Preview of today’s shows at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
The event: Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot’s last two albums, Sunset in the Blue And Between them two, bet on a stripping that leaves all the room to his beautiful hushed voice. The singer with the dark glasses returns to Montreal for two evenings, in two different rooms, and we expect cozy concerts where there is room for poetry.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts, at 7:30 p.m. Also on Monday, July 3, at 7 p.m., at the Maison symphonique
Alexandre Vigneault, The Press
Extract of Sunset in the Blueby Melody Gardot
Really Jazz: The Altons
PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Altons
Did you miss the Southeast L.A. quintet who played yesterday at the Parterre symphonique? Here is your chance to take yourself back. The Altons are two girls, three guys whose music is hosted by Daptone Records, the extraordinary Brooklyn label that pours into classic soul – remember the late Sharon Jones, among others. Openly retro, fiercely indie, the soul ballads tinged with rich vocal harmonies compete in interest with the more rock aspirations of the group. Imagine an unusual version of The Mamas and the Papas with more oumpf. If you like Los Yesterdays, you won’t be disappointed!
6 p.m., TD stage
Claude Côté, special collaboration