Montreal Jazz Festival: Friday Recap
The Montreal Jazz Festival takes a decidedly broad view of "jazz" when it comes to booking acts. On the festival's opening night, Montreal-native Rufus Wainwright played before a crowd of
Montreal Jazz Festival: Streetniks vs. Swing Tonic Brass Band
Call it an outdoors amuse bouche: a pair of dixie bands collide on a Mardi Gras march along the Place des Festivals, then kick in together on everything from “When
Montreal Jazz Festival: Thursday Recap
As anyone who's ever been to Montreal in early July will likely tell you, there are essentially two Montreal Jazz Festivals. By far, the most popular are the outdoor shows in and
Reckless Sons, Thomas Wynn and the Believers, and Reserved for Rondee at Knitting Factory
by Laura Wasson Despite the small crowd this past Saturday at Knitting Factory, the talented trio of bands on the bill worked hard to win over the lackluster audience. New York’s own
Montreal Jazz Festival 2012
Bonjour from Montreal, where I'll be spending the rest of this holiday week at the 33rd edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. The festival's winding down now,
Happy Canada Day/Montreal Bound
Happy Canada Day, to all my friends up north! Sometimes – especially on sweltering days like this – I wish I lived under the Maple Leaf. As it happens, I'm
Lisa Pegher at The Cell
by Angela Sutton Lisa Pegher brought precise musicianship and a mountain of toys to The Cell in Chelsea on Thursday night, in a program of contemporary works that integrated digital audio and
NY Philharmonic 360 at the Park Avenue Armory
In May 1882, conductor Theodore Thomas led the NY Phil in a landmark seven-concert festival at the Park Avenue Armory that included everything from Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt, to excerpts from Wagner's then-new Ring. (You can
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Blue Note
by Brian Weidy There are some performances that you know will be transcendent as soon as they begin. As a part of the "Late Night Groove Series" at Blue Note,