Articles by David Dacks

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  Jane Bunnett and Maqueque

  Scene TD, Montreal QC, June 29

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2015

  Soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett has played just about every conceivable jazz-friendly surface in the world, from tiny clubs to soft seat t...

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  Erykah Badu

  Salle Wilfred Pelletier, Montreal QC, June 29

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2015

  It doesn't get any better than this. Most artists would be cowed by the grandeur of Montreal's largest concert hall, yet the sheer size and...

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  Robert Glasper Trio

  Monument-National, Montreal QC, June 28

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2015

  The last time I caught up with Robert Glasper at the Montreal Jazz Festival was five years ago. So much has changed for him since then. Mos...

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  Exclaim!'s 2014 in Lists:

  Four Reasons Tanya Tagaq Broke Through in 2014

  PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2014

  The sublime Tanya Tagaq should be on anyone's short list of 2014's most noteworthy Canadian musicians. Over the course of five electrifying...

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  The Magnetic Appeal of

  Quantic

  PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2014

  Funk/soul/tropical beat conceptualist and renowned record collector, Will Holland, aka Quantic, recently released a career highlight among...

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  Dr. Lonnie Smith Octet

  Gesu, Montreal QC, June 30

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2014

  Hammond organ soul jazz guru Dr. Lonnie Smith has frequented the Montreal Jazz fest, but he pulled out all the (organ) stops with his new o...

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  Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion

  Theatre Maisonneuve, Montreal QC, June 30

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2014

  I have to admit I had a bit of morbid curiosity about this show. The legendarily irascible Ginger Baker has often expressed admiration for...

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  Bombino

  Club Soda, Montreal QC, July 1

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2014

  Omara "Bombino" Moctar has travelled far from his home in northern Niger over the past five years; this isn't even his first swing through...