International Musicians Make their Mark
Montreal's International Jazz Fest celebrates its 40th years by dazzling audiences with iconic world-class international artists. There are fifty indoor concerts in 11 different venues in and around the Quartier du Spectacles. Seventeen countries are represented in the VIP line-up of solo artists and groups, including legendary musical masters and up-and-coming artists for the audience to discover. The styles are eclectic, innovative, and some -- reassuringly familiar. The palette is as colourful as Montreal itself.
downtown concert venues
For programming, concert locations and tickets, visit the website
www.montrealjazzfest.com
This year, there’s some pretty exciting news for jazz genre lovers about
the International Festival of Jazz. The festival has enlargened its sphere of
performance venue as it brings fabulous live concerts to Verdun . Wellington Street explodes into a hot bed
of jazz fest enjoyment, with performances by great local musicians whose
talents can finally be appreciated by the Verdun
crowd of festival fans. No more having to go downtown to hear great local
artists.
“The idea was, if you don’t
want to come to the Jazz Fest, the Jazz Fest will come to you,” said Laurent
Saulnier, Vice President of Programming for the festival.
Saulnier also highlighted the total local aspect to this year’s
festival, He noted that making local artists and areas the focal point this
year “just made sense”.
Crowds enjoying artists performing in Verdun
Wow! This French rap artist delivers the gritty goods with passion and authenticity. His themes are about love, xenophobia, racism and everyday oppression. His band plays to perfection with rhythms that punch Webster's messages.
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Webster and 5 for Trio
DJ Fade Wizard |
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SESQUIALTERA
This six-piece band is delightfully unique in the waltz music it brashly performs. Its vintage spin fires up the rhythms and sounds of the world, mixing Columbia pasillo and Brazilian chorro in waltz beat that brings nostalgia to anyone dancing feet. The brass band's leader, Aurelien Tomasi plays a passionate clarinet like there's no tomorrow. Tuba, trombone and tympani make it all sparkle.
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Photo credit for the following photos: Edward Acheampong
Linda May Han Ho Quintet
Downtown outdoors concerts: a review of two
Jazz trumpeter Eric Turfazz lit up Place des Festivals blowing his trumpet to titillate while treating us all to his compositions from his landmrk album, Bending New Corners. Truffaz should change his name to Truejazz, because his trumpet playing merits to blast into his name. The concert included his friends who added their own taut twist. We enjoyed them all: guest rapper NYA, and long-time musical companions: bassist Marcello Guiliani, drummer Marc Erbetta and pianist Benoit Corboz
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Mississippi Heat
The name says it all. This blues powerhouse gang gets the Afro-American beat into a Mississippi heat wave that embraces all the down-south flavours you can imagine. The band hails from Chicago but their soulful appeal is world-wide. Songwriter and harmonica player Pierre Lacoque is a god.
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Read about the press conference with Alan Parsons and my review of his concert.
Thank you for sharing this piece! It is very helpful and informative. Would love to see more updates from you.
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