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Borah Bergman and Tom Chapin: Toronto 1997
by Clifford Allen
Naked confrontation, or a pact made between two individuals to make something from nothing... freely improvised duets are, if not the “meat and potatoes" or backbone of free music, then at least one of the truest expressions of such an art form. A dialogue formed between two individuals, each with their own language, is that call-and-response ...
2004 Vancouver International Jazz Festival
by Josephine Ochej
It could be (and has been) said that it's not a true festival in Vancouver if either revered trumpeter Dave Douglas or predictably unpredictable percussionist Han Bennink is not in attendance, but we've survived the last couple of years without them just fine. Which is, of course, not to say that they're not welcomed back with ...
Montreal Jazz Festival 2004: Week 1
by Riel Lazarus
Coverage: Week 1 | Week 2 Amid the soothing July sun and a program befitting of a silver anniversary, this year's edition of the Montréal International Jazz Festival proved to be among the most memorable in recent history. As always, the streets were teaming with a heady blend of veteran jazzniks, thirsting first-timers, ambivalent teenagers, and ...
Montreal Jazz Festival 2004: Week 2
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Coverage: Week 1 | Week 2 July 7 | July 8 | July 9 | July 10 | July 11 Although the center of the Montréal Jazz Festival was situated in a specially bordered downtown area, it was clear that the spirit of jazz had permeated the entire city. The music was everywhere, whether it ...
2004 Ottawa International Jazz Festival
by John Kelman
For eleven days in late June, the traditionally conservative government capital of Ottawa, Canada became a place where risk was de rigeur and chances were liberally taken. With arguably the best line- up in their twenty-four year history, the Ottawa International Jazz Festival delivered a wide range of music. From the West African fusion of Roswell ...
Montreal
by Ken Franckling
Several blocks from the fuss and hype of the headlining acts at the Montreal International Jazz Festival resides one of the festival's great developments through the years. Club Soda, a rather intimate shoebox of a room holding 550 people on three seating levels, is home to an early evening singers' series appropriately called “Voix du Monde" ...
TD Canada Trust Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival 2004
by Jerry D'Souza
The 18th edition of the jazz festival rolled into Toronto on June 25 and stayed until July 4. It was as big as it ever was with over 1500 musicians and over 30 venues. There was one difference. Federal legislation smoked out du Maurier with a ban on sponsorship by tobacco companies. TD Canada Trust stepped ...
Montreal Jazz Festival 2004 Notebook, Part 3-3
by Ken Franckling
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Haden winds down Invitation series Bassist Charlie Haden concluded his four-night “Invitation" series of concerts Friday night at Montreal's Monument-National featuring his Quartet West band with pianist Alan Broadbent, tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts and drummer Rodney Green. There was no doubt why Haden considers this unit his favorite ...
Montreal Jazz Festival 2004 Notebook, Part 2-3
by Ken Franckling
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 World Music honors Buena Vista Social Club icon Ibrahim Ferrer was honored July 8 with the Montreal International Jazz Festival's first “Antonio Carlos Jobim Award" for world music excellence. It was the fourth significant lifetime achievement award the festival has created to mark its own milestone anniversaries. The ...
Tierney Sutton Stuns at Montreal
by Ken Franckling
2004 is turning out to be Tierney Sutton's year. The California-based singer, who has been building her reputation and her musical art for more than a decade, resulting in a series of five albums with her band. She played a full month at the Algonquin Hotel's famed Oak Room in New York in late winter. She ...
