tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67949147412562164702008-05-06T14:22:42.140-07:00Paul Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07757997227212481095noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794914741256216470.post-31801427600232905862008-05-06T14:03:00.000-07:002008-05-06T14:22:42.174-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7iCqAimuEvQ/SCDLsKs0D9I/AAAAAAAAACE/d3-claVawNQ/s1600-h/rcoltrane2003_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_7iCqAimuEvQ/SCDLsKs0D9I/AAAAAAAAACE/d3-claVawNQ/s320/rcoltrane2003_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197377929632550866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" lang="EN-US" > always get a kick out of seeing jazz festival artists turn up in the news. <a href="http://www.nevilles.com/">The Neville Brothers</a> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/05/jazzfest.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch">closed out</a> the <a href="http://www.nojazzfest.com/">New Orleans Jazz Fest </a>this past Sunday night. A <a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003794233">nice article </a>also turned up for the group on <a href="http://www.billboard.com/"><i style="">Billboard. </i></a></span><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:85%;" lang="EN-US" >There was also another interesting <a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003794224">Q &amp; A article</a> on the site where they discussed some of their favourite tunes.<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:85%;" lang="EN-US" >(BTW – someone, somewhere started a rumour that <a href="http://www.aaronneville.com/">Aaron Neville</a> wasn’t going to be performing as a part of this show. That is hooey! Aaron will be there!)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:85%;" lang="EN-US" >Toronto’s <a href="http://www.elizabethshepherd.com/">Elizabeth Shepherd </a>just released a <a href="http://www.dorightmusic.com/releases/release_pages/release_dr032.htm">new record</a>. There’s a <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080506.wcd06/BNStory/Entertainment/home">solid review </a>up on the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.globeandmail.com">Globe and Mail </a>website. Way to go Elizabeth! I'm looking forward to <a href="http://www.jazzwinnipeg.com/jazz_festival/artist_corner/elizabeth_shepherd/">her shows at the festival</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:85%;" lang="EN-US" ><br />Finally, just before he appears at the <a href="http://www.jazzwinnipeg.com/">Groove-FM Jazz Winnipeg Festival</a>, <a href="http://www.ravicoltrane.com/">Ravi Coltrane </a>will lead a tribute to his mother, the great <a href="http://www.alicecoltrane.org/">Alice Coltrane</a>, at the <a href="http://www.festivalnetwork.com/jvcjazz/concert_view.php?ID=4">New York Jazz Festival</a> featuring </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.geriallen.com/">Geri Allen</a>, <a href="http://www.charliehadenmusic.com/">Charlie Haden</a>, <a href="http://www.jack%20dejohnette.com/">Jack DeJohnette</a>, and <a href="http://www.brandeeyounger.com/">Brandee Younger</a>.</span></p>Paul Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07757997227212481095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794914741256216470.post-34139336925047695122008-04-17T11:02:00.000-07:002008-04-19T20:10:47.855-07:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7iCqAimuEvQ/SAeW1NgI-ZI/AAAAAAAAABw/FAQJ9oPIUIc/s1600-h/2008+Poster+18+x+24.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190282936469485970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_7iCqAimuEvQ/SAeW1NgI-ZI/AAAAAAAAABw/FAQJ9oPIUIc/s320/2008+Poster+18+x+24.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">Well… here we go! We announced the 2008 Groove-FM Jazz Winnipeg Festival yesterday. We’ve got tons of great music lined up for this year - not that I'm at all biased.</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /><div><br />One of the things I’m most excited about is our newly configured Late Nite Series program at the Exchange Event Centre. There you will be able to hear up to four sensational jazz groups perform nightly. The idea is to build audiences for new and different jazz groups that you may not have heard of before. On June 21 for instance, maybe you’ll go in to check out the lovely and talented <a href="http://jodieborle.com/">Jodie Borle </a>but stick around and discover <a href="http://www.melissastylianou.com/">Melissa Stylianou </a>or the legendary <a href="http://www.myspace.com/andybey">Andy Bey </a>. Recent Juno Award-winner <a href="http://www.christarry.com/">Chris Tarry</a>, <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=61705256">Elizabeth Shepherd </a>and Winnipeg ex-pat <a href="http://www.zenzadravec.com/">Zen Zadravec</a> are all playing alongside some of the best jazz talent Winnipeg has to offer.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><br />The idea is to give artists and audiences alike the chance to hear and see different things. We’re also encouraging festival artists to wind up each evening with a jam session. Obviously, I'll be talking some more about the artists we've got coming up in the coming weeks.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>And make sure you spend some time on our terrific new website put together by our good friends and neighbours at the <a href="http://www.marshillgroup.com/">Mars Hill Group</a>. On it, you'll find streaming audio and video, the <a href="http://www.uptownmag.com/">Uptown </a>Download of the Week and lots more.</div></span></div>Paul Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07757997227212481095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794914741256216470.post-62193149269325560082008-04-17T10:58:00.001-07:002008-04-17T11:02:13.547-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">Stay tuned for the launch of the 2008 Groove-FM Jazz Winnipeg Festival!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">We announce on Friday, April 18. The saucey new website goes live at 2:30 pm.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">More bloggage to come!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;">- Paul</span>Paul Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07757997227212481095noreply@blogger.com