Carleton University Jazz Camp 2013
by Tim Bedner
Have a great time learning at this year's SummerJazz Camp at Carleton University! August 6th to 10th, 2013.
Featuring an outstanding line up of world class musicians. Saxophonist Joel Frahm, trumpeter Paul Tynan, pianist-drummer-educator Andre White, with Ottawa's own Mike Tremblay, Brian Browne, Mark Ferguson, John Geggie, Mike Essoudry, Elise Letourneau, Nick Dyson, Wayne Eagles, James McGowan and Tim Bedner.
The camp is open to trumpet, saxophone, trombone, flute, bass, guitar, drums, piano, and voice. All levels of musicians from beginning, intermediate and advanced are welcome to attend. Ages 12 and up including amateur to seasoned professional adult musicians. Daily masterclasses, big band, small combo and lots of jam sessions with evening performances from the clinicians and instructors. A final participants' concert will be open to the public on the final day of camp.
Please follow this link for more information. http://www.cujazzcamp.ca/index.html
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OBS Road To Memphis Band Competition 2013 - 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 2013*
This year, the Ottawa Blues Society Road to Memphis Band competition
will be held in September 2013. The qualifying rounds will take place
Wednesdays, September 4, 11, & 18 and the finals are scheduled for
Friday, September 20, 2013; all competition will take place at
Greenfield's Pub in Barrhaven.
Deadline for entries is Monday, August 19, 2013 at 6 pm (Ottawa time).
For the purposes of the International Blues Challenge, 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 2013 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 22 - 25,
2014.
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.
Entrants must submit sample music (2 songs, radio quality) with their
application.
To enter, please complete the entry form (which can be downloaded from
the OBS website here
<http://www.ottawabluessociety.com/roadtomemphis.cfm>) 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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