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ID 11129
Date April 25, 2023
Title Discover Nervous Systems – An Interview with Composer & Musical Director Carsten Rubeling
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/discover-nervous-systems-an-interview-with-composer-musical-director-carsten-rubeling/
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Summary 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. Carsten has performed and recorded with Sean Jones, Ingrid Jensen, Seamus Blake, Brian Lynch, Brad Turner, David Braid, Nick Fraser,...
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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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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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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 10635
Date January 24, 2023
Title Discover Old/New/Borrowed/Blue – An Interview with Founder in Residence and Choreographer Vicki Adams Willis
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/discover-old-new-borrowed-blue-an-interview-with-founder-in-residence-and-choreographer-vicki-adams-willis/
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Summary DJD Founder in Residence Vicki Adams Willis carries on a family tradition that began when her mother, Alice Murdoch Adams, opened one of Calgary’s first dance schools in the 1920s. In addition to teaching and choreographing for countless local and international organizations, Vicki founded the Jazz Division in UCalgary’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Program of Dance in 1978 and co-founded Decidedly Jazz Danceworks in 1984 where she continued her role...
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ID 10567
Date January 18, 2023
Title Discover Old/New/Borrowed/Blue – An Interview with Choreographer Marie France Forcier
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/discover-old-new-borrowed-blue-an-interview-with-choreographer-marie-france-forcier/
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Summary Marie France Forcier, MFA, is a choreographer, performer, writer, and pedagogue of western contemporary dance forms. Through studio work, public performance, and community initiatives, she researches at the intersection of somatic practices, trauma studies and choreography. Her body of creative and performance work has been presented on platforms of various scales across four continents. An Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts...
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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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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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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 9501
Date May 10, 2022
Title Meet the Family: Costume Designer Sarah Doucet Interviewed by Kimberley Cooper
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/9501/
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Summary Sarah Doucet Sarah Doucet is a dancer, choreographer, rehearsal director and now, costume designer. Sarah has worked on a vast and varied collection of shows and productions seen across North America and Europe. Some costume design highlights include ‘NEW TRICKS’(Christopher House, TO), ‘RING’ (Ame Henderson, Toronto Dance Theatre),‘FLESH&SPOKE’,’SPASTICUS’ (Propeller Dance, Ottawa), ‘ONE HUNDRED MORE’ (Justine Chambers, Laurie Young; Vancouver, Berlin), ‘FLOOR’D’ (Holla Jazz, TO), ‘LULU V.7 // ASPECTS OF A...
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ID 9447
Date May 5, 2022
Title Meet The Family: Head of Sound Dan Frerichs Celebrates 40 Shows with DJD
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/meet-the-family-head-of-sound-dan-frerichs-celebrates-40-shows-with-djd/
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Summary Dan Frerichs Dan has been part of the DJD Family for 21 years and Family of Jazz is his 40th show with the company. We’re so lucky to have him, congratulations Dan! Click play below to watch his interview with Kimberley Cooper about his experience being part of the family.
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ID 9442
Date May 3, 2022
Title Meet The Family: Musical Director Rubim De Toledo Interviewed by Kimberley Cooper
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/9442/
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Summary Rubim De Toledo Award-winning bassist and composer Rubim de Toledo combines the influences of his Brazilian heritage and his dedication to the jazz tradition to create a refreshing and uplifting approach to music. Rubim has been working with DJD extensively since 2006 as a frequent bassist, composer, and musical director. In 2021 Rubim won the Western Canadian Music Award (WCMA) for Instrumentalist of the year. In 2018 he won the...
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