Live Stream Reviews

The incredibly unique and talented Dan Tepfer livestreamed some fantastic jazz with trombonist Ryan Keberle earlier today, to bring his 2020 live stream sessions to a close for this year.  Tepfer is a master at many musical and technical crafts, especially his own innovative work with programming algorithms and working with various technologies and effects. …

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The Beaches are an all woman Indie rock band based in Toronto. These young women are fierce! Alanis Morrisette referred to them as having “a 90s sound”, and thus being one of the reasons why she chose this band to open for her.  The Beaches have a particular classic punk rock with hints of pop …

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Alanis Morissette and her band streamed live online for a short but sweet set to commemorate 25 years since the release of her album Jagged Little Pill. The sound and video quality of this stream were top notch! The video stream went uninterrupted and was sharp and clear. It was indeed live, but really had …

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TENSNAKE TenSnake (AKA Marco Niemerski) is a German DJ and music producer that is remarkably talented and true to UK/Euro House culture. His mixes are solid and had a lot of sharp edge mixes from one acid sample into another. He also brings some R&B into his Euro beat with a cover sample of “Medicine” …

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BLOND:ISH Also playing direct from Miami from the Clubspace, was Blond:ish (AKA Vive-ann Bakos) and her awesome set up with digi-percussions to boot. She has a super unique style and her samples are eclectic and refreshing. Bakos is from my home town, Montreal Canada, so I can’t help but feel proud 😉 Her mixes have …

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DJ TENNIS DJ Tennis graced the rooftop of the Sorrento Hotel with his music in Miami Beach during a spectacular sunset. There were some great  video shots from the drones; pretty images to compliment the sweet spins. The set started out with a drone eye view of the setting sun along the Miami beach coast. …

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BOB MOSES B2B ZHU’s BLACKLIZT Three for the price of one! Bob Moses (AKA Tom Howie, Jimmy Vallance) from Vancouver BC, and ZHU (AKA Steven Zhu) from California shook the roof of the Soho Warehouse last night spinning dancing and singing. So it was more like 3×3 for FREE!  They genuinely grooved and  pushed out …

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Montreal born Charlotte Cardin took the stage (designed especially for this virtu-fest) and kicked off the second night of Montreal Jazzfest. At just 25 years old, she has taken some impressive strides in her profession, having earned several awards and nominations in Canada’s music industry. She started her set off with Les Èchardes, one of …

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The “digital” Montreal International Festival launched last night, opening with Malika Tirolien, Guadeloupeean Singer/song writer and pianist.  Tirolien has such a beautiful and soothing voice. The music she and her musicals played was a symphonic glorious mix of world music, digitally mastered by Tirolien and her electronics. What I really loved about her music are …

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Tonight the festival featured the Kellylee Evans and saxophonist  Seamus Blake. This Juno award winning artist from Scarborough Ontario is a soulful jazz singer with a slew of accolades under her belt and is an esteemed academic at Carlton University. James Hale asked Evans some really pertinent questions and Kekkylee’s replies were outstanding. We learned …

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