Jack Broadbent – July 6, Cinquième Salle LiveEvents July 1, 2018 2129 Jack Broadbent Opening act: Tavis E. Triance This British artist kicked off his career singing in the streets. Since then, the talented musician has conquered a growing audience with his unique slide guitar...
Jordan Officer at L’Astral, July 5 Peter Kerr June 30, 2018 3307 Jordan Officer It’s fair to say that Jordan Officer is one of Montreal’s favourite musical sons. We’ve watched his career progress and continue to enjoy his thoughtful and melodic guitar playing and smooth sin...
Dr. Lonnie Smith trio with Chris Potter – July 6, Le Gesù LiveEvents June 30, 2018 2676 Dr. Lonnie Smith trio with Chris Potter For the opening evening of his Invitation series, genius organist Dr. Lonnie Smith welcomes talented, world-renowned saxophonist Chris Potter, a pure product of the fame...
Holly Cole at Maison Symphonique on July 5 The Montrealer June 29, 2018 5536 When listening to a Holly Cole recording, your first impression is that she is singing to you – just you. Her artistic trademark is that when selecting material, she gets right into the heart of the lyric and m...
Steve Kuhn – July 5, Monument-National LiveEvents June 29, 2018 2813 Steve Kuhn, 80th anniversary Renowned for his high-flying technical and melodic style, modern jazz pioneer Steve Kuhn stops by the Festival to celebrate the 80th birthday of an illustrious life studded with in...
Ranee Lee presents Dark Divas at L’Astral on July 5 The Montrealer June 28, 2018 2891 Ranee Lee I had the great pleasure of interviewing Ranee Lee for a Montrealer cover story in 2009. It was a wonderful conversation during which Ranee praised the efforts of the jazz festival founders André Mén...
Eclectic Django – July 4, Dièse Onze LiveEvents June 28, 2018 2416 Eclectic Django On the menu, authentic swing and a few seldomly heard classic songs. Eclectic Django (for the great Django Reinhardt) perform an American and European repertoire of pre-war jazz, but don’t be s...
Preservation Hall Jazz Band – July 3, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 27, 2018 2328 Preservation Hall Jazz Band For over 50 years, the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band has toured the globe, keeping alive the flame of the festive New Orleans jazz tradition. After utterly packing Théâtre M...
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite – July 3, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 27, 2018 1981 Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Opening act: Delgres Four years after the terrific Get Up!, virtuoso guitarist Ben Harper returns to thrill us, once again accompanied by living blues legend harmonica w...
Sons Of Kemet – July 2, L’Astral LiveEvents June 26, 2018 1874 Sons Of Kemet is the iconoclastic mix of tenor sax, tuba and double drums. Led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, the MOBO award-winning Sons Of Kemet features Theon Cross on tuba and both Tom Skinner (Hello ...
