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THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER MARK MCLEAN - FEEL ALRIGHT


THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER MARK MCLEAN - FEEL ALRIGHT

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Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:37 AM PST
One of the most dynamic and versatile studio and touring drummers in the jazz, R&B and pop realms over the past 15 years, Mark McLean had a single criterion when it came time to expand his horizons beyond the groove and record his long awaited breakout as a powerhouse composer and lyricist: it had to Feel Alright.

In an industry that often prefers pigeonholing to expansive creative expression, the multi-talented artist — whose credo is "I don't want to be seen as a drummer, I want to be known as a musician whose instrument just happens to be drums" — breaks all the rules on this eclectic 11 track set, sharing his love for everything from old school soul, down and dirty blues/funk and traditional jazz to Southern folk-pop with a zydeco twist, Rat Pack-like swing, edgy pop/rock and New Orleans brass band music.

While a complete one-eighty in vibe and vision, Feel Alright is the follow-up to McLean's acclaimed 2010 indie recording Playground, an all-instrumental showcase for his band of the same name whose tracks earned significant airplay on both traditional jazz and urban jazz stations. The new album is produced by Grammy winning engineer and producer Steve Bigas, well known for his previous work with Taj Mahal and Ziggy Marley and for his long association with Daniel Lanois.

Since moving to New York in 1999 and raising his international profile with his several year association with jazz singer/pianist Andy Bey in 2000, McLean — a jazz performance graduate from the University of Toronto who played at age 22 with fellow Canadian and jazz icon Oscar Peterson - has kept time in the studio and/or on tour with a virtual "who's who" of jazz and pop artists whose music and influences spans multiple generations. These include Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall, Glen Campbell, Carla Cook, Linda Eder, Jimmy Webb, Vanessa Williams, Patti Austin, Gladys Knight, Joe Sample, Jamie Cullum, Andrea Bocelli, Catherine Russell, Dionne Warwick and The Backstreet Boys.

Following his time with Bey, he developed a long term association with vocalist/pianist Peter Cincotti,  toured Europe with George Michael in 2011-12 and worked in the studio (on a Billy Joel track called "All My Life") with the late legendary producer Phil Ramone. Ramone, who had called on McLean for numerous sessions since 2003, once said, "Mark is a tasty, sure handed drummer, a song man's musician." Still very much connected to the music of his home country, McLean has also worked in recent years with Molly Johnson (co-producing and arranging her Juno-award winning album Lucky) and co-arranging Sophie Milman's Take Love Easy.

Most recently, McLean has toured with pianist and singer Michael Feinstein. He also served as drummer, music director and bandleader for the 2011 edition of Jazz FM 91.1's internationally renowned Jazz Lives concert/broadcast in Toronto, in which he and the house band backed Al Jarreau, Joey Defrancesco, and Randy Brecker. In addition, McLean was the musical director, leading the house band for the CBC's 2013 Sounds of the Season, an annual live music event that raises money for various charities.

Considering all of the legendary vocalists he has worked with over the years, it would have been a snap for McLean to reach out to a handful of famous names to sing lead on the batch of original tunes that populate Feel Alright. But with the exception of Bey, who is featured on the title track "January Rain," "Silent Prayer" (which the singer co-wrote) and (as the fictional Lamont Jeffreys) "Sugar Bones," McLean chooses instead to showcase a wide range of talented (though lesser known) singers whose vocals match perfectly with the style of their songs. Listeners will no doubt start Googling and checking out YouTube immediately when they hear Wade O. Brown ("Shining Star Be Mine," "Angel On Your Pillow"), Kellylee Evans ("24 Years"), Howard Fishman (also the co-writer of his featured tune "Surrounded By You"), Denzal Sinclaire ("Where's The Door?"), Mark's brother, Toronto based vocalist and saxophonist Lester McLean ("Damn Shame") and Michael Dunston ("Only Friend").

While the majority of his fans and the music industry at large thus far know McLean as "the drum whisperer," he started his musical life as a classically trained pianist and has long had a penchant for composing and songwriting with lyrics. When he moved to NYC via a grant awarded him by the Canada Council for the Arts, he originally wanted to study with his idol, drummer Brian Bladeâ€"who eventually turned McLean on to his first teacher, Kenny Washington (McLean later studied with Billy Kilson). McLean was inspired by Blade's success as an artist that established himself with instrumental recordings, but later sang on his 2009 pop oriented release Mama Rosa.

"I had originally thought that I would follow up Playground with another instrumental album," McLean says, "but my urge to write more songs with music and lyrics was so strong, that putting out a recording with vocals seemed like the next logical step. When I thought back to what Brian had done, I thought, 'Why limit myself to just being an instrumental artist?' I'm not consciously trying to become undefinable as an artist, but I always think the best approach is to follow my instincts. I had the desire to create a vocal record showcasing these songs, and I knew that now was the time to do it.

