Montreal Jazz

Nels Cline & Julian Lage

Gesu, Montreal QC, July 1

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2015

The Jedi and Padawan? More like Revenge of the Sith, when Anakin and Obi-Wan are pretty evenly matched, although no limbs were chopped off...

Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens

Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 1

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2015

Naomi Shelton and her Gospel Queens were the first half of a double dip of Daptone Records artists at Metropolis, opening for the ferocious...

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque

Scene TD, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2015

Soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett has played just about every conceivable jazz-friendly surface in the world, from tiny clubs to soft seat t...

Erykah Badu

Salle Wilfred Pelletier, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2015

It doesn't get any better than this. Most artists would be cowed by the grandeur of Montreal's largest concert hall, yet the sheer size and...

Robert Glasper Trio

Monument-National, Montreal QC, June 28

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2015

The last time I caught up with Robert Glasper at the Montreal Jazz Festival was five years ago. So much has changed for him since then. Mos...

Montreal Jazz Fest Announces Free Outdoor Programming

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2015

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal had already announced its indoor programming for 2015. Now, the event has expanded its lineu...

Montreal Jazz Fest Gets Erykah Badu, Whitehorse, the Sheepdogs, BADBADNOTGOOD

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2015

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is right around the corner, and the organizers of the event have now confirmed the artists w...

Dr. Lonnie Smith Octet

Gesu, Montreal QC, June 30

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2014

Hammond organ soul jazz guru Dr. Lonnie Smith has frequented the Montreal Jazz fest, but he pulled out all the (organ) stops with his new o...