The Long and Winding Jazz Solo
Once you play the music, it’s in the air. It’s gone. But when you record it, it comes back to haunt you. – Eric Dolphy…
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Top Concerts in Montreal this Week, February 27 to March 5: MNM, Montréal en lumières, Livre d’orgue de Montréal
Monday, February 27 7:00PM. Maison de la culture Frontenac (Montréal), 2550 Ontario Est, Montreal. $0-2. Henry Purcell, Charles Avison, Georg Philipp Telemann, William Boyce, etc.…
Unveil of the 2017-2018 Program of the Metropolitan Opera on New York : Yannick Nézet-Séguin Will Lead Two Operas
CANADA Unveil of the 2017-2018 program of the Metropolitan Opera on New York : Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead two operas. [New York Times] [Le Devoir] Interview with…
Daily News Roundup: 7 December 2016
Jazz pianist Joey Alexander is nominated for a Grammy in the jazz solo category. The 13-year-old Indonesian was nominated last year in two jazz categories…
Daily News Roundup: 16 November 2016
Blues musician Bob Walsh died yesterday in Montreal’s Notre Dame hospital at the age of 68. He was hospitalized on November 5 after suffering a…
Rentrée Jazz: Fall Preview
On Stage By the looks of it, there is plenty of live jazz at the Maisons de la Culture this season, and the following listings…
Take the Eight Train
With its eight pieces, the octet is an intermediate size group: larger than a jazz combo but falling short of a big band. For the…
A Festival of 1001 emotions! 37th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Montreal, Saturday, 9 July 2016 – When it comes to musical pleasure, nothing delivered like this 37th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, presented…
This Day in Music – 1937: Death of George Gershwin
Gershwin, one of the main catalysts for jazz to become America’s music, was a composer and pianist who bridged popular and classical modes. His prolific…
CD Review – The Claudia Quintet: Super Petite (Cuneiform Records)
Named after a term used to describe a friend of the band, Super Petite from Cuneiform Records’ Claudia Quintet fuses dense, eclectic, and complex ideas…
