Fwd: Still Swingin Event Lisitng
by Tim Bedner
> Still Swingin’ – Preserving our Jazz Heritage
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> 7:30 PM
> Admission $15 or
> Seniors (60 & up) $10
> Cash at the door or for advance purchase call 613-729-0693
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> GigSpace is excited to present this new concert series featuring senior jazz musicians from Ottawa and Gatineau. This series was created with the intent of preserving our jazz history by sharing the artists stories, photos, and a performance. Each concert will be recorded for archival purposes.
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> We are delighted that this series was made possible with a grant from the City of Ottawa.
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> Our first concert features the J.P. Allain Trio. Jazz pianist J.P. Allain will be performing with jazz drummer Glenn Robb. Glen will have on display his amazing collection of photos from the 1950’s showing many of the bands and visiting musicians performing at the Standish Hall. Glenn Rob spent many nights watching these musicians. J.P. also spent many evenings surrounded by the musicians while he worked at the Standish as a busboy. They rubbed shoulders with the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett and Louis Armstrong. Rounding out the trio will be a bassist Normand Glaude.
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10 years, 6 months
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Important Music Press Release For Ottawa Blues, Jazz and Swing Guide
by Bluesandjazzguy
Passing this on for any interest musicians may have in it.
Jim Roy
Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide
Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca
Hi ,
I wanted to let you know that the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended its deadline until November 4, 2013, and any help from Ottawa Blues, Jazz and Swing Guide in distributing this news would be greatly appreciated. A press release is attached is below.
Called "the songwriting competition to take note of," by the New York Times, ISC gives away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes, including a Grand Prize of $25,000 cash and over $40,000 in prizes. Judges for this year include: Tom Waits, Imagine Dragons, Nas, Martina McBride, Bernie Taupin (Elton John Lyricist), Selina Gomez, Florida Georgia Line, McCoy Tyner, Garbage, Bruce Hornsby, Brian Setzer, Gerald Casale (Devo), Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic), Dan McCarroll (President, Capitol/Virgin Label Group); and many, many more.
We appreciate your support and hope you can help spread the word about the extended deadline.
Best Regards,
Candace Avery
Founder/Director
MUSIC SUPERSTARS JOIN RECORD LABEL EXECUTIVES TO SELECT ISC WINNERS
Tom Waits, Nas, Imagine Dragons, Bernie Taupin, Florida Georgia Line, Robert Smith (The Cure), Selina Gomez, McCoy Tyner,
Dido, Duran Duran Are Among The 55 Judges To Select Winners In The
2013 International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
Deadline To Enter Extended Until November 4, 2013
October 7, 2013 - Due to extremely high demand, the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has extended the deadline for entering songs until November 4, 2013. ISC is open to amateur and professional songwriters, and entries are accepted online through the ISC platform, Sonicbids, ReverbNation, Broadjam, or through the mail. Within this extended deadline period, ISC will be offering some special promotions and incentives.
One of the most prestigious and respected songwriting competitions in the world, ISC gives away a total of more than $150,000 in cash and prizes (including $25,000 cash for the Grand Prize winner alone), and gives songwriters 22 different categories to enter their songs into. Not only do ISC winners receive great prizes and media recognition, but winners also receive a lot of industry attention. Many previous winners have gone on to great success and garnered record deals, publishing deals, licensing deals, and even Grammys. Previous ISC winners include: Gotye and Kimbra (best known for their Grammy winning, million selling single "Somebody That I Used To Know), Passenger, The Band Perry, Gin Wigmore, Bastille, and many more.
Entry information can be found at http://www.songwritingcompetition.com.
One of the most difficult challenges for artists is to get their music into the hands of the music industry's heavy hitters, yet ISC gives this opportunity to each finalist. All finalists' songs are sent to the judges who evaluate them and then select the overall winners. This year's judges are unparalleled in prestige and accomplishment and reflect the pinnacle of success in contemporary music.
