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Jazz Festival | A UFO named André 3000
The rapper astonishes, for better and for worse, with his new age flute show at the Wilfrid-Pelletier hall. Published yesterday at 11:44 p.m. Let’s be honest, we weren’t very impressed…
Jazz Festival | A lesson in rap and charisma
Freddie Gibbs’ smile and many diamonds lit up the Place des Festivals on this beautiful Sunday evening. Supported by the group El Michels Affair, the MC offered a performance that…
Ibrahim Maalouf and Michelangelo’s trumpets kicked off the 43rd edition of Jazz à Vienne
The 43rd Jazz à Vienne festival kicked off on Thursday, headlined by trumpet maestro Ibrahim Maalouf. 200,000 festival-goers, 200 concerts and a thousand artists are expected in the Roman amphitheater…
The famous jazz pianist tells his story in a beautiful documentary made in Havana, to (re)watch on france.tv
Alain Jean-Marie, a legendary but discreet Guadeloupean pianist, visited Cuba for the first time, the birthplace of many of his artistic influences. Director Bertrand Fèvre followed him to Havana, and…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | Escape with Laufey
The Maison symphonique was the perfect refuge on Saturday afternoon, as Laufey presented the first of two shows on the same day to the Montreal public. Published at 6:56 p.m.…
Jazz Festival | To see indoors and outdoors this Saturday
Here are some suggestions for shows to see at the Jazz Festival this Saturday. Published at 9:00 a.m. PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE JAZZ FESTIVAL Laufey, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,…
Ibrahim Maalouf and Michelangelo’s trumpets kicked off the 43rd edition of Jazz à Vienne
The 43rd Jazz à Vienne festival kicked off on Thursday, headlined by trumpet maestro Ibrahim Maalouf. 200,000 festival-goers, 200 concerts and a thousand artists are expected in the Roman amphitheater…
Laufey, the old jazz soul who sings pop
aufey has just turned 25, but you wouldn’t guess it from listening to him singing his original songs composed in the jazz style of another century. “It was at the…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | Hypnotic Hiatus Kaiyote
It’s a departure for the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and among those to be remembered, Australian jazz-funk outfit Hiatus Kaiyote gave an electrifying kickoff on the biggest stage at Place…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | The new breath of the flute
Just once: the flute will be a star instrument of this 44e Jazz festival. Welcome to the floating universe of André 3000 and Shabaka. Posted at 1:40 a.m. Updated at…
“Harbour”, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra
Around twenty New York and Montreal musicians surround composer, saxophonist and conductor Christine Jensen on Harbour, including Chet Doxas (tenor), Gary Versace (piano), Samuel Blais (baritone and bass clarinet), Rémi-Jean…
Montreal Jazz Festival | Hypnotic Hiatus Kaiyote
It’s a start for the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and among those to remember, Australian jazz-funk band Hiatus Kaiyote gave an electrifying start on the biggest stage at Place des…
Hiatus Kaiyote kicks off the festivities at the Montreal International Jazz Festival
Crowded city center? Blue notes permeating the atmosphere? Queues in front of bars or Studio TD to attend the free Jordan Officer concert? Tourists and Montrealers rubbing shoulders on Place…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | Hearts warmed by Jean-Marc Vallée’s friends
A tribute to Jean-Marc-Vallée? It is rather a tribute to the music that his friends had imagined with Mixtapepresented Thursday evening at the opening of the 44e edition of the…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | Laufey: Bringing Jazz Back into the Modern Age
Laufey is a beautiful anomaly. The jazz singer is one of the most popular artists on TikTok, the platform for 18- to 34-year-olds. With viral videos (and Grammy awards), the…
At the Montreal Jazz Festival, a “mixtape” tribute to Jean-Marc Vallée
Yes, of course, there is the celebrated filmmaker, Jean-Marc Vallée de CRAZY, Dallas Buyers Club, Wild, Café de Flore, TV series — we forget about them as they spiral, twist…
the signature of Thomas Dutronc joins the footprints of jazz legends on Boulevard Baudouin
Boulevard Baudouin, in Juan-les-Pins, takes on the appearance of a Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ten new prints were placed in the asphalt of the avenue which runs alongside the pine…
“Love Heart Cheat Code”: Hiatus Kaiyote, jazz without borders
At the edge of the 44e edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival, music lovers are rubbing their hands: for this edition, the programming committee has put jazz back at…
Martial Solal’s Dodecaband, a legendary formation in honor of the new creation of the National Jazz Orchestra
Saturday June 8 at the Maison de la Radio, in Paris, Frédéric Maurin’s ONJ presents an exceptional program: it will revisit the repertoire of the famous big band that the…
Famous jazz guitarist Christian Escoudé died of cancer at 76
Born in September 1947 in Angoulême, Christian Escoudé is one of the rare jazz guitarists who won the Django Reinhardt prize from the Jazz Academy in 1975. Published on 05/14/2024…