Jazz great Herbie Hancock at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier on July 2 The Montrealer June 24, 2018 2317 Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 14 Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, he continues to amaze audiences ac...
George Thorogood – July 1, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 24, 2018 1959 George Thorogood and The Destroyers Opening act: Jordan Officer With over 15 million albums sold over the course of a 40-year career, the man behind Bad to the Bone rolls in and invites us to his Rock Party...
Béla Fleck and The Flecktones – July 1, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 24, 2018 1893 Béla Fleck and The Flecktones Opening act: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and his supremely talented Flecktones — Victor Wooten, Futureman and Howard Levy — are globally renowned for the...
Spanish Harlem Orchestra – June 30, Place des Festivals LiveEvents June 24, 2018 2345 Spanish Harlem Orchestra The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, renowned Latin group from the New York neighbourhood affectionately known by its inhabitants as El Barrio, returns to the Festival to rev up salsa fans wi...
Jazz Festival Notes – some quick suggestions Peter Kerr June 23, 2018 1951 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...
Dreamworks Animation in concert – June 30, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents June 23, 2018 2963 Dreamworks Animation in concert The films of Dreamworks have become genre classics, both for the technical quality of their animation, and their soundtracks. Experience films from Shrek to Kung-Fu Panda, proje...
Dee Dee Bridgewater – June 30, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents June 23, 2018 1895 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 2218 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 2727 “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 2467 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...
