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Everything you need to know about Black History Month in Montreal

Montreal Black History month spokespersons, actor Benz Antoine IV and stand-up comic Dorothy Rhau (Photo courtesy Montreal's Round Table on Black History Month) I grew up in a home where my family was...

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Hear Juno jazz nominee Sonia Johnson tonight

  Montrealer Sonia Johnson is nominated for a Juno Award, in the jazz vocalist category, for her CD Le Carré de Nos Amours. You can hear why at her  celebratory concert at 8:30 tonight, Wednesday...

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Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud: black soul divas headline the Corona...

Marie Alice Depestre co-headlines Black Divas The music of Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Etta James will be celebrated at Montreal’s Corona Theatre in a tribute by two...

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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012: Bill Frisell at Club Soda; June...

See Tijana Martin’s photo gallery of the concert here. Sometimes you need to hear familiar music in  an unfamiliar way to really appreciate it. Such was the case Thursday night at Club Soda when guitar...

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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012: Chanteuse on a cruise: Whimsical...

Local chanteuse Sonia Johnson will perform six times at the 2012 Montreal International Jazz Festival, though she won’t be doing it on terra firma. For six consecutive evenings (July 1-July 6) the...

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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012: Gregoire Maret at L’Astral and...

See Peter McCabe’s photo gallery of three June 30 shows at the Montreal International Jazz Festival right here. There’s been lots of buzz about Switzerland’s Grégoire Maret lately, including a recent...

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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012: Miles Smiles at Theatre...

See Peter McCabe’s photo gallery of the Miles Smiles concert here. The all-star super-band Miles Smiles brings together several musicians who were either mentored by or played with Miles Davis. On...

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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012: Carmen Lundy at Club Soda and The...

Photo courtesy of the Montreal International Jazz Festival The turn-out for Carmen Lundy’s concert Wednesday at Club Soda wasn’t as large as other festival shows at the venue. Maybe folks were too busy...

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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2012: The Montreal triumph of soul...

Montreal neo-soul singer Sarah MK (Photo by Nik Brovkin, courtesy FIJM) I discovered Montreal soul singer Sarah MK purely by accident while wandering past Le Piano Rouge in Old Montreal where she was...

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Montreal jazz singer Sonia Johnson gives a free concert tonight, Thursday...

Sonia Johnson will sing at the Maison de la Culture Cotes des Neiges at 8 p.m. tonight. (The show is free but it would be wise to reserve tickets online.) I have seen Sonia Johnson perform many times...

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Jacques Brel and Mahalia Jackson Resurrected in Montreal

Talk about soul. Mahalia Jackson was the Queen of Gospel and Jacques Brel brought contemporary French poetry into the realm of the popular chanson. Both of them are now present on Montreal stages, in...

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Vive la Revolution! Kalmunity Vibe Collective’s all-star 10th anniversary...

Montreal’s legendary Kalmunity Vibe Collective got its name when KVC founder, drummer and artistic director Jahsun was driving to the collective’s first gig at Montreal’s Sablo Kafe 10 years ago. “Our...

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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2013: Is it Jazz?

Another edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival is almost upon us – another 10 days of long night, short sleeps and new discoveries. Some of those discoveries will be thrilling – I can...

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Working It: Jazz Musician Taurey Butler

If you are a frequent visitor to The House of Jazz in Montreal, you know Taurey Butler. You know his music and you’ve experienced his passion. He is a phenomenal jazz pianist of the highest calibre who...

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Working It: Jazz Guitarist, Songwriter and Arranger Mike Rud

Although veteran jazz musician Mike Rud has lived in New York City and all over Canada, Montreal is his chosen home and he regularly plays the Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. For his new album, Notes on...

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What’s Happening in Montreal: Outdoor Movies, Urban Forest and Jazz Fest

From activities at the McCord Museum’s Urban Forest installation to free outdoor movies and farmers’ markets, there is no reason to stay indoors this season. Check out Marché Fermier in the Plateau to...

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Montreal jazz clubs swing but no one is making millions, yet

It’s Friday night at the Dièse Onze jazz club on St. Denis St. and a steady stream of customers has started to fill the place. Manager Gary Tremblay is busy with a multitude of tasks:  collecting the...

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Album review: Dedication shows Justin Kauflin finding his own voice

Justin Kauflin Dedication Jazz Village On his second disc, 28-year-old pianist Justin Kauflin pays tribute to the important figures in his life, with most tracks inspired by his teachers, mentors and...

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Jazz pianist Justin Kauflin's Dedication is heartfelt

Jazz giant Clark Terry was almost 90 when he faced blindness, brought on by diabetes. Justin Kauflin, only 23 at the time, had been living without sight for 12 years. They met when the young piano...

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Rodriguez: At 70, Keith Jarrett is ready for anything

Keith Jarrett, perennial enfant terrible of music — and inarguably the piano’s most accomplished and creative all-around practitioner (jazz, classical, experimental music) over the last half century —...

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