Keyboard maestro Bob Baldwin is on FIRE, and I am happy to be along for the ride!
I'm having a smokin' good time playing and recording with Bob on his projects, and with him on my upcoming CD. Plus~ a big shout out to the talented Ragan Whiteside on flute...
Thank you to all who came out and supported me, my band, Ten Ten Tapas, and St Andrews Wesley Jazz Vespers this weekend!
We had an incredible Jazz Vespers performance at St Andrews Wesley this last Sunday. Joining me was Rene Worst on bass, Chris Haas on drums, and Jason Decouto on piano. We had a lot of fun, and a double standing ovation midway through the set!! It was nothing I have ever experienced, let alone in a church!
FYI, St Andrews Wesley is a United church, embracing 'all that is good' (non denominational), and has been hosting Jazz Vespers for 20 years, but the format started in the 40's in New York with Duke Ellington and others......
Thanks to Jamie Croil for arranging the booking, and pastor Dan Chambers for a relevant and inspiring oration.
Earlier in the day I performed for another full house at the Ten Ten Tapas Jazz Brunch. The talented Jayleen Stonehouse and Lisa Fennell sang a few sunny Sunday songs with me, and Taffy made a special appearance as well.... Wow, it is such a perfect place to be - great view patio, awesome food, and some tasty jazzy sounds from yours truly. Father's Day is coming up, so make your reservations! 604-689-7800.
Hope to see you there soon, and why not make it a Sunday routine? Jazz Brunch, a stroll on the Seawalk, and Jazz Vespers (there is a great lineup always!)
REPOSTED FROM BILLBOARD CHARTING ARTIST ROB TARDIK...
Every other trade goes up in cost and value, except the arts...
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the future folks and I am at a
loss for words. WHY CREATE MUSIC/CD’s ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO VALUE FOR WHAT MUSICAL ARTISTS CREATE. First its digital download, illegal download
sites, then iTunes lets you cherry pick your favorite songs for .99 cents and
now this!!! VERY SAD DAY!! Its hard to stay positive and creative in these
drastically changing times.
2013 Metal Works Institute Guitar Faculty,
& MerriamSchool of Music Faculty
2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Guitarist of the
Year
2007 Mississauga
Established Performing Artist of the Year
Balance ●
Energy●
Laughter ●
Love
Let’s all do our part to ring this B.E.L.L of life loud and clear!!
Subject: COPYRIGHT BOARD SETS
RATES TO BE PAID BY MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES
COPYRIGHT BOARD SETS RATES TO BE PAID BY MUSIC
STREAMING SERVICES
Today, the
Copyright Board of Canada issued a decision setting the royalties for
non-interactive and semi-interactive Internet music streaming services
and similar services for their use of sound recordings.
The decision also set the royalties payable by the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as well as by non-commercial webcasters
for their webcasting activities.
The tariff rate for commercial webcasters is set at 10.2 cents per
1,000 plays, payable to Re:Sound, the not-for-profit agency that
collects performance rights income for artists and record
companies. While Re:Sound was asking for a rate of between $1 and
$2.30 per 1,000 plays, the rate set by the Board is close to what the
users participating in the hearing (including Pandora) were suggesting.
Since the Board sets a rate per play, the total amount of royalties
paid by each webcaster will vary according to the number of plays made
during a year. The Board estimates however that a large music streaming
service, with annual revenues of about $130,000, will pay annual
royalties of about $7,000.
Smaller sized webcasters will pay a lower amount, subject to a minimum
fee of $100 per year.
For CBC, the tariff rate is set at 13.1 cents per 1,000 plays. This
slightly higher rate is essentially a reflection of a higher use of the
Re:Sound repertoire by CBC than by commercial webcasters.
The Board estimates that as a result of the rate it sets, CBC will be
paying annual royalties of about $36,000.
Finally, the tariff rate for non-commercial webcasters is set at $25
per year.
According to the Board, this fee is appropriate given the incidental
nature of the webcasting activities of community systems and other
not-for-profit webcasters.
It is going to be a really fun long weekend in Vancouver, and I hope to see you! All the patio seating should be open and inviting....
Saturday 4-7 pm ~ I play with Billy Dixon and Soultrain Express at Luxe Lounge (1180 Howe St) - Soul and 80's favs!
Saturday 7:30-10:30 pm ~ I am at Ten Ten Tapas (1010 Beach Ave on the Seawalk) - The lineup of guest performers is always exciting, c'mon down!
Sunday 11:30-2:30 pm ~ I am playing JAZZ BRUNCH at Ten Ten Tapas (1010 Beach Ave) - Amazing view, amazing food!
Sunday 4:00-5:00 pm ~ I am playing original material with a full band at Jazz Vespers at St Andrews Wesley Church, (Burrard @ Smithe) - Rene Worst, Chris Haas, and Jason Decouto will join me.
My radio promoter Neal Sapper from New World n Jazz has worked many a top name at radio, hundreds of number one hits!
He is working my current track Ready When You Are feverishly, and the arc can often be a long one, sometimes 6 months or more...
Well, I am just hanging on the coat tails of the Billboard charts, having even popped off and on like a cable car....
Back on this week, hanging by my fingertips!
You will see my friend Cal Harris Jr's latest album at #24- highly recommended! He tours with Lenny Kravitz, but lives in Phoenix and we are collaborators on a new project.
I also found out i made #34 on the SmoothJazz.com Top 50 for 2013!
I am back to Vancouver for Saturday night and Sunday brunch at Ten Ten Tapas (1010 Beach Ave, Vancouver) ---- come on down!
Yesterday April 30, was International Jazz Day... I think that is a great cause to promote and to name a day after! I tried to get this posted yesterday to coincide, but .....
Well, I am fast approaching YVR!
