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Benjamin Deschamps. Photo: Bruno Guérin

Benjamin Deschamps: Taking Jazz Above and Beyond

By Félix-Antoine Hamel on 10 November 2025 Jazz, La Scena Online, Scena Jazz

At a relatively young age, saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps has already garnered some impressive credentials: Révélation Jazz for Radio Canada/CBC in 2017–18 and winner of the TD Grand Jazz Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2019. Since 2014, he has released three albums under his name (with a quartet, a quintet and a sextet), and two more with the No Codes collective, where he is joined by his former mentor at McGill University, Frank Lozano. For the 2025–26 season, Deschamps is artist-in-residence for Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC). The saxophonist will present three different concert projects at JMC’s Joseph-Rouleau Hall in…

Katarzyna Musiał. Photo: Agnieszka Stalkoper

Report | Festival Stella Musica: Celebrating a Decade of Women’s Voices

By Adrian Rodriguez on 7 November 2025 Classical, Contemporary, Jazz, Montreal, Piano, Vocal

Since its founding, the Stella Musica Festival has been dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women in music and the arts, weaving connections between styles, cultures, and eras. For its 10th edition, under the artistic direction of pianist Katarzyna Musiał, the Festival offered an intimate evening where virtuosity, discovery, and shared emotion came together. On Oct. 26, the warm acoustics of Montreal’s Salle Claude-Léveillée created the perfect setting for a program that moved fluidly from classical repertoire to jazz, contemporary works, and world-music influences. The small room was packed, with the audience only a few meters from the performers, able…

Review | Diverse Program, Homogenous Band: Women Jazz Composers with ONJ

By Amanda Wong on 5 November 2025 Concert Reviews, Jazz, Montreal

Women have long had fewer opportunities and have been overlooked in the male-dominated jazz industry. Jazz grew in popularity in the late 1800s, at a time when some men were still proclaiming that women were innately unable to produce music and art as creatively as men did. When women started to become more involved in the early 1900s jazz scene, it was mainly in the role of featured vocalist. Names like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald are synonymous with ‘women in jazz,’ particularly in their capacity as singers, but how much does the average person know about the women who…

Nadia Labrie : When the Flute Takes Up Jazz

By Justin Bernard on 3 October 2025 Classical, Interviews, Jazz, Winds

Thanks to Picnic Suite, a new digital album released in August by Nadia Labrie, listeners have been able to discover another work for flute, guitar and jazz trio with piano by French jazz pianist and composer Claude Bolling. This is the third instalment of a project dedicated to the composer who died in 2020—a project that will culminate in the release of a box set of three recordings to be released by ATMA Classique on Nov. 24, bringing together his complete works for flute. Labrie’s latest album is part of the Flûte Passion series, which began in 2018 and has…

CIOC’s 2025 Grand Organ Festival: Celebrating the Ever-Evolving Instrument

By Kaitlyn Chan on 3 October 2025 Canadian Music, Classical Music, Contemporary, Jazz

Despite the organ’s extensive history dating back to the third century BCE, it still holds a vital place in the context of music-making today. The Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) proves this with their popular competitions, festivals, and concerts. This year’s Grand Organ Festival highlights up-and-coming organists, various musical genres, and a world premiere. “The organ is far from a dead instrument,” says Artistic Director Jean-Willy Kunz. Rather, it seems to evolve with the performers, composers, and audiences who enjoy it. During the festival, Kunz will perform on the pipe organ alongside a jazz quintet at Montreal’s St. James United…

From Coast to Coast

By Félix-Antoine Hamel on 3 October 2025 Jazz, La Scena Online, Scena Jazz

Recommended Fall gigs Vancouver For an Easterner, the Vancouver jazz scene always seems bursting with activity. This reviewer admits being a bit jealous of all the comings and goings in the city’s clubs and concert halls. In the past few weeks, for example, Vancouver jazz fans were able to see saxophonist George Garzone (on Sept. 23), the Bill Charlap Trio (Oct. 8), drummer Ches Smith’s new project Clone Row (with the twin guitars of Mary Halvorson and Liberty Ellman and the bass of Nick Dunston, Oct. 10), local legend PJ Perry (Oct. 17 & 18) and Indian-American saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa’s…

2025 Fall Festivals Guide

By La Scena Musicale Team on 3 September 2025 Baroque and Early, Classical Music, Contemporary, Jazz, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, West

Montreal Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) Montréal, September 6 to October 26 | www.ciocm.org The Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) presents the 2025 Grand Organ Festival, with over 15 events in Montréal and across Québec from September 6 to October 26. Music lovers are invited to explore the King of Instruments through a varied program including jazz, classical, experimental, and everything in between. The headline concert on October 4 features Peter Richard Conte, who was principal organist at the legendary Wanamaker Grand Court Organ (the world’s largest fully functioning instrument) in Philadelphia for more than 35 years. VIP tickets include…

Nuée de Ritournelle (GRILL, Rimouski & C-IME, Belgium). Photo: Laurent Orseau

Fall 2025: Focus on Rimouski and Guelph

By Félix-Antoine Hamel on 3 September 2025 Jazz, La Scena Online, Région, Scena Jazz

Now that summer is almost over, the loud festival sets digested, the family vacation ended, some of us (maybe still smelling of campfires and bug spray) might want a change of pace—maybe some thought-provoking music instead of the danceable kind found in big, crowded events. From Rimouski, Que., and Guelph, Ont., come some exciting events in the next few months. Fresh sounds from Bas-du Fleuve For two decades now, Rimouski has fostered a remarkable assemblage of forward-looking musicians, revolving around bass player/singer-songwriter/organizer Éric Normand. Not only have Normand and his associates developed a whole school of improvisers (most of them…

Bourgie Hall Celebrates 15th Season

By Newswire on 21 August 2025 Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Jazz, Montreal, Newswire, Opera, Orchestral, Piano, Scena Jazz

Montreal, August 21, 2025 – Bourgie Hall is opening its doors wide with more than 100 events featuring masterpieces from the repertoire, daring creations, and interdisciplinary encounters. In the preseason, on September 24, 2025, audiences will discover Les veilleuses, an artistic experience that combines music and dance and sets the tone for a rich program. The official start of the season will be on October 2, 2025, with internationally renowned pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Conceived by artistic director Olivier Godin and executive director Caroline Louis, this new program highlights more than four centuries of repertoire, including contemporary creations, crossing styles, eras, and cultures. A look at the rich…

Sofiane Pamart; Carminho

2025-26 Concert Season Starts at The Royal Conservatory of Music

By Newswire on 5 August 2025 Classical Music, Jazz, Newswire, Toronto

The 17th season at Koerner Hall starts with one of the top 10 most streamed classical music artists in the world and a regular on prestigious stages in France and abroad. Sofiane Pamart makes his Koerner Hall debut in a concert blending classical piano with hip hop influences. “The Royal Conservatory’s 2025-26 concert season is a vibrant celebration of musical excellence, presented across our three stages – Koerner Hall, Mazzoleni Concert Hall, and Temerty Theatre,” said Alexander Brose, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music. Other September/October concerts include: A three-day celebration of Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday with concerts, symposia, and master classes, featuring Christian McBride, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, and Benny…

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