Canadian jazz artists, festival organizers, journalists, broadcasters and enthusiasts will gather to pay tribute to their own at the 2007 National Jazz Awards on April 8, 2008. Celebrating its seventh anniversary, the National Jazz Awards, presented by Galaxie, CBC’s continuous music network, recognizes contributions to jazz excellence in Canada. The nominees selected by a committee of industry leaders honour outstanding Canadian achievements. Kellylee Evans and Michael Kaeshammer confirme

GUELPH The Burnt Sugar Arkestra Chamber, a New York-based improvisational music ensemble, brings its pan-stylistic sound to the University Centre Courtyard at the University of Guelph, on Friday March 28 at 12:00 PM. This noon hour concert event is open to the public, is free of charge, and will be a live-to-air event, broadcast simultaneously on CFRU 93.3 FM. Burnt Sugar forges its own musical hybrid by combining various styles, eras, and genres with the use of cutting-edge music technolo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bob DeAngelis & His Champagne Symphony Pay Tribute to Benny Goodman with Roy Thomson and Carnegie Hall Concerts Bob DeAngelis and His Champagne Symphony will present an encore performance of The Coronation of a King: A Tribute to Benny Goodman at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on New Year’s Eve 2007. On the heels of the Toronto concert, the Champagne Symphony will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Benny Goodman’s acclaimed 1938 concert at the legendary Carnegie Hal

The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) will inhabit the Canadian metropolis of Toronto when it returns for the 35th Annual Conference from January 9-12, 2008. The conference was held in Toronto for the first time in 2003. Widely considered as one of the most diverse cities in the world, Toronto has much to offer IAJE conference participants. It is a cosmopolitan city with a vibrant nightlife, a strong jazz community, and a major scene for music, theatre, performing arts and arch

Drums Live! is a show created by Toronto drummer/educator Rob Brown. Now in it's third year, this celebration of the art of drumming is being recognized as Toronto's premier annual drum show with the crowds getting larger every year. Past guest drummers include Larnell Lewis, Jeff Salem, Vito Rezza and Wilson Laurencin. The show is meant to entertain, educate and inspire drummers and other musicians of all levels and, most importantly, showcase local talent. The uniqueness of the show is achieve