Submitted by Josh Grossman on Mon Jun 23 9:36am
Between personal, professional and festival commitments, yesterday was a particularly full day.
The day started with a bittersweet family commitment (see: unveiling). My grandmother passed away last year shortly after her 95th birthday and yesterday's gathering was an opportunity to once again celebrate her life.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Sun Jun 22 8:33am
Note: This entry will be a bit on the short side - I've got an important family commitment this morning and so my time is a bit limited.
Day three - and our first full day of programming - included emerging artists and veterans, new compositions and standards, long-established groups and new partnerships. And some fantastic weather.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Sat Jun 21 10:09am
My day yesterday started with the pickup of a contrabass clarinet and a euphonium. Which, frankly, is a sentence I never thought I'd write.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Fri Jun 20 10:35am
Well that was a pretty good start…
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Jun 19 4:11pm
I'll be heading out the door shortly for the first official night of the 2014 TD Toronto Jazz Festival. The adrenaline is flowing; and after having enjoyed today's Mayors' Arts Lunch - with 500 or so other artists, arts workers and arts supporters - I'm feeling particularly pumped about launching into the festival.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Wed Jun 18 1:27pm
I'm not sure how this happens, but every year the festival feels like it's still months away until suddenly, it starts tomorrow.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Tue Jun 17 3:33pm
If I needed a refresher on how great music should sound, I got it yesterday evening at the hmv Underground.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Mon Jun 16 3:42pm
With the official start of the festival only days away, the title of today's post might refer to the behind-the-scenes toiling required to get this year's festival ready for launch. But I hope you don't mind if I take a more personal tack today.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Jun 5 4:45pm
In preparing for the Artistic Director's Guide to Jazz and for various media interviews, I've spent a fair bit of time over the past few weeks thinking about why the musicians appearing on our stages this year are important, and what makes their music great. Here are a few of what I found to be common traits:
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu May 29 5:37pm
So I spent some time today looking at lists of the worst pop songs of all time. (Never you mind why.) And I discovered this:
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