Dr. Kira Payne, recognized for her work as both a jazz saxophonist and a physician and psychiatrist, died on Saturday. Nick Krewen Music, Tues., Jan 5, 2016 The local jazz community is in mourning following the death of a woman described as a trailblazer of Toronto music performance. Dr. Kira Payne, a gifted alto and tenor saxophonist who played in such outfits as the Bobby Herriot Orchestra, Jim Galloway’s Wee…
Just 48 hours after announcing he was coming to town, Prince gave the crowd a mixture of his hits and new material – reinterpreted on a purple electric grand. Nick Krewen Sat., March 26, 2016 Prince at Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, March 25, 2016, 7 p.m. show Three stars (out of 4) It probably comes as little surprise that Prince, the legendary singer and songwriter who is as…
SPONSOR CONTENT Tragedy and hope Terence Blanchard performs his Grammy-winning masterpiece, A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina), in its entirety at Koerner Hall on April 2. JENNY BRAGERT PHOTO CONTENT FROM: THE ARTS FEATURE PUBLISHED MARCH 23, 2016 UPDATED MARCH 24, 2017 New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard reflects on Hurricane Katrina When Terence Blanchard performs his 2008 album, A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina),…
Postmodern Jukebox turns back the clock on pop hits Scott Bradlee and his rotating cast of singers and musicians redo current songs — from Radiohead to Katy Perry — for a bygone era. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Mon Nov 16 2015 Shaken, not stirred. No, we’re not talking about James Bond martinis, but the entertaining and imaginatively radical rearrangements of prevailing pop, rock and rap classics by New Jersey-raised…
Artists across multiple genres have carved out a new niche for their careers on the other side of the radio dial GRAMMY.com Nick Krewen “Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child,” he musically boasted in 1989. But even during the most infamous stages of his recording career, Mojo Nixon knew his days as an outrageously outspoken cult roots rocker were numbered. “I knew, and I knew early on…
