Christine Jensen & Ingrid Jensen – June 30 Peter Kerr June 18, 2017 3641 Ingrid and Christine Jensen have been touring the world together melding rich melodies with florid improvisations in a way that communicates beyond the telepathic. They both have had individually illustrious ca...
There’ll be music, sweet music – there’ll be music in the air Peter Kerr June 17, 2017 4163 The Montreal International Jazz Festival, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s biggest jazz festival, kicks off June 28th right here in Montreal Over the years, the Montreal International Jazz F...
Garland Jeffreys brings his 14 Steps To Harlem tour to Montreal Peter Kerr April 22, 2017 2921 Garland Jeffreys has been a successful recording and performing rock ‘n’ roll artist since 1969. He is a contemporary of the late Lou Reed, who he met while attending New York State’s Syracuse University. The t...
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee – the star of CBC television’s hit series Kim’s Convenience Peter Kerr March 13, 2017 12798 Through perseverance and hard work, Ins Choi’s play Kim’s Convenience became a Toronto and then national box office success. The highly successful CBC television adaptation has given Paul Sun-Hyung Lee a well-d...
Polysleep – A Montreal-based company poised to revolutionize the mattress business Peter Kerr March 1, 2017 9096 Polysleep A “Made in Canada” design and manufacturing process beats the competition on quality and convenience “We had an idea about how to make improvements in the foam mattress market, from the mattress ...
Colin Hunter and JUNO Award winner Joe Sealy have a solid schedule of jazz shows in Montreal Peter Kerr February 21, 2017 4930 Colin Hunter and JUNO Award winner Joe Sealy I recently had the pleasure of sharing a brunch with two other singers and a JUNO Award winning jazz composer and pianist. Colin Hunter is a crooner in the style of...
Nicola Cavendish returns to Centaur Theatre in Bakersfield Mist Peter Kerr February 15, 2017 3273 Centaur’s Roy Surette and star Nicola Cavendish bring yet another winning production to Montreal audiences Nicola Cavendish is back on the Centaur stage to co-star in the theatre’s production of Bakersfield Mi...
Le Germain Hotel – urban chic in the heart to Toronto’s Theatre District Peter Kerr February 3, 2017 5044 Le Germain Toronto at 30 Mercer Street, in the heart of Toronto’s theatre district, is one of seven boutique hotels in the Germain Hotel Group. The company is now a third generation business, and ranked as one ...
Salute to Vienna – a happy tradition on New Year’s Day Peter Kerr December 23, 2016 3365 Salute to Vienna - 2017 One of my favourite traditions for New Year’s Day is the annual Salute to Vienna concert at Place des Arts. It’s at the very civilized time of 2:30pm, and the concert in is an occasio...
McCord Museum puts its Notman Collection on display Peter Kerr December 21, 2016 6815 The McCord Museum on Sherbrooke Street is the home for the massive Notman photographic collection, which includes 1.3 million images, including 200,000 glass negative plates. Ever since receiving the Notman Pho...
