AI Blues
While composers and performers are two separate breeds in classical music, jazz musicians are often one and the same. All it takes for them to…
Marc Chénard
Marc Chénard
Marc Chénard is a Montreal-based multilingual music journalist specialized in jazz and improvised music. In a career now spanning some 30 years, he has published a wide array of articles and essays, mainly in Canada, some in the United States and several in Europe (France, Belgium, Germany and Austria). He has travelled extensively to cover major festivals in cities as varied as Vancouver and Chicago, Paris and Berlin, Vienna and Copenhagen. He has been the jazz editor and a special features writer for La Scena Musicale since 2002; currently, he also contributes to Point of Departure, an American online journal devoted to creative musics. / / Marc Chénard est un journaliste multilingue de métier de Montréal spécialisé en jazz et en musiques improvisées. En plus de 30 ans de carrière, ses reportages, critiques et essais ont été publiés principalement au Canada, parfois aux États-Unis mais également dans plusieurs pays européens (France, Belgique, Allemagne, Autriche). De plus, il a été invité à couvrir plusieurs festivals étrangers de renom, tant en Amérique (Vancouver, Chicago) que Outre-Atlantique (Paris, Berlin, Vienne et Copenhangue). Depuis 2012, il agit comme rédacteur atitré de la section jazz de La Scena Musicale; en 2013, il entame une collabortion auprès de la publication américaine Point of Departure, celle-ci dédiée aux musiques créatives de notre temps.
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Out Chorus
Twenty-five years is a long haul. More than a quarter century of an average life expectancy. For this writer that represents the time spent turning…
International Jazz Day / Canadian Celebrations
In November 2011, UNESCO issued a proclamation establishing April 30 as International Jazz Day, effective the following year. The purpose of this decision was to…
Something Old, Something New – Two Recent Montreal Performances
It might not be too well-known for those outside of North-America that February coincides with Black History Month, a tradition set in 1976, exactly a…
Remembering Max: A First-Person Account
On Jan. 10, 2024, bebop drummer extraordinaire Max Roach would have turned 100.
Book Review | Michel Donato – Bleu sur le vif (Éditions Mains Libres Montréal, 2023)
Montreal double bassist Michel Donato is one of the last of his generation still standing and active on the scene.
Remembering Max: A First-Person Account
On Jan. 10, 2024, bebop drummer extraordinaire Max Roach would have turned 100. Having first made his mark as an active participant in the 1940s…
The Record Round-up
Forget those dire warnings about the CD’s imminent disappearance from the marketplace. Quite to the contrary, they still come out by the truckload. Reviewed…
Toronto Tones: The Rights of Strings
Dominated by brass, reeds and drum kits, string instruments have never figured prominently in the world of jazz music. With the exception of the double…
Montrealities
When looking back at his life in the music business, Jim West can rightfully claim to have had one great ride. When he created his…
