Articles by Neal Colgrass

Roberto Occhipinti Trio Redefines Saturday Afternoons at Toronto Pub

by Neal Colgrass
January 9, 2010

Roberto Occhipinti TrioDora Keogh PubToronto, CanadaDecember 19, 2009

Hilario Duran and Roberto Occhipinti

Few world-class jazz trios play at neighborhood pubs. But Toronto has lost two of its most popular venues--goodbye Top O' the Senator; au revoir Montreal Bistro--and several smaller places are helping to kick-start the scene. Why not a cozy bar that bills itself as being “authentic Irish"?

Teenage dancers were leaving the Dora Keogh pub after a Celtic ...

Two Lisa Mezzacappas Shake Up LA

by Neal Colgrass
December 27, 2009

Lisa MezzacappaCafe Metropol, Eagle Rock Center for the ArtsLos AngelesDec. 5 and 6, 2009Lisa Mezzacappa led two concerts in Los Angeles in December, one imbued with a musical smile and one with the ferocity of a howling, avant-garde battleground. Her smile was easy to love; the avant-garde battle required a little more effort. Amazingly, the same jazz movement inspired both gigs, proving it can still amuse and unsettle audiences some 45 years after ...