Montreal Chamber Music Festival: First-class jazz is in the cards
Musical gems culled from three centuries played in small-group formations by top-tier performers—that and some first-class jazz is in the cards during the month-long Montreal…
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Music review: North American Jazz Alliance; The Montreal Sessions
North American Jazz Alliance; The Montreal Sessions (Challenge Records) The accordion never threatened the dominant place of the saxophone, trumpet or piano in jazz combos,…
Jazz artist Ranee Lee inspired by Mahalia Jackson
by Kristine Berey The worlds of musical theatre and jazz will intersect on the Segal Studio stage this month as iconic singer Ranee Lee opens…
Vic Vogel’s Cuban music dances along the edge of bebop
BY IRWIN BLOCK The irrepressible Vic Vogel was on the phone from his home near the Jacques Cartier Bridge, searching for words to explain what…
Montreal International Jazz Festival: Discover a taste for every ear
BY IRWIN BLOCK Jazz fan or not, there is a tremendous range of music in free outdoor venues and paid indoor ones to satisfy most…