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Steve Raegele: Last Century
by Jerry D'Souza
Guitarist Steve Raegele brings a multifaceted presence to his debut, Last Century. Raegele, who is based in Montreal, Canada, was the lead guitarist of the psychedelic rock band The Besnard Lakes, and a member of drummer Thom Gossage's Other Voices. He was at home in the radically different approach of the two bands, an assured player ...
Singer Kellylee Evans Interviewed at All About Jazz
In a sense, singer Kellylee Evans was fast-tracked into her career in music, deciding relatively late in her still-young life that she would plunge into show business waters; waters that can sometimes be murky and beset with storms. When the Toronto, Canada-area woman made a decision to drop pursuit of a master's degree to pursue singing—a ...
Jeff King: Catalyst
by Jerry D'Souza
Saxophonist/woodwind multi-instrumentalist Jeff King has made Toronto his home from the time he came to the city to study jazz, after graduating in classical saxophone, flute and clarinet. Over the years, he has formed his own band and performed with several jazz musicians including a host of Canadians, some of whom are his accomplices on Catalyst. ...
Os Elementos Fires up Toronto
A Danceworks Coworks Presentation Supported by Toronto Arts Council Fleck Dance Theatre Toronto, Ontario December 17-18, 2010 Os Elementos, presented by Toronto dance company The Dance Migration, is a show that should be coming to a town near you: a live, contemporary, Brazilian-inspired concert, featuring a group of ten dancers accompanied by a Brazilian ...
Mr. Marblesz: Mr. Marblesz
by Jerry D'Souza
Mr. Marblesz, a band with a twist in its name and its music, has its roots in Toronto, Canada. The music finds a home in jazz, but branches out into several genres with finesse and a decided sense of fun, which raises it to an appreciable level. Guitarist/vocalist Tom Juhas shows flair as a ...
Mario Romano Quartet: Valentina
by Edward Blanco
Canadian pianist Mario Romano--founder and president of the Castlepoint Group--is well-known in the Toronto Italian-Canadian community--not so much as a pianist, but as a major player in the real estate development industry. Valentina, is Romano's first album as a leader, returning to jazz music after nearly four decades of deferring to development deals. While unfamiliar to ...
Festival Passes on Sale Now in Time for Christmas!
Due to popular demand after last summer's triumphant TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival, advanced Festival passes are on sale now! Festival Gold Circle ($282.50—HST included), Bronze ($158.20—HST included) and Student ($73.45—HST included) Passes are on sale for Festival members only until December 17 and for the general public on December 18! In partnership with some of ...
Mario Romano Quartet: Valentina
by Larry Taylor
Canadian pianist Mario Romano has an interesting history in jazz. An up-and-coming performer in the 1970s, he took a hiatus from the jazz scene when his Toronto construction business became a big success. Now in 2010, he returns to the scene with the release of Valentina. Playing with gusto and creativity, he seems ...
Joey DeFrancesco / Robi Botos / Vito Rezza / Phil Dwyer: One Take, Volume Four
by Edward Blanco
In 2003, Toronto-based musician/producer Peter Cardinali birthed the idea of assembling a group of jazz musicians at the very top of their game and letting them jam in the studio--rolling the tape with no rehearsals, no overdubs and no edits--essentially recording their music in one take. One Take, Volume Four is the fourth album in a ...
Jazz needs more... fun.
Michael Kaeshammer is an artist that has a lot of fun during his shows. The audience has fun too. His approach is a win/win for both him and the audience and that earns him an induction into The Fun Jazz Society. It's the very first induction ever. Congratulations sir! Medals are being made. Wheeeee! So what's ...
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