Raul da Gama
TMR Senior Writer. Based in Milton, Ontario, Canada. Raul is a musician and an accomplished writer whose profound analysis is reinforced by his deep understanding of music, technically as well as historically.
Melody Diachun: Get Back to the Groove
This short programme by the Québec-born, British Colombia-based vocalist Melody Diachun is a timely reminder that while she may not record as frequently as...
Jeremy Ledbetter Trio: Got a Light?
Jeremy Ledbetter has traversed a fairly wide musical topography: from the Caribbean with his preeminent ensemble Canefire to weaving his virtuoso pianism into the...
Toronto Jazz Orchestra: 20
For the Toronto Jazz Orchestra the impulse to create and adorn a large musical canvas may have been inspired by the first chamber, symphony...
Allison Au: Lithe and Elegant, and Swinging Anew
By all accounts 2017 was a stellar year for the composer and alto saxophonist, Allison Au. The ethereally beautiful second album Forest Grove that...
Deanne Matley: Because I Loved
This young Calgary-based vocalist, Deanne Matley confirms a growing reputation. The voice itself is light and limpid, though not without metal, Miss Matley is...
Amos Hoffman & Noam Lemish: Pardes
It is not common in Judeo-Christian and Islamic cultures for the sacred and the secular to come together. This is why among the Hebrew...
Living Fossil: Never Die
The only whimsy that you will find on Never Die is that of the name of the ensemble that makes this music, Living Fossil....
Les Poules à Colin: Morose
The good fortune of the musicians of Les Poules à Colin – all but one from Joliette, in Quebec – who met at Université...
Chris Platt Trio: Sky Glow
The first thing that will strike the listener about Sky Glow by the Chris Platt Trio is the absolutely pure sound of Mr. Platt’s...
Justin Gray & Synthesis: New Horizons
It does not take long to grasp the enormity of achievement on the part of Justin Gray as heard on New Horizons a record...
