Articles by David Dacks

Charles Lloyd's Sangam

Theatre Jean-Duceppe, Place Des Arts, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2013

Eminent saxophonist Charles Lloyd received this year's Miles Davis award at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and nothing could have exemplified...

Joshua Redman Quartet plus Orchestra

Maison Symphonique, Place Des Arts, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2013

Jazz with strings is a decades-old concept that has seen many of the most exciting soloists in the world nod off in plush circumstances. On...

Lorraine Klaasen: Tribute To Miriam Makeba

Scene Bell, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2013

The Montreal Jazz Festival is rightfully renowned for its plethora of international superstars, but it's also an important gig for many loc...

A Tribe Called Red

Nation Time

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

People have been telling A Tribe Called Red's Deejay NDN that the group's powerful new record Nation II Nation sounds like a concept album....

Montreal Jazz Festival Rounds Out 2013 Programming Announcements with Amadou and Mariam, Poirier and More

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2013

The Montreal Jazz Festival has rolled out its final block of programming for the 2013 festival, which runs from June 28 to July 7. Comprisi...

Slobber Pup

Black Aces

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2013

The Hammond organ is capable of an astonishing range of sounds, but its versatility was overshadowed decades ago with the rise of synthesiz...

A Tribe Called Red Discuss Life on the Pow Wow Highway

PUBLISHED May 14, 2013

Pow wow-step champions A Tribe Called Red aren't just hitting the road in support of their second album, the newly released Nation II Natio...

A Tribe Called Red

Nation II Nation

PUBLISHED May 7, 2013

On their second full-length release, A Tribe Called Red have improved in every way. This nation's foundation is derived from access to the...