Chris de Burgh’s love affair with Montreal Duke Eatmon April 10, 2023 1326 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 might be One Of The Others Duke Eatmon November 23, 2022 628 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...
Enter: Zack Zoya Duke Eatmon July 21, 2022 566 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...
Oscar Peterson’s legacy kept alive by his wife Kelly Duke Eatmon February 23, 2022 6832 Duke Eatmon Groove Innerviews Kelly Peterson discuses her life with Oscar and the new album recorded live in Helsinki in 1987 “I want the world to remember that it was his dedication, determination and hi...
Bass player Rhonda Smith has performed with Prince, Rick Derringer, Beyoncé and many other rock stars Duke Eatmon January 23, 2022 3204 Duke Eatmon Groove Innerviews “They keep pulling me back in Duke”, laughed Rhonda Smith, one of the greatest bass players on the planet. The Halifax, Nova Scotia born, and Montreal raised musician was re...
Gino always has “A Good Thing” going Duke Eatmon December 17, 2021 2375 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 will not rest Duke Eatmon October 23, 2021 1856 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 Duke Eatmon September 22, 2021 1019 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,...
Singer Allison Russell – surviving from Montreal to Nashville and back Duke Eatmon August 28, 2021 2381 Groove Innerviews “You know what’s interesting to me about the south? It’s actually more integrated than any other northern city I lived in”. Singer/songwriter Allison Russell was explaining to me for re...
Gowan on hockey, Styx and a new album Duke Eatmon July 18, 2021 1228 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...
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