BY PETER HUM

Rob Frayne on the ABCs of Jazz Composing

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:32:10 -0400

Musician and composer Rob Frayne has led and played in some of Ottawa's most creative bands, including Chelsea Bridge, reFrayne and the Angstones. Here's his highly personal take on the basics of composing, recorded at this year's Jazzworks jazz camp held in the Laurentians, about two hours outside of Ottawa.

Ted Nash on the art of improvising

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:13:39 -0400

Ottawa's up-and-coming jazz players were blessed in late August to be mentored by some of the best in the business at the Jazzworks jazz camp.
This podcast, captured at the jazz camp, features New York saxophonist Ted Nash and Toronto pianist Dave Restivo discussing their approach to improvising, which puts a premium on passion, simplicity and ego-less playing.

Steve Haines

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:49:46 -0400

Ottawa-raised bassist Steve Haines is living the jazz life in Brooklyn. On a sabbatical from his university gig, Steve's playing with top drummers such as Peter Erskine and Jimmy Cobb...

George Colligan

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:42:46 -0400

A-list New York pianist George Colligan discusses how he "lucked into" playing his instrument, what thinking goes into his music-making, and why every aspiring jazz player should live in NYC for a spell.