When I entered Kilbourn Hall a bit late for the Nacka Forum concert, saxophonist Jonas Kullhammar was in the middle of a solo. He wasn’t playing the sax, though; he was doing a deadpan, funny monologue about his desperation to move to the United States. He said he would have to marry someone, and it […]
Christine Tobin
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JAZZ FEST 2013, Day 3: Frank reviews The Stretch Orchestra, Christine Tobin, Louis Armstrong Jazz Society Band
Of all the bands that I wanted to see on Sunday night, and of those I hadn’t seen before, The Stretch Orchestra at Montage Music Hall was at the top of my list. I’ve seen this Canuck trio in parts — as solo artists or sidemen — and knew the total would surely outweigh the […]






