022516 NACO plays Queen, Ottawa, ON
On February 25th, 2016 I went to the National Arts Centre for We Are The Champions; The Music Of Queen. It was part of their annual Pops series and despite the title of the show I knew exactly what I was in for…
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022416 Harry Manx, Gatineau, QC
On February 24th, 2016 I went to see Harry Manx. The ticket was a birthday gift from m’lady and the gift also included a copy of Manx’s most recent cd. The presents were very apropos; not only was I generally a fan…
021398 Oliver Jones/George Shearing, Ottawa, ON
Oh, how I wish this ticket was as it appears to be! I can’t tell you how excited I was to have bought a ticket to see my jazz hero, the great, incomparable Oscar Peterson, at a Valentine’s Day show (almost) right at home at the National Arts Centre! And box seats no less! I was dancing on the ceiling, until…
021011 Jerry Lee Lewis/Frankie Ford, Naples, FL
There could be no better way to end the Rock & Roll Field Trip than a concert featuring the great Jerry Lee Lewis…
020394 Meat Loaf, Hull, QC
On February 3rd, 1994 I went to see Meat Loaf for the first time. I went with a large group of friends and I was super-excited for the show. When I was a kid Bat Out Of Hell was one of my favourite albums…
012908 Bob Wiseman/Catherine MacLellan, Ottawa, ON
On January 29th, 2008 I walked down to Sparks Street – the hopelessly underachieving pedestrian mall in Ottawa’s most desirable downtown area – where the CBC had set up shop after moving out of their seemingly endless tenancy in the Chateau Laurier hotel. I had a free ticket for a taping of Fuse, a now-defunct Saturday afternoon radio show that generally focussed on Ottawa musical happenings, and I was excited…
012806 John Geggie, Cuong Vu, and Kevin Breit, Ottawa, ON
When I was in my first year of university one of my profs arranged a jazz trio to play for one of our classes. I only remember one member of the trio – John Geggie – but I remember his performance that afternoon in my mind’s eye as vividly as if it were yesterday…
012615 Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, New Orleans, LA
On January 26th, 2015 I went to see Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at the Maple Leaf Bar. It was my first experience with both the band and the bar and I can report that both are exceptional and neither should be missed…
012515 Trombone Shorty, New Orleans, LA
Mr. Shorty (who is anything but short) is a demigod around New Orleans. I saw forty-foot tall billboards of him at the airport when I arrived. And why not? He blends pure, old-school New Orleans jazz with a cutting-edge updated rock sound that pushes his music beyond the bounds of authenticity into a new, true sound. It’s rockin’, it’s jazzy, it’s loud and brash and it sounds just like Trombone Shorty…
012415 Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA
Preservation Hall in New Orleans must be the most understated famous venue in America…
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