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THE YAMAHA PIANO
CONCERTS & RECITALS SERIES

THE ROTUNDA, BARRIE CITY HALL
70 COLLIER STREET
JUNE 10 - 20, 2016

 

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ALL OF THESE
CONCERTS ARE
FREE. PLEASE
CONSIDER OTHERS
WITH A NON-
PERISHABLE
DONATION.


 

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A Yamaha Concert Grand Piano
will be the premier instrument for a
cavalcade of Jazz, Rag-time and
Blues performers throughout the
twelve days of the Festival.

Performances on this exquisite
marvel of Yamaha craftsmanship
and grand piano evolution will range
from solo recitals to jazz and blues
ensembles in shows and concerts
.

 

In recognition of the dedication to the
arts of the many fine instrumentalists
and vocalists in our region performing
in other musical idioms, the Festival
will be presenting a series of recitals
and showcases featuring a selection
of excellent teachers and students
from throughout Simcoe County.

 

 

 


"This venue has one of the best pianos I've ever played in the Toronto area.
So if you want to hear some great music in a totally acoustic
(un-amplified) environment with a great piano and great musicians,
this is a rare opportunity, and one that should be taken advantage of."
Mark Eisenman - Canadian Jazz Pianist

LISTEN to what Mark Eisenman has to say about the Yamaha CFX piano.

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"Thank you again for the opportunity to have my piano recital at this
incredible venue. I hope this environment inspires my students to
continue music for a lifetime."
Sarah Lawton - Music Teacher, Barrie, Ontario.

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"another fabulous FREE Barrie Jazz & Blues festival at the Rotunda.
Matt Herskowitz from Mtl (sic - Montréal) playing Gerschwin. Brilliant!"
Jennifer Sibley, Barrie

LISTEN to what Matt Herskowitz has to say about the Yamaha CFX piano.

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LISTEN to what Fern Lindzon has to say about the Yamaha CFX piano.

LISTEN to what D. D. Jackson has to say about the Yamaha CFX piano.

LISTEN to what Attila Fias has to say about the Yamaha CFX piano.

LISTEN to what Nancy Houle has to say about the Yamaha CFX piano.

 

"THE GIANTS OF JAZZ" ARTICLE



FRIDAY, JUNE 10

8:00 P.M.

A "GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT

FERN LINDZON Link

THE FERN LINDZON TRIO
GEORGE KOLLER - Bass
NATIONAL JAZZ AWARDS RECIPIENT

MORGAN CHILDS - Drums

PRESENTS

"HELLO, MARY LOU"


MARY LOU WILLIAMS


Born as Mary Elfrieda Scruggs
May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981

Mary Lou Williams - born in Atlanta, Georgia - was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. A child prodigy, she had her professional debut with big bands at age 12. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for such band-leaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie.

A 1964 Time magazine article explains,"Mary Lou thinks of herself as a 'soul' player — a way of saying that she never strays far from melody and the blues, but deals sparingly in gospel harmony and rhythm. 'I am praying through my fingers when I play,' she says.'I get that good "soul sound," and I try to touch people's spirits.'"

As Mary Lou Williams said, looking back at the end of her life, "I did it, didn't I? Through muck and mud."

Williams "was the first, for a long time the only, and many claim the most significant, woman in jazz between the era of the '20s and her death in 1981."
- Denver Post writer Glenn Giffin

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"An excellent singer and pianist based in Toronto ...."
The Jazz Singers: the Ultimate Guide - Scott Yanow

"Fern Lindzon is an engaging pianist and singer who brings an unassuming authority, an inquiring spirit and a natural grace to contemporary jazz."
Mark Miller - Jazz Writer and Critic

Fern Lindzon studied music history at the University of Toronto where she received a Bachelor of Music degree. She pursued her studies in jazz with such notable educators as Frank Falco, Elaine Overholt, Don Thomson, Fred Hersch and the legendary Barry Harris. A regular performer in the music scene in Southern Ontario, Lindzon also has three critically acclaimed recordings to her credit.

"Moments Like These" received major radio airplay and
was in the Top 10 of HMV's Jazz chart for several months.
Her JUNO-nominated recording, "Two Kites", has received
high praise and was supported in its debut by the
TD Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival.

Lindzon's most recent opus, "Like a Circle in a Spiral", has
been praised by Shelley Gummeson in !earshot, where she suggested that Fern “personifies a woman who lives confidently with her own instincts and artistry”, and lauded her interpretations as “smart and smouldering” and “sublimely elegant.”

