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Monument-National is about a block from Place des Arts on Boulevard Saint-Laurent. When I first came to Montreal, the corner of the block was virtually…
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The Montreal Jazz Festival every year presents awards named for some of the greatest artists who've played at the festival. All of the awards were created…
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"Gesu" is an Italian name for Jesus. "Le Gesu" is the name of the Jesuit church near Place des Arts in the heart of Montreal."The Jesus?" I…
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BRULANT !!"Chaud" is the everyday French word for "hot" -- but "brulant" is le mot juste: the perfect word. Translates (according to Babylon) as "burning,…
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"I first played in Montreal in 1978," said George Thorogood from the stage at the Montreal Jazz Festival. "40 years!" he shouted, and the full house in…
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"I'm trying to define what it means to be a woman in her 60's," said Dee Dee Bridgewater, catching her breath, leaning back on a stool, and laughing. In…
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Dave Holland keeps it moving. After being active in music for well over half a century, the English bass legend is arguably busier and more open-minded…
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Toujours ici -- I am always here.At the jazzfest in Montreal. 26 years.And it's not as if I've come back year after year. A plane to Montreal feels no…
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One of the legends of this music, drummer Jack DeJohnette, recently formed a new superband called Hudson, with John Scofield (guitar), John Medeski…
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“I think this was a vintage year,” said Andre Menard, one of the founders of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, and a friend of mine for 25…