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Toronto Jazz Festival 2008
by Raul d'Gama Rose
I will never forget my excitement--years ago--at learning that it would be possible for my family to live in Toronto again. I had been researching a book on Charles Mingus and often listened to one of my favorite vinyl records--The World's Greatest Concert--Jazz at Massey Hall. Not only was it a gem because of the dream ...
McCartney Plays Free Show in Quebec
Paul McCartney churned out a Beatles-laden song list to a pumped-up crowd gathered Sunday for a FREE concert as part of Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebration. McCartney opened the show with the Wings song Jet after which he greeted the crowd in French. The audience erupted and the band then started into the Beatles' 1965 classic ...
Calgary Blues King Eddy Jam Bash
Flamekeeper for the King Eddy Plans 4th Annual Event The 4th annual King Eddy Reunion Jam & Bash takes place at the Shamrock Tavern & Grill in Calgary on Saturday, August 16th from 2pm till 2am. King Eddy Reunion Jam & Bash Saturday, August 16 Shamrock Tavern & Grill, Calgary ...
Jazz Fest Brings the Beaches to Life
Although we dwell in a city of full of skyscrapers and traffic jams, there are unique neighborhood nooks scattered across the landscape which provide escape and solace. The Beaches is just one locale that can make you feel as though you're in a different place and when you pair this feat with a celebration of jazz ...
Arcoluz
by Raul d'Gama Rose
> Renaud Garcia-Fons Trio ArcoluzEnja/Justin Time2005 Bassist Renaud Garcia Fons hears music polyphonically--in using this term, it is hoped that you will “read" it as the Greeks had intended it to be understood: as music “having many sounds or voices." Listening to almost any of the music ...
Alma Records: Getting to the Essence of Jazz
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Jazz has been listened to and played in Canada arguably as early as it evolved from the blues. The recorded history of jazz in Canada dates back to 1917, when the New Orleans Quintet, Original Dixieland Jazz Band first recorded Sheldon Brooks' “Darktown Strutters' Ball." Then for 41 years there was virtually no recording activity although ...
Justin Time Records Celebrates 25 Years
The Montreal-based record label Justin Time Records first recording was inspired by a particularly swinging evening at local jazz club. It was there that founder Jim West first heard the Oliver Jones Trio, immediately sensing they should be recorded. It was, shortly thereafter, and Justin Time Records was born. Named for West's then infant son, the ...
Ticketmaster Accused of Price Gouging in Canada
As if the imminent Live Nation ticketing venture wasn't enough for Ticketmaster, the company now has to deal with accusations of “price gouging" by angry Elton John fans in Saskatchewan. When tickets for Elton John's performance in the capital city of Saskatoon went on sale, fans discovered that Ticketmaster had already sold out of their allotment, ...
Argentina's Orquesta Tipica Imperial Will Open TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival
A blast of jazz Today, more than a century later, the bandoneon reigns as the main voice in the tango, South America's soul music. 22nd Atlantic Jazz Festival opens with Argentina's Orquesta Tipica Imperial will open the TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival on Friday night in the Mainstage Tent on Spring Garden Road. ...
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2008: Days 9-11
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-5 | Days 6-8 | Days 9-11Cassandra Wilson/Christian Scott Sextet James Carter Quintet/Jean Vanasse and Miroslav Vitous Mory Kanté Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Quebec, Canada July 4-6, 2008 With the demise of one of Montreal's most famous clubs, Le Spectrum, ...