2013 ISC JUDGES
Recording Artists:
Nas; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Tom Waits; Imagine Dragons; Martina McBride; Bruce Hornsby; Robert Smith (The Cure); Keane; Simon Le Bon & Roger Taylor (Duran Duran); Josh Turner; Dido; Garbage; James Cotton; Brian Setzer; Florida Georgia Line; Mark Foster (Foster the People); Boney James; AVICII; Craig Morgan; Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show); McCoy Tyner; Michael W. Smith; Jon Secada; Anoushka Shankar; Black Francis (The Pixies); Matt Thiessen (Relient K); Gerald Casale (Devo); John Mayall; Joshua Redman; Alejandro Sanz; Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); Bombino; Jeremy Camp; Chayanne; Jason Isbell; Selena Gomez and Jimmy Needham
Industry Executives:
Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records); Dan McCarroll (President, Capitol/Virgin Label Group); Alison Donald (Co-President, Columbia Records UK); Ed Vetri (President, Wind-Up Records); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP A&R, Latin America Sony Music and President, Discos 605); Kim Buie (A&R and Artist Manager, Thirty Tigers Management); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music Records); Steve Lillywhite (Producer - credits include U2, The Rolling Stones, Morrissey, Peter Gabriel, and more); Anastasia Brown (Music Supervisor, FORMAT); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Richard Stumpf (President, Imagem Music Publishing); Lori Teig (VP of Talent, VEVO); Albert Schilcher (VP Music & Music Marketing, MTV International); Doug Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent of Nickelodeon); Jamie Masada (Owner, Laugh Factory) and Leib Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For Little People)
CATEGORIES
Adult Album Alternative (AAA), Adult Contemporary (AC), Americana, Blues, Children's Music, Comedy/Novelty, Country, Dance/Electronica, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Gospel/Christian, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Music, Lyrics Only, Music Video, Pop/Top 40, Performance, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock, Teen, Unsigned Only, and World Music.
SPONSORS
Presonus, Marshall Amplification, Lowden Guitars, D'Addario, Solid State Logic, Berklee College of Music, Thayers, Independent Mastering, Airplay Direct, DiscMakers, Tunecore, SongU.com, Mrs. Fields Cookies, The Music Business Registry, Celebrity Access, Indie Venue Bible, Sonicbids, Taxi
For more information, contact Candace Avery at 615.251.4441 or email info(a)songwritingcompetition.com
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10 years, 6 months
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Sight Reading Workshop
by Tim Bedner
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Hi fellow musicians and music teachers,
I just wanted to make you aware of a weekly reading session I'm starting at Alcorn Music Studios this Saturday, Oct 5 from 2-3PM. It's called "Sight Reading for Jazz/Pop musicians" and is modeled after a fitness drop-in course more than a traditional class. Everyone brings their instruments and we play through melodies and chord changes from the jazz standard repertoire.
My goal is to give students who wish to improve their reading a regular chance to make this practice part of their schedule. Like going to a group class at the gym, it's something that's easier to motivate yourself to do with others.
For the class itself I plan to run tunes at various tempos to give beginner students multiple passes to listen, sing, and/or play through melodies of various levels of difficulty. For more advanced students, the goal is perfection, playing exact note lengths and articulations and finding guide tone lines to navigate through the harmony.
If you know anyone that you think might enjoy or benefit from this kind of thing, please pass this on. For now students are to bring their own instruments, but I have several keyboards and melodicas for pianists and others wishing to work on their keyboard skills as well. I would appreciate a heads up email at steve(a)alcornmusicstudios.com so I can set the room up appropriately and make copies of any non-real book materials.
For the first few weeks the flat drop in rate is only $5 to cover supplies and the room rental. Hopefully with enough interest we can keep the rate this low.
Email me with any questions, I am excited to finally start this weekend- this is something I've been planning for several months.
Steve Boudreau
steve(a)alcornmusicstudios.com
10 years, 7 months
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