Monthly Archives: June 2011

Capital One BlackCreek’s “Music Inspired by Shakespeare” reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Rexall Centre, Toronto. Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn drew from Shakespeare’s well  sweet waters that flowed over the audience at Capital One’s BlackCreek Festival last night. Lorin Maazel filled the 11,000 seat Rexall Centre outdoor stage to … Continue reading

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TD Toronto Jazz 2011:Gord Grdina Trio w Mats Gustafsson reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The Music Gallery, Toronto. Gord Grdina, Vancouver-based oud player and guitarist who gets mentioned is the same breath as  jazz legend Jim Hall, who has recorded with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian, holds his Telecaster like … Continue reading

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TD Toronto Jazz:Dee Dee Bridgewater/Mario Romano Quartet reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Monday, June 27, 2011. Koerner Hall, Toronto. There ain’t a dame anything like Dee Dee, but her show last night didn’t work. Perhaps it was because the opening act, Toronto’s Mario Romano Quartet was so fine musically: and they connected … Continue reading

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TD Toronto Jazz:Spanish Harlem Orchestra plus Dubmatix reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Sunday, June 26, 2011. TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Metro Square, Toronto. Last night in Metro Square was a great night to move your body in different grooves. Dubmatix brought on a dubbed electro reggae sound that bobbed up and down … Continue reading

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TD Toronto Jazz presents Average White Band reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Saturday, June 25, 2011. TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto Star Stage. Surprised—(well, maybe not)—how much I enjoyed Average White Band’s (AWB) show. It was a perfect summer night. Nearly  1000 eager, well over-fifty fans sitting in the tent with their … Continue reading

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Listings of Hot Events for a Cool Summer

June 24-July 3, 2011. TD Toronto Jazz Festival, 25th celebration. Sunday June 26, Spanish Harlem Orchestra plus Dubmatix Here. Monday, June 27, Koerner Hall Jazz Series features Mario Romano Quartet and DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER & the Festival Orchestra in “A … Continue reading

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Luminato presents One Thousand and One Nights reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Friday, June 17, 2011. Canadian Opera Company, The Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, Toronto. Which is the most basic human instinct? Procreation through sex? Survival through violence? Escape through story-telling? In the original Arabian shaggy-dog story, One Thousand and … Continue reading

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Luminato presents Kronos Quartet & Wu Man reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

June 15, 2011. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. It was the best of times, and the worst of times:  an evening of thrilling harmonies bookended by episodes of godawful noise. Kronos Quartet is fearless in extending the frontiers of what makes … Continue reading

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