The Montreal International Jazz Festival – there’ll be music in the streets The Montrealer June 1, 2011 3342 The Montreal International Jazz Festival is going into its 32nd season, and once again the organizers are offering a huge variety of music to suit most musical tastes. Jazz aficionados will be pleased to know ...
Andy Nulman – from Just For Laughs to Airborne and back again The Montrealer May 1, 2011 6360 Ordering pizzas to be delivered to his room #208 at 2505 Côte Vertu wouldn't be particularly unusual; but in this case Andy Nulman's apartment #208 happened to be his classroom at Sir Winston Churchill High Sch...
Joey Saputo – giving back to the community The Montrealer April 1, 2011 4103 Joey Saputo is the kind of guy you'd like to have as a next door neighbour; solid, trustworthy, and deeply committed to his family. What may not be obvious is that the man who created The Impact, Montreal's suc...
Rod Stewart – from rock ‘n’ roll to the American Songbook The Montrealer March 1, 2011 3165 His music career began inauspiciously as a harmonica player and part-time singer for various London bands. Five decades later and more than 100 million records sold worldwide, the uniquely husky-voiced Rod Stew...
Lori Graham – Montreal’s favourite weather presenter The Montrealer February 1, 2011 51731 The lights went out on January 8, 1998… and they didn’t come back on for over a week. “The Weather” reports for those pockets of Montreal where people still had power instantly became headline news. Montrealers...
Looking back at cover story highlights The Montrealer January 1, 2011 2823 I’m fortunate to be able to meet many interesting people for The Montrealer cover story interviews. The conversations always reveal something unexpected; sometimes humorous, and occasionally a poignant moment t...
Susie Arioli – jazz singer extraordinaire The Montrealer December 1, 2010 5523 “I’ve always had a way that I like to sing. I wanted to sing the melody without being drowned out by the music. When I realized that, that’s when I decided to sing jazz.” I’m in conversation with Susie Ario...
Louise Penny – from CBC Radio to The New York Times Best Seller list The Montrealer November 1, 2010 11876 I’m visiting with mystery author Louise Penny and her husband Michael Whitehead, discussing her success. Michael leans forward and shows us the screen of his Blackberry – Louise Penny’s Bury Your Dead is listed...
Gino Vannelli celebrates Montreal homecoming The Montrealer October 1, 2010 6255 “I remember those crazy nights in Montreal…” – the opening lyrics to I Just Wanna Stop still excite audiences around the world Gino Vannelli will be returning to his native Montreal for a very special homec...
Randy Bachman – Getting Back to Business The Montrealer September 1, 2010 3781 Randy Bachman’s song Takin’ Care Of Business was a monster hit, and continues to be used for corporate motivational films and as a theme for political campaigns. Since leaving The Guess Who at the top of their ...
