montreal-jazz
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Taylor McFerrin L'Astral, Montreal QC, July 4 Published Jul 05, 2016On the Monday night (July 4) of Montréal Jazz Fest, Taylor McFerrin worked a Sequential Prophet-6 synth and a sampler as he treated the crow...
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Pantha Du Prince Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 3 Published Jul 04, 2016Pantha Du Prince's minimal techno style, so clean and precise on record, was lent human gusto at their Montreal Jazz Festival performance at...
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Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 1 Published Jul 02, 2015Naomi Shelton and her Gospel Queens were the first half of a double dip of Daptone Records artists at Metropolis, opening for the ferociousl...
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Nels Cline & Julian Lage Gesu, Montreal QC, July 1 Published Jul 02, 2015The Jedi and Padawan? More like Revenge of the Sith, when Anakin and Obi-Wan are pretty evenly matched, although no limbs were chopped off a...
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Joyce Moreno Club Soda, Montreal QC, June 30 Published Jul 02, 2015Brazilian guitarist and vocalist Joyce Moreno is approaching 50 years in show business — long enough to be intimately connected to the...
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Snarky Puppy Metropolis, Montreal QC, June 30 Published Jul 02, 2015What is the jazz equivalent to "poptimism"? Jazz festivals have answered this question poorly: it's pretty easy to spot who the designated c...
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Erykah Badu Salle Wilfred Pelletier, Montreal QC, June 29 Published Jun 30, 2015It doesn't get any better than this. Most artists would be cowed by the grandeur of Montreal's largest concert hall, yet the sheer size and...
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Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Scene TD, Montreal QC, June 29 Published Jun 30, 2015Soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett has played just about every conceivable jazz-friendly surface in the world, from tiny clubs to soft seat th...
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Robert Glasper Trio Monument-National, Montreal QC, June 28 Published Jun 29, 2015The last time I caught up with Robert Glasper at the Montreal Jazz Festival was five years ago. So much has changed for him since then. Most...
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Sly and Robbie / Burning Spear Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 1 Published Jul 02, 2014It's hard to overstate the influence of Sly and Robbie not only on reggae music in the studio but onstage. Pretty much every single reggae b...
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Bombino Club Soda, Montreal QC, July 1 Published Jul 02, 2014Omara "Bombino" Moctar has travelled far from his home in northern Niger over the past five years; this isn't even his first swing through t...