Just For Laughs features Saturday Night Live mega-stars The Montrealer June 12, 2013 6476 Just for Laughs is getting set to take over the city from July 10th to the 28th, with a fine cast of comedians on its roster. Where to start? Some of the old pros are back, along with new blood to the Festiv...
The Beatles invade Pointe-a-Callière in Old Montreal sharmanyarnell June 12, 2013 4520 It was Tuesday, September 8, 1964. The day The Beatles came to Montreal. 11,500 people attended the evening concert, and 8,000 for the afternoon concert. I knew about the Fab Four before they became popul...
Oliver Jones – July 5 & 6 at Cinquième Salle Place-des-Arts The Montrealer June 12, 2013 5057 Oliver Jones returns after his performance in Théâtre Maisonneuve with vibraphonist Peter Appleyard last summer. In this pair of extraordinary concerts, the Montreal music legend brings us an exceedingly rare s...
Pink Martini – June 27 & 28 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Place-des-Arts The Montrealer June 12, 2013 4022 Pink Martini, the preeminent suave multicultural, multilingual orchestra renowned for their dexterously blended musical cocktail of swing, jazz, classical, pop and lounge. Under the leadership of the charming T...
George Benson – June 30 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier The Montrealer June 12, 2013 4804 Gifted jazz guitarist, veteran improviser and highly admired R&B singer, George Benson’s brilliant career stretches over 40 years. His impressive trophy case includes a number of Grammys — the first three comin...
Dr. John & The Nite Trippers and Leon Russell – July 3 at Theatre Maisonneuve The Montrealer June 12, 2013 7643 Seven years after his last visit to the Festival, famed New Orleans singer-pianist Mac Rebennack, alias Dr. John, returns with his latest album, Locked Down, one of the finest releases of 2012, according to Rol...
Charles Lloyd – June 28, 29 & 30 at Theatre Jean-Duceppe Place des Arts The Montrealer June 12, 2013 3651 Host of the prestigious Invitation series, Charles Lloyd has been a standard bearer for a resolutely free and modern musical approach since the ’60s. Back after an 8-year absence, the famed American reedman, c...
Boz Scaggs – June 30 at Theatre Maisonneuve The Montrealer June 12, 2013 6194 It was love at first sight between Boz Scaggs and Festival fans in 2010, when the rock legend made the very first Festival visit of his 35-year career. This time, the man behind the immortal Silk Degrees—a Gr...
Colin Hunter – from Sunwing founder to jazz singer The Montrealer April 11, 2013 9133 I saw Colin Hunter perform at L’Astral last fall with the Montreal All City Big Band, and came away highly impressed with the strength of his voice, his phrasing of popular jazz classics from The American Songb...
Power Jazz Series at the Segal Centre The Montrealer April 11, 2013 2834 Now in its 5th season, the jazz concerts have established a solid following at the Segal Studio Mark Fewer Quartet – Sunday April 14, 8pm Jazz and classical lovers are in for a special treat when world-renown...
