On Aug. 31, the video for the song “Same Girl” premièred. From the Jessica Stuart Few’s latest CD, The Passage, the song features a “girls’ chorus” that includes some of Jessica Stuart’s teenage guitar students joining her on the melody.…
At first listen for a non-aficionado, Beyond the Pale’s Ruckus may sound like a klezmer CD. An excellently executed and enjoyable one, with maybe a little more swing than you’ve heard before, but klezmer – Southeastern European Jewish music, the…
“I am very proud to be its founding artistic director,” said Moshe Denburg of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra. “It’s like watching one’s child succeed in the world!” But success is not something VICO takes for granted and Denburg said the…
Si Kahn plays at the folk festival, which runs July 13-16. (photo from sikahn.com) While Charlotte, N.C.-based folk musician Si Kahn – who’s coming to play at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival next week – may have called the United…
Bob Bossin as Davy in Davy and the Punk. (photo by Derek Kilbourn) For legendary Canadian folksinger Bob Bossin, who has called Gabriola Island home since 1991, it all started with “The King.” “It was Elvis,” he told the Independent…
Amsterdam’s Noam Vazana will play in Vancouver and Victoria next week. (photo by Robin Daniel Fromann) Multifaceted Jerusalem-born, Amsterdam-based musician Noam Vazana comes to Canada this month for the first time. She plays in Calgary June 6, Vancouver June 7…
Jane Bordeaux – Amir Zeevi, left, Doron Talmon and Mati Gilad – perform at the Chan Centre on May 1. (photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) What better way to bring folks together in song and celebration of Israel’s…
George Zukerman, who retired his bassoon in 2012, will be honoured on April 27 with a tribute concert at Bell Performing Arts Centre. (photo by Lauren Kramer) George Zukerman well remembers the day he was first introduced to the bassoon.…
Although he plays several instruments, the trumpet remains Gabriel Mark Hasselbach’s first love and his first choice. (photo from Gabriel Mark Hasselbach) Music is a dazzling mistress. Once Gabriel Mark Hasselbach fell in love with it, he could never let…
Lyla Canté’s Cristian Puig, left, and Cantor Alty Weinreb. (photo from Chutzpah!) The best creative ideas often come when you least expect them. This was certainly the case for Lyla Canté, which performs on March 9 as part of the…
