IAJE - Day 2: NEA Jazzmaster Candido Camero

January 10, 2008. Posted by David Tallacksen.

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While it's turning cold here in Toronto, NEA Jazzmaster Candido Camero exudes warmth. His arthritis makes walking hard, but he makes short mention of it- saying instead that he's glad it doesn't affect his hands, so he can continue playing. His smile and laugh is infectious. And he's got stories - you wouldn't expect less from the man that revolutionized the conguero technique - from a single drum to two and three. Take a listen to Rhonda Hamilton's interview:

Candido Camero interview

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IAJE Evening 1 - Ingrid Jensen and Nordic Connect

January 10, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: exercise machine, good intentions, IAJE 2008, improvisation, jazz, jensen family, lionel loueke, nordic track, oslo, Places and Spaces, scandinavian friends, sorts, trumpeter

Nordic Connect is not really an exercise machine. This is more a vehicle for improvisation. The Jensen Family Band, of sorts. With fellow Scandinavian friends.

I really wanted to see them, but Lionel Loueke's set started late, and finished even later. So the Nordic Connect show didn't happen for me. The road to Oslo was paved with good intentions...

However, I did interview trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and we did talk about Nordic Connect. Have a listen:

Interview with Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen

Check out Nordic Connect on MySpace.

Ingrid is also a member of a Secret Society in jazz. More about that in another post. - Josh

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IAJE - In Toronto, it's the small differences

January 10, 2008. Posted by David Tallacksen.

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We see exit signs nearly everywhere we go. But I've never seen one like this. It is on the main entrance/exit of the Intercontinental Hotel here in Toronto.

-David

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