A Tribe Called Red The Halluci Nation Is Real

Published Sep 21, 2016

"A Tribe Called Red is a constant surprise with what we're able to accomplish," Bear Witness says. "If you look at our history, we just want...

A Tribe Called Red We Are the Halluci Nation

Published Sep 19, 2016

A Tribe Called Red's musical evolution has been nothing short of incredible. We Are the Halluci Nation comes three years after Nation II Nat...

An Essential Guide to Ornette Coleman

Published Jul 28, 2015

How does one measure a lasting impact on music? Someone whose influence lasts a decade or even a generation? What does "an impact on music"...

Then and Now: Toronto Nightlife History By Denise Benson

Published Jul 22, 2015

Mixing: this is what drives club culture. No concept appears more often in Then and Now: Toronto Nightlife History, Denise Benson's vital hi...

Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 1

Published Jul 02, 2015

Naomi Shelton and her Gospel Queens were the first half of a double dip of Daptone Records artists at Metropolis, opening for the ferociousl...

​Nels Cline & Julian Lage Gesu, Montreal QC, July 1

Published Jul 02, 2015

The Jedi and Padawan? More like Revenge of the Sith, when Anakin and Obi-Wan are pretty evenly matched, although no limbs were chopped off a...

Joyce Moreno Club Soda, Montreal QC, June 30

Published Jul 02, 2015

Brazilian guitarist and vocalist Joyce Moreno is approaching 50 years in show business — long enough to be intimately connected to the bossa...

Snarky Puppy Metropolis, Montreal QC, June 30

Published Jul 02, 2015

What is the jazz equivalent to "poptimism"? Jazz festivals have answered this question poorly: it's pretty easy to spot who the designated c...

Erykah Badu Salle Wilfred Pelletier, Montreal QC, June 29

Published Jun 30, 2015

It doesn't get any better than this. Most artists would be cowed by the grandeur of Montreal's largest concert hall, yet the sheer size and...

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Scene TD, Montreal QC, June 29

Published Jun 30, 2015

Soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett has played just about every conceivable jazz-friendly surface in the world, from tiny clubs to soft seat th...

Robert Glasper Trio Monument-National, Montreal QC, June 28

Published Jun 29, 2015

The last time I caught up with Robert Glasper at the Montreal Jazz Festival was five years ago. So much has changed for him since then. Most...

Exclaim!'s 2014 in Lists: Four Reasons Tanya Tagaq Broke Through in 2014

Published Dec 18, 2014

The sublime Tanya Tagaq should be on anyone's short list of 2014's most noteworthy Canadian musicians. Over the course of five electrifying...

The Magnetic Appeal of Quantic

Published Jul 29, 2014

Funk/soul/tropical beat conceptualist and renowned record collector, Will Holland, aka Quantic, recently released a career highlight among h...

Sly and Robbie / Burning Spear Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 1

Published Jul 02, 2014

It's hard to overstate the influence of Sly and Robbie not only on reggae music in the studio but onstage. Pretty much every single reggae b...

Bombino Club Soda, Montreal QC, July 1

Published Jul 02, 2014

Omara "Bombino" Moctar has travelled far from his home in northern Niger over the past five years; this isn't even his first swing through t...

Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion Theatre Maisonneuve, Montreal QC, June 30

Published Jul 02, 2014

I have to admit I had a bit of morbid curiosity about this show. The legendarily irascible Ginger Baker has often expressed admiration for j...

Dr. Lonnie Smith Octet Gesu, Montreal QC, June 30

Published Jul 02, 2014

Hammond organ soul jazz guru Dr. Lonnie Smith has frequented the Montreal Jazz fest, but he pulled out all the (organ) stops with his new oc...

Quantic Club Soda, Montreal QC, June 29

Published Jun 30, 2014

Will Holland (a.k.a. Quantic) has pursued an interesting career path in developing his personal brand of tropical funk electronics. Having b...

Jack De Johnette, Ravi Coltrane & Matt Garrison Theatre Jean Duceppe, Montreal QC, June 29

Published Jun 30, 2014

This is a jazz festival dream gig — the children of two of the John Coltrane Quartet meet with one of the bright young stars of the '6...

Concha Buika Theatre Maisonneuve, Montreal QC, June 29

Published Jun 30, 2014

"I don't use filters when I'm in front of you" declared Spanish singer Concha Buika to the audience, before joking that her mother comes to...