Jazz in Montreal

[Van Basten II]

As much as a jazz fan it is great to be in Montreal during the summer. With the Suoni per il popolo, the off-jazz festival and jazz festival. Can't'say that the rest of the year really offers us something to put our teeth in.

The Jazz Festival is supposed to do a series of Jazz à l'année (Jazz all year long) but most of the time, there is little real jazz. And when it is, it's mostly the same people we saw during previous festivals.

So i gotta say, i'm little more excited this year whith the shows that will be going on this winter.

February the 22nd

Oregon

Presently consisting of Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore and Paquito D’Rivera, this legendary band, formed in the ‘60s in the state whose name it bears, made its reputation with original and varied instrumentation and a brand of jazz as influenced by world music as european and american standards. Original and incomparable!

February the 28th

Roy Hargrove Quintet

Roy Hargrove and his quintet haven’t graced us with their presence since the 2001 edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Recognized as one of the finest improvisational trumpeters extant, this ambassador of the new York jazz scene returns to bewitch us with his soulful jazz. Unmissable!

And March the 1st

Chris Potter’s Underground

A familiar face at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, this excellent saxophonist from New York can’t resist a musical adventure. Forever pushing the musical envelope with his quartet, Potter’s emotionally-charged aesthetic descends from the magisterial lineage of Coltrane and Rollins.

Can't wait