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Album Review

MIJ: Yodeling Astrologer

Read "Yodeling Astrologer" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


This is an unusual record--one that defies category and in terms of production is quite beyond regular horizons. The musical legend is that MIJ (Jim Holmberg) was a musician who, after a serious accident that fractured his skull, then healed, but began a mind-altering journey. For instance at a time just before making Yodeling Astrologer (ESP-Disk, 1969) Jim Holmberg heard created sounds that he did not remember hearing and found he could do musical things that he could not understand. ...

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Festival

MIJF 2009 Opens Wonder-Fully

MIJF 2009 Opens Wonder-Fully

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes

What a way to kick off the Montreal International Jazz Festival's 30th edition, a 13-day programming marvel that opened June 30 and runs through July 12. Montreal pianist Oliver Jones opened the festival's newest venue, MIJF's year-round cabaret-style jazz club L'Astral, located in the festival's new multiple-purpose Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan (House of the Festival). The six-floor building also contains a bistro, a gallery space that becomes the bustling media center during festivals, archives and staging offices. L'Astral ...

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Education

JazzPhil-USA Inaugurates the Annual Emil Mijares Scholarship

JazzPhil-USA Inaugurates the Annual Emil Mijares Scholarship

Source: All About Jazz

The Jazz Society of the Philippines, USA (JazzPhil-USA) is now accepting applications for its Emil Mijares Scholarship, named in honor of the recently deceased legendary pianist, arranger, and 2006 JazzPhil-USA Lifetime Achievement awardee. JazzPhil-USA will grant $1000 to a Southern California-based student of Filipino descent. The scholarship is intended for a student who is pursuing education in jazz musicianship, demonstrates promise in the field of jazz, and is committed to the JazzPhil-USA mission of uplifting the Filipino community. Applications and ...

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