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Singing the praises of a musical legend: Even clear weather made a guest appearance last night as musicians and thousands of fans packed the Place des Arts esplanade to honour Paul Simon at the jazz festival's tribute concert. Among the performers were Colin James, Holly Cole and Elvis Costello. | <center> Mark LePage and John Griffin </center> | ||
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Singing the praises of a musical legend: Even clear weather made a guest appearance last night as musicians and thousands of fans packed the Place des Arts esplanade to honour [[Paul Simon]] at the jazz festival's tribute concert. Among the performers were Colin James, Holly Cole and Elvis Costello. | |||
"Hello, darkness, my old friend," came the sonorous voice of Leonard Cohen over the heads of the Ste. Catherine St. masses. | "Hello, darkness, my old friend," came the sonorous voice of Leonard Cohen over the heads of the Ste. Catherine St. masses. | ||
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The Ste. Catherine /PdA esplanade site had become an impromptu Umbrella City as the 9:30 showtime approached, with faces popping out from under and peering up anxiously at the skies. | The Ste. Catherine /PdA esplanade site had become an impromptu Umbrella City as the 9:30 showtime approached, with faces popping out from under and peering up anxiously at the skies. | ||
But as Cohen's recorded tribute-reading of The Sound of Silence spoke for the communion between troubadour-statesmen, the festival's world-class run of luck held. | But as [[Leonard Cohen|Cohen]]'s recorded tribute-reading of The Sound of Silence spoke for the communion between troubadour-statesmen, the festival's world-class run of luck held. | ||
Whatever voodoo bones, juju or gris-gris event programmer Andre Menard has under his | Whatever voodoo bones, juju or gris-gris event programmer Andre Menard has under his | ||
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Each successive performer in the kaleidoscope lineup fairly beamed to belt out a songbook seemingly encoded in our communal DNA. | Each successive performer in the kaleidoscope lineup fairly beamed to belt out a songbook seemingly encoded in our communal DNA. | ||
Elvis Costello would declaim Peace Like A River and welcome "Monsieur Allen Toussaint" for American Tune. | Elvis Costello would declaim [[Peace Like A River]] and welcome "Monsieur [[Allen Toussaint]]" for American Tune. | ||
Zachary Richard would Take Me to the Mardi Gras and mock the weather with a Fat Tuesday umbrella. | |||
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the Mardi Gras and mock the weather with a Fat Tuesday umbrella. | |||
Michel Rivard soared in America and a duet with Ariane Moffatt on The Boxer (and really, there should be an extra singer's chevron for the bravery in taking on the rampant melody of The Boxer). | Michel Rivard soared in America and a duet with Ariane Moffatt on The Boxer (and really, there should be an extra singer's chevron for the bravery in taking on the rampant melody of The Boxer). | ||
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Peace Like a River - Elvis Costello | Peace Like a River - Elvis Costello | ||
American Tune - Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello | [[American Tune]] - Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello | ||
Take Me to the Mardi Gras - Zachary Richard | Take Me to the Mardi Gras - Zachary Richard | ||
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The Sound of Silence - Daniel Lanois | The Sound of Silence - Daniel Lanois | ||
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