Mulatu Astatke – May 16, Corona Theatre LiveEvents May 10, 2019 175 Jazz All-Year Round presents Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Astatke is an Ethiopian musician and arranger best known as the father of Ethio-jazz. His albums focus primarily on instrumental music. His Western audience ...
Y2 – May 9, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents May 2, 2019 138 Y2 Is it not in the very nature of jazz to surprise us and expand our listening experience? Two pillars of Montreal jazz come together to deliver just that: a jazz experience based entirely on free improvisati...
Gabriela Montero – May 7, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents April 29, 2019 176 GABRIELA MONTERO Venezuelan pianist and composer Gabriela Montero is known both for her vivid interpretations of the classical repertoire and for her skillful improvisations. A concert on the theme of childhoo...
Anoushka Shankar – May 3, Monument National LiveEvents April 28, 2019 145 Jazz All-Year Round presents Anoushka Shankar Fully trained by her father, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka has followed in the footsteps of the legendary sitar virtuoso and composer. Her stunning skills are evidenced ...
Speak No Evil – April 25, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents April 18, 2019 191 SPEAK NO EVIL The legendary 1966 album featuring Wayne Shorter and an all-star quintet (Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones) marked the history of jazz, and is at the forefront of this ...
Nils Frahm – April 2, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents March 25, 2019 284 Jazz All-Year Round presents Nils Frahm This German musician, composer and producer is a genuine modern musical explorer. He weaves an extraordinary ambient sound, folding his classical inspirations into elec...
World music and jazz giants Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita in Montreal on March 14 The Montrealer March 4, 2019 285 Tranquen’ Art is a Montreal concert promoter that specializes in World Music concerts, and they are bringing three world-class musicians to the elegant Theatre Outremont on March 14. Transparent Water is the n...
Olivier Babaz with special guest Michel Cusson – March 3, Segal Studio LiveEvents February 25, 2019 259 Olivier Babaz with special guest Michel Cusson French Composer and Bass & Kalimba player Olivier Babaz invites Canadian Guitarist and Composer Michel Cusson as well as stellar drummer Alain Bourgeois for a...
Morgan James – February 5, Le Gesù LiveEvents January 30, 2019 324 Jazz All-Year Round presents Morgan James New York-based pop/soul singer, songwriter, and Broadway chanteuse Morgan James can make you fall in love at first listen, elicit tears, or bring you back to a differ...
Rachel Therrien – January 31, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 25, 2019 286 RACHEL THERRIEN QUINTET Quebec-born trumpeter Rachel Therrien, now based in New York, performs music from her new album Why Don’t You Try. With her longtime bandmates, she delivers an energetic jazz performanc...
