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Article: Album Review

Fonda/Altschul/Bang: Live At The Iron Works, Vancouver

Read "Live At The Iron Works, Vancouver" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
April 27, 2006

There aren't too many violin/bass/drums trios out there, and while the live setting might not be the ideal format in which to capture the music of this particular threesome, there's enough here to provoke the hope that this isn't just a one-off venture. The moments when the trio thinks as one, notably after Altschul's four-minute solo ...

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Wayne Shorter Quartet / Brad Mehldau at Massey Hall in Toronto

by Brenton Plourde
April 18, 2006

Wayne Shorter Quartet / Brad Mehdlau Massey Hall Toronto, Canada April 5, 2006 Toronto's Massey Hall has seen it all. From rock concerts to classical to typing contests and chess tournaments, Massey Hall is as diverse as any place in Canada and possibly around the world since it ...

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Bell Orchestre / Clogs / Snailhouse Warm Up Montreal's Theatre Plaza

by John Kelman
November 20, 2005

Bell Orchestre / Clogs / Snailhouse Theatre Plaza, Montreal, Quebec November 10, 2005 It may have been the day that the first hints of snow were in the sky, but the atmosphere was warm and cosy at Montreal's Theatre Plaza on November 10, 2005, where Montreal-based Snailhouse and Bell Orchestre ...

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The 2005 Vancouver International Jazz Festival

by AAJ Staff
October 16, 2005

By Kevin O'Connor Vancouver, Canada has just completed the Northwest's premier jazz festival, and jazz in all its forms never sounded better. The ten-day festival celebrated its twentieth year, included over 400 shows around the city, and was once again made possible by over 1000 incredible volunteers and staff from the Coastal Jazz and Blues ...

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Article: Back Roads Beat

Montreal's OFF Jazz Festival 2005

by Mark Sabbatini
July 13, 2005

The Montreal Jazz Festival is billed as the world's largest, with more than 200,000 people watching 2,000 performers during 10 days. But National Post columnist Graeme Hamilton notes that while flower-shaped mangos and massage booths are everywhere, actually finding jazz can be difficult. “For every Pat Metheny there is a Paul Anka, and for every Sonny ...

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Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2005, Day 11, July 10, 2005

by John Kelman
July 11, 2005

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 Over a hundred thousand people patiently waited in 30°C heat for the closing event of the 26th edition of the Festival International ...

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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2005, Day 10, July 9, 2005

by John Kelman
July 11, 2005

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 While the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal has always been about the music, it's also always been a spectator sport, with hundreds of ...

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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2005, Day 9, July 8, 2005

by John Kelman
July 10, 2005

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 With guitarist Pat Metheny's By Invitation Series this year, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal has, in many ways, redefined the possibilities of ...

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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2005, Day 8, July 7, 2005

by John Kelman
July 9, 2005

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 In addition to being one of the largest jazz festivals in the world, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal is one of the ...

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Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival 2005

by Jerry D'Souza
July 8, 2005

Another year. Another festival. After nineteen years the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, having made the transition from the du Maurier Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival to the TD Canada Trust Downtown Festival, continues to be a pale version of what it once was. No longer does it tantalise as it once did; the marquee names may draw ...