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Francois Carrier / Alexey Lapin / Michel Lambert: Inner Spire
by John Eyles
For Inner Spire, his fourth release on Leo records, Montreal-based alto saxophonist François Carrier performs with a new trio, retaining his long-standing collaborator Michel Lambert on drums and replacing double-bass with piano, played by Alexey Lapin. Recorded at the DOM Cultural Centre in Moscow in December 2010, the album's five tracks were entirely improvised. That is ...
Jane Bunnett & Hilario Duran: Cuban Rhapsody
by Edward Blanco
Torontonian flautist/saxophonist Jane Bunnett joins forces with Cuban-born, Toronto-based pianist Hilario Duran for a special duet recording, exploring the Cuban equivalent of The Great American Songbook on Cuban Rhapsody. Containing a full range of Cuban music, from Ignacio Cervantes to Jose Maria Vitier, the classically trained duo breathes new life into much of this classical-rooted music. ...
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Hosts Nightly Jazz Jams for Whistler Jazz Festival
This Labour Day weekend, the end-of-summer blues sing a happy tune as Canada's newest jazz festival hits town; Jazz On The Mountain At Whistler. Nestled in the spectacular mountains of Whistler, this celebration of jazz, culture and entertainment promises to captivate spectators of all ages. Escape the city commotion for the long weekend and listen to ...
TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Days 4-10: June 27-July 3, 2011
by Alain Londes
TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2011Toronto, CanadaJune 24-July 3, 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011On Monday evening, fans had a few hard choices to make among the headliners. At Koerner Hall, award-winning Dee Dee Bridgewater paid tribute to Lady Day, Billie Holiday. Meanwhile at the Enwave Theatre, Kurt Elling ...
Montreal Jazz Festival, Days 4-6, July 2-4, 2011
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Canada June 25-July 4, 2011 Montréal is a city in transition, and in a move that's absolutely uncharacteristic of other Canadian cities, is planning a downtown renovation driven, in no small part, by the arts. Place des ...
Montreal Jazz Festival 2011
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4- 6 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montreal, Canada June 25- July 4, 2011After a hiatus in 2010, in order to take a three-week Norwegian road trip, it's great to get back to the festival that the Guinness Book of Records calls “The biggest ...
TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Days 1-3: June 23-25, 2011
by Alain Londes
TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2011Toronto, CanadaJune 24-July 3, 2011 2011 marked the 25th anniversary for a festival that is a key stopping point for artists coming to Canada. Organizers always have to strike the right balance when booking top names and other talented international artists. A key change from previous ...
Jazz Guitarist Roger Chong Releases Latest Album
Classic jazz guitar-playing with a youthful edge—that's what jazz guitarist Roger Chong does. A graduate of music from York University in Toronto, Canada, Roger has a solid musical know-how courtesy of his mentors—jazz musicians and educators Roy Patterson, Matt Brubeck, Casey Soko, and Mike Cado. While there, he honed his guitar skills as part of the ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 4-6: June 26-28, 2011
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 T D Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Canada June 23-July 3, 2011 Well, the numbers are in, and the opening weekend of the 2011 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival has broken all previous records, despite a day of heavy rain severely impacting attendance for ...
Canadian duo Koller Michels' second album reflects depth of friendship and mutual love for jazz
George Koller is the bass; Julie Michels is the voice. On their aptly-titled second album, Bass and Voice, that is all the Canadian duo needs. On Bass and Voice, Koller and Michels are on the opposite ends of an emotional thread, each of them holding up a side; listening to the music that unreels between them ...
