Jaffa Road @ Ottawa International Jazz Fest - Canada Day!
by Bluesandjazzguy
Passed on for any interest you may have.
Jim Roy
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca
JAFFA ROAD
Canada's ambassadors of cutting-edge Diaspora Roots music from
the Global Crossroads
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Dear Jim,
I hope you're well.
I'm following up about Canada's ambassadors of cutting edge diaspora roots music and JUNO nominees, Jaffa Road, who will be performing at the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival on Canada Day!
I've provided a copy of the press release below for consideration.
Wondering if it may be possible to let your readers know about their appearance and if there may be interest in an interview/profile and CD giveaways.
Many thanks for considering Jaffa Road and looking forward to hearing from you, even if it's not workable.
Warm regards,
Lisa
Lisa Weitz
LW Communications
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www.lwcommunications.ca
lw(a)lwcommunications.ca
416-624-3466 (office)
416-846-6877 (cell)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 29, 2011
WHO: Jaffa Road (2010 JUNO nominees and John Lennon Songwriting
Contest Grand Prize winners (World)
WHAT: TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival / National Canada Day Celebrations
WHERE: OLG Stage, Confederation Park, Ottawa
WHEN: Canada Day, 11am
MEDIA: Lisa Weitz LW Communications 416-624-3466 (office) 416-846-6877 (cell)
lw(a)lwcommunications.ca www.lwcommunications.ca
[Ottawa ON] Canada's ambassadors of cutting edge diaspora roots music and JUNO nominees, Jaffa Road, take their electrifying onstage chemistry, pulsating world-jazz-dub grooves, and ambient electronic textures to the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival on Canada Day!
Jaffa Road is much more than a pleasing collision of world music -- Jaffa Road serve up a rich aural soundscape that grants the listener an escape to places familiar, yet unknown. The Middle East? India, North America? Difficult to place because it's a true fusion of Diaspora Roots music & Middle Eastern and Jewish folk music descended from its original Hebrew, following its cultural displacement to Europe, America, Asia and all points beyond.
The group has created a unique sonic landscape that draws easily and organically from the worlds of sacred and secular Jewish songs, modern jazz, rock, pop, and dub. In doing so, the group creates a union that is at once acoustic and electronic, secular and sacred, ancient and modern.
This award winning group Lead vocalist Aviva Chernick enchants with spellbinding vocal explorations, as founder and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Lightstone, Chris Gartner, Sundar Viswanathan and Jeff Wilson blend guitar, oud, sax, flute, bansuri, bass, driving percussion and exhilarating improvisations to arrive at an other-worldly destination that embraces the music of many countries, as it courts dub reggae, funk and electronica along its path.
Traditional sounds meet free-form, if not the avant-garde as ancient and original Hebrew, Spanish and English poetry marries to core elements of jazz, and global folk styles, to create a true world fusion on a virtuosic scale.
UPCOMING FESTIVAL TOUR SCHEDULE:
July 1 - TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival / National Canada Day Celebrations OLG stage, Confederation Park
July 2 - TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival - British Columbia
July 3 - TD Victoria International Jazz Festival - British Columbia
July 5 - ArtSpring - Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
July 8 - Kings Theatre - Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
July 9 - Saulnierville - Nova Scotia
July 10 - Chester Playhouse - Chester NS, Nova Scotia
July 11 - Victoria Playhouse - Victoria by the Sea - Prince Edward Island
July 13 - TD Halifax Jazz Festival - Halifax Nova Scotia
July 14 - Wreckhouse Jazz Festival - St. John's Newfoundland
July 16 - Stewart Park Music Festival - Perth Ontario
July 17 - Stewart Park Music Festival - Perth Ontario
Aug 5-7 - Edge of the World Music Festival - Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
"Their eclectic mix of world beat, jazz, and electronica has a combination of cultural elements that is a virtual peace plan for the Middle -East - their essence should be distilled and send to long feuding lands...Great musicianship, odd ball combinations of instruments, drone, funk, verve and melody all had a place in this refreshing mish mash of musical influences and styles...Highly recommended!"
The Distillery Jazz Festival
"When people ask if there's a Toronto sound, I'd point to groups like Jaffa Road that represent a mixing of different cultures with great musicianship. The group has the kind of creative eclecticism I'm thrilled to program at the Markham Jazz Festival".
