A lot of women can sing. Few can raise the hairs on the back of one’s neck. With the same ease as most walk, Salvant traverses the scales, intonations and vocal range as elegantly as a debutante at a coming of age party. Salvant does so with as much effort as flicking a fly away from the dinner plate. Last evening at La Monument National … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jazz Festival Review; Cecile McLorin Salvant

Special contribution submitted by Ron Roxtar When one goes to see Marcus Miller you know what you’re in for. Some introspective, funky, progressive, smooth Jazz bass. That’s exactly what we got on his Canada day Jazz Festival performance. Miller came on stage wearing his signature black hat and played a small bass solo. That lead into a funky upbeat drumbeat that had the whole room … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jazz Festival Review; Marcus Miller

Somethings arrive once a month. Somethings arrive once a year. Gregory Porter’s vocal talent comes around once a decade. Porter was in Montreal last evening as part of The Montreal International Jazz Festival. La Maison Symphonique de Montreal – the ONLY backdrop which should accommodate Porter’s presence. ‘Holding On’ is what Porter wanted you to do from the beginning. The Disclosure cover set the tone … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Gregory Porter Brings ‘ The Voice’ To Montreal.

Tag – you are it! Jazz royalty Wynton Marsalis was in town last night and he brought along a few of his ‘friends’. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis was Jazz at Lincoln Center without the Lincoln Center. Montrealers and Festival – goers did their best to imitate the punters from New York. In fact – judging by the response to each and every … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Jazz At Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis