- October 19, 2017 -
Current Total: $178k - Only $72k Left To Go!
DONOR'S CORNER:
FUNDRAISING FINISH LINE IN SIGHT
(+ A FEW OF OUR EXCITING INCENTIVES)
Through the generosity of our listener's contributions we have been able to raise $178k in the first 6 days of our Fall Fundraising Campaign Part 1!

But we're not done yet -- with our goal of $250k in sight, we head into the weekend optimistic and energized. Thank you to our volunteers who are essential in helping us bring the world of jazz to our listeners, especially during these fundraising campaigns.

Speak to a volunteer by calling 1-800-811-2400 or donate online jazz.fm/donate

Haven't donated yet? Take a look at some of our great incentives remaining:
One Stop Vocal Jazz Safari

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Join Jaymz Bee as he hosts The One Stop Vocal Jazz Safari

The most renowned vocal showcase in Canada. Where 24 singers perform in a three hour show, backed by an all-star house band at Lula Lounge.

JAZZ.FM91 & CAA Club Group
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ SAFARI to NYC

Dates: Friday, March 23rd - Sunday, March 25th, 2018

JAZZ.FM91 presents a safari that takes you to the scene of jazz greats, in the city that never sleeps with its energy, bright lights and excitement.

Simply stated, nothing compares to New York City!
Tribute to Bing Crosby - Live to Air Concert

Date: Thursday, November 30th

Live from within the heart of JAZZ.FM91 in our Long & McQuade Performance Hall:

60-minute special hosted by Ross Porter will include performances by: Murray Mclaughlin, Lori Cullen, Drew Jurecka, John Alcorn and Attila Fias.


Order of Canada Band - Live to Air Concert

Dates: Monday November 27th

JAZZ.FM91 presents an evening featuring some of this nation's most celebrated jazz musicians, with the Order fo Canada Band.

A special Live to Air event where EVERY member is a recipient of the Order of Canada, including our host, Ross Porter.
(Victor McLaglen, Jack Johnson, and George Paris at the Vancouver Athletic Club, 1909)
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Vancouver-based drummer George Paris was the first Canadian jazz musician. But music was just one part of Paris’ eventful life. Born in 1868 in Nova Scotia and raised in Montreal, Paris ran away at 14 to join the circus. After spending time in San Francisco, where he trained future world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, Paris settled in Vancouver. Paris was a great athlete in his own right: he was the heavyweight boxing champion in Western Canada, and he set a world record for completing the 100-yard dash in snowshoes. In 1909, Paris reunited with Johnson and toured Europe.

It was during his tenure with Johnson, who sometimes acted in vaudeville skits, that Paris heard and became fascinated with jazz. Back in Vancouver in 1917, Paris organized his own jazz group to perform at the Patricia Hotel. He performed for visiting African-American artists and earned praise from the Chicago Defender, who called him the “king of Vancouver”. Paris was a well-connected sophisticate who drove a Paige automobile and was frequently called upon to serve the court as a consultant. He died
in 1947, having lived one of the most interesting lives in Canadian history.


Written by: Jonathan Resney
THE BENEFITS OF PLANNED GIVING W/ MARK HALPERN: PHILANTHROPY

Jazz listeners can learn how to benefit from donating to charities, how to leave substantial gifts to family and loved ones and not the tax man. Ross Porter sat down with Certified Financial Planner and Trust & Estate Practitioner, Mark Halpern, who is the president and founder of WEALTHinsurance.com . They created four informative and entertaining podcast episodes on planned giving, financial planning & estate planning.

Here is the second episode in the series, enjoy! LISTEN HERE via Soundcloud
CLIVE DAVIS'S RULES FOR
WORKING WITH ARTISTS


The first thing is that you’ve got to understand that it’s their career. Number one.
Second, when it comes to a rock or self-contained artist who writes his or her own material, that’s who you’re dealing with. You’re dealing with their genius, their creativity. You don’t give artists like Patti Smith, Simon & Garfunkel, Alicia Keys, or Springsteen material.

When you’re in the area where artists are totally dependent on hit singles in ratio to how much their album sells, if an artist doesn’t write—Dionne Warwick, Aretha [Franklin] for the most part—you’re there suggesting material, and there’s no complication, because they need the hit song.
The most complicated is a pop artist who writes well, the way [Barry] Manilow did—but not enough to provide the magnitude of his commercial success. Barry gave me two shots on each album to pick the songs, but he didn’t want to be Andy Williams—he wanted to be a composer. Over many years, we’ve seen him fulfill his ambition, and he’s in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. But for him to be, still, 42 years later, headlining in arenas all over the world, required the hits he got from me. And you’ve got to be very careful when an artist writes but needs more.

Each artist has got to be treated differently depending on what they bring to the table. If they bring their songs, you’re trying to bring the largest audience to that artist without bastardizing their creative and artistic integrity. I have never met an artist who is not interested in their sales, even if they do nothing to further them. The idea that they don’t care was promulgated probably during Haight-Ashbury, during Monterey, with the rebellion with the social culture, and when the revolution was so much at its height. You didn’t ever want to think that commercial success was a desirable goal.
This was never true. They all are interested. Whether you’re Tennessee Williams or Eugene O’Neill, you’re going to want to know if your show was successful. There’s no artist I’ve ever met, no matter how they appear disdainful, with no interest in commercial. It’s just not accurate.

"Music brings people together. So my function
in anything I do is to help bring people closer in."

— Gord Downie —
February 6th 1964 - October 17th 2017

JOHN MACLEOD & THE REX HOTEL ORCHESTRA


JAZZ.FM91 presents the kick off to our 42nd Season of the Sound of Jazz Concert Series!

Getting our 2017/18 Season underway our first fundraising concert is John MacLeod & The Rex Hotel Orchestra's album launch of 'The Toronto Sound'! 

More exciting news to come, stay tuned.
JAZZ PROSE:
ELVIN JONES

Motion

With a smooth exactness,
The cyclone carries time upwards,
As a fountainspray,
Precisioned patterns dispersing
across the air's divide,
The whirlwind's arc touching the clouds,
Seeding them,
Emerging wet and elliptical,
Finally returning on the wind,
A downward draft to crash among the metal discs,
The booming parade-march heartbeat.
In sync with the Earth,
The interlocking push and pull pulse,
The rollover transference of evening's descent,
To the open envelope of tomorrow.
The grinning cyclone storms around the kit,
Wading deep in the percussion array.
He drums and sweats,
Propelling the world.

c.Freddington 2017

JAZZOLOGY WITH HEATHER BAMBRICK
Thursday, October 19 | 9PM-10PM

Proudly sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, tonight Jazzology features Emily Steinwall, 4th year saxophonist from Humber.
RONNIE SCOTT'S
Friday, October 20 | 9PM-10PM

On this weeks' Ronnie Scott's Radio Show we’ve insisted Ian Shaw talks about his fantastic new album ‘Shine Sister Shine’ and his forthcoming live shows at Ronnie Scott’s. Plus, we’ll be celebrating Anita O’Day’s birthday too.
JAMIE CULLUM BBC RADIO SHOW
Saturday, October 21 | 11AM-12PM

Jamie is live in the studio with a session from afrobeat legend Tony Allen.
HOST YOUR OWN RADIO SHOW
Sunday, October 22 | 10PM-11PM

JAZZ.FM91 presents another edition of our Host Your Own Radio Show with Michael Catford and Robin Habermehl.

About Us

More than just a radio station,  JAZZ.FM91  is Canada's only broadcaster and registered not-for-profit charitable arts organization dedicated to enriching the cultural, educational and community experience of their audience.
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