"It helped meeting and working with a producer I liked, and Steve Bigas, who I knew from our days in the same high school jazz band," he adds. "He did a wonderful job pulling all the diverse elements together. The songs cover a lot of ground genre-wise, but they can all live in harmony under the same roof. Feel Alright is like the ultimate playlist for me that lets my fans and new listeners know all of my influences. Steve understood my vision for the album and he came up with the brilliant idea of making it a raw, organic recording cut mostly live in the studio with minimal mic-ing and no digital editing. Because I'm playing piano and drums on most of the tracks, there was some overdubbing, but for the most part, we took the old school approach and that added a free spirited flavor to it."

That cool, freewheeling energy is there from the get-go as Feel Alright opens with "Shining Star," an emotional old school soul ballad sung by Wade O. Brown that crescendos with McLean's powerful drum flourishes. McLean's talent as a lyricist shines through on "24 Years," a wistful folk and gospel inflected song about how feelings stay the same despite the passage of time. The brassy romp and organ fired "Sugar Bones," performed by the fictional cartoon character, singing drummer Lamont Jeffreys (actually voiced by McLean and Bey), digs deep into McLean's love for Southern music, jazz and blues/soul. Following the poignantly beautiful ballad "January Rain" (a feature for Bey, with only minimal brushes by McLean) is the mournful, front porch Southern blues ballad "Surrounded By You" featuring Howard Fishman's Tony Bennett-like vocals and a zydeco touch.

The lively, swinging piano driven romp "Where's The Door?" is a romantic throwback to the Rat Pack era, with Denzal Sinclaire singing McLean's colorful story about a traveling musician's one night stand that took a year to happen. Mark's brother Lester McLean sings "Damn Shame," a mid tempo blues/rock and funk tune that weaves a humorous tale about a budding romance featuring characters from worlds apart; she's a working woman and PhD student and he's a busboy. McLean's introspective words about the need to learn lessons from our sadness and pain are the heart of the melancholy ballad "Only Friend," sung by Michael Dunston. Wade O. Brown returns for the brass fired retro-soul romp "Angel On Your Pillow" before the set closes with two songs that show different sides of Bey's musical personality — the stark and plaintive piano-vocal based ballad "Silent Prayer" and the rousing title track "Feel Alright," a funked up, brass fired Mardi Gras celebration complete with call and response vocals.


"I'm grateful for having the chance to play drums with so many people I love and who are heroes of mine," McLean says, "but along with this success has been a tendency to think of me in a singular way. Feel Alright is my chance for people who know me as a sideman to see that I'm also a passionate songwriter, pianist and arranger. I feel that the best part of the career I've had is that I've been afforded so many opportunities to be inspired by some of the greatest musicians, composers and artists in the world."

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Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:34 AM PST
CHRIS GREENE QUARTET - MUSIC APPRECIATION

A double-length set from Chicago tenorist Chris Greene – but a package that may well not be enough to hold all the new ideas in his music! We've really watched Chris grow strongly over the past few years – and with this wonderfully well-crafted, rich-voiced album, he steps forward to a level that rivals some of the much bigger saxophone talents recording these days for labels like High Note or Criss Cross! Greene's always had a deep tone in his horns – one that draws from a Chicago tradition, but inflects it with some of the more contemporary modes of later players on the scene – like Eric Alexander, who Chris might be approaching with this set. The range of rhythms and song styles is great – never gimmicky, but expanding past standard expectations – so that Greene's group is playing Coltrane and Wayne Shorter one minute, then Martin Denny the next, then Ed Motta, then a huge batch of their own great compositions as well. Instrumentation is simple – Chris on saxes, plus piano or keyboards, bass, and drums – but there's some wide voices here that really make the album compelling – and the longer length very necessary to contain it all. Titles include "Firecracker", "Deluge", "Day of Honor", "Divers", "Solution", "Papuera", "Clean & Clear", "Institutional Samba", and "Nostalgia In Times Square". ~ Dusty Groove.

BRIAN CHARETTE - SQUARE ONE

Damn tight Hammond work from Brian Charette – a player with a really deft touch on the keys, and able to really showcase his own voice on the instrument, but also dip back into some older soulful modes as well! Most of the tracks here are originals by Charette – although there's also a great Meters cover too – and his trio has all the right inflections to keep up with his soaring sense of energy – making for a mix of guitar and organ that's maybe even more balanced than most other organ combos. Charette's got a clean tone on most numbers – ala Jack McDuff at his mid 60s best – but also can open up with more flourish when needed, depending on the track. Titles include "Ease Back", "Time Changes", "Aaaight", "If", "Three For Martina", "People On Trains", and "Things You Don't Mean". ~ Dusty Groove,


