The Live Music Report
March 2008 |
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| Le Trio Joubran |
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... The speed of sound was given new meaning in the hands of these brothers as the "lead" transferred madly across the stage defying the ears ...
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| by Laila Boulos & Roger Humbert |
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| Tannis Slimmon & Mansa Sissoko |
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... The stage flowed with such pure joy as the band 'took off' with the gospel-like inspiration of "Traveling Shoes" ...
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| by Laila Boulos & John Leeson |
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| Chick Corea |
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... For most of the evening the eclectic pianist's penchant for Latin rhythms remained firmly understated ...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Michel Gonneville & Protégés |
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Michel Gonneville’s students regard him as an exceptionally open-minded teacher. He encourages them to be more themselves ...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Malcolm Goldstein & AIMToronto Orchestra |
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... Goldstein has been a powerhouse on the new music scene since the 60’s. His radical improvisations have shaken the new music world ...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| The Tiny Alligator Large Band |
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... the band sang with the appealing sonority of a sleek classical wind ensemble. ...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| Grüvoria |
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... then pull you in every direction at the same time with sounds and rhythms twisting and turning in a wild frenzy ...
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| by Eryn Vogn & Roger Humbert |
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| Art of Time Ensemble Shakespeare: If music be ... |
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... a project of Andrew Burashko ... whose mission has been to demonstrate that classical music need not be elitist, stuffy, nor boring ...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Interview |
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| Jeremy Ledbetter |
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"... I love this period when we’re playing new music for the second or third time, it’s all fresh and it’s the best it’s ever gonna sound ..."
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| by Roger Humbert |
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| Opera |
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| Stitch |
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... a troubling and exhilarating opera ... hats off to the seriously skilled singers who sang it all ...
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| by Tova G. Kardonne |
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| The Mansfield Project |
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... Katherine Mansfield's focus is on life's fleeting moments; specifically, the lives of the English bourgeoisie ...
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| by David Fujino |
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