Three Years Later
Around this time in 2015, two musicians of international standing, John Hollenbeck and Jean-Michel Pilc, were setting up shop in Montreal. Both were hired that…
Browsing: Scena Jazz
Carla Bley cancels Montreal appearance
Montreal’s Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ) and the city’s jazz festival (FIJM) regret to announce the cancellation of Carla Bley and Steve Swallow’s appearance on…
Trading Places at the Suoni: Vancouver-Lisbon-Montreal (Encounters of the Free Kind)
By Paul Serralheiro Cross-pollination in the arts is always a good thing. An example of this is when musicians from different geographical locations get together…
Free Jazz Lives!
by Paul Serralheiro At the Suoni per il popolo last week fans were treated to three installments of free jazz performed at the highest level…
Two of a Kind: The Festival Beat
Carla Bley and Steve Swallow Making a living at music is a rather risky proposition. Everybody knows that. But its lure is undeniable. Of course,…
Carrefour Mondial de l’Accordéon: Thirty Years of Passion
Well-established in Quebec’s cultural landscape for 30 years, the Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon invites musicians and music fans to gather in Montmagny and celebrate the…
Wendy Eisenberg/Jason Kahn/Eugene Chadbourne at Suoni per il Popolo
Casa Del Popolo, June 3, 2018 by Paul Serralheiro On the third night of the 2018 Suoni per il popolo festival, guitar fans were in…
EFFENDI RECORDS: MEETINGS OF THE MINDS
Since its arrival on the scene, Montreal’s Effendi Records has championed the cause of contemporary mainstream jazz. It has done so by issuing a steady…
Effendi Records: Two Decades and Still Going Strong
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Effendi Records, Montreal’s premier label for home-grown contemporary mainstream jazz. “Effendi”, if you didn’t know, is a word of…
A final chorus for Raymond Gervais 01/03/46 – 06/01/18
Nearing his 72nd birthday, visual artist Raymond Gervais passed away on Jan. 6, at peace with himself. I was but one in a throng of…
