Sophie Milman with Michael Bourne

July 9, 2012. Posted by Simon Rentner.

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WBGO's Michael Bourne interviewed Sophie Milman at this year's Montreal Jazz Festival about speaking and singing in a multitude of languages, including her native tongue Russian, along with Hebrew, French, and English. Listen to the feature below.

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Montreal Jazz Festival 2012: Why Montreal?

July 7, 2012. Posted by Simon Rentner.

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WBGO’S Simon Rentner concludes his broadcast coverage of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal by asking a simple question: Why Montreal? Festival Co-Founder and Artistic Director André Ménard and Vice President of Programming Laurent Saulnier have their answers. Plus, Canadian musicians Peter Appleyard and Claude St-Jean chime in.

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Montreal Jazz Festival 2012: Does Canada Have a Jazz Sound?

July 7, 2012. Posted by Simon Rentner.

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WBGO's Simon Rentner, reporting from the last day from Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, asks: Does Canadian Jazz Have A Sound? Artistic Director and Jazz Festival co-founder André Ménard (above), Canadian singer Sonia Johnson, and our own Michael Bourne answer that question.

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