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MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN AND THE
AVA ENSEMBLE
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Roy Thomson Hall
$69.50 - $49.50
416 872 4255 or visit the Roy
Thomson Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe
www.roythomsonhall.com
Mohammad Reza Shajarian is the
undisputed master of Persian traditional (classical) singing.
He is regarded as a national treasure by both musicians and
music lovers, and he is noted for his technically flawless,
powerful, and deeply emotional performances. The Ava Ensemble
was recently created to support Shajarian's tour. The group
consists of Persian music's most accomplished players: Homayoun
Shajarian, tombak player/vocalist; Majid Derakshani,
composer/tar player; Hossein Rezaeenia, daf player; Saeed
Farajpouri, composer/kamanche player; and Hossein Behroozinia,
composer/barbat player.
THE BAD PLUS
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 8:00 pm
GLENN GOULD STUDIO
$32.50
416 872 4255 or visit the Roy Thomson
Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe
www.roythomsonhall.com
The Bad Plus is made up of bassist
Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King.
All hail from the Midwest and have known each other since their
teens. After spending their 20s apart -- King as a session
player in Los Angeles, Iverson as the musical director for the
prestigious Mark Morris Dance Group, Anderson as a prominent
player on the rise in the New York jazz scene -- they reunited
in 2000 to play a club date in Minneapolis. The chemistry was
immediate and obvious. They planned a second gig and a one-day
recording session for the indie jazz label Fresh Sound and The
Bad Plus was born. The band is known for its innovation in both
original material and creative jazz covers of established rock
tunes.
Presented in association with Luminato,
Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity.
CRAIG
FERGUSON
Opening act: Randy Kagan
Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Massey Hall
$49.50 - $39.50
416 872 4255 or visit the Roy Thomson
Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe
www.masseyhall.com
Craig Ferguson is one of the UK's
great comics, well known from many television and film
appearances. Since emigrating from Scotland to the US fifteen
years ago, Mr. Ferguson has been celebrated for his abilities as
an actor, musician, writer, director, comedian, and talk show
host. Best known for his role as the snooty Nigel Wick on ABC's
The Drew Carey Show, he has been the host of The Late Late Show
on CBS for nearly three years. In film, he appeared in Lemony
Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events; he wrote and also
appeared in Saving Grace, and The Big Tease. His first novel,
From the Bridge to the River was published in 2006. He hosted
two sold-out Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Galas at Massey
Hall in July of 2007.
EMMYLOU HARRIS
Opening act: Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein
Monday, June 16, 2008 at 8 pm
Massey Hall
$69.50 - $49.50
416 872 4255 or visit the Roy Thomson
Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe /
www.masseyhall.com
Emmylou has been called by Billboard
Magazine a "truly venturesome, genre-transcending pathfinder."
She is admired for her talent as an artist and song connoisseur,
but it was with her 2000 album, Red Dirt Girl, for which Ms.
Harris was awarded her tenth Grammy, that she was rewarded for
her gifts as a songwriter. Though Emmylou is the most admired
and influential woman in contemporary country music, her scope
extends far beyond it. She has recorded with Ryan Adams, Beck,
Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Tammy
Wynette, Neil Young, The Chieftains, Lyle Lovett, Roy Orbison,
The Band, Willie Nelson and George Jones. An activist for PETA,
the Humane Society, and the Campaign for a Landmine Free World,
Ms. Harris last performed in Toronto in June of 2006. She was
just inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in April.
GILBERTO GIL, "Broadband"
Friday, June 27, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Massey Hall
$69.50 - $49.50
416 872 4255 or visit the Roy Thomson
Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe
www.masseyhall.com
Gilberto Gil returns, with his band!
Multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter Gilberto Gil has
developed one of the most relevant and renowned careers as a
singer, composer and guitarist in both world and pop music. In a
career that has spanned 40 years, with over 30 albums released,
Gil has six gold records, four platinum singles and five million
records sold. He has also served as Brazil's Minister of Culture
for the past five years. Gil fused samba, salsa, and bossa nova
with rock and folk music, and is recognized as one of the
pioneers in world music. He last appeared solo at Massey Hall
in March of 2007.
OMARA
PORTUONDO
with special guest ROBERTO FONSECA
Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Roy Thomson Hall
$79.50 - $49.50
416 872 4255 or visit the Roy Thomson
Hall Box Office at King & Simcoe
www.roythomsonhall.com
The Buena Vista Social Club was a
members only club in Havana that held dances and musical
activities, becoming a popular place to meet and play during the
1940s. In the 1990s, it inspired a recording made by Cuban
musician Juan de Marcos González and American guitarist Ry
Cooder with traditional Cuban musicians, some of whom were
veterans who had performed at the club during the height of its
popularity. The recording, Buena Vista Social Club, became an
international success, and performances and interviews were
captured on film for an Academy Award nominated documentary of
the same name. The success of the album and film sparked a
revival of international interest in traditional Cuban music and
Latin American Music in general. Omara Portuondo is the female
vocalist featured in the film; Roberto Fonseca joined BVSC on
the piano in 2001 at the age of 26.
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