THE ANDERSON-PONTY BAND Jean-Luc Ponty and Jon Anderson Thursday, May 26th 8 pm @ Theatre St.-Denis Buy Tickets Here ! Jean – Luc Ponty is an innovator … Credited as one of the first musicians to implement the violin within Jazz music, Ponty has not stopped there. A musical thirst has carried the seventy-one year old native of France through a long, creative and … Continue reading Jean-Luc Ponty; Coltrane to Zappa to Jon Anderson.
Steve Hill has come a long way … Starting with his Solo Recordings Volume One out of necessity, Steve’s one-man band mentality has become the talk of the country. Please listen below as Steve talks about his latest offering Solo Recordings Volume Three, his new-found success and his guitars of choice. Thanks for listening ! Talk soon ! Continue reading Juno Award Winner Steve Hill Talks Volumes!
Don’t be left all alone at home. There are always plenty of live shows in and around Montreal. Singers, songwriters and musicians who write their own music and scrape by because the cost of making their music accessible to the public – not very cheap. Original artists need your help. Not cover bands who have full time jobs and play music as a hobby. Original … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene – Get Off The Couch and See Some Shows! Won’t ya?
If musicians did not speak, noone would understand anything behind the art. Please listen below to my Top Ten Interviews of 2015. It wasn’t easy reducing over one hundred interviews and condensing them into ten. Find out who and why the following artists are included in the Top Ten. Thanks for listening ! Talk soon … Stay tuned for the number one interview of 2015 … Continue reading Rick Keene Music Scene Top Ten 2015 Interviews – Part One ,Two and Three
Ian Stewart, the ‘sixth’ member of the Rolling Stones, was one of the great Boogie Woogie piano players of all time. Unfortunately, like most great piano players in Rock n Roll, Blues and R and B, most ‘music fans’ do not know his name. Johnnie Johnston? Who? Victor Wainright is attempting to change the landscape of the Blues and R and B scene to ensure … Continue reading Victor Wainright – Puttin’ The Boogie Woogie Piano Back into the Mainstream
Michel Pagliaro is a legend in Quebec … Anglophone artists, Francophone artists – any type of gender from a particular era in Montreal, unconsciously or consciously affected by ‘Pag’. Rarely do artists create such a vast songbook in a short period of time. Dylan, The Beatles, Elvis and Pag. For this reason, it is only fitting, after all these years for a tribute album to be released. Eleven of … Continue reading Michel Pagliaro is Back! Sorta …
Boo! Lots of scary stuff happening in and around Montreal this spooky weekend. Please listen below to some of these events as well as directions to a complete Hallowe’en rundown. Also listen to what else is happening in and around Montreal. Talk soon. Boo! Continue reading Hallowe’en Happenings in Montreal and Other Events That Go Bump in the Night
Emilie – Claire Barlow loves Montreal. So much so, she made a life altering decision and moved to the city to pursue her Juno Award winning musical career. A life changing trip on board a Coast Guard ship in the Arctic also played into Emilie’s decision to change her life completely. To enter her new life with a ‘clear day’ in mind … Please listen … Continue reading Welcome to Montreal Emilie – Claire Barlow! It’s a ‘Clear Day’ …
New York, New Jersey, New Guinea … new tunes! Plus – lots of upcoming shows in and around Montreal! Stop by every Sunday for a schedule of weekly and monthly shows and by clicking on the Evenko and Jazz Festival logos – a one stop shopping adventure to buy tickets too! Only on Rick Keene Music Scene! Thanks for listening ! Talk soon … Continue reading What’s Happening in Montreal and on Rick Keene Music Scene
If there are not any subliminal messages within the title of Susie Arioli’s new album, there should be … Susie has recorded an album without Jordan Officer on guitar. A new beginning for Susie and the album title mirrors that rebirth. In perfect Arioli fashion – the title track ‘stings’ with irony. Both sides of the human psyche duel for first class seats. A … Continue reading Montreal’s Jazz Sweetheart Susie Arioli – ‘Spring’ Is in the Air. Part Two
If there are not any subliminal messages within the title of Susie Arioli’s new album, there should be … Susie has recorded an album without Jordan Officer on guitar. A new beginning for Susie and the album title mirrors that rebirth. In perfect Arioli fashion – the title track ‘stings’ with irony. Both sides of the human psyche duel for first class seats. A … Continue reading Montreal’s Jazz Sweetheart Susie Arioli – ‘Spring’ Is in the Air. Part One
Guitar player extraordinaire, songwriter extraordinaire, performer extraordinaire David Gogo is heading Montreal’s way … Vicksburgh Call, David’s fourteenth studio album, is his calling card as this Vancouver Island native returns to the city where his hockey heart lies. David is a huge Montreal Canadiens’ fan and even has a sticker of the legendary squad’s logo on his guitar. A clever ploy to win new fans … Continue reading Are You Ready to Go to a Gogo ? David Gogo is Ready for You …!
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