Jazz Festival Notes – some quick suggestions Peter Kerr June 23, 2018 1781 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...
Dee Dee Bridgewater – June 30, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 23, 2018 1712 Dee Dee Bridgewater & The Memphis Soulphony - Memphis Yes I’m Ready… Opening act: Davina and The Vagabonds Dee Dee Bridgewater presents a revolutionary reinterpretation of American blues and R&B cla...
Archie Shepp – June 30, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 23, 2018 2009 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...
Montreal International Jazz Festival: June 28 – July 7 Peter Kerr June 22, 2018 2560 “It’s a marvelous night for a moondance, with the stars up above in your eyes, a fantabulous night to make romance” ... Van Morrison Dee Dee Bridgewater and Memphis Soulphony at Theatre Maisonneuve on June 3...
Marius Neset – June 29, Le Gesù LiveEvents June 22, 2018 2282 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 – June 29, MTelus LiveEvents June 22, 2018 1888 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 Quartet – June 29, Dièse Onze LiveEvents June 22, 2018 3203 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...
The Heavyweights Brass Band – June 28-29, Free outdoor concerts LiveEvents June 21, 2018 2111 The Heavyweights Brass Band They hail from Toronto, but you might think they were from New Orleans the way they groove to the jazz sounds of that birthplace city. With horns and percussion at the ready, the fi...
Keyon Harrold – June 28, Le Gesù LiveEvents June 21, 2018 1837 Keyon Harrold He is the “future of trumpet” according to the illustrious Wynton Marsalis. Match virtuosity with creativity and you get Keyon Harrold, an extraordinary trumpeter who sends jazz soaring over genr...
New Monk Trio – June 28, Cinquième salle LiveEvents June 20, 2018 1660 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal presents Laurent de Wilde - New Monk Trio Genius pianist and composer Thelonious Monk would have turned 100 this year. His music lives on, to say the least… And with...
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