I went to York U for visual art, and when I did run into jazz program dudes, they were pretty snobby. I don't know if the students are reflective of the values of the music program faculty, I think Humber might be a more well-rounded music school.
I think snobbery can exist in any school and in any faculty. I noticed when I auditioned for Humber they tended to look at anyone that isn't nothing but a seasoned chopsmeister who cut their teeth on Ted Reed's "Syncopation" and Gary Chester's "New Breed" drum instructional books like they have four heads.
I also knew someone who just recently graduated from the U of T Music Faculty with a major in jazz vocal performance. She said there was a real sense of community even amongst the earlier years. There's competition certianly but not to the point where it becomes "dog eat dog"
I am going to the jazz fest in Montreal this summer (!) and I am looking forward to it, I think that Montreal is more progressive than Toronto in terms of jazz development.
I've never been there for the Festival Du Jazz but I've heard nothing but good things about it. My favorite performances I've seen on Bravo (from previous festivals) have been Oscar Peterson from the late 70's/early 80's with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen, Buddy Rich's big band, Jean Luc Ponty with Jack DeJohnette and Keith Jarrett. I also heard they had the Funk Bros (the Motown house band that played on all of the classic Motown tunes) two years ago.
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Date: 2005-06-13 08:59 pm (UTC)I think snobbery can exist in any school and in any faculty. I noticed when I auditioned for Humber they tended to look at anyone that isn't nothing but a seasoned chopsmeister who cut their teeth on Ted Reed's "Syncopation" and Gary Chester's "New Breed" drum instructional books like they have four heads.
I also knew someone who just recently graduated from the U of T Music Faculty with a major in jazz vocal performance. She said there was a real sense of community even amongst the earlier years. There's competition certianly but not to the point where it becomes "dog eat dog"
I've never been there for the Festival Du Jazz but I've heard nothing but good things about it. My favorite performances I've seen on Bravo (from previous festivals) have been Oscar Peterson from the late 70's/early 80's with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen, Buddy Rich's big band, Jean Luc Ponty with Jack DeJohnette and Keith Jarrett. I also heard they had the Funk Bros (the Motown house band that played on all of the classic Motown tunes) two years ago.