CBC.ca | Hot Air tag:www.cbc.ca,2011-02-17:/hotair//643 2013-05-15T00:23:37Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.37 Encore - Hot Air's 65th Anniversary concert tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.307518 2013-05-15T00:20:38Z 2013-05-15T00:23:37Z This week, on the eve of our 66th anniversary, we bringing you an encore presentation of our 65th anniversary concert. This is a very special performance by some of BC's best musicians, under the direction of the late Ross Taggart.... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 This week, on the eve of our 66th anniversary, we bringing you an encore presentation of our 65th anniversary concert. This is a very special performance by some of BC's best musicians, under the direction of the late Ross Taggart.
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]]> Jazz for Mother's Day tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.305624 2013-05-08T22:20:53Z 2013-05-15T00:24:10Z This week on Hot Air - we'll celebrate Mother's Day, one day early. We'll have jazz made by jazz mommas and jazz that honours jazz mommas with tracks by Jodi Proznick, Christine Jensen and Jennifer Scott, to name just a... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304
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]]> Miles Black's tribute to Count Basie tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.302415 2013-05-02T00:41:56Z 2013-05-08T22:20:28Z Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 Miles Black is bringing his Octet together with Victoria based singer Maureen Washington. They'll be at the Cellar this Friday and Saturday nights  to play some of their favourite Basie music. Miles will drop by the Hot Air studio to share some tracks.



]]> New Releases! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.301599 2013-04-27T00:37:03Z 2013-05-02T00:36:41Z Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304
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]]> Open Air Special with Grant Lawrence tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.297921 2013-04-18T23:19:44Z 2013-04-27T00:36:41Z Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 This Saturday at 5:05 Grant Lawrence returns to host an occasional show in the Hot Air time slot called "Open Air".  This week on Open Air Grant busts out highlights from the CBC Toque Sessions series including the infectious roots rock of the Matinee, the eloquent indie sounds of We Are the City, and an amazing collaboration between rock queen Bif Naked with members of Vancouver's South Asian-Celtic party band, Delhi 2 Dublin.










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]]> Juno Jazz! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.293921 2013-04-11T16:00:00Z 2013-05-15T00:25:01Z This week on Hot Air - we salute the Juno Awards. It's a particularly strong field this year - and BC jazz artists are well represented. From the Pugs and Crows to Ian McDougall, and Francois Houle to Cory Weeds... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 This week on Hot Air - we salute the Juno Awards. It's a particularly strong field this year - and BC jazz artists are well represented. From the Pugs and Crows to Ian McDougall, and Francois Houle to Cory Weeds - the Juno list is rich in home grown talent. We'll celebrate all the local heroes this Saturday afternoon.


]]> Phil Dwyer and Don Thompson tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.293168 2013-04-04T16:50:13Z 2013-04-09T01:01:53Z Phil Dwyer and Don Thomson are Canadian jazz legends. They've got a brand new album out and they're about to tour together around the south coast of BC. We'll catch up with these award winning musician, play some of the... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 Phil Dwyer and Don Thomson are Canadian jazz legends. They've got a brand new album out and they're about to tour together around the south coast of BC. We'll catch up with these award winning musician, play some of the new tracks and hear about their upcoming projects.

Here are Phil and Don's tour dates in April:

12-Victoria, Glenlyon-Norfolk school
13-Parksville, Knox United Church
15-Powell River, Brooks Secondary
17-Vancouver, Jazz Cellar
18-Gabriola Island, The Haven
19-Mill Bay, Sylvan United Church
20-Denman Island, Denman Hall
21-Colwood, Church of the Advent

]]> Jazz for the Easter Weekend! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.292128 2013-03-28T18:31:39Z 2013-04-27T00:42:10Z This Saturday afternoon we'll play some of our favourite jazz by artists like Nat Adderley, Gerry Mulligan, Emilie Claire-Barlow, Jennifer Scott and many more. It's the perfect compliment to a sunny long weekend afternoon. Please join us!... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304

