Montreal Jazz

Montreal Jazz Festival Announces 35th Anniversary Lineup with Beck, St. Vincent, Elvis Costello

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2014

This marks the 35th year of the annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, and the newly announced lineup is bound to appeal to a f...

The Specials

Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 7

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2013

My abbreviated list of best shows ever attended has grown by one more. After a nearly 30-year absence from Montreal, British Two-Tone ska...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Place des Arts, Montreal QC, July 5

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2013

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, founded in 1961 as the house band for a venue of the same name in New Orleans' French Quarter, has been a revo...

Wanda Jackson / Bettye LaVette

Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 4

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2013

At 76, Wanda Jackson is still a force to be reckoned with. She's a one-woman encyclopaedia of rock'n'roll history, taking the time to regal...

Jai Nitai Lotus

Scene Bell, Montreal QC, July 2

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2013

Montreal rapper Jai Nitai Lotus' latest album Something You Feel, has been a breakthrough of sorts. Lotus brings golden age hip-hop topics...

Courtney Pine

L'Astral, Montreal QC, June 30

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2013

The young lion of British jazz in the '80s is playing as well as ever: this is a seriously backhanded compliment. He is an absolute whiz on...

Kobo Town

Scene Bell, Montreal QC, June 30

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2013

Kobo Town have been riding a wave of acclaim heading into the Montreal Jazz Festival. Their latest album Jumbie in the Jukebox was #1 on wo...

Muse Hill

L'Astral, Montreal QC, June 30

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2013

Muse Hill are a tough band to describe. They are centred in jazz but draw from rock and atmospheric folk as well: at their best, they're dr...