Volume 5 Issue 2 - October 1999

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IJazz Notes
The fall season is well and truly
under way. Collages are closed,
school's in and the summer
festival season is replaced by the
fall club and concert schedule.
But, as the old song says- "the
music goes round and round"­
and if you want to make the
rounds, there is plenty in store
over the upcoming month.
' The George Weston Recital
·Hall at the Ford Centre certainly
does its share. It sees October off
. to a good start with a concert
October I, 8:00pm by Chick
Corea, one of the leading
keyboard players and composer/
bandleaders in contemporary
jazz. The following evening,
October 2. at 8.00pm. the beat
will be latin as one of the most
popular flautists in jazz, Herbie
Mann takes the stage. In a career
that has spanned over forty years,
Mann helped establish the flute
in jazz, incorporating Latin and
Brazilian influences and winning
13 straight Downbeat Readers'
Polls along the way.
On October 23, BlueNote
artist, pianist/vocalist Eliane
Elias will appear, bringing a
more contemporary sound to the
Recital Hall. and finally, October
29, the same venue will present
singer guitarist John Pizzarelli
and his Trio, with their interpretations
of jazz standards and
great popular songs . It's a case
of 'like father, like son,' with
John following in the footsteps
of his father, the great jazz
guitarist, Bucky Pizzarelli.
8.00p.m. Check our concert
listings for details on all
these.The George Weston Recital
:Hall is at 5040 Yonge Street,
Toronto. ·
Krall at the Hall
Diana Krall is a true Canadian
success story. She is hot, hot, hot
all over the world right now -
her sultry voice, with little hints
of prime Peggy Lee, a very
clever choice of repertoire, which
frequently acknowledges the
influence of Nat Cole, good jazz
feel and pretty good piano
playing. What more do you
want? She will be at Massey Hall
for two nights - October 13 and
~ .... r.~iiiuii'l.-... ~1 14 at 8.00pm. Tickets are $35.00,
$45.00 and $55.00 and have gone
so well that a third night is being
by Jim Galloway
added on October 15th.
Ghosts of Glenn
Looking back over the past 50
years, there is no bandleader
better known to the general
public than Glenn Miller. He
disappeared almost 55 years ago
when the single engine plane in
which he was flying from
England to France vanished into
thin air. But the ghost band still
goes on - I am almost tempted to
make some comparison to the
Flying Dutchman - and The
Official Glenn Miller Orchestra
Millennium Tour stops off at
Massey Hall on October 23. at
8pm. Tickets ($36.50, $46.50,
$56.50) at Roy Thomson Hall
box office (416) 872-4255 or
Ticketmaster, ( 416) 870-8000.
IOOiandStand: If it's
Merlin Williams surveys
the community concert
band scene
I can't imagine how I ever could
have developed as a musician
without the community concert
band.
The bands I played in as a
teenager gave me a place to
refine my playing skills, work on
woodwind doubles, and improve
my sightreading. It was in the ·
town bands where I received my
first exposure to the Holst and
Vaughan-Williams suites, Sousa
and Alford marches, and the
joyous melodies of Broadway .and
Tin-Pan Alley songwriters. In ·
addition to the musical ·knowledge
I gained, I also forged
friendships which last to this· day.
Several friends in the band scene
have commented that they have
difficulty reaching prospective
players in their area. Conversely,
I'm often approached at concerts
by people who express interest in
joining a community band, but
don't know who to approach for
more information. I decided to
compile a list of th~ comrJlunity
bands in the 416/905 area to
provide a resource for these
people.
The bands listed below are
organized by the day of the week
they rehearse, starting with
Monday. Please note that there
are no professional or military
bands listed. Most bands are
open to any new members, but I
have listed instruments that the
bands are particularly in need of.
Many thanks to Vivian Hingsberg
at St. John's Music and John
Kowalchuk, webmaster/assistant
conductor of the Pickering
Concert band for their help in
compiling the list.
East York Concert Band
Conductor: Ernie Walker
Contact person: Ernie Walker
(41 6) 266-1 958
Website/e-mail address: N/A
Rehearsal day and time: Mondays,
8:00p.m.
Rehearsal location: McGregor
P.S., Coxwell & Mortimer, East
York
Instruments needed: trumpets,
auxiliary percussion, low reeds
Next concert: Nov. 29/99
Markham Concert Band
Conductor: Diana Brault
Contact person: Diana Brault
(416) 244-3745
Website/e-mail address: N/A
Rehearsal day and time: Mondays,
7:30 p.m.
~ehearsal location: Markham
Community Centre, Hwys. 48 &
7, Markham
Instruments needed: percussion,
bassoon, horns
Next concert: Oct. 24/99
North Toronto Symphonic Band
Conductor: John Mclauglin
·Contact person: Norm Borofsky
1416) 486-1 224
Website/e-mail address: N/A
Rehearsal day and time: Mondays,
7:30p.m.
Rehearsal location: Lawrence
Park C.l. Auditorium, 1 25
Chatsworth Dr. Toronto
Instruments needed: tenor sax,
tuba, bass clarinet, flutes,
clarinets
Next concert: Dec. 1 7/99 at
North Toronto Community
Centre
Brampton Concert Band
Conductor: Darryl Eaton
Contact person: David