Joe Manzoli and I were up early this morning for a radio interview on the premier jazz station in Toronto, Jazz.FM91. Joe went on the air with a tenor saxophonist he studied with while in Canada, Kirk MacDonald. They talked about the youth jazz program here in Toronto, its collaboration with Berklee the previous day, [...]
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BGJIQ at The Toronto Jazz Fest
July 11, 2011 – 10:24 am
Toronto, Canada. Home to seven major league sports, the CN tower, a zoo, film festivals, and the Toronto Jazz Festival. My name is Michael Borgida, and I am here road managing the Berklee Globe Jazz Institute Quartet (BGJIQ) featuring Joe Manzoli on guitar, Caili O’Doherty on piano, Shin Sakaino on bass and Isaac Haselkorn on [...]
Way Out West – The Hailey Niswanger Quartet on Tour (#4)
June 24, 2011 – 12:00 pm
Having successfully re-entered the land of the Red, White and Blue – there was a bad moment at U.S. Customs with an officer who seemed to be making things hard for our pianist Takeshi, who is Japanese – we smoothly rolled for five hours through Washington’s gorgeous Olympic Peninsula, enroute to Hailey’s hometown, Portland, Oregon.
Way Out West – The Hailey Niswanger Quartet on Tour (#3)
June 20, 2011 – 12:55 pm
Hailey Niswanger of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute writes in from her international summer tour. The HNQ has just landed in Kaua’i and we are so excited to be here. Friday night’s gig at Jimmy Mak’s was a huge success. The first set was completely full, with many familiar faces of friends and family. It is always a [...]
Silvina Moreno @ Salem Jazz and Soul Fest
June 19, 2011 – 11:39 am
This past week we were able to attend another event of the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival. This time, our own Silvina Moreno was performing with her full band.