Jazz Canada Bulletin, Its 29Th Year, Continues to Set the Standard for Performances Are a Great Chance for Musicians 57 D’Arcy Drive, Winnipeg, Jazz Excellence
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THE NEWSLETTER OF JAZZ CANADA VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1 • SPRING 2002 INSIDE Music in the Mountains at The Banff Centre Music in the Mountains at Nestled below the massive peaks of the Wheeler, and Joe Lovano) have made their the Banff Centre 1 Canadian Rocky Mountains is an institution presence felt in Banff since 1973, working as known as The Banff Centre - a genuine haven “visiting artists” and collaborating with the President’s message 2 for artists. The Centre is a place renowned for jazz participants in the residency programs. its professional development programs for This year, the tradition continues with artists of all disciplines, including visual and renowned composer Maria Schneider joining FEATURE: Time: One of 3 media arts, theatre arts, writing and publishing, Hugh Fraser in the 2nd annual Jazz Orchestra The Fundamentals aboriginal arts, and of residency. Dave Douglas, course, music. The Jim Black, Chris Potter, Canadian Sister in Jazz 4 music programs at the Ari Hoenig, and Django Centre began in the Bates join artist-in- 1930’s with programs residence Kenny Werner FEATURE: The Musician’s 5 offered in the during the jazz Need for Awareness: Part 2 summer, and in 1979, workshop. the year-round music What makes all the programs were music programs at Young Women of Note 7 established. Since The Banff Centre then, countless Maria Schneider unique is not only conducting the jazz musicians (both estab- excellent faculty Institutional Update 8 orchestra, May 2001 lished and emerging) and top-notch have walked through the doors - including facilities, but also Regional News 9 composers, solo performers, ensembles, singers, the countless and of course, jazz musicians. performance Although jazz has a presence during the fall opportunities Website Update 10 and winter long-term residencies (when available to all musicians spend up to ten weeks at the Centre, participants. Jazz Canada 11 working in a self-directed program), May is During the Scholarships the month when jazz-specific programs take programs, the place, and when things really begin to heat up participants take Jazz Canada needs in the Music & Sound Department at The the stage with the Banff Centre. This May is no different, with Hugh Fraser, trombone. visiting artists for your help two great programs open to jazz musicians evening concert performances in the theatre If you have a knack for writing, from around the world - the Hugh Fraser Jazz space at the Centre. As well, almost every and would like to help keep Orchestra Residency (May 11-18), and The night during the jazz program, there are club members up-to-date on jazz news Banff International Jazz Workshop (May 20 – sessions open to the public, where the music and events happening in your June 8). continues until just about midnight. area, contact Roger Mantie, The International Jazz Workshop, now in Both the club sessions and concert [email protected] or write to Jazz Canada Bulletin, its 29th year, continues to set the standard for performances are a great chance for musicians 57 D’Arcy Drive, Winnipeg, jazz excellence. The three-week workshop to present, to a dedicated audience, what they MB R3T 2K5. includes daily sessions with Kenny Werner, have been working on while in residence at master classes with “visiting artists,” small The Banff Centre. ensemble rehearsals, club and concert Come be a part of the magic of jazz in the performances, and some recording mountains at The Banff Centre. Check out our opportunities. website for more information or to register for An impressive list of musicians (including music programs: www.banffcentre.ca Oscar Peterson, Dave Holland, Kenny All photos by photographer Don Lee. International Association of Jazz Educators L’association internationale des Éducateurs de Jazz Jazz Canada Executive PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bernie Turcotte 1374 Milton Ave. I PHILIP HADDAD school music. He is a knowledgeable jazz Mississauga, ON, person with a great deal of administrative L5G 3C6 The past two years have passed quickly for experience in Jazz Canada and is well-suited to [email protected] me as your President of Jazz Canada. As I near lead us towards financial and programming PRESIDENT the end of my term I see two major success. His goal will be to administer our Philip Haddad developments in this period that I believe will organization and to improve funding be the high water marks in our development as opportunities through increased membership 1108-75 Riverside E. Windsor, ON N9A 7C4 an association. The first was the decision by and industry participation. [email protected] IAJE to bring the Conference to Canada next The Executive has taken