Bebel Gilberto: the sounds of sunshine
With autumn just around the corner, Montrealers will find any and all ways to squeeze the last bit of summer out of September. And what better way to stock up on sunshine [read on]
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Jazz Fest Free Picks
A sampler from different stages of a show to catch each night at the Jazz Fest.
Holly Cole at the Jazz Fest
Sometimes the magic just isn’t there, and it’s hard to say why. That’s how it was at Holly Cole’s Jazz Fest appearance. Did she sound good? Yes. Did the band play [read on]
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.
Storry rocks the Jazz Fest
Nancy Berman reviews Storry at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.
Dianne Reeves: Building Bridges, Not Walls
One of the world’s foremost jazz vocalists, five-time Grammy winner Dianne Reeves and her phenomenal band knocked it out of the ballpark last night at the FIJM. Known for [read on]
Melody Gardot: sultry enchantress
Dressed all in black, with her customary dark sunglasses, Melody Gardot ravished a sold-out Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at the FIJM last night. Slow, sultry, soulful, smoky, and [read on]
Montreal Then and Now: Montreal Then
Zsolt Alapi begins a new column with an homage to a show at the Rising Sun.
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]
Smooth Sounds and Conversation with Forever
Musician and vocalist Forever talks about her collaborations with Ouri and the magic of playing around the world.
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]
Interview with Tyra Jutai on Champagne and Fries
This new jazz duo brings both class and cool together.
Talking to Harrison Robinson on Checkpoint Titanium
Young producer the hottest thing out of Toronto and just an all around chill guy.
Putting The Rock In Folk Rock: Ryley Walker Concert Review
It was an easy decision to name him my personal best show of POP Montreal 2016.
Concert Review: Cat Empire
Cat Empire play a powerful set that practically bans anyone from standing still.
BADBADNNOTGOOD’s ‘IV’ — Anything But Bad Or Not Good
Toronto jazzish group bring out their more upbeat side
Saturday Night at the Jazz Fest
Nothing beats wandering the streets of the jazz fest, absorbing the sights and especially the sounds, going from stage to stage to discover beats both old and new. Over the [read on]