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Electronic, Funk, Kraftwerk, Producer, Songwriter, United Kingdom January 20, 2012

Fujiya & Miyagi can’t escape themselves

Entertainment / Music Brighton-based band brings its trademark electronic funk to Toronto’s Wrongbar on Tuesday. Nick Krewen  Special to the Star Published on Fri Jan 20 2012 No matter how badly they desire, some bands can’t seem to shake the parameters of their own sonic fingerprint. At least that’s how Fujiya & Miyagi’s David Best perceives it. He says his band has been trying for ages to drastically reinvent its sound. He…

Beatles, Bluegrass, Blues, Bob Dylan, Country, David Bromberg, Delaware, Folk, Guitar, Jazz, New York, Philadelphia, Producer, Rock, Songwriter, The Band, United States, Willie Nelson December 16, 2011

David Bromberg: Gifted guitarist keeps ’em guessing

Entertainment / Music Spontaneity and fun keep the road vital for axeman at Hugh’s Room Sunday.   Respected guitarist and songwriter David Bromberg plays Hugh’s Room on Sunday. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Dec 16 2011 David Bromberg, the journeyman multi-instrumentalist string wizard who returns to Hugh’s Room on Sunday, is certainly one of a kind. At 66, he’s done it all: as a session and sideman, he’s…

Bass, Concert reviews, Events, Grammy, Guitar, New Wave, Pop, Producer, Rock, Songwriter, United Kingdom, Voice November 1, 2011

Concert review: Sting at 60 can still command the audience

Concert review: Sting at 60 can still command the audience | Toronto Star Sting’s adoring middle-aged fans were willingly taken on a sonic adventure but some classic hits were left off the list   Nick Krewen  Special to the Star,  Published on Tue Nov 01 2011 The busman’s holiday is officially over. After spending the greater part of 2010 fronting a behemoth of an orchestra for his global Symphonicities tour,…

Canada, Producer, Songwriter, Toronto, World Music October 26, 2011

Sultans Of String see their world expand

Entertainment / Music Band playing Saturday on rise, despite any confusion about its name.    Sultans of String: Chris McKhool, centre. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Wed Oct 26 2011 Fair warning to all those recording artists — aspiring and otherwise — who decide to name their unit after a hit song: be prepared to tolerate some confusion. Not that anyone would mistake Sultans of String‘s lively rumba and…

Arranger, Chicago, Cinema, Classical, Composer, Dance, EDM, Electronic, Electronic, Experimental, Film Scores, Funk, Fusion, Grammy, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, Joni Mitchell, Orchestra, Oscar, Piano, Pop, Producer, R&B, Songwriter, Soul, Synthesizer, Technology, United States October 20, 2011

Herbie Hancock gives it all a try

Herbie Hancock gives it all a try | Toronto Star Longtime Gershwin fan’s Massey Hall show just latest outlet for broad-minded creator.   Herbie Hancock at home with keyboards both acoustic and electronic … thanks to Miles Davis. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Thu Oct 20 2011 Legendary jazz innovator Herbie Hancock might be considered something of a prodigy, but that doesn’t mean he’s taking his upcoming…