Serena Ryder – July 8, Metropolis LiveEvents July 1, 2017 3814 Serena Ryder Opening act: Fast Romantics Our national pop-rock standard-bearer Serena Ryder (a multiple Juno winner) is adored by fans and critics alike for her husky, emotion-charged voice and raw, moving ...
Battle Of The Bands – two great big bands to perform at Maison Symphonique Peter Kerr June 30, 2017 3322 Battle Of The Bands Performing on stage for the first time in Montreal, the Xavier Cugat Orchestra will challenge the defending champions, the Cab Calloway Orchestra, to win the prestigious trophy of the Bat...
Bobby Bazini – July 7, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 30, 2017 3133 Bobby Bazini Opening act: Jack Broadbent Armed with a mature soul voice, matinee idol looks and pop-folk energy rooted in rock and blues, Bobby Bazini immediately stole the hearts of a growing fanbase at ho...
Lisa Simone / Michael Kaeshammer- July 6, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 29, 2017 4639 Lisa Simone / Michael Kaeshammer Double bill Michael Kaeshammer, the Vancouver Island-based boogie-woogie pro, cannot but win you over with his virtuosity, vocal talent and irresistible charisma. He’ll ...
Montreal brothers Chet and Jim Doxas to perform with Dave Douglas, Steve Swallow and jazz pianist Carla Bley The Montrealer June 28, 2017 3171 With files from Matt Merewitz & Stephen Buono Anyone who has followed the career of trumpeter Dave Douglas, knows that he has been strongly influenced by and paid his own tributes to a wide range of music ...
The Four Tops – July 6, 2017 Peter Kerr June 28, 2017 3336 The Four Tops The quartet, originally called the Four Aims, made their first single for Chess in 1956, and spent seven years on the road and in nightclubs, singing pop, blues, Broadway, but mostly jazz—four-pa...
Vocalist Lizz Wright to be awarded the Ella Fitzgerald Award Peter Kerr June 27, 2017 3017 Vocalist Lizz Wright to be awarded the Ella Fitzgerald Award at the Montreal International Jazz Festival Acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright is a steward of American music bringing brilliant color and vibrancy ...
Arturo Sandoval – July 5, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 27, 2017 2994 Arturo Sandoval Opening the show, the outstanding Canadian saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett & Maqueque. A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, ARTURO SANDOVAL was born in Artemisa, ...
Buika – July 4, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 26, 2017 4179 Buika A superb Spanish singer of Equatoguinean heritage, winner of a Latin Grammy, Concha Buika pours her rich voice and disarming charisma into music rooted in flamenco but inspired by jazz, Afrobeat, soul an...
Joshua Redman: Still Dreaming – July 4, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 26, 2017 2667 Joshua Redman: Still Dreaming The evening opens with: Danilo Pérez Trio Innovating and exciting artist, Panamanian cultural ambassador pianist-composer Danilo Pérez meets his longstanding trio Ben Street and...
