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Capones August Offer ****
It's Capones' 14th anniversary, this month.
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Genius: What it is ain't exactly clear *
For those of you who were not born into the generation that dare not speak its name more than once or twice a sentence, Garth Hudson was a brilliant member of a brilliant band called the Band.
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In the key of Oscar Peterson *
The legend is being feted tonight in a tribute to his more than 50 years in jazz, but the essence of the man is not only his piano, his music and the joy it still gives him, but the love and support of his wife and daughter, SARAH HAMPSON writes
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Jazz: Some lesser lights who shine brightly *
Six little-known Canadian jazz outfits that are worth a listen this festival season
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Pop-laced fest hits sublime and ridiculous *
The second half of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal for 2003 is effectively the pop half. Norah Jones, Elvis Costello and Ben Harper have been the big news in recent days. Cesaria Evora is currently in town and Gino Vannelli will close out the 11-day event tomorrow.
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Sparks from the Burns effect *
Ken Burns's series sold a lot of CDs, MARK MILLER writes, but whether it has given jazz a boost is more complicated
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Tribute captures legend's many moods *
It was 50 years ago this past May 16 that Django Reinhardt died in Fontainebleau, France, at the age of 43. The Belgian-born gypsy musician left a small body of compositions, a growing personal legend and an influentially extravagant manner of playing guitar -- more than enough, all told, for the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal to devote its major concert in the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts on Monday night to his memory.
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A rhapsody for Guelph's motherlode of jazz *
Like the nightly prowls of the fetish-club connoisseur, an ongoing music column easily degenerates into a priapic search for novel contortions: Would I write this week about the deliberately dumb rock -- maybe meta-dumb rock -- being pimped out to market by that shrewd Andrew W. K. (Sept. 7 in Toronto at Lee's Palace )?
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Capones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club (Kwok review) ****
Capones, long known for providing fantastic jazz north of the Mason Dixon line, also provides very good fare for jazz and non-jazz aficionados alike. A more-recent review has been written by Food Editor Anne Garber.
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Herbie Mann, 73 *
Herbie Mann, the versatile jazz flutist who combined a variety of musical styles and deeply influenced trends such as world music and fusion, has died. He was 73.
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J&R Computer/Music World *
J&R Computer/Music World has ALL the new releases!
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Jazz fests find new sponsor *
At least three of Canada's largest jazz festivals have found a new title sponsor to replace the money previously provided by the du Maurier Arts Council. An official announcement is expected in mid-October naming TD Bank Financial Group as title sponsor for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Toronto's Downtown Jazz Festival and the Atlantic Jazz Festival in Halifax.
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Jeff Healey: A chameleon by any other name *
It doesn't matter whether Jeff Healey is playing rock, blues, jazz or swing, MARK MILLER writes -- he's in it for the pure joy of making music the audience will love
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Rossini's *
(Sorry -- now closed!)
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SonyMusicDirect *
Music...your life? Find whatever your heart desires at SonyDirect.
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Welcome to popsouljazzblooza 2003 *
To grab the star names that draw audiences in, summer festivals are mixing musical genres with abandon, writes BRAD WHEELER
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