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jazz

Vital Organist

VANESSA RODRIGUES CD

by Julia Vyse
05.01.2010

The newest project from Vanessa Rodrigues makes more room for other instruments in the songs and brings her Hammond B3 further back. The tracks on Soul Food For Thought are inspired by the food industry and how our food comes to us, but its non-preachy funk grooves appeal to activists and music lovers alike. It’s [...]

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MUSIC

Fusing Guilt-free Music

The Sociopaths, L’Astral

by Julia Vyse
13.10.2009

The best leaders convince you that their work is collaborative and happened naturally, just as it inevitably should have. The Sociopaths is just such a project. Led by jack of all trades – and master of several – Charles Papasoff, The Sociopaths fuse the musical stylings of a classical piano and bass with a rock [...]

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MUSIC

Still With Plenty To Teach

McCoy Tyner, L’Astral

by Julia Vyse
25.09.2009

Since the early 40s when McCoy Tyner started breaking rules and setting new boundaries for what jazz piano – indeed jazz music – was all about, he’s been a driving force in the music world. Now the venerable pianist returns with yet another of many reinventions, this one accessible to long-time fans and newcomers to [...]

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EVENTS

Celebrating Montreal’s Mr. Jazz

Tribute to Len Dobbin, L’Astral, August 9

by Jim Little
05.08.2009

With his bulbous nose, stooped posture and weathered laugh, Len Dobbin, jazz broadcaster/writer/photographer/fan, cut an almost Dickensian figure. Gazette cartoonist Aislin captured it with his caricature a few years ago. It shows Dobbin wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with the upside-down Upstairs logo, saying: “Then Diz looked at my nose and said, ‘Man, let me [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Virtuosity Quadrupled

The Monterey Quartet, PdA

by Julia Vyse
02.07.2009

Part of the appeal of this year’s jazz fest is the sheer star power. The calibre and amount of musicians performing has jazz lovers reeling with delight. Last night’s performance by the Monterey Quartet is a perfect example of how one group becomes more than the sum of its parts. Oftentimes, an all-star group that [...]

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