Riviera Maya Jazz Festival 2023: A Musical Odyssey Under the Stars
The 2023 Riviera Maya Jazz Festival was a convergence of expert musicians from diverse genres such as Jazz, Latin, Rock, Funk, and Rhythm & Blues.
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Book Review | Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023)
Published last September, Statesman of the Piano allows readers to uncover the autobiography of pianist Lou Hooper, entitled That Happy Road, which had previously been available via Library Archives Canada.
CD Review | AAAAUM (Self-produced, 2023)
Montreal-based electric bassist Marc Decho has been a sideman on many recordings over his career, but with his debut album AAAAUM, it’s his time to finally step into the spotlight.
Pablo Ziegler: Music and Beyond Welcomes Back the Piazzolla Pianist
This summer, composer and Piazzolla quintet pianist Pablo Ziegler is bringing experimental Argentine tango to Ottawa. On July 4, Ziegler will host the Opening Gala:…
CD Review | Gabs Sings Babs (Self-produced, October 2022)
Gabs Sings Babs Gabi Epstein, singer Self-produced (October 2022) Jazz cabaret star Gabi Epstein is enjoying well-deserved praise for the beauty and intelligence she radiates…
Bourgie en jazz
Between a recent performance of his quartet at the Montreal Jazz Fest and a coming solo performance at the Off Festival, pianist François Bourassa will…
Blue Moods
Gone but not forgotten If jazz is social music, as Miles Davis once put it, the current rule of social distancing has weighed heavily against…
AEC @ 50: Still on the Edge
With the emergence of jazz a century or so ago, the once frowned-upon practice of improvisation was thrust back into the spotlight of Western music.…
Record Roundup From Modern to Contemporary
In our February jazz section, we discussed the meaning of the above terms in jazz. The three recordings under review serve to illustrate the points…
QJLQ: Backroom Revolution
In its day, the late 1960s, the Quatuor de Jazz libre du Québec (QJLQ) was the first local band dedicated to the cause of free…
