Trading Places at the Suoni: Vancouver-Lisbon-Montreal (Encounters of the Free Kind)
By Paul Serralheiro Cross-pollination in the arts is always a good thing. An example of this is when musicians from different geographical locations get together…
Browsing: Scena Jazz
Free Jazz Lives!
by Paul Serralheiro At the Suoni per il popolo last week fans were treated to three installments of free jazz performed at the highest level…
Two of a Kind: The Festival Beat
Carla Bley and Steve Swallow Making a living at music is a rather risky proposition. Everybody knows that. But its lure is undeniable. Of course,…
Carrefour Mondial de l’Accordéon: Thirty Years of Passion
Well-established in Quebec’s cultural landscape for 30 years, the Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon invites musicians and music fans to gather in Montmagny and celebrate the…
Wendy Eisenberg/Jason Kahn/Eugene Chadbourne at Suoni per il Popolo
Casa Del Popolo, June 3, 2018 by Paul Serralheiro On the third night of the 2018 Suoni per il popolo festival, guitar fans were in…
EFFENDI RECORDS: MEETINGS OF THE MINDS
Since its arrival on the scene, Montreal’s Effendi Records has championed the cause of contemporary mainstream jazz. It has done so by issuing a steady…
Effendi Records: Two Decades and Still Going Strong
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Effendi Records, Montreal’s premier label for home-grown contemporary mainstream jazz. “Effendi”, if you didn’t know, is a word of…
A final chorus for Raymond Gervais 01/03/46 – 06/01/18
Nearing his 72nd birthday, visual artist Raymond Gervais passed away on Jan. 6, at peace with himself. I was but one in a throng of…
The Record Roundup
Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal — Under the Influence Suite Justin Time JTR 8597-2 Two years after its debut release on the ATMA label, Montreal’s…
New Releases
Lepage, Lussier et le Quatuor Bozzini — Chants et danses … with strings – TDB9019 Founding fathers of the musique actuelle movement, the clarinet and guitar…
