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The Comet Is Coming Performs at Montreal’s l’Astral (Concert Review)

October 15, 2019 By Sébastien Hélary

On October 7th, the Montreal International Jazz Festival invited UK trailblazers The Comet Is Coming to perform at l’Astral as part of their Jazz All-Year Round line-up.Upon showing up at a quarter to eight, Montreal DJ and vinyl aficionado LEXIS had already begun the opening act, spinning jazzy old school instrumentals over modern beats with sparse samples. The use of … [Read more...]

BIGYUKI, Nate Smith’s KINFOLK, and Butcher Brown Perform at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival

July 21, 2019 By Sébastien Hélary

July 2nd was a busy albeit fulfilling evening at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival, beginning with a BIGYUKI and Nate Smith + KINFOLK double-bill at the Monument National and extending to the Gesù for Butcher Brown's late-night set without the slightest opportunity for us to catch our breath in between. But this is exactly the kind of nights we've come to expect … [Read more...]

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Performs at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival

July 13, 2019 By Sébastien Hélary

On July 1st, Nextbop celebrated its 10-year anniversary. By a stroke of good fortune, it was also the day chosen for trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s performance at this year’s Montreal International Jazz Festival. We couldn’t have planned it any better if we had tried...Scott took the stage of the Monument-National with his usual flair, sporting a flashy bright … [Read more...]

Makaya McCraven Performs at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival

July 11, 2019 By Sébastien Hélary

Drummer Makaya McCraven is the only musician to receive Nextbop’s Album of the Year on two separate occasions, first in 2015 for his sophomore effort In the Moment then again in 2018 for the highly praised Universal Beings. An exploit made the more remarkable considering the honor has only been awarded a total of nine times since our 2009 launch. On June 30th, McCraven, amidst … [Read more...]

Linda May Han Oh Performs at the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival

July 4, 2019 By Sébastien Hélary

Linda May Han Oh's prolific career never ceases to amaze, and her ability to keep raising the bar every step of the way is nothing short of remarkable. Widely regarded as one of the luminaries of the current New York City jazz scene, which, let's face it, serves as the de facto gold standard for the rest of the world, Oh has been on a rapid ascent which has shown no sign of … [Read more...]

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