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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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Turner Music Welcomes ....
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
 


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!!!




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




 

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


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!


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!

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!

Kudos to Cory Weeds at Cellar Live -
2008 National Jazz Award Winner
for Best Record Label!
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