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MIJF 2009 Opens Wonder-Fully
What a way to kick off the Montreal International Jazz Festival's 30th edition, a 13-day programming marvel that opened June 30 and runs through July 12. Montreal pianist Oliver Jones opened the festival's newest venue, MIJF's year-round cabaret-style jazz club L'Astral, located in the festival's new multiple-purpose Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan (House of the ...
Chucho Valdes Quintet at 2009 Ottawa International Jazz Festival
by Marcia Hillman
Chucho Valdés Quintet 2009 Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Canada July 3, 2009 The rain held off and skies cleared just in time for the Chucho Valdés Quintet to delight the audience at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, Confederation Park. The group-consisting of Chucho Valdés on piano, Lazaro Alarcon on ...
Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 1-3 July 1-3, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 1-3, 2009 It's the 30th Anniversary for the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (FIJM) and, based on the stellar line-up, it promises to surpass its 25th Anniversary celebration from ...
Worldwide Beat Goes On in Montreal
The International Festival de Jazz de Montreal continued Thursday, July 2, with a slate of fine performances featuring artists from around the globe. Japanese saxophonist/flutist Sadao Watanabe put on a particularly memorable show in his festival debut at Montreal’s Theatre Jean-Duceppe, backed by a five-piece band that traveled with him all the way from the Land ...
Montreal's Amazing Block Party
One of these years, I am truly tempted to go to the Montreal International Jazz Festival strictly for its free, outdoor concerts. The great variety of talent for the paid, indoor concerts in 10 or more venues each night makes it difficult.But the outdoor stages transform downtown Montreal's Place des Arts (soon to be ...
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2009: Days 4-6, June 28-30, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 Amina Claudine Myers / Gary Burton Quartet Revisited John Roney Silverbirch Project / Julian Lage / Enrico Rava-Stefano Bollani DuoAndy Milne/Benoît Delbecq Crystal Magnets / Sylvain Kassap QuartetTD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 25-27, 2009 ...
Stevie Wonder Ignites Montreal Jazz Festival
Stevie Wonder Ignites Montreal Jazz Festival With Classic Grooves, Salutes to Michael Jackson If there was an unseen presence at Stevie Wonders free outdoor show at the Montreal International Jazz Festival last night, it was that of a fellow Motown child star. Wonder was brought in to launch the festivals 30th anniversary with a bang. But ...
Reptet Announce Canadian (BC) Tour
REPTET CANADIAN (BC) TOUR July/August 2009 This Seattle sextet does it all: it grooves, it rocks, it squawks - occasionally, it even talks. Mostly, it sounds like a New Orleans jazz band on crystal meth. - Jazziz Magazine Reptet is one of the most exciting bands to emerge from Seattles new music scene. ...
Cory Weeds: Everything's Coming Up Weeds
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Everything's Coming Up Weeds, the 50th release from the Cellar Live stable, is a stellar recording featuring an extraordinary quintet. At first blush, it recalls the energy and fervor of wonderful Benny Golson bands and, if the memory can be stretched a wee bit further, also some memorable sessions of The Jazztet--or even a Jazz Messengers ...
Face for Jazz by Corno and Cha'ur Du Monde by Yves Archambault
Opening of the Galerie du Festival Face for Jazz by Corno and Chœur du monde by Yves Archambault Montreal, - The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal is happy to celebrate today’s opening of the 14th season of the Galerie du Festival. This 30th edition of the Festival has the immense privilege ...
