Category: Jazz

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Former Montreal Expos and Drummer Warren Cromartie Talks Baseball, Raines and RUSH ! Part One.

Warren Cromartie is a hero in Montreal for a couple of reasons …   Not only did the Florida native help the Montreal Expos win their first birth to the post season, he single-handily, in one sweeping motion, unified baseball with Canada. Everyone who followed baseball in 1981 remembers when ‘Cro’ grabbed the Canadian flag in Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium and waved it for millions to … Continue reading Former Montreal Expos and Drummer Warren Cromartie Talks Baseball, Raines and RUSH ! Part One.

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Tunes to Make Your Day

Music …  It cures and soothes. Make sure you buy it and not get it for free. Don’t live in the past and support new music. Where would we be right now if nobody supported The Beatles, Stones and everyone who came after? Please listen below to some great tunes by various artists. Support singers and songwriters. They are the future. Talk soon !   … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Tunes to Make Your Day

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Rick Keene Music Scene – The Ultimate Playlist …

Ya think you know the tunes circulating today?  Only if you are brainwashed …   Have a listen to some great tunes by Canadians ! Won’t Ya?       Talk soon ! Thanks for all your support the past five years. See you in 2017 ! Please advertise or donate to help me continue to promote musicians ! Happy New Year ! Thanks to … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – The Ultimate Playlist …

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Rick Keene Music Scene – ‘Just Passing Through …’

Hangover gone yet ? That is what the Holidays usually bring. The cure for that? Less talk – more tunes ! Please listen below to some great tunes by various artists. A homage to a couple of fantastic Canadian songwriting brothers. Talk soon !     Thanks for all your support the past five years. See you in 2017 ! Please advertise or donate to … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – ‘Just Passing Through …’

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Rick Keene Music Scene – Top Ten Concerts 2016

Get Yer Ya – Ya’s Out Yet? Concerts – or music in general, are very subjective. Each experience a foray into a vast personal journey. One man’s junk is definitively another person’s treasure. The city of Montreal heard and witnessed a lot of music this past year and this listener – for obvious reasons, could not attend each one. (What’s that? Pardon me but you … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Top Ten Concerts 2016

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Ricardo Grilli – ‘1954’ and Counting …

 Brazil is not that far away from New York musically. Just ask Ricardo Grilli … Ricardo left his native land to attend Berklee College of Music and has now completed two albums in under four years. Pretty good for a guy who only started playing guitar at the age of twenty ! Please listen below to Ricardo speak of all things Grilli!   Visit Ricardo … Continue reading Ricardo Grilli – ‘1954’ and Counting …

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Ready Steve? Andy …. ? Nick …? Alright Fellas … LET’S Go ! The League of Rock Montreal is Underway !

The League of Rock, Montreal Chapter – has begun …  Following successful ongoing stints in Ottawa and Toronto, The League of Rock is underway in Montreal.  Following a very intense marketing and promotional campaign, Montreal chapter president Gary Johnston has finally got his men (and woman).      The number of musicians required to place four bands ‘in tune’ has been obtained (with two contest winners added to … Continue reading Ready Steve? Andy …. ? Nick …? Alright Fellas … LET’S Go ! The League of Rock Montreal is Underway !

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Myriam Phiro; Taking Several ‘ Voyages ‘ on Her New Album !

Myriam Phiro has one of those voices … A combination of softness, tenderness and brassiness. All blended perfectly to fit with whatever she decides to sing. Following a very successful tour paying homage to her idol Edith Piaf, Myriam released her album ‘Voyages’  in 2015 in America. On September 29th – it is Canada’s turn to hear the tracks live at Upstairs Bar and Grill in … Continue reading Myriam Phiro; Taking Several ‘ Voyages ‘ on Her New Album !

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The Most Important Record Label and The Connection to Montreal plus What the Heck is Happening in and Around Montreal ?

One of the most important record labels in music history is Verve Records. Verve Records has an important connection to Montreal . Please listen below to hear what that connection is as well as some great recordings from Verve Records. Please listen in part two to find out  a few of the shows happening in Montreal in the coming weeks and tonight! Thanks for listening ! Talk … Continue reading The Most Important Record Label and The Connection to Montreal plus What the Heck is Happening in and Around Montreal ?

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Michael Kaeshammer Discusses his New Album ‘ No Filter ‘ with Special Guest; Randy Bachman

 Pianos and Rock n Roll … The two aren’t always associated with one another. They should be.  Johnnie Johnston, Chuck Berry’s ‘greatest sideman in Rock n Roll”, an integral part of the building blocks of Rock and Popular music. What does any of this have to do with Michael Kaeshammer and his new album ‘ No Filter”? Did Michael suddenly switch gears and head on … Continue reading Michael Kaeshammer Discusses his New Album ‘ No Filter ‘ with Special Guest; Randy Bachman

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Michael Kaeshammer – Liberace to New Orleans; Unfiltered and Seated !

Pianos and Rock n Roll … The two aren’t always associated with one another. They should be.  Johnnie Johnston, Chuck Berry’s ‘greatest sideman in Rock n Roll”, an integral part of the building blocks of Rock and Popular music. What does any of this have to do with Michael Kaeshammer and his new album ‘ No Filter”? Did Michael suddenly switch gears and head on … Continue reading Michael Kaeshammer – Liberace to New Orleans; Unfiltered and Seated !

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Ask Dave the Bartender ! The Legacy of The Tragically Hip !

Sometimes answers are hard to come by. Sometimes – responses arrive in mysterious ways.   Please listen below as Dave The Bartender answers your musical questions.  Surprisingly – he delivers a couple of knock-out punches (answers) concerning The Tragically Hip. Or – does he? Thanks for listening ! Have a question for Dave the Bartender? Send them to Rickkeene2@gmail.com Visit The League of Rock Here ! … Continue reading Ask Dave the Bartender ! The Legacy of The Tragically Hip !

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