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Turner Music and Events is Vancouver's premier live music and entertainment international booking agency and event promotion business.
Turner Music and Events represents the finest World/Roots, Folk, Jazz,
Blues and Pop/Rock musicians in Vancouver and around the world. Jeff Turner of Turner Music and Events has
been booking live music for a wide variety of events for many years.
TME groups have appeared at hundreds of festivals, concert series,
nightclubs and theatres throughout BC, across Canada and the US and
throughout Asia and Europe.
Also, talk to TME first about adding music to your conference, convention,
business opening, corporate reception, office or private party, special
event, wedding or fundraiser. All styles of music and entertainment are
available, whatever your taste. In addition to music, your options include
DJs, Showgirls, dancers, actors and performers of all kinds.
In addition to representing Vancouver's finest musicians and performers,
Turner Music is tapped in to and constantly working with all the major
agencies in North America and abroad. Should you be looking to book a
nationally or internationally known artist (musician, comedian,
entertainer), let us know!
Turner Music and Events was nominated in 2004 as Agency of the Year at the
Western Canadian Music Awards. In addition, a number of artists represented
by TME are award winners including:
Jodi Proznick - 2008 National Jazz Award Winner for Best Album (Foundations),
Best Bassist and Best Acoustic Group.
2008 Juno Award Nomination for Best Traditional Jazz Album (Foundations)
Erica Sigurdson - Canadian Comedy Award
nominee for
Best Female Stand-Up
The Higgins - 6 time winner at 2008 BC Country Music Association Awards including Album and Group of the Year
Zapato Negro - 2007 West Coast Music Award Nominee for Outstanding Jazz Recording
Kristeen Von Hagen -
3 time Canadian
Comedy Award Winner
Rich Hope - 2005 Western Canada Music Award nominee
Amos Garrett's Acoustic Trio - Nominated for a Juno Award and Winner of a
2005 West Coast Music Award.
Kelly Brock - Nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at 2008 BC Country Music Association Awards
Jillian Lebeck - nominated for a 2004 Western Canadian Music Award for Jazz Recording of the Year!
Juno Award nominees for Blues Album of the Year and their
harmonica player, David Hoeri, was nominated as Harmonica Player
of the year at the 2005 national Maple Blues Awards.
The Twisters - nominated for six Maple Blues awards. |
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Kelly Phelan joins Turner Music and Events as Head of Comedy and Speakers Division
Turner Music and Events welcomes Kelly Phelan to its team as head of it’s Comedy and Speakers Division.
With over ten years experience in the comedy and speaker worlds, Kelly is a highly respected and effective leader in the industry. Combining her solid background in public relations, marketing and promotions with a passion for comedy, Kelly has created a successful career aiding promoters and artists alike.
Prior to launching her own business (Kelly Phelan Promotions) in 2000, Kelly was the Marketing Director for Paul Mercs Concerts for six years where she handled media relations, marketing and promotions for national concert tours for artists such as Pearl Jam, Bryan Adams, Diana Krall, Lenny Kravitz, Ellen Degeneres, Bill Cosby, River Dance, Boston Pops and the Dixie Chicks.
With her own company, Kelly marketed, promoted and booked comedy and music tours across the country. Her clients included, Brent Butt (of “Corner Gas” fame), Red Robinson Management, Paul Mercs Concerts, Three Thirty Five Productions, The Arts Biz Public Relations, CTV and Ryan Water Entertainment. In 2005 Kelly went to work for Great Canadian Casinos to launch the River Rock and Red Robinson show theatres. She served as the Director of Publicity Entertainment Division and handled the marketing and promotion for the artists performing at both theatres.
In 2007 Kelly relaunched Kelly Phelan Promotions. Her recent clients include The Celtic Festival, Gateway Casinos, The Arts Biz Public Relations, The Vancouver Opera, and Coastal Jazz and Blues Society.
Turner Music is thrilled to have Kelly on board! |
Click on Brent Butt's pic to
view TME's Comedy Page |
The Turner Music Comedy roster currently includes:
Brent Butt
Roman Danylo
Kate Davis
Kelly Dixon
The Four Aces
Jamie Hutchinson
Peter Kelamis
Chris Molineux
Tim Rykert
Erica Sigurdson
Kristeen Von Hagen
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Click on Red's pic to view
TME's MC/Speakers Page |
Our Speakers/MC roster includes:
Kate Davis
Red Robinson
Stay tuned to turnermusic.com for regular updates to our roster as well as for news on plans for
Turner Music to bring international comedy acts to Vancouver and across Canada.
