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  • Voyage to Simon Fisk

    Posted by Robin on June 28th, 2009

    Orginally from the East Coast of Canada, Simon moved to the West Coast and very quickly became a sought after bassist on the Vancouver jazz scene, performing and recording in a variety of bands, and various projects.

    In 2003, Simon embarked on his own solo career, releasing two CD’s with his much-applauded ‘Simon Fisk Trio’. The first, ‘Trainwrecks’ was nominated for a Western Canadian music award (Outstanding Jazz Recording) in 2003, and the second, ‘Intent’, was nominated for a pair of Leo Awards for Best Video and Direction. Both releases received tremendous response from the critics, and audiences alike.

  • ICV features Diversity

    Posted by Robin on June 26th, 2009

    Joan’s guest will be Lydia WarKentin, manager of The Diversity Cafe, an exciting new partnership between the UofW & SEED Winnipeg that will provide food services, job opportunities and training to local people at the UofW.

  • Shades of Classics Interview

    Posted by Robin on June 24th, 2009

    A live via telephone interview with tenor Nathan Pacheco. Nathan is one of the featured singers on Yanni’s new album “Voices”, and he will be talking about his involvement in that project as well as his own music career.

  • Jackpine perform on the TwangTrust

    Posted by Rob on June 23rd, 2009

    On the eve of the official CD release show for their debut album “Brand New Good Old Days”, Winnipeg’s newest roots super-group, Jackpine, will perform live on the TwangTrust.

    Tune in for music and conversation with Jaxon Haldane (D.Rangers), Sean Buchanan (The Western States), Adrien Sala and Jesse Reimer about their exciting new Canadiana project.

  • One Man’s Guest

    Posted by Robin on June 23rd, 2009

    Hear Alexander von Schlippenbach, one of the major musicians in the forefront of the development of avant garde jazz and creative music in Europe.

    In town for the jazz festival with his group Monk’s Casino, von Schlippenbach has been hailed for his creativity and ability to play with all of the heavy weights of the European avant and free jazz movement like Peter Brotzmann, Evan Parker, and others.

    He formed the Globe Unity Orchestra which for years has featured an amazing array of avant garde players and his trio with Parker and drummer Paul Lovens continues to garner critical acclaim.

    Tune in between 2 and 3 pm for this interview.