The Live Music Report
March 2005 |
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| Dave Young Quintet |
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...The quintet captured the moan in Mingus’ music. And they dialogued with each other...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| Alexis Baró |
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...It seems trumpet-man Alexis Baró has the technique and the elasticity of spirit to play anything...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Adalberto Alvarez y su Son |
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...Flashing his famous smile, Adalberto leads the band of two trumpets, two trombones, two keyboards...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Odetta |
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...Odetta no longer stands holding her big Gibson across her chest, hammering out the beat of a locomotive on the way to freedom...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Bebop Cowboys Happy Birthday Bob Wills |
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...he’d have been 100 years old last night. But he sure lives on in the hearts of the standing-room-only crowd of 250...
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| by Stanley Fefferman & Roger Humbert |
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| Ben Heppner |
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...Great as his singing and his spirit are, a word needs to be said about the dramatic powers Mr. Heppner displayed...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Steven Isserlis |
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...Isserlis’ posture, movements, gestures of arms and face are so expressive, a deaf person could tune into what the music is saying...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Delihla |
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...Long black hair flowing over her shoulders, Delihla takes the stage and greets the audience with a warm and gracious smile...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Humber Music Latin Jazz Night |
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Think about it: even in the year 2005, many jazz fans tend to ignore Latin music...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| Stephen Bennett |
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...Stephen Bennett said he could play longer than we could listen, but last night he couldn’t prove it...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Heinz Holliger |
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...For this special evening at the Jane Mallet Theatre, Holliger was justifiably praised as a modern renaissance musician...
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| David Fujino |
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| Special Events |
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| Asia: Collection of Artists |
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...Her body swoops into dramatically held still poses, she is battle-ready in green silk trousers and green silk top...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| Global Divas |
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...Dione Taylor already has a lot of years in her young career...
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| by David Fujino & Roger Humbert |
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| Theatre |
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| A Suicide-site Guide to the City |
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...He plays with the audience, telling us ‘welcome’, and that he loves us, but we should feel free to leave...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Dream Machine |
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...Dream Machine has been called a musical without plot and characters, but it's actually a musical revue...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Hairy Patter and the Improviser’s Stone |
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...This ‘Hairy’ spectacle is an improvised take on the book about “a certain bespectacled wizard and his annoying friends”...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| The Hollow |
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...The Hollow is a clever piece of musical theatre, acted, sung and danced by an ensemble of 15 clowns...
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| by Lesley Mitchell-Clarke |
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