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My trip to New Orleans was inspiring and revelatory. Some of the mystique of that city was stripped away - contrary to popular belief, Bourb...

I made my first pilgrimage to New Orleans this past week. New Orleans is one of three personal musical beacons, the others being Brazil and ...

I've been having many discussions with friends and colleagues about the state of the Montreal scene, or at least how I feel about it giv...

Tonight marks the final hurrah of L'Envers in its physical location of 185 Van Horne. Since trumpeter Ellwood Epps started this adventu...

I remember it like it was yesterday. I became enamoured with music at a young age, courtesy of Billy Joel's 52nd Street . I was a bit of...

My apologies for the umpteenth unplanned hiatus on the blog. Hopefully this rundown will explain why these pages have been fairly silent. Fo...

The universe works in mysterious ways. Upon my return from NYC (and mere hours after I made a big note of Ethan Iverson's advice to chec...

Sometime last year, I made a resolution to get down to NYC as often as time and money would allow. In lieu of actually moving there, I wante...

The final night of Jazz Fest was dedicated to groove. I started my evening with my Kalmunity colleague (and former piano student) Sarah MK. ...

My first visit to the new Maison Symphonique began in awe of its spectacular architecture. This hall is so much better than Salle Wilfrid-Pe...

Even though other shows might in the end be higher on my list of favourites, yesterday was easily the strongest single day of programming at...

Last evening's festivities began with Brazilian guitarist and songwriter Márcio Faraco, accompanied only by pianist Philippe Baden Powel...

... for this important announcement. ALICUANTA NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! ALICUANTA is my latest project, co-composed with vocalist Gitanjali J...

Monday was a slow day at the festival for me. Outside of the media events, I had no tickets and planned on just walking around the outdoor s...

The day started early with an interview with Curumin. I thought I was running late but the Brazilian singer/multi-instrumentalist walked int...

Another day full of music and insight. The morning began with producer, archivist and historian Michael Cuscuna being awarded the Festival...

Bill Frisell has the ability to investigate every nook and cranny of a melody and draw new textures from it. Relying on the repertoire of Jo...

The 33rd edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival unofficially kicks off in two evenings from now, with "pre-opening" concerts courte...

The impetus of this blog, when I started out, was to document my life as a musician in Montreal. At the time, jazz blogging was in its infan...

My first trip to the esteemed Festival International de la Musique Actuelle du Victoriaville (FIMAV, or Victo to its friends) was this past...