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In Concert! Essays, Images and Interviews Ebook

by Bill King

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About the Ebook
“In Concert.” Essays, Images and Interviews. The essays cover the past 50 years from Bill’s summer scholarship to study with piano giant Oscar Peterson the summer of 1963 in Toronto, catching Eric Clapton and Cream at the Café Au Go Go, Stevie Winwood and Traffic at Fillmore East – Joni Mitchell at Luminato, Willie Nelson at TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2013 among many other unique moments. The interviews are with the icons of jazz; Pat Metheny, David Sanborn, Diana Krall, Sonny Rollins, Oscar, Betty Carter, Phil Nimmons, Don Thompson, Tony Bennett, etc. There are 110 images from concerts the past twenty-five years. The book is edited by Vicki Leon.
Features & Details
  • Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
  • Version Fixed-layout ebook, 240 pgs
  • Publish Date: Jan 13, 2014
  • Last edit May 05, 2021
  • Language English
  • Keywords legends, jazz, with, interviews, -, essays, music, photography, concert
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About the Creator
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Bill King
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bill King is a musician/photojournalist whose credits go back to the ‘60s as music director for Janis Joplin, the Pointer Sisters, Martha Reeves and many others. He’s also an award-winning producer and the artistic director of the Beaches International Jazz Festival. A former producer/broadcaster at Toronto’s Jazz.FM 91, he currently serves as music director for the Ted Woloshyn Show on Newstalk1010. King’s productions and mentoring helped launch the careers of three prominent Canadian singers: Liberty Silver, Sophie Milman and Shakura S’Aida. Besides being an active musician, composer and arranger for 25 years, Bill King has channeled his twin passions of photography and travel into the professional realm. His credits include more than 20 CD covers, numerous concert images in magazines and newspapers, and three major exhibitions as part of Contact Photography.

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