Les Soirées Upstairs in collaboration with the 30th FIJM - starts tonight till July 12th : The Jensen Five, Sheila Jordan, Judy Wexler, Karen Young Sylvain Provost Normand Guilbeault, Matt Herskowitz, Neil Cowley, Félix Stüssi 5-Ray Anderson, Rafael Zaldivar, Helen Merrill, Adrian Vedady-Yannick Rieu + nightly jam sessions with Alex Bellegarde - free for musicians - at the Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill
Les Soirées Upstairs in collaboration with the 30th FIJM - July 2-12 at 8:30pm +
nightly jam session - free for musicians - 10:30pm to 3am with the Alex Bellegarde Quartet
and the kitchen is open until 2:30am !
Thursday, July 2 : The Jensen Five
Friday, July 3 : Sheila Jordan-Jeff Johnston Trio (6:30pm and 8:45pm)
Saturday, July 4 : Judy Wexler-Jeff Johnston Trio
Sunday, July 5 : Karen Young Sylvain Provost Normand Guilbeault
Monday, July 6 : Matt Herskowitz Trio
Tuesday, July 7 : Neil Cowley Trio
Wednesday, July 8 : Félix Stüssi 5-Ray Anderson
Thursday, July 9 : Rafael Zaldivar Trio
Friday - Saturday, July 10-11 : Helen Merrill (6:30pm and 8:45pm)
Sunday, July 12 : Adrian Vedady Quartet-Yannick Rieu
The Wednesday & Thursday Trio Series resumes July 15th and is hosted by guitarist Carlos Jiménez and his trio. On Sundays singer Suzanne Tremblay July 19, & singer Mireille Boily is on July 26th. Mondays July 13, 20 and 27 and August 3rd it's the Planète Jazz Jam Session led once again by drummer Jim Doxas and Tuesday the 21st, check out singer Kim Zombik and her trio.
Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, where great jazz, tasty food and a cool atmosphere all come together to provide you with a truly jazzy experience. Information : 514-931-6808 / 1254 MacKay
The Montreal Music Instruments Show (MMIS) Friday July 10 to Sunday July 12 – The Village de la musique
For the 30th anniversary of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, the SIMM is moving outdoors! By creating its all-new Village de la musique, it will be located outside in the block bounded by De Maisonneuve, De Bleury, Jeanne Mance and Mayor. The Village will comprise 25 tents, where SIMM exhibitors and visitors can mingle. Exhibitors will showcase their prize instruments and accessories, letting you try them out and offering demonstrations and thematic presentations, from Friday July 10 to Sunday July 12. The display tables will feature new leading-brand, sometimes even exclusive, products and articles. Also, get ready for the Blue Note exhibition, July 1st to 8 and the new Pavillon SIMM-GM, it will provide a venue where families and friends can take in any of the SIMM’s famous musical activities, and where pleasure and party will pair up, from July 1st to 12.
Visit montrealjazzfest.com or simmontreal.com our for more information!
The Montreal Guitar Show Friday July 3rd to Sunday July 5th – Serie Guitare Guitare and mini-concerts
For the third edition, the Montreal Guitar Show show is all set to blow your mind from Friday July 3rd to Sunday July 5th.Get ready for the biggest guitar event in Canada! Among others, a bunch of activities including more than 100 mini-concerts of professional guitarists and workshop presented at the Palais des Congrès, the new digs of the SGM, less than 450 metres from the site of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. For only 15$ per day, the entries of the exhibition is unlimited, and also the access for all the mini-concerts and workshops. Don’t miss the Guitare Guitare serie, located at the Jeanne-Mance of Hyatt Regency Montréal, July 10 to 12, from 5 p.m. to midnight. It’s a totally free event, no tickets required, including 21 concerts of exceptional and renowned guitarists. Join the celebration!
Visit montrealjazzfest.com or montrealguitarshow.ca for more information!
11 interviews with Melody Gardot, Erik Truffaz, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Chucho Valdés, André Leroux, Chris Botti, Lorraine Desmarais, Sophie Milman, Yannick Rieu, Vic Vogel and Jill Barber at the 30th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, by clicking here
11 interviews with Melody Gardot, Erik Truffaz, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Chucho Valdés, André Leroux, Chris Botti, Lorraine Desmarais, Sophie Milman, Yannick Rieu, Vic Vogel and Jill Barber plus Baptiste Trotignon, The Bad Plus, Eliane Elias and more to be confirmed at the 30th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, by clicking here
Photo provided graciously by the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
To see the two-part interview (in french) with pianist Baptiste Trotignon (Fr) : part 1 part 2
To see Éric Seguin's concert review on Baptiste Trotignon (Fr) click here
CDJAZZ by Christophe Rodriguez
Sylvain Provost - Désirs Démodés
Talking about guitars and new projects, Montreal-based record company Effendi has just released one of it's bigger acts. On the heels of saxophonist André Leroux, meet guitarist Sylvain Provost. This raffined guitarist presents Désirs Démodés, a play on words on one of Charles Aznavour's famous song titles, désir démodées (desire) instead of plaisir démodés (pleasure) giving us a suberb album, with a lot of finesse, where the guitar is master. Without taking away from his own style, we hear the influence of Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery, Provost and his group : Guy Boisvert, bass, Alain Boyer, drums and Carole Therrien, vocals, give us some very creative music. Check out : Mood Funk, Poème Latent, Désirs Démodés and Frère jazz.
Saturday, July 4 at the Cinquième Salle of Place des Arts, 6pm at the 30th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
To find out more, visit myspace.com/sylvainprovost
by Christophe Rodriguez
TVJAZZ
June 30 2009
Stevie Wonder press conference at the 30th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM)
Montreal Music Instruments Show – Workshops and concerts
A host of free, interactive activities for young and old will be featured at this year’s Montreal Music Instruments Show, located at the Pavillon SIMM-GM. Godin Guitars, Archambault and Steve’s Music Store will each be organizing fun, 60-minute courses, where you’ll have a chance to learn to play the guitar, harmonica or saxophone in record time. And that’s not all: djembé jams are also back to give young up-and-coming musicians an opportunity to let loose in a percussion mega-jam. And exhibitors and musicians invite music lovers to a captivating series of exclusive workshops on a wide variety of topics, from special playing techniques to the secrets of building an instrument. Of course, the SIMM also means shows that will impress all spectators. Surprise performances by big-name guitarists and bassists Steve Stevens, Dave Martone and Stu Hamm, a whirlwind finale to the Loop Station contest organized by BOSS. Something for every taste!
Visit the SIMMontreal.com for more information!
