Guitarissimo The Gazette series, 6 p.m., Cinquième Salle, Place des Arts at the 31st edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal!
For the fourth year of Guitarissimo The Gazette series for the Montreal Guitar Show, David Reinhardt, grandson of the great Django will be at the Festival July 2 at 6 p.m. Matt Andersen will go up on stage July 2 at 8 p.m. Sylvain Luc (July 2, 10 p.m), zooming to the top all over the world, an invincible proponent of his art. Voted “Rising Star Guitarist” by Downbeat, the Beninian guitarist Lionel Loueke (July 3, 6 p.m.) Yamandu Costa (July 3, 8 p.m.) master of seven-string guitar. Andy McKee (July 3, 10 p.m.) is one of the finest acoustic soloists. Charlie Hunter, armed with his eight-string axe, will be at the Festival July 4 at 6 p.m. A prolific artist, performer, producer and writer, Bob Brozman (July 4, 8 p.m.). Monte Montgomery (July 4, 10 p.m.) has won the prize for best acoustic at Austin’s SXSW Festival.
For more information and tickets visit: montrealjazzfest.com
Saxophone Expo in Montréal, Saturday, June 25th (Lion d'Or) and in Quebec City, Sunday, June 26th (Fou-Bar)
Come to the Saxophone Expo, try the leading brands of saxophones, reeds and ligatures - bring your instruments, and give new products and instruments a try!
•Try, compare and test play Selmer, Yanagisawa, Cannonball and Jupiter saxophones.
•Test play a large selection of the amassing Ted Klum Mouthpieces.
•Test play many models of the Marc Jean Ligatures.
•Have professionals check the condition of your sax & mouthpiece
•Meet devoted professionals and talk about all aspects of saxophones.
•Benefit of substantial reduction on all these products.
Come and meet :
Ted Klum Mouthpieces
Selmer Saxophones
Cannonball Saxophones
Jupiter XO Saxophones
Yanagisawa Saxophones
Marc Jean Ligatures
Montréal : Saturday, June 25th from 10am to 4:30pm at the Lion d'Or (1676 Ontario E.) Québec : Sunday, June 26th 11am to 4pm at the Fou-Bar (525 St-Jean) Information : 450-674-8420 musiquedemarc@bell.net
5th edition of the Montreal Guitar Show runs from July 1 to 3, 2011 - A guitar-studded program!
Guitar aficionados will find their cravings more gratified than ever at the 5th edition of the Montreal Guitar Show, from July 1 to 3, in the Hyatt Regency Montréal, right in the heart of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Visitors to the MGS can revel in an array of free activities, including 64 miniconcerts presented by Premier Guitar, 8 concerts in the Guitare Guitare series presented by Hyatt Regency Montréal and a ton of workshops and conferences. And that doesn’t even include the exhibition hall welcoming 145 top-flight exhibitors, luthiers and accessories suppliers with their masterpieces in hand. Also, fretboard fanatics can flock to this three-day symposium of the six-string for the return of the Guitarissimo The Gazette series, a series of 100%-guitar concerts!
Tickets and info available at salondeguitaredemontreal.com !
The jazz gig of the week by Chrystelle - I saw Rafael Zaldivar / Erik Hove Thurday June 16
I was happy Rafael Zaldivar and Erik Hove were getting together to play at the Dièse Onze, but just a bit disappointed that Erik Hove could'nt make it for health reasons. My initial reaction changed when I heard the first set with violinist Lysanne Tremblay. Drumstricks slidding on cymbals in unison with her violon ended the 1st set, a beautiful moment !
After a well-deserved break, the trio is back with Rafael Zaldivar clapping his hands to latin rhythms. The concentration on stage rises quickly and I can tell the musicians are having a good time playing. Bassist Rémi-Jean Leblanc and drummer Philippe Melanson make up the rhythm section, longtime friends and collaborators of Rafael and both from Moncton. Melanson is relaxed, swings on this stool to the beat of his playing while Rémi-Jean Leblanc's fingers stroll melodically on his bass. Rafael Zaldivar hovers a few inches above his keys, singing along the notes of his solo, eyes closed and smiling. The structures are free and open, but very precise.
Philippe Melanson is very creative, never repeating the same rhythmic pattern twice in the mix. Rafael later told that they've been playing together for only 2-3 months and that he's planning to work with both on his next album, to whom will be added cuban percussionnist Kiko Osorio and a very special guest to be announced. Rafael comments : « Philippe and Rémi-Jean takes you where you want to go, their playing is very open, always respecting the music ! ».
Watch out for these guys !
Chrystelle - jazzify@gmail.com
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