The PBS broadcast of Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song will be available in Canada as well as the USA. The program can be viewed on PBS.org or with the PBS App - available for Roku, Apple TV 4, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV in Canada.
Also, the broadcasts from these PBS border stations will be available to Canadian viewers:
WMED-TV (available in New Brunswick)
KFME-TV Fargo (available in Winnipeg/Northwestern Ontario in high-definition)
KGFE-TV Grand Forks (available in Winnipeg)
KTCI Minneapolis (available in Thunder Bay)
WCFE-TV Plattsburgh (available in Montreal)
WPBS-TV Watertown (available in Ottawa)
WNED-TV Buffalo (available in Southern Ontario)
WQLN-TV Erie (available in London)
WTVS Detroit Public Television (Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Sudbury, Halifax, St. Johns and Ontario. Well watched in Québec and have wonderful reach in communities of all sizes, from the Atlantic Provinces to the Yukon.)
Musical artists joined the national library and American leaders to honor music legend Joni Mitchell in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, March 1, as she was awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an all-star tribute concert.
The lineup included performances by James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Herbie Hancock, Cyndi Lauper, Marcus Mumford, Graham Nash, Angelique Kidjo, Diana Krall, Celisse, Lucius and Ledisi.
PBS stations will broadcast the concert — “Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song” — at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31 (check local listings) and on PBS.org and the PBS App as part of the co-produced Emmy Award-winning music series. It will also be broadcast to U.S. Department of Defense locations around the world via the American Forces Network. More information.
I love Wayne Shorter. He's the best saxophonist ever, in my opinion. Miles thought so too. Even over Coltrane and the people who were much more famous than Wayne, really. Everything was magical about him. I remember I was playing with Jaco Pastorius, who had just joined Weather Report. Wayne, of course, was one of the founding members of that band. Jaco was supposed to be in the studio recording with me, and he didn't show up. So I said to Henry, the engineer, ”I know where he is. Let's go get him.” So we went down to the rehearsal studio. Zawinul and Jaco were tossing a Frisbee on the ground. They were throwing it with their hand and priding themselves on how good they were at catching a Frisbee and everything.
At a certain point, they threw it at Peter Erskine, who was a new drummer in the band. It came towards him and he was terrified. He reached up and grabbed it and threw it. It wobbled all the way back. Jaco looked at him and kind of gave him the stink eye for a bad throw. Up on the stage meantime was Wayne with his horn tucked under his left arm. He was playing the keyboard with his right hand. Joe threw the Frisbee at Wayne, and it was coming straight at Wayne’s head, out of his peripheral vision. Wayne reached up, caught it and threw it back perfectly. You know, Wayne was more than a musician. He was like a little Zen master. He was mystical. He was the only musician that I could direct metaphorically or theatrically. I would say to him, “Come in here and get out here. Then come in really sad, and by the time you get to here… get really young.”
And he would play that! Or, I’d tell him, okay, Wayne, “you're the bird.” So he'd go out in the studio, put his horn in his mouth, and the first lick that came out of him was so like a bird. It was amazing. Then his hand was in the air waving for “one more take,” and I said, “no way. I'll punch you in, but I won't start over.” So I punched him in and I left the first lick that he played on the record. It was magnificent. He was just kind of unconscious when he played it, but it was so bird-like and so unusual. He was a beautiful musician. He will be sorely missed.
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Monika Herzig and her jazz quintet, featuring vocalist Alexis Cole, bring a fresh take on the music of Joni Mitchell. Dynamic arrangements and creative improvisation highlight the timelessness and versatility of Mitchell’s songwriting. The concert will showcase some of Mitchell’s most beloved songs from her extensive catalog. It’s an event not to be missed, a tribute to one of the most influential singer-songwriters of our time.
Join us in celebrating Joni’s music and legacy, as well as the release of Herzig’s groundbreaking album, with Joni fans and jazz lovers alike.
A Celebration of Joni Mitchell featuring Kimberly Ford is a rocking tribute to the most iconic singer-songwriter of the Woodstock generation. Mitchell touched millions with her nearly 40-year career that spanned genres from contemporary folk to jazz to full-throated pop-rock. This incredible seven-piece band, modeled on Joni’s tenure with Tom Scott & the L.A. Express, plays all your favorite tunes, like Help Me, Both Sides Now, Conversation, Blue, River, All I Want, Free Man in Paris, Carey and, of course, Woodstock. The band also throws in a few you might not have heard before ...
COJM has been packing houses throughout Southern and Northern California and the Southwest since 2014. Significant performances include the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, Yoshi’s Oakland, Olivas Adobe in Ventura, Palms Playhouse in Winters and Grand Annex in San Pedro. In 2020, the band mounts its first East Coast tour with a stop at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. More information here
A & M studios in California 1971 was the birthplace of three timeless classic albums. Joni Mitchell’s Blue and Carole King’s Tapestry were recorded in adjacent studios. Just down the hall, James Taylor was recording Mud Slide Slim, and the three friends shared session players, inspirations, lunches and also added harmonies and instruments to each other's albums.
At The Brunswick in Brighton UK on April 13th 2023, Lucy Pickering and her band Court & Spark will perform their favourite Joni Mitchell, Carole King and James Taylor songs in an evening of Laurel Canyon highlights such as Carey, Country Road, A Case Of You and I Feel The Earth Move. In addition they’ll be adding songs by Rickie Lee Jones, the West Coast 1970’s artist most famous for her smash hit Chuck E’s In Love. They recently played to a packed house at Shoreham’s Ropetackle Arts Centre, and are delighted to be back at The Brunswick before taking the show further afield in 2023.
Lucy Pickering’s Court & Spark celebrate the songs of an unforgettable era of great music, bringing together some of Sussex’s finest musicians in a fruitful jazz/folk/pop collaboration. Lucy’s vocals and piano-playing pay faithful tribute to the singer-songwriter stylings of the early 1970’s, and the band add an exciting West Coast vibe that recalls Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Russ Kunkel and Tom Scott’s LA Express in their heyday.
RECENT AUDIENCE TESTIMONIALS:
“the next best thing to seeing Joni Mitchell herself in concert”
“What a voice! Lucy will blow you away with her vocals”
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7.30PM
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