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| Title | Category: Performances |
| ID | 13089 |
| Date | January 9, 2024 |
| Title | Olio – Artistic Director’s Message |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/olio-artistic-directors-message/ |
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| Author | Kimberley Cooper |
| Summary | Welcome! DJD is an interesting mix of firsts and traditions. As jazz artists, we celebrate the history and traditions of the form, and we are constantly innovating, which is also a jazz tradition. We are creation based, which means a lot of firsts, Olio is no exception. First, a little history: In 1993 Vicki Adams Willis, DJD’s founding Artistic Director and now Founder in Residence, began the tradition of the... |
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| ID | 12936 |
| Date | November 30, 2023 |
| Title | Learn More About Olio with Kimberley Cooper |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/learn-more-about-olio-with-kimberley-cooper/ |
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| Author | Kimberley Cooper |
| Summary | For the past few months, we have working on a new show called Olio. Olio has more than one meaning. It can be a stew or a collection of things, it means oil in Italian, oleo was a kind of margarine and the name of a tune by Sonny Rollins. In vaudeville, olio referred to a short number performed in front of an oilcloth curtain while the set was being... |
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| ID | 11831 |
| Date | August 13, 2023 |
| Title | Artistic Director’s Message From the Road – Family of Jazz Tour #2 |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/artistic-directors-message-from-the-road-family-of-jazz-tour-2/ |
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| Author | Kimberley Cooper |
| Summary | It wasn’t supposed to go by this fast… It’s our last day of tour, two and a half hours until our last show at the magical, legendary Jacob’s Pillow. We have been here since August 7; we have done 4 shows and a dress rehearsal since August 9. We opened on the iconic Henry J. Leir stage on the 9th, had to move inside to the Perles Studio on the... |
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| ID | 11769 |
| Date | August 3, 2023 |
| Title | Artistic Director’s Message From the Road – Family of Jazz Tour |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/artistic-directors-message-from-the-road-family-of-jazz-tour/ |
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| Author | Kimberley Cooper |
| Summary | It’s already Thursday, August 3! What a wild week it has been so far. It was only last Wednesday (July 26) the band joined us for two days of rehearsal before we hit the road on Saturday (July 29) for our 2023 Family of Jazz summer tour. We flew to Montréal and bussed straight away to Saint-Sauveur – about an hour away. A sweet little Québec town deeply engaged in... |
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| ID | 11691 |
| Date | July 25, 2023 |
| Title | Family of Jazz Summer Tour – Learn About Our Tour Stops |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/family-of-jazz-summer-tour-learn-about-our-tour-stops/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | As we prepare to embark on the Family of Jazz 2023 summer tour, we wanted to highlight the amazing festivals and organizations that will be welcoming us into their spaces. Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur Saint-Sauveur, Québec July 30, 2023 Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur (FASS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and presentation of the best choreographers, dancers and musicians. Through its eclectic, inclusive, accessible and original... |
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| ID | 10922 |
| Date | March 17, 2023 |
| Title | Nervous Systems – Musician Biographies |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/nervous-systems-musician-biographies/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | Carsten Rubeling – Musical Director – Trombone, Keyboards Carsten Rubeling is one of Canada’s most active and dynamic trombonists and composers. Originally from Rocky Mountain House Alberta, Carsten performs a wide array of music from jazz and classical music to hip hop, salsa and almost everything in between. He has released two albums, VOLK//PEOPLE (2019) and Headwaters (2022) on Inner Ocean Records. After many shows with DJD this is his first as Composer... |
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| ID | 10915 |
| Date | March 17, 2023 |
| Title | Nervous Systems – Artistic Director’s Message |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/nervous-systems-artistic-directors-message/ |
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| Author | Kimberley Cooper |
| Summary | But doesn’t it seem magical? That we can get hungry, and sleep, and get turned on? That we can run fast, play an instrument, dance? That we can look at someone and our pupils dilate, and our heart races, or feels like it’s actually breaking. That we can decide we like those shoes, or that song. That we can express our ideas, heck, that we can even have ideas. The... |
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| ID | 10536 |
| Date | January 16, 2023 |
| Title | Artistic Director’s Message – Old/New/Borrowed/Blue |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/artistic-directors-message-old-new-borrowed-blue/ |
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| Author | Miranda Botto |
| Summary | Welcome! We are so happy to be part of One Yellow Rabbit’s excellent High Performance Rodeo again! Please also check out our co-presentation of Ephemeral Artifacts: Travis Knights from Feb 2–4. The Rodeo is always a fantastic spectacle, don’t miss it! But tonight… This is not a wedding show, but dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate life! OLD – With this performance, I wanted to support Alberta... |
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| ID | 10348 |
| Date | November 30, 2022 |
| Title | Behind the Scenes with Kimberley Cooper and the Creation of Old/New/Borrowed/Blue |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-with-kimberley-cooper-and-the-creation-of-old-new-borrowed-blue/ |
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| Author | Miranda Botto |
| Summary | OLD There are a number of repertoire pieces in Old/New/Borrowed/Blue, let me tell you about the one that is featured on our show graphics: Vicki Adams Willis, founding Artistic Director (AD) of DJD, now Founder in Residence, choreographed about a billion pieces during her time as AD (1984-2013). One of the most requested is called Every Tap Show Needs a Soft Shoe. The piece was created for 1996’s Feet First in collaboration with Heather Cornell,... |
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| ID | 8977 |
| Date | January 17, 2022 |
| Title | A Message from the Artistic Director of AMPLIFIED |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/a-message-from-the-artistic-director-of-amplified/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | Boundless honour and nerves are what I felt when Kimberley Cooper invited me to artistic direct the 2022 dancer choreographed show. It still feels like a dream to be in such a dynamic role and with every welcomed obstacle that tags along with such a job, I can only feel a sense of gratitude and excitement for this incredible opportunity. I have no clue how she does it. AMPLIFIED was... |
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