THE CREATIVE MUSIC SERIES

Doors 6:45PM | Show 7PM

Halifax Central Library: Paul O’Regan Hall

Join Faculty And Students Of The Creative Music Workshop For Four Evenings Of Exploratory Music

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

THE MOUNTAIN OF CMW HORNS!

A rocking good time celebrating all things improvised and wind driven. Join CMW faculty members: Michael Blake, Nicole Rampersaud, Andrew McKelvie, Nick Durado and Andrew Jackson, back by Doug Cameron on drums and J. A. Granelli bass.

THURSDAY, JULY 13

The Music Of Michael Blake

Saxophonist and composer, Michael Blake, has been a CMW faculty stalwart since 2015. Blake has released 15 albums under his own name including two critically acclaimed albums released in the last year: 2022’s brass band foray Combobulate and this year's Brazilian odyssey, Dance of the Mystic Bliss. For his first concert at HJF as a leader, Blake will be performing music adapted from these recent albums along with other material from his catalog. Joining Blake on this journey will be fellow members of the 2023 CMW faculty.

FRIDAY, JULY 14

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT IN ACTION!

The CMW Faculty Concert

An evening of spontaneous composition expressed through movement, music and being in the moment together. This special evening features the entire faculty of CMW.

SATURDAY, JULY 15

“WHY CAN’T I BE BEAUTIFUL LIKE YOU?”

An evening of solo bass compositions and video projection

CMW faculty member J.A. Granelli is joined by Montréal–based video artist, Colin MacKenzie, as they explore love, loss, remembrance and the path forward. Joined by special guest, Susane Chui, this will be a special night of sound, vision and movement.

SUNDAY, JULY 16 | 1PM

Cmw Student Concert Finale

The closing concert will premiere brand new and spontaneous music by students as well as collaborations between faculty and students. Offering a showcase for CMW students to share what they have been creating in a community environment. Listen to the results of hard work, collaboration and risk–taking.

TICKETS: halifaxjazzfestival.ca

The Creative Music Workshop (CMW) is an eight–day intensive program where the ensemble is the classroom and improvisation is more than a style, it’s a path for learning. CMW offers two streams; The full–day Core Program (10AM – 5PM daily) and The Creative Process Program which runs for the mornings only (10AM – 5PM for the first weekend; 10AM – 12:30PM daily after that). Both programs run from July 8 to 16, 2023 at the NSCC Ivany Campus, 80 Mawiomi Place, Dartmouth, NS.

CMW students study the fundamental principles of the CMW Creative Process through a range of collective and individual exercises centred around improvisation, movement, listening, meditation, and communication. Students work with each other and the CMW faculty to explore risk–taking, fear, and self–consciousness in relation to their creative process. The program passes on knowledge not only about what it means to be a musician, dancer, etc., but what it means to be a creative person.

CMW faculty includes: J. Anthony Granelli (Head instructor/Electric bass – New York City), Michael Blake (Saxophone–New York City), Susanne Chui (Dance/ Movement – Halifax), Barbara Bash (Visual Art/Calligraphy – New York City), Nicole Rampersaud (Trumpet – Fredericton), Nick Dourado (Piano/Saxophone – Toronto), Doug Cameron (Percussion – Halifax), Andrew Mackelvie – (Saxophone – Halifax), Nicholas Maclean (Guitar – Halifax), Ross Burns (Guitar & CMW coordinator – Halifax).