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The Festival de Jazz on Tour: Jordan Officer and Stacey Kent Crisscross Quebec

The Festival de Jazz on Tour: Jordan Officer and Stacey Kent Crisscross Quebec

Source: Michael Ricci

Following the success enjoyed by last years jazz tour starring the John Pizzarelli Quartet and Coral Egan, the Festival International de Jazz de Montral, presented by TD in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan, is happy to reboot the experience for its 31st edition with another full-colour tour: the adventure begins in Montreal (March 11 & 12, 2011, 8 p.m., LAstral) and continues throughout Qubec (March 10 to 27) with excellent guitarist Jordan Officer and charming singer Stacey Kent. Tickets go ...

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Music Industry

Justin Time Records Continues Its Commitment to Quality and Diversity With The Release of Three New CDs: Russell Gunn's Ethnomusicology, Vol.2; This is Carmen Lundy; and It's Wonderful by the Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer

Justin Time Records Continues Its Commitment to Quality and Diversity With The Release of Three New CDs: Russell Gunn's Ethnomusicology, Vol.2; This is Carmen Lundy; and It's Wonderful by the Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer

Source: All About Jazz

If one were attempting to design a prototype for the quintessential contemporary musician in the African-American tradition, trumpeter/composer Russell Gunn would be an ideal model. A certified member of the hip-hop generation by age 29 and geography (the hardcore ghetto of East St. Louis), Russell's early aspirations in the world of rap are fully evident in his musical vision.

Applying its energy, spirit and fiercely proud intellectual rage to the jazz idiom, he's created a synthesis that is truly singular ...

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