Sunwing founder Colin Hunter is a unique ambassador for Sunwing Vacations The Montrealer December 12, 2013 7612 Sunwing founder and Chairman Colin Hunter has developed a second career at a Crooner, specializing in songs from the American Songbook and made famous by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole and Dean Mart...
Tickets now on sale for many marquee shows at The Jazz Festival’s 35th Anniversary The Montrealer December 12, 2013 3268 Once again, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is opening ticket sales in time for holiday gift giving for the highly anticipated 35th edition of the Festival, from June 26 to July 6. Tickets for th...
Orchestre National de Jazz de Montreal – December 13 at L’Astral LiveEvents December 1, 2013 4270 Orchestre National de Jazz de Montreal presents its Holiday Concert Under the direction of Christine Jensen, evening includes composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's masterpiece The Nutcracker Suite, rearranged...
Julie Lamontagne – December 6, at L’Astral LiveEvents December 1, 2013 5808 The Jazz All-Year Round Concert Series presents... Julie Lamontagne - Nöel Jazz After bringing us the wildly successful Opus jazz concert at the last Festival, Julie Lamontagne returns with the seasonal Chris...
Festival Montreal – TD Jazz Series opens with Oliver Jones The Montrealer April 11, 2013 3604 The TD Jazz Series opens on Friday May 10 with Oliver Jones and his favourite sidemen, bassist Eric Legacé and drummer extraordinaire Jim Doxas. Brandi Disterheft opens the evening show with her quartet. St. Ge...
Night Train at 50: A tribute to Oscar Peterson The Montrealer March 12, 2013 5990 Oscar Peterson began his professional career as the pianist in a band performing for Saturday Night dances in Westmount’s Victoria Hall. It was a fitting location for a February 27 live performance and recordin...
Wayne Shorter, 80th Birthday Celebration – June 29, 2013 at 7 pm. at Théâtre Maisonneuve The Montrealer December 12, 2012 4768 As the curtain rises, Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas will present the Sound Prints project. They’ll be followed by the star-studded trio of Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington and Esperanza Spalding. And finally, Mr...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis – June 28, 2013 at 7 pm. at Maison symphonique de Montréal The Montrealer December 12, 2012 3809 Under the direction of supremely gifted American trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is incontestably one of the most respected big bands on the planet since the late 19...
Aretha Franklin — June 29, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. At Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place-des-Arts The Montrealer December 12, 2012 9823 The “Queen of Soul” is back in Montreal, five years after her first stop at the Festival ― a performance that thrilled her many fans. The Queen of Soul returns to serenade us with a collection of immortal songs...
Susie Arioli – November 22 at Place-des-Arts The Montrealer October 17, 2012 5656 In 1998, Susie Arioli hit the outdoor stage at the Festival, dazzling the crowd with her heartfelt interpretations of jazz standards. The same year, guitarist Jordan Officer by her side, she was opening for Ray...
