Chris de Burgh

Chris de Burgh’s love affair with Montreal

Groove Innerviews Chris De Burgh has had a love affair from the very beginning of his career. He credits Montreal along with Brazil with making his career in the first place. He says Montreal has always been ...
Taurey Butler

Taurey Butler might be One Of The Others

Groove Innerviews “Oscar Peterson, this is a local pianist, I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of him”, joked Montreal pianist by way of East Orange, New Jersey when asked what sparked his interest in jazz. I...
Zack Zoya

Enter: Zack Zoya

Duke Eatmon Groove Innerviews “I knew how rich and vibrant the scene was here in Montreal, so I just came over and tried to make it happen. Within a year I’d garnered enough attention and tried to keep it goin...
Gino Vannelli

Gino always has “A Good Thing” going

Duke Eatmon Groove Innerviews “It seemed like in North America especially, it (Vannelli’s 2009 album A Good Thing) was either too something or other. It just wasn’t right for people’s palettes in 2009. ...
Kim Richardson

Kim Richardson will not rest

Duke Eatmon Groove Innerviews “I don’t know. I just think it’s a matter of not wanting to feel like I’m being left out so I just want to get in there and get my fingers in everything,” Kim Richardson lau...

Deanne Matley sings in Technicolour

Groove Innerviews “People ask me, did I move to Montreal for my career, I say no, I moved here for my soul.” This was the way local red-hot jazz singer Deanne Matley described her relocation to Montreal,...
Lawrence Gowan

Gowan on hockey, Styx and a new album

Groove Innerviews “It looks like you guys might be on your way to a Stanley Cup parade”, laughed (Lawrence) Gowan recently on the phone with The Montrealer from his home in Toronto. The legendary Canadia...