Musical collaborator and brilliant bassist, George Koller, in commenting on working and performing with Lindzon, has said, "Fern is gifted with a delightful, inquisitive and persistent imagination, the fruits of which manifest as highly original impressionistic arrangements and compositions."

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SATURDAY, JUNE 11


9:15 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

SKYLINERS BIG BAND Link

THE SKYLINERS BIG BAND
RON ROBBINS - Music Director
SCOTT BOYER - Pianist
MARIA BRANJE - Vocalist


"BIG BAND REHEARSAL"

Drop in to a fun-filled big band rehearsal session at the Barrie City Hall Rotunda. Pull up a chair and relax while the band goes to work on the fabulous songs, arrangements and swing rhythms of their up-coming concert to be held during the Festival on
Saturday, June 18, 2016.

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8:00 P.M.

A "GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT

MATT HERSKOWITZ Link
MATT HERSKOWITZ

PRESENTS

"ARTUOSO"

A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE
GREATEST VIRTUOSO JAZZ PIANIST IN HISTORY


ART TATUM

Arthur Tatum Jr.
October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956

Arthur "Art" Tatum was born in Toledo, Ohio and was recognized as a child prodigy with perfect pitch.

Tatum drew inspiration from the pianists James P. Johnson and Fats Waller, who exemplified the stride piano style, and from Earl Hines, six years Tatum's senior. Tatum identified Waller as his main influence, but according to pianist Teddy Wilson and saxophonist Eddie Barefield, "Art Tatum's favorite jazz piano player was Earl Hines."

With an exuberant style that combined dazzling technique a and sophisticated use of harmony, Art Tatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Critic Scott Yanow wrote "Tatum's quick reflexes and boundless imagination kept his improvisations filled with fresh (and sometimes futuristic) ideas that put him way ahead of his contemporaries ... Art Tatum's recordings still have the ability to scare modern pianists." Critic Gunther Schuller declared, "On one point there is universal agreement: Tatum's awesome technique." Jazz critic Leonard Feather has called Tatum "the greatest soloist in jazz history, regardless of instrument."

Tatum posthumously received
the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989.

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Pianist, composer, songwriter and arranger, Matt Herskowitz has distinguished himself in several musical genres. His 2007 solo piano release, Matt Herskowitz Plays Gershwin (Disques Tout Crin), featuring Gershwin's great solo arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue and Matt's own original solo arrangements of the Concerto in F and Cuban Overture, is in nomination this year for Quebec's prestigious Prix Opus. It also made Montreal's prominent quotidian La Presse's list of top 10 jazz albums of the year. His 2006 solo release, Gabriel's Message, which features his original arrangements and compositions based on popular Christmas themes, was nominated for Québec's prestigious Félix award in 2007. A graduate of the Juilliard School in New York and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Herskowitz is originally from Albany, New York, and has made Montreal his adopted home for more than 14 years.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16


8:00 P.M.

A "GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT

MARK EISENMAN Link

THE MARK EISENMAN TRIO
NEIL SWAINSON - Acoustic Bass
MORGAN CHILDS - Drums

PRESENTS

"IN WALKED BUD"

A RETROSPECTIVE ON "ONE OF THE TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT PIANISTS OF THE STYLE OF MODERN JAZZ THAT CAME TO BE KNOWN AS BOP." HIS VIRTUOSITY AS A PIANIST LED MANY TO CALL HIM "THE CHARLIE PARKER OF THE PIANO".



BUD POWELL

Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell
September 27, 1924 in Harlem, New York City
, U.S.A.
– July 31, 1966

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"If I had to choose one single musician for his artistic integrity, for the incomparable originality of his creation and the grandeur of his work, it would be Bud Powell. He was in a class by himself." - Bill Evans, 1979

"... Bud Powell is the most important pianist in jazz and one of the most underrated .... Bud Powell was imitating Charlie Parker. So Bud was the first pianist to take Charlie Parker's language and adapt it successfully to the piano. That's why he is the most important pianist in music today because everybody plays like that now."
- Bill Cunliffe, in an interview with All About Jazz

No one could play like Bud; too difficult, too quick, incredible!" - Thelonious Monk

"Bud is a genius." - Charlie Parker

"Bud is a genuine genius." - Duke Ellington

"He laid down the basis of modern jazz piano."
- Dizzy Gillespie

"Bud was the most brilliant that a spirit might be, a unique genius in our culture." - Max Roach


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The Jazz Report's 1999
Acoustic Pianist of the Year

Mark Eisenman is one among a handful of the top 'in-demand' jazz pianists in Toronto. Born in New York City but based in Toronto since 1972, Mark started studying the piano with his father. By the age of eighteen he had resolved that he would be pursuing the piano as a career interest. He entered into the music program at York University and after a short time discovered jazz music. With his introduction to this idiom his musical interest peaked.

