Articles by Kerry Doole

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  Bet Smith

  Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2016

  Having made a mark with the folk-oriented 2015 EP Loose Ends, Ontario singer/songwriter Bet Smith delves deeply into traditional country on...

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  Chick Corea

  Koerner Hall, Toronto ON, June 29

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2016

  63 Grammy nominations, with 23 wins. That's the tally for the recordings of keyboardist/composer/bandleader Chick Corea, a true titan of ja...

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  Gregory Porter / Kandace Springs

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 28

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016

  One of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the Toronto Jazz Festival, Gregory Porter drew a capacity crowd to the big tent.   The audienc...

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  Liz Stringer

  All The Bridges

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2016

  A well-known singer/songwriter in her Australian homeland, Liz Stringer seems poised to make her first real impact in North America with th...

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  Allen Stone / Lee Fields & the Expressions

  Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON, June 26

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2016

  This Toronto Jazz Festival show featured the intriguing pairing of soul veteran Lee Fields and comparative newcomer Allen Stone. Though ter...

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  The Highest Order

  Still Holding

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2016

  Simone Schmidt has been an important figure on the Toronto roots scene for more than a decade now. She deserves wider national recognition,...

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  Lorraine Klaasen

  Nouvelle Journée

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2016

  Long based in Montreal, singer Lorraine Klaasen continues to make music primarily influenced by her native land of South Africa (she was bo...

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  Jadea Kelly

  Love & Lust

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2016

  Toronto songstress Jadea Kelly has an eclectic background, having sung for prog-metal troupe Protest the Hero and earned kudos for earlier...