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April 2008

Ron on the Glenn Gould Foundation

Like many other musicians, Ron was deeply influenced by the late Glenn Gould . Not only a great pianist, whose recordings of Bach and others set the standard, Gould was an astonishingly original thinker, writer and broadcaster.  

It is a special honour for Ron to have been elected to the Board of the Glenn Gould Foundation.  He now serves on the executive, as Secretary of the Foundation. The Foundation's goal is "to extend awareness of Glenn Gould as an extraordinary musician and communicator, and to advance his innovative ideas into the future." Ron is excited to help carry on this work.

The Glenn Gould Foundation is a charitable organization. Ron strongly encourages support of its work. Details: www.glenngould.ca

Stars on Spadina!

Toronto's Spadina Avenue is steeped in history. Now the heart of Chinese immigrant culture, for many years, it was home to the Jewish influx from Eastern Europe. In those days, Ron's father Alex manufactured women's coats on Spadina. His mother, Alice , was part of a family that ran one of the great restaurants, United Bakers, still going strong in north Toronto after nearly 100 years.    

It's a special pleasure for Ron to be invited to appear with the Stars on Spadina gala benefit concert for the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre on Tuesday April 15, at 7:30pm. Joining Ron will be a host of musical superstars, incuding opera great Adrianne Pieczonka, latin jazz marvel Amanda Martinez, and the venerable bass and drum team of Artie Roth and Daniel Barnes. Details: www.mnjcc.org.

March 2008

Jazz for Herbie 2008

Along with Jazz.FM91 personality Bryan Snelson and singer Leah State, Ron co-produced the 5th edition of this important annual charitable event, last February. The cream of Canada's jazz community came out to play for the children of the Herbie Fund at Toronto's historic the Old Mill Inn. Altogether, over $17,000 was raised for the HErbie Fund and The Hospital for Sick Children. Look out for Jazz for Herbie 2009!

Ron sur les ondes de Radio Canada

Ron a donné une interview pour l'émission de Radio Canada, Desautels, qui honorait le géant du jazz, Oscar Peterson, décédé le 24 décembre dernier: cliquer ici pour l'écouter.

STILL Number 1 !

Having ended 2007 at Number 1 on the ChartAttack national jazz radio charts, Subarashii Live, Ron's new CD, continues to gain new fans and fantastic reviews.  2008 looks to be a great year for Subarashii Live.

Remember, you can buy Ron's CDs at HMV, CDBaby.com, iTunes , or by calling 1-800-771-6161 from anywhere in North America.  Please continue to request Ron's music at your favourite radio station. You can write your own review of Subarashii Live at CDBaby (click here). Please do!  

December 2007

Number 1 !