The Live Music Report
January 2005 |
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| Laila Biali Trio |
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...The Laila Biali Trio is as beautifully balanced as a chamber music trio...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Glen Buhr Quartet |
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...I might have missed the Glenn Buhr Quartet, who opened a 2-day gig at the Senator last night if...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Mike Murley / David Braid Quartet |
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...Last night at the Montréal Bistro was the second time I’ve heard the Mike Murley Quartet, co-lead by pianist David Braid, and here are my highlights...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| The Tropic of Gryphon |
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...While phones rang and dining utensils tinkled, Annalee Patipatanakoon drew slow, dark tones from her violin...
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| by Stanley Fefferman & Roger Humbert |
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| The Music of Gordon Lightfoot |
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...Jory Nash told the story of being at a Lightfoot Massey Hall concert with a girl he was not doing too well trying to impress...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Tony McManus |
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...Tony McManus does a lot of tuning onstage, but fortunately he is a very entertaining performer who can tell amusing and often, pointed stories...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Jane Bunnett's Spirit of Music |
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...Jane comes in on soprano sax with a melodic motif. She then moves into uncharted territory...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Cape Feff |
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...Cape has history with the band Solstice, and Feff is the co-founder and lead guitar of the best Grateful Dead cover band in the land, Caution Jam...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Jason Vieaux |
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...Vieaux ended the first part of the program with two compositions by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). The “Asturias”...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Silk Road Music |
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...Feng Jun, a highly trained and beautiful Beijing Opera performer singing in a powerful, high pitched voice...
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| by Stanley Fefferman & Roger Humbert |
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| Theatre |
Interview |
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| Trout Stanley |
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...past the missing fourth wall into the set of Claudia Dey’s certain-to-be-a-big-hit play...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Nick "Brownman" Ali |
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...and I'm sort of noodling quietly off mic to get inside the tune when Basilo turns to me and goes "you want to solo on this?"...
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| by Roger Humbert |
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