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Solo piano excursions VI (Larry Goldings CD reviewed)
In My Room (BFM Jazz) Larry Goldings “Sorry, jazz purists. Jazz, Pop, Free, Folk… Categories are so 1980s. Music is music!” pianist Larry Goldings writes in the liner notes to his new solo recording,...
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Musicians on Motian XI (Larry Goldings writes)
Last Tuesday, a few hours after Paul Motian died, I contacted pianist/organist Larry Goldings to see if he might offer a few thoughts on the great drummer’s passing. For all his fame as a burning,...
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These acts put the jazz in the 2013 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival
Beyond the mass-appeal shows by Willie Nelson, Aretha Franklin and David Byrne it will stage in Confederation Park, the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival will live up to the musical genre in its...
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Doug Fischer’s guitar-centric guide to the Ottawa jazzfest
My erstwhile colleague Doug Fischer spent time during the last week or so chatting with four of the premier guitarist playing the 2013 Ottawa Jazz Festival, namely Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein,...
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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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Hans Groiner Masterclass
In case you missed this clip when it was released yesterday, here’s the wunderbar, nay, one-of-a-kind pianist demystifying jazz piano as only he can:
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A half-dozen Matt Wilson CDs reviewed
Given drummer / bandleader Matt Wilson’s little sweep through Central Canada this week, in addition to writing this story I’ve pulled together all the reviews of his discs that I’ve written over the...
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Matt Wilson CD reviewed
Beginning of a Memory (Palmetto Records) Matt Wilson’s Big Happy Family It used to be that drummer Matt Wilson had three bands to bring his exuberant and uplifting music to life — the horn-heavy Matt...
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