#Nanaimo Arts Council

[nickmacleanjazz]

In under two weeks Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali embarks on a MASSIVE Canadian national tour taking us from Toronto all the way to Vancouver Island and back. We're playing 40+ shows, workshops, and other things over the course of the next two months and I CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED! This is going to be an adventure for sure and I hope you'll be able to join us! If hard-swinging, interactive, risk-taking jazz is your jam, make sure to check our full list of tourdates below as to when we'll be near you, and get your tickets today! ---- WATCH Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali play their single ROAD WARRIOR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfOno29FcXM... ---- :: Nick Maclean - piano :: Brownman Ali - trumpet :: Bennett Young - bass (in for Ben Duff) :: Jacob Wutzke - drums (Todd Stewart subbing May 9-14) ---- TOURDATES All tour information can be found at: http://tournmq.brownman.com/ - Wed-Apr-12: Toronto @ La Rev Thr-Apr-13: Oshawa @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz Fri-Apr-14: Waterloo (workshop) Fri-Apr-14: Waterloo @ The Jazz Room Sat-Apr-15: Sudbury @ The Alibi Room Sun-Apr-16: Sault Ste Marie @ Algoma Conservatory Mon-Apr-17 - travel day   Tue-Apr-18- travel day Wed-Apr-19: Winnipeg (workshop) Wed-Apr-19: Gimli @ Ship & Plough Thr-Apr-20: Brandon (workshop) Thr-Apr-20: Brandon @ Vincent Massey H.S. Fri-Apr-21: Saskatoon @ The Bassment (solo piano) Fri-Apr-21: Saskatoon @ The Bassment Sat-Apr-22: Edmonton @ Yardbird Suite Sun-Apr-23: Calgary @ Ironwood Stage Mon-Apr-24: Calgary (workshop) Tue-Apr-25: Canmore @ artsPlace Wed-Apr-26: Canmore (workshop) Thr-Apr-27: Salmon Arm (workshop) Thr-Apr-27: Salmon Arm @ Jazz Club Salmon Arm Fri-Apr-28: Kamloops @ On The Rocks Sat-Apr-29: Abbotsford @ Matsqui Community Hall Sun-Apr-30: Vancouver @ Frankie's Jazz Club Mon-May-01 - travel day Tue-May-02: Nanaimo (workshop) Wed-May-03: Nanaimo (workshop) Thr-May-04: Comox @ Little Red Church Fri-May-05: Victoria @ Vinyl Envy Sat-May-06: Nanaimo @ Simonholt Restaurant Sun-May-07: Victoria @ First Unitarian Mon-May-08 - travel day Tue-May-09: Vancouver @ 2nd Floor Gastown Wed-May-10: Abbotsford (workshop) Thr-May-11: Kelowna (workshop)   Thr-May-11: Kelowna @ DunnEnzies Fri-May-12: Penticton @ The Dream Cafe Sat-May-13: Vernon @ Vernon Jazz Club Sun-May-14: Golden @ Rockwater Grill & Bar Mon-May-15 - day off Tue-May-16 - day off Wed-May-17: Calgary (workshop) Wed-May-17: Lethbridge @ Geomatic Attic Thr-May-18: Taber (workshop) Thr-May-18: Medicine Hat @ Casa Amigos Fri-May-19: Regina @ Acfr Le Bistro Sat-May-20: Brandon @ Chez Angela Sun-May-21: Winnipeg @ West End Cultural Centre Mon-May-22 - day off Tue-May-23: Dryden @ Dryden Regional Wed-May-24 - travel day Thr-May-25: Sault Ste Marie (recording) Fri-May-26: Sault Ste Marie @ Algoma Conservatory Sat-May-27 - travel day Fri-Jun-02: Toronto @ CONTXT

A big thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts for their generous funding allowing this tour to be mounted!

A big thanks to these people and organizations who are presenting or sponsoring some of the shows in the above list, I just didn't have room to include in the individual line!

Dan Silver (Oshawa), Kyle Marcus & Jazz Sudbury (Sudbury), Suburban Swing (Abbotsford), Georgia Straight Jazz Society (Comox), Luis Porretta (Nanaimo), Steamworks Beer (Kelowna), Lethbridge Jazz & Blues (Lethbridge), Regina Jazz Society (Regina), Jazz Winnipeg (Winnipeg)

A special thanks to Derek Brady and Andrew Nicholson at Browntasauras Records for all of their enormous help setting this tour up! ---- www.NicholasMaclean.com www.Browntasauras.com www.TourNMQ.Brownman.com

