May 13, 2018 in Classical, Classical-ROTD, Recording of the Day
Carlo Gesualdo – Sesto libro di madrigali: XVII. Moro, lasso, al mio duolo. An incredible piece of music written in the 15th century, the chromaticism is something that is very unusual for this era.
May 10, 2018 in Jazz, Jazz-ROTD, Recording of the Day
A fantastic video of 2014 Juno Award (“Vocal Jazz Album of the Year”) winning songwriter and guitarist Mike Rud. Recorded at CBC Studio 12 in Montreal, this track features a number of Montreal’s top musicians, as well as (now Toronto based) singer Sienna Dahlen.
Mike’s CD ‘Notes On Montreal’ was inspired by Montreal authors (full story from Mike here) such as Mordecai Richler, Gabrielle Roy, Michel Tremblay, Leonard Cohen and Heather O’Niell to name a few. Mike’s full list of reading material is on his indigogo project page which helped produce this fabulous CD.
May 9, 2018 in Jazz, Jazz-ROTD, Recording of the Day
Thelonious Monk’s classic tune: ‘Round Midnight recorded in 2000 by the Esbjörn Svensson trio. The rendition is smooth and intimate – a fantastic performance by the late Svensson.
January 15, 2015 in Event
The Benefit Concert Series
The theme of this concert series is local, local, local…local musicians, local food and drink, all in support of worthy local causes.
Coming up February 4th is the second concert in this series featuring Seán Dagher and The Paddingtons. Doors open at 7:00 PM with music starting at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $50.00 per person and will qualify as a tax creditable donation. Wine and cheese, plus other delectables will be served.
The Paddingtons have been performing Celtic and Maritime folk music since 1995 for local audiences in pubs and restaurants, concert halls and festival stages. Their repertoire is a combination of “… festive songs played festively, love songs played romantically, and drinking songs played drunkenly…” – a real treat not to be missed!
Thanks to our sponsors, all proceeds from the evening’s event will go to support Project Genesis, a local community outreach organization founded in 1977. Located in a storefront on Victoria Avenue in Côte-des-Neiges, the organization’s goal is to improve the situation of people living in poverty by helping local residents better understand and defend their rights, and by providing a space where people can work together on issues of local importance.
Come join us Wednesday, February 4th! Tickets are $50 per person.
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Where: Gallery Gora, 279 Sherbrooke St. West, Suite 205
http://www.gallerygora.com/
Featuring: Seán Dagher and the Paddingtons
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In support of: Project Genesis
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Many thanks to our sponsors:
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November 24, 2014 in Classical, Piano
He’s a fantastic CBC recording of a Montréal expat, Marc-André Hamelin performing Paganini’s Variations on a Theme. Hamelin’s technical skill is matched by his musicality.
November 12, 2014 in Event
The Benefit Concert Series
The theme of this concert series is local, local, local… local musicians, local food and drink, all in support of worthy local causes.
First up in this series of five benefit concerts is The Rossy-MacDonald Quintet, featuring Sarah Rossy on vocals.
This evening’s event will be in support of the Binocular Exchange program, a new and innovative environmental education program run by Earth Values Institute with partners Nature Canada, Catholic Community Services (of Montreal) and Sustainable Dawson.
Earth Values Institute is a registered charity and issues tax receipts for both donated equipment and cash donations.
Come join us Thursday November 13! Tickets are $50 per person. Doors open at 7:00 PM with music starting at 7:30 pm. Wine and cheese, plus other delectables will be served.
Galerie Gora , 279 Sherbrooke Ouest #205
Montréal, Canada, H2X 1Y2
Métro Place-des-arts, sortie Bleury
Tél: (514) 879-9694, Fax: (514) 879-0164
http://www.gallerygora.com/
Stay tuned to learn about the next events planned in the Benefit Concert Seres. A discount on the regular ticket price will be available for those who wish to subscribe to the whole series.
The fresh and innovative trio Trifolia is playing live at Diese Onze tomorrow night (Sunday, June 29th, 2014). This is definitely something to catch if you’re in the neighborhood.
June 21, 2014 in Event
On Saturday, July 26 at 21:00, 2014 Juno award winner Mike Rud will be performing material from Notes on Montreal live at Resonance Café (5175A Avenue du Parc, Montreal, Quebec ). According to the Facebook event, this will be a full 9 piece band! This should definitely be worth checking out for Montreal Jazz lovers.
June 18, 2014 in Jazz
According to several sources, jazz legend and composer extraordinaire Horace Silver died today at the age of 85. Thank you for all the great music!
June 3, 2014 in audiophile
On May 5th, Google announced that it’s streaming music service, Google Play Music, was now available in Canada. I’ve been using it for the free trial period, and I have to say I’ve been amazed at the amount of music I get to choose from for the same price as my Netflix subscription. I’ve now had a chance to explore albums that I would likely never have tried. While this is still lossy compressed audio, it is still as good as, if not better than expected from a streaming audio service. I’ll probably blog about some of the discoveries (and rediscoveries) I find.
Google Announces Google Play Music available in Canada
