Marc Chénard

Montreal, Apr. 8, 2021 / Salle Bourgie, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts It was a long time in coming. Actually more than a year. How much more is hard to say, because this reviewer cannot even recall the last time he attended a show in person. But on one early April evening this year (6 p.m.

The history of jazz piano would never have been the same had there not been a Bill Evans. As thoroughly documented as his career is nowadays, it keeps growing with more unissued sides. A case in point…

There are basically two meanings to the term “mezzo” in music, the first designating a midrange somewhere between soprano and tenor, the second a dynamic marking neither too loud nor too soft. In jazz, the former applies to lower female voices, think of Sarah Vaughan, whereas the latter is not the one the music is

By now there are international days of just about everything, and surely one for every calendar date, even for that added one in leap years. While some are pretty obscure, others are common knowledge…

This page also available in / Cette page également disponible en français The field of jazz has its share of stories about musicians who died young, but there are also those who lead long and…

Dominated by brass, reeds and drum kits, string instruments have never figured prominently in the world of jazz music. With the exception of the double bass, other bowed instruments are not heard that much in more conventional forms of jazz, free improvised music being somewhat more accommodating to them. If cellists and violists are seen

When looking back at his life in the music business, Jim West can rightfully claim to have had one great ride. When he created his imprint, Justin Time Records, in 1983, he had already worked in the retail trade for a decade, and had started his parent company, Distributions Fusion III, a year prior. Justin

Malgré la mort imminente du disque compact annoncée de toutes partes, la réalité contredit cette assertion. Le flot des nouveautés persiste, si bien que le critique peine à gérer sa pile de, quitte à faire des choix dans cette manne de disques qui, telle une corne d’abondance, ne se vide jamais. Tout d’abord, trois disques

Montreal double bassist Michel Donato is one of the last of his generation still standing and active on the scene.

In November 2011, UNESCO issued a proclamation establishing April 30 as International Jazz Day, effective the following year. The purpose of this decision was to draw attention on an art form with a proven history and global impact. To that end, promotional efforts were encouraged and a wide variety of both educational and performance activities