This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
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- Author:Brookes, Chris, Brennan, BillSummary:
- Author:Brookes, Chris, Brennan, BillSummary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Brookes, Chris, Brennan, BillSummary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Brookes, Chris, Brennan, BillSummary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Brookes, Chris, Brennan, BillSummary:
This series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" -- internationally- recognised musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute...
- Author:Patterson, JamesSummary:
John Lennon was one of the world's most influential people. Mark David Chapman was one of the most invisible. But Chapman achieved the notoriety he craved, and wounded the spirit of a generation.
- Author:McPherson, DavidSummary:
A complete history of Toronto's legendary Horseshoe Tavern, 'the Birthplace of Canadian Rock,' to coincide with its seventieth anniversary. Like the Queen Street strip that has been its home for seven decades, the Horseshoe Tavern...
- Author:McPherson, David, Cuddy, JimSummary:
A complete history of Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern, “the Birthplace of Canadian Rock,” to coincide with its seventieth anniversary. Like the Queen Street strip that has been its home for seven decades, the Horseshoe Tavern...
- Author:Fletcher, LeilaSummary:
Leila Fletcher Piano Course Book 1 is an on-staff Middle C approach to piano lessons. Fletcher included and understood the need for rote before note teaching, as well as the philosophy of teaching from the known to the unknown. The...
- Author:Fletcher, LeilaSummary:
Leila Fletcher Piano Course Book 2 is a natural progression from Book 1 with beautiful pieces including familiar tunes. Students are playing hands together in various positions and keys. Students develop transposition skills, technique...
- Author:Holmes, EdwardSummary:
In his timeless biography-written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized-author Edward Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputation that...
- Author:Roberts, SophySummary:
Siberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos--grand instruments created during the boom years of the...
- Author:Chadwick, JulieSummary:
The unlikely, rocky relationship between an American country superstar and his straightlaced Canadian manager. Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul. The Man Who Carried Cash chronicles a relationship that was...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
Musicologists today give him credit for creating the modern canon of Newfoundland folksong. A star of regional radio and television with over a dozen record albums to his credit, Omar Blondahl was once a household name in Newfoundland....
- Author:Hill, MichaelSummary:
A history of the Mariposa Folk Festival, from its humble roots in Orillia in 1961 to international acclaim and legendary status as a premier folk music gathering. Mariposa began in the heyday of the early 60s “folk boom.” In its more...
- Author:Wenner, Jann S.Summary:
During fifty years of publishing the "Bible of Rock and Roll," Jann Wenner recorded a series of interviews that are now regarded among the most important historical documents of rock. From the hubris and pissed-off attitude of...
- Author:Carey, MariahSummary:
It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell the story of the moments - the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams, that contributed to the person I am today...
- Author:Garcia, MayteSummary:
Mayte Garcia for the first time shares the deeply personal story of her relationship with Prince and offers a singular perspective on the music icon and their world together: from their unconventional meeting backstage at a concert (and...
- Author:Wooten, Victor L.Summary:
"Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind-from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop-has though that. I know I did. I'd been trying...
- Author:Runningdeer, IsleneSummary:
The Musician Healer resurrects a long-forgotten role for musicians and provides clear guidance for preparation and self-development as a musician healer in order to reactivate this role for the modern world. It begins with the author's...