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I am now a published professional artist in the newest edition of ART MAGAZINE. January - April 2023 There's no better form of social proof. Anyone who's thinking of joining our community and becoming a patron of RobbARTBoutique, this is the tipping point. Trust through credible association. ART Magazine is a trusted authority. What does that imply about RobbARTBoutique? That's right, you know. So join us(we're waiting) SPECIAL THANKS to Kathy(President of Arts Council Ladysmith) and Shannon(Education Coordinator, Arts Council of Ladysmith). Without their belief and trusting opportunity, I wouldn't have had the chance to do this(break stigma and impact out community positively). The link to the article is: http://issue.com/artmagazine7/docs/art_magazine_jan-apr_2023 Article title: Healing Through Art and Flow by Robbie Stroud #nanaimo #nanaimobc #artmagazines #publishedartist #publishedart #flowstate #flowstateofmind #flowstates #healingtrauma #healingtraumas #vancouverislandbc #yourtofino #tofino #tofinobc #nanaimoartist #nanaimomoms #nanaimodog #vancouverislanddogs #vancouverislandartist #vancouverislandlife #ladysmith #ladysmithbc #nanaimoviews #themommarket #mentalhealthmatters #robbartboutique (at Nanaimo, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZP3K7pqJI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[feene17]

Puss 'n Boots #tessellation is hanging out at the Board Game House in 99mo!

Puss ‘n Boots #tessellation is hanging out at the Board Game House in 99mo!

The Nanaimo Arts Council (NAC) has partnered with The Board Game House, in exploiting the new café’s wall space. Because the table space is all covered with board games! A cool place to hang out, play games and munch on snacks. What more do you want. (more…)

[rabbitcruiser]

Public Art, Toronto (No. 8)

Unveiled following the Glenn Gould Gathering, an international symposium of Gould’s devotees, musicologists and scholars. Commissioned by Glenn Gould Foundation. Based on an original photo by Don Hunstein CBC, Front Street, Toronto. Gould was a master at crafting his public image so this portrait replicates a small photo taken by Columbia Records photographer, Don Hunstein. Seated on a plank park bench, Glenn presents himself in an enigmatic pose. Outside his namesake studio he engages Torontonians and throngs of sports fans from the Rogers Centre across the street.

Ruth Abernethy was born in Lindsay Ontario, into an artful, inventive and musical family and an unusual upbringing on a truly ‘mixed’ farm.

Hired for professional theatre at age 17, she subsequently studied at Malaspina College (University) in Nanaimo, British Columbia. At age 21, Ruth was Head of Props at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (MB) and joined the Stratford Festival (ON) where she received an unsolicited Guthrie Award in 1981. Ruth has worked with most of Canada’s regional theatres, the Louisville (US) and National Ballets (CAN), executing and managing work for renowned international designers. She received Canada Council support for pursuing arts explorations in Japan and Europe in 1985.

Ruth designed an off-the-grid home, launched her solo art practice and was offered studio sessions with actor/artist Anthony Quinn following her first bronze commission in 1996. Her refined method of mapping and carving figures led to the commissioning of ‘Glenn’ (Gould) at CBC, Toronto in 1999, the first of numerous distinctive public portraits including Mackenzie King, John Hirsch and Arnold Palmer. A bronze portrait of Al Waxman was acquired for the National Portrait Collection, 2003 and her figure portrait of Oscar Peterson was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010.

Ruth’s sculptures have been juried into exhibitions in the United States. She was shortlisted for a large public bronze in Chandler, Arizona (2001). She was the first Canadian artist to exhibit with Sculpture in Context, Dublin, Ireland (2007), also with Sculpture-by-the-Sea in Sydney, Australia (2004). For this, she was awarded a bursary from the Canadian Consulate in Sydney. She was invited for a return to the Casuarina Sculpture Walk in Australia in 2006. The only Canadian short-listed artist in the Beijing Olympic Sculpture contest, Ruth was also awarded an Award of Excellence. Her submission was included in an international exhibit, touring Europe, US and London UK prior to the opening of the 2008 games. Her sculptures have been placed municipally, regionally and nationally and she’s been awarded numerous private commissions. In addition to portraiture, Ruth’s studio works combine textiles, hand-made lace and stainless steel. Pieces from The Canadiana Collection were selected for the Canadiana State Collection for exhibition in Ottawa’s official residences, two works were exhibited in New York State with Crossing Borders, and five sculptures from the group were acquired by the Royal Ontario Museum in 2009.

Each studio work evolves from a conceptual conversation, within which, countering ideas are distilled to potent, well-structured forms. The process of creation is fundamentally abstracted, even if the resultant sculpture is perceived as a literal rendering. With great regard for the public audience, Ruth encompasses studied regard for playful thought and timeless paradoxes, seeking to create moments of personal encounter that linger in the imagination.

Ruth divides her time between studios in Wellesley ON and Vancouver BC.

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[worksofheartproject-blog]

Calling all artists... YOU are invited to an afternoon of inspiration, multi-cultural, interactive music, guest speakers & performers, food and fun. At our 'meet & greet', you can also find out how you can be involved in making a difference with YOUR art at our upcoming, impactful, exciting Art Exhibit, held at the Nanaimo Arts Council Gallery.  To RSVP and for more info go to: https://www.nanaimoartscouncil.ca/single-post/2018/05/08/Works-of-HeART-Show

For Art Exhibit details, (including RSVP date, People's Choice awards, criteria, artist exposure and more) go to: https://www.nanaimoartscouncil.ca/single-post/2018/05/08/Works-of-HeART-Show

Join our FB event page: www.facebook.com/events/457491438041358

Our website: https://www.worksofheartproject.com

[greggory--lee]

Diana Krall

On November 16, 1964 in Nanaimo, Canada, a baby girl was born who had no idea how lucky she was. Indeed, jazz artist Diana Krall was blessed with the good fortune of being born into a family that was perfect to nurture her musical talent.

