As the 35th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de
Montréal, presented by TD in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan fast
approaches, fans can already warm themselves with the notion of what summer
will hold in store for them. From grand premieres to shows on the leading edge
of dance or film, here's a heart-pounding glimpse of what will happen from June
26 to July 6. Tickets for these concerts go on sale this Friday, March 7 at
noonŠ although Infolettre Spectra subscribers (free subscription at
Montrealjazzfest.com) can take advantage of an exclusive pre-sale running from
tomorrow, 9 a.m., to Thursday, March 6, 6 p.m.!
Diana Ross - July
3, 7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, PdA - Événements spéciaux TD series - A
true Diva if ever there was one, a showbiz icon and living legend, Diana Ross
couldn't have offered fans a better gift than this very first visit to the
Festival. The personification of glamour right down to her fingertips, holder
of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Diana's repertoire is a musical odyssey
spanning 50 years, from such Motown classics as Love Child to disco smash Love
Hangover to the jazz of Lady Sings the Blues. Love it is!
Keith Jarrett solo
- June 28, 8 p.m. Maison symphonique de Montréal - Le Festival à la Maison
symphonique series - The brilliant pianist, daring composer and peerless
improviserŠ in a solo concert? For those who rank The Köln Concert among the
crown jewels of the music world, a tête-à-tête with Keith Jarrett is like
winning the lottery, even more so when we remember it's been almost 25 years
since the virtuoso has treated us to such a proposition. It's a signature
evening in the company of a living legend of the Festival, considered by many
to be one of the most important musicians of the past half-century.
Bobby McFerrin -
June 30, 7 p.m. Maison symphonique de Montréal - Le Festival à la Maison
symphonique series - A vocal virtuoso, a hypnotic performer and an artist of
peerlessly contagious joyŠ a Bobby McFerrin concert is an experience as
dizzying as it is unforgettable. The utterly deserving winner of the 2003 Ella
Fitzgerald Award, a musical adventurer who takes jazz vocal to new lands,
McFerrin returns to a Festival that loves him with his latest album,
Spirityouall, featuring the musical legacy of his father, a renowned performer
of Negro spirituals and the first Afro-American singer in the Metropolitan
Opera. A jubilant musical pilgrimage.
Zappa Plays Zappa -
July 2, 8:30 p.m., Métropolis - Les Rythmes series - Zappa Plays Zappa is the
fabulous, inspired and slightly mad project conceived by Dweezil Zappa, eldest
son of the late, lamented and heroic Frank: to revive his father's wildly
eclectic and ambitious repertoire, which he's done over 500 times on the
world's stages since 2006, winning a Grammy along the way. Accompanied by his
group, he'll take us on an epic journey through musical time with the Roxy
& Elsewhere tour, playing that legendary Zappa/Mothers album in its
entirety.
Dianne Reeves -
June 27, 8 p.m. Théâtre Maisonneuve, PdA - Les Grands Concerts Rio Tinto Alcan
series - Recipient of the 2002 Ella Fitzgerald Award and 4 Grammys besides,
Dianne Reeves has long since won her place in the pantheon of jazz singers. A
flamboyant onstage performer, loved by critics and audiences alike, she's here
to present her new album, Beautiful Life, a lovely marriage of R&B, Latin
music, pop and jazz in both new compositions and covers of Bob Marley,
Fleetwood Mac and Marvin Gaye. Produced by Terri Lyne Carrington, the album
also features the talents of Esperanza Spalding, Gregory Porter and the late
George Duke.
Ginger Baker Jazz
Confusion with Pee Wee Ellis, Alec Dankworth and Abass Dodoo - June 30, 8 p.m.
Théâtre Maisonneuve, PdA - Les Grands Concerts Rio Tinto Alcan series - In his
very first visit to the Festival, legendary British drummer Ginger Baker,
former member of Cream with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce, father of the drum
solo and rock titan, arrives at the head of a quartet filled out by Pee Wee
Ellis (saxophone), Alec Dankworth (bass) and Abass Dodoo (percussion). The menu
will feature top-flight high-energy jazz that crosses swords with African
rhythms reminiscent of the great Fela Kuti, with whom qui Baker previously
collaborated.
