Review | Orchestre national jazz de Montréal’s Extraordinary Charlie Parker with Strings
Every once in a while, I’ll attend a performance that hits all the right spots and leaves me buzzing for more. Jazz evokes a sense…
Browsing: Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal
Review | Diverse Program, Homogenous Band: Women Jazz Composers with ONJ
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…
Something Old, Something: New Big Band Music Reloaded
During the Swing Era, jazz took over the hit parade and laid its claim as the popular music of the time. From the mid-1930s into…
Jazz: At a venue near you
Based on previous experience, the live jazz scene really shifts into overdrive early in October. Not so this year. In fact, it’s off and running…
