Category: National Scene

Music Beyond the 2017 Montreal Jazz Festival!

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Every year, Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents hundreds of concerts. However, Montréal’s vibrant music scene isn’t limited to the Festival itself. Before, during, and after the Festival, there are street musicians, late-night jam sessions, jazz clubs like Dièse Onze, Upstairs, and The House of Jazz, and many other exciting jazz-centered activities. Les […]

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Jackie Ryan/Rickey Woodard Quintet at Sunset Jazz at Newport

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Superb vocalist Jackie Ryan gave a splendid performance at Sunset Jazz Newport in Marriott’s Rose Gardens on August 9th.  The weather was once again perfect.  Ryan and  saxophonist Rickey Woodard’s quintet performed exceedingly well with Quinn Johnson (piano), Chris Colangelo (bass), and Dean Koba (drums) rounding out the band. The Rose Gardens at Marriott Hotel […]

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