Pink Martini – June 27 & 28 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Place-des-Arts The Montrealer June 12, 2013 4062 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 4834 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 7713 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 3693 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 6227 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...
Lyric Singers promise a choral concert in June The Montrealer May 17, 2013 3145 The ever-popular annual spring concert is a high energy musical revue The award-winning Lyric Theatre Singers have confirmed their return to the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall for four performances on June 13, ...
Centaur is ‘Busing Out All Over’ with The Number 14 sharmanyarnell May 17, 2013 2602 We’ve all done it: Sat on a bus or Metro, or on a bench in a park and marvelled at some of the oddities that pass by - some scruffy, some snobby and pristine, others youthful and noisy or elderly and even noisi...
Casanova – the world’s most notorious lover is brought to life by John Malkovich The Montrealer May 17, 2013 4604 A Canadian premiere of the internationally acclaimed The Giacomo Variations On June 4 and 5 at Place des Arts, actor John Malkovich, famous for his portrayals of famous historical characters such as Mozart, ...
Lights up, bring on The Segal 2013/14 Season sharmanyarnell April 11, 2013 4401 The band played Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Fats Waller and don’t you know, that is the production that will be opening the season. The announcement was made right on the heels of the extremely successful Mahalia Jack...
Colin Hunter – from Sunwing founder to jazz singer The Montrealer April 11, 2013 9265 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...
