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Dad and the Astronaut
To be quite honest, this was the last person I expected to receive in inaugural Doctor Stephen Blizzard Trailblazer Award from the...
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GloriaWrites
Mar 17, 20221 min read
Beyond Black History Month
Photo: Sudz Sutherland and Jennifer Holness - directors of BLK - An Origin Story So....I'm sharing this blog belatedly, a few weeks after...
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GloriaWrites
Mar 3, 20221 min read
My Conversation with Tyler Perry
Was it a conversation though? The exchange lasted exactly 8 minutes. He sat straight up, perfectly groomed in an armchair. A large,...
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GloriaWrites
Feb 26, 20222 min read
A Magical Moment
It had been about a year and a half or so of almost dystopian isolation. As an introvert, for the most part, I’d been okay with this. I'd...
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GloriaWrites
Nov 10, 20211 min read
More on Passing
- Enlightening conversations with director Rebecca Hall and actor André Holland Sometimes the story is what we choose not to see or hear...
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GloriaWrites
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Passing - the Movie
The editor invited me to review/pre-view the film Passing. It had done well at Sundance and the New York Film Festival. I'd never heard...
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GloriaWrites
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Musical Revolutión in the Junction
Nothing can replace the room, the energy, the vibe of a live jazz show. As I walk my dog past La Rev, a Mexican restaurant in Toronto’s...
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GloriaWrites
Jul 25, 20211 min read
Back in the studio again....
Once I’m back in the recording studio, surrounded by boards and equalizers and cables, I feel a kind of comfort. It's feels like home,...
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GloriaWrites
Mar 2, 20211 min read
On Excellence
Usually I'm the one interviewing others for articles and reviews. It was with great pleasure that I spoke with Jada Wallace, who invited...
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GloriaWrites
Oct 2, 20206 min read
The Guitar: Bach to Bossa
First published in Medium.com Photo: Lawrence Brissenden My offering was a Gavotte. I sat low on my chair, left foot on the 6 inch metal...
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GloriaWrites
Sep 16, 20202 min read
Grant Writing for Artists 101.1
It’s grant writing season! I’ve just crawled out from under 3 long artist grant applications - two for myself and one for a fellow...
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GloriaWrites
Mar 14, 20203 min read
If you can't world beat 'em, join 'em!
(Photo: Gloria Blizzard circa 1997) When invited to guest lecture at Ryerson University, I hesitated. The course explored the...
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GloriaWrites
Aug 2, 20195 min read
Toronto's Steel Pan Queen is Wendy Jones
Steel pan - the 20th century’s only new musical instrument.
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