Beginning in the profession as tour manager of the Montreal rock group Mahogany Rush, entrepreneur Jim West fell for the talent of pianist and composer Oliver Jones and founded his own record label, Justin Time, which would publish the majority of the band’s recordings. Oscar Peterson’s friend. Forty years later, Justin Time has established itself as one of the beacons of Quebec and Canadian jazz and blues. It’s worth celebrating, first with a compilation to be released on September 8, forty titles by Susie Arioli, Jean-Michel Pilc, Ranee Lee, the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, and of course Oliver Jones, among others. The Justin Time stable will then move to the Upstairs for five concerts presented between September 15 and 23, including those of the composer and pianist Simon Denizart, on the 16th, and the Christine Jensen Quartet, on the 22nd.
African autumn nights
No respite for Productions Nuits d’Afrique, which has packed the back-to-school calendar with concerts and album releases, starting with La source, a new album by Montreal griot Zal Sissokho and his Mandinka orchestra Buntalo. In stores and on platforms on September 8, the album co-produced by Élage Diouf also features the voices of Djely Tapa and Diely Mori Tounkara. On October 6, the album Racine, by Iba Diabaté, son of the famous Malian griot Abdoulaye Diabaté, will be released. The album offers a fusion of musical styles from Mali with blues and jazz. The percussionist of Ivorian origin Dramane Konaté will launch his on November 3, while the singer and balafonist Mamadou Koïta will offer the album Balafola on November 10. Finally, let’s note on the calendar the concert of the actress and singer of Malian origin Michèle Kaniba Traoré, who was a backing vocalist for Rokia Traoré.
OFF Jazz
The organization of the OFF Jazz de Montréal festival is setting the bar high in anticipation of its 25th anniversary in 2024: the programming of the event, which will be held from October 5 to 14, is frankly strong, including carte blanche to François Bourassa opening (at the Ministry), the double bill featuring Vancouver-born saxophonist Erik Hove and the amazing experimental jazz trio Dolman-Rossy-Jobin (at the Saint-Louis Chapel, October 6) and the all-female one , with Erika Angell and Blanche Baillargeon (at the Ministry, October 8). Several stars of our scene will take the opportunity to launch their new albums: the Orchester national de jazz de Montréal with Norwegian saxophonist Bendik Hofseth (Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts on October 12), composer and saxophonist Evan Shay (at Impro Montréal , in Saint-Henri) and Carl Mayotte (at Studio TD), both on Friday the 13th.
Jazz (and more) on display
On Friday September 8, Come With Fierce Grace was released on the International Anthem label (Makaya McCraven, Angel Bat Dawid, Photay), the ambitious new album from the no less daring Alabaster DePlume, composer, saxophonist and committed poet; the musician and his orchestra will perform on the stage of the Ritz PDB on September 18. On September 30, during the POP Montréal festival, the Abenaki composer, bassist and singer Mali Obomsawin will return to the Sala Rossa in a sextet format to once again present the material from her excellent album Sweet Tooth, after a notable appearance at the International Jazz Festival of Montreal a few weeks ago. On October 10, the Maisonneuve theater will welcome the star sitarist Anoushka Shankar, a past master of musical collisions between the musical tradition of the Asian subcontinent and contemporary music. Finally, Bobby McFerrin’s daughter, Madison, will bring her soul and r&b vision of jazz to the Belmont on October 11.
auto festival
After the astonishing success of the young corrido singer Peso Pluma, evenko repeats the Mexican experience by inviting the former leader of the legendary grupero Los Bukis, Marco Antonio Solis, to Place Bell on September 22. The same evening, at Studio TD, Californian of Palestinian origin DJ Habibeats will present his selection of Arabic club music. At Club Soda, on September 24, we will have an extremely rare visitor: a star of the Brazilian tecnobrega/funk carioca scene, the singer and drag queen Pabllo Vittar. After a notable performance at Osheaga a few weeks ago, Nigerian Afrobeats artist Adekunle Gold will return to MTelus on October 1, with his young colleague Nonso Amadi as the opening act. Nigerian pop news fans have also taken note of the expected return of star Wizkid on November 8 at the Bell Centre. The big names in Korean pop rarely visit Quebec, so we assume that Eric Nam’s visit (at MTelus on October 14) will be expected. The fall Latino event will take place on October 20 at the Bell Center with a trio of superstars made up of Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and Ricky Martin.
Mundial Montreal
M for Montreal’s little cousin, the showcase event Mundial Montréal, will return for a 13th edition from November 14 to 17. As always, we will make discoveries from the four corners of the world. In bulk: Brazilian-style “afrofuturism” by Bruno Capinan, an encounter between Mandinka and Micmac musical traditions with the duo Mi’gmafrica, an initiation to pansori, traditional music, close to storytelling, from South Korea with the septet Second Moon, the experimental pop of Czech singer-songwriter Lenka Dusilová, and more. Details on the website mundialmontreal.com
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2023-09-09 04:27:59
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