Montreal vocalist Susie Arioli has had a big year. This Routes Montreal session came on the heels of her most recent CD release - Night Lights.
Before this, she and guitarist Jordan Officer put out their first DVD, recorded during the Festival's 2006 edition under the title Live at Le Festival de Jazz de Montreal. In June of the same year, the DVD, together with a live CD, was certified Gold in Canada. A tremendous accomplishment for a jazz trio.
Tonight's Routes event features Jordan Officer along with one of Montreal's finest bassists - Bill Gossage.
Anna B sings in English, Spanish and Portuguese while weaving Roots, Brazilian, Bossa Nova and Mexican Mariachi into her own sound.
Jay Crocker is a multi-talented performer, arranger, composer producer and collaborator. This show celebrates the release of his new CD "Below the Ocean Over."
Trios by Haydn and Mendelssohn as well as a Canadian premiere by Heather Schmidt
Duos for cello and piano by Beethoven and Elliot Carter plus duos for cello and DJ by Tod Machover and Nicole Lizée.
Jully Black - performer, singer/songwriter, TV personality - burns up the stage at the Rose Theatre.
Bob Walsh surrounds himself with great musicians to play songs from his latest CD, "The Only Soul".
In this rare trio performance at Edmonton's intimate Yardbird Suite, Quitzau re-imagines songs from Charles Mingus, Bill Frisell and many from his own pen.
The Mike Plume Band charged across the country playing every stage available from the outset in 1993. However, by 2005, Mike went solo and the other members went off as the band, The Populars. Plume then moved between Nashville and Toronto, he got married, became a father and also put out a few solo CDs. The Populars toured Canada during this time. Then Mike Plume and the Populars decided to reunite for this show - it was one of the most eagerly anticipated gigs in town. The energy was not lost and indeed it was renewed on the stage at the Pawn Shop in Edmonton - and Canada Live was there to record!
Featuring a CBC Radio 2 commission by jazz composer Oliver Whitehead. He's written "Blue Scales quintet" for the unusual combination of violin, viola, cello, bass and piano, and it's all about exploring the influence of Jazz on classical music. It's from the "Music of Our Time" series at the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festval