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  • Beyond IAJE - In Canada, it's the small differences

    January 11, 2008. Posted by David Tallacksen.

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    Being a bit of a 'techie' I think I tend to carry more stuff in my pockets than most people- keys (with attached miniature flashlight and flash drive), multiple pens, my wallet and whatever spare change I have. And here's the rub: in the US, small bills go in my wallet, where they are light and easily organized. But in Canada, you get both dollar and two dollar coins as change. Which means you very quickly get a full pocket of change!

    Metal Money in Canada

    - David Tallacksen

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  • IAJE Day 2 - NEA Jazzmaster Gunther Schuller

    January 10, 2008. Posted by David Tallacksen.

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    Gunther Schuller

    How did a hornist for the Cincinatti Symphony come to influence one of Miles Davis' most significant albums? Listen to Rhonda Hamilton's interview with NEA Jazzmaster Gunther Schuller:

    Interview with NEA Jazzmaster Gunther Schuller

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  • IAJE Day 2 - NEA Jazzmaster Tom McIntosh

    January 10, 2008. Posted by David Tallacksen.

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    Tom McIntosh

    Tom McIntosh may not be a household name in jazz, but you undoubtedly know the names of people he wrote and arranged music for- James Moody, Milt Jackson and Dizzy Gillespie, to name a few. Duke Ellington offered him a gig when Billy Strayhorn died, but Tom turned it down, so he could go to LA and write film music. He ended up working on the score to Shaft, among others. Rhonda Hamilton spoke with the newly-inaugurated NEA Jazzmaster:

    Interview with NEA Jazzmaster Tom McIntosh

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