Erykah Badu – June 29, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 23, 2015 5980 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal presents Erykah Badu Finally, the queen of R&B makes her first Festival visit! In a long-awaited performance, Erykah Badu takes over Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier to s...
The Bad Plus – Joshua Redman, June 28, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 22, 2015 4984 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal presents The Bad Plus - Joshua Redman When a group renowned for its versatility and innovative brilliance meets a star saxophonist at the height of his artistic abil...
An Evening with Chris Botti – June 27, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 21, 2015 5543 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal presents An Evening with Chris Botti An evening for lovers… A trumpet superstar on the American music scene, Chris Botti has built his reputation for his subtle,...
The Stanley Clarke Band – June 27, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 21, 2015 6279 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents The Stanley Clarke Band Bassist and composer Stanley Clarke made his name in the early 1970s with the jazz fusion ensemble Return to Forever. A native of Ph...
Les Grands Concerts at Theatre Maisonneuve are fine choices The Montrealer June 20, 2015 5382 For jazz fans, you may be happiest with the line-up scheduled to the 8pm concerts at Theatre Maisonneuve in Place des Arts. Jazz guitarist Al Di Meola is this year’s winner of the Miles Davis Award, and he open...
The Harry Manx Band, John Mayall & James Cotton – June 27, Salle Wilfrid Pelletier LiveEvents June 19, 2015 5201 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents The Harry Manx Band, John Mayall and James Cotton This unique concert unites the talents of three blues immortals, each with a distinctive signature style t...
A Filetta – June 26, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 18, 2015 5027 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents A Filetta with Paolo Fresu and Daniele Di Bonaventura, Mistico Mediterraneo Opening act: Paolo Fresu – Gianluca Petrella duo This fabulous Mediterranean-...
Steve Miller Band – June 26, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 17, 2015 5169 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal presents Steve Miller Band Opening act: Garland Jeffreys Almost fifty years into a career with over 40 million albums sold, the legendary ’70s American band flies...
Three Nights with Canadian Guitar Great Colin James Julie Kalan June 15, 2015 6961 As part of this year’s Jazz Festival, Colin James is performing three consecutive nights at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, June 25th, 26th and 27th. In a recent phone call, Colin talked to me about his career an...
Emma Frank – June 7, Segal Centre Studio LiveEvents June 2, 2015 7123 Depending on when you walk in on a song, Emma Frank’s music might sound like folk or jazz, even R&B. It’s music that never stays put, full of moving parts, shifting tempos, winding melodies. The lyrics ...