24 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 21, 2006 The legendary Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express featuring the famed B3 and keyboard player, has created a distinct voice that combines jazz, rock, soul and funk. Brian has accumulated a Grammy nomination, 10 albums charting in the top 100, a #1 single and the title of “The Godfather of Acid Jazz”. Add in legendary guitar player, Larry Coryell who has recorded on more then 70 albums, hailed by his legion of fans as one of “the guitar gods” and dubbed “The Godfather of Fusion”, these special nights will see sparks fly as two masters perform individually and together for the first time in thirty years! For tickets call 905-815-2021 or order on-line - at www.oakvillecentre.ca. For more information, please visit www.oakvillejazz.com Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival presents BRIAN AUGER’S OBLIVION EXPRESS With special guest LARRY CORYELL Wednesday, August 9th & Thursday, August 10th at 8:00pm at The Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts • 905-815-2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The line-up for the 2006 Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival is set. The Festival runs Aug. 9 – 13 and the kickoff event, at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, fea- tures legendary musicians, Larry Coryell and Brain Auger. For tickets, call 905 815-2021 or visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. Some of the artists scheduled to perform this year include Michael Kaeshammer, Tony Monaco, Swing Rosie and Red Peppers Dixieland Jazz Band. Admission to the festival on the weekend is free. Many other performers will be in restaurants, pubs and businesses in downtown Oakville. For more information on the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival, visit www.oakvillejazz.com Oakville Jazz Festival opens Aug. 9 DETAILED ARTIST: Artist Antonio Mirizio with his painting Veiled Moroccan Beauty, 1975. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER www.oakvillebeaver.com 1477 Lakeshore Road, Burlington (at Brant in Downtown Burlington) 905-633-8569 Fax: 905-633-7353 • Email: [email protected] MOONLIGHT MADNESS ONE DAY ONLY! FRIDAY, JULY 21ST 10AM - 11PM 1/2 PRICE EVERYTHING IN THE STORE aration of men and women, was addressed. “I want it as exact as possible,” he said. “There will be no errors at all. I didn’t want to make a mistake. I would be ashamed.” All this work was followed by a full year doing the initial pencil sketch before any paint was applied to the huge and intimidating blank canvas. The word “sketch,” though, is a grossly inadequate way to describe the magnificent image, drawn with mathematical precision, in which all lines converge at one point: archi- tecture meets painting head-on. The viewer is simply immersed in the spectacle, as though standing before the sultan himself in the flesh. “It is perfect perspective,” said Mirizio, an admitted “fanatic” for accuracy who works seven to eight hours a day on the painting. After A Thousand and One Nights II is finished, Mirizio is uncertain exactly where it will be displayed since the painting is not a commission, but simply a labour of love. “It will be left for a museum somewhere,” he said. Those interested in the artist’s career and work are encouraged to visit www.antoniomirizio.com. Artist’s labour of love ■ Continued from page 23

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24 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 21, 2006

The legendary Brian Auger’s Oblivion Expressfeaturing the famed B3 and keyboard player, hascreated a distinct voice that combines jazz, rock,soul and funk.

Brian has accumulated a Grammy nomination,10 albums charting in the top 100, a #1 single andthe title of “The Godfather of Acid Jazz”.

Add in legendary guitar player, Larry Coryellwho has recorded on more then 70 albums, hailed

by his legion of fans as one of “the guitar gods”and dubbed “The Godfather of Fusion”, thesespecial nights will see sparks fly as two mastersperform individually and together for the firsttime in thirty years!

For tickets call 905-815-2021 or order on-line -at www.oakvillecentre.ca. For more information,please visit www.oakvillejazz.com

Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival presents

BRIAN AUGER’S OBLIVION EXPRESSWith special guest LARRY CORYELL

Wednesday, August 9th & Thursday, August 10th at 8:00pmat The Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts • 905-815-2021

TICKETSON SALE

NOW!

The line-up for the 2006 DowntownOakville Jazz Festival is set.

The Festival runs Aug. 9 – 13 andthe kickoff event, at the OakvilleCentre for the Performing Arts, fea-tures legendary musicians, LarryCoryell and Brain Auger.

For tickets, call 905 815-2021 orvisit www.oakvillecentre.ca.

Some of the artists scheduled toperform this year include Michael

Kaeshammer, Tony Monaco, SwingRosie and Red Peppers Dixieland JazzBand.

Admission to the festival on theweekend is free.

Many other performers will be inrestaurants, pubs and businesses indowntown Oakville.

For more information on theDowntown Oakville Jazz Festival, visitwww.oakvillejazz.com

Oakville Jazz Festival opens Aug. 9

DETAILED ARTIST: Artist Antonio Mirizio with his paintingVeiled Moroccan Beauty, 1975.

LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER

www.oakvillebeaver.com

1477 Lakeshore Road, Burlington(at Brant in Downtown Burlington)

905-633-8569Fax: 905-633-7353 • Email: [email protected]

MOONLIGHT MADNESSONE DAY ONLY!

FRIDAY, JULY 21ST 10AM - 11PM

1/2 PRICE EVERYTHINGIN THE STORE

aration of men and women, wasaddressed.

“I want it as exact as possible,” hesaid. “There will be no errors at all. Ididn’t want to make a mistake. Iwould be ashamed.”

All this work was followed by afull year doing the initial pencilsketch before any paint was appliedto the huge and intimidating blankcanvas.

The word “sketch,” though, is agrossly inadequate way to describethe magnificent image, drawn withmathematical precision, in which alllines converge at one point: archi-tecture meets painting head-on. Theviewer is simply immersed in thespectacle, as though standing beforethe sultan himself in the flesh.

“It is perfect perspective,” saidMirizio, an admitted “fanatic” foraccuracy who works seven to eighthours a day on the painting.

After A Thousand and OneNights II is finished, Mirizio isuncertain exactly where it will bedisplayed since the painting is not acommission, but simply a labour oflove.

“It will be left for a museumsomewhere,” he said.

Those interested in the artist’scareer and work are encouraged tovisit www.antoniomirizio.com.

Artist’slabourof love

■ Continued from page 23