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THE FIREFLY CABARET
report by Laila Boulos |
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... Organized by Toronto vocalist and actress Chantelle Wilson as a tribute to her late father, Wayne Wilson, it was an evening flowing, at once, with a sense of hope, community and catch-your-breath musicianship as each spectacular act rolled into the next ...
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ALEX GOODMAN QUARTET
report by David Fujino |
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... In "Song Without Words", Goodman's classical influence was there in the easy interplay between himself and altoist Morgan playing the melody ...
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NINJA FUNK ORCHESTRA
report by Zoë Guigueno |
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... laying down a bluesy, driving groove, setting the feel for the night — relentless, in the pocket, straightforward yet nuanced. One by one the band crept in, building the tension and stretching out ...
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BYRON LEE AND THE DRAGONAIRES
report by Afro P. & Roger Humbert |
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... He is undoubtedly one of Jamaica’s finest musical ambassadors and with 46 years of experience and over 150 awards he continues to command respect and admiration world-wide ...
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ELIANA CUEVAS QUINTET
report by Zoë Guigueno |
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I first heard Eliana Cuevas in May with the Darren Sigesmund Septet, and took an immediate liking to her pure, precise voice. Tall, slim and beautiful, Cuevas is a captivating performer who moved here from Venezuela to study at the University of Toronto ...
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CIRCLES QUARTET
report by Zoë Guigueno |
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... The music was fresh, luminously dark, glorious, delicious, and energetic through any tempo. Constant circles of rhythmic and harmonic progressions maintained a steady hypnosis in the listener ...
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CANTEEN KNOCKOUT
report by Sebastian Cook & Sevrina |
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... Skinner is one who truly bares his soul on stage, his facial expressions are full of raw emotions that tell you exactly where his music comes from — a journey to places of pain and suffering and ultimately hope and redemption ...
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MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA
report by Tom Sekowski & Roger Humbert |
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... As the listener’s head tried to decipher the grooves, the troupe incessantly pounded on and on. What at first sounded simple — just a hint at melodies and repetitive phrases — turned inward on itself to produce a complex array of shades and colours ...
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THE THING IS
report by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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... a remarkably mature songwriting and arrangement sensibility for such a young group of artists; and an equally rich palette of musical influences from late 19th century Eastern European orchestral music to hard bop ...
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