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News: Festival

Sweet Sixteen: Brenda Carol & Clairevoyance Live At Hothouse Cafe 2012

June 13, 2012

TWO NIGHTS: SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 and MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 This all ages, 2 evening event features some of Canada's finest jazz artists including Brenda Carol, Toronto pianist and educator Stephen Gardner on grand piano, Bill McBirnie on master flute, electric bassist and backing vocals of Bryant Didier and Chris Burrell on drums. ClaireVoyance will ...

Article: Live Review

Victoriaville 2012

by Kurt Gottschalk
June 4, 2012

Festival International Musique Actuelle VictoriavilleVictoriaville, CanadaMay 17-20, 2012There are many ways to weigh a music festival, but one method that sets a fairly reasonable standard for excellence is whether or not there was at least one point that elicited feelings of good fortune. Not just if it was enjoyable or if highly respected ...

News: Interview

Keyboardist Jacques Mignault Of Groove55: From Canada To The Billboard Jazz Charts

May 31, 2012

Q: How and when did Groove55 form? A: Groove55 was founded in late 2009 when bassist Yves Nadeau and I committed to develop a group in the smooth jazz style of music. Actually we realized that this is what we had been doing all along. We immediately invited Yves Adam, one of the best saxophone players ...

News: Event

Triple Threat, Jazz Sensation To Hit Canada By Storm

May 18, 2012

Susie Mclean will be releasing her album “Til the Morning Comes" at The Screen Lounge at 7pm on Tuesday May 22 in Toronto for an intimate industry reception hosted by Anthony Mclean, former CBC TV Personality, Film Director and Motivational Speaker. What makes Susie Mclean a Triple Threat? She is not only a pure musician, soulful-jazz ...

News: Festival

2012 TD Toronto Jazz Festival

May 12, 2012

The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is in its 26th year, kicking off its 10- day run on June 22 and wrapping up on Canada Day, July 1, 2012. This year, the city’s largest music festival welcomes music lovers to enjoy free concerts and workshops, late night jam sessions and some of the biggest names in jazz. ...

Article: Album Review

Atomic Five: Atomic Five

Read "Atomic Five" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
May 9, 2012

Intriguing, multi-sectioned compositions carry the day on Atomic 5's eponymously-titled debut CD. Written by pianist Beavan Flanagan, guitarist Nicolas Godmaire and saxophonist Steven Salcedo, the nine originals that comprise Atomic 5 nevertheless have a continuous narrative flow that makes for a musically satisfying and conceptually fresh listen. The playing throughout is sharp and nimble, though drummer ...

Article: Catching Up With

Elizabeth Shepherd: A Jewel is Born

by Anthony King
April 25, 2012

When a fetus becomes the impetus. “Impetus" is a favored word lobbed by Elizabeth Shepherd into the conversation these days as she takes a deep breath and plunges into the great unknown of traveling on the road with a family. The winsome vocalist and jazz pianist had her first child six months ago and has unplugged ...

Article: Album Review

Taurey Butler: Taurey Butler

Read "Taurey Butler" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
April 17, 2012

A keen interest in learning and a predilection for Oscar Peterson-style piano playing seem to be the two biggest guiding forces behind pianist Taurey Butler's life journey thus far. The New Jersey native started on piano in his youth, but put the instrument on the back burner until a Peterson-produced epiphany rekindled his interest in the ...

News: Recording

Roger Chong’s Love Affair With Jazz - Toronto Guitarist/Composer Releases Fine New CD

April 16, 2012

ROGER CHONG: SEND A LITTLE LOVE Music fans can now love the work of Roger Chong one more time. Inspired by the very positive response to his first jazz CD, Love Me One More Time, the Toronto-based guitarist and composer has quickly delivered an even more impressive sophomore effort, Send A Little Love (out on May ...

News: Recording

Susie Arioli Shines On Her Latest Album, "All The Way"

April 2, 2012

Another step in her rich and inspired career finds Susie Arioli pushing the limits of her art with a new album appropriately titled All the Way. The sparkling singer invites us to follow her on a sublime adventure as she brings her finely modulated voice to bear on thirteen numbers drawn from the immortal repertoire of ...