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The man everyone - audience
Opening for Brecker was Mit- _whose soaring solos and intricate tomght at _9:30 . Tomorrow, E
and band alike - enjoyed to the chel Forman, a taJented solo key- melodic lines leave you in awe of Abdulla Ibrahim and Ekaya are at §
maximum is pianist Joey Cal- boardist who - although he does his technique
the Orpheum (9 p.m.), John
derazzo, a 22-year-old Brooklynite remarkable things with a synthe·
Zorn ' s Xu Feng is at VECC (8 E
who was called in at the last sizer - made me wish he had a
Elsewhere, Lunar Adventures at p.m.) and the Shuffle Demons are §
minute to fill in for regular key- band to play with.
the Railway Club showed this band at the Savoy (10 p.m.).
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boardist Kenny Kirkland. Very
The previous evening, Skywalk is aptly named; the quartet gets
Mainstream fans note : There §
much influenced by McCoy Tyner, proved once again they are a very far out there indeed, and Us- are still tickets for the Rob E
Calderazzo would appear to have a world-class group of players with tening to them is certainly an McConnell/ Ed Bickert/ Carmen E
great future in the music busi- wonderful original music who adventure. The Vinny Golia Septet McRae extravaganza at the §
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should have been headliners at at Vancouver East Cultural Centre , Orpheum Saturday. Don't miss it. E

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