Tag: Bass
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KAMAAL WILLIAMS / HENRY WU – The Return Tour @Velvet Underground (March 3, 2019)
An ocean away from South London UK, Kamaal Williams, the latest project spearheaded by Henry Wu (formerly Yussef Kamaal, Breakthrough Act of 2017 Jazz FM Awards) made its live debut in Toronto. Equally adventurous, many braced the frigid temperatures on a Sunday night to see Wu’s Canadian appearance at the Velvet Underground. A sold out, […]
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STEVE HARRIS’ BRITISH LION: WORLD TOUR 2018 w. CONEY HATCH @ The Great Hall (Nov 1, 2018)
Nice to know that after 35 years, relationships can still thrive between bands, bandmates and the audience itself. Last time both bands appeared together was in the summer of 1983 when the headliner Iron Maiden debut a new lead singer by the name of Bruce Dickinson at Canada’s Wonderland’s Kingswood Theatre. Touring as the support […]
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THE SLIM JIM PHANTOM TRIO f. JENNIE VEE @ Cadillac Lounge (Oct 6, 2018)
Rockabilly legend “Slim” Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats fame landed in Toronto for an intimate show at the Cadillac Lounge. Rejuvenating one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music in the 1980s, The Stray Cats exposed a new generation to the early 1950s rockabilly sound. Opening the night was Toronto rockabilly icons The Royal Crowns.
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RON CARTER BIG BAND @ Blue Note NYC (April 14, 2018)
Considered one of the world’s most famous jazz venues, the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York’s Greenwich Village hosted another famous legend, bassist Ronald Levin “Ron” Carter. Ron Carter is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of the music’s […]
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THUNDERCAT @ Danforth Music Hall (Sep 27, 2017)
Classifying his interpretation of the genre “Yacht Rock”, Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner brought his smooth, silky progressive vibes to a Toronto Gen Z-Millennial crowd eager to groove to the MTD custom shop 6-string bass aficionado. Unbeknownst to the younger generation who have never heard 70’s soft rock fare “Mellow Mafia” acts such as Christopher Cross, Toto, […]
