★★★★★
Soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett has played just about every conceivable jazz-friendly surface in the world, from tiny clubs to soft seat theatres to parades and beyond. This show was a tough assignment: kicking off a Monday night of free concerts at the biggest venue of the Montreal Jazz Fest, Scene TD, which can accommodate 10,000 people. Needless to say, it was far from full at six p.m., making it all the more difficult to generate a vibe...
- exclaim.ca
2015-07-01
★★★★★
Much of the stellar reputation of Canadian jazz and world music heroine Jane Bunnett has been based on her passionate and adventurous explorations of the treasure trove that is Cuban music. She returns to the island with well-received new project Maqueque. This pairs the veteran composer/bandleader/multi-instrumentalist with six talented young female Cuban musicians and singers. (The word "maqueque" means "energy of a young girl's spirit...
- exclaim.ca
2014-07-30
★★★★★
Wow! This is a really great CD with which to set a mood. You might want to put it on as as background music for an intimate meal, when you are giving or receiving a massage, or when you've had a hard day and are soaking in a steaming tub. ALMA Records, a label from Toronto, has nicely packaged this ten-track set, which includes a four-part Contradanza, featuring a duet with Jane Bunnett (flute and soprano sax) and Hilario Duran (piano)...
- www.jazzreview.com
2013-08-07
★★★★★
Wow! This is a really great CD with which to set a mood. You might want to put it on as as background music for an intimate meal, when you are giving or receiving a massage, or when you've had a hard day and are soaking in a steaming tub. ALMA Records, a label from Toronto, has nicely packaged this ten-track set, which includes a four-part Contradanza, featuring a duet with Jane Bunnett (flute and soprano sax) and Hilario Duran (piano)...
- www.jazzreview.com
2013-04-18
★★★★★
Jane Bunnett Embracing Voices EMI Canada/Blue Note 2008 Jane Bunnett is never afraid to push the envelope. She did so with her 1988 album, In Dew Time, the now out-of-print vinyl that was produced privately by the Toronto imprint, Dark Light, on which producer, husband and trumpet/flugelhorn player Larry Cramer scooped both keyboard player Don Pullen and saxophonist Dewey Redman...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
Track Listing: Arrival; Quitate El Chaquet?n (Take Off Your Jacket); A la Rumba; SuiteMatanzas (Swingin? in the Solar); Pensando en Jane (Thinking of Jane); ElDiablo (The Devil); Nan Fonn Bwaa; Alabans; Prizon; Ron con Ron (Rumwith Rum); Movin? On. Personnel: Jane Bunnett- soprano saxophone, flute; Larry Cramer, Thommy Rojas-trumpet; Papa Oviedo- tres guitar; David Virelles, Hilario Dur?n, GuillermoRubalcaba- piano; Palma, Roberto Occhipinti, Carlitos del Puerto, bass;Francisco Mela- drums; L...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
Track Listing: 1. Arrival 2. Quitate El Chaqueton 3. A La Rumba 4. Suite Matanzas 5. Pensando En Jane 6. ElDiablo 7. Nan Fonn Bwaa 8. Alabans 9. Prizon 10 Ron Con Ron 11. Movin' On Personnel: Jane Bunnett: soprano saxophone, flute; Larry Cramer: trumpet.Plus numerous guests...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
Track Listing: 1. Odira-E (7:24) 2. Red Dragonfly (aka Tombo) (5:46) 3. Heaven's Gate (5:59) 4. Black is the Color (4:47) 5. Witchi Tia To (5:42) 6. Maria La O (4:23) 7. She's Like a Swallow (7:04) 8. Rabo de Nube (4:32) 9. Divule Oni (4:31) 10. Nkosi Sikelel'i Africa (6:59) 11. Moon Over Ruined Castle (5:37) 12. Un Canadien Errant (4:27)...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
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