Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Astatke – May 16, Corona Theatre

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

Y2 – May 9, Bourgie Hall

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

Gabriela Montero – May 7, Bourgie Hall

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

Anoushka Shankar – May 3, Monument National

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

Speak No Evil – April 25, Bourgie Hall

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

Nils Frahm – April 2, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier

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...
Morgan James

Morgan James – February 5, Le Gesù

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

Rachel Therrien – January 31, Bourgie Hall

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...