Diana began playing piano at age four. Diana's father had a passion for record collecting; He was also a stride piano player, and in the evenings the family would often gather around the piano and sing together. Of her family, Diana said, "They were really poor – they're coal miners – but they had a piano, so everyone played and I think my dad started taking some of the collection money on the way to church and buying 78s. Thats Music was what they listened to, and people came over because they could not afford to go out.

Diana's grandsparents also loved jazz, and she spent many weekends with them singing the classics. Diana's interest in jazz further bloomed in high school when she began playing with her school's jazz band. At the age of fifteen, Diana landed her first gig playing piano in a hometown restaurant.

In 1981, Diana won a Vancouver Jazz Festival scholarship that enabled her to study at the Berkeley College of Music. Diana studied for three semesters, but then returned to British Columbia. One night while she was playing in Nanaimo, renounced bassist Ray Brown was impressed by her playing and became her mentor. Ray convinces Diana to move to Los Angeles to pursue her career.

In 1984 Diana won a Canadian Arts Council grant, and Jimmy Rowles, who had played with jazz legends Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan, became her new teacher. Jimmy encouraged Diana to sing as she played piano, thereby shaping Diana to become the great performer we know today.

After three years in California and a short stay in Toronto, Diana moved to New York in 1990. She landed a regular weekend gig with her own trio in Boston, and recorded her first album, Stepping Out , in 1992.

Diana's third album, All for You (1996) , was dedicated to her love for Nat King Cole, and it was this album that became Diana's stepping stone to stardom. The album spent well over a year on the Billboard Top 10 Traditional Jazz chart. Diana was voted third in Downbeat Magazine's annual top ten favorites poll, and was nominated for a Grammy in the best jazz vocalist category.

In 1997 Diana recorded Love Scenes . This immensely popular album, containing her hit song, "Peel me a Grape," sold over 500,000 copies, and Diana earned another Grammy nomination for best vocal jazz performance.

1999 was a huge year for Krall. Love Scenes went gold, and Diana released When I Look in Your Eyes , which became a smashing international success. Krall finally won the Grammy award she had been nominated for twice previously, and When I Look in Your Eyes became the first jazz album to be nominated for the best album Grammy in over 20 years. The album toped the charts for over a year, and songs from the album were used in both television shows and movies.

In 2001, Diana released The Look of Love . The album topped the billboard charts. In Canada the album went quintuple platinum; Diana was the first Canadian jazz artist to earn this accomplishment. Her subsequent album, Live in Paris (2002), won the Grammy for best jazz vocal album. It was during this year that Krall was also named as one of the 25 most intriguing people of 2001 by People Magazine.

In 2003 Krall married British rock musician Elvis Costello, and in the year that followed she released Girl in the Other Room , which contained many songs written by Diana and her husband.

Despite the crossover success of When I Look in Your Eyes , this album was criticized for leaning too far away from jazz toward contemporary pop. Since that time, Krall has released From This Moment On (2006), Quiet Nights (2009), and Glad Rag Doll (2012), each with its own distinct flavor. From This Moment on favors large ensemble standards, Quiet Nights is Brazilian bossa-nova themed and employers a full orchestra, and Glad Rag Doll reproduces the jazz music from the 1920's and 1930's prohibition era.

Krall's fame and popularity has led to many impressive performance opportunities. Krall has performed at Carnegie Hall and at the White House for President Obama. She also performed "Fly Me to the Moon" at Neil Armstrong's memorial service.

Krall's musical talents have influenced the works of many other famous musicians. Most notably, Krall has worked with Barbra Streisand, producing her music and playing piano on an album of Streisand's in 2009. In 2012, Krall worked with Paul McCartney on his album, "Kisses on the Bottom." Other artists who have been influenced by Diana include Lindsey Muir, Jamie Cullum, Norah Jones, Elisabeth Kontomanou, Katie Melua, and Renee Olstead.

Despite the critical reviews of "Girl in the Other Room," Krall is planning the release of a pop album in the fall of 2014. The album tentatively includes tracks by Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and a new composition by Paul McCartney.

Given Diana's penchant to produce music across a range of styles, you never know what she'll come up with next. According to Diana, "An album is just a snapshot of where you are at that time. Not all pictures of everyone are just in jeans and a t-shirt, or a ball gown. Where you are at that time. "

As Diana approaches her fifteenth birthday this November, she has the potential to take us to new places for years to come. If her future journey proves to be as bright as her past, she will surely earn her place in history as one of the vocal legends of our time.

Source by Barbara Gracewood

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