NEWS
Renee Rosnes & Bill Charlap in Bern, Switzerland
Renee & Bill are excited about their return duo engagement to Marian's Jazzroom in Bern, Switzerland from Tuesday, February 14 through Saturday, February 19!
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Anat & Renee at the 16th International Jazz Festival in Punte del Este, Uruguay
Renee just returned from a wonderful weekend of music in Uruguay where she joined a "Clarinet Summit" featuring Paquito D'Rivera, Anat Cohen, Victor Goines and Dr. Michael White, and also paid "Tribute to James Moody" with Paquito D'Rivera, Valery Ponomarev, Diego Urcola and the rhythm section of bassist Todd Coolman and drummer Adam Nussbaum. A fantastic festival with many great musicians sharing their talents! To enjoy newly added photos from the festival, click on the Gallery.
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"The Jazz Portraits" with host Renee Rosnes The Life & Music of Canada’s Jazz Greats
The Jazz Portraits series presents Renee Rosnes in conversation with nine Canadian "statesmen of jazz" - Paul Bley, Oliver Jones, Joe Sealy, Guido Basso, Don Thompson & Terry Clarke – all internationally recognized musicians who have been instrumental in laying the foundations of today's jazz scene in Canada. Each 52-minute portrait features documentary recordings and music spanning the artist's career.
New interviews include legendary trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, illustrious Quebecois bassist Michel Donato and the swinging alto saxophonist PJ Perry.
The new Profiles will air on "Inside the Music," on CBC Radio 2.
PJ PERRY: November 7, 2010
MICHEL DONATO: November 14, 2010
KENNY WHEELER: November 21, 2010
Produced by Chris Brookes and Bill Brennan
Click "Related Link" to hear the interview with PJ Perry.
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Doris Duke Jazz Oral Histories Project
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY, NY 10023
In May 2009, Renee Rosnes sat down with jazz journalist Will Friedwald for a three-hour, two-part videotaped interview at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts as part of the Duke Jazz Oral Histories project, established by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. This captivating, all-encompassing conversation has been archived will be available for viewing at the New York Public Library by Fall 2009.
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