]]> Craig Scott's Tribute to Ray Brown and Milt Jackson tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.291066 2013-03-23T00:19:28Z 2013-03-28T18:31:17Z Craig Scott is a first call drummer and he's also a master of the vibes. He's put together a great quintet for a project at Cory Weed Cellar Jazz that honours two jazz legends - bassist Ray Brown and vibraphonist... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 Craig Scott is a first call drummer and he's also a master of the vibes. He's put together a great quintet for a project at Cory Weed Cellar Jazz that honours two jazz legends - bassist Ray Brown and vibraphonist Milt Jackson. He'll stop by the Hot Air studio to share some of his favourite Jackson and Brown tracks.]]> Andrea Superstein tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.288467 2013-03-14T00:42:58Z 2013-03-23T00:19:07Z Singer Andrea Superstein has a soft spot for the great American songbook. The talented young singer is about to share her passion with jazz fans all over western Canada when she starts a major spring tour. Just before she hits... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 Andrea Superstein has a soft spot for the great American songbook. The talented young singer is about to share her passion with jazz fans all over western Canada when she starts a major spring tour. Just before she hits the road, she'll drop by the Hot Air studio to share some of her favourite tracks - and a few brand new ones of her own that she'll debut on the show.



]]> Hot Air - The Space Edition! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.287141 2013-03-07T20:20:12Z 2013-03-14T00:42:35Z This week on Hot Air...Space! From "Stella by Starlight" to Duke Ellington's Space Men and the strange musical musings of Sun Ra, jazz musicians have been long been inspired by the mysteries of the universe. We'll feature some of those... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 This week on Hot Air...Space! From "Stella by Starlight" to Duke Ellington's Space Men and the strange musical musings of Sun Ra, jazz musicians have been long been inspired by the mysteries of the universe. We'll feature some of those timeless tracks this Saturday afternoon.
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]]> Chris Tarry Live! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.286055 2013-03-01T23:30:40Z 2013-03-07T20:19:48Z One of the highlights from last year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival was a concert we recorded in CBC Studio 40 with bassist Chris Tarry and his New York based band. This Saturday afternoon we'll bring you that concert again. Here... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 Chris Tarry and his New York based band. This Saturday afternoon we'll bring you that concert again.
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Here are the stops on the Alex Goodman Chamber Quartet's BC tour:

March 6th, Salmon Arm - St John's Anglican Church 170 Shuswap St. S.E.- 7PM
March 7th, Saltspring Island - ArtSpring Gallery - 7:30 PM - 100 Jackson Ave
March 9th, Victoria - St Georges Church - 7:30 PM -3909 St. George's Lane
March 10th, Qualicum Beach - Old Schoolhouse - 2:30 PM - 122 Fern Road W

]]> Motion Picture Jazz! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.284249 2013-02-21T22:59:18Z 2013-02-28T19:22:22Z This week on Hot Air -the envelope please! It's Oscar weekend and as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets ready for the big party, we'll play jazz from the movies.I hope you can join us for some... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 This week on Hot Air -the envelope please! It's Oscar weekend and as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets ready for the big party, we'll play jazz from the movies.
I hope you can join us for some great red carpet ready music!
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]]> Jen Hodge! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.283002 2013-02-16T01:43:53Z 2013-02-21T22:57:31Z Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304 Jenn Hodge.jpg Join us on Saturday afternoon when Jen Hodge joins us to play some of her favourite tracks - old and new! The young bassist and singer is part of the  Company B Jazz Band and also leads her own band of all stars. She'll tell us how she got interested in older styles of jazz and about recording with equipment from the dawn of the 2oth century. The Jen Hodge All Stars are playing at Winterruption 2013 next Saturday afternoon.



]]> Jazz in the family way! tag:www.cbc.ca,2013:/hotair//643.280175 2013-02-06T17:41:59Z 2013-02-16T01:36:08Z This week on Hot Air we'll kick off BC's first ever Family Day long weekend with jazz made by....families. There's plenty of great music by artists who have more than just a professional relationship. From the Arntzens to the Jensens... Phillip Ditchburn http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/MT4/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=643&id=1304
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