Who is Cody Chestnutt? Easy. Put Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Lionel Ritchie and practically every other R and B singer from the 1970’s into a blender, add some influence by The Roots and – TA DA! A Cody Chestnutt shake. Shake? The audience at Club Soda did just that! If anything, the man who just flew in from L.A – was a ball of energy. … Continue reading Cody Chestnutt Review – Montreal International Jazz Festival 2014
Wednesday is the night to be downtown … Why? That is the evening ‘Snooksta and the Gangstas’ take to the stage at The House of Jazz. They provide rhythm, Blues and Jazz. Combined with a battery section of two old friends, a young and upcoming saxophone player and a beautiful pianist – the band leaves no one empty. Especially the house which George Durst built. … Continue reading You Can Call Me Ray … You Can Call Me Jay – Or you Can Call Me ‘Snooksta’; Part Two
Growing up next to a firing range – may make it easier for someone to mature as a person who shoots guns … Well, the same can be said for a bunch of guys who grew up across from one of the greatest musical towns in the world. Say hello to the Walkervilles … The Walkervilles are openng up for the Tedeschi-Trucks band on Monday … Continue reading Who the Fudge are The Walkervilles?
Father and Son; Album Review They say to play the blues well, one must go through hard times. Tommy Falls and his son Derek, live with the memory of someone dear who lived and died through very hard times. Is it any wonder their inaugural album is so good …? Father and Son could be considered a throwback to a different time. An era that … Continue reading The Mother Jones Band! Greatest R and B Band in Montreal …!
Rick Keene Music Scene 