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Notes From The SS WBGO
September 14, 2008. Posted by Amy Niles.
Add new comment | Filed under: cruise, herbie hancock, IAJE 2008, jazz, Jazz Education, Masters, Members, membership, oscar peterson, pancho sanchez, playboy, public radio, Real Life Stories, Riff, tea for two, tito puente, zenphAhoy readers. Josh Jackson sends posts from the Village Vanguard so I have decided to do the same from the co-anchor chair during the drive. Read more
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Montreal - Here I Come!
June 26, 2008. Posted by Amy Niles.
Add new comment | Filed under: cables, dee dee bridgewater, excitement, experiences, festival international de jazz, festival international de jazz de montreal, Jazz Alive, jazz jazz jazz, montreal jazz festival, oliver jones, oscar peterson, photos, pianists, place des artes, Places and Spaces, sound checks, speakers, special man, tee shirt, wonderful cityI write this sitting in the press room of the Festival International de JAZZ de Montreal, looking out at a sea of banners announcing JAZZ JAZZ JAZZ and more wonderful JAZZ. Facing me is the image of a special man we lost last year, Oscar Peterson, displayed proudly on the building that houses two of the main stages of this great festival. Tonight, I will walk past Oscar to hear Dee Dee Bridgewater and then two of the greatest living pianists of our day- Hank Jones and Oliver Jones, performing together, with Oscar Peterson looking over all of us.
Its too early- even for this festival- for the music to start from all of the outdoor stages surrounding the Place des Arts, but the soundchecks go on, the crews deliver cases of instruments and cables and speakers, and the excitement builds. The WBGO team will be blogging from "The Montreal Jazz Festival" in the coming days, sharing some of the highlights not only of the festival, but the wonderful city that welcomes us all every year to share in this extraordinary event.
If you are here, let us know. Share your thoughts and experiences. Where are you eating? What are you seeing? Who have you discovered? With so many events going on, we can't possibly bring all of them to those of your reading this. But you can share your experiences. I promise to put up some photos as I go.
I can't sit still anymore- I've got a whole city to explore... First stop: got to buy my tee shirt!
-Amy© 2008 WBGO
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IAJE Evening 3 - Tread Well for Oscar
January 12, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.
Add new comment | Filed under: canada council for the arts, dana gioia, foreign relations, IAJE 2008, Jazz Community, jazz masters, karen kain, Live Music, Masters, neighbor, oscar peterson, posthumously, promenade, tce
Just after the promenade of NEA Jazz Masters, a spot of good news for US foreign relations. NEA Chairman Dana Gioia and Canada Council for the Arts chair Karen Kain presented an award posthumously to Oscar Peterson. Hear Chairman Gioia read the proclamation.
Kelly, Oscar's wife, and Celine, his daughter, accepted the award.
During the ceremony, Oscar's childhood neighbor, Oliver Jones, sat at the piano and played tribute to his dear friend. The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, directed by NEA Jazz Master David Baker, joined Oliver for the musical salute:
Oliver Jones and The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - NEA Jazz Masters Awards 2008
Dave Young, Oscar's longtime bassist (1974-2006), joined Oliver for a trio take on Oscar's "Hymn to Freedom":
Oliver Jones Trio Plays for Oscar Peterson - NEA Jazz Masters Awards 2008
This was just the beginning of a phenomenal evening for jazz.
Addendum:
As I post this, there's an amazing show happening at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The concert's called "Simply the Best." Herbie Hancock, Nancy Wilson, Quincy Jones, and everyone in Canada are coming out for Oscar. The concert is free to the public. Nearly 2,000 seats were awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to those who lined up at the box office. Fans began showing up at 5:30 a.m. We're hoping to secure rights to air the show on WBGO at a later date... - Josh
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