The Live Music Report
November 2006 |
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| Kobo Town | Independence CD release party |
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...Emmanuel's guitar was turned up and bright as the Trinidadian sun, as Gonsalves sang to us the skilfully written story of his return to his native land...
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| by Tony Shivpershad & Roger Humbert |
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| Afro Cuban All Stars |
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... This is music of the past that is brought back to life with youthful enthusiasm and an eye to the future...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Senaya |
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...Senaya has absorbed the popular music and the cultures of many peoples and places and that is where her music comes from...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Slowind Quintet |
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...Slowind is clearly interested in new sounds that have broad imaginative possibilities, such as those found in flutist Robert Aitken's composition Folia...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Dione Taylor – I Love Being Here With You |
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...She held that note with fury and continued to produce a dynamic energy, holding onto that feeling through two bars of wonderful sustain...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| Gene Bertoncini Trio |
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...Each song opened with an exquisite guitar solo, a nod to the accompanists, and the song would develop from that point...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| Arnold Schoenberg: A Portrait |
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...three emotional pieces of music chosen to counter the notion that Schoenberg’s work is difficult to appreciate...
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| by Joyce Corbett |
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| Melissa McClelland |
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...Melissa McClelland explores a deeper, darker, older terrain, one which she and her band seem highly adept at navigating ...
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| by Molly Anthony & Dougal Bichan |
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| Harry Manx & Michael Kaeshammer |
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...What seemed clear was that both musicians have a great affinity for the blues...
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| by Joyce Corbett |
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| Michael Pickett | James Hunter |
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...a journey right through the heart of American roots music, from their early days to their modern meaning...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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| Vogler String Quartet |
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...One feels awakened and in awe of this music, so unsettling in its rawness, so sad in its humanity...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| The Original Superstars of Jazz Fusion |
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...An audience of close to three hundred came to groove on jazz-inspired funk, soul and R&B music. They got all of that and much more...
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| by Paul J. Youngman & Roger Humbert |
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| Chris Smither |
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...Every bit as engaging as his music is Smither’s rapport with the audience...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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| Hilario Duran Trio |
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...this evening, the trio's sense of transition and use of contrast was as simple as breathing, and simply rather masterful...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| 20th Anniversary Women’s Blues Revue |
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...what a lineup there was that night! Seven powerfully confident blues women, any one of whom could have easily blown the roof off that hall...
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| by Dougal Bichan |
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| Sofia Gubaidulina: A Portrait |
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...At the highest level, philosophy, religion, mathematics and all of the arts are said to be the same; merely different vehicles and forms of expression...
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| by Anna Lisa Eyles |
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| St. Lawrence String Quartet |
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...That the SLSQ immensely enjoy their craft was evident in every note, stomp, smile and beat of their music and brought great joy to the audience...
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| by Anna Lisa Eyles |
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| Rich Brown & Rinsethealgorithm |
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...The band has a combined energy that pushes the music at a rapid pace, creating a sense of excitement and anticipation...
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| by Paul Yougman & Roger Humbert |
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| Interview |
Special Event |
| An interview with Daniel Barnes |
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Daniel Barnes is one of Toronto’s top drummers and he can be heard on numerous recordings; his discography numbers thirty-eight albums...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards |
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...The awards marked the beginning of the thirteenth annual Canadian Aboriginal Festival...
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| by Anna Lisa Eyles & Dougal Bichan |
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| Theatre |
Musical Theatre |
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| Insomnia |
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...it’s the foreground design that effectively drives this hyper-real play about a sleepless and troubled man who may or may not be dreaming...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Songs for A New World |
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...Songs for a New World is considered a 'song cycle', and is propelled and conveyed (sans dialogue) exclusively by the music of the composer...
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| by Lesley Mitchell-Clarke |
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