The Toronto Traveler

Taiko Drumming is one of the most energetic artistic forms in the world.  The drummers not only need to have strong arms, but they need to have a high level of overall endurance in order to get through performances that number in the hours in terms of length while they are going at maximum in order to create the great beats that Taiko drums are known for.  We’ve got a club of Taiko drummers at the University of Toronto and every time I see those guys I just have to sit in awe of how they are able to keep …read more

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Photo Credit: The Rex Website
Are you someone that loves it when a guy in an unpressed blazer and sunglasses gets on stage and starts improvising a swing beat?  Are you someone that grew up with the names Ellington, Fitzgerald, Holliday and Coltrane in your music player?  Well, I might not have grown up with those names, but through playing Trombone in my school’s Jazz Band I came to love the Jazz genre of music.
The first time I went to the Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, I was totally blown away by the quality of stuff that they have available …read more

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