The Live Music Report
September 2006 |
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| The 13th Annual Guelph Jazz Festival + Colloquium |
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| Bob Ostertag & Pierre Hébert |
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...A couple of laptops, game controllers, a processor, an animation tablet and two men willing to bring new ideas to the tabler...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| Tanya Gillis, Oliver Schroer & Ravi Naimpally |
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...Primal, simultaneously earthy and otherworldly, it can be as rhythmic as Ravi Naimpally’s tabla work and as soul striking as Oliver Schroer’s 'fiddle'...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Lê Quan Ninh |
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...Ninh came in to the center of the stage where his floor-tom was positioned. Over the course of the next hour, he proceeded to drum up a storm...
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| by Tom Sekowski & Roger Humbert |
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| Bill Dixon & Joëlle Léandre |
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...As Dixon proceeded to process his sounds and his trumpet began to sound more warbled with each passing minute, Léandre was all fire and brimstone...
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| by Tom Sekowski & Roger Humbert |
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| Hard Rubber Orchestra |
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...Under the leadership of trumpeter, composer and conductor John Korsrud, the Orchestra kicked up a storm that was vibrant and delicious all at once...
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| by Tom Sekowski & Roger Humbert |
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| Trio Ochs, Masaoka, Lee |
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...he played like a tornado ripping through town. Rapid arpeggios, glissandos, trills and all manner of sophisticated multi-fingering techniques...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| FAB Trio |
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...bassist Fonda pushed the bass to the edge. Letting the adrenalin flow freely, fingers moving ever so rapidly, he would tear strips off the bass...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| György Szabados & Vladimir Tarasov |
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...Szabados would prove to be the perfect accompanist to Tarasov in an ever-evolving exploration of non-stop percussive prodding...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| Steve Coleman & The Five Elements |
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...As the music developed, it opened up, similar to a flower in the morning opening its petals. One by one the players were allowed out of the box....
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman |
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...The melodies originating from Mark’s violin were full of life, zest and unpredictability. He played everything with great force...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| Xu Fengxia & Joe Fonda |
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...Xu was a revelation in her ability to expose the beauty of her instrument to the audience...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| Concerts |
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| Indian Ocean |
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...evident throughout this show was that the personalities of the artists creating the sounds were as different from each other as the varied musical styles...
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| by Tony Shivpershad |
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| Chet Baker International All-Star Tribute |
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It was night one of a three-day tribute to Chet Baker's music at the recently revivified The Music Hall...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| Odessa/Havana |
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...what do David Buchbinder and Hilario Durán have in common? For one thing, although they are both strongly rooted in what may seem disparate styles...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Geoff Berner |
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...Geoff Berner is rude, crude, blasphemous and brilliant. His unique style and subject matter has him 'categorized' as klezmer-punk-folk...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Tim Posgate Hornband |
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...Posgate playing a choppy, funk style rhythm; Johnson joined in and accentuated the beat playing a driving bass style line on his tuba...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Bryan Vargas y ¡Ya Está! |
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...Bryan Vargas & ¡Ya Esta!’s particular mix of Latin jazz, afrobeat, rock, and traditional Cuban music including religious chants is original...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Davide Virelles / Luis Deniz |
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...these young artists play music that is exciting, captivating and contemporary...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| Joe McPhee / Deep Dark United |
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...key pad flutters, rushing wind, and flat slap tonguing that eventually revealed McPhee to be in a duet with himself, boldly singing into his horn...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| Natacha Atlas |
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...Her voice, clear and high weaves a spell with its characteristic Arabic intervals and middle-eastern modulations...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Ash Dargan’s Unity Trio |
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...His didgeridoo made a grand entrance into the soundscape, clasped in one hand, while the other waved...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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| African Guitar Summit |
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...The ease with which the band integrated four-part harmonies vocally and instrumentally was awe-inspiring...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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| Theatre |
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| Ever Thus |
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Claudia Moore's new piece, Ever Thus, is a compelling and mostly satisfying dance tribute to the world and characters of William Shakespeare...
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| by David Fujino |
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| The Tang Concubines |
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...The whole experience of The Tang Concubines was moving on a number of levels, and provided an expansive learning curve for the entire audience...
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| by Lesley Mitchell-Clarke |
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