Under the tutelage of John Gittins and others, Mark ultimately took a degree in Fine Arts, and as testimony to his continuing dedication to the learning process, currently conducts jazz workshops at York as a part-time faculty member. His teaching has expanded to include "The Jazz Camp" and classes at Mohawk College in Hamilton in addition to a lot of private teaching in his home studio.

Mark has performed in many different venues with numerous eminent Canadian and U.S. jazz artists including the following: Blue Mitchell, Woody Shaw, Nat Adderley, Ed Bickert, Rob McConnell, Sam Noto and Pat LaBarbera. He has also had numerous radio appearances and is well represented on recordings, the latest of which is Mark's debut recording as a leader, "The Chant". He has toured Canada extensively with various groups.

"His professional status is based largely on his skill and versatility as an ensemble player, but what marks him most is an ability to produce, no matter what the musical company, distinctive well-structured solos".
- Toronto Star

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FRIDAY, JUNE 17

8:00 P.M.

A "GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT


"AURA FROM ROMANIA"

ADREAN FARRUGIA - Piano
PAT COLLINS- Acoustic Bass

BARRY ELMES - Drums

MULTI- NATIONAL JAZZ AWARDS RECIPIENT

PRESENTS

"A GIANT AMONG GIANTS"


A RETROSPECTIVE ON AURA'S CAREER IN THE COMPANY OF
DUKE ELLINGTON, QUINCY JONES, THAD JONES & MEL LEWIS, DIZZY GILLESPIE AND A CAVALCADE OF THEIR CONTEMPORARIES. IN ADDITION, AURA PERFORMED AND TOURED EXTENSIVELY WITH HER OWN GROUP, WHICH SHE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.

SPEAKING OF HER EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ALL OF THESE GIANTS,
AURA SAYS, "I WAS FLOATING LIKE A BIRD IN THE AIR!".

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"Aura, a beautiful, talented singer. Has a voice with incredible range that makes it sound more like a musical instrument, rather than notes coming out of the vocal chords."
Harry Stathos
- New York Times

"Aura made as dramatic and sensational a Carnegie Hall debut as even the fevered mind of an old time Hollywood script writer could imagine… Dancing across the notes way up on the threshold of the limits of hearing, ending with a high note flourish that brought the packed house to its feet and cheering!"

John S. Wilson -
New York Times

"Aura, a remarkable and beautiful soprano, Outstanding Singing." The New Yorker

"Aura floats the voice, almost ethereal on perfect pitch."
Downbeat Magazine

"A phenomenal singer…"
Nat Hentoff - The Grove International Encyclopedia of Jazz

"I have heard Aura sing up to the high B flat, above Cleo Laine's High G."
Henry Pleasants - The Great American Popular Singers

"The stunning voice of Aura, whose incredible range is matched by her taste, imagination and tone control."
John Norris - Coda Magazine

"Aura, a voice with clarity, richness and admirable musicianship." Toronto Star

"Aura, an original!"
Star Week

"Stunning singing!"
Richard Fohil - Canadian Composer

LEARN MORE About Aura's Historic Career.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 18

8:00 P.M.

A "GIANTS OF JAZZ" CONCERT


THE SKYLINERS BIG BAND

RON ROBBINS - Music Director
SCOTT BOYER - Pianist
MARIA BRANJE - Vocalist

PRESENTS

TBA
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TBVA


TBA

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THE "OUT TO LUNCH"
CONCERT SERIES


JUNE 10
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

PAUL HOFFERT Link
PAUL HOFFERT


MULTI-AWARD RECIPIENT

ORDER OF CANADA RECIPIENT

THE BRILLIANT, MULTI-FACETED FOUNDER
OF "LIGHTHOUSE" PERFORMS SELECTIONS
FROM HIS "HOW HIGH THE BIRD" ALBUM ....

ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AND PLAY-FILLED
EXPLORATIONS OF JAZZ CLASSICS.

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JUNE 13
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m..