For more information on Turner Music’s Comedy and Speakers Division or to book a comedy act or speaker please contact:
Kelly Phelan
604 662 4144 et 501
kelly@turnermusic.com |
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SPECIAL EVENT: The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club Presents:
JAVON JACKSON BAND FEATURING LES McCANN - TWO NIGHTS ONLY!!! |
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October 17 and 18, 2008
Javon Jackson Band featuring Les McCann
Cellar Restaurant & Jazz Club
3611 West Broadway Street, Vancouver
Doors 7:00 PM Shows 8:30 and 10:15 PM
Tickets $69 includes both shows and a three-course meal (taxes and gratuities extra)
Reservations 604-738-1959 or
reservations@cellarjazz.com
featuring:
Javon Jackson - saxophone
Les McCann - keyboards and vocals
Kenny Davis - bass
Rudy Royston - drums |
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Jackson's band definitely plays jazz-funk. The athletic, heavy quartet plays a stripped-down sort of guerrilla funk, as much drawn from James Brown and Fela Kuti, as it is Miles and the genre's '70s legends. They embody a unique combination of warmth and get-on-the-good-foot intensity often found in the best of their style.
Jackson's friendly demeanour and muscular, jocular solos provide the amiability, while the truly immense sounds coming from bassist Kenny Davis and drummer Rudy Royston - a man who doesn't play fills as much as he triggers avalanches- provide the fury.
At 71, Les McCann- who was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in February- quickly establishes himself as the group's rowdiest -- and most senior -- presence. Not a lot of septuagenarians will introduce themselves with the line, "It's been a while since I was back in this sad-ass town," and then let out a gruff cackle. But McCann might as well be 25 for the effect the years have had on his playing and personality.
Les’ pianism still takes the frenzied testifying of a Pentecostal church and plants it firmly in the red-light district, all funky double stops and rhythmic broadside. And he does this with no less intensity or heart than he showed at the start of his career in the late 1950’s when he played the Sun Strip in L.A., and with his debut album: “Plays The Truth” (1960 Pacific Jazz) which established him as the label’s top selling artist. |
"This is the way to get your 'old school' funk groove on! Javon and the cats really lay it down on this one. They get a nice organic sound and do their thing. Enjoy!"
— Marcus Miller
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Turner Music and The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club are pleased to announce “Turner Thursdays,” a monthly
event showcasing the diversity of Turner Music’s artists. Jazz, Blues, World Music and more!
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UPCOMING SHOWS
The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club,
3611 West Broadway, Vancouver
Doors 7 PM; Show 8:30 PM
Tickets $10 at the door.
Reservations: Online at reservations@cellarjazz.com
or call 604-738-1959 |
Oct 5 - Tango Paradiso
West Coast Music Award Nominee
Tango, Jazz and
New Music
Oct 16 - Tamara Rhodes
Little Bit of Ella, Little Bit of Keys
From the New School with an Old Soul
Nov 20 - Amanda Wood *SOLD OUT!*
Gifted Jazz/Pop singer and songwriter
Dec 18 - Tambura Rasa
World Fusion Music! Gypsy Violin, Flamenco
Guitar, Cuban Percussion ...
Scorching Hot Global Dance Parties featuring Flamenco & Belly Dancers!
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Turner Music and Events works closely throughout the year with Vancouver's finest and most intimate live music venue, the Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club, and with Vancouver's Cellar Live record Label. The Cellar Live Label was founded in 2001 by musician/producer/jazz club owner Cory Weeds. When Weeds purchased The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club. in August, 2000 he immediately started assembling some recording gear to preserve the incredible music that was being performed on stage every night.
Their catalogue now boasts over 45 records. 2007 was a banner year for the label. Cellar Live won "Label of the Year" for the national Jazz Awards. Jodi Proznick's "Foundations" won "Album of the Year" and "Acoustic Group of the Year". "Foundations" was also nominated for a JUNO award.
All of Cellar Live's releases have received fabulous reviews and the label has established itself as one of the country's finest producers of jazz music.
Check out the Cellar and Cellar Live's websites! |
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Full details on recent roster additions, upcoming Turner Music events, Turner Music artists on tour plus the Turner Music Archive
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Turner Music & Events
Suite 1104 - 207 West Hastings Street - Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7
Phone: (604) 662-4144 • Fax (604) 662-4116
Email: jeff@turnermusic.com
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