The Markham Jazz Festival
"If Toronto had to pick one group to reflect the world music scene in that city, well Jaffa Road would definitely be in the running as musical ambassadors"
CBC Radio, Big City Small World
"Jaffa Road put on a fantastic performance and were undoubtedly one of the hits of the Ashkenaz Festival. They played to standing room-only-crowds and delighted all with their energetic performance and highly inventive fusion of traditional Jewish music influences with a variety of world music sounds. One of the exciting new additions to Toronto's thriving Jewish music scene."
Ashkenaz Festival, Toronto
ARTIST INFO: http://www.jaffaroad.com
photos, MP3s, http://www.sonicbids.com/jaffaroad
video, interviews,
Live studio
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To Friends of CBC Canadian Broadcasting .. please have your say to have your save of an important Canadian Unifying force
by Bluesandjazzguy
My letter to you
Hi,
CONs Big Lie ... Looking for a REAL Leader in Canadians' Future
While Canada's Conservative political father, John A. MacDonald created the CBC
to promote and tie together unity of Canadians, his current so called 'replacements',
essentially Stephen Harper and his 'CONs' over and over perpetuate their 'blue big lie'
on really what CBC is about, a journalistic service to all Canadians in their selection of
the politicians we may choose from.
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involving, women, aboriginal so long promised amended rights yet undelivered and so many other
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I've made my significant donation to this cause. Whether you, receiving this have the same or similar
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In my experience, local CBC programming has always been much more supportive than many other local
media of local live musical and other events.
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Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca
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Upcoming Live Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Events
by Bluesandjazzguy
12 June 2011
Just highlighting a few events this week on Ottawa Blues and Jazz calendar.
a.. Wednsday 15 June
- Every Wednesday there's an Electric-Acoustic Open Jam Greenfields
Pub, 900 Greenbank.
- There's an Open Mic Acoustic Jam at Bass Line Station.
b.. Thursday 16 June
- JazzWorks Monthly Jam is at Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong Street
across from the Parkdale Market Its a great combination, great music by
local jazz musicians, a comfortable and friendly atmosphere, with lots
of free parking and top notch pub food that's available into the late evening.
8 pm to midnight-ish - Cover/Admission: $5. Proceeds support jam sessions
and JazzWorks scholarship.
- Jazz is back every third Thursday night at St James Gate in Carleton
Place 8:30 to 11 pm.
- The Blues Allstars are at Irene's Pub a bonafide grass roots event
that has grown out of the very floorboards of Irene's Pub and has become a real
crowd pleaser for musicians and music lovers alike. Live music schedule.
- There's an open mic electric jam at Bass Line Station. Baseline near Greenbank.
c.. Friday 17 June
- As part of the 'Capital Classic Wings and Wheels' weekend, Glebop
is pleased to help The Canadian Aviation and Space Museum (CASM) launch
its new Snowbird Lounge. Glebop will be playing from 5:00 to 7:00 pm
under the suspended inverted Snowbird Tutor jet that is the dominant
feature of the new lounge just inside the entrance to the museum. -
d.. Weekly Jammers events - Click HERE
e.. For weekend and other events Click Venue Connections
Everything else in live music events is covered either on my own calendar at the following link, that
has more details on the above events and much more. Ottawa and area is very well served with blues,
jazz and other event listings. These include:
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar
Events either on or not on the calendar may be found in greater
detail at the other sources below.
For live bluesy opportunities, check out Liz Sykes' blog,
Ottawa Blues This Week.
For more jazz opportunities, check out:
Ottawa Jazzworks Ottawa Jazz Happenings as well as Brett
Delmage's OttawaJazzScene.ca
All are usually updated early to mid-week.
Other music news can be found an the now 300 plus members
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Group on Facebook. If you're
a Facebook member check out what else is going on. If you're not a
Facebook member, the above link gives you the opportunity to join.
Radio station CKCU also provides a comprehensive listing on its web site
of upcoming music events at the various venues. Click HERE for more.
18th year of free service to Musicians and Fans of Blues, Jazz & Swing with thanks for the support of Arts Freenet
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Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
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