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I was only too happy to accept an invitation from Frank DiFelice, director of the Brantford Downtown Jazz Concert Series, to hear Toronto jazz vocalist Barbra Lica in the Sanderson Centre’s main lobby. Unfortunately, due to a previous commitment, I was only able to catch the second half of her February 8 show but what I was amazed by what …
Alex Pangman sang from her soul and made it swing. Her spirit was bright as she jumped up and down on stage, leading her Alleycats through a night of music from the 30s, for the latest edition of the Brantford Downtown Jazz Series, Dec. 14 at the Sanderson Centre. Many audience members remarked that they had seen Pangman perform before …
After the tragic attacks in Paris, France over the weekend, local jazz fans remembered those whose lives were lost, before a peaceful performance by the Canadian Jazz Quartet, as part of the Brantford Downtown Jazz Series, Monday Nov. 16 at the Sanderson Centre. Sixty seconds of silence was observed prior to the concert and host Frank DiFelice encouraged the audience …
Guido Basso has been called one of the greatest musicians to ever come out of this country. A two-time Juno Award winner (Traditional Jazz Album of the Year in both 2003 and 2004) and a member of the Order of Canada, he specializes in trumpet and flugelhorn. But the Montreal native is also a harmonica player, an arranger and a …