After almost a month on a performance tour that has taken me to The French Quarter Fest in New Orleans, Ft Lauderdale, Bahamas, Orlando, Phoenix and Las Vegas, I guess it is time to come back home! sounds like Sylvia and I missed the dreary days Vancouver had to offer, and I guess you could say our solar batteries are well charged.
This weekend will be very busy! It is a welcome home party of sorts for me all day, and I want you all to come out and be a part of it. The plane lands at YVR this Saturday May 3, at around 2 pm, and I will race home for a spritz and to pick up my valve trombone and some gear. I will load up the car and head down to Lux Lounge (1180 Howe) to perform with the iconic Billy Dixon and his Soultrain Express at 4 pm. The band is smokin', and Billy gives his classic repertoire a new spin and a real workout!
At 7pm I hightail it out of there, down Howe St a couple of blocks and around the corner to Ten Ten Tapas at (1010 Beach Ave, on the seawalk), where I will restart my steady Saturday evening shows 7:30-10:30. After the tabs are paid the Lux Lounge crowd all heads over for dinner, and to carry on the good times at Ten Ten, where a slew of guests artists will join in on the fun. Singers and instrumentalists all get in on the act, and we (that would be you, too!) get to experience the trifecta of food, music, and location that Ten Ten has finally nailed.
But wait!
The Sunday Jazz brunches I started there at Ten Ten Tapas in December are back by popular demand, and the next day, Sunday May 4, I bring a different spin from the Saturday party vibe and get into classic, Sunday morning mellow 'brunch jazz', perfect accompaniment to a gorgeous view and the newly crafted brunch menu. Matthew, the new head chef, has created a wonderful eating experience at Ten Ten that is low on price but high on succulence! I play 11:30-2:00 and reservations are recommended (604) 689-7800.
MOTHER'S DAY is the following Sunday, May 11, so don't forget to make THIS your destination and do right by Mom. Special treats are in store.....
I didn't get much good video of my shows on this trip, but below are a few recent ones from my Vegas shows last week. Keep checking back to this page and I will flesh it out with the NOLA and Florida videos as I can gather and edit content from the various cities on our journey.
Sylvia took lots of pix with her Nikon, and got a polarizer and wide angle lens while there. Here is a page flipper of New Orleans images, in no particular order, so have a browse. Other cities to be added soon...
Hey, I guess this constitutes my first Number 1, with Seabreeze, as a 'hitchhiker' on Bob Baldwin's steamrolling career!
My track Ready When You Are is still on Billboard, but sitting down at #29
I am off to off to New Orleans, Las Vegas, Florida, Bahamas, and Phoenix, and will return for an awesome pair of gigs on Saturday, May 3.
First I will guest with Billy Dixon's Soul Train Express from 4- 7 pm at Luxe Lounge in Vancouver, at 1180 Howe Street. Then my big party starts at Ten Ten Tapas (1010 Beach Ave on the Seawalk), where I will play from 7:30-10:30. This last month we have been packed there on Saturdays, and have such a great party vibe with lots of special guests. I start out a bit jazzy, get a lot funky, and the whole crew joins in with Jazz and R&B. Make that your special destination- what a great hang!
This week I moved up Billboard to #29 with Ready When You Are, and also up to #5 as featured soloist on Bob Baldwin's Seabreeze.
Hoping for some sustainable momentum!
I am off to perform dates in April, and will be playing the New Orleans French Quarter Fest, then over to a Ft Lauderdale, then for a Bahama jazz cruise, then to Orlando for a Jazz Tastings guest spot with JT Quartet, then on to Phoenix, then Las Vegas for the City of Lights Jazz, Rhythm & Blues Festival as a guest performing with the fabulous Nick Colionne. A bit later in the summer I'll will be at the Jazz On Blue Mountain Fest in Ontario, then as part of the Canadian Brass and Steel Show (Rob Tardik-guitar, Walle Larsson-saxes, and GMH-trumpet, flugelhorn, flute) at the Lyric Theatre in Winnipeg.
I am preparing to hit the road soon, and my cool ongoing gig at Ten Ten Tapaswill go on hiatus, or may even end, so I hope to see you there soon! Much appreciation goes out to the core audience who have become regulars and who make this such a great, musical, tasty hang!
I will be there this Thursday, March 6 @ 7 pm with the fleet fingered Adam Rohrlick on guitar. No cover. My usual 11:30 am Sunday Jazz Brunch has been preempted March 9 for electrical upgrades to the building, but I will be back every Thursday and Sunday until I hit the road- right up to and including April 6. Make sure you come and support this fledgling jazz venue that is really offering a service to the city with awesome food, music, and view! The patio will be open soon as well, so make this your second home....
I have moved up two notches on the Billboard charts this week, and I am featured on Bob Baldwin's Seabreeze track, which moved to number 5 on Billboard. He has another track that I am featured on just entering the charts, and Rob Tardik has released a single called Return To Me which ALSO features yours truly.
This spring and summer should be pretty exciting with some widespread performance dates coming up.
This April I will be playing the New Orleans French Quarter Fest, then over to the east coast for a Bahama jazz cruise and another Florida club date, then on to Phoenix and then Las Vegas for the City of Lights Jazz, Rhythm & Blues Festival where I will be performing with the fabulous guitar whiz Nick Colionne. A bit later in the summer I will be performing at the Jazz On Blue Mountain Festin Ontario (July 4-5), then as part of the Canadian Brass Attack Show (Rob Tardik-guitar, Walle Larsson-saxes, and GMH-trumpet, flugelhorn, flute) at the Assiniboine Outdoor Festival in Winnipeg (July 20).
A little known fact: the trumpeter cartoons used in the Ten Ten ads are from my Swingin' Affair album which features Dee Daniels and Nancy Ruth.
