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Dominique Fils-Aimé: Jazz as Freedom, Healing, and Connection

Read "Dominique Fils-Aimé: Jazz as Freedom, Healing, and Connection" reviewed by Steven Roby


Montreal vocalist--composer Dominique Fils-Aimé discusses music as essential as breath--something vital, grounding, and shared. In conversation, a few recurring themes emerge: freedom as the driving force of jazz, healing as the restorative power of music on the body, and connection--among people, across generations, and through history--as the quiet foundation that allows songs to travel. These ideas are not mere abstract concepts for her; they influence how she writes and constructs a live set--especially in intimate spaces like SFJAZZ's Joe Henderson ...

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Interview

Dominique Fils-Aimé: The Power of Change

Read "Dominique Fils-Aimé: The Power of Change" reviewed by Serena Antinucci


Dominique Fils-Aimé is one of the most interesting revelations of contemporary jazz and soul, a unique artist. Her discographic journey with Ensoul Records began in 2018 with Nameless , continued with Stay Tuned! in 2019 (which earned her a Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Canada's equivalent of a Grammy Award) and ended with the recent release of Three Little Words. The trilogy was an opportunity to deepen her research on African and American music and in ...

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Interview

Dominique Fils-Aimé: Il Potere del Cambiamento

Read "Dominique Fils-Aimé: Il Potere del Cambiamento" reviewed by Serena Antinucci


Dominique Fils-Aimé è una delle più interessanti rivelazioni del jazz e del soul contemporaneo, un'artista unica. Il suo percorso discografico è iniziato nel 2018 con Nameless, è continuato con Stay Tuned! nel 2019 (che le è valso un Juno Award come “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year," l'equivalente canadese di un Grammy Award) e si è concluso con la recente pubblicazione di Three Little Words. La trilogia è stata l'occasione per approfondire la sua ricerca sulla musica afro-americana e, nell'ultimo ...

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Dominique Fils-Aimé: Princess of Peace

Read "Dominique Fils-Aimé: Princess of Peace" reviewed by Kevin Press


Montreal's Dominique Fils-Aimé is two albums into a trilogy exploring African American music and culture. Stay Tuned! is a smooth-as-silk jazz vocal disc with broad appeal. It was shortlisted by the 2019 Polaris Music Prize selection committee, and named jazz album of the year at the ADISQ First Gala, a Quebec-based industry event.Her debut, the blues-themed Nameless, opened the trilogy in 2018. Part three will dip into soul and rhythm and blues.All About Jazz: There is ...


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