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Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 3 - May 22, 2010
by Gordon Marshall
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Festival International Musique Actuelle VictoriavilleVictoriaville, Quebec, CanadaMay 22, 2010 In a sense, by definition, experimental artwork can never fail because, as it constitutes experiments, even when the outcome is not the desired one, there is still something to be learned that moves ...
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 2 - May 21, 2010
by Gordon Marshall
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada May 21, 2010 Friday, Day 2 of FIMAV, started with a double feature at 2:00 in the afternoon, with two more Quebec-based acts, underscoring the impression that a new musical language ...
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville: Day 1 - May 20, 2010
by Gordon Marshall
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Festival International Musique Actuelle VictoriavilleVictoriaville, Quebec, CanadaMay 20, 2010 Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville (FIMAV), translated into English, is an acronym meaning Victoriaville International Festival of Contemporary Music--or, more precisely, “Now" music, or, “the music of now." It distinguishes itself from, ...
Ola Onabule Will Be Performing in Canada with His Six Piece Band on 26th June, 2nd July and 3rd July
Ola Onabule will be performing this summer in Canada at EDMONTON, VANCOUVER and VICTORIA JAZZ FESTIVAL. July 2009 saw Ola perform on the main stage of the Festival de Jazz de Montreal for their 30th anniversary festival and also Vancouver Jazz Festival last Summer. Ola possesses a stunning voice of enormous range and emotional clout. His ...
David Binney Quartet at L'Astral in Montreal, May 13, 2010
by John Kelman
David Binney QuartetL'Astral Montréal, Canada May 13, 2010 For one night, saxophonist David Binney brought a little taste of the 55 Bar to Montréal's L'Astral, courtesy of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Mind you, as much as the well-known New York club acts as a regular performance space for ...
The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Turns 30!
Ottawa - From its roots as a weekend-long Dixieland bash to its current status as one of the National Capital Region's largest annual events, the Festival has been thrilling music fans for 30 summers. To celebrate, this year's edition is stretching out to encompass 11 days--June 24 to July 4--and introducing three new musical series. “This ...
The Tremendous Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings to Perform July 4 at the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival!
Ottawa - “Tremendous, just tremendous," said David Letterman after Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' performance on his show. The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival is delighted to add the renowned group to the Festival's star-studded Concert Under the Stars line-up on July 4, 9pm on the Main Stage at Confederation Park. Steeped within the gilded and ...
New Album from Mike St-Jean & Math Rosen in Stores Now!
Thursday, May 6, 2010 (Vancouver, B.C.) - Maximum Jazz is proud to announce the release of Alchemist by the group Project. Available Tuesday, May 11 wherever you buy your music Alchemist is a collaboration between Vancouver composer and drummer Mike St-Jean and electronic artist & filmographer Math Rosen. This impressive debut is full of subtle rhythms, ...
Rob McConnell Dies at 75; Valve Trombonist Who Led the Boss Brass
He led one of Canada's best-known big bands and won three Grammys, one as an artist for the album 'All in Good Time,' was known as one of the few modern masters of the valve trombone. Rob McConnell, a celebrated composer, arranger and valve trombonist who led the Boss Brass, one of Canada's best and best-known ...
Montreal Jazz Festival Announces Full Indoor Lineup
Herbie Hancock performs June 27 at Montreal's Theatre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts. Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette will perform July 3, organizers for the Montreal International Jazz Festival revealed Tuesday while announcing the festival's final group of ticketed indoor shows. The three musicians last appeared together at the festival three years ago. DeJohnette's ...