other steps as well year. This single act has resulted in a flurry of that are a part of our development and activity, which has mobilized all of the various evolution. The recent decision for the PAST- PRESIDENT constituents in the jazz world to make this incorporation of our association has led to the Gordon Foote conference a huge success. For Jazz Canada discussion of our name. The Executive has University of McGill this has allowed us to take a leadership role in decided to take steps to have our association Montreal, PQ the world's largest jazz gathering. We have assume the name of IAJE Canada. This change [email protected] extended our recognition as an association to would better identify our group as the representatives of media, industry, education, Canadian member of IAJE and would conform VICE-PRESIDENT societies, clubs and all of the various groups to the pattern of names used by the other Russ Weil and individuals that form the jazz culture of international affiliates. We expect the Jazz Canada. This recognition would have taken Canada name to possibly continue as a Hamilton All Star Jazz Band Inc., Hamilton, ON many years to gain the exposure and nickname but our legal name will be changed. [email protected] interaction that we now enjoy through the The years as your President have been very planning the upcoming convention. enjoyable. I hope each and every member The second major event in our continues to play a part in our growth and SECRETARY/ development took place success. We need you to TREASURER at the recent Confer- continue to share the Catherine Mitro ence in Long Beach. At IAJE experience with Humber College, Lakeshore that event I was your associates and to CampusToronto, ON delighted to announce communicate the [email protected] the appointment of our wonderful opportunities DIRECTOR OF first Executive Director that exist through COMMUNICATIONS for our association. This membership and Paul Read position was made participation. I hope you possible through a have all reserved January University of Toronto, Toronto, ON startup grant by IAJE. 8th to 11th, 2003 for [email protected] The grant will provide your attendance at the funding for the initial New Jazz Canada Executive Director, Bernie International Confer- NEWSLETTER EDITOR few years, with the Turcotte, enjoying the Olympics ence in Toronto, and I Roger Mantie direction to Jazz Canada to fund it hope to see you all there. Springfield Collegiate independently after this period. I am also very I thank all of the members of the Winnipeg, MB proud of our first ED, Bernie Turcotte. Bernie Association, and, especially, those who have [email protected] was a member of our Executive and his served on the Executive for the past two years, elevation to the ED position is well-warranted. for their support and assistance. Our strength is MEMBER-AT-LARGE Bernie is a retired bilingual school in our members, and through them we will Larry Paikin administrator with a wealth of experience in grow and prosper. 67 Caroline St S, PH-1 Hamilton, ONL8P 3K6 [email protected] Jazz Canada Executive Nominees Jazz Canada announces the following nominees for the Executive of Jazz Canada: CANADIAN REPRES- ENTATIVE TO IAJE Brent Campbell Brent Campbell - President Russ Weil - Vice President Vincent Massey High School, Brandon, MB Cathy Mitro – Secretary-Treasurer campbellbe@ brandonsd.mb.ca 2• Jazz Canada Bulletin Spring 2002 FEATURE Time: One of the Fundamentals I GORD FOOTE other words, subdivide the beats into duples and triples. If you put the metronome at its slowest setting and try clapping exactly with the Music, from orchestral literature to standard jazz, requires all beat, odds are that it will be several beats before you hit exactly with performers to be able to produce sounds with accurate time the click, and even longer before you can hit four clicks in a row with placement. When you have many people playing a piece of music, a precision. If you subdivide sixteenths or triplets with the metronome, major prerequisite is that everyone is in the same place at the same you will start to be much more accurate. When tempo is faster it time. That seems like a fairly logical and simple concept. The becomes impossible to subdivide as much. You already have more question is, just how exact does one have to be, and at what level does points of reference because of the tempo. In fact, the faster you go, time become clean and accurate, versus time that would be the fewer actual beats you should think. For example with quarter considered sloppy? notes at 60, you need to subdivide (either triplets in a swing feel, or If students have an idea of how to visualize time, as with anything straight eighths in latin or rock) and think all four quarters. By the else, they are very likely going to execute the procedure with a higher time you are at quarter note =320, you can’t possibly be thinking degree of precision.