CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Posted: Thursday November 20, 2008 by Shaun

Wreckhouse Jazz & Blues (WJB) is seeking to hire a full-time, permanent employee to fill the role of Marketing & Operations Manager at our office in St. John's. For more information and to view a job description, click here.

MUSIC NL NOMINATION
Posted: Monday November 03, 2008 by Michael

Wreckhouse Jazz & Blues (WJB) has been nominated for the Outstanding Company of the Year award. This award will be presented at Music NL's Music In The Air award show and conference taking place in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador from November 7-9, 2008.

Kirk Newhook, President of Hew Knoo Music and Artistic / Executive Director of WJB has been nominated for Industry Professional of the Year for his tireless energy and dedication to WJB. Coupled with his private music instruction at the Kirk Newhook Guitar Studio he has also been nominated for Educator of the Year.

Dedicated WJB volunteers, Renee Batten and Justin Foley have also been nominated for the Volunteer of the Year award.

WJB would like to congratulate all the other nominees in their respective categories.

GREAT SUCCESS!
Posted: Thursday October 02, 2008 by Michael

We would like to thank everyone who showed up at the Davidson Murley Braid Quintet concert on Sunday past.  It was a great success with almost a full house in attendance.  A very special thanks goes to Glen Tilley of the CBC who recorded the concert for the Performance Hour, CBC's WAM host Angela Antle for hosting the event and the Canada Council for the Arts for supporting DMBQ.  We would also like to thank Dr. Tom Gordon of Memorial's School of Music for providing the beautiful D.F. Cook Recital Hall as the venue.

A huge thank you goes to the DMBQ.  This was the final leg of their very successful cross country tour.  We hope to see them back in the near future!

THE DAVIDSON MURLEY BRAID QUINTET, LIVE IN CONCERT
Posted: Tuesday September 23, 2008 by Shaun

(L-R) Jim Vivian, Ian Froman, David Braid, Tara Davidson, Mike Murley - DMBQ
Photo: Reg Schwager

Wreckhouse Jazz & Blues in association with CBC Radio 2 and Music at Memorial proudly present The Davidson Murley Braid Quintet live in concert on Sunday September 28 at the DF Cook Recital Hall (Memorial University).

Mike Murley and David Braid are returning to St. John's with saxophone sensation Tara Davidson for an evening of jazz synergy that has created such a buzz around their recent DMBQ Live release.

CBC Radio 2 will be on hand to record this concert for both Canada Live and The Performance Hour. For more information including showtime, tickets and more, please check the events page.

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NEW WEBSITE
Posted: Monday September 22, 2008 by Shaun

Welcome to the new Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival website.

THANK YOU
Posted: Sunday September 21, 2008 by Shaun

We would like to thank everyone who attended and supported this year's Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival.  

This year we hosted our best festival yet.  With the help of Target Brand Architects we launched the new Wreckhouse Jazz & Blues brand and our "flying people" advertising campaign and received a positive and enthusiastic response.  The Wreckhouse Jazz and Blues Festival is sure to become a household name for Jazz & Blues in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and around the world.

The Martini Bar Downstairs on George Street was introduced as our new host venue.  We would like to thank the management and staff of the Martini Bar for their help and excellent service.  They provided an superb venue for the Jazz & Blues Festival and met the needs of our musicians, staff and volunteers.  Located in the heart of St. John's legendary George Street, the deck provided an excellent setting for our 4 pm Happy Hour shows, while the downstairs offered a great nighttime venue suitable for live music and large crowds, with ample room for viewing and enjoying the music.  Some notable acts were the Chris Tarry Group, the fabulous Laila Biali Trio, and our very own Terry Lynn Eddy Blues Band.  The festival closed on a high note at the Martini Bar Downstairs, with our presentation of the Ladies of Jazz with Heather Bambrick, Janet Cull and Dana Parsons attracting the largest audience of the week.  It was an extremely successful festival, with comments from audience members such as "better than the first time in May" and "[it’s] a MUST see."

We also hosted an outdoor concert venue at Harbourside Park, with two full days of music on Friday and Saturday.  The Friday night show brought a wonderful crowd, great music and a beautiful night sky.  With acts like Chris Kirby and the Marquee, Duane Andrews Quartet (feat. Bjorn Thoroddsen), the Michel Donato Trio and L'orkestre des Pas Perdus, it was a night of incredible musicianship and musical diversity. Saturday afternoon saw an enthusiastic and energetic audience of all ages, with many families in attendance and acts such as the Idlers, the  Dogberries, the Mack Barfoot Trio and more getting everyone dancing.  Saturday night was another great show, despite Mother Nature’s lack of co-operation. A great crowd came to see the Jean Martin Trio, Laila Biali Trio and the Mary Barry Sextet.  Those who stayed through the rain enjoyed some world class music and had a great time!

The Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival 2008 was a great success, with increased attendance and ticket sales, world class music, dedicated staff and volunteers, enthusiastic patrons, and fantastic support from our government and corporate sponsors.

Stay tuned for details about upcoming shows!