MUSIC
Brooklyn rock'n'roll/soul man Garland Jeffreys on just about anything - from Jackie Robinson to Lou Reed to Sonny Rollins - you ever wanted to know about everything
by Shayne Gryn
17.11.2011
Garland Jeffreys isn’t known for pulling his punches. The Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter, who’s been recording since the late ’60s, made a name for himself by painting honest, and sometimes bleak, portraits of the world around him. From the anthemic Wild in the Streets to the intimate and personal Spanish Town, Jeffreys has sung about murder, racial [...]
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FESTIVAL CITY
Sonny Rollins, Chet Doxas, Montreal Jazz Fest
by Julia Vyse
29.06.2010
It’s almost impossible to accurately critique a sax player – even a local legend like Chet Doxas – when you’ve seen Sonny Rollins perform the night before. The style is different, the tone is different and the overall vibe is completely new. There’s no real way to compare either of them except to say they [...]
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