenery from Ionad Chalium Chille Ile, Islay's Gaelic cultural centre.
Scotsman
CANADA: Sask.-born jazz musician wins John Lennon music prize
A Prince Albert-born musician is making waves in the music world. Aaron Jensen has won the jazz component of the annual John Lennon Music Writing Competition for his composition "High and Drysville." Jensen said the prize is very valuable for someone who writes his own music and lyrics.
CTV.ca
USA: Jazz friends are led by world-class trumpeterMusic fans have an incredible opportunity to hear the stellar jazz stylings of world-class jazz trumpet master Lennart Axelsson with Neil Fraser and friends at the Vernon Jazz Club Saturday.
Inspired by the theme “A Touch of Europe,” fans will be treated to a smorgasbord of European compositions with a substantial serving of North American standards.
Vernon Morning StarUSA: Hot jazz and moviesPaul Mehling, the founding guitarist of the Hot Club of San Francisco, started as a violinist, but fell under the spell of Django and his fleet-fingered "jazz manouche" guitar while still in his 20s (and that was quite a few years ago).Mehling and company pay a return visit to Savannah Sept. 23 with a program similar to the one they brought here in 2009. The program for Cinema Vivant goes like this: For the first half, the group will play a concert of gypsy jazz - classic, Django-era material, some newer stuff and a few tunes of their own.
Connect Savannah.com
USA: Dafnis Prieto Wins MacArthur Fellows Award
Cuban drummer and composer Dafnis Prieto has been named one of 22 MacArthur Fellows for 2011 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Often unofficially named the “genius grant,” the $500,000 award will be distributed quarterly over the next five years. The 37-year-old Prieto emigrated to America in 1999, and quickly gained recognition for his creative musicianship and impressive drumming skills.
USA: Breaking down Angel City Jazz Festival's 'Global Jam'
Now in its fourth year, If there's one thing the Angel City Jazz Festival doesn't do is play it safe. Though it began as a more conventional, single-day affair at Barnsdall Art Park, Angel City now sprawls across the city with seven nights at multiple venues including its third, multi-act festival at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. It begins Thursday with shows at the intimate Blue Whale in Little Toyko.Los Angeles Times USA: Playing With Passion
Eliane Elias will bring her Grammy-nominated Brazilian-fused musical sounds to the State Theatre's New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival. Eliane Elias will perform two concerts as part of the New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival.
SouthBrunswick Patch
USA: Apex Jazz Festival survived the rain
Music fans of all ages put on their rain gear Saturday and headed to downtown Apex for the first Apex Jazz Festival. Free events included a farmers market, fashion show and musicians performing on an outdoor stage.Cary News
USA: Strongsville will host fall jazz festival
By Sun News staff The EARLYJAS Fall Jazz Festival will take place Sept. 23-25 at the Strongsville Holiday Inn Select, 15471 Royalton Road. This annual traditional jazz festival will feature several bands from around the country.
Cleveland.com
USA: Jazz Plus Festival goes silent
There will be no Sonoma Jazz Plus event in 2012. Organizers have pulled the plug after failing to find the sponsorship and big-ticket support needed to keep the event afloat.The 2011 festival, the seventh annual, reportedly lost more than $300,000.
Sonoma Valley Sun
USA: Grounds for Jazz Uplift
By Josef Woodard (Contact) FEST FEASTING: Just a quick survey of the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) program is enough to telegraph to jazz fans what makes this event such a potent cultural institution, on the West Coast and in the world.
Santa Barbara Independent
