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It's so wonderful that this stream is free.
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Kingston is really going all out. Very cool. Market square sounds awesome.
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I don't know about that. I mean, I assume now that they are referring to edm while saying electronic music. I'd say EDM is more of a medium, with a sphere of musical styles. Drum and Bass, House, etc.
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While this article highlights great musicians, it is interesting that it describes bands like the 'quirky' Snarky Puppy as "acoustic jazz" and that they incorporate electronic music into their performances and also funk. Is electronic music actually considered a style like funk or rockabilly?
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here's a stream Media Platform
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....except for the opt-in requirements for all that remarketing in order to receive entries.
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Marty McFly / Michael J. Fox and Coldplay - Johnny B. Goode
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The Floppotron plays the main theme
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Fun read. Must have been a long bus ride to get all this therapy out. (sourced from cache)
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Nice memory. I came to Ottawa from Kingston to see Phish for the night and stayed at a friend's place who had preloaded myself and my buddy's heads with some tapes that he gave us. I wish I could remember it in detail like Velvet. I only knew a couple of the songs played at the time and now can't even be sure which ones I only had heard then. We didn't have more than 2 or 3 tapes to listen to before catching this show. I recall being enlightened as to why they would be "the next grateful dead" as Relix was proclaiming. Sure the talent was obvious, but I found their non-amplified barbershop portions to be delightful like "man these guys can sing!" and the quirkiness of Jon Fishman's vacuum solo helped add to the entertainment. Would love to see a video of this show pop out one day.
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More Photos Brian Wilson's performance of the epic masterpiece Pet Sounds at Ottawa Jazz Festival didn't open with "Wouldn't it Be Nice" or close with "Good Vibrations" (a song that could have been on the album but is a literal finale to that album's period), it actually opened with "Heroes and Villains" and closed with a strong melody of Beach Boys' early stuff like "Help Me Rhonda" and "Surfin USA". Pet Sounds is an incredible album and performing it live with the true arrangement wouldn't be possible, but it would be nice. Out of the 10 backing musicians on stage, there were at least 20 or so instruments between each multi-instrumentalist that could setup an infinite amount of permutations. And they formed the perfect assignments for each track covered with players swapping from horn to guitar, or timpani to marimba depending on the essential demand. It was tight. Al Jardine's son also provided some familiarly vocal sound to the mix. Brian didn't sing lead much, but he never did on the original recordings as he wrote songs like with his brother Carl's voice in mind. But he lead that solidly, and the outcome corresponded perfectly with the song imprinted in the mind with counterpoint in other tracks, both vocal and instrumental, like being simply precise. Pet Sounds is a gorgeous composition but it doesn't inherently encourage dancing, so the centre mass of audience members in lawn chairs would not be pulled out until the encore (after a freaking killer display of ). The MC for the band introduced each member, as they returned to the stage and played a different entrance bit for each (kinda like how Paul Shcaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band would welcome a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman). Finally Brian and Al returned to sort through some Beach Boys Classics. That's the moment when the lawnchairs were dismissed. They closed out with Love & Mercy, a song Brian wrote while listening to , yet the inspiration was depicted differently in the brilliant bio-pic "Love & Mercy". Great finish. -
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goddammit! I heard they busted out Prince!
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Brad Barr opening for Tavis E. Triance - Blacksheep Inn - Aug. 19
bouche replied to bouche's topic in Soundboard
I ran into Seamus Cowan from Bullmoose (remember that awesome band?) at jazzfest. He's actually playing in Tavis' band at this show. -
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would be fun but i'm too zonked.
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ad hoc at home Potato Pavé is probably my favourite thing I've made in that. Cookie methods are amazing too. Nothing terribly difficult, just technique, ingredients and planning.
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John Scofiled / Joe Lovano Quartet.
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From the Barr Brothers nooner. Gallery embed isn't working right. Here's a link to album
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John Scofield can be seen perform in many configurations and styles like Funk and Soul-Jazz, or joining Phil Lesh and Friends, Medeski, Martin & Wood for tours. He brings a hell of a lot of skill to those acts which comes from a place which he invited everyone to at the Ottawa Jazz Festival on Saturday night. He's fundamentally a master jazz musician who happens to have figured out the guitar in ways very few have achieved. This is why he spent much of his career as a sideman for legends like Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and Chet Baker. He's formed many trios and quartets as well, one in the 90's that included saxophonist Joe Lovano, who joined him in his quartet this evening along with Ben Street (bass) and Bill Stewart (drums). This was some hardcore jazz, and was nearly a masterclass of comping, arpeggios, and improvisation if one was able to pay attention and take notes, that is. Tuning in to John Scofield while Joe Lovano was working a solo was absolutely fascinating. The tremendous amounts of voicings used as he maintains or even directs the flavour of the runs by Lovano is difficult to comprehend. Scofield's Ibanez has that lovely vintage pale yellow hue applied to the white stoke around the body. It's obvious that he's been driving this thing for many years. It's hum could be akin to how car enthusiasts describe how the engine of a hot rod sounds. "Listen to that thing purr". His guitar is a hot rod indeed and he knows how to take the audience for a thrilling ride. The room was extremely appreciative of all the musicians as they took turns around the track. John might take lead, and pass off the baton to Joe, Ben and then Bill. It's a blast to watch such talented musicians having fun together, effortlessly jamming some extremely complicated measures while smiling across to each other.
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The Barr Brothers were in town for another sold-out show at the Ottawa Jazz Festival inside the 190 seat NAC Studio on Friday night. The anticipation was high with bronze pass holders lining up as early as 5pm to ensure entry. Single ticket holders have priority after-all. Having unfortunately missed it, news came out early on saturday morning they would be doing another set at noon in the Tartan Homes stage for the "Mystery Show" which is new to the Ottawa Jazzfest so there was some consolation to catch them before they left town.. This show was also considered free so everyone was welcome. They played a short, energetic set to the approximately 100 or so that managed to hear the news. It was pretty intimate and a great way to catch them on a saturday afternoon. Little Lover Valhallas Come in the Water Half Crazy How the heroine dies (thanks Phorbesie!) Love Ain't Enough
