Well good luck with that. Just kidding. I never wanted to be one of those “PREWS” I met when I was an up and comer that constantly told up and comers to do something else, the music business has changed,… Continue Reading →
Long past due for my yearly diatribe on the local excuse for a festival that is supposed to be about furthering an appreciation of jazz music through presentation, promotion and outreach. I won’t go whole hog this year because, quite bluntly,… Continue Reading →
Well the Fest is over with a whimper. The best and (to my knowledge) the only sold out/non local JAZZ show was Vijay Iyer. At least the early set was sold out I don’t know if the second set was… Continue Reading →
I won’t repeat everything I wrote last year about the jazz festival we have this year (so much of it still applies). You can read about it in an earlier post about the jazz fest. Bluntly I just don’t have the… Continue Reading →
So I have released my first CD, my first solo recording and my 1st Christmas album all in one fell swoop. “Robert Burton’s Left Handed Christmas” is a collection of lesser known seasonal songs. Some Clarifications By 1st CD I mean… Continue Reading →
Last Word on our “Jazz” festival (till next year) Well the Jazz fest is over and the organizers are declaring a victory. It “was a huge success with 25 sold out shows” Well it’s very hard to figure out that math… Continue Reading →
Imagine you went out to a fancy restaurant and found your favorite romantic dinner place now had a lounge, VLTs and loud dance music. When you asked the manager why, she responded by telling you that they were “trying to attract… Continue Reading →
Spring is here and in the music lesson business that is not always a good thing. On one hand it is a great feeling when the snow melts and the bird chirp and (at least here in Winnipeg) you don’t… Continue Reading →
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