Talk about a grand finale: for the first time anywhere, two of jazz's most celebrated orchestras shared the stage of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier this afternoon for the closing event of the […]
Festival Grand Prix winner Robi Botos on the Festival Main Stage with his trio. More Saturday pics on the photo page.
It's Saturday night, and Montreal feels like its ready to explode. Chromeo is doing their retro synth thing in front of 100,000 people at Place des Festivals, not to mention
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
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
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
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
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, 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
