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Jesse Cook, Very Afraid of Boredom

April 21, 2005 - Jesse Cook has a lot to be happy about. First there was the birth of his first child, a boy, earlier this year. His latest album "Montreal" a live greatest hits set brought the guitarist major satisfaction and he was just nominated for Guitarist of the Year at the very first Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. One thing Cook is not interested in is boredom, "As an artist you want to chase your muse a bit, you want to go with things that work for you," He told Smooth Jazz Now that he wants to keep evolving too and he wants to make sure his fans don't get bored. How does Jesse Cook get inspired? His favorite guitarist is Vicente Amigo, "I lived in Spain for three months last year and we took a special trip to Jerez to hear him play and it was the greatest concert I've ever attended. When I'm sitting down with my guitar and doing my arpeggios and my scales it's that concert that I'm thinking of and just trying to get his sound. Read our new interview with Jesse Cook from April 2005.

Nominations for the 1st Annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards
January 3, 2005 - Canadian Smooth Jazz musicians finally have an awards body to recognize their work - The Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. The event was created by Doug and Mary Kirk, owners of The Wave in Hamilton and Smooth Jazz Now creator John Beaudin. The awards will be voted on by the fans via www.canadiansmoothjazzawards.com . Top nominees for the inaugural ceremony include Diana Krall, Eddie Bullen, Brian Hughes, Marc Jordan, Clayton / Scott Group and Alexander Zonjic all with three. Read more.

Jesse Cook Nomination
- Guitarist of the Year

Sarah McLachlan, Nelly Furtado Top Juno Nominations
February 11, 2004 - Two of Canada's top female vocalists lead the pack as the Juno Nominations were released today. Both Sarah McLachlan (left) and Nelly Furtado were mentioned in five categories each. McLachlan who's recent hit single "Fallen" has charted on both Pop and Smooth Jazz charts was nominated for the Juno Fan choice, Album, Artist, songwriter and Pop artist of the year. Read more.

Jesse Cook Announces the "Nomad" Tour

September 12, 2003 - Flamenco Guitarist Jesse Cook has just released his fifth album "Nomad" and has already set up a tour across Canada. The tour will kick off November 4th in Victoria, B.C. and end in Montreal on November 19th. Cook is currently on tour in the U.S. The guitarist's last album "Freefall" produced the hit "Fall At Your Feet" featuring Danny Wilde of the Rembrandts. Cook's latest single is "Early On Tuesday" featuring the Bodeans.

The Jesse Cook Tour

Canadian Dates

Wed. September 10 | TBC
Roxy Theater, Mt. Forest, ON

Tue. November 4 | TBC
Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC

Wed. November 5 | TBC
Port Theatre, Nanaimo, BC

Thu. November 6 | TBC
Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC

Fri. November 7 | TBC
Performing Arts Center, Vernon, BC

Sun. November 9 | TBC
Jack Singer Auditorium, Calgary, AB

Mon. November 10 | TBC
Windspear, Edmonton, AB

Wed. November 12 | TBC
Community Auditorium, Thunder Bay, ON

Thu. November 13 | TBC
Imperial Oil Centre, Sarnia, ON

Fri. November 14 | TBC
Centennial Theatre, London, ON

Sat. November 15 | TBC
Convocation Hall, Toronto, ON