April 10, 2017 (Vancouver, Canada) – The International Songwriting Competition has announced the 2016 competition finalists and Eli Bennett has been made a finalist for “Best Jazz Song” for Upside Swagger. The final results will be announced in late-April/early May.
The Canadian Songwriting Competition also recently announced their 2016 semi-finalists, and Eli Bennett is a semi-finalist for three songs:
“Best Jazz Composition“: – The Other Side by Eli Bennett – Upside Swagger by Eli Bennett – Step on It by Eli Bennett
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Physical Album: Signed copies of Breakthrough may be ordered directly through this website by completing this FORM.
About Breakthrough: “With Breakthrough, I wanted to take the listener on an experience through exhilarating groove-based tunes combined with sophisticated but accessible jazz-influenced compositions. Every composition preceding the closing title-track was inspired and crafted towards the album’s main theme: the embodiment of the journey from inspiration into that defining moment: Breakthrough.” – Eli Bennett
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April 30, 2016 (Abbotsford, BC) – The nominees for the Fraser Valley Music Awards were announced today at CIVL-FM Radio in Abbotsford and Eli Bennett is nominated for “Jazz Artist of the Year”! The awards, being held for the first time, are hosted by CIVL-FM radio, and the winners will be named July 16 at the Abbotsford Arts Centre.
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Physical Album: Signed copies of Breakthrough may be ordered directly through this website by completing this FORM.
About Breakthrough: “With Breakthrough, I wanted to take the listener on an experience through exhilarating groove-based tunes combined with sophisticated but accessible jazz-influenced compositions. Every composition preceding the closing title-track was inspired and crafted towards the album’s main theme: the embodiment of the journey from inspiration into that defining moment: Breakthrough.” – Eli Bennett
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June 27, 2015 (Ottawa, ON) – The Ottawa Citizen has reviewed Eli Bennett’s concert from the Ottawa International Jazz Festival as part of his Breakthrough Tour.
June 12, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – Eli Bennett has been featured alongside six legendary artists (Celine Peterson, Branford Marsalis, Freddy Cole, John Pizzarelli, Carmen Bradford, and Gerald Clayton) in The Toronto Star to promote the Toronto International Jazz Festival. Eli Bennett performs at the Toronto Jazz Festival on June 25 at The Rex Hotel with his quartet as part of his 2015 Breakthrough Tour across Canada.
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June 10, 2015 (Vancouver, BC) – Eli Bennett has been featured in Vancouver’s ‘The Georgia Straight’ newspaper promoting his 2015 Breakthrough Tour across Canada. The newspaper is available at newsstands across the Lower Mainland and can also be viewed online below.
Eli Bennett has been nominated for the prestigious TD Grand Jazz Award and the Galaxie Rising Star Award from the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal!
As part of the #BreakthroughTour 2015, Eli Bennett will be performing at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal with his quartet on Saturday, June 27th at the SCENE TD outdoor stage. A full list of #BreakthroughTour dates can be found: HERE.
About the TD Grand Jazz Award:
Established in 1982, each year the Concours de Jazz (the TD Grand Jazz Award since 2010) honours the most popular Canadian jazz group among those registered in the Concours and presented as part of the outdoor program. In accordance with the competition rules, all artists and groups registered in it must present a repertoire composed mainly of original material. The competition brings to light a promising group each year, then helps that band launch a career by providing it with exposure in several important ways. Since 2001, the Galaxie Rising Star Award is also presented to the composer of the most original piece of music, selected among the competing groups.
1982 Creation of the Concours de Jazz, 1987 The Concours de Jazz becomes pan Canadian, 1987-1992 Prix de Jazz Alcan, 1993-1999 Prix de Jazz duMaurier, 2000-2009 Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors, 2010- TD Grand Jazz Award.
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Thirty-five-time award-winning jazz saxophonist and 4-time Leo-Nominated film composer Eli Bennett embarks on a 2015 Canadian Jazz Festival tour with his band in support of his critically acclaimed debut album Breakthrough.
Since its release Breakthrough has received international attention, ranking #3 on the Canadian National Jazz Charts in December 2014, and #14 on the US CMJ National Jazz Charts, while being featured on the homepage of iTunes Canada Jazz for two months as one of the top Canadian jazz albums. It was also named the “#4 Best Jazz Debut Album” of 2014 by the Ottawa Citizen and received rave reviews from All About Jazz and WholeNote magazine in addition to receiving major radio play in North America and Europe. In 2015, Breakthrough won the Julian Jazz Award from BC’s CJSF 90.1FM for Best Canadian Jazz Album by an Emerging Artist as well as a 2015 Western Canadian Music Award Nomination for Jazz Album of the Year.
With ten shows in seven cities, the Canadian tour will see Eli Bennett’s Quartet featured at jazz festivals across Canada beginning in Vancouver, with stops in Calgary, Medicine Hat, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and ending in London, Ontario.
2015 Canadian Tour Dates: Sat. June 20 – Vancouver International Jazz Festival – Robson Stage – 5pm
Sun. June 21 – Vancouver International Jazz Festival – Italian Cultural Centre – 7pm
Mon. June 22 – Jazz YYC (Calgary) – Ironwood Stage – 8pm
Tue. June 23 – Medicine Hat Jazz Festival – Esplanade Studio Theatre – 2:30pm
Wed. June 24 – Medicine Hat Jazz Festival – Esplanade Studio Theatre – 10:30pm
Thu. June 25 – Toronto International Jazz Festival – The Rex Hotel – 8pm
Fri. June 26 – Ottawa International Jazz Festival – Confederation Park – 6:30pm
Sat. June 27 – Montreal International Jazz Festival – Scene TD Stage – 6pm
Sat. July 11 – TD Sunfest (London, ON) – Victoria Park
Sun. July 12 – TD Sunfest (London, ON) – Victoria Park
#BreakthroughTour
Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts for making this tour possible.
Thank you to D’addario Canada, D’Addario Woodwinds, Selmer Paris and Applied Microphone Technology for their support.
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