NICK WATERHOUSE - HOLLY

Damn deep grooves from Nick Waterhouse – a singer we've always liked a lot, and one who really seems to sharpen his edge here with some great elements from older R&B! Nick's already proved himself to be one heck of a soulful vocalist – and this time around he picks up more grit from the pre-soul years – including some excellent twangy guitar, tippling piano, and snapping drums – all of which bring out some very blue elements in the lyrics. The overall feel is somewhere in the territory of the 50s 78rpm generation – particularly that of the indie labels that recorded their own styles of R&B – and the production follows nicely, with a very stripped-down feel. Nick's never too overdone – never tries to be too raunchy or over the top – just hits this great blend of soul, blues, and R&B in a very understated mode. Titles include "Sleeping Pills", "Holly", "Hands On The Clock", "High Tiding", "It No 3", and "Let It Come Down". ~ Dusty Groove
Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:27 AM PST
A Wish, like a hope or a dream, whether simple or complex, is always personal. Yet the wishes of two artists can be expressed in one creative project like this one by Karen Oberlin and Sean Harkness. Karen had wished for years to make a duo recording with only guitar and vocals, and she found the ideal partner in Sean. When they first played together, spontaneously in an impromptu performance, they both knew they had to make an album together, or that became their great, mutual wish. Kitty Skrobela of Miranda Music, as is her way, made their dream come to life, their hope become reality, their wish come true. The fascinating, eclectic mix of extraordinary songwriters on this album, like Dorothy Fields, Paul McCartney, Fred Hersch and Joni Mitchell, unwittingly collaborated on this project as the song springboard for what these two artists wished to express. Collectively, Karen and Sean have brought to life this multi-faceted, deeply felt wish with a deliciously personal perspective on life and love...as if anything else matters.
  
Sean Harkness is one of the most deeply respected, genre-jumping and capable guitarists alive. Jazz Inside New York said he was "a technical virtuoso whose Joe Pass/Tommy Emmanuel finger style approach is always in service to telling a story or creating a feeling within the song; Harkness transcends many genres and can touch listeners of many backgrounds." Regarding Karen Oberlin, winner of a recent Nightlife Award for Jazz Vocalist of the Year, the New York Times said "Beyond having a lovely voice, poise and interpretive insight, Ms. Oberlin has impeccable style and musical intelligence." She has had acclaim singing everything from Kern to Costello, and is celebrated for her song storytelling. Both of these great, versatile artists have toured internationally in both clubs and concert halls, are the recipients of numerous esteemed awards and are also accomplished recording artists with many group and solo recordings between them.

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Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:19 AM PST
REAL SIDE RECORDS PRESENTS SOUL ON THE REAL SIDE #1 (VARIOUS ARTISTS)

Contemporary cuts mixed with rare soul nuggets – all in a blend that goes way beyond the usual soul compilation! The Real Side team have issued a number of underground tracks on their own during the past decade – but they've also got ears that are really tuned towards a unique slice of soul from the 70s – those tracks that might have a deep soul feel in the vocals, but a modern soul element in the rhythms – a blend of rough and smooth that really sparkles strongly on the older tracks on this set! These 70s gems are interspersed with some of the newer material discovered by the pair – and the collection is a treasure trove of soul discoveries – with titles that include "Love's Journey" by Mebus, "I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" by James Bradley, "I Need Your Love" by Patterson Twins, "Real Love (Tom Moulton mix)" by Jacqui Williams, "Rainbow" by Madagascar, "Let Your Love Rain Down On Me" by Jewel Bass, "Looking Up To You" by Michael Wycoff, "Am I Cold Am I Hot" by Bill Harris, "I Can't Do Enough For You Baby" by Tommy Tate, "Hold On To The Blues" by Lonnie Givens, and "I Should Be With You Tonight (Moonlight Studios rmx)" by Jesse Gomez. ~ Dusty Groove.

RAJDULARI - JOURNEY OF A WOMAN

A really great debut from Rajdulari – a singer with a hell of a strong voice, and a great ability to mix her lyrics with funky instrumental elements – maybe the best artist to do so since the debut of Jill Scott! The record's got a really special sort of punch – a quality that's upbeat and positive, yet laidback and confident too – never over-postured, but perfectly put-together – with a quality that sends the whole thing out of the park from the very first tune! It's great to hear a record this fresh, and this striking – especially from an artist we've never dug before – a really fresh voice that's one of the best new soul singers we've heard from New York in years. Titles include "Natural", "Peace", "Open Air", "Real Love", "Miracles", "Juicy", and "Journey Of A Woman". ~ Dusty Groove


JARED GOLD - JG3+3

Jared Gold's Hammond trio is nicely augmented here by three other horn players – as you might guess from the album's title! Gold's Hammond is one of the best things going for the Posi-Tone label these days – and a perfect fit for their old school style of recording – a mode that's expanded even more strongly with the presence of Patrick Cornelius on alto, Jason Marshall on baritone, and Tatum Greenblatt on trumpet! The added players soar strongly alongside the electric lines from Gold and guitarist Dave Stryker – in a formation that's definitely got some contemporary sense of structure, delivered with a classic sense of soul. Titles include "Cubano Chant", "Charcoal Blues", "Shower The People", "Sermonette", "Spirits", and "Pendulum". ~ Dusty Groove
Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:13 AM PST
Returning to the scene of a rhyme, Soul Movement 2 is the sequel to Slakah The Beatchild's critically acclaimed 2010 debut.

