March 19/99

CD-ROM used to promote College program

L the first week of 1999, jazz
pianist, trombonist, composer, and
two-time Juno award-winner, Hugh
Fraser, took his 17-piece Vancouver
Ensemble for Jazz Improvisation
(VEJI) into the recording studio to
create a new CD. Hugh’s
compositions were performed by a
stellar band comprised of the
following Capilano College alumni
and music faculty: Dennis Esson,
Dave Robbins, John Korsrud, Ross
Taggart, and Rob McKenzie. The
CD, entitled V, should be released
some time in June 1999.

For the second year in a row,
Metalwood, led by Jazz faculty
member, Brad Turner, was a Juno
winner for best contemporary jazz
album. The album is called
Metalwood 2 (Maximum Jazz/
Festival). Congratulations, Brad!

Congratulations also to the
following Jazz Studies faculty, staff

and alumni on their 1999 Juno Awards
nominations for Best Contemporary Jazz
Album:

Francois Houle 5

In The Vernacular: The Music of John
Carter

(Songlines/Allegro)

Francois Houle - Jazz faculty

Hard Rubber Orchestra

Cruel Yet Fair

Les Disques victo/Fusion III)
John Korsrud - leader, alumnus
Brent Gubbels - alumnus
Campbell Ryga - alumnus
Dave Robbins - Jazz faculty
Ross Taggart - Jazz faculty
Brad Turner - Jazz faculty
Dennis Esson - Jazz faculty
Rob McKenzie - Jazz faculty
Graham Ord - staff

On sale
Jazz Studies T-shirts and sweatshirts

he Asia Pacific Management Cooperative Program has

recently released the first edition of a program CD-
ROM entitled Training and Resources for Success in Asia.
The disk includes a program description, two videos, the
booklet Accessing Asia and copies of the APMCP
newsletter, Asia Link.

“While much of the material on the disk is
promotional,” says APMCP director, Scott MacLeod, “it
was developed as part of a larger effort to link CD-ROM
and Web-based technologies for pedagogic purposes.”

The project was a joint effort from members of the
APMCP, the Educational Technology Resource Centre and
Media Production Services. Ed Tech’s Ken Barbour led
the team as production manager and CD-ROM designer,
while Teresa McDowell designed the cover packaging.
Many of the publications on the disk were designed by
MPS designer, Jana Hotkova. The videos were produced
by Film Studies instructor, Cam Williams.

“We found the collaboration to be an excellent
experience,” Scott said, and we hope the disk is enjoyed by
those who view it.”

For more information, call 984-4981, or local 4981.

aZzZ notes

are on sale in the bookstore. Please make
your students aware of this. Shirts come
in three designer colours and are
emblazoned with the Jazz Studies logo.
T-shirts are $15 and sweatshirts are $28.

Winners

Two of the seven recipients of the
$2,000 Pacific Music/Fraser MacPherson
scholarships are Jazz Studies students
Alvin Cornista, who plays sax, and
pianist Stacey Benn. The scholarship
fund is named for the late Vancouver
saxophonist, Fraser MacPherson, and
was initiated to foster the music
education of B.C.’s most promising
young instrumentalists.

Sammy Tseng, 17, was also awarded
a scholarship. Sammy studies privately
with flute instructor, Brenda Fedoruk,
in the Bachelor of Music Transfer
program.

Submitted by Rob McKenzie