Bonobo // St Germain – July 5, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 29, 2018 2315 Bonobo // St Germain Music soars beyond all borders… and this electro-world soirée is no exception! This double bill boasts two artists who’ve left their stamp on electronica: St Germain, whose album Real Blue...
Ranee Lee presents Dark Divas at L’Astral on July 5 The Montrealer June 28, 2018 2895 Ranee Lee I had the great pleasure of interviewing Ranee Lee for a Montrealer cover story in 2009. It was a wonderful conversation during which Ranee praised the efforts of the jazz festival founders André Mén...
Eclectic Django – July 4, Dièse Onze LiveEvents June 28, 2018 2424 Eclectic Django On the menu, authentic swing and a few seldomly heard classic songs. Eclectic Django (for the great Django Reinhardt) perform an American and European repertoire of pre-war jazz, but don’t be s...
Ludovico Einaudi – July 4, Bell Centre LiveEvents June 28, 2018 2624 Ludovico Einaudi presents Essential Einaudi Six months after his sold-out performance in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, illustrious Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi takes on the Centre Bell, with a c...
Preservation Hall Jazz Band – July 3, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 27, 2018 2333 Preservation Hall Jazz Band For over 50 years, the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band has toured the globe, keeping alive the flame of the festive New Orleans jazz tradition. After utterly packing Théâtre M...
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite – July 3, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 27, 2018 1986 Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Opening act: Delgres Four years after the terrific Get Up!, virtuoso guitarist Ben Harper returns to thrill us, once again accompanied by living blues legend harmonica w...
Sons Of Kemet – July 2, L’Astral LiveEvents June 26, 2018 1876 Sons Of Kemet is the iconoclastic mix of tenor sax, tuba and double drums. Led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, the MOBO award-winning Sons Of Kemet features Theon Cross on tuba and both Tom Skinner (Hello ...
Chris Botti – July 2, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 25, 2018 2200 American trumpeter Chris Botti has spent several decades ruling the instrumental music charts. With an array of Grammy Awards, millions of albums sold and prestigious concerts worldwide, his style and talent ha...
Boz Scaggs – July 2, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 25, 2018 2174 Boz Scaggs Opening act: Polly Gibbons The man behind the timeless Silk Degrees, Grammy winner for the single Lowdown… Boz Scaggs returns for his highly anticipated third Festival performance. This time, the...
Jazz great Herbie Hancock at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier on July 2 The Montrealer June 24, 2018 2314 Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 14 Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, he continues to amaze audiences ac...