Farruquito -
Improvisao - July 2, 8 p.m., Théâtre Maisonneuve, PdA - Les Grands Concerts Rio
Tinto Alcan series - Hailed as one of the greatest male flamenco dancers of the
century by The New York Times, Juan Manuel Fernandez Montoya
"Farruquito" built his reputation on a perfect mastery of authentic
and visceral flamenco, melded to his innate talent for improvisation and a
passionate and flawless balance. Vocals, guitar and dance are fused in a
spectacle of complete freedom, creating an utterly unique performance every
night.
Piazzolla Plays
Piazzolla by Escalandrum - July 3, 9:30 p.m., Théâtre Jean-Duceppe, PdA - Jazz
Beat Hyatt Regency Montréal series - Under the baton of Daniel "Pipi"
Piazzolla, grandson of illustrious bandoneonist and composer Astor Piazzolla,
Escalandrum returns after the smash success of MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE 2013, back
to vigorously and respectfully reinvent the late maestro's songbook. Sailing
between the tango legacy and an interpretation steeped in jazz, Daniel
Piazzolla (drums), Nicolás Guerschberg (piano), Mariano Sívori (double bass),
Damián Fogiel (saxophone), Martín Pantyrer (clarinet and saxophone) and Gustavo
Musso (saxophone) pull off their daring gambit: bringing together the best of
two musical worlds.
Tom Harrell Colors
of a Dream with Esperanza Spalding, Jaleel Shaw, Johnathan Blake, Ugonne
Okegwo, Wayne Escoffery - July 6, 9:30 p.m., Théâtre Jean-Duceppe, PdA - Jazz
Beat Hyatt Regency Montréal series - Uniting the talents of legendary trumpeter
and bugle player Tom Harrell and the most fascinating bassist on the music
scene, Esperanza Spalding, Colors of a Dream promises nothing less than great
art. Add in a handful of other musicians blessed with similar talent and
creativity, including the flamboyant Jaleel Shaw on alto saxophone, and you
have a high-voltage summit with today's jazz elite. It's like a dream come
trueŠ
For the Record:
Tarantino in Concert - June 25 to 30, 7 p.m., and June 28 and 29, 2 p.m.,
Cinquième Salle, PdA - Culte ! series - Somewhere between film, music and
theatre, you'll find the electrifying spectacle of this mad cavalcade. Expect a
killer show from this troupe of 28 dancers, musicians and performers, serving
up the 360º musical version of cult scenes from the modern master of American
cinema, Quentin Tarantino. From Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained, it's the
perfect opportunity to relive the diabolical twists and supercharged turns
twists of the films. Son of a Preacher Man, Hooked On A Feeling, Bang BangŠ So
what do you think, will you lend anŠ ear?
Rufus Wainwright
solo - June 27, 28 and 29, 8 p.m., Théâtre du Nouveau Monde - Nouveau Monde
series - Back from a tour that took him all the way to Turkey, Rufus Wainwright
unveils gems from his latest release, Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright, an
overview of a career that counts 7 albums and one international reputation as a
peerless singer and songwriter. And two years after thrilling the Place des
Festivals, Montréal's beloved native son promises a very special treat this
time around: a series of solo shows in the intimate confines of TNM.
Trixie Whitley -
June 27, 7 p.m. Club Soda - Just a few months after unveiling a debut
full-length album, Fourth Corner, that immediately made her a female artist to
watch, the daughter of late-lamented soul-bluesman Chris Whitley once again
enfolds us in her incandescent blues-soul universe. Gifted with stage presence
as magnetic as her voice, the young artist is well on her way to major successŠ
starting with her Female Artist of the Year Award from the Music Industries
Association, and the new album on the way.
Bombino - July 1, 7
p.m., Club Soda - Last summer, rising young guitar star Omar
"Bombino" Moctar, a Tuareg from northern Niger, blew away a
FrancoFolies audience with his Tamashek desert blues-rock, music literally born
of rebellion. Since then, he's toured the world with his second album, Nomad,
produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, from Australia to Holland and from
California to Poland, winning instant international success; and we're grateful
to be hosting him here in Montreal once again!
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