The Year on Record
Our picks for some of 2025’s best releases. The Birdsong Project Presents: Birdly Serenade David Murray Quartet: David Murray (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Marta Sanchez…
Browsing: Scena Jazz
Benjamin Deschamps: Taking Jazz Above and Beyond
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…
From Coast to Coast
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…
Fall 2025: Focus on Rimouski and Guelph
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…
Bourgie Hall Celebrates 15th Season
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…
Summer 2025: jazz festival season
Rain or shine, for jazz fans summer always means one thing: festival season. As always, La Scena Musicale offers a wide selection of interesting shows…
Hugo Blouin’s “Sport National”
Hockey stories for voice(s) and jazz ensemble Last February, at the Prix Opus gala, double bassist and composer Hugo Blouin was awarded the prize for…
Ana Sokolović & Kris Defoort Compose imposed works of the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition
Announcement of the composers of the unpublished imposed works for the 2025 Piano Competition Semi-final Ana Sokolović – Two Studies for Piano www.anasokolovic.com A key figure in…
Review | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Rhythms of Harlem
With Uptown Nights (seen March 8), the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to the world of jazz as it was founded on the talents of…
Jazz: Bourgie Hall
A Chick Corea Rarity Since its opening in 2011, Bourgie Hall has become an indispensable venue for Montreal concertgoers. Situated within the Montreal Museum of…
