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Archive for November, 2006

Multi-Award Winning Concert Canadian Jazz Pianist and Entertainer Paul Tobey offers free downloadable music, videos, movies, reviews and more!  Select samples from these CD’s, Christmas Music, Solo Piano, Jazz Piano, Popular Piano, Jazz Trio, Quartet and Nonet, Sheet Music Plus Much Much More!  

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“Paul Tobey whipped through a virtuoso demonstration of fat melodic invention. With Oscar Peterson-like flourish, his self-assured trio shot through standards and a few originals and standards with accomplished control…” Read More - Japan Times

“Paul Tobey, Canadian jazz man – yep, he’s got it. Tobey has a refreshingly unique approach to jazz piano…a lot of things coming together to gel into an individualist’s style that gives this quartet recording Tobey’s own distinctive voice. I don’t know what kind of audience he has, but he deserves a huge one.” Read More - The American Reporter

“Tobey is light and exceedingly quick at the keyboard his right hand’s a real marvel.” Read More - Globe and Mail

“Here is some gorgeous, straight ahead jazz in a swinging, contemporary framework that sounds fresh, bright, at time even compelling. Contemporary Jazz does not get any better!” Read More - Montreal Gazette

On Feb. 18th 2007, Paul debuts his Road to Santiago Suite with Symphony – an eclectic mix of inspiring instrumental pianist music utilizing all his styles including Spanish folk, jazz, classical and popular piano.

Click Here for more info: The Road to Santiago Suite

Christmas Carol Music Order Online as Digital Download or Shop From Home for Christmas Carol Book and Sing A Long CD.  CD features 4 Bonus Instrumental Piano Christmas Songs.  Charts for piano and lyrics all packaged perfectly for your Christmas Party…Just follow the link below…

Well, the new Christmas Carol Song Book comes out Dec. 6th. Over 28 thousand of them will be published by the Expositor.  I’m pretty excited because the sing a long CD will raise 5$ per CD sold for the Sunshine Dream for Kids raising money so that kids with severe illnesses get to make a wish and recieve some human experiences they otherwise may not get. 

Just had lunch with the fundraising committee, and everyone is pretty excited.  The goal for the committee was to raise 30K and they are already about the half way mark without even launching the campaign yet.  It’s a great way to raise awarness and $.  Offer Christmas Carols with Sheet Music + Sing-A-Long CD.  You can pick yours up for a donation at the Expositor on Colbourne Street. 

If you are not local, you can order yours online either as a mail order or a digital download by clicking this link  Christmas Sheet Music

Wishing you abundant holidays,

Paul

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Christmas caroling is very popular in our city. As a matter of fact over 28,000 free christmas caroling books will be distributed by the Expositor, our local newspaper. This year the Expositor has added a new feature to their caroling books. They are offering a companion sing-a-long christmas caroling CD with yours truly playing the piano. All people need to do is stick it in the CD player and sing along.

If you’re lucky enough to live in our city all you have to do is drop by the Expositor head office downtown and pick one up for a donation to the Dream Tree children’s charity. If you don’t live anywhere near Brantford you can buy one online. As a matter of fact I’ve put together and entire christmas caroling CD with companion songbook and bonus Christmas sheet music of all your favourite Christmas Carols.

Just follow the link below…

Christmas Sheet Music

Joy to the World, Christmas Carol Lyrics, Christian songs, christmas carols sheet music, children’s christmas songs, plus all of these selections in Song Book and Sing-A-Long CD! Songs Featured:

1. Deck the Halls
2. Oh Come all Ye Faithful
3. Jingle Bells
4. Silent Night
5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
6. Joy to the World
7. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
8. The First Noel
9. Hark the Herald Angels
10. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
11. What Child Is This
12. O Little Town of Bethlehem
13. Away in a Manger
14. I Saw Three Ships
Plus 4 Featured Bonus Tracks!
15. Christmas Carol Medley, Arr. by Paul Tobey 6:41 (O Come All Ye Faithful, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Joy to the World, Silent Night)
16. Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Arr. by Paul Tobey 3:59
17. Island Christmas, Comp. and Arr. by Paul Tobey 4:48
18. O Christmas Tree, Arr. by Paul Tobey 4:36

Click here for more Christmas Sheet Music

Bluegrass, Bluegrass Music, Bluegrass Band OtterCreek Bluegrass Band makes a debut on myspace!  Check out the bass player! That’s Denis Rondeau – one of the busiest most versatile musicians I know!  Not only is he a terrific friend, he’s a terrific music educator – he teaches at the blind school.  This bluegrass band is smokin! Enjoy the free downloadable bluegrass music they offer! 

http://www.myspace.com/ottercreekbluegrass

PS.  If you like bluegrass,country,folk music you’ll love how these guys sound! This is toe tappin’ kind of stuff!  And you couldn’t meet a nicer group of pleasing people. Go ahead, check out that bluegrass music !

Cheers!

Paul

www.paultobey.com

Oliver Twist The Musical! There was a casting call for Orphans for our local production of Oliver. My 9 year old son Adrian wanted to go. He had limited theatre experience with roles in school plays and camp productions, but I said, hey, why not? As a professional musician, it’s hard not to notice how much charisma your child has on stage. What’s the saying? Your children grow up to be faster, richer, smarter, more talented, etc? YES! I certainly hope so!

I thought an audition experience would be fantastic for him whether he got accepted or turned down! To our surprise, after several call backs, he got the lead for Oliver! It was a surprise, because we were told the audition was for orphans and that Oliver was already cast. Also, Adrian only sang in school choir with no outside professional training. We all know how many talented kids there are out there. But Adrian had listened to the music from Oliver everyday. He sang it everyday. His personal favorite is “Consider Yourself”. Your heart skips a beat when he sings “Where is Love?”

Adrian is so into it, and he does make a great Oliver! He’s really authentic. He was dissappointed there was no rehearsal this week. I could tell he’s found a second home in the production with cast and crew he really loves. There will be 10-12 shows in April! We’ll keep you posted

Disc 7 – Christmas at the Piano CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE SEPARATELY

The reviews are fantastic. The newspaper reported “Frenzied Mob Right About Tobey CD”. It features all of your favorite christmas music.  And if you are a piano lover, I promise this CD will make it in your favorites!

Island Christmas (my original)
Little Drummer Boy
Carol of the Bells
O Christmas Tree (available as a free download here)
Children’s Christmas Medley (all the kid’s favorites)
The Christmas Song
Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Christmas Carol Medley
Angels We Have Heard on High

This was recorded Nov. 2005 at Phase One Audio Group Studios in Toronto featuring

Paul Tobey – Piano
Henry Heilig – Bass
Steve Heathcote – Drums
Dave Simpson – Percussion
Phil Gray – Keyboards
Dong Englert – Flute/Alto