Solos Then…
As essential as improvisation is to jazz, so is the solo, in that it allows self-expression within a group context. Soloing is actually so important…
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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Solos Now (Off the Record)
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Jazz Off the Record
John Hollenbeck Songs You Like a Lot Flexatonic Records 001 Just released on John Hollenbeck’s newly created imprint, this album is the final installment of a…
Sounds About Right: The Musician as Recording Engineer
As much as musicians are celebrated for having fashioned this art form called jazz, their efforts would probably have never reached a wider audience if…
