Results for "Montreal"

Solon McDade

Solon McDade grew up in a musical environment constantly surrounded by music and musicians. He began playing the washtub bass as soon as he was big enough to pick it up, and later moved on to the larger upright bass. He and his siblings were trained as musicians from a young age and exposed to their parents’ extensive and eclectic record collection. They were soon playing alongside their parents in the McDade Family Band, a group that toured Canada with their own brand of Canadiana folk music at festivals and theatres throughout the 1980s and 1990s. These gigs and particularly the late-night jam sessions at folk festivals left a lasting impression on Solon

ECV: Sticks and Stones

by John Kelman
February 3, 2018

While a somewhat common secondary instrument for primarily electric guitarists including Vic Juris, Pat Metheny and Adam Rogers, there are but a handful of jazz six-stringers alive today who make the nylon-string acoustic guitar their main axe. Despite being known to pick up a warm-toned hollow body electric guitar when the need arises, Ottawa, Canada-based Roddy ...

Montréal

By Baron Tymas

Label: Tymasmusic
Released: 2017
Track listing: The Laval Syndicate; Chasing Its Tail; Orange Et Vert; Do Right; And Oui; Wishbone; Chicken on the Beach; Take the 24.

Montreal Based Pianist Min Rager Releases Third Album "Train Of Thought"

November 9, 2017

Pianist Min Rager is proud to announce the release of Train of Thought, the third album to showcase her creative, original music. One of the country’s brightest jazz pianists and composers, Rager's latest release features an all-Canadian quartet including Nova Scotia-based saxophonist Kenji Omae, who delivers highly inspired playing throughout the record. Bassist Fraser Hollins and ...

Ravi Coltrane Live in Montreal and New York City

by Dave Kaufman
July 27, 2017

Ravi Coltrane continues to evolve as an artist of remarkable depth and breadth as reflected in the diversity of contexts in which he engages. Coltrane was featured in three different musical settings at the recent (2017) Montreal International Jazz Festival Invitation Series. All concerts were held at the Centre de Creativite Gesu, an intimate concert hall ...

Festival International De Jazz De Montréal 2017: July 7-8

by Mark Sullivan
July 15, 2017

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Canada July 7-8, 2017 July 3-4 | July 5-6 | July 7-8 The final two days of the festival. Lots to hear right up to the end, including the second and third of Ravi Coltrane's Invitation concerts. July 7

Montreal International Jazz Festival 2017

by Dave Kaufman
July 12, 2017

The Montreal International Jazz Festival has just concluded its 38th year. I've been fortunate to have attended more than 30 of them and this year ranked among the best. I've covered the event as a photographer for All About Jazz since 2011. The festival is a total music immersion experience presenting some 600 concerts over the ...

King Crimson at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier / Massey Hall

by John Kelman
July 11, 2017

Part 1 | Part 2 An Evening with King Crimson Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier / Massey Hall Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal / Non-Festival Event Montréal, Canada / Toronto, Canada July 3, 2017 / July 5, 2017 Having covered the reunited, refreshed and reinvigorated “seven-headed Beast of ...

Festival International De Jazz De Montréal 2017: July 5-6

by Mark Sullivan
July 10, 2017

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Canada July 5-6, 2017 July 3-4 | July 5-6 | July 7-8 Two more days in the lovely city of Montreal, a paradise for music lovers of all sorts during the Festival. Or anyone who just loves a good street party, for that ...

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2017: July 3-4

by Mark Sullivan
July 9, 2017

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Canada July 3-4, 2017 July 3-4 | July 5-6 | July 7-8 It is a pleasure to be back in Montreal for what many have called “the best jazz festival in the world" (saxophonist Joshua Redman said so last night on ...