Cecile McLorin Salvant casts a spell of love at the Jazz Fest
Cecile McLorin Salvant held the audience in the palm of her hand at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. Review by Nancy Berman.
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King of the Tabla and Other Gods of Music
The creation mythology of jazz tells of the transplantation and fusion of various musical cultures in the 18th and 19th centuries. The slave trade brought north-west African [read on]
Women Rock the Jazz Fest: Jann Arden, Martha Wainwright, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Davina and the Vagabonds
The opening weekend of the 39th edition of the FIJM featured some of the most inspiring women in the music world, including a new fun find. Friday night Jann Arden [read on]
Michael Kaeshammer and Lisa Simone Double Bill at the FIJM
I admit that curiosity got the better of me: I wanted to see Lisa Simone not because I knew her music or anything about her, but rather because she is the great Nina [read on]
Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge Double Bill at the FIJM: Age Before Beauty
In the middle of her concert at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Wednesday night, English soul wunderkind Joss Stone told the packed audience a story her mother had just told her: [read on]
The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir: Praising the Lord at the FIJM
No matter how foul your mood, it’s ridiculously difficult not to smile like a fool at a gospel concert, and the World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir had the whole audience [read on]
Jazzfest Announces Its Indoor Programming
Whether you like jazz or not, the annual music festival has something of interest for you.
Erykah Badu Can Do No Wrong
Erykah Badu really deserved her Ella Fitzgerald Award after her vocally breathtaking Montreal Jazz Festival performance of June 29th
More Fun Than Jazz: Barenaked Ladies Play Metropolis at the Jazz Fest
Icons of Canadian rock entertain and amuse.
Reggae at the Jazz Fest: Sly and Robbie and Burning Spear get Metropolis hopping
Legendary reggae artists play to an adoring audience.
Jazz For Intellectuals : Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, and Matt Garrison
’80s jazzman Jack DeJohnette and his band go for the improvisational form.