The Live Music Report
February 2007 |
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| Quinsin Nachoff’s Rhodes Trio |
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...an undercurrent of constant vibrato, a laid-back, deep throated purring in the lower register and gently climbing from that deep low end...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Davidson / Murley / Braid Quintet |
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...Davidson in the high register and Murley in the middle register. The band’s dynamism was forefront...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Mike Colyer |
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| Kevin Mahogany and the Art of Jazz Orchestra |
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...In “Kansas City”, he builds excitement with suspenseful pauses, then grabs you by the ears for the final sure-footed climb to the summit...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| The Vandermark 5 |
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...Vandermark's compositions were distinguished by an effective use of tension and release, loud and soft volumes, a quiet sense of humour...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| The Roy Hargrove Quintet |
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...Hargrove would simply and directly place trumpet to lips, and blow the sweetest sounding muted tone, a tone that pierced your soul...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Mike Colyer |
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| Such A Melodious Racket |
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...Over the course of the two one-hour sets, we were transported from the African drum/dance roots to the cosmopolitan...
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| by Roger Humbert |
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| Music From Beijing |
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...A great performance of familiar music makes it new. A great performance of unfamiliar music carries it alive into the heart...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Samba Squad |
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...It was a night of precisely planned and spontaneous moves, grooves and carefully chosen costumes. It was Samba Squad...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Telmary |
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...Telmary is a woman with instantly captivating stage presence...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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| Helmut Lipsky |
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...He brings his own personality and experience to tango with all of his broad musical background which includes the avant-garde, new music...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Soweto Gospel Choir |
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...Every single soloist possessed supreme talent and their own unique vocal stylings, adding a spirit of improvisational energy...
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| by Sebastian Cook, Mike Colyer & Roger Humbert |
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| Kirk MacDonald Trio |
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...MacDonald’s fingers were on fire, he played lightning fast runs, mixing in bold statements and adding portions of the main melody...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Mike Colyer |
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| Father Stan Fortuna |
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...Then Father Stan began looping a gospel-jazzy bass line, and dropped his first hip-hop flow. With a perfect sense of cadence and breath control...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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| Festival |
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| Winterfolk Roots and Blues Festival |
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...This is the Winterfolk Roots and Blues Festival, a different kind of music event. It happens in the winter, for one thing...
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| by Dougal Bichan |
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| The Four Horsemen Project |
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...The Four Horsemen ... were four Toronto-based advanced poets who began their pioneering work in the 1960's...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Dance |
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| Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre |
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...the dancers possess such spirit, the fire that Mr Ailey lit in the mid fifties still burns brightly through these amazing dancers...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| CanAsian International Dance Festival |
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Over the course of three evenings, audiences were entertained and challenged and made to think...
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| by David Fujino |
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