ROBI BOTOS Link
ROBI BOTOS

WITH A NEW JUNO AWARD TO HIS CREDIT FOR
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR, "MOVIN' FORWARD",
ENJOY AN ADVENTURE IN TECHNICAL BRILLIANCE
AND FORMIDABLE CREATIVITY BY THE
HOTTEST JAZZ PIANIST ON THE
CANADIAN MUSIC SCENE.


AWARD RECIPIENT

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JUNE 14
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

STACIE McGREGOR Link
STACIE McGREGOR

"WHAT AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO DISCOVER AN ALBUM LIKE THIS. CANADIAN PIANIST AND COMPOSER STACIE McGREGOR HAS WRITTEN AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT SET OF HARD BOP ORIGINALS, NEW AND YET SOMEHOW FAMILIAR, AND PLAYED WITH A CONFIDENCE AND EBULIENCE THAT IS INCREDIBLY REFRESHING THESE DAYS."
- RAY NESLOVE


AWARD RECIPIENT

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JUNE 15
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.


BERNIE SENENSKY



MULTI-AWARD NOMINEE

MULTI-JAZZ REPORT AWARD RECIPIENT
BEST JAZZ COMPOSITION AWARD - SOCAN


TWICE VOTED "BEST ACOUSTIC PIANIST" IN THE JAZZ REPORT AWARDS, AND WINNEER OF THE SOCAN AWARD FOR "BEST JAZZ COMPOSITION" FOR HIS "BLUES FOR CLIFFORD", BUDDY DEFRANCO DESCRIBED BERNIE SENENSKY AS "THE BEST OF THE BEST",
WHILE BILL EVANS ONCE SAID: "I COULD JUST SIT
AND LISTEN TO HIM PLAY ALL DAY!"

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JUNE 16
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

AMANDA TOSOFF Link
AMANDA TOSOFF

"SO EXCITED TO RELEASE MY NEXT CD WORDS FEATURING POEMS BY WORDSWORTH, TIM BOWLING, LAURA LUSH, CAROLE LANGILLE, MELISSA
MANSFIELD, AND LLOYD AND TED TOSOFF"

.- LET THE ENCHANTMENT BEGIN -
THE WINNER OF THE GENERAL MOTORS
"GRAND PRIX DE JAZZ" AWARD FOR 2008 AT
THE
MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL WILL
WEAVE HER MUSIC MAGIC SPELL.

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JUNE 17
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

HILARIO DURAN Link
HILARIO DURAN


MULTI-AWARD RECIPIENT

&

MIGUEL DE ARMAS Link
MIGUEL DE ARMAS

ONE OF CANADA'S UN-RIVALLED JAZZ PIANO
MASTERS, HILARIO DURAN, AND HAVANA-BORN
KEYBOARD COLOSSUS, MIGUEL DE ARMAS, COME
TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME TO PRESENT AN
UNFORGETTABLE AND MAGICAL PEFORMANCE
OF MUSIC-MAKING ON 176 KEYS.

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JUNE 20
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

JOE SEALY Link
JOE SEALY


AWARD RECIPIENT


A FUN-FILLED PERFORMANCE OF JOE SEALY
COMPOSITIONS AND JAZZ FAVOURITES
BY THE NOTED BROADCASTER, BAND-LEADER
AND ENDEARING JAZZ VOCALIST.

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Current to APRIL 27, 2016


THE STOLLAR CONSTRUCTION
TEACHERS & STUDENTS
RECITAL SERIES


JUNE 10

5:00 p.m.

LINDSAY TREW
&
CARLY ANN METE

6:30 p.m.
DIANE LAMB

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JUNE 11
12:30 p.m.
IRINA TSERNIKOVA

3:00 p.m.
NENA LAMARRE

5:00 p.m.
MUSIC LESSONS BARRIE

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JUNE 13
5:00 p.m.
ELEANOR HONEY

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JUNE 14
5:30 p.m.
MITZI LANGFIELD

7:00 p.m.
YVONNE JASZCZUR

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JUNE 15
5:30 p.m.
KIM HOGAN

6:30 p.m.
MICHELLE HARPER

7:30 p.m.
TBA

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JUNE 16
6:00 p.m.

SHANNON BARKS

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JUNE 17
5:00 p.m.

SARAH LAWTON

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JUNE 18
12:30 p.m.
CHERYL GRAHAM

4:00 p.m.
SUSAN PAJOR

6:00 p.m.
SUSAN HENSLEY

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JUNE 20
5:00 p.m.
LAURIE NICHOL

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Current to MAY 19, 2016

 

These Schedules Are Subject To Change Without Notice
Current to MAY 19, 2016