"For the original Soul Movement album, the whole purpose was to make music that I love, with no boundaries and no restrictions. And the music that I love, I mean REALLY love, is soul and hip hop." Says Slakah aka Byram Joseph (the name he wrote in felt tip on his first ever vinyl purchase Chubby Checker & the Fatboy's The Twist) who released his debut, also on BBE Records, when his profile as a hitmaking producer was already in its ascendancy.

Arriving hot on the heels of a 2009 Juno Award (think Canadian Grammy's) via Divine Brown's global hit Sunglasses, Soul Movement Vol. 1 chimed like a harmonic siren outta Hogtown. With both the r&b and hip hop genres on their knees in 2010, established black music acts, in an effort to get heard above the herd, had reverted to sixties duplication or 808's and heartbreaks. Soul Movement, against this background music, was the art & beats that contemporary r&b had abandoned.

"The original was collaboration of like-minded people who were doing the same thing and I wanted them to be there with me, as part of that movement, but with number 2 I eased that back a little - I'm looking forward to setting out and touring this album on my own."

Alá Quincy Jones, a fellow Performing Producer, Slakah's debut album was choc full of features and collaborations; with a whole host of T.Dot locals including superstar rap king Drake. Indeed Soul Movement 2 still benefits from additional expert talent; however the list – including Glenn Lewis, Ayah, Spek Won & Tanika Charles this time – has become more select. This time the movement Slakah needed was already on his shoulders.

From the first cut and buzz single - the largely instrumental, mod funk bitches-brew of Cut A Rug (Byram's Groove) – Slakah's virtuosity and expertise is evident. "I'm not sure where the influences for Cut A Rug came from." He wonders, though he has no such trouble with Where's Yesterday, a lament on the dearth of quality new songs blaring outta North American radio stations. Says Slakah: "Commercial broadcasting forces us to listen to things we don't always want to but it's really developing music in a weird way. So I let that out in song – but I wanted to shout a few my heroes at the same time."

The spirit of two of those, J. Dilla & D'Angelo, can be heard channelled on the brilliant Us Theory, a song Slakah counts as one of the most personal on the album: "When I record the music I sing nonsensicals over it to begin with, just melodies, but the word "always" just kept coming back. It paved the way. The groove, whilst it was recorded on acoustic drums, has that push/pull unquantized feel of a Dilla or D'Angelo track."
It's not his girlfriend's pick though. Intriguingly, that would be the cool jazz thing titled Miscommunication a song originated by rapper Spek Won.

"I get the best feedback from my girl," Says Slakah. "Because she's not your typical hip hop or soulhead, and I like getting viewpoints from people whose taste in music differs to my own – it means a song can translate across genres."

Despite the title there's no lingering issue between them, especially after Slakah let his girlfriend get a few right hand shots in when she played the duck (yes Duck!) in the recent video teaser he directed promoting this new set. There are songs for the lovers too you see, and you can hear how The Beatchild's vocal chops have developed since his last EP Something Beautiful on the sultry Adventure For Two. "Basically, I was feeling real frisky when I wrote that song, and sometimes - not necessarily sexually - you gotta do crazy, scary things together. I'm the adventurous one; I'll walk towards the explosions when everyone's running away. I can be heard asking 'wow, what's blowing up?'"

Blowing up? Could be the collaboration with major label star Glenn Lewis or the cut with newbie Tanika Charles, who appears on the short sojourn to Slakadeliqa (a Slakah side project) via the cool sixties soul stomp Love Fool. In Tanika, Slakah has discovered a gem of a voice, one of those tortured early classic soul vocalists who sound like they're man has been sleeping around with Barbara Mason (From His Woman To You).

Slakah The Beatchild's T. Dot Soul Movement continues to march on …

Track listing:
1. Byram's Groove (Cut A Rug)
2. Stompthatflo feat. Spek Won
3. Adventure for 2
4. Number 1 feat. Glenn Lewis
5. Where's Yesterday
6. Keep Up feat. Ayah
7. Something About Her
8. Miscommunication feat. Spek Won & Ian Kamau
9. Endurance
10. Wanna Do
11. Us Theory
12. Someone Like That
13. Love Fool feat. Tanika Charles
14. Overtime

~ bbemusic
Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:07 AM PST
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 Wainwrightsolo - 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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