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Fwd: Jim Blackley Musicians Masterclass & Private Lessons
by Tim Bedner
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Marilee" <marilee(a)rogers.com>
> Date: July 15, 2012 10:30:41 PM EDT
> To: <marilee(a)gigspaceottawa.com>
> Subject: Jim Blackley Musicians Masterclass & Private Lessons
>
> Hi!
>
> We realize this is short notice and we are asking your help in sharing this exciting news!
>
> Drum Guru Jim Blackley is coming to Ottawa!
>
> Private Lessons: On Friday July 20th Jim will be offering private drum lessons. Price $100 for an hour.
> Please send an email to info(a)gigspaceottawa.com or call Marilee Alcorn 613-406-0693 to book a time.
>
> Musicians Masterclass: Saturday July 21st Jim Blackley will present a Musicians Masterclass. All musicians welcome!
> Time: 11:00 to 1:00 pm
> Price: $25 – pay at the door.
> Jim will be talking about/breaking down his book The Essence of Jazz Drumming and explaining/demonstrating how it can benefitALL musicians, not just drummers. However, he will also venture down many interesting roads depending on the audience feedback, questions and interest.
>
> Location: GigSpace at Alcorn Music Studios, 953 Gladstone Avenue.
>
> Jim Blackley – www.jimblackley.com
> At 85 years young, Jim is one of the most sought after and respected drum teachers and authors in the music world today. Many of Canada’s leading Jazz drummers have studied with Jim Blackley and he has undoubtedly had an important influence on Jazz drumming in this country.
>
> His first publication, Syncopated Rolls for the Modern Drummer has been called a “Musical Gem” by Elvin Jones. It has circled the world, embraced by teachers and musicians alike, and remained in print for over forty years. Jim’s next masterwork, The Essence of Jazz Drumming was proclaimed “Percussive Wisdom” by Down Beat magazine.
>
> Jim lives and teaches in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, offering monthly sessions to Canadian students and 10 master classes to professional musicians from around the globe.
>
> Jim’s students have gone on to find success playing or recording with such world renowned artists as: Duke Ellington, Dizzie Gillespie, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Leonard Berstein, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon, Oscar Peterson, Jim Hall, Clarke Terry, George Shearing, Frank Sinatra, Chick Corea, Mel Torme, Junior Mance, Joe Henderson, Zoot Sims, Kenny Wheeler, John Handy, Art Pepper, George Coleman, Herb Ellis, Fred Hersh, Norma Winstone, Sonny Rollins, Joe Williams, Helen Humes, George Benson, Charlie Hayden, Sonny Greenwhich, Diana Krall, Don Thompson, Ed Bickert, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Mick Jagger, Brian Ferry, Elton John, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Todd Rundren, The Fifth Dimension, Linda Ronstadt, Hall and Oates, Elvis Costello, B.B. King, Diana Ross, The Supremes, Loreena McKennitt, Nellie Furtado, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, Roberta Flack, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops and Patti Labelle, Sting, Feist, Peter Gabriel and Annie Lennox among others.
>
> An excerpt from an Interview with Jim Blackley
> “ . . .the important thing you must give the student is direction about understanding structure, listening to chord changes, listening to the bass line, how to play the time and punctuate the phrases – these are the things that the musical player must learn. It has nothing to do with playing the rudiments. I could direct students into being outstanding jazz drummers without ever teaching one rudiment, yet I could cover everything that’s being played in jazz, because everything develops from playing TIME. My whole concept is based on approaching everything from the TIME. All rhythms and figures are first developed as cymbal patterns. Students learn to hear the musical line, played over chord changes, the bass, and the melody line. And then, they learn how to take that single musical line and explore the total drumset…. They are playing musical lines, not rudiments!” read the full interview at http://gigspaceottawa.com/jim-blackley-masterclass-lessons
>
Tim Bedner
www.timbedner.com
613-837-0805
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Ottawa Blues Society's Road To Memphis Band Competition - Call For Entries
by LIZBLUES (Liz Sykes)
Please feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested.
Apologies to those who receive duplicates; the Call For Entries is being
sent to a variety of mailing lists in order to reach the widest audience.
Please contact me directly if you have any questions.
Liz
Liz Sykes
President
Ottawa Blues Society
http://www.ottawabluessociety.com
*OBS Road to Memphis*
*Bands 2012*
This year, the Ottawa Blues Society Road to Memphis Band competition
will be held in September 2012. The qualifying rounds will take place
Wednesdays, September 5, 12, & 19 and the finals are scheduled for
Friday, September 21, 2012; all competition will take place at
Greenfield's Pub in Barrhaven.
Deadline for entries is Friday, August 17, 2012 at 6 pm (Ottawa time).
For the purposes of the IBC, a band is any act with three or more
musicians; vocalists are counted as musicians for the purpose of this
competition.Both electric and acoustic instruments are allowed.At this
local competition, entrants will be judged by the same criteria used for
the International competition.Each band will have 20-25 minutes to
perform and will be given points based on Blues Content, Vocals, Talent,
Originality and Stage Presence.For full details on scoring criteria and
official rules, see the Blues Foundation
websitehttp://www.blues.org/ibc/scoring.php
Eligibility Requirements:
Band members must be 2012 residents of the Ottawa/Gatineau area
(approximately 100 km radius of Ottawa).
Entrants must be available for both qualifying rounds and the final
round and must be able to travel to the IBC in Memphis, January
29-February 2, 2013.
Entrants will play one set; set length will be 20-25 minutes (to be
confirmed).
All songs presented MUST be Blues (electric or acoustic), Rock/ Blues,
Jazz/Blues, Country Blues or Rhythm & Blues.
To enter, please download the entry form from our website
http://www.ottawabluessociety.com/road2memphis.php -- complete all
sections and attach completed form to an email addressed to the Ottawa
Blues Society at ottawabluessociety(a)gmail.com
<mailto:ottawabluessociety@gmail.com>; please cc your entry to
lizblues(a)rogers.com <mailto:lizblues@rogers.com>.
Every effort will be made to accommodate all applications that are
received on time and meet the established criteria. However, should it
be required for any reason deemed appropriate, the Ottawa Blues Society
reserves the right to limit the number of entrants in the competition.
Should it be necessary to exercise this right, a pre-screening of the
applications received will be conducted based on the sample music
provided. The results of the pre-screening process are final.
Should there be an insufficient number of entries to run a reasonable
competition or for any other reason deemed appropriate, the Ottawa Blues
Society also reserves the right to cancel the event.In such a case, all
entrants would be given priority should they wish to enter the
competition in the following year.
You will be contacted for further information following your
submission.Please address any questions toLiz Sykes
atlizblues(a)rogers.com <mailto:lizblues@rogers.com>
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2012 Carleton University Jazz Camp
by Tim Bedner
Carleton University Jazz Camp 2012
Study with some of the finest jazz educators in Canada!
All instruments and vocalists are invited to attend.
From Tuesday August 7 to Saturday August 11th
at Carleton University, Ottawa
Follow this link for more information and to register for the camp.
http://www.cujazzcamp.ca
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