TORONTO SALON EVENT - LEONARD COHEN KOANS + with special guest JANE SIBERRY
Super special guest artist, JANE SIBERRY joins Australia's ali & the thieves ONLY at their salon concert in The Annex on 7 July. jane and ali have been seen and heard together, with ali singing backing vocals both on tour, and on jane's two latest recordings - Ulysee's Purse and Angel's Bend Closer. jane will guest as opening artist for this special salon event!!
LEONARD COHEN KOANS is the acclaimed concert-cabaret celebrating the music and spirit of enigmatic Canadian icon, Leonard Cohen.
Dynamic, passionate, sensuous Australian vocalist - ali hughes - weaves a new pathway into your experience of this glorious Poet of the Holy Sinners, singing 14 inspired interpretations of Cohen favourite and lesser known gems.
With musical director and collaborator, Daryl Wallis, at the helm, LEONARD COHEN KOANS has hooked audiences in Sydney, New York City and Dublin with their fresh arrangements of classics - including his ode to Janis Joplin “Chelsea Hotel #2”, “Sisters of Mercy”, “Anthem” and mythic masterpiece “Suzanne” - paying reverent and fun tribute to one of the worlds greatest song writers.
This inspiring, passionate, intimate show gives you another chance to savour the creative spirit with which he so exquisitely courted the world.
"heart-stopping" - theatermania.com
"the best... I've ever heard" - nytheater.com
"exceptionally well crafted, ***1/2 out of ****" - huffington post
DOORS 7.30PM - SHOW 8PM