Pianist Louise Bessette tips her hat to the 100th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen's birth in this concert of the composer's solo and chamber works.
Exciting contemporary jazz! SoundClash blends modern bop with Urban sound. Winner of the Francois-Marcaurelle award for best performance at the 2006 Off Jazz Festival - alto sax wunderkind Erik Hove has put together a modern be-bop jazz quartet that uses the unique percussive sounds of the turntables. Recorded at The 2008 Off Festival in the intimate Dièse Onze Club in Montreal. P Love is on the turntables with Martin Auguste on drums and Fraser Hollins on bass.
Stewart was born and raised on a farm in Dundee, Quebec, a small municipality in the southwest-most corner of the province. He also is the lead singer and songwriter for the popular Montreal roots band "The Skivvies", who have just released their debut album. His solo appearance on the Routes-Montreal stage highlighted brand new material from his upcoming solo CD.
Nils Brown Trio and Ironico Orkestra perform their own versions of Italian popular songs. The Nils Brown Trio features Nils Brown (vocals & guitar), Jordan Officer (guitar) and Andrew Horton (acoustic bass). Guillaume Bourque on clarinet and Luzio Altobelli on accordion, will be featured from the Ironico Orkestra.
Trios by Haydn and Mendelssohn as well as a Canadian premiere by Heather Schmidt
At times soulful & haunting, at times driving and rhythmic, Coco Zhao delivers jazz vocals like no other. Backed by Quebec's incredible band Jazzlab and in his native Chinese, Zhao sings mostly original compositions by Chinese composers. Hear his wistful voice from a return engagement to this year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
The erhu, pipa and tabla in music by Alexina Louie, Chan Ka Nin, and Jin Zhang.
Dynamic, intense pop music set to powerful & personal lyrics.
The Mark Eisenman Quartet is Mark Eisenman on piano, Mike Murley on saxophone, Neil Swainson on bass and John Sumner on drums. In this performance, they will be playing the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, in a concert presented by the Duke Ellington Society of Toronto.
John Campbelljohn is a blues musician from the kitchen party capital of Celt-dom: Cape Breton, NS. His forte is the slide guitar and more recently the electric steel guitar.
Dan Mckinnon's voice is immediately recognizable for its rich and resonant sound, a sound that gets inside of you and makes you feel the wind and rain of the North Atlantic Ocean. A fixture at the Halifax farmer's market for many years, Dan now has a successful international career as one of the maritime regions truly gifted traditional singer songwriters.
The musical group Colcannon has developed a distinctive, inventive, and contemporary musical style while still keeping in firm touch with the heart and essence of traditional Irish music. They are more than just another band playing music from the Irish tradition, Colcannon is one of the few groups performing today that has developed their own unique, recognizable and contemporary style while still keeping in firm touch with the heart and essence of tradtional Celtic music.
A one man band, a prolific songwriter and Polaris prize nominee.
This event was in celebration of Sheila's upcoming 80th birthday. As the last remaining female be-bop master, Sheila has worked with a long list of jazz greats (including Charlie Parker) and is known for her continually evolving, highly creative work and her indomitable spirit.
Divine Brown has carved out her own history on the Canadian R&B and Soul music scene. She was playing the Toronto club circuit before she was old enough to legally hang out there. Divine then honed her vocal talents as a live performer on the musical theatre stage in shows like "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Rent". Divine Brown's latest CD is called "The Love Chronicles" and Canada Live will be there to capture it live at the Mod Club.
Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip and The Sadies share and re-interpret each other's tunes and cover some classics.
On December 3rd, 2008, the world lost one of its most influential folk singers. CBC Radio 2 recorded Odetta at the Ottawa Folk Festival in August 2008. It turned out to be the final concert recording made of this legendary singer.
Bill Stevenson, Mike Evin, Kellylee Evans, Ian Tamblyn, Ana Miura, Suzie Vinnick and a handful of other performers all get together on one stage for one evening to pay tribute to the songs and poetry of Ottawa folk legend, Bill Hawkins
Seasonal favourites from Salt Spring Island on the West Coast. Formed in 2002, the B3 Kings bring a funky spirit to well-known Christmas tunes. They re-group every year at this time and their shows are always sold out. With Denzal Sinclaire, Chris Gestrin, Cory Weeds and Bill Coon making up the band, you can understand why. Don your gay apparel for the festive music of the B3 Kings.
Much has been written about the McGarrigle/Wainwright connection - but if truth be told, Martha Wainwright has earned star status on her own terms. A favorite with Routes_Montreal audiences where she hosted and performed in the intimate confines of studio 12, Martha has now come home to play one of Montreal's largest venues - The Metropolis. Her last CD I Know You're Married But I Have Feelings Too broke into the US Billboard top ten and propelled her to the front of the singer/songwriter food chain.
One of the brightest lights on the musical horizon, the Tarrono and Pankratz brothers, better known as "Quinzy", peform highly imaginative, rocking and melodic pop songs. They invite fellow Winnipeggers and good friends, "House Of Doc", to celebrate the 4th Annual Christmas extravaganza "Quinzmas".
Paul Reddick is one of Canada's unsung heroes of the blues. His understated and shy personality are fully evident in person and during in between song banter but is nowhere to be found once a song starts. Canada Live caught up with Paul at the very packed Hugh's Room while he celebrated the release of his latest CD Sugar Bird. Paul was joined on stage by Sugar Bird producer Colin Linden on guitar, John Dymond on bass, Gary Craig on drums and Denis Keldie on keyboards.
Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound
Alexandre St-Onge is a composer, a bass player, and improviser. He plays in quite a few bands, including Shalabi Effect, Feu Thérèse, mineminemine, Et Sans (with Roger Tellier-Craig), Klaxon Gueule (with Michel F Côté and Bernard Falaise). As a composer he has worked for interactive/mixed-media company Kondition Pluriel, as well as composing for dance (for Karine Denault, Lynda Gaudreau, Maryse Poulin, Mariko Tanabe and Marie-Claude Poulin), theater and video.
After a showcase of
the finest in up-coming Canadian Blues Talent, Scott McCord and the Bonafide
Truth were crowned Toronto Blues Society 2008 Talent Search Winners.
Scott McCord delivers his songs with a soulful croon and a
dynamic stage performance. He has spent years performing for festival audiences
with his band Reuben Cherry. He now steps out on his own with soul and blues
drenched pop. His debut album, "Blues For Sunshine" is set for release fall
2008.
It's been a few years now since Stephen Malkmus, former frontman of legendary indie band Pavement, left to embark on a "solo career". He and his new band, The Jicks, played Vancouver's venerable club, Richard's on Richards in May and proved that Mr. Malkmus has still go it. His fascinating blend of irony, incisive insight and vulnerability make it hard to stop listening. And who would want to? This set captures Malkmus and the band in top form.
This young quintet from Vancouver prove that rock 'n roll will never die as long as there are good melodies and great energy. And yes, Said the Whale delivers on both those promises. This concert captures that spirit in front of a warm enthusiastic hometown crowd at the Telus Theatre out at the campus of the University of University of British Columbia, part of "The Live Sessions" series. West coast indie pop at its best!