CBC Radio 2 – Canada Live
Next! Celebrating The Up And Comers
Posted by Li Robbins on Friday February 5, 2010 at 3:00 AM Comments2|Recommend3
You might remember Next! from last year -- an excellent series profiling some of Canada's up and coming musicians across several genres of music. You can view the line up at Next!
Today Canada Live kicks off Next! 2010 with a concert by 19-year-old Ali Milner, recorded in Vancouver.
Someone at CBC (not sure who) is on record as saying Ali Milner is "the next Joni Mitchell," but she's also been compared to Fiona Apple, Sara Bareilles and Estelle, and been called a "female Sam Cooke." No pressure there!
Maybe all the comparisons are because Milner is a very flexible vocalist -- she cites her own influences as ranging "from Puccini to Ella, and of course Zeppelin to Queen."
As for the Cooke comparison, for sure that comes from songs like this, I Dare You.
At YouTube one listener says "I'm a Metalhead, but, this rocks my world. It's PERFECT."
Certainly a perfect person to kick off Next! -- a boatload of talent, and at the beginning of her career.
Ali on CBC Radio 2’s Canada Live – Feb 5th, 7pm
So for those of you who can't be at the Torch Ceremony, tune in to CBC Radio 2. Ali is part of the Canada Live national broadcast at 7 pm. This recording was done last fall at her concert at the TELUS Theatre at the Chan in Vancouver. It is magnificent. It was the first introduction of her new CD, I Dare You. Here is a review by THEUBYssey...
At the Chan Centre: Ali Milner
Talent is timeless
michael thibault photo/the ubyssey
by Steven Chua
contributor
Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Walking into the Telus Studio Theatre in the Chan Centre can be a magical thing. The lights are dimmed and the setting is intimate—a perfect place for the jazz-pop artist Ali Milner to show us what she’s made of.
As the spotlight goes on, she sits alone at the piano and immediately begins serenading the audience with her soulful voice and impressive piano work. The crowd seems to be put in a trance. Taking advantage of the effect, the rest of her band creeps on stage and begins to power into the groove-heavy reggae inspired song, “I Wanna Be Loved By You,” and keeps the momentum going for the rest of the show.
Milner takes the audience on an impressive journey through boogie-woogie, soulful ballads with orchestral arrangements, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, show tunes, old school—she does it all.
Fans of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Liza Minelli and other classic artists would be pleased to hear her as she integrates many elements of these artists into her own sound. Much of the audience was drawn from a 30-plus crowd, but those of you who want to take a break from your iPod indie rock play lists will be well rewarded, because talent is timeless.
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Ali just released her new album “I Dare You”.
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Here is what Bob Segarini from FYI Music says about her...
“She didn't need an audience, she was there for the music. This young woman means every note she plays, every word she sings. This young woman is real. This young woman is special.”
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I Dare You showcases a singer/songwriter with voice, composure and songwriting skills way beyond her years and phrasing which, as amazing as it is, is bound to only get better with time. Pile on immaculate production by one Don McLeod, who puts his finger on the pulse of Milner's musical heartbeat, and you have a winner. An award winner, to my ears. I'm serious.
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