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Amanda Tosoff Quartet Wins the 2009 General Motors Grand Jazz Award
The Galaxie Rising Star Award of the CBC goes to Vincent Gagnon Montreal -- The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal in collaboration with General Motors Canada--partner and presenter of the event for the 10th consecutive year--are today pleased to be awarding the General Motors Grand Jazz Award to Amanda Tosoff Quartet. The artist was deemed ...
Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Followed by Ben Harper and Relentless7!
30th anniversary Rio Tinto Alcan Closing Event, Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m. Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, followed by Ben Harper & Relentless7! Montreal - Closing out an amazing 30th edition with a big bang, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal invites fans to a festive, technicolour Rio Tinto Alcan 30th ...
Honouring the "Father" of Jazz Festivals: A Tribute to George Wein
Montreal - For its 30th anniversary, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal welcomes and honours George Wein, the “father” of jazz festivals, who created the very first event of its kind, the Newport Jazz Festival, 55 years ago. Yesterday, in the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan pressroom, Alain Simard, president and founder of the ...
Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 7-9, July 7-9, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae Charlie Haden Family and Friends / Bill Frisell QuartetVan Der Graaf Generator / Ornette ColemanFestival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 7-9 2009 Every year the Festival ...
The Week of the Sponsorship
Just a day after George Wein announced that CareFusion will be the title sponsor for his jazz festivals in Newport starting this year and New York starting in 2010, The Montreal International Jazz Festival today announced that it has a new presenting sponsor.TD Financial Group (Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries) is stepping up to ...
Ornette Coleman Winner of the Miles Davis Award
The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal this year offered the prestigious Miles Davis Award to the peerless free jazz titan Ornette Coleman. He was given the prize by Alain Simard, founder and president of the Festival. For over five decades, saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman, 79, has played a major role in the evolution of ...
Toots and the Maytals, 6th Winners of the Antonio Carlos Jobim Award
Montreal - Reggae pioneers Toots & The Maytals were honoured by the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal with the awarding of the Antonio Carlos Jobim Award. The prize was presented to them by Laurent Saulnier, vice-president of programming of the Festival, on stage at their concert on Thursday night. Toots & The Maytals are the ...
Len Dobbin: Montreal jazz connoisseur Len Dobbin Dies
Len Dobbin, one of Montreal's best known jazz experts, died in hospital early Thursday after suffering a stroke. He was 74. Dobbin fell ill Wednesday night, while waiting for a show to begin at the Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. Passionate about jazz ever since he was a teenager, Dobbin went on to have a long ...
TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival 2009
by Alain Londes
TD Canada Trust Toronto International Jazz Festival Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 26-July 5, 2009 The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival enjoyed its 23rd edition this year with a structure similar to that of recent years. The Mainstage concerts in front of City Hall were a nightly focal point as well ...
Matt Newton: PUSH
by Jerry D'Souza
Toronto, Canada-based pianist Matt Newton comes up with a convincing performance on his debut, PUSH. Born in Ottawa, Newton started on classical music before he moved to jazz. After his education, he began playing gigs at clubs and at the jazz festivals in Toronto and in Ottawa, appearing as a sideman on two CDs. With that ...
