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The Artistic Director's Guide is our way of taking you "beyond the bio". Here you'll find audio and video clips, and I'll describe what I like about each artist and suggest why he or she is important to the scene. So dive in—use the menu options above to find an artist, and let's seek to answer "What's so good about...?"

Josh Grossman, Artistic Director
Toronto Downtown Jazz

What's so good about Christian Scott?

Submitted by Josh Grossman on Tue Jun 22 5:07pm
Artist: 
Christian Scott

I first heard Christian Scott on the radio about three years ago. The track being played - from his Anthem CD - caught my attention right away: here was a new, young trumpeter playing very cool, very funky music. So when I had the opportunity to see him in Toronto as part of the IAJE Conference in January, 2008, I jumped. It was a great show - his quintet (featuring Toronto native Matt Stevens on guitar) grooved for the duration of the hour-long set.

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