The TD Jazz Labs are a series of workshops geared towards emerging jazz musicians. The workshops will cover a wide range of topics from repertoire to music technique to the business of being a touring artist.

As always the TD Jazz Labs are free and open to the public.

TD JAZZ LABS AT THE 2012 TD WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Supported by Manitoba Music, Canadian Heritage, and The Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts

DELFEAYO MARSALIS

MONDAY, JUNE 18
5:30 PM
MANITOBA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC & ARTS
(211 BANNATYNE AVE.)

Delfeayo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. Known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor” (Los Angeles Times), he is “one of the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation”

MARK KELSO

TUESDAY, JUNE 19
5:30 PM
MANITOBA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC & ARTS
(211 BANNATYNE AVE.)

Not only is Mark Kelso a skilled musician who plays drums and percussion, but he is also a singer, producer and composer. Originally hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Kelso is currently the Head of percussion at Humber College in Toronto.

LUCKY PETERSON

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
5:30 PM
MANITOBA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC & ARTS
(211 BANNATYNE AVE.)

Lucky Peterson was discovered by blues legend Willie Dixon when he was three years old, and released his first record at five. Trained by keyboardists Bill Doggett and Jimmy Smith, Peterson went on to play behind Little Milton, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Kenny Neal. The New Yorker calls him “a master of the guitar, organ and microphone.”

FRANK LOZANO & FRANÇOIS BOURASSA

THURSDAY, JUNE 21
5:30 PM
MANITOBA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC & ARTS
(211 BANNATYNE AVE.)

Ottawa native Frank Lozano studied at Humber College with Pat LaBarbera and in Boston with Jerry Bergonzi. Frank completed a Master of Arts Degree in Jazz Performance at MCGill University where he is currently teaching saxophone and jazz pedagogy.

Since 1985, when François Bourassa won the Montreal International Jazz Festival’s new talent competition, the pianist has recorded regularly and has toured festivals, clubs, and cultural centres across Canada and France. He holds a bachelor’s degree in performance from McGill University and a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

HENRY JOHNSON

FRIDAY, JUNE 22
5:30 PM
MANITOBA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC & ARTS
(211 BANNATYNE AVE.)

Chicago-born guitarist Henry Johnson started young, playing gospel music and R&B in his early teens. In 1976, he went on the road with jazz organist Jack McDuff and worked with vocalist Donny Hathaway in 1977. You’re The One, Johnson’s recording debut for MCA/Impulse! won a five star rating in Downbeat magazine, and was nominated for a Grammy.

VIJAY IYER

SATURDAY, JUNE 23
5:30 PM
AQUA BOOKS
(123 PRINCESS ST.)

Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer was described by Pitchfork as “one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today,” and by The New Yorker as one of “today’s most important pianists… extravagantly gifted… brilliantly eclectic.”