Richard Fung: no easy readings
My conversation with Richard Fung doesn’t begin with the most pleasant of topics. It’s only a few days after the horrific incident in...
Toronto: summer in the city
They may not have written any soulful ballads about it (yet) — but Toronto in summer is well worth singing about. For one thing, it’s...
Roger Mooking: his middle name is Multi-tasking
Roger Mooking’s face lights up when he talks about eggs. “Eggs are magic food,” he exclaims. “You can do so much with an egg....
Patrick Parson: soulful messiah of Ballet Creole
Fusion. Diversity. High-energy. These are the words one encounters, over and over, in articles written about Patrick Parson and his...
Anton Gabriel: the man with the golden boots
Boots on the ground. That’s where it all started for Anton Gabriel. The 63-year-old accountant retired from his corporate job two years...
RBC & RBTT: Bank on a bigger future
“It’s been a wonderful journey, and I’m a better banker now, as a result of the experiences of the last year,” says Suresh Sookoo,...
Frank Francis: riding Toronto’s jazz trane
It’s Saturday night and the Trane Studio is packed. A smoking-hot trumpeter sizzles onstage; an appreciative audience sits rapt. Situated...
Brownman blows up a storm
In an intimate jazz bar in mid-town Toronto, a well-fed horn is making some startling statements to a rapt, respectful crowd. Attached to...
