Monthly Archives: June 2012

Tedeschi Truck Band TD Toronto Jazz Festival reviewed by Stanley Fefferman with photos by Cowadelic

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

June 30, 2011. Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto. The Tedeschi Truck Band puts it all into making really big music rather than a ‘really big shew.’ Big music means Susan belting out tune after tune on a voice clear as a … Continue reading →

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George Benson Evening @ TD Toronto Jazz Festival reviewed by Stanley Fefferman with photos by Cowadelic

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

June, 26, 2012. Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto. “I can play this here guitar,” sang George Benson for his finale. “Yes you can,” said the tent-full of fans he brought to their dancing feet. Benson has been playing that there guitar … Continue reading →

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Natalie Cole with Mario Romano Quartet @ TD Toronto Jazz Festival reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

June 25, 2012. Sony Centre, Toronto. Heavy weather in New York delayed her flight forcing Natalie Cole to miss her TD Jazz concert, but a houseful of fans loyal to Mario Romano remained to hear his Quartet open and close … Continue reading →

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Hiromi Trio Project and The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman at TD Toronto Jazz Festival reviewed by Stanley Fefferman with photos by Cowadelic

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

June 24, Nathan Phillip’ Square, Toronto. Sunday night at the TD Jazz Festival Mainstage was a win win situation: Hiromi’s Trio Project filled me with joy, and then The Bad Plus, plus Joshua Redman, kicked the mood up a notch … Continue reading →

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2012 TD Toronto Jazz Festival Opener: Janelle Monae reviewed by Stanley Fefferman with photos by Cowadelic

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

                Friday, June 22, Toronto Star Stage.  Photos by Cowadelic (Eric Fefferman) I imagine meeting Janelle Monae after her show last night on the TD Toronto Jazz Festival Mainstage and saying these words … Continue reading →

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Cecilia String Quartet’s CD DVORAK reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

Since winning the String Quartet competition at Banff in 2010, the Cecilia String Quartet has welcomed a new cellist, Rachel Desoer, and recorded this disc of Dvorak’s music. Dvorak is continuing testimony that this is an adventurous ensemble, expert and … Continue reading →

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Angela Hewitt’s Schumann Piano Concerto CD reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

Schumann Piano Concerto, Angela Hewitt, Hyperion. Miss Hewitt says she was fortunate to have found the right conductor for her recording of Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Op. 54 — the Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu. Theirs is a collaboration that redefines, for … Continue reading →

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Music@Menlo LIVE: Through Brahms ( 7 Disc CD Box) reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Stanley Fefferman

June 15, 2012. Music@Menlo LIVE: Through Brahms  is the ninth boxed set to come out of Music@Menlo, David Finckel’s and Wu Han’s summer chamber music festival near San Francisco. Every year’s offering is generally organized around a theme,—a period, a … Continue reading →

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