Festival Notes

Jazz Festival Notes – some quick suggestions

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...
Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp – June 30, Maison Symphonique

Archie Shepp Opening act: Wray Downes What a genuine pleasure it is to reconnect with saxophonist Archie Shepp almost 20 years after his last visit! The Archie Shepp sound is a voluptuous, sensual jazz, unf...
Marius Neset

Marius Neset – June 29, Le Gesù

Marius Neset In April 2011, Norwegian-born/Copenhagen-based saxophonist Marius Neset released his debut album Golden Xplosion which led to the saxophonist and composer becoming one of the most talked about new...
Metronomy

Metronomy – June 29, MTelus

Metronomy Opening Act: We Are Wolves It’s a first Festival visit for this group, celebrated for their refreshingly dance-tastic electro-pop sound. Almost 20 years into a career filled with live festival tri...
Susie Arioli

Susie Arioli Quartet – June 29, Dièse Onze

Susie Arioli Quartet Known for her soft, warm and soothing vocals, Susie will woo your soul, singing authentic arrangements of a fine selection of jazz standards and classic popular songs. Don’t miss this chan...
Jann Arden

Jann Arden – June 29, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier

Jann Arden Opening act: Martha Wainwright Wonderful pop-rock singer Jann Arden leads a charmed career, acclaimed by audiences all across Canada; the Calgary native and Montreal favourite brings us songs fro...