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A marvelous tribute to Dave Brubeck by his son Chris
Newmusicbox.org has posted a fantastic celebration of Dave Brubeck’s life written by his son, bassist/trombonist Chris Brubeck. It is chockful of anecdotes and details about Dave Brubeck the musician...
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The Peter Bernstein Interview, by Doug Fischer
Photo of Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart by Till Bronner When we divided the labour a while ago, my Doug Fischer snagged the assignment to chat with guitarist Peter Bernstein. Lucky...
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Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart in the NAC Studio (concert...
The great Ottawa pianist Brian Browne, one of the deans of the city’s jazz community, turned to the person sitting next to him Saturday night right after organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter...
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Norwailing (Lage Lund and Bjørn Solli CDs reviewed)
I like this recently-coined word Norwailing mostly because I can bend it to my purposes, and apply it to two excellent Norwegian-raised jazz guitarists who just happen to have new CDs. You should know...
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Ottawa Bites: Movers and shakers in capital's foodie scene
LEAVING THE EMPIRE FOR THE KING Gary Thompson, once at the centre of one of Ottawa’s biggest restaurant groups, has downsized his portfolio and is now concentrating on a ByWard Market burger joint —...
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Renee Rosnes CD reviewed
Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions Records) Renee Rosnes Last summer, just before her group’s TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival concert, Renee Rosnes whetted my appetite for the music she had...
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Peter Bernstein CD reviewed
Let Loose (Smoke Sessions Records) Peter Bernstein New York guitarist Peter Bernstein, 48, has been putting out the same kind of album for half his life now. This is in no way a knock against him. If...
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Jazzfest review by Chris Maskell: Amiable, animated music from the John...
John Scofield / Joe Lovano Quartet TD Ottawa Jazz Festival National Arts Centre Theatre Reviewed Saturday night Continuing a collaboration that reaches as far back as their 1990 album Time On My Hands,...
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