Reviews
Darcy James Argue has notched JUNO (and Grammy) nominations for the two albums he has recorded with innovative big band Secret Society, but...
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![Darcy James Argue's Secret Society The Music Gallery, Toronto ON, June 22]()
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society The Music Gallery, Toronto ON, June 22 Published Jun 23, 2014 -
![Chaka Khan Kool Haus, Toronto ON, June 19]()
ReviewsChaka Khan Kool Haus, Toronto ON, June 19 Published Jun 20, 2014Sandwiched between the end of Luminato and NXNE already in full swing, the Toronto Jazz Festival is just one of many events competing for th...
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![Boz Scaggs Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 28]()
ReviewsBoz Scaggs Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 28 Published Jun 29, 2013Call it truth in advertising. After he and his five-piece band warmed up the crowd with a laidback bluesy tune, Boz Scaggs warned them "We'r...
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![Bettye LaVette / The James Hunter Six Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 27]()
ReviewsBettye LaVette / The James Hunter Six Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 27 Published Jun 28, 2013A less than capacity crowd was on hand for this nicely complementary double bill. Sharon Jones was to be the headliner, but soul veteran LaV...
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![John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension / Courtney Pine Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 23]()
ReviewsJohn McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension / Courtney Pine Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 23 Published Jun 24, 2013When English saxophonist/composer Courtney Pine burst onto the scene in the mid-'80s, he played relatively orthodox jazz. He has gone on to...
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![Willie Nelson Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, June 20]()
ReviewsWillie Nelson Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, June 20 Published Jun 21, 2013The choice of Willie Nelson as opening act of the Toronto Jazz Festival drew raised eyebrows (and a facile Toronto Star feature), but it can...
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![Phil Dwyer: A Canadian Songbook Featuring Laila Biali Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto ON June 27]()
ReviewsPhil Dwyer: A Canadian Songbook Featuring Laila Biali Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto ON June 27 Published Jun 28, 2012Saxophonist/composer Phil Dwyer won a Juno this year for his adventurous Changing Seasons album. His current cross-Canada festival tour, how...
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![George Benson Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON June 26]()
ReviewsGeorge Benson Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON June 26 Published Jun 27, 2012Few veteran artists have had as versatile a career as George Benson. His ten Grammy wins have been for both vocal and instrumental performan...
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![Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Bilal Enwave Theatre, Toronto ON June 25]()
ReviewsRobert Glasper Experiment Featuring Bilal Enwave Theatre, Toronto ON June 25 Published Jun 26, 2012Robert Glasper's music is ostensibly jazz, except when it's not. In incorporating elements of hip-hop, soul and R&B, the sound that is th...
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![Bettye LaVette Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON June 23]()
ReviewsBettye LaVette Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON June 23 Published Jun 24, 2012Working with just a four-piece band, legendary soul singer Bettye LaVette proved less can be more at her Toronto Jazz Fest set, commandeerin...
