The Live Music Report
December 2006 |
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| Zoé |
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...Zoé’s guitar was doing things I didn’t even know guitars could do. It sounded like there were two or three instruments being played simultaneously...
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| by Tony Shivpershad & John Leeson |
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| Jazz By Genre V |
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...Jazz by Genre was really about blurring, even erasing the borders between various styles of music, creating one happy hybrid...
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| by Tony Shivpershad & Dougal Bichan |
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| Bernardo Padron Group | Tales of La Juana |
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...Padron stood out on this night as a unique and passionate voice — ready to step into bigger spotlights as a performer, composer and bandleader...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Mike Colyer |
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| Juan Formell y Los Van Van |
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...the energy emanating from the stage was phenomenal, as was the energy on the dance floor..
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| The Nathaniel Dett Chorale |
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...Since the calibre of voices in the Chorale is so high, the audience is treated to many soloists...
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| by Anna Lisa Eyles |
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| The Mambo Q Orchestra |
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...the band moved on to instrumental versions of such hit mambos as the Rolling Stones' “Satisfaction”, Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman”..
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Thomas Kovacs |
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...What transpired was a great set of covers comprising everything from Cat Stevens to Coldplay...
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| by Tony Shivpershad |
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| The Luis Deniz Quartet |
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...Luis Deniz, leading his own quartet has taken to the stage...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| African Guitar Summit |
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...The African Guitar Summit had torn the roof off the place and carried us to a summit of dizzying heights.
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| by Tony Shivpershad |
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| Canadian Brass | Annual Christmas Concert |
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...Canadian Brass performed contemporary Christmas favourites such as "Silver Bells", "White Christmas", "I’ll Be Home for Christmas"...
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| by Anna Lisa Eyles |
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| Don Ross and Friends |
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...He moved in and out from the core melody to improv playing so skillfully it sounded like he was playing two or three songs...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Mike Colyer |
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| Bob DeAngelis |
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...A full luscious sound cascades from the stage with a swinging rhythmic beat, and on top, the clean, clear and crisp clarinet sound...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Theatre |
Dance |
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| Aladdin – The Magical Family Musical |
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...The twist-o-flex plot encourages audience participation in the form of 'booing' and 'cheering' various characters...
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| by Lesley Mitchell-Clarke |
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| Fire On The Dance Floor |
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...producers Kathryn Miles and Marie-Christine Julien mounted a show that highlighted the diversity of dance, the talent of its participants and...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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