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wideangleman uploaded a new video
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Montreal Jazz buffs were treated to a high octane, fuel injected saxophone blowout at their Jazz mainstay, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. Part of a...
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Montreal Jazz buffs were treated to a high octane, fuel injected saxophone blowout at their Jazz mainstay, Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. Part of a concert series also featuring drummer Jimmy Cobb, the Chateauguay Tenors play host to New York baritone genius Gary Smulyan. This excerpt is from the 'up' tune of the set, Teddy Charles' composition Route 4.
Cameron Wallis' and Al McLean's burning solos are the opening salvo, the pair's energized work lights a fire under Gary Smulyan, and the bari master opens the throttle. Most of Smulyan's solo is backed only by the driving drums of Rich Irwin. Highlight of the evening.
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wideangleman uploaded a new video
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Jazz, Period. - Last March
An unavoidably beautiful dirge, this original by Montreal trumpeter Kevin Dean is well served by Dean and his uncle, note...
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Jazz, Period. - Last March
An unavoidably beautiful dirge, this original by Montreal trumpeter Kevin Dean is well served by Dean and his uncle, noted New York trumpeter Allan Dean. The younger Dean is heard here on a rare Olds Super Recording model trumpet made in 1947. The instrument was offered to Dean for this session, and he was able to quickly and deftly flesh out a breathtaking tone from the instrument. Dean's solo is devastating.
The two trumpeters are accompanied by the talented Marie-Fatima Rudolf on piano, and the trio takes full advantage of the fine acoustics in the Mount Royal United Church. The slow, hypnotic funeral march casts a long and anguished shadow, and ties us inexorably to the unfolding procession, until the end...
The session marks the first time the pair have recorded together, and their longstanding musical camaraderie shows here.
Kevin Dean is a professor, and founding faculty member of the Jazz program at McGill University's Schulich School of Music (http://www.mcgill.ca/music/), and is widely regarded as one of the finest hard bop trumpeters working today.
More on Kevin Dean:
http://people.mcgill.ca/kevin.dean/
http://kevindeanmusic.com/
Preeminent American trumpeter Allan Dean is a professor of music at the Yale School of Music. Dean is lauded for his small brass ensemble work, maintaining longstanding roles in the Summit Brass ensemble, St. Louis Brass Quintet, and Calliope (Renaissance band).
More on Allan Dean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Dean
http://allanjdean.com/
Marie-Fatima Rudolf is a graduate of the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and is a hard working Jazz pianist in Montreal, and Toronto, Canada. Her recent recording 'Songbird's Prayer' is available at her website: http://mariefatimarudolf.com/
Kevin Dean -- Trumpet
Allan Dean - Trumpet
Marie-Fatima Rudolf - Piano
Recorded December 29, 2011
Mount Royal United Church
Filmed and Edited by Randy Cole
Audio Engineer - Bryan Martin
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wideangleman uploaded a new video
(4 weeks ago)
Jazz, Period. - Tango
Composed by Kevin Dean
In this installment of Jazz, Period., we revisit Kevin Dean and Al McLean in one of the finest acoustica...
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Jazz, Period. - Tango
Composed by Kevin Dean
In this installment of Jazz, Period., we revisit Kevin Dean and Al McLean in one of the finest acoustical spaces in Montreal, the Mount Royal United Church. They are joined by pianist Marie-Fatima Rudolf, who brings the rumbling, jaunty tango to life with her delicate, yet brooding touch.
In this recording, Dean and McLean both play unusual period instruments that are not their own; Dean a rare 1947 Olds Super Recording trumpet, and McLean an equally rare Martin Handcraft Master, or 'Typewriter' model alto sax. The Typewriter moniker can be attributed to the instrument's full set of round pearl key touches, resembling the keywork of a mechanical typewriter.
Kevin Dean is professor, and a founding faculty member of the Jazz program at McGill University's Schulich School of Music (http://www.mcgill.ca/music/).
More on Kevin Dean:
http://kevindeanmusic.com/
http://people.mcgill.ca/kevin.dean/
Al McLean can be heard regularly in Montreal's Jazz venues, and is a sought after saxophone repair man. Read more about Al McLean here:
http://www.almclean.com/about.html
Marie-Fatima Rudolf is a graduate of the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and is a hard working Jazz pianist in Montreal, and Toronto, Canada. Her recent recording 'Songbird's Prayer' is available at her website: http://mariefatimarudolf.com/
Kevin Dean - Trumpet
Al McLean - Alto Saxophone
Marie-Fatima Rudolf - Piano
Recorded December 29, 2011
Mount Royal United Church
Filmed and Edited by Randy Cole
Audio Engineer - Bryan Martin
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wideangleman uploaded a new video
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Jazz, Period. - Eb Alto Trumpet w/ Allan Dean
This informative short film brings to life a civil war era trumpet. Noted trumpeter Allan Dean reflec...
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Jazz, Period. - Eb Alto Trumpet w/ Allan Dean
This informative short film brings to life a civil war era trumpet. Noted trumpeter Allan Dean reflects on the 1870's rotary valve, bell-front alto horn in his hands, and provides a beautiful demonstration of its sound and character.
Preeminent American trumpeter Allan Dean is a professor of music at the Yale School of Music. Dean's playing style extends well beyond his lauded small brass ensemble work. Besides his longstanding roles in the Summit Brass ensemble, St. Louis Brass Quintet, and Calliope (Renaissance band), Allan Dean is considered an authority on ancient wind instruments such as the cornetto and natural trumpet.
He has worked with the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art to record a listening guide for their collection of antique brass, and is a sought after practitioner of early American brass band music.
More on Allan Dean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Dean
http://allanjdean.com/
Allan Dean - Eb Alto Trumpet Circa 1870
Recorded Dec. 29th, 2011
Mount Royal United Church
Filmed and Edited by Randy Cole
Audio Engineer - Bryan Martin
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wideangleman uploaded a new video
(1 month ago)
Jazz, Period. - Amazing Grace
This heartfelt rendition by noted New York trumpeter Allan Dean was performed on an ornate, period trumpet dating to 1...
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Jazz, Period. - Amazing Grace
This heartfelt rendition by noted New York trumpeter Allan Dean was performed on an ornate, period trumpet dating to 1925. Although the instrument responds quite differently than a modern horn, Dean was happy to explore the instrument's possibilities for this film.
Preeminent American trumpeter Allan Dean is a professor of music at the Yale School of Music. Dean's playing style extends well beyond his lauded small brass ensemble work. Besides his longstanding roles in the Summit Brass ensemble, St. Louis Brass Quintet, and Calliope (Renaissance band), Allan Dean is considered an authority on ancient wind instruments like the cornetto and natural trumpet.
He has worked with the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art to record a listening guide for their collection of antique brass, and is a sought after practitioner of early American brass band music.
More on Allan Dean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Dean
http://allanjdean.com/
Marie-Fatima Rudolf is a graduate of the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and is a hard working Jazz pianist in Montreal, and Toronto, Canada. Her recent recording 'Songbird's Prayer' is available at her website: http://mariefatimarudolf.com/
Allan Dean - Trumpet
Marie-Fatima Rudolf - Piano
Recorded December 29, 2011
Mount Royal United Church
Filmed and Edited by Randy Cole
Audio Engineer - Bryan Martin
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Haven't listened to all, but hope to soon.