Toronto Jazz

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  Chick Corea

  Koerner Hall, Toronto ON, June 29

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2016

  63 Grammy nominations, with 23 wins. That's the tally for the recordings of keyboardist/composer/bandleader Chick Corea, a true titan of ja...

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  Gregory Porter / Kandace Springs

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 28

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016

  One of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the Toronto Jazz Festival, Gregory Porter drew a capacity crowd to the big tent.   The audienc...

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  Allen Stone / Lee Fields & the Expressions

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 26

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2016

  This Toronto Jazz Festival show featured the intriguing pairing of soul veteran Lee Fields and comparative newcomer Allen Stone. Though ter...

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  Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and Eric Harland

  Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto ON, June 25

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

  At a time when so many so-called blues and jazz festivals rarely feature artists in those genres, it's been refreshing to see the Toronto J...

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  Booker T. Jones / Shakura S'Aida

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 24

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2015

  The tag most commonly attached to Shakura S'Aida is "powerhouse," an apt description of the Toronto blues singer's formidable pipes. It als...

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  Christian McBride Big Band / Barbra Lica

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 23

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2015

  The choice of a vivacious and sweet-voiced young jazz-pop singer to open up a big band show may have been unorthodox, but local songstress...

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  Lettuce / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 25

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2014

  At first glance, the billing order for this Toronto Jazz Festival main stage show seemed dubious. Why would revered veterans the Dirty Doze...

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  Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

  The Music Gallery, Toronto ON, June 22

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2014

  Darcy James Argue has notched JUNO (and Grammy) nominations for the two albums he has recorded with innovative big band Secret Society, but...