Articles by David Dacks

Augustus Pablo

Message Music

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2011

The digital age is an era Pablo has struggled to keep up with. Despite his earlier work being renowned in Japan, the UK and even the U.S. (...

Ali Shaheed Muhammad Sounds Off on A Tribe Called Quest Documentary

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2011

Beats Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is beginning to make its way across North American theatres. Rather than being r...

Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Gypsophilia

The Bassment, Saskatoon SK July 1

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2011

I'd have liked to have seen Django Reinhardt inspire people to do the Funky Chicken. Gypsophilia did just that. The Halifax gypsy swing ban...

Montreal Jazz Festival: Bootsy Collins / Trombone Shorty

Metropolis, Montreal QC June 28

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2011

"Funk is its own reward" was one of Parliament Funkadelic's many catchphrases. On this night, it definitely was proven correct because it t...

Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Kurt Elling / Robert Glasper Trio

Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon SK June 30

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2011

Like most jazz fests, the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival balances its namesake music with other genres. However, the historic Broadway Theatre...

Seun Kuti Talks Brian Eno's Assist on 'Rise,' Shares New Music Video

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2011

"All my songs are like my children, I love them all the same. Every track is great." With clichés like that at the ready, Seun Kuti has pr...

Montreal Jazz Festival: Geri Allen & Timeline

Gésu, Montreal QC June 27

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2011

Geri Allen always brings drama to her piano playing. Listening to her is like listening to a river flow with crosscurrents of melody punctu...

La Bete

Nom De Plume

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2011

Edmonton's Little Whore Records has been putting out all kinds of beat- and rhyme-heavy insanity over 40 releases. This is one of their mos...