Jazz fest picks for Thursday: Detroit Motown meets Philly soul
TOP PICK: The O’Jays and the Four Tops (7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts, $88.75 to $118.75). Detroit and Philadelphia bring a truckload of non-stop, wall-to-wall hits to a concert...
View ArticleJazz fest: The O'Jays are still riding the Love Train
Philadelphia International Records might not have had the mainstream brand recognition Motown did, but it made its mark on the 1970s as surely as its cousin from Detroit coloured the 1960s. To...
View ArticleJazz fest picks for July 7, 2017: Eastern blues paired with local quartet
TOP PICK: Harry Manx with Quatuor esca (8 p.m., Monument-National, 1182 St. Laurent Blvd., $45.75). Manx adds a new texture to his unmistakable sound by bringing in the Quatuor esca, a Montreal string...
View ArticleJazz fest: Ravi Coltrane, David Virelles stop time in dynamic duo show
Taking the stage at the Gesù Thursday night, Ravi Coltrane placed his watch on a stool beside him — an unwittingly symbolic gesture, maybe, but a fitting one. The musical adventure he was setting out...
View ArticleJazz fest: Expect high energy from Anderson .Paak in blowout concert
TOP PICK Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals (9:30 p.m., TD Stage, Place des Festivals, free). Paak’s highly impressive disc Malibu, released last year, was a sonic delight, mixing rap, R&B and...
View ArticleConcert review: Santana's tale of two throwbacks at the Bell Centre
There were, in essence, two careers being celebrated when Carlos Santana and band blasted through an explosive set at the Bell Centre Wednesday night. And both belonged to the same guy. Some fans had...
View ArticleRod Stewart conducts his audience in a well-oiled revue at the Bell Centre
Sir Rod Stewart didn’t narrowly miss the Top 10 list of richest British musical acts by challenging his concert audiences. He’s been doing, more or less, the same hit-heavy, crowd-pleasing show for as...
View ArticleLes Francos de Montréal 2018: Safe choices and new voices
The Francos de Montréal, staging its 30th edition June 8 to 17, has been celebrating francophone music from everywhere, especially here, since its launch in 1989 with a series of 15 concerts at the...
View Article2018 Montreal International Jazz Festival: 10 picks for 10-day love-in
Another year, another argument over whether the Montreal International Jazz Festival is really a jazz festival at all. Ian Anderson’s sold-out commemoration of Jethro Tull’s 50th anniversary (July 7,...
View ArticleGilles Vigneault's powerful dream of un pays
Mon cher Gilles, c’est à ton tour de te laisser parler d’amour … Writing his own answer to Happy Birthday, Gilles Vigneault came up with a classic destined to be sung every time someone blows out the...
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