Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite – July 3, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 27, 2018 1969 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 1863 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 2165 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 2153 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 2293 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...
George Thorogood – July 1, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 24, 2018 1936 George Thorogood and The Destroyers Opening act: Jordan Officer With over 15 million albums sold over the course of a 40-year career, the man behind Bad to the Bone rolls in and invites us to his Rock Party...
Béla Fleck and The Flecktones – July 1, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 24, 2018 1861 Béla Fleck and The Flecktones Opening act: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and his supremely talented Flecktones — Victor Wooten, Futureman and Howard Levy — are globally renowned for the...
Spanish Harlem Orchestra – June 30, Place des Festivals LiveEvents June 24, 2018 2316 Spanish Harlem Orchestra The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, renowned Latin group from the New York neighbourhood affectionately known by its inhabitants as El Barrio, returns to the Festival to rev up salsa fans wi...
Jazz Festival Notes – some quick suggestions Peter Kerr June 23, 2018 1935 Jazz Festival Notes With over three hundred concerts to choose from – it can be a daunting task to decide which concerts you’d like to attend. So here are some suggestions, based on conversations with the f...
Dreamworks Animation in concert – June 30, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 23, 2018 2938 Dreamworks Animation in concert The films of Dreamworks have become genre classics, both for the technical quality of their animation, and their soundtracks. Experience films from Shrek to Kung